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Hypatia [a] (born c. 350–370 - March 415 AD) [1] [4] was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, then part of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was a prominent thinker in Alexandria where she taught philosophy and astronomy. [5]
Sedlmayer gave him his stage name and started exhibiting him around Europe. [1] By the time he was put on exhibit, Lionel's hair had grown to 20 cm (7.9 in) on his face and hung about 10 cm (3.9 in) everywhere else. His body was almost entirely covered with hair, the only exceptions being the palms of his hands and the soles of his feet.
[4] It was a great success in Germany, and was seen by 20 million people. Although its budget of 2 million Reichsmarks was considered high for films of that era, the box office receipts of 6.5 million Reichsmarks made it a financial success. Heinrich Himmler urged members of the SS and police to see it. [5]
[5] [6] [7] Xi Shi (西施), born 506 BC, was one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient China. [8] Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful. The term often implies sexual attractiveness or desirability, but can also be distinct from either. There are many ...
British diarist Hester Thrale, in her book Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, described a Polish plait she saw in 1786 in the collection of the Elector of Saxony in Dresden: "the size and weight of it was enormous, its length four yards and a half [about 4.1 m]; the person who was ...
The term appears even earlier, around 1781, in Continental Europe, translated from the German Scharfschütze. Scouts in the Ashanti army were made up of professional hunters who used their skill as marksmen to snipe at advancing enemy forces in response to detection by the enemy. They executed this often from a perch high in trees. [37]
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It can be chambered in 12.7x99mm NATO, 12.7x108mm, 14.5x114mm, 23x115mm, and its own caliber, 12.7x114mmHL. This caliber, 12.7x114mmHL, is a necked down 14.5x114mm created to have the capability of both anti-materiel and anti-personnel engagements. The creation of this caliber came after multiple proposed cartridges failed to meet the requirements.