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2. Onager (weapon) - Wikipedia

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   Onager with a bowl bucket Sketch of an onager with a sling, a later improvement that increased the length of the throwing arm, from Antique technology by Diels.. The onager (UK: / ˈ ɒ n ə dʒ ə /, / ˈ ɒ n ə ɡ ə /; US: / ˈ ɑː n ə dʒ ə r /) [1] was a Roman torsion-powered siege engine.

3. Onager - Wikipedia

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   The onager (/ ˈ ɒ n ə dʒ ər /) (Equus hemionus), also known as hemione or Asiatic wild ass, is a species of the family Equidae native to Asia. A member of the subgenus Asinus , the onager was described and given its binomial name by German zoologist Peter Simon Pallas in 1775.

4. List of inventions and discoveries by women - Wikipedia

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   The hot comb was an invention developed in France as a way for women with coarse curly hair to achieve a fine straight look traditionally modeled by historical Egyptian women. [44] However, it was Annie Malone who first patented this tool, while her protégé and former worker, Madam C. J. Walker, widened the teeth. [45]

5. Torsion mangonel myth - Wikipedia

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   The torsion mangonel myth began in the 18th century when Francis Grose claimed that the onager was the dominant medieval artillery until the arrival of gunpowder. In the mid-19th century, Guillaume Henri Dufour adjusted this framework by arguing that onagers went out of use in medieval times, but were directly replaced by the counterweight trebuchet.

6. Timeline of online video - Wikipedia

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   Justin.tv spins off its gaming division as Twitch, which officially launches in public beta. [40] 2011 July Companies Keek – a free online social networking service that allows its users to upload video status updates, which are called "keeks" – launches. [41] 2012 January 19 Companies Megaupload (and Megavideo) are shut down by the FBI ...

7. Here's When New Episodes of 'Feud: Capote vs. the Swans' Drop

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   Here's a guide to when new episodes of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans air on cable, and stream on Hulu: Episode 1, "Pilot" : Wednesday, January 31, 10 p.m. eastern on FX and Thursday, February 1 on Hulu

8. How We Invented The World - Wikipedia

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   How We Invented The World is a 2012 Discovery Network technology documentary TV series which premiered on November 6, 2012. It was produced by Nutopia and distributed by Discovery Channel . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was directed by Stephen Warburton, Jonathan Rudd and Sam Miller. [ 3 ]

9. List of years in television - Wikipedia

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   First TV broadcasts in France on February 13 on Paris PTT Vision. 1936: The 1936 Summer Olympics becomes the first Olympic Games to be broadcast on television. 1937: The BBC Television Service broadcasts the world's first televised Shakespeare play, a thirty-minute version of Twelfth Night, and the first football match, Arsenal F.C. vs. Arsenal ...