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  2. Gag name - Wikipedia

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    A gag name is a pseudonym intended to be humorous through its similarity to both a real name and a term or phrase that is funny, strange, or vulgar. The source of humor stems from the double meaning behind the phrase, although use of the name without prior knowledge of the joke could also be funny. Examples of the use of gag names occur in ...

  3. List of gangs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Five Points, Manhattan is a location that was associated with gang activities from the early 19th century. [1] In the late 1920s, Al Capone was the leader of the Chicago Outfit [2] The Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle club was founded in 1948 and is considered a criminal gang by American law enforcement agencies, particularly for their involvement in drug-related activities and violent crimes.

  4. List of unusual biological names - Wikipedia

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    Lunatic Fringe, Manic Fringe, and Radical Fringe. MAP kinase kinase kinase and MAP kinase kinase kinase kinase. MinosPhrime [ 5] Named after Minos Prime from the video game ULTRAKILL. Found in flower beds outside of college dormitory building, dug 2 inches deep into the soil. Soil was woodchip-heavy. bacteriophage.

  5. Lawyer joke - Wikipedia

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    A Fox may steal your hens, sir. A Whore your health and pence, sir. Your daughter rob your chest, sir. Your wife may steal your rest, sir. A thief your goods and plate. But this is all but picking. With rest, pence, chest and chicken. It ever was decreed, sir. If Lawyer's Hand is fee'd, sir.

  6. Use of nigger in proper names - Wikipedia

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    nigger. in proper names. Group photograph of an early 20th-century baseball team from Ohio. The word nigger has historically been used in the names of products, colors, plants, as place names, and as people's nicknames, among others, but has fallen out of favor since the 20th century.

  7. Wanda Gág - Wikipedia

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    Wanda Gág. Wanda Hazel Gág ( / ˈɡɑːɡ / GAHG; March 11, 1893 – June 27, 1946) was an American artist, author, translator, and illustrator. She is best known for writing and illustrating the children's book Millions of Cats, the oldest American picture book still in print. [ 1] Gág was also a noted print-maker, receiving international ...

  8. List of chemical compounds with unusual names - Wikipedia

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    C 8 H 8, the name derives from the resemblance to a barrel. [ 6] Basketane. Basketane. pentacyclo [4.4.0.0 2,5 .0 3,8 .0 4,7 ]decane (C 10 H 12 ), a polycyclic alkane with a structure similar to a basket. [ 3] Bowtiediene. Bowtiediene. Spiropentadiene, a polycyclic alkene with a 2D projection similar to a bowtie.

  9. Millions of Cats - Wikipedia

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    Millions of Cats at Wikisource. Millions of Cats is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Wanda Gág in 1928. The book won a Newbery Honor award in 1929, one of the few picture books to do so. Millions of Cats is the oldest American picture book still in print. [ 1] It entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.