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The name "Bluetooth" was proposed in 1997 by Jim Kardach of Intel, one of the founders of the Bluetooth SIG.The name was inspired by a conversation with Sven Mattisson who related Scandinavian history through tales from Frans G. Bengtsson's The Long Ships, a historical novel about Vikings and the 10th-century Danish king Harald Bluetooth.
Final Fight [a] is a 1989 beat 'em up game developed and published by Capcom for arcades.It is the seventh title released for the CP System hardware. Set in the fictional Metro City, the player controls one of three street fighters: former pro wrestler and city mayor Mike Haggar, expert brawler Cody Travers, and modern-day ninja Guy.
Key conflicts included those against the Baloch Talpur dynasty, resolved by the Battle of Miani (1843) in Sindh, [80] the Anglo-Sikh Wars (1845–1849), [81] and the Anglo-Afghan Wars (1839–1919). [82] By 1893, all modern Pakistan was part of the British Indian Empire, and remained so until independence in 1947. [83]
King Kong is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure horror monster film [5] directed and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, with special effects by Willis H. O'Brien and music by Max Steiner. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it is the first film in the King Kong franchise.
Assassin's Creed is a 2007 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.It is the first installment in the Assassin's Creed series. The video game was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2007.
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show that originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 279 episodes, and again with nine episodes in fall 1991.
The Gods Must Be Crazy is a 1980 comedy film written, produced, edited and directed by Jamie Uys.An international co-production of South Africa and Botswana, it is the first film in The Gods Must Be Crazy series.
The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country, Singapura (pronounced), which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳𑀧𑀼𑀭; literally "lion city"; siṃha means 'lion', pura means 'city' or 'fortress'). [9]