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  2. Slang terms for money - Wikipedia

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    A "oner" (one-er) has referred to various amounts from one shilling to a pound, to now meaning £100 or £1,000, and a "big one" denoting £1,000. A "oncer" referred particularly to a one-pound note, now defunct. [citation needed] In London financial culture, a billion pounds or, more often, US dollars, is referred to as a 'yard'.

  3. Russian ruble - Wikipedia

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    In 1961, new State Treasury notes were introduced for 1, 3 and 5 rubles, along with new State Bank notes worth 10, 25, 50, and 100 rubles. In 1991, the State Bank took over production of 1, 3 and 5-ruble notes and also introduced 200, 500 and 1,000-ruble notes, although the 25-ruble note was no longer issued.

  4. Alcohol by volume - Wikipedia

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    For example, to make 100 mL of 50% alc/vol ethanol solution, water would be added to 50 mL of ethanol to make up exactly 100 mL. Whereas to make a 50% v/v ethanol solution, 50 mL of ethanol and 50 mL of water could be mixed but the resulting volume of solution will measure less than 100 mL due to the change of volume on mixing, and will contain ...

  5. The Honeymooners - Wikipedia

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    The show's cast in 1955 as it premiered on CBS: Jackie Gleason, Audrey Meadows, Art Carney and Joyce Randolph The Honeymooners is an American television sitcom that originally aired from 1955 to 1956, created by and starring Jackie Gleason, and based on a recurring comedy sketch of the same name that had been part of Gleason's variety show.

  6. 1948 Arab–Israeli War - Wikipedia

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    This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. 1948 Arab–Israeli War Part of the 1948 Palestine war and the Arab–Israeli conflict From top to bottom, left to right: John Bagot Glubb, commander of the Jordanian Arab Legion with soldiers in Ramallah Jewish soldiers raising the Israeli flag at the end of the war Israeli soldier with ...

  7. Berlin Brandenburg Airport - Wikipedia

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    The initial module of the midfield cargo facilities has a capacity of 60 thousand tonnes (130 million pounds) of cargo per year. With the completion of all planned expansions this could handle up to 600 thousand tonnes (1.3 billion pounds) per year. The general aviation terminal is located in the northern part of BER.

  8. Electricity sector in India - Wikipedia

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    On average, Indian coal has a gross calorific value (GCV) of about 4500 Kcal/kg, whereas in Australia, for example, the GCV is about 6500 Kcal/kg . [101] The result is that Indian power plants using India's coal supply consume about 0.7 kg of coal per kWh of power generation, whereas in the United States thermal power plants consume about 0.45 ...