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  2. King Canute and the tide - Wikipedia

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    Then the king leapt backwards, saying: 'Let all men know how empty and worthless is the power of kings, for there is none worthy of the name, but He whom heaven, earth, and sea obey by eternal laws. '" He then hung his gold crown on a crucifix, and never wore it again "to the honour of God the almighty King". [2]

  3. King tide - Wikipedia

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    King tides are the highest tides. They are naturally occurring, predictable events. Tides are the movement of water across Earth's surface caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon, Sun, and the rotation of Earth which manifest in the local rise and fall of sea levels.

  4. Salt-Water Poems and Ballads - Wikipedia

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    "Sea-Fever" is quoted by Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The poem is quoted in part by Captain James T. Kirk in both the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Ultimate Computer" and the film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. It is also quoted in the 2004 film Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

  5. Close call: video of woman nearly swept away highlights king ...

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    Stay Back: Always observe the tides from a safe distance, preferably from an elevated position or behind barriers. Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean: Sneaker waves can appear without warning, so ...

  6. When? Where? Why? A primer on those extra high high tides ...

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    According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s king tides fact sheet “Sea level rise will make today’s king tides become the future everyday tides.”. Put another way, Monday’s high ...

  7. José Rizal - Wikipedia

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    The poem is more aptly titled "Adiós, Patria Adorada" (literally "Farewell, Beloved Fatherland"), by virtue of logic and literary tradition, the words coming from the first line of the poem itself. It first appeared in print not in Manila but in Hong Kong in 1897, when a copy of the poem and an accompanying photograph came to J. P. Braga who ...

  8. What are king tides? Here’s what causes them an how they ...

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    As you might expect, the moon is involved. But we’ve made it worse.

  9. Religious views of José Rizal - Wikipedia

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    Dr. Rizal says to Fr. Pastells, "I believe in revelation, yes, but in that living revelation of nature which surrounds us everywhere, in that potent voice, eternal, incessant, incorruptible, clear, distinct, universal like the Being from which it originates, in that revelation which speaks to us and penetrates us from the moment we are born ...