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  2. Parable of the empty jar - Wikipedia

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    The Parable of the Empty Jar (also known as the Parable of the Woman with a Jar), is found in the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas. It does not appear in any of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament. The parable is attributed to Jesus and reads: The kingdom of the father is like a certain woman who was carrying a jar full of meal.

  3. Water pouring puzzle - Wikipedia

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    By restricting ourselves to reversible actions only, we can construct the solution to the problem from the desired result. From the point [4,4,0], there are only two reversible actions: transferring 3 liters from the 8 liter jug to the empty 3 liter jug [1,4,3], and transferring 3 liters from the 5 liter jug to the empty 3 liter jug [4,1,3].

  4. Turnip Prize - Wikipedia

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    2006 – Ian Lewis (Iron Man), winner – Torn Beef (an empty corned beef can) Ham Sweet Ham (disqualified) (a framed picture containing two slices of ham and a boiled sweet) Beyond the Pale; Captain's Log; Clinton Rogers (BBC's Chief Somerset Correspondent) – Clint on a Row of Jars; Cracked Pot (a broken plant pot) Medium Steak (a medium ...

  5. Pandora's box - Wikipedia

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    Lawrence Alma-Tadema's water-colour of an ambivalent Pandora, 1881 A pithos from Crete, c. 675 BC. Louvre. Pandora's box is an artefact in Greek mythology connected with the myth of Pandora in Hesiod's c. 700 B.C. poem Works and Days. [1]

  6. Canopic jar - Wikipedia

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    Canopic jars from the Old Kingdom were found empty and damaged, even in undisturbed tombs, suggesting that they were part of the burial ritual rather than being used to hold the organs. [11] The Third Intermediate Period and beyond adopted a similar practice, placing much smaller dummy jars in the tombs without including the organs. Improved ...

  7. Cookie Jar (short story) - Wikipedia

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    In March 1946, he retrieves the still-full cookie jar from the attic of his father's home and finally empties it. When Rhett looks at the bottom of the empty jar, he sees an aerial view of what he recognizes as Lalanka. Rhett sees the burned remains of the Long Forest, a thick mist of forza, and a pedlar who is attacked by two Gobbits.

  8. Jar of Hearts - Wikipedia

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    "Jar of Hearts" is the debut single by American singer Christina Perri. The song was released onto iTunes September 27, 2010, a week after its debut on So You Think You Can Dance . The song was included on Perri's debut EP, The Ocean Way Sessions (2010), and appeared on Perri's debut studio album, Lovestrong (2011).

  9. Leyden jar - Wikipedia

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    A Leyden jar (or Leiden jar, or archaically, Kleistian jar) is an electrical component that stores a high-voltage electric charge (from an external source) between electrical conductors on the inside and outside of a glass jar. It typically consists of a glass jar with metal foil cemented to the inside and the outside surfaces, and a metal ...