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Burton and Taylor's passion burned so hot that they simply had to get married... twice. Cleopatra (1963) Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton At first, she thought he talked too much; he…
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In this FactMonster feature “Things Kids Can Do,” we highlight some amazing kids’ accomplishments from around the world. In this article, we take a look at a young man by the name of…
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(Encyclopedia) Theodoric the Great, c.454–526, king of the Ostrogoths and conqueror of Italy, b. Pannonia. He spent part of his youth as a hostage in Constantinople. Elected king in 471 after his…
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Bessemer processBessemer processbĕsˈəmər [key] [for Sir Henry Bessemer], industrial process for the manufacture of steel from molten pig iron. The principle…
