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  2. List of tallest people - Wikipedia

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    255 cm: 8 ft 4.5 in: Al Tomaini: Height disputed. Claimed to be 8 ft 4 in (254 cm). Guinness stated he was 7 ft 4 in (224 cm) [20] At the age of 12, he was taller than his father, who stood 6 ft 3 in tall. He reportedly had a great-grandfather in Italy who was also of abnormal height. 1912–1962 (50) Finland: 251.4 cm: 8 ft 3 in: Väinö ...

  3. Centimetre - Wikipedia

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    A centimetre (International spelling) or centimeter (American spelling), with SI symbol cm, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of ⁠ 1 100 ⁠. [1] Equivalently, there are 100 centimetres in 1 metre. The centimetre was the base unit of length ...

  4. List of current Indian chief ministers - Wikipedia

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    Two of the incumbents are women — Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, who has the longest continuous incumbency serving since 20 March 2011 (for 13 years, 123 days) and Atishi Marlena Singh in Delhi. Atishi (aged 43) is the also the youngest incumbent chief minister [2], while Kerala 's Pinarayi Vijayan (aged 79) is the oldest.

  5. 28 cm RK L/22 - Wikipedia

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    The 28 cm RK L/22 was also used in the armored gun turrets on the mouth of the Weser. It is known to have been used in the gun turret of Langlütjen II, where it was mounted on the minimalscharte carriage. [30] In 1873, Turkey ordered 12 28 cm RK L/22 for its coastal defence. [31] [32] In 1874, Portugal ordered 6 28 cm RK L/22 for its coastal ...

  6. Traditional point-size names - Wikipedia

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    Große Sabon [8] Grote sabon 72 25.4 mm: Six-line pica Inch: Double-trismégiste: Sabon Sechscicero [8] Kleine Sabon [22] 6 cicero 84 ≈ 29.633 mm: Seven-line pica: Siebencicero [8] Große Sabon [22] 7 cicero 88 ≈ 31.044 mm: Triple-canon 96 ≈ 33.867 mm: Eight-line pica: Grosse-nonpareille: Achtcicero [8] Real [22] 8 cicero 100 ≈ 35.278 ...

  7. Himanta Biswa Sarma - Wikipedia

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    www.himantabiswasarma.com. Nickname. Himanta Mama. Himanta Biswa Sarma (born 1 February 1969) is an Indian politician and lawyer serving as the 15th and current Chief Minister of Assam since 2021. A former member of the Indian National Congress, Sarma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 August 2015 and soon was made convenor of NEDA. [1]

  8. Shaku (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The shaku had been standardized as 30.3 cm (11.93 in) since 1891. [5] This means that there are about 3.3 shaku (10 ⁄ 33) to one meter. [6] [7]The use of the unit for official purposes in Japan was banned on March 31, 1966, although it is still used in traditional Japanese carpentry and some other fields, such as kimono construction.

  9. 8.8 cm Flak 16 - Wikipedia

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    The barrel for the 8.8 cm K.Zugflak L/45 was built from steel and was 45 calibers in length. The gun had a semi-automatic Krupp horizontal sliding-wedge breech to boost its rate of fire. There was a hydro-pneumatic recoil system located above and below the barrel, along with an equilibriator to balance the gun. The gun was capable of 360° of ...