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Thrower is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ben Thrower (born 2000), French Horn player; Debbie Thrower (born 1957), British television presenter; Edd Thrower (born 1982), English rugby union footballer; Francis Thrower Fairey (1887–1971), Canadian politician, member of the Canadian House of Commons
Matthäus Merian's impression of the 1618 Defenestration of Prague. Defenestration (from Neo-Latin de fenestrā [1]) is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. [2]
Newspaper article on Gef, the talking mongoose, claiming it involved ventriloquism by Voirrey Irving. Originally, ventriloquism was a religious practice. [1] The name comes from the Latin for 'to speak from the stomach: Venter (belly) and loqui (speak). [2]
Koji Alexander Murofushi (広治アレクサンダー室伏, Kōji Arekusandā Murofushi, born 8 October 1974) is a former Japanese hammer thrower and sports scientist. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was the 2004 Olympic champion. In 2011, he was crowned world champion.
The spear-thrower is a development of the Upper Paleolithic, certainly in use by the Solutrean (c. 20,000 years ago). Human athletes can achieve throwing speeds close to 145 km/h (90 mph), far in excess of the maximal speed attainable by chimpanzees, at about 30 km/h (19 mph). [ 1 ]
Stephen James Miller MBE (born 27 May 1980) is a British athlete who competes in the fields of Paralympic club and discus throwing.He has won three gold, one silver, and one bronze medal in the F32/51 club throw at the Paralympics.
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A shuriken (Japanese: 手裏剣, lit. ' hand-hidden blade ') is a Japanese concealed weapon used by samurai or ninja or in martial arts as a hidden dagger or metsubushi to distract or misdirect.