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  2. Why are the Academy Awards called the Oscars? 3 ... - AOL

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    That little gold man bestowed as filmmaking's highest honor at the Academy Awards has a name. It's Oscar. Yes, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the governing body for the glitzy ...

  3. Wikipedia:Using nicknames - Wikipedia

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    unless the person is overwhelmingly known to the public by the nickname, e.g.: Magic Johnson (Quotation marks are not needed in such a case, because the public is already familiar with such a figure and we know that it is a nickname; the lead will provide the real name, anyway.) Otherwise, use something like:

  4. Xul Solar - Wikipedia

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    Xul Solar was the adopted name of Oscar Agustín Alejandro Schulz Solari (14 December 1887 – 9 April 1963), an Argentine painter, sculptor, writer, and inventor of imaginary languages. Biography [ edit ]

  5. Paper - Wikipedia

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    Pressing the sheet removes the water by force. Once the water is forced from the sheet, a special kind of felt, which is not to be confused with the traditional one, is used to collect the water. When making paper by hand, a blotter sheet is used instead. Drying involves using air or heat to remove water from the paper sheets.

  6. Did Mickey Mouse make Oscar history with this Academy ... - AOL

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    The playful cat-and-mouse shorts were nominated for 13 total Oscars throughout the 1940s and ‘50s. Has an animal ever won an Oscar? Messi the dog attends the premiere of "The Second Act" at the ...

  7. The unbelievable story of why Marlon Brando rejected ... - AOL

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    The man who made offers others couldn't refuse once refused the movie industry's heftiest honor. On March 5, 1973, Marlon Brando declined the best actor Academy Award for his gut-wrenching ...

  8. Printing and writing paper - Wikipedia

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    The history of paper is often attributed to the Han dynasty (25-220 AD) when Cai Lun, a Chinese court official and inventor, made paper sheets using the “bark of trees, remnants of hemp, rags of cloth, and fishing nets.” [5] Cai Lun's method of papermaking received praise during his time for offering a more convenient alternative to writing ...

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    10 Oscar nominees had their names announced for the first time: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, America Ferrera, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K ...