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  2. List of phobias - Wikipedia

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    The English suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (from Greek φόβος phobos, "fear") occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g. agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g. hydrophobic), in biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g ...

  3. Astraphobia - Wikipedia

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    A person with astraphobia will often feel anxious during a thunderstorm even when they understand that the threat to them is minimal. Some symptoms are those accompanied with many phobias, such as trembling, crying, sweating, panicked reactions, sudden feeling of using the bathroom, nausea, feeling of dread, insertion of the fingers in the ears, and rapid heartbeat.

  4. Poncho - Wikipedia

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    Araucanos and Huasos in Chile, 19th century. A market scene Ruana in Bogotá, circa 1860. A Peruvian chalán dancing marinera on a Peruvian Paso horse.. A poncho (Spanish pronunciation:; Quechua: punchu; Mapudungun: pontro; "blanket", "woolen fabric") [1] [2] [3] is a kind of plainly formed, loose outer garment originating in the Americas, traditionally and still usually made of fabric, and ...

  5. Funny or offensive? Robert Downey Jr.'s controversial 'Tropic ...

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    Here's everything you need to know about the ongoing debate over Downey's use of blackface in the 2008 comedy.

  6. Buso (Philippine mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Tagareso was an ugly buso causes arguments and disputes, sometimes making men dissatisfied with their wives. Tagasoro was a ceremonial buso said to cause dizziness. Tigbanua are cited as the most dangerous of the buso. More shrines and offerings are for tigbanua buso, while more spells and magic formulae are prepared against you.

  7. Man with No Name - Wikipedia

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    Set after the events of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, the comic is written by Christos Gage. Dynamite refers to him as "Blondie", the nickname Tuco uses for him in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. [15] The first issue was released in March 2008, entitled, The Man with No Name: The Good, The Bad, and The Uglier. [16]

  8. Ruana - Wikipedia

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    Similar to other poncho-like garments in Latin America, a ruana is basically a very thick, soft and sleeveless square or rectangular blanket with an opening in the center for the head to go through with a slit down the front to the hem. A ruana may or may not come with a hood to cover the head.

  9. Baja jacket - Wikipedia

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    Because the striped pattern resembles a Mexican sarape, the Baja jacket is sometimes referred to as a poncho, but the two should not be confused. A poncho is a single piece of fabric with a head opening and sometimes arm openings. However, a poncho does not have sleeves, whereas the Baja jacket does.