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  2. Joe Magarac - Wikipedia

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    Joe Magarac / ˈ m æ ɡ ə ˌ r æ k / (Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [mǎɡarat͡s]) is a pseudo-legendary American folk hero.He is presented to readers (see "Origin", below) as having been the protagonist of tales of oral folklore told by steelworkers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which later spread throughout the industrial areas of the Midwestern United States, sometimes referred to as the ...

  3. John Henry (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    John Henry was featured as a fictional character in the 2014 video game Wasteland 2. The story is referenced by various NPCs throughout the game and is also available in full as a series of in game books which tell the story of the competition between John Henry and a contingent of robotic workers. [54] Big Bend Tunnel, is a location in Fallout ...

  4. Category:Video games based on fairy tales - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Video games based on fairy tales" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  5. Dofasco - Wikipedia

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    Unlike rival Stelco, Dofasco is not unionized.As a result, Dofasco has avoided many of the strikes and work stoppages which have plagued its cross-town rival. Some investors complained that the profits should have been distributed to shareholders as a special dividend rather than giving workers larger bonuses, which was a factor in the underperforming stock price despite strong results.

  6. Tall tale - Wikipedia

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    Juho Nätti (1890–1964), known as Nätti-Jussi, was a Finnish lumberjack known for telling tall tales; his stories have also circulated as folk tales and been collected in books. The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (16th century) by the French writer François Rabelais told the tale of two giants; father and son.

  7. Weather lore - Wikipedia

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    Cumulus humilis indicates a dry day ahead.. Weather lore is the body of informal folklore related to the prediction of the weather and its greater meaning.. Much like regular folklore, weather lore is passed down through speech and writing from normal people without the use of external measuring instruments.

  8. Folklore (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Folklore [b] is a 2007 action role-playing video game developed by Game Republic and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3.Set in Ireland and the Celtic Otherworld of Irish mythology, the game follows two protagonists: a young woman named Ellen and a journalist named Keats, who work together to unravel the mysteries of the quaint village of Doolin by seeking the ...

  9. Mixed-Up Fairy Tales - Wikipedia

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    The game has a simplified interface different from other Sierra games of the period; instead of several different icons to move the character, look at objects, places and people, operate scenery fixtures, or talk to other characters, Mixed-Up Fairy Tales has only a general icon to interact with the environment, move the player's character and initiate conversation with other characters, and ...