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  2. Confetti - Wikipedia

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    While they are called metallic confetti they are actually metallized PVC. Most party supply stores carry paper and metallic confetti. Confetti are commonly used at social gatherings such as parties, weddings, and Bar Mitzvahs. The simplest confetti are simply shredded paper (see ticker-tape parade), and can be made with scissors or a paper ...

  3. History of books - Wikipedia

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    Before the introduction of books, writing on bone, shells, wood and silk was prevalent in China long before the 2nd century BCE, until paper was invented in China around the 1st century CE. China's first recognizable books called jiance or jiandu , were made of rolls of thin split and dried bamboo bound together with hemp, silk, or leather. [ 14 ]

  4. History of writing - Wikipedia

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    This article cites its sources but its page reference ranges are too broad or incorrect. Please help in adding a more precise page range. (July 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Survey of eight prominent scripts (left to right, top to bottom): Sumerian cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese characters, Maya script, Devanagari, Latin alphabet, Arabic alphabet, Braille Part of ...

  5. History of literature - Wikipedia

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    The book was written in a realistic style, and the original edition was marketed as a true autobiography without any mention of Defoe as an author. Jonathan Swift introduced the fantasy novel to English literature, most notably through Gulliver's Travels , which was similarly marketed as a true story.

  6. Confetti (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Confetti (Little Birdy album), 2009; Confetti (Little Mix album), 2020 "Confetti" (Little Mix song), the title track; The Confetti Tour, album-supporting concert tour by Little Mix in 2022; Confetti, a 2019 mixtape by Jack Harlow "Confetti", a 2012 song by Tori Kelly from Handmade Songs "Confetti", a 2015 song by Hilary Duff from Breathe In ...

  7. Confetti candy - Wikipedia

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    Confetti candy is a confectionery food product that is prepared with cooked sugar and corn syrup that is formed into sheets, cooled, and then cracked or broken into pieces. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has a hard, brittle [ 3 ] texture.

  8. Edward Packard (writer) - Wikipedia

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    Edward Packard (born February 16, 1931) is an American author, creator of the Choose Your Own Adventure book concept and author of over 50 books in the series. [1] [2] [3] The genre that Packard invented, in which the reader chooses what happens, has come to be called "interactive fiction". [4]

  9. History of copyright - Wikipedia

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    The British Statute of Anne 1710, full title "An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or purchasers of such Copies, during the Times therein mentioned", was the first copyright statute. Initially copyright law only applied to the copying of books.