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  2. Scythe (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Scythe is a 2016 young adult novel by Neal Shusterman and is the first in the Arc of a Scythe series. It is set in the far future, where death, disease, and unhappiness have been virtually eliminated due to advances in technology, and a benevolent artificial intelligence known as the Thunderhead peacefully governs a united Earth.

  3. Marie Curie - Wikipedia

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    Marie Curie's birthplace, 16 Freta Street, Warsaw, Poland. Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie [a] (Polish: [ˈmarja salɔˈmɛa skwɔˈdɔfska kʲiˈri] ⓘ; née Skłodowska; 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934), known simply as Marie Curie (/ ˈ k j ʊər i / KURE-ee; [1] French: [maʁi kyʁi]), was a Polish and naturalised-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on ...

  4. Personifications of death - Wikipedia

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    Related archaic terms are Beenderman ("Bone-man"), Scherminkel (very meager person, "skeleton") and Maaijeman ("mow-man", a reference to his scythe). [14] The concept of Magere Hein predates Christianity, but was Christianized and likely gained its modern name and features (scythe, skeleton, black robe etc.) during the Middle Ages.

  5. Curie family - Wikipedia

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    The Curie family is a French-Polish family from which hailed a number of distinguished scientists. Polish-born Marie Skłodowska-Curie , her French husband Pierre Curie , their daughter, Irène Joliot-Curie , and son-in-law, Frédéric Joliot-Curie , are its most prominent members.

  6. 9 luxurious status symbols you might be tempted to buy in 2025

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    Vintage watches and expensive alarm clocks were the epitome of luxury in 2024. This year, however, $600 calendars and stained-glass lamps have become the new status symbols.

  7. 5 2025 Medicare Changes Every Retiree Should Know - AOL

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    Image source: Getty Images. 1. Cost increases for Parts A and B. Original Medicare's premiums and deductibles went up in 2025. The Part A annual deductible increased from $1,632 to $1,676, and the ...

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    Airbnb, Lyft and Uber are helping those displaced by the devastating wildfires in Southern California, which have already destroyed almost 2,000 buildings and forced 130,000 people to evacuate ...

  9. A Predicament - Wikipedia

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    She does not express despair and is, in fact, glad to be rid of it. For a moment, she wonders which is the real Zenobia: her headless body or her severed head. The head then gives a heroic speech which Zenobia's body cannot hear because it has no ears.