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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. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    A handsome, courageous fairy tale stock character who comes to the rescue of a damsel in distress and must engage in a quest to liberate her from an evil spell. Often charming and romantic, these characters are essentially interchangeable, serving as a foil to the heroine; in many variants, they can be viewed as a metaphor for a reward the ...

  4. John Henry (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    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 76 [55] He also appeared as a playable character in the 3DS game Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.

  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. US Steel, once a symbol of America’s economic might, is now ...

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    The Pittsburgh-based company formed in 1901 as a merger of the nation’s leading steel companies — including Carnegie Steel Corp. — and was engineered by financier J.P. Morgan.

  7. Tale of Tales (company) - Wikipedia

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    The studio is named after Giambattista Basile's book The Tale of Tales (Lo Cunto de li cunti), with their main series being retellings of fairy tales in the form of adventure games, each subtitled "a Tale of Tales" and linked together by a common character referred to as the Deaf-Mute Girl in a Pretty White Dress in the 8 Web site [6] and as ...

  8. Askeladden - Wikipedia

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    Askeladden by Theodor Kittelsen (1900) Original painting owned by the National Museum, Oslo. Ashlad (Norwegian "Askeladden" or "Oskeladden", full name "Esben Askelad" or "Espen Askeladd" or "Espen Oskeladd") is a main character in a number of tales collected in Asbjørnsen and Moe's Norwegian Folktales.

  9. Grimm (role-playing game) - Wikipedia

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    Grimm is a role-playing game, released by Fantasy Flight Games.The current version is a standalone game using the Linear D6 system. The Linear D6 version is a significant expansion of the original material, including a more fully developed setting, a monster manual and game mechanics, all of which were previously provided by the core D20 System rule books.