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Oddjob's real name is unknown. Goldfinger names him to describe his duties to his employer. A Korean, like all of Goldfinger's staff, he is extremely powerful, as shown in one sequence where he breaks the thick oak railing of a staircase with knife-hand strikes (colloquially known as 'karate chops') and shatters a mantel with his foot.
Eaton achieved the most recognition for her performance as Jill Masterson in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger (1964). She appeared on the cover of Life magazine in her gold-painted persona. Her character's death, being painted head to toe in gold paint and suffering "skin suffocation", led to an urban myth that Eaton had died during filming. [2]
Suffocation in ash. Carbon monoxide poisoning by burning coal in a sealed room. [2] Premature burial. Used for Vestal virgins who broke their vows. By strangulation. The result of short-drop hanging (only used in Iran in modern times). By garrote. Used in Spain and former Spanish colonies (e.g., the Philippines). Back-breaking
"As the Philippines were a Spanish colony for 333 years, there’s a wide overlap between Filipino names and Spanish names, which are really popular in the U.S.," Humphrey said.
Tamawo: malevolent elf-like entity with striking albino features, including very pale to white skin that glimmers in direct sunlight, light-colored hair, and fangs. Unusual physical attributes may include pointy, leaf-shaped ears, high-bridged noses, fair skin, and a lack of a philtrum.
Parokya ni Edgar – "The National Band of the Philippines" [238] SB19 – "P-pop Kings ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
The term itself was adopted from the Spanish, who were dumbfounded by the wide array of mythical races in the Philippines and just referred to many of the races as "enchanted". [7] Though at the same time the term does not differ at all from the archaic Spanish sense of the word as referring to a supernatural apparition, sometimes tied to a place.
Holy Name University-Lessage Campus, Tagbilaran: Said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman and a giant dog. [ 107 ] Holy Spirit School , Tagbilaran : Said to be haunted by a headless nun, with reports of noises from inside the campus despite it being abandoned.