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  2. Halley's Comet - Wikipedia

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    Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, [16] appearing every 72–80 years, [17] though with the majority of recorded apparations (25 of 30) occurring after 75–77 years.

  3. Bill Haley & His Comets - Wikipedia

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    A friend of Haley's, making note of the common mispronunciation of the name Halley's Comet to rhyme with Bailey, suggested that Haley call his band the Comets. This event is cited in the Haley biographies Sound and Glory by John Haley and John von Hoelle; Bill Haley by John Swenson; and in Still Rockin' Around the Clock , a memoir by Comets ...

  4. Après moi, le déluge - Wikipedia

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    A further, more recent interpretation by biographer Michel Antoine argues that the remark is usually taken out of its original context. He argues that in the year it was made, 1757, France experienced the assassination attempt on the King, and the crushing defeat of the French army by the Prussians at the Battle of Rossbach, while anticipating the arrival of Halley's Comet.

  5. Happier Than Ever - Wikipedia

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    The eighth track, "Halley's Comet", is a ballad featuring stripped-back vocals, light synths, and a backbeat. [31] The ninth track, "Not My Responsibility", is a spoken word interlude with an ambient instrumental that first debuted on Eilish's Where Do We Go? World Tour (2020). [15] [32]

  6. The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944 film) - Wikipedia

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    A group of people are watching Halley's Comet overhead when Judge Clemens is called away for the birth of his son Samuel. The film proceeds to depict elements of many of Clemens' best-known stories as if they actually occurred.

  7. List of Halley-type comets - Wikipedia

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    Minor planets in comet-like orbits similar to HTCs that never come close enough to the Sun to outgas are called centaurs. HTCs are named after the first discovered member, and the first discovered periodic comet, Halley's Comet, which orbits the Sun in about 75 years, and passing as far as the orbit of Neptune.

  8. Live Phish Volume 1 - Wikipedia

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    The show contains a rare (for 1995) extended jam out of "Halley's Comet", as well as the final appearance of "Keyboard Army" -- a collaborative piece that debuted earlier the same year and features all four band members on keyboards -- until 2015. The release reached a peak position of #97 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album marked the ...

  9. Do You Believe in Miracles (song) - Wikipedia

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    The song's music video was directed by Phillip Davey and was put together from scenes shot in three different settings. One of these is based in an attic, where Holder, wearing a smoking jacket and accompanied by a black cat, is initially seen peering through a telescope before sitting at a large desk to plot the course of Halley's Comet. In a ...