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  2. Mangelwurzel - Wikipedia

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    Mangelwurzel or mangold wurzel (from German Mangel/Mangold, "chard" and Wurzel, "root"), also called mangold, [1] mangel beet, [1] field beet, [2] fodder beet and (archaic) root of scarcity, [3] [4] [5] is a cultivated root vegetable. It is a variety of Beta vulgaris, [5] the same species that also contains the red beet (beetroot) and sugar ...

  3. Italian profanity - Wikipedia

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    The Italian language is a language with a large set of inflammatory terms and phrases, almost all of which originate from the several dialects and languages of Italy, such as the Tuscan dialect, which had a very strong influence in modern standard Italian, and is widely known to be based on Florentine language. [1]

  4. Culture of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The Arch of Constantine in Rome. Italy is known for its considerable architectural achievements, [13] such as the construction of arches, domes and similar structures during ancient Rome, the founding of the Renaissance architectural movement in the late-14th to 16th centuries, and being the homeland of Palladianism, a style of construction which inspired movements such as that of Neoclassical ...

  5. Jack-o'-lantern - Wikipedia

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    A traditional American jack-o'-lantern, made from a pumpkin, lit from within by a candle A picture carved onto a jack-o'-lantern for Halloween. A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved lantern, most commonly made from a pumpkin, or formerly a root vegetable such as a mangelwurzel, rutabaga or turnip. [1]

  6. The tales of Vinnie: How Pasquantino fast-tracked his way to ...

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    In one particular at-bat that must’ve lasted nearly a dozen pitches, Pasquantino took a full-count offering off the edge of the plate, but the umpire rung him up anyway. It was a key at-bat in a ...

  7. History of Italian culture (1700s) - Wikipedia

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    The 1700s refers to a period in Italian history and culture which occurred during the 18th century (1700–1799): the Settecento. [1] The Settecento saw the transition from Late Baroque to Neoclassicism: great artists of this period include Vanvitelli, Canaletto and Canova, as well as the composer Vivaldi and the writer Goldoni.

  8. Dalmatian Italians - Wikipedia

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    However, while its historical context, in part by the colonial elements of the Republic of Venice, Italian unification and the legacy of two world wars, remains a controversial issue at best, it does suggest a much larger presence of people of Italian and Venetian descent in Croatia than previously thought.

  9. Punkie Night - Wikipedia

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    Punkie Night is a traditional West Country holiday practised on the last Thursday of October in Somerset.Children will march around with a punkie, that is a jack o'lantern traditionally made from a mangelwurzel, singing the following song :