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  2. Chincha Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Chincha Islands were once the residence of the Chincha people, but only a few remains are to be found today. Peru began the export of guano in 1840. Spain, which did not recognize Peru's independence until 1879 and desired the guano profits, occupied the islands in April 1864, setting off the Chincha Islands War (1864–1866).

  3. Cutthroat Island - Wikipedia

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    On Rotten Tomatoes Cutthroat Island has a 40% rating based on 42 reviews, with an average rating of 4.90/10. The site's consensus reads: "Cutthroat Island may aspire towards the earnest thrills of classic swashbucklers, but a distinct lack of charm and stilted script make this adventure a joyless hodgepodge of the pirate genre's flotsam and ...

  4. Chincha Alta - Wikipedia

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    main squaire of Chincha with the Santo Domingo Church in down town Chincha, Summer 2014. Chincha Alta is a Peruvian city located in the Ica Region. A major port at the mouth of the Chincha River, it is the capital of Chincha Province. The city has a population of about 233,000, making it the 17th largest city in Peru.

  5. Cryptojacking - Wikipedia

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    Cryptojacking is the act of exploiting a computer to mine cryptocurrencies, often through websites, [1] [2] [3] against the user's will or while the user is unaware. [4] One notable piece of software used for cryptojacking was Coinhive, which was used in over two-thirds of cryptojacks before its March 2019 shutdown. [5]

  6. Resource war - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of the Chincha Islands of Peru, circa 1859 One of the most prolific examples of resource war in history is the conflict over Chincha Island guano in the late 19th century. The Chincha Islands of Peru are situated off of the southern coast of Peru, where many seabirds were known to roost and prey on fish brought there by the ...

  7. Pastebin - Wikipedia

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    The most famous pastebin is the eponymous pastebin.com. [citation needed] Other sites with the same functionality have appeared, and several open source pastebin scripts are available. Pastebins may allow commenting where readers can post feedback directly on the page. GitHub Gists are a type of pastebin with version control. [citation needed]

  8. Pastebin.com - Wikipedia

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    Pastebin.com is a text storage site. It was created on September 3, 2002 by Paul Dixon, and reached 1 million active pastes (excluding spam and expired pastes) eight years later, in 2010. [3] It features syntax highlighting for a variety of programming and markup languages, as well as view counters for pastes and user profiles.

  9. Mining simulator - Wikipedia

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    A mining simulator is a type of simulation used for entertainment as well as in training purposes for mining companies. These simulators replicate elements of real-world mining operations on surrounding screens displaying three-dimensional imagery , motion platforms , and scale models of typical and atypical mining environments and machinery.