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  2. Scurvy - Wikipedia

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    Scurvy is a deficiency disease (state of malnutrition) resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). [1] Early symptoms of deficiency include weakness, fatigue ...

  3. Rod Scurry - Wikipedia

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    Scurry was born in Sacramento, California and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the eleventh overall pick in the 1974 Major League Baseball Draft.He spent six seasons in the Pirates' farm system, compiling a 37–51 record and 3.89 earned run average, before making the major league club out of Spring training 1980.

  4. List of fan wikis - Wikipedia

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    Wikia then began to assimilate independent fan wikis, such as Memory Alpha (a Star Trek fan wiki) and Wowpedia (a World of Warcraft fan wiki). [7] In the late 2010s—after Fandom and Gamepedia were acquired and consolidated by the private equity firm TPG Inc.—several wikis began to leave the service, including the RuneScape, Zelda, and ...

  5. Franklin's lost expedition - Wikipedia

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    He came to suspect that the problems of lead poisoning compounded by the effects of scurvy could have been lethal for the Franklin crew. Because skeletal lead might reflect lifetime exposure rather than exposure limited to the voyage, Beattie's theory could be tested only by forensic examination of preserved soft tissue as opposed to bone.

  6. List of computer-animated television series - Wikipedia

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    Those Scurvy Rascals: 1 26 United Kingdom 2005 Nickelodeon: Tiny Planets: 1 65: Sesame Workshop Pepper's Ghost Productions Ltd. United Kingdom United States 2001–2002 CITV (United Kingdom) Discovery Kids (Latin American) Tortoise Hanba's Stories: 2 104 China 2006–2008 CCTV: Tractor Tom: 2 52: Contender Entertainment Group Hibbert Ralph ...

  7. Anglerfish - Wikipedia

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    Most adult female ceratioid anglerfish have a luminescent organ called the esca at the tip of a modified dorsal ray (the illicium or fishing rod; derived from Latin ēsca, "bait"). The organ has been hypothesized to serve the purpose of luring prey in dark, deep-sea environments, but also serves to call males' attention to the females to ...

  8. Swordfish - Wikipedia

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    The boat is allowed to drift to present a more natural bait. Swordfishing requires strong fishing rods and reels, as swordfish can become quite large, and it is not uncommon to use 2.5 kg (5 lb) or more of weight to get the baits deep enough during the day, up to 460 m (1,500 ft) is common. [31]

  9. Tiktaalik - Wikipedia

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    Tiktaalik (/ t ɪ k ˈ t ɑː l ɪ k /; Inuktitut ᑎᒃᑖᓕᒃ) is a monospecific genus of extinct sarcopterygian (lobe-finned fish) from the Late Devonian Period, about 375 Mya (million years ago), having many features akin to those of tetrapods (four-legged animals). [1]