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  2. Exposition (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    Narrative exposition, now often simply exposition, is the insertion of background information within a story or narrative.This information can be about the setting, characters' backstories, prior plot events, historical context, etc. [1] In literature, exposition appears in the form of expository writing embedded within the narrative.

  3. List of date formats by country - Wikipedia

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    The legal and cultural expectations for date and time representation vary between countries, and it is important to be aware of the forms of all-numeric calendar dates used in a particular country to know what date is intended.

  4. List of Playboy Playmates of the Month - Wikipedia

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    January February March April May June July August September October November December 1954: Margie Harrison: Margaret Scott (a.k.a. Marilyn Waltz) Dolores Del Monte

  5. Poisson distribution - Wikipedia

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    In probability theory and statistics, the Poisson distribution (/ ˈ p w ɑː s ɒ n /) is a discrete probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time if these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event. [1]

  6. Centennial Exposition - Wikipedia

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    The Great Sanitary Fair in 1864 was the model for the Centennial Exposition; it raised $1,046,859 for medicine and bandages during the American Civil War. Joseph Roswell Hawley, president of the U.S. Centennial Commission A stock certificate for five $10 shares issued by the Centennial Board of Finance

  7. Norman Rockwell - Wikipedia

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    Scout at Ship's Wheel, 1913. Norman Rockwell was born on February 3, 1894, in New York City, to Jarvis Waring Rockwell and Anne Mary "Nancy" (née Hill) Rockwell [13] [14] [15] His father was a Presbyterian and his mother was an Episcopalian; [16] two years after their engagement, he converted to the Episcopal faith. [17]

  8. Mia Farrow - Wikipedia

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    Maria de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" Farrow (/ m ə ˈ r iː ə d i ˈ l ʊər d z ˈ v ɪ l j ər z ˈ f ær oʊ / mə-REE-ə dee LOORDZ VIL-yərz FARR-oh; born February 9, 1945) is an American actress.. She first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera Peyton Place and gained further recognition for her subsequent short-lived marriage to Frank Sinat

  9. G7 - Wikipedia

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    The Group of Seven (G7) is an intergovernmental political and economic forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States; additionally, the European Union (EU) is a "non-enumerated member".