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1 day ago · Christopher Anthony John Martin was born on 2 March 1977 in Exeter, Devon, England, [5] the eldest of five children. [6] His father, Anthony John Martin, of Whitestone House, Exeter, [7] is a retired chartered accountant, and his mother, Alison Martin, who is from Zimbabwe, is a music teacher. [8]
1 day ago · Acupuncture [b] is a form of alternative medicine [2] and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. [3] Acupuncture is a pseudoscience; [4] [5] the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientific knowledge, [6] and it has been characterized as quackery.
1 day ago · Wonder Woman is a superheroine created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), [2] and artist Harry G. Peter in 1941 for DC Comics. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, [3] are credited as being his inspiration for the character's appearance.
1 day ago · The global African diaspora is the worldwide collection of communities descended from people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas. [39] The African populations in the Americas are descended from haplogroup L genetic groups of native Africans. [40] [41] The term most commonly refers to the descendants of the native West and Central ...
1 day ago · Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (/ ˈ b ɛ t i /; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater.Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and ...
1 day ago · – in Europe (light green & dark grey) – in the European Union (light green) Capital and largest city Dublin 53°N 8°W 53; -8 Official languages Irish [b] English Ethnic groups (2022) 76.6% White Irish 10.8% other White 3.3% Asian 1.5% Black 1.7% other 6.2% not stated Religion (2022) 75.7% Christianity 69.1% Catholicism 2.5% Anglicanism 4.1% other Christian 14.5% no religion 3.1% other ...
1 day ago · George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was an English poet and peer. [1] [2] He is one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, [3] [4] [5] and is regarded as being among the greatest of English poets. [6] Among his best-known works are the lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage ...
