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1 day ago · m. m. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ , DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.
4 days ago · Fate/stay night is a Japanese visual novel game developed by Type-Moon for Windows on January 30, 2004. Initially released as an adult game, a version titled Fate/stay night Réalta Nua (Irish for "new star"), which replaced the sexual content with extensive visual and narrative elements, completed the story with an ending scene, and featured voice actors from the 2006 anime series, was ...
5 days ago · Ancient Greece, Egypt (oral) [1] Italy (literary) [1] Region. Eurasia. " Cinderella ", [a] or " The Little Glass Slipper ", is a folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world. [2] [3] The protagonist is a young girl living in forsaken circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune, with her ascension to ...
5 days ago · The Simpsons— (from left) Lisa, Maggie, Marge, Homer, and Bart—fleeing Springfield in the dark of night; from The Simpsons Movie (2007). The Simpsons, longest-running animated television series and longest-running scripted prime-time TV show in U.S. history (1989– ), now broadcast in many languages to audiences around the world.
- The Simpsons holds the record as the longest-running animated television series in U.S. history. The Simpsons began in 1987 as a cartoon short on t...
- The Simpsons is set in the fictional American city of Springfield. The true setting and supposed state in which the city might be located are never...
- Although there are dozens of recurring characters and many voice actors play more than one character, the six main cast members are Hank Azaria, Da...
- Episodes of The Simpsons tend to be rated TV-PG, meaning parental guidance is suggested. Some episodes have been rated TV-14, in which case parents...
- Fans have long kept score of the many times The Simpsons show writers seem to have predicted events well before they occurred in real life. Two of...
3 days ago · The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott): On May 16, 2024, Mr. Blais moved second reading of Bill 178, An Act to amend the Taxation Act, 2007 to provide for a non-refundable tax credit to encourage children’s extra-curricular activities. All those in favour, please rise and remain standing until recognized by the Clerk.
4 days ago · English language is a West Germanic language that originated in England and spread to many parts of the world. It is the dominant language of several countries and the most widely used lingua franca. Learn about its history, development, characteristics, and varieties from Britannica, the online encyclopedia that covers a wide range of topics and personalities.
2 days ago · North American Literatures. Born on 26 March 1874 in San Francisco to Isabelle Moodie and William Prescott Frost Jr., Robert Lee Frost gained distinction not only as one of the most accomplished poets of the modernist period but also as one of the most popular poets in American history. Although born on the West Coast, he is closely tied to New ...
