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AZERBAIJAN
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MOSQUITO
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GOSSIP
Researchers in Michigan in 1995 reported that American children aged nine to 12 gossip on... MORE

MONET
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WOLF
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PETER PAN
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KANSAS
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MARSTON
William Moulton Marston's two greatest achievements were both connected with the pursuit of justice: he... MORE

GOOSE
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ELASTIC
On 1 April 1946, wartime restrictions on the use of elastic were dropped on its... MORE

TOGO
In 1984 the Togo Cabinet passed a law forbidding sexual relations with schoolgirls because of... MORE

LYING
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SCOTLAND
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