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  2. Burning of Washington - Wikipedia

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    Admiralty House in Bermuda, where the British attack was planned. The Burning of Washington, also known as the Capture of Washington, was a successful British amphibious attack conducted by Rear-Admiral George Cockburn during Admiral Sir John Warren 's Chesapeake campaign. It was the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign ...

  3. The Three Little Pigs - Wikipedia

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    Country. England. " The Three Little Pigs " is a fable about three pigs who build their houses of different materials. A Big Bad Wolf blows down the first two pigs' houses which are made of straw and sticks respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house that is made of bricks. The printed versions of this fable date back to the ...

  4. Cow dung - Wikipedia

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    Cow dung, also known as cow pats, cow pies, cow poop or cow manure, is the waste product ( faeces) of bovine animal species. These species include domestic cattle ("cows"), bison ("buffalo"), yak, and water buffalo. Cow dung is the undigested residue of plant matter which has passed through the animal's gut. The resultant faecal matter is rich ...

  5. Timeline of violent incidents at the United States Capitol

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    August 24, 1814. British forces burning Washington. The Capitol building after the fire. During the War of 1812, British forces briefly took control of Washington on August 24, 1814. They set fires throughout the Capitol, and also burned the White House, the headquarters of both the War Department and the Treasury Department.

  6. House of Pies - Wikipedia

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    California (1 store) Texas (6 stores) Services. Restaurant. House of Pies is an American restaurant chain, started c. 1969 by Al Lapin Jr., an early franchise system designer and founder of International Industries Inc. who was also responsible for International House of Pancakes, Copper Penny Coffee Shops, Orange Julius, and others. [1] [2]

  7. The Pit and the Pendulum - Wikipedia

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    In 1989, the opening episode of the fifth season of the U.S. TV series MacGyver shows the protagonist strapped down as the intended victim of a Poe-like pendulum. In 1991, a film version of the story directed by Stuart Gordon and starring Lance Henriksen was released. The plot was altered to a love story set in Spain in 1492.

  8. Mizuta Masahide - Wikipedia

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    Barn's burnt down. My barn having burned to the ground I can see the moon. Alternate translation: [3] Since my house burned down I now own a better view of the rising moon. When bird passes on. When bird passes on --like moon, a friend to water. Masahide's Death Poem. while I walk on the moon keeps pace beside me: friend in the water

  9. Former NFL Star Rod Kush's Huge Mansion to Be Burned Down in ...

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    Rod Kush mansion to be burned down Years of vacancy have seen the house vandalized and overrun with mold, and in July 2011, Sarpy County Assessor Dan Pittman concluded that the home was worthless.