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They tricked me, they lied to me. ... They created fake papers and put me on the boat, and now here I am in indonesia.

Maung Soe

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tricked , lied , created , fake , papers

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I have faith in the market when we get the rules right.

Kenneth Lay

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faith

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A movie is made for an audience and a film is made for both the audience and the film-makers.

David Fincher

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movie , made , audience

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If you're a lawyer of the caliber that gets on the supreme court, you're probably very well off.

Ian Millhiser

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lawyer , caliber , gets , supreme , very

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Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.

Sarah Bernhardt

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food

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The events with Henry III happened, obviously the way it happened, liberties were taken.

Catherine McCormack

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events , henry , obviously

Proverbs

Love is the true price at which love is bought.

Italian Proverb

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love , true , price , which

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Horror fiction shows us that the control we believe we have is purely illusory, and that every moment we teeter on chaos and oblivion.

Clive Barker

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horror , fiction , shows

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I wanted to be a ballet teacher.

Jaclyn Smith

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teacher

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Braveness, for me, is running into my basement with no socks on. There are huge spiders down there!

Coco Rocha

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running , basement , socks

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I might have been born in a hovel but I am determined to travel with the wind and the stars.

Jacqueline Cochran

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travel

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If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens.

Fay Weldon

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you , nothing , unexpected

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God has blessed me with a wonderful family, a successful business, and outstanding employees. I do not take these blessings lightly.

David Green

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god , blessed , me

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I was brought up very conservatively. My father was positively Victorian - I wasn't even allowed to wear my hair down.

Britt Ekland

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brought , up , very

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For sustaining success, initiative to collect feedback is important. Feedback allows you to take corrective action, which sustains success.

Chanakya

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sustaining , initiative , collect , feedback

Facts

Around 2000 different types of plants are used by humans to make food.

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around , different , types

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While using energy from sunlight, plants turn carbon dioxide into food in a process called photosynthesis.

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while , using , energy

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Bamboo can be a fast growing plant, some types can grow almost a metre (3.28 feet) in just one day!

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bamboo , fast , growing

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Some plants are carnivores, gaining nutrients by eating various small insects and spiders. A well known example of a carnivorous plant is the Venus Flytrap.

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Tree resin which has been fossilized is known as amber, it sometimes contains plant material or small animals that were trapped inside.

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tree , which , been

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Bronze is a metal alloy made from copper and tin. Copper makes up the larger amount, usually between 80 to 95%.

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bronze , metal , made

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Metals are strong and are useful for making tools, buildings, bridges and other structures where strength is important.

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metals , strong , useful

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Tungsten has a very high melting point, after carbon it has the second highest melting point of all elements.

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very , high , melting

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Alkali metals such as sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium are extremely reactive elements, just putting them in water can result in an explosion! They are carefully stored in oil to prevent this happening.

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metals , extremely , reactive

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Aluminum is a good conductor of heat and is often used to make cooking pots.

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good , conductor , heat

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At room temperature, mercury is the only metal that is in liquid form.

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room , mercury , only

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Copper is a good conductor of electricity and is often used for making wires.

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copper , good , conductor

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While aluminum is the most common metal found in the Earth's crust, the most common metal found on Earth is iron, mostly because it makes up such a large part of the Earth's core.

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while , most , common

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The chemical symbol used for silver is Ag, this comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum.

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chemical , symbol , used

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Gold is shiny and doesn't corrode, this means it is a great metal for making jewelry.

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