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  2. Death - Wikipedia

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    The human skull is used universally as a symbol of death. Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. Some organisms, such as Turritopsis dohrnii, are biologically immortal, however they can still die from ...

  3. Grigori Rasputin - Wikipedia

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    Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin ( / ræˈspjuːtɪn /; Russian: Григорий Ефимович Распутин [ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲɪj jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ rɐˈsputʲɪn]; 21 January [ O.S. 9 January] 1869 – 30 December [ O.S. 17 December] 1916) was a Russian mystic and faith healer. He is best known for having befriended the imperial family of ...

  4. Biography - Wikipedia

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    A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae ( résumé ), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of ...

  5. Death (personification) - Wikipedia

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    A common term for the personification of death across Latin America is "la Parca" ("The Robe"), a figure similar to the Anglophone Grim Reaper, though usually depicted as female and without a scythe. In Aztec mythology, Mictecacihuatl is the " Queen of Mictlan " (the Aztec underworld ), ruling over the afterlife with her husband Mictlantecuhtli ...

  6. Sylvia Plath - Wikipedia

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    Sylvia Plath (/ p l æ θ /; October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer.She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for The Colossus and Other Poems (1960), Ariel (1965), and The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her suicide in 1963.

  7. Sinéad O'Connor - Wikipedia

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    Website. sineadoconnor .com. Musical artist. Shuhada' Sadaqat [a] (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor / ʃɪˈneɪd / shin-AYD; 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist. [8] Her debut studio album, The Lion and the Cobra, was released in 1987 and achieved international chart success.

  8. Thanatology - Wikipedia

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    Thanatology is the scientific study of death and the losses brought about as a result. It investigates the mechanisms and forensic aspects of death, such as bodily changes that accompany death and the postmortem period, as well as wider psychological and social aspects related to death.

  9. Death discography - Wikipedia

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    The discography of Death consists of seven studio albums and four live albums. Death was an American death metal band formed in 1984. The band's founder, Chuck Schuldiner, is considered "a pioneering force in death metal". [1] The band ceased to exist after Schuldiner died of brain cancer in 2001, [2] though it remains an enduring death metal ...

  10. Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wikipedia

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    Portrait (1789, two years before his death) of Mozart in silverpoint by Doris Stock. On 5 December 1791, the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at his home in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 35. The circumstances of his death have attracted much research and speculation.

  11. Wikipedia coverage of death - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia coverage of death. Editors of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia tend to update Wikipedia articles with information about deaths quickly after people die. [3] [4] Web developer and Wikipedia editor Hay Kranen coined the term "deaditor" to refer to these editors. [5] Articles about people often have large spikes in views just after they ...