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  2. Lunaria annua - Wikipedia

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    Lunaria annua, commonly called honesty or annual honesty, is a species of flowering plant in the cabbage and mustard family Brassicaceae.It is native to southern Europe, and cultivated throughout the temperate world.

  3. Banknotes of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    UK Extended the Bank Notes Act 1833 to make Bank of England notes under £5 in value legal tender; the Act also applied to Scotland, making English 10/– and £1 legal tender for the first time. Bank of England withdrew low-denomination notes in 1969 and 1988, removing legal tender from Scotland. 2008 Banking Act 2009: UK

  4. Monopoly (game) - Wikipedia

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    In the game, players roll two dice to move around the game board, buying and trading properties and developing them with houses and hotels. Players collect rent from their opponents and aim to drive them into bankruptcy. Money can also be gained or lost through Chance and Community Chest cards and tax squares. Players receive a salary every ...

  5. Purple Rain (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Purple Rain" is a song by the American musician Prince and his backing band the Revolution. It is the title track from the 1984 album of the same name, which in turn is the soundtrack album for the 1984 film of the same name starring Prince, and was released as the third single from the album.

  6. Order of the Eastern Star - Wikipedia

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    The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonic appendant body open to both men and women. It was established in 1850 by lawyer and educator Rob Morris , a noted Freemason, and adopted and approved as an appendant body of the Masonic Fraternity in 1873.

  7. Smoke on the Water - Wikipedia

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    "Smoke on the Water" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, released on their 1972 studio album Machine Head. The song's lyrics are based on true events, chronicling the 1971 fire at Montreux Casino in Montreux, Switzerland.

  8. Intelligent banknote neutralisation system - Wikipedia

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    An intelligent banknote neutralisation system (IBNS) is a security system, that is used by banks, ATMs, retail establishments, vending machines [citation needed] and the cash-in-transit industry, to render stolen funds un-useable and easily identifable.

  9. Order of the Garter - Wikipedia

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    The order also includes Supernumerary Knights and Ladies (e.g., members of the British royal family and foreign monarchs). The order's emblem is a garter circlet with the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense (Anglo-Norman for 'Shame on him who thinks evil of it') in gold script. [3] Members of the order wear it on ceremonial occasions.