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2. Bowing in Japan - Wikipedia

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   Bowing in Japan (お辞儀, Ojigi) is the act of lowering one's head or the upper part of the torso, commonly used as a sign of salutation, reverence, apology or gratitude in social or religious situations. [1] Historically, ojigi was closely affiliated with the samurai. The rise of the warrior class in the Kamakura period (1185–1333) led to ...

3. Radio - Wikipedia

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   An antenna farm hosting various radio antennas on Sandia Peak near Albuquerque, New Mexico, US. Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. [1] [2] [3] Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected to an ...

4. Same-sex marriage in Texas - Wikipedia

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   Despite opposition from high-profile politicians, including Governor Greg Abbott, Senator Ted Cruz, and Attorney General Ken Paxton, public opinion polls since voters adopted the constitutional amendment in 2005 have reported a trend in favor of the legal recognition of same-sex relationships, with a 2021 poll showing that 62% of Texans ...

5. Philoctetes (Sophocles play) - Wikipedia

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   Background. When Heracles was near his death, he wished to be burned on a funeral pyre while still alive. In the play Philoctetes, Sophocles references the myth in which no one but Philoctetes would light Heracles' funeral pyre, and in return for this favor Heracles gave Philoctetes his bow (seen in later texts, such as Ovid's Metamorphoses).

6. Personality and reputation of Paul I of Russia - Wikipedia

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   Background 1794 portrait of Catherine the Great by Dmitry Levitzky Born in 1754, Paul was the son of Emperor Peter III and Catherine the Great. Six months after Peter's accession, Catherine participated in a successful coup d'état against her husband; Peter was deposed and killed in prison. During Catherine's reign, Russia was revitalized. It expanded geographically and economically ...

7. Kami - Wikipedia

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   Kami ( Japanese: 神, [kaꜜmi]) are the deities, divinities, spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, beings and the qualities that these beings express, and/or the spirits of venerated dead people. Many kami are considered the ...