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  2. Military colours, standards and guidons - Wikipedia

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    In Cambodia, the Colours of the Military and other uniformed institutions follow British, US, and French practice.. Until 2022, what was essentially a large version of the Flag of Cambodia with the unit name below in white in the bottom blue stripe was used as the King's Colour of RCAF formations before being reassigned as the National Colour for parades and ceremonies.

  3. Banknotes of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    The pound sterling banknotes in current circulation consist of Series G Bank of England notes in denominations of £5, £10, £20 and £50. The obverse of these banknotes issued through 4 June 2024 feature the portrait of Elizabeth II originally introduced in 1990. Starting on 5 June 2024, the Bank of England began issuing notes featuring a ...

  4. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    At the time the UK Government was running a budget deficit, and the Labour government's strategy emphasised high public spending. [82] Callaghan was told there were three possible outcomes: a disastrous free fall in sterling, an internationally unacceptable siege economy, or a deal with key allies to prop up the pound while painful economic ...

  5. Languages of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    UK (2022 data): 567 people noted that they could speak Cornish in 2021 UK Census, or 0.00083% [27] Cornwall (2021 data): Of a population of 570,300 during the 2021 UK Census, [28] 567 people noted that they could speak Cornish, or 0.099% of the population of Cornwall; Shelta: Mixed: Spoken by Irish Traveller communities throughout the United ...

  6. Maize - Wikipedia

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    L. Maize / meɪz / (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native Americans planted it alongside beans and squashes in the Three Sisters polyculture.

  7. Parliament of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[g] is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. [4][5] It meets at the Palace of Westminster in London. Parliament possesses legislative supremacy and thereby holds ultimate ...

  8. Potassium permanganate - Wikipedia

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    It is a purplish-black crystalline salt, that dissolves in water as K + and MnO−. 4, an intensely pink to purple solution. Potassium permanganate is widely used in the chemical industry and laboratories as a strong oxidizing agent, and also as a medication for dermatitis, for cleaning wounds, and general disinfection.

  9. Black Death - Wikipedia

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    25,000,000 – 50,000,000 (estimated) The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353. It was one of the most fatal pandemics in human history; as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3] The disease is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and spread by ...