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  2. Saffron - Wikipedia

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    A degree of uncertainty surrounds the origin of the English word "saffron". It might stem from the 12th-century Old French term safran, which comes from the Latin word safranum, from the Persian (زعفران, za'farān), [10] from the Persian word zarparān (زرپران) meaning "gold strung" (implying either the golden stamens of the flower or the golden colour it creates when used as flavour).

  3. Georgia State University - Wikipedia

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    Initially intended as a night school, Georgia State University was established in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's Evening School of Commerce. [22] A reorganization of the University System of Georgia in the 1930s led to the school becoming the Atlanta Extension Center of the University System of Georgia and allowed night students to earn degrees from several colleges in the ...

  4. San Diego State University - Wikipedia

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    When the junior college was added to the campus in 1921, its colors of blue and gold were merged, resulting in a blue, gold, and white color scheme. New colors were later chosen as gold and purple, until being replaced by scarlet and black on January 28, 1928.

  5. Brazil - Wikipedia

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    The word Brazil probably comes from the Portuguese word for brazilwood, a tree that once grew plentifully along the Brazilian coast. [33] In Portuguese, brazilwood is called pau-brasil, with the word brasil commonly given the etymology "red like an ember", formed from brasa ('ember') and the suffix -il (from -iculum or -ilium). [34]

  6. Nahuatl - Wikipedia

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    The Ethnologue recognizes 28 varieties with separate ISO codes. Sometimes Nahuatl is also applied to the Nawat language of El Salvador and Nicaragua. Regardless of whether Nahuatl is considered to refer to a dialect continuum or a group of separate languages, the varieties form a single branch within the Uto-Aztecan family, descended from a ...

  7. List of films with post-credits scenes - Wikipedia

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    In a post-credits scene, a purple skull bat. The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement: Hector Elizondo is doing an ad for a trip to Genovia. The Last Shot: Steven is shown with a new deaf girlfriend who cannot hear all dogs barking, solving the barking dog problem. Santa's Rockin'! A collection of outtakes. Shark Tale

  8. History of Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    Vidyaranya enjoyed royal support, [244] and his sponsorship and methodical efforts helped establish Shankara as a rallying symbol of values, spread historical and cultural influence of Shankara's Vedānta philosophies, and establish monasteries (mathas) to expand the cultural influence of Shankara and Advaita Vedānta.