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  2. Sam Hill (euphemism) - Wikipedia

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    Sam Hill is an American English slang phrase, a euphemism or minced oath for "the devil " or "hell" personified (as in, "What in the Sam Hill is that?"). Etymologist Michael Quinion and others date the expression back to the late 1830s; [1] [2] they and others [3] consider the expression to have been a simple bowdlerization, with, according to ...

  3. Eight Cold Hells - Wikipedia

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    According to the Dharma Analysis Treasury, the eight cold hells are. the Mahapadma hell (the hell of the great crimson lotus). In the first hell, the intense cold produces chilblains all over one's body. In the second hell, one's chilblains worsen and finally burst. The following three hells are named for the shrieks of sufferers who inhabit them.

  4. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    "When Hell freezes over" and "on a cold day in Hell" are based on the understanding that Hell is eternally an extremely hot place. The "Twelfth of Never" will never come to pass. A song of the same name was written by Johnny Mathis. "On Tibb's Eve" refers to the saint's day of a saint who never existed.

  5. Demon core - Wikipedia

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    The demon core (like the core used in the bombing of Nagasaki) was, when assembled, a solid 6.2-kilogram (14 lb) sphere measuring 8.9 centimeters (3.5 in) in diameter. It consisted of three parts: two plutonium-gallium hemispheres and a ring, designed to keep neutron flux from "jetting" out of the joined surface between the hemispheres during ...

  6. John Constantine - Wikipedia

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    John Constantine ( / ˈkɒnstənˌtaɪn /) [1] is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Constantine first appeared in Swamp Thing #37 (June 1985), and was created by Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and John Totleben .

  7. List of media notable for being in development hell - Wikipedia

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    Sangam ( Hindi for "Union") is an Indian film that was in development hell for at least 15 years. It was originally developed under the original title Gharoanda (Hindi for "nest", literally "house of twigs"), but was withheld by company R.K. Films for a couple of reasons. [citation needed]

  8. Hell, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    734. FIPS code. 26-37520 [2] GNIS feature ID. 628065 [1] Hell is an unincorporated community in Livingston County, Michigan. The community is located along Patterson Lake Road about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Ann Arbor and three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Pinckney. Hell, Michigan is served by the Pinckney post office with the 48169 ZIP Code.

  9. Blue Devil (DC Comics) - Wikipedia

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    Daniel Cassidy. Blue Devil ( Daniel Cassidy) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in a special insert published in Fury of Firestorm #24 (June 1984). [1] That story led directly into Blue Devil #1, also cover dated June 1984. [2] He was created by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, and Paris Cullins.