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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 the Oxford English Dictionary, an unknown origin.

  3. Naraka (Buddhism) - Wikipedia

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    the Ababa hell, the Utpala hell (the hell of the blue lotus), the Padma hell (the hell of the crimson lotus), the Kumuda hell (the hell of the scarlet lotus), the Pundarika (the hell of the white 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.

  4. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    "When Hell freezes over" [2] and "on a cold day in Hell" [3] are based on the understanding that Hell is eternally an extremely hot place. The "Twelfth of Never" will never come to pass. [4] 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] "When two Sundays come ...

  5. List of occult symbols - Wikipedia

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    A seal consisting of a Manji, Star of David, Ankh, Om, and Ouroboros, used by the Theosophical Society, an organization formed in 1875 to advance Theosophy. Septenary Sigil. Order of Nine Angles. The main symbol of the Order of Nine Angles, a neo-Nazi Satanic and Left-hand occult group based in the United Kingdom.

  6. Abe Sapien - Wikipedia

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    Abraham Sapien, born Langdon Everett Caul, is a fictional character in the comic book series Hellboy, created by Mike Mignola.He takes his name from "Ichthyo sapien", the fanciful species designation chosen for him by his colleagues in the 19th-century Oannes Club, and from Abraham Lincoln, on whose assassination date the Oannes Club abandoned Abe's body in a suspended animation tank beneath a ...

  7. Patala - Wikipedia

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    Patala. The legs of the god Vishnu as the purusha depict earth and the six realms of Patala. The feet rest on Shesha. Nagas are believed to live in the lowest realm of Patala, called Naga-loka. In Indian religions, Patala (Sanskrit: पाताल, IAST: pātāla, lit. that which is below the feet), denotes the subterranean realms of the ...

  8. Asmodeus - Wikipedia

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    Nicknamed "Ozzie", he is the ruler of Hell's Ring of Lust and the owner of a popular nightclub. Asmodeus is a character in the 2019 visual novel otome game, Obey Me!, and its prequel game, Obey Me! Nightbringer. He is the avatar of lust, and the fifth born out of the seven demon brothers present in the game.

  9. What is the story of Alicia Keys and her husband Swizz ... - AOL

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    According to Keys, her man won her over on their first date when he showed up late because he was busy tying a gift he bought her to the top of her car. Their love grew from there, and the couple ...