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  1. botfly - Encyclopedia.com

    May 14, 2018 · botfly Any of several families of stout, hairy, black-and-white to grey fly. Its larvae are parasites of livestock, small animals and even humans. Usually eggs are laid on the host and the …

  2. gadfly - Encyclopedia.com

    May 21, 2018 · gad·fly / ˈgadˌflī/ • n. (pl. -flies) a fly that bites livestock, esp. a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly. ∎ fig. an annoying person, esp. one who provokes others into action by criticism.

  3. Guillotine - Encyclopedia.com

    May 21, 2018 · Guillotine Background The guillotine evokes images of horrifying and bloody public executions during the French Revolution in the eighteenth century. Many historians consider this …

  4. Columbus, Christopher - Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 27, 2018 · COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER (b. Genoa. Italy, 26 August, 31 October 1451; d. Valladolid, Spain, 20 May 1506) exploration. Columbus was the eldest son of Domenico Colombo …

  5. Amerigo Vespucci - Encyclopedia.com

    May 18, 2018 · Amerigo Vespucci 1454-1512 Merchant, explorer, and navigator Sources Early Wealth. A native of Florence, Amerigo Vespucci was a wealthy businessman who traveled extensively. He …

  6. Bloodchild - Encyclopedia.com

    The botfly lays its eggs in wounds left by the bites of other insects. I found the idea of a maggot living and growing under my skin, eating my flesh as it grew, to be so intolerable, so terrifying that I didn’t …

  7. Ronaldinho - Encyclopedia.com

    May 23, 2018 · Ronaldinho Professional soccer player Born Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, March 21, 1980, in Porta Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; became naturalized Spanish citizen, January, 2007; son …

  8. Theocracy - Encyclopedia.com

    May 18, 2018 · Theocracy BIBLIOGRAPHY [1] The term theocracy signifies belief in governance by divine guidance, a form of regime in which religion or faith plays the dominant role. It denotes thus a …

  9. Free Trade - Encyclopedia.com

    May 18, 2018 · Free Trade BIBLIOGRAPHY Free trade refers to the unregulated exchange of raw materials, commodities, and services among people and nations. One of the foundational …

  10. Tatars - Encyclopedia.com

    May 21, 2018 · Tatars ETHNONYM: Turks Tatar peoples living in China represent only 1 percent of all Tatar peoples. The Tatar population in China was 4,837 in 1990, up from 4,300 in 1957. Most Tatars …