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  2. Hindustani profanity - Wikipedia

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    Behenchod (बहनचोद, بہنچود; English: Sisterfucker), also pronounced as behanchod is sometimes abbreviated as BC, is a Hindustani language vulgarism. It is a form of the profanity fuck. The word is considered highly offensive, and is rarely used in literal sense of one who engages in sexual activity with another person's sister ...

  3. Three wise monkeys - Wikipedia

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    Three wise monkeys variation : "Hear, see, speak only good" The opposite version of the three wise monkeys can also be found. In this case, one monkey holds its hands to its eyes to focus vision, the second monkey cups its hands around its ears to improve hearing, and the third monkey holds its hands to its mouth like a bullhorn.

  4. Dutch profanity - Wikipedia

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    Downie has the same meaning as the English "downy", referring to people with Down's Syndrome. idioot: Idioot means "idiot". Also used in Afrikaans as equal to "idiot". kanker: Kanker means "cancer". It can be used as a strong expletive, as an adjective or as an adverb. Krijg de kanker ("get cancer") is used as an insult.

  5. Al-Qalam 51-52 - Wikipedia

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    An Iranian art related to verse of evil eye. The Verse of Evil Eye ( Arabic: آیه وَإِن يَكَادُ) is verses 51 and 52 of Al-Qalam ( Q68:51-52) in the Quran. It is usually recited for protection from the evil eye. It states: "And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes when they hear the message, and ...

  6. Tinnitus - Wikipedia

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    Tinnitus. Tinnitus is a variety of sound that is heard when no corresponding external sound is present. [ 1] Nearly everyone experiences faint "normal tinnitus" in a completely quiet room; but it is of concern only if it is bothersome, interferes with normal hearing, or is associated with other problems. [ 6]

  7. Gandhi's Three Monkeys - Wikipedia

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    Gandhi's Three Monkeys is a series of sculptures created in 2008 by Indian artist Subodh Gupta that portrays three heads in different types of military headgear. The sculptures recall a visual metaphor from India's famous champion of peace, Mahatma Gandhi, of the "Three wise monkeys", representing the principle "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil".

  8. Idries Shah - Wikipedia

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    Idries Shah (/ ˈ ɪ d r ɪ s ˈ ʃ ɑː /; Hindi: इदरीस शाह, Pashto: ادريس شاه, Urdu: ادریس شاه; 16 June 1924 – 23 November 1996), also known as Idris Shah, Indries Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi (Arabic: سيد إدريس هاشمي) and by the pen name Arkon Daraul, was an Afghan author, thinker and teacher in the Sufi tradition.

  9. Optical illusion - Wikipedia

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    Optical illusion is also used in film by the technique of forced perspective . Op art is a style of art that uses optical illusions to create an impression of movement, or hidden images and patterns. Trompe-l'œil uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that depicted objects exist in three dimensions.