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  2. Hervé Villechaize - Wikipedia

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    Hervé Jean-Pierre Villechaize (French: [ɛʁve vilʃɛz]; April 23, 1943 – September 4, 1993) was a French actor and painter.He is best known for his roles as the evil henchman Nick Nack in the 1974 James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun, and as Mr. Roarke's assistant, Tattoo, on the American television series Fantasy Island that he played from 1977 to 1983.

  3. List of French breads - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable French breads, consisting of breads that originated in France. Baguette – a long, thin type of bread of French origin. [1] [2] The "baguette de tradition française" is made from wheat flour, water, yeast, and common salt. It may contain up to 2% broad bean flour, up to 0.5% soya flour, and up to 0.3% wheat malt ...

  4. History of fantasy - Wikipedia

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    In many respects, Morris was an important milestone in the history of fantasy, because, while other writers wrote of foreign lands, or of dream worlds, Morris's works were the first to be set in an entirely invented world: a fantasy world. [36] These fantasy worlds were part of a general trend.

  5. Luca (masculine given name) - Wikipedia

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    Luca is a given name used predominantly for males, mainly in Latin America, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Croatia and Serbia.It is derived from the Latin name Lucas.It may also come from the Latin word "lucus" meaning "sacred wood" (a cognate of lucere).

  6. Farmer (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Although an occupationally derived surname, it was not given to tillers of the soil, but to collectors of taxes and tithes specializing in the collection of funds from agricultural leases. [1] In 2000, there were 68,309 people with the last name Farmer in the United States, making it the 431st most common last name in the nation. [2]

  7. Martínez (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Martínez is a widely spread surname (among other European surnames) due in large part to the global influence of the Spanish culture on territories and colonies in the Americas, Africa and Asia. Likewise, due to emigration throughout Europe, Martínez is relatively common in countries neighboring or near Spain, such as: Andorra, Portugal ...

  8. List of fantasy worlds - Wikipedia

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    The world in which Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 take place. Final Fantasy X: 2001: V Tékumel: M. A. R. Barker: A technological world is suddenly cast into a "pocket dimension". Reversing the usual sequence of events, Barker spent decades building his elaborate, detailed world before designing the initial tabletop role-playing game.

  9. Honorific - Wikipedia

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    The most common honorifics in modern English are usually placed immediately before a person's name. Honorifics used (both as style and as form of address) include, in the case of a man, "Mr." (irrespective of marital status), and, in the case of a woman, previously either of two depending on marital status: "Miss" if unmarried and "Mrs." if married, widowed, or divorced; more recently, a third ...