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  2. Vardo (Romani wagon) - Wikipedia

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    Interior of a Reading vardo, as used by the Romanichal, donated to the transport museum in Glasgow by a family from the Scottish village of Rhu.. A vardo (also Romani wag(g)on, Gypsy wagon, living wagon, caravan, van and house-on-wheels) is a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle traditionally used by travelling Romanichal as their home.

  3. Wartenberg wheel - Wikipedia

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    A Wartenberg wheel, also called a Wartenberg pinwheel or Wartenberg neurowheel, is a medical device for neurological use. The wheel was designed to test nerve reactions (sensitivity) as it rolled systematically across the skin. [1] A Wartenberg wheel is generally made of stainless steel with a

  4. Stochastic universal sampling - Wikipedia

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    Here RWS() describes the bulk of fitness proportionate selection (also known as "roulette wheel selection") – in true fitness proportional selection the parameter Points is always a (sorted) list of random numbers from 0 to F. The algorithm above is intended to be illustrative rather than canonical.

  5. Monte Carlo Casino - Wikipedia

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    The Monte Carlo Casino, officially named Casino de Monte-Carlo, is a gambling and entertainment complex located in Monaco.It includes a casino, the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, and the office of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo.

  6. Russian roulette - Wikipedia

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    Russian roulette as depicted in the 1925 movie The Night Club. Russian roulette (Russian: Русская рулетка, romanized: Russkaya ruletka) is a potentially lethal game of chance in which a player places a single round in a revolver, spins the cylinder, places the muzzle against the head or body (of the opponent or themselves), and pulls the trigger.

  7. En prison - Wikipedia

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    The 'La Partage' version of Roulette is more favorable towards the player when compared to the standard American and European Roulette Games. It has a payout percentage of 98.65%, which means the house edge is 1.35%, but this is only the case when the player is betting on a two-sided outside bet.

  8. Freikörperkultur - Wikipedia

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    Freikörperkultur-inspired naturism is defined as an attitude and way of life by the International Naturist Federation as follows: [4]. The practice of communal nudity is an essential characteristic of naturism, making, as it does, the maximum use of the natural agents of sun, air and water.

  9. Blaise Pascal - Wikipedia

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    Pascal's birthplace. Pascal was born in Clermont-Ferrand, which is in France's Auvergne region, by the Massif Central.He lost his mother, Antoinette Begon, at the age of three. [13]