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  2. United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Most of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922 as the Irish Free State, and the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 created the present United Kingdom. The UK became the first industrialised country and was the world's foremost power for the majority of the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly during the "Pax Britannica" between 1815 ...

  3. Bedford Free School - Wikipedia

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    Bedford Free School is a mixed secondary free school located in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The school opened in September 2012, and educates pupils from Bedford, Kempston and the wider Borough of Bedford . [2]

  4. OshKosh B'gosh - Wikipedia

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    The company was founded in 1895 as the Grove Manufacturing Company by Frank E. Grove, J. Howard Jenkins, and James Clark. [1] Grove was soon bought out of the company and it was renamed Oshkosh Clothing and Manufacturing Co. in December 1896. [1] OshKosh B'gosh's most notable product was hickory striped overalls. [3]

  5. Retail - Wikipedia

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    Two strategies to entice the buyer, money back guarantee and buy one get one free, were devised by 18th-century retail entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood. [50] [51] Retailers must also plan for customer preferred payment modes – e.g. cash, credit, lay-by, Electronic Funds Transfer at Point-of-Sale (EFTPOS).

  6. Aviator sunglasses - Wikipedia

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    F.W. Hunter, Army test pilot, with AN 6531 sunglasses (1942) Aviator sunglasses are a style of sunglasses that was developed by a group of American firms. The original Bausch & Lomb design is now commercially marketed as Ray-Ban Aviators, although other manufacturers also produce aviator-style sunglasses.

  7. American Eagle Outfitters - Wikipedia

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    American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer headquartered at SouthSide Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.It was founded in 1977 by brothers Jerry and Mark Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company that also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear.

  8. Firearms regulation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    A few models of ISSF 50 meter pistol (also known as "Free Pistol") have been produced which exceed the defined dimensions for prohibited "short firearms" and qualify as Section 1 firearms. Some free pistols offered removable stabiliser bars; UK-legal models are manufactured with stabilisers permanently fixed.

  9. Boycott of Russia and Belarus - Wikipedia

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    The European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser Facility announced it will not start new agreements with Russian institutions and will suspend existing ones. 2 March 2022 [98] French National Centre for Scientific Research: Government agency France: The French National Centre for Scientific Research suspends all new scientific collaboration with Russia.