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  2. Panzer VIII Maus - Wikipedia

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    18 km/h (11 mph) (average road speed) [ 1] Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (English: 'mouse') is a German World War II super-heavy tank completed in July of 1944. It is the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle ever built. Five were ordered, but only two hulls and one turret were completed, the turret being attached before the testing ...

  3. Char 2C - Wikipedia

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    150 km (93 mi) Maximum speed. 15 km/h (9.3 mph) Painting of Char 2C Alsace. The Char 2C, also known as the FCM 2C, was a French post WWI heavy tank landship, later considered a super-heavy tank. [ 1][page needed] It was developed during World War I but not deployed until after the war. It was, in total volume or physical dimensions, the largest ...

  4. Book banning in the United States (2021–present) - Wikipedia

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    Following publicity around the ban, sales of Maus spiked, becoming the number one best-seller on Amazon. [ 65 ] [ 66 ] [ 67 ] A bookstore in Tennessee offered to give a free copy of The Complete Maus to any student who requested one, leading them to create a GoFundMe campaign to cover the demand.

  5. Code of the United States Fighting Force - Wikipedia

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    Code of the United States Fighting Force. The Code of the U.S. Fighting Force is a code of conduct that is an ethics guide and a United States Department of Defense directive consisting of six articles to members of the United States Armed Forces, addressing how they should act in combat when they must evade capture, resist while a prisoner or ...

  6. List of ISO 3166 country codes - Wikipedia

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    See the ISO 3166-3 standard for former country codes. British Virgin Islands – See Virgin Islands (British) . Burma – See Myanmar . Cape Verde – See Cabo Verde . Caribbean Netherlands – See Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba . China, The Republic of – See Taiwan (Province of China) . Democratic People's Republic of Korea – See Korea ...

  7. List of country calling codes - Wikipedia

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    376 – Andorra (formerly 33 628) 377 – Monaco (formerly 33 93) 378 – San Marino (interchangeably with 39 0549; earlier was allocated 295 but never used) 379 – Vatican City (assigned but uses 39 06698). 38 – formerly assigned to Yugoslavia until its break-up in 1991. 380 – Ukraine. 381 – Serbia.

  8. Computer mouse - Wikipedia

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    By counting the pulses, the physical movement of the ball could be determined. A digital computer calculated the tracks and sent the resulting data to other ships in a task force using pulse-code modulation radio signals. This trackball used a standard Canadian five-pin bowling ball. It was not patented, since it was a secret military project.

  9. List of wars by death toll - Wikipedia

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    Number given is the sum of all deaths in battle during these wars recorded by Greek writers, does not take into account civilian deaths, the actual number may be much greater. Punic Wars. 1,620,000–1,920,000+. 264 BC–146 BC. Roman Republic vs. Carthaginian Empire. Western Europe / North Africa. First Punic War.