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  2. Blu-ray - Wikipedia

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    Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released worldwide on June 20, 2006, capable of storing several hours of high-definition video (HDTV 720p and 1080p).

  3. 12 (number) - Wikipedia

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    Twelve is the largest number with a single-syllable name in English.Early Germanic numbers have been theorized to have been non-decimal: evidence includes the unusual phrasing of eleven and twelve, the former use of "hundred" to refer to groups of 120, and the presence of glosses such as "tentywise" or "ten-count" in medieval texts showing that writers could not presume their readers would ...

  4. List of UK top-ten singles in 1996 - Wikipedia

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    The song spent nine weeks in the top 10 and had two non-consecutive weeks at number-one. Since its initial release, the song has continued to reappear in the UK charts around major football tournaments involving the England team; it reached number-one again in 2018 after England lost to Croatia in the semi-final of that year's FIFA World Cup.

  5. Toll-free telephone number - Wikipedia

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    A toll-free telephone number or freephone number is a telephone number that is billed for all arriving calls. For the calling party, a call to a toll-free number from a landline is free of charge. A toll-free number is identified by a dialing prefix similar to an area code. The specific service access varies by country.

  6. Ray Bradbury - Wikipedia

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    Ray Douglas Bradbury (US: / ˈ b r æ d b ɛr i / BRAD-berr-ee; August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter.One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.

  7. C&A - Wikipedia

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    C&A is a multinational chain of retail clothing stores that originated in the Netherlands. It now has European head offices in Vilvoorde , Belgium, and Düsseldorf , Germany. The company operates approximately 1,300 stores in Europe and approximately 300 stores in Brazil, as well as websites for online shopping .

  8. Non-geographic telephone numbers in the United Kingdom

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    The 034 and 037 ranges are reserved specifically for 084 and 087 migration. GPs using 084 and 087 numbers can migrate to the equivalent 034 or 037 version of their number without ending their phone service contracts. [214] Alternatively they can move to brand new 030 or 033 numbers or to a geographic 01 or 02 number.

  9. Ray Lewis - Wikipedia

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    His son Ray III played college football at the University of Miami, and later Coastal Carolina. [209] Ray III would later play indoor football for the Wyoming Mustangs in 2021. [210] Ray III died at the age of 28 on June 15, 2023, [211] of an accidental overdose. [212] His son Rayshad played at Utah State and University of Maryland. [213]