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2. Lead masks case - Wikipedia

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   Miguel José Viana and Manoel Pereira da Cruz. The lead masks case (Portuguese: mistério das máscaras de chumbo, lit. "mystery of the lead masks") involves a series of events which led to the death of two Brazilian electronic technicians, Manoel Pereira da Cruz and Miguel José Viana, who had last been seen by their families on August 17, 1966. [1]

3. Proton pack - Wikipedia

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   A replica of the ghost trap used in the original film. The proton pack, designed and built by Dr. Egon Spengler, is a man-portable cyclotron system (and indeed Dr. Peter Venkman refers to the proton packs in one scene as "unlicensed nuclear accelerators"), [3] that is used to create a charged particle beam—composed of protons—that is fired by the particle thrower (also referred to as the ...

4. Mask of Tutankhamun - Wikipedia

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   X-ray crystallography conducted in 2007 revealed that the mask is primarily made of copper-alloyed 23 karat gold to facilitate the cold working used to shape the mask. The surface of the mask is covered in a very thin layer (approximately 30 nanometres ) of two different alloys of gold: a lighter 18.4 karat shade for the face and neck, and 22.5 ...

5. List of songs banned by the BBC - Wikipedia

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   This article lists songs and whole discographies which have been banned by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) over the years. During its history, the corporation has banned songs from a number of high-profile artists, including Cliff Richard, Frank Sinatra, Noël Coward, the Beatles, Ken Dodd, Elvis Presley, Bing Crosby, the BBC Dance Orchestra, Tom Lehrer, Glenn Miller, and George Formby.

6. Film censorship in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   The cuts were reduced considerably from 7 minutes 2 seconds in the 2001 release to 2 minutes 54 seconds in the 2011 release so that only the scenes of rape that focus on Camille Keaton's nudity have been banned since the 2011 release. It was again submitted for UK DVD in 2020, and was passed with lesser cuts, this time totalling 1 minute 41 ...

7. Firearms regulation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Shotguns (Section 2 firearms under the 1968 Act as amended) are defined in UK law as smoothbore firearms with barrels not shorter than 24 inches (61 cm) and a bore not larger than 2 inches (5.1 cm) in diameter, no revolving cylinder, and either no magazine or a non-detachable magazine that is not capable of holding more than two cartridges, [5 ...