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  • March, Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of, 3rd Earl of Ulster ... Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus
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  • Marie-Charlotte-Amélie-Augustine-Victoire-Clémentine-Léopoldine ... marine insurance
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  • markedness ... Marl
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  • McDowall, Alastair ... McGuire, Alfred James
  • McGuire, Barry ... McLaglen, Victor
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  • Mona ... Mond carbonyl process
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  • moral responsibility, problem of ... Morbus Kitahara
  • Morceli, Noureddine ... morepork
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  • Morganucodon ... Morley, Thomas
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  • mortality ... Morven
  • Morvi ... Moseley, Carol
  • Moseley, Henry ... Mosquito Coast, The
  • Mosquito Coast, The ... moth
  • Moth ... Motilón
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  • motorbike ... moulting
  • Moulton, Alex ... Mount Vernon
  • Mount Wilson Catalog of Photographic Magnitudes in Selected Areas ... Mountains and Sea
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  • mouthparts ... Movimiento de la Quinta República
  • Movimiento de Liberación Nacional ... Mozarabic art
  • Mozarabic chant ... Mr. and Mrs. ’55
  • Mr. and Mrs. Andrews ... Mrożek, Sławomir
  • MRP ... MTS1
  • Mtshali, Oswald Mbuyiseni ... mucus
  • mucus tract ... Mufu Mountains
  • Mufu Shan ... Muḥammad ibn Sālim
  • Muḥammad ibn Salmān ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Saʿūd ... muḥtasib
  • Muhteşem ... Mulatto
  • mulatto ... Müller, Johannes von
  • Müller, K. Alex ... multilateral treaty
  • multilateralism ... multitrack recorder
  • Multituberculata ... Munchkinland
  • munchkins ... municipio
  • municipium ... Muppet Magazine
  • Muppet Movie, The ... Murchison Falls National Park
  • Murchison meteorite ... Murillo, Gerardo
  • Murillo, Rosario ... Murray, Arthur
  • Murray, Balvany, and Gask, John Murray, Lord ... Murwillumbah
  • Muryangsu Hall ... Muscle of Love
  • muscle of Riolan ... museum of modern art
  • Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa ... Music of the Spheres
  • Music Performance Trust Fund ... musk okra
  • musk ox ... Mustaine, Dave
  • Mustakfī, al- ... Muthuswami Dikshitar
  • Muti, Riccardo ... Muzsika
  • Muztag, Mount ... My Childhood
  • My company 401(k) plan offers a Roth option. Should I use it? ... My Name Is Julia Ross
  • My Name Is Khan ... Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
  • Mycobacterium bovis ... Mylar
  • Myliobatidae ... Myrdal, Karl Gunnar
  • Mýrdals Glacier ... Mysteries of Paris, The
  • Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The ... myxamoeba
  • myxedema ... Mʾzabite
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