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2. Gamma ray - Wikipedia

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   A gamma ray, also known as gamma radiation (symbol. γ. ), is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from the radioactive decay of atomic nuclei. It consists of the shortest wavelength electromagnetic waves, typically shorter than those of X-rays. With frequencies above 30 exahertz ( 3 × 1019 Hz) and wavelengths less than 10 ...

3. Haijin - Wikipedia

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   The Haijin ( 海禁) or sea ban was a series of related isolationist policies in China restricting private maritime trading and coastal settlement during most of the Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty. The policy introduced by the Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang significantly hampered the growth of China's domestic trade, [1] although the Ming was ...

4. Smoking in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   Until 30 September 2007, the minimum age to purchase and consume tobacco products in public was 16 years of age. From 30 September 2007, the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010 became effective, raising the minimum purchase, consumption, and possession age to 18 years of age. Section 4: Sale of tobacco products to persons ...

5. Orders of magnitude (numbers) - Wikipedia

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   Mathematics – Poker: The odds of being dealt a royal flush in poker are 649,739 to 1 against, for a probability of 1.5 × 10 −6 (0.000 15%). Mathematics – Poker: The odds of being dealt a straight flush (other than a royal flush) in poker are 72,192 to 1 against, for a probability of 1.4 × 10 −5 (0.0014%).

6. List of Robot Chicken episodes - Wikipedia

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   Robot Chicken is an American stop-motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich that premiered on Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim on February 20, 2005, at 11:30 p.m. EST. The eleventh and most recent season premiered on September 7, 2021, at 12:00 a.m. EDT.

7. Restraining order - Wikipedia

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   A restraining order or protective order, [a] is an order used by a court to protect a person in a situation often involving alleged domestic violence, child abuse, assault, harassment, stalking, or sexual assault. Restraining and personal protection order laws vary from one jurisdiction to another but all establish who can file for an order ...

8. Guantanamo Bay detention camp - Wikipedia

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   The Guantanamo Bay detention camp ( Spanish: Centro de detención de la bahía de Guantánamo) is a United States military prison within the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, also referred to as Gitmo ( / ˈɡɪtmoʊ / GIT-moh ), on the coast of Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. As of May 2024, of the 779 people detained there since January 2002 when the ...

9. Mountaintop removal mining - Wikipedia

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   Mountaintop removal mining (MTR), also known as mountaintop mining (MTM), is a form of surface mining that involves the topographical alteration and/or removal of a summit, hill, or ridge to access buried coal seams. The MTR process involves the removal of coal seams by first fully removing the overburden lying atop them, exposing the seams ...