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My name’s Bongo, and I’m a Dalmatian. I belong to a very ancient and very prestigious breed of dogs. My ancestors are even depicted on...

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The US Bicentennial was approaching, and to mark the occasion World Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed planned to hold a title fight in...

The Harrison family lived in a small red-brick house in the Wavertree neighbourhood of Liverpool. The wavering trees, a type of trembling...

Arnold Schwarzenegger grew up in a Catholic family who attended mass every Sunday. His upbringing was strict, for his father – an officer...

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