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From adam to zeus ...through all men and gods.

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Which is the worst time to go and buy grocery???
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[FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif][/FONT][FONT=comic sans ms,sans-serif]# 49.

What is that thing we go 'without' to stay 'within'???
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# 50.

In how many languages do people smile???

Everyone smiles in the same language throughout the world! :) :happy:
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# 14. Neptune

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He is the god of water and the sea in Roman mythology. He is analogous with, but not identical to Poseidon the Greek god.

Neptune was one of the three brothers presiding over the three realms of the universe, Heaven, Earth and the Netherworld. Jupiter and Pluto are the other two brothers.

Neptune was associated as well with fresh water. For Latins, who were not a seafaring people, the primary identification of Neptune was with freshwater springs.

Like Poseidon, Neptune was worshiped by the Romans also as a god of horses, under the name Neptunus Equester, a patron of horse-racing.

The theology of Neptune may only be reconstructed to some extent as since very early times he was identified with Poseidon the Greek god.

Such an identification may well be grounded in the strict relationship between the Latin and Greek theologies of the two deities.

It has been argued that Indo-European people, having no direct knowledge of the sea as they originated from inland areas, reused the theology of a deity originally wielding power over inland freshwaters as the god of the sea

This feature has been preserved particularly well in the case of Neptune who was definitely a god of springs, lakes and rivers before becoming also a god of the sea.
This is testified by the numerous findings of inscriptions mentioning him in the proximity of such locations.

Servius the grammarian also explicitly states Neptune is in charge of all the rivers, springs and waters.
He may find a parallel in Nechtan - the Irish god, master of the well from which all the rivers of the world flow out and flow back to.

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# 15. OMAR SHARIF

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OMAR SHARIF is a famous Hollywood actor from Egypt. He starred in Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won two Golden Globe Awards.

Now to the less known feats of this mega star!

Sharif once ranked among the world's best known contract bridge players forming the "Omar Sharif Bridge Circus" in 1967 which toured the world, competing against many powerhouse teams.

With Charles Goren, Sharif co-wrote a newspaper bridge column for several years for the Chicago tribune, but has mostly turned over the writing of the column to Tannah Hirsch, whose name appears on the byline with Sharif to this day.

He is also both author and co-author of several books on bridge and has licensed his name to a bridge computer game. Omar Sharif Bridge is still sold in Windows and "mobile platform" versions

For a number of years his partner at international tournaments was Egyptian Contract Bridge Superstar Maged Elewa.
 
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