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Brewer's: Well of St. Keyne

[Cornwall ]. The reputed virtue of this well is that whichever of a married pair first drinks its waters will be the paramount power of the house.…

St. Lucia

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St. Kitts and Nevis

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St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse Ronan is the Irish actress who was first nominated for an Oscar at age 13 for her supporting role in the 2007 film Atonement, and gained greater fame for her turn as the heroic Jo in Little…

Ronan Farrow

Name at birth: Satchel Ronan O'Sullivan FarrowRonan Farrow is a TV personality and journalist who is the son of actress Mia Farrow and filmmaker Woody Allen. A graduate of Yale Law School, Farrow…

Halley, Edmond

(Encyclopedia) Halley, EdmondHalley, Edmondhălˈē, hôˈlē [key], 1656–1742, English astronomer and mathematician. He is particularly noted as the first astronomer to predict the return of a comet and…

well

(Encyclopedia) well, aperture in the earth's surface through which substances in a natural underground reservoir, such as water, gas, oil, salt, and sulfur, can flow or be pumped to the surface. In…

Scott, Sir Walter

(Encyclopedia) Scott, Sir Walter, 1771–1832, Scottish novelist and poet, b. Edinburgh. He is considered the father of both the regional and the historical novel. Scott's narrative poems…

St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Chunha

Infoplease has everything you need to know about St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Chunha. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da…