Man o' War (March 29, 1917 – November 1, 1947) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time...
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The Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis), also known as the man-of-war or bluebottle, is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian...
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Man o' War was a thoroughbred racehorse considered an all-time great. Man o' War (or capitalization variations thereof) may also refer to: Portuguese man...
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In Royal Navy jargon, a man-of-war (also man-o'-war, or simply man) was a powerful warship or frigate of the 16th to the 19th century, that was frequently...
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Man O' War is a voluntary paramilitary organization in Nigeria, founded in 1951. Man O' War traces its origins to 1951 when the Man O' War Bay was established...
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The Man o' War Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses aged four-years-old and older. It is run over a distance of one and three-eighth...
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Sheepshank (redirect from Man o' war sheepshank)
it can fail. It is strongly advised that an alternative knot be used. The man-o'war sheepshank is a sheepshank knot with a Handcuff knot in the middle...
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Man O' War (sometimes also written as "Manowar") is a now out-of-print table top war game by Games Workshop. The game was set in the same realm of Warhammer...
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Man-O-War Cay is a small island in the Abaco region of the Bahamas. It had a population of 215 at the 2010 census. When the American colonies were successful...
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Man o' War Boulevard, named after the racehorse Man o' War, is an almost 17-mile (27 km) urban arterial, circling Lexington, Kentucky to its south. Its...
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Man O' War Bay or Man of War Bay may refer to: Man of War Bay, Abaco Islands, Bahamas, a bay on the Abaco Islands, Bahamas Man O' War Bay, Cameroon, a...
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was foaled at Faraway Farm in Lexington, the offspring of Man o' War and Brushup. Man o' War was widely regarded as the greatest American racehorse of...
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50°37′13″N 2°16′13″W / 50.6204°N 2.2703°W / 50.6204; -2.2703 Man o' War Cove (or Man of War Bay and similar names) lies on the Dorset coast in southern...
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Portuguese man o' war Max Manus: Man of War, a 2008 Norwegian World War II film Portuguese man o' war, also referred to as Portuguese man of war, a floating...
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Secretariat (horse) (section Man o' War Stakes)
Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century, Secretariat was second to Man o' War. At age two, Secretariat finished fourth in his 1972 debut in a maiden...
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the Portuguese man o' war, feeding on its tentacles and gonads. Although it possesses resistance to the toxin produced by the man o' war, this species...
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Man-O-War GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Man of War, Fingal, Dublin in Ireland. The Club is affiliated with Dublin Gaa. The club was...
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77°00′25″W / 26.58750°N 77.00694°W / 26.58750; -77.00694 Boat building on Man-O-War Cay in Bahamas dates back to the 1880s. During the middle of the last...
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Frigatebird (redirect from Man-o'-war bird)
Spanish rabihorcado or forktail. In the Caribbean frigatebirds were called Man-of-War birds by English mariners. This name was used by the English explorer...
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atlanticus feeds on other pelagic creatures, including the Portuguese man o' war and other venomous siphonophores. This sea slug stores stinging nematocysts...
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Secretariat and Man o' War had both received three of the seven first-place votes. (Citation received the other first-place vote.) Man o' War was listed in...
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Bloomington, Utah (section Man O War Bridge)
In 2005 there was massive flooding in the Washington County area. The Man-O-War bridge usually remained opened; however, it was closed for a few hours...
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The Man o' War Cup, originally the Kenilworth Gold Cup, is a solid gold trophy that commemorates the winners of the Travers Stakes, held at Saratoga Race...
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on May 23, 1933, from the mare Swing On and sire Hard Tack, a son of Man o' War. Seabiscuit was named for his father, as hardtack or "sea biscuit" is...
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Stable of Gladys Mills Phipps and her brother Ogden L. Mills. Sired by Man o' War, he showed considerable promise as a racer, but his temper prevented him...
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series was recognized as such. In 1920, the Belmont was won by the great Man o' War, who won by 20 lengths, setting a new stakes and American record, while...
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The Lexington Men O' War were a minor league professional ice hockey team and member of the ECHL. The name Man o' War is from a thoroughbred race horse...
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New Jersey) is notable as the only horse to have ever defeated Man o' War. Man o' War, who would go on to a career in which he won 20 of his 21 starts...
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Louis Feustel (section Man o' War)
Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer best known as the trainer of Man o' War. Born in Lindenhurst, NY, Feustel was only ten years old when he began...
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common name Pacific man o' war to distinguish it from the more widely distributed and larger Physalia physalis, the Portuguese man o' war. The species are...
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