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2016-05-06

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Sigmund Freud

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Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, famous for such revolutionary ideas as the unconscious mind, defense mechanisms, infantile sexuality, transference, the division of the human personality into id, ego, and superego, and finally for the talking cure, a notion that has provided …

Captain America: Civil War

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Captain America: Civil War is a 2016 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America, produ…

Cinco de Mayo

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Cinco de Mayo is an annual celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the …

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Sadiq Khan

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XHamster

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Donald Trump

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Mohammed Atef

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Colton Haynes

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Fort McMurray

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