House of Fear (1945)

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On March 16, 1945, Universal Pictures released The House of Fear (1945), the eighth of twelve Sherlock Holmes films produced by the studio. Basil Rathbone returned as Holmes for the tenth time. Rathbone played Sherlock Holmes twice for Twentieth Century – Fox before Universal started producing the series. Despite its late entry into the series, film (affiliate link) stat

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Offensus, Volume 1

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Ego nuper lego Choque: Narratio Untold of Jiu-Jitsu in Brasilia, Volume 1 Auctore Roberto Pedreira (Vinculum Amazonium affiliate), quae alterna narrat de initiis BJJ quam in variis colloquiis cum sodalibus Familiae Gracie narratum est nobis. “Offensus” translates to “atrox” in Brazilian Portuguese. Dum Pedreira ubertim investigat et primos fontes citat, maxime Brazilian ephemerides,

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Gotch Beats Lurich in His Last Match

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Frank Gotch was famous for defeating George Hackenschmidt, mundi fortissimus athleta, et in weightlifter 1908 and the 1911 rematch. Gotch tenuit nomine per quinque annos, et omnia quae in propatulo posito,. In comparatione vero ad iuventute 35, Gotch cedere statuit,. Ad ultimum certamine, he would take on another famous European wrestler and weightlifter, George Lurich. George Lurich

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George Baptiste Meets World Champion

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Die Veneris, Jube 12, 1905, World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion George Hackenschmidt toured the United States after defeating reigning American Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Tom Jenkins. One of Hackenschmidt’s stops was the “Porta ad Occidentem”, St. Ludovicus, Missouri. Hackenschmidt agreed to throw three wrestlers in under 90 minutes. He accomplished this feat in less than 19 minutes after the third wrestler

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