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  • Thumbnail for Pit pony
    A pit pony, otherwise known as a mining horse, was a horse, pony or mule commonly used underground in mines from the mid-18th until the mid-20th century...
    13 KB (1,573 words) - 15:58, 24 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for American Pit Bull Terrier
    The American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) is a dog breed recognized by the United Kennel Club (UKC) and the American Dog Breeders Association (ADBA), but not...
    48 KB (4,936 words) - 06:02, 14 November 2024
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    disasters of 5 or more people killed were ever recorded but 43 people in total are known to have been killed working at the pit. Once the pit was closed...
    3 KB (301 words) - 15:26, 8 October 2022
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    Brienne Pedigo (category Place of birth missing (living people))
    racing pit reporter, formerly employed by ESPN and ESPN on ABC for the Indy Racing League and currently working for the Motor Racing Network as pit reporter...
    4 KB (266 words) - 22:31, 7 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Open-pit mining
    Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or open-cut mining and in larger contexts mega-mining, is a surface mining technique that extracts rock or minerals...
    21 KB (2,552 words) - 21:56, 26 August 2024
  • gaping maw is lined with several rows of sharp teeth, inhabiting the Great Pit of Carkoon, a hollow in the sand of the desert planet Tatooine. After the...
    20 KB (2,611 words) - 18:46, 3 November 2024
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    A pit latrine, also known as pit toilet, is a type of toilet that collects human waste in a hole in the ground. Urine and feces enter the pit through...
    51 KB (6,038 words) - 13:46, 28 October 2024
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    motorsports, a pit stop is a pause for refuelling, new tyres, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, as a penalty, or any combination of the above...
    63 KB (9,219 words) - 03:30, 6 November 2024
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    The Berkeley Pit is a former open pit copper mine in the western United States, located in Butte, Montana. It is one mile (1.6 km) long by one-half mile...
    20 KB (2,048 words) - 04:56, 11 October 2024
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    Digging (redirect from Borrow pit)
    friability, to suit growth of kūmara and taro, brought by Māori from tropical islands. A regional variation of this is termed "barrow pit" in the western United...
    17 KB (1,880 words) - 00:24, 15 October 2024
  • must be more to life than working down the pit. The miner, Malachi (Mack) McAsh, eventually runs away in order to find work and a new life in London. Eventually...
    6 KB (549 words) - 16:49, 19 July 2024
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    The Pit (Russian: Яма, romanized: Yama, published in English as Yama: The Pit) is a novel by Alexander Kuprin published in installments between 1909 and...
    15 KB (2,319 words) - 23:02, 5 November 2024
  • Frank Rosenthal (category Federal Bureau of Investigation informants)
    Rosenthal moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1968. At age 40, Rosenthal began working as a pit boss at the Stardust, where his exceptional gambling knowledge became...
    15 KB (1,654 words) - 15:13, 10 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Bell pit
    A bell pit is a primitive method of mining coal, iron ore, or other minerals lying near the surface. A shaft is sunk to reach the mineral which is excavated...
    3 KB (353 words) - 11:21, 31 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Passion Pit
    Passion Pit is an American indie pop band from Cambridge, Massachusetts. Formed in 2007, frontman and keyboardist Michael Angelakos is the band's primary...
    41 KB (3,713 words) - 06:07, 15 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre
    Centre Trust and has previously been known as the Amberley Working Museum, Amberley Chalk Pits Museum, and Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre. It is located...
    14 KB (1,280 words) - 22:36, 3 November 2024
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    Moshing (redirect from Mosh pit)
    extreme style of dancing in which participants push or slam into each other. Taking place in an area called the mosh pit (or simply the pit), it is typically...
    48 KB (6,242 words) - 15:37, 24 October 2024
  • Pit is a British television science-fiction serial transmitted live by BBC Television in December 1958 and January 1959. It was the third and last of...
    41 KB (4,616 words) - 02:41, 27 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Gravel pit
    A gravel pit is an open-pit mine for the extraction of gravel. Gravel pits often lie in river valleys where the water table is high, so they may naturally...
    16 KB (1,622 words) - 16:40, 17 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Pit beef
    Pit beef is a dish of roast beef prepared over a charcoal fire, commonly using top round cuts of beef. The cooked roast is sliced thinly and often served...
    4 KB (359 words) - 19:20, 20 October 2024
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