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unusual facts about Frozen



Abortion in Brazil

In a 2008 case, however, the Supreme Federal Court ruled, by a 6-5 vote, that the right to life applies only to intrauterine embryos, and that frozen embryos not eligible to a uterus transfer do not hold fundamental rights and may be manipulated for research purposes.

Agriculture in Guyana

A US$5 million fish-processing plant was under construction on the Demerara River in 1990, raising the possibility of frozen fish exports.

American Frozen Food Institute

American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) is a trade association and lobbying group based in McLean, Virginia for manufacturers and distributors of frozen food.

Andrew George Blair

In December 1901, Blair's daughter Bessie drowned while skating on the ill-frozen Ottawa River at a party put on by the Governor-General; Henry Harper dove in to try to rescue her, but drowned as well.

Arthur Dent

In And Another Thing..., written by Eoin Colfer, Arthur was put into a dream sequence and then frozen in time by the Guide Mk.2.

Atteridgeville

Development was frozen between 1968 and 1978 in accordance with the government's policy that housing provided for black people be limited to the homelands.

Augustine's Pizza

Augustine’s Pizza is the preferred frozen pizza of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Pittsburgh Pirates

Aysén Region

An industrial park, devoted mainly to producing frozen and, to a lesser extent, canned, products has developed around Puerto Chacabuco, Puerto Aisén, and Puerto Cisnes.

Boltzmann-Matano analysis

Two alloys with different concentration would be put into contact, and annealed at a given temperature for a given time t, typically several hours; the sample is then cooled to ambient temperature, and the concentration profile is virtually "frozen".

Braunshorn

On the night of 1 January 1814, Prussian troops under Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher advanced across the frozen Rhine near Kaub, freeing the lands on the Rhine’s left bank from French rule; they declared it officially Prussian territory on 1 June 1815.

Charizard

Charizard became loyal during the Orange Islands arc after Ash battled a trainer with a Poliwrath and Charizard was frozen solid.

Chuño

The word comes from Quechua ch'uñu, meaning frozen potato (wrinkled in the dialects of the Junín Region).

Dorothy Otnow Lewis

In 2004 Lewis alleged that British playwright Bryony Lavery's hit Broadway play Frozen, particularly the character of 'Agnetha', a psychiatrist sent to evaluate a serial killer, was based on thematic similarities with her book Guilty by Reason of Insanity and verbatim extracts from a New Yorker article about her by Malcolm Gladwell.

Economy of Bács-Kiskun

Among the industrial companies operating in the area of Baja are UNILEVER Rt. producing deep frozen products, the Bread factory of Bácska Sütoipari Rt., the abattoir of DÉLHÚS and the Pannonia Brewery.

Ellio's Pizza

When McCain foods acquired Ellio's in 1988, the frozen pizza brand was outselling all competitors in the New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia markets.

Embryo space colonization

In Yukinobu Hoshino's 2001 Nights manga, Night 4 showcases an interstellar mission where an automated ship bearing frozen embryos is launched with the help of a comet.

Frozen Pictures

Frozen Pictures is a motion picture, television and multimedia production company founded and operated by veteran producers and writers Brett Hudson and Burt Kearns, and is affiliated with Frozen Television.

Gamgee

John Gamgee (1831–1894), English physician and inventor; developer of the Glaciarium (the first mechanically frozen ice rink) and the perpetual motion Zeromoter

Goldberg Weisman Cairo

Sued The Arbor Nursing Home of Itasca, Illinois on behalf of one patient who had frozen to death in the nursing home’s courtyard.

Goroku River

The river, whose name means "Frozen Dark One", was named after Mieji-juku, the 56th post town on the Nakasendō, a historical trading route.

Hazel Edwards

Literary output based on her experience includes Antarctica's Frozen Chosen (a young adult eco-thriller), Antarctic Writer on Ice (her expedition diary), Antarctic Dad (a picture book), Right or Wrong (a play co-written with fellow author Goldie Alexander), Grandma Leaps the Antarctic (an Auslan-signed DVD) and Antarctic Closeup, a National Museum initiative.

I, Thighpaulsandra

#"Beneath the Frozen Lake of Stars" – 32:16 (Thighpaulsandra/Julian Cope)

John Apthorp

He first enjoyed success as a founding member and managing director of the family business of frozen food stores Bejam, which became a market leader in the United Kingdom, trading from hundreds of stores across the country.

Ken Grundt

Following his playing career, Grundt has worked as senior instructor at Frozen Ropes, a baseball instructional center located at Dickson City, Pennsylvania.

Ketchum Inc.

The event was hosted by chef George Duran and food industry analyst Phil Lempert; New York city area food bloggers were invited and told food being served was prepared by chef Duran but were served ConAgra frozen foods instead.

Lesjaskog

During the Second World War during the Namsos Campaign the British No. 263 Squadron RAF operated with 18 Gloster Gladiator biplane fighters from the frozen surface of Lake Lesjaskogsvatnet at Lesjaskog.

Lesjaskogsvatnet

No. 263 Squadron RAF operated with 18 Gloster Gladiator biplane fighters from a landing strip on the frozen Lesjaskogsvatnet in late April 1940 as part of the Norwegian campaign.

Mama Campisi's

Its success was apparently not sufficient, perhaps in part due to a switch to prefab/frozen food, as well as employee theft, and it eventually became the center of an episode of Restaurant: Impossible.

Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly

In 1809 he won a European reputation by a rapid and daring march over the frozen Gulf of Bothnia, which allowed him to surprise the enemy and seize Umeå in Sweden.

Michael Ferrante

Following the signings of Fred and Grant Brebner he was frozen out of the squad for the second season and struggled to make appearances.

Milton H. Hamilton, Jr

Hamilton implemented a system of user fees at many state parks to help offset their operating expenses; this program was frozen upon the inauguration of Phil Bredesen as governor.

Nasi goreng

Today the modern convenience stores such as 7-Eleven and Lawson operated in Indonesia also offering prepackage frozen microwave-heated nasi goreng take away.

Nicola Squitti

On January 23, 1887 Baron Squitti, under instructions from the State Department the Italian Consul at Philadelphia, conducted an inquiry into the death of Michael Fezano; an Italian frozen to death in a lockup in the City of Carbondale, USA on Christmas Day.

Old King Clancy

She met "The Frozen Snowshoe" (a famous Canadian wrestler), who showed her his collection of Harvey's Trays (simple orange plastic trays from a fast-food chain), and offered her an "Old King Clancy" (a "Sacramento Turtleneck" with maple syrup).

Paleta

The name comes from palo, or "stick," and the diminutive ending -eta, referencing the little flat stick frozen into each item; the stores, carts, and kiosks where they are sold are known as paleterías, and the sellers are called Paleteros.

Prehistoric Ice Man

At Mephisto's laboratory, Mephisto and Kevin thaw the ice and discover the man is alive and has been frozen for only 32 months judging by the Eddie Bauer clothes he is wearing.

River Thames frost fairs

Soon after Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London, took residence at Fulham Palace in 1788, he recorded that the year was remarkable "for a very severe frost the latter end of the year, by which the Thames was so completely frozen over, that Mrs. Porteus and myself walked over it from Fulham to Putney".

Scott McCaughey

Their first album, Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails, celebrates many aspects of baseball culture, and includes a song in tribute to Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Harvey Haddix.

Sejong University

Yu Ha, film director, screenwriter and poet, English major; was nominated for Korea's premier film awards for directing/screenwriting several times; his film credits include: "A Day of Poet Goobo" (1990), "We Must Go to Apgujeong-dong on Windy Days" (1993), "Marriage Is a Crazy Thing" (2002), "Once Upon a Time in High School" (2004), "A Dirty Carnival" (2006), "A Frozen Flower" (2008) and "Howling." (2011; TBA)

Shi Yan Xu

On October 1, 2006, the world final was televised in a four-hour live broadcast judged by action star and former Beijing Wushu Team Member Jacky Wu Jing (Sha Po Lang, Tai Chi Master, Legend of Zu) Director Stanley Tong (The Myth, Martial Law, Mr. Magoo) and Director Wang Xiaoshuai (Frozen).

Sleazy P. Martini

While fleeing the U.S. on possible drug charges, Sleazy ends up crashing his helicopter in Antarctica, where Gwar has been imprisoned by The Master, frozen inside a cavern.

Stephen Wellman

Wellman and William Camenzuli had found themselves frozen out and were serving suspensions, imposed on them for breach of club rules.

Swanson

That agreement expired in mid-2009 just before Pinnacle purchased Birds Eye Foods and Pinnacle discontinued the use of the Swanson name in favor of the Hungry-Man brand for its frozen dinners (the Swanson frozen breakfast line had been rebranded Aunt Jemima several years before).

The Confession of Brother Haluin

She and several allies walked over the frozen river through Stephen's lines, walked to Abingdon, where they got horses to ride to Wallingford Castle.

The Left Hand of Darkness

Genly Ai, a Terran native, is sent to represent the Ekumen, the intergalactic coalition of humanoid worlds, on the frozen planet Gethen, also called Winter.

Trent Harris

He wrote and directed the offbeat 1991 comedy Rubin and Ed, in which Crispin Glover and Howard Hesseman wander the desert looking for a suitable place to bury a frozen cat.

Western Gulf Advisory

WGA was initially touted as a suitor for the New Zealand-based Wellington Phoenix football club after its owner Terry Serepisos encountered financial trouble, but negotiations did not proceed after WGA's assets were frozen by a court order.

Winged monkeys

At this remark, the Asgardian hero Thor is confused, not knowing what a monkey is (and not having read or seen The Wizard of Oz) whilst Captain America excitedly announces that he understood the reference, having come from a source from before when he was frozen during World War II.

Young's Bluecrest

The acquisition of the UK-based Findus operations from EQT Partners in January 2006 boosted Young's total sales to an estimated £1 billion ($1.7 billion), confirming the company's position as the leader in the UK frozen fish sector, having surpassed rivals Bird's Eye, owned by Permira.


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