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unusual facts about spears


Bunnicula

A 1982 animated TV special (from Ruby-Spears) by the same name was created based on the first book and aired on the ABC Weekend Special.


2010 Estoril Open – Women's Doubles

Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears were the defenders of championship title, but Kops-Jones chose to participate in Rome instead and Spears chose not to play.

Antonio de Olaguer y Feliú

External ornaments: the shield had six flags and two banners characteristic of Field Marshals and other ornaments (guns, spears, halberd, sword, drums, etc.) of the profession of arms.

Battle of Tayabas

Although Malvar's main army was armed with Mausers and other modern weaponry, numerous Tayabeño katipuneros who joined the fighting were armed with simple Knives and spears; however, the advantage of the Spaniards in terms of weaponry was relatively neutralized due to the close up fighting in the jungles and foothills of Mt. Banahaw in Tayabas.

Billie Jo Spears discography

Spears's official recording career began in 1966 when she was first signed to a temporary recording contract with United Artists.

Britney and Kevin: Chaotic

MTV News announced in April 2004 that Spears was planning a reality television series to document her backstage life during the European leg of The Onyx Hotel Tour.

A majority of the footage was originally shot for Spears' own reality series to document the European leg of The Onyx Hotel Tour in the spring of 2004.

Catholic school uniform

The hit 1998 music video for Britney Spears' first single, "...Baby One More Time" featured Spears and a number of backup dancers wearing a modified version of the Catholic school uniform.

Do Somethin'

During the first verse, they fly in a pink Hummer and move their heads to the beat on the song, while Spears puts the truck on autopilot.

Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know

The singer's real-life boyfriend at the time Justin Timberlake, however, was said to be annoyed at the kissing scenes, while the original video was considered too racy at the time by Spears' mother, Lynne, because it contained sexually explicit material.

Frank Sydney Spears

He was specially commended on the SASA Members' Exhibition of 1950 as follows: "Undoubtedly the best thing on the show is a smallish canvas 'Eileen Joyce plays Chopin', by Frank Spears. Here is a genuine attempt to interpret a musical theme in terms of paint; one feels the spirit of action in the moving chords placed in a flowing design" (P.H.W.: The Cape Times: 31.8.1950).

Green Corn Rebellion

In early August 1917, preceding the rebellion, large numbers of African-American, European-American, and Native American men gathered at the farm of John Spears in Sasakwa to plan a march upon Washington, DC to end the war.

Heather Spears

Educated at the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver School of Art, Spears emigrated to Denmark in 1962 where she also studied at the University of Copenhagen.

How Could I Want More

The song was written by Spears and Rivers Rutherford, and was self-released (under the label name Sweet Jamie Music, Inc.) on November 26, 2013 as the lead single from Spears' forthcoming debut album.

Into Your System

The music video of "Into Your System" was accused of being very similar looking to Britney Spears' "Toxic" music video because of the scene with diamonds all over EliZe's body", and because it contains a yellow python, just like the one Spears performed with at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards.

Ivan Moscovich

Alongside his work as an artist, Ivan has been active as an inventor of games, puzzles, toys, educational aids and programmes which have been commercial successes under major manufacturers such as Hasbro, Pressman, Mattel, Peter Pan, Spears, Ravensburger, Childcraft, Invicta and many others.

Jamie Lynn Spears

On November 25, 2013, Spears released her first single "How Could I Want More" from her upcoming debut album.

In 2013, Spears relaunched her career as a country music recording artist, and released her debut single "How Could I Want More" that November.

Jean Braconnier

According to the account published in the 19th century by Louis Prosper Gachard from anonymous chronicles written during Philip's voyages, the attacking Spaniards were armed with shields, rapiers, and spears, but Braconnier and his companion fought so capably that they deprived some of the attackers of their weapons and injured them with them.

Karate Kommandos

The series follows the framing device of Mr. T's animated series (also a Ruby-Spears production): At the beginning of each episode, a live action segment with Norris, usually at a gym or martial arts studio, is shown to explain what is going on.

Mechanised Transport Corps

Their endeavours were held in high esteem by the French and it is said that "petulant General de Gaulle peremptorily ordered the Hospital to be disbanded because the crowds at the Paris Victory Parade dared to cheer: 'Vive Spears!'"

Mega Man Anniversary Collection

The PS2 version features the original Ruby-Spears Mega Man cartoon pilot episode, while the GameCube version has an interview with Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune.

Melissa Lefton

She spent several years working professionally as a commercial jingle writer; Lefton's vocals can be heard in the famous commercial for Pepsi by Britney Spears as well as ads for T.J. Maxx and Chevrolet.

Melissus of Crete

They were chthonic daimones of Mount Ida, who clashed their spears and shields to drown out the wails of infant Zeus, whom they received from the Great Goddess, Rhea, his mother.

Michael Spears

Spears is an accomplished hand drum player and singer, often performing at native American "pow-wow" gatherings and in non-tribal venues (he was the opening act for Rita Coolidge and Friends at her 2005 concert in Great Falls, Montana).

By the age of 17, Spears had acted in both TV and film with other actors, including Kevin Costner, Jimmy Smits and Kim Delaney.

Spears was born in Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota to Native American parents and lived there until he was in fifth grade.

Nepean River

Charles Darwin also wrote of people (Aborigines) at Emu Ford, commenting on their skill with spears, while Watkin Tench of the Royal Marines also noted their use of spears, lines and nets to capture fish.

Not the Bradys XXX

Before Not the Bradys they set their spotlight on Britney Spears when they made the adult film Britney Rears.

Opata people

The Opata also hunted game, especially deer, with bows and arrows, fished in the rivers with spears and nets and gathered wild foods, such as Chenopodium and cactus leaves and fruits.

Out from Under

After approaching Spears and Guy Sigsworth in 2008, the songwriters suggested the singer to re-record the song for her album.

Port Elizabeth

The remnants of the Spears were later reconstituted into the Southern Kings, also based in Port Elizabeth, which will join Super Rugby in 2013.

Pyrrhic

Citing Aristoxenus, Athenaeus said the pyrrhic is a Spartan dance for boys carrying spears to prepare for war, and noted the intense speed of the dance.

Red Horse Racing

For the 2006 season, David Starr, former driver of the No. 75 Spears Chevy Silverado, drove the team's Toyotas, which switched from No. 38 to #11.

Rue Spears

Rue Spears is a street in Beirut, Lebanon that was named after Lebanese General Edward Spears who in 1940 liaised with General Charles de Gaulle and his Free French movement to liberate the Levant.

Sengoku Basara 2

New enemies to deal with, including Oni soldiers, ice and fire ninjas, dragon tanks, and five elemental mercenaries parodying the Super Sentai series known as the "Gohon Yari" ("The Five Spears").

Shawn Spears

On the August 19 episode of ECW, Spears made his WWE television debut as a heel under the name Gavin Spears as part of Theodore Long's "New Superstar Initiative" in a losing effort to Ricky Ortiz.

Sindhuli District

They British Army had advanced weaponry such as guns and cannons whereas the Gurkha were with bows and arrows, spears, etc.

Sois moi – Be Me

Many reviews were unfavourable and noted the similarity of "Sois moi – Be Me" with Britney Spears' 2008 song "Gimme More".

Spearwood, Western Australia

It was named by colonial settlers who noticed the native tea trees, scientific name Melaleuca lancialata chipolata, being used for spears by the Yugul Aboriginal people.

Starkid

Starkid (real name Adam Spears) was a young electronic music producer from East Texas who was most known for his single Crayons which was played by DJs such as Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz, John Digweed and featured on Nick Warren's Global Underground: Reykjavik.

The Breakfast

On Dec. 31, Spears played his final show as The Breakfast's bassist at Electric Company in Utica, N.Y. At Spears's second-to-last show two nights prior at Toad's Place in New Haven, CT, Giangreco joined The Breakfast for four songs to close the performance, including a stellar version of one of the band's most highly regarded songs, Mooboo's Voodoo (Episode 2), and then a cover of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "Karn Evil 9", with Spears on lead vocals.

Phish bassist Mike Gordon was in attendance and then joined the band for the encore and their cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", which featured Gordon on bass, Spears on guitar, and Palmieri on vocals and dressed and singing as Tony Clifton.

The Naked Runner

The title comes from a quote from Arthur Symons' In the wood of Finvava "A naked runner lost in a storm of spears" that begins the book.

Tik Tik Boom

It was written by Spears, Anthony Preston, Onique "Sparrow" Williams, T.I., Andre Lindal, Damien LeRoy and Joakim Haukaas and produced by Preston and LeRoy.

Traditional bluegrass

Other bands followed Lester Flatt, such as Willis Spears, Curley Seckler and Karl Shifflett.


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