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birthplace of the buddha
from buddha, buddhism posted in history by pete_nice
SiddhÄrtha Gautama, later known as Gautama Buddha (or just Buddha), was born in the town of Lumbini in present-day Nepal around c. 563 BCE or c. 480 BCE.
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from beer, brewing, chimay posted in history by prof_improbable
The life in this monastery is characterized by prayer, reading, and labor. Not a bad day if you get to drink Chimay Ale, which has been made at this Trappist monastery since 1862.
The brothers use the profits from the operation to support their monastery and surrounding charities.
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from breaking bad posted in television by chewing_the_scenery
In season 3 of Breaking Bad Jesse trades meth for gas for his RV at the Big Chief Gas Station thirty-five miles north of Albuquerque.
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from bob dylan, the band posted in music by pete_nice
In the spring of 1967, the band that had been calling themselves The Hawks had just arrived back from a world tour backing Bob Dylan. They moved into the Big Pink house (named after the color of the siding) and set up shop in the basement, creating a makeshift recording studio and rehearsal space.
The band grew beards, wore hats, and started calling themselves The Band. Dylan, who was recovering from a motorcycle accident and lived a couple of miles away, spent nearly every evening at Big Pink.
In 1968, The Band put out the album Music from Big Pink which contained their biggest hit, "The Weight." Dylan did the artwork for the album and co-wrote a couple songs.
The bootleg recordings from Big Pink with Dylan and The Band began to circulate, and were eventually as The Basement Tapes.
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from breaking bad posted in television by chewing_the_scenery
Heisenberg has an explosive confrontation with drug kingpin Tuco here at Tuco's Albuquerque headquarters near the end of the first season of Breaking Bad.
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