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• Panettone
  ...nother baker, Gioacchino Alemagna around 1925, who also gave his name to a popular brand that still exists today. The stiff competition between the two that t Although Panettone is quintessentially Milanese, it is more popular today in central and southern Italy, which accounts for 55 percent of sales
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• Two Sicilies
  ...816]] and [[1848]] the island of [[Sicily]] experienced no less than three popular revolts against Bourbon rule, including the [[Sicilian revolution of indepe ...l portale del Sud] - A massive Italian-language site dedicated to History, Culture and Arts of southern Italy.
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• Favignana
  The island is famous for its [[tuna]] fisheries and is now a popular tourist destination with frequent [[hydrofoil]] connections to the mainland ...[[1st century BC]]E) they appear to have retained at least some Phoenician culture. Favignana fell to the [[Saracens]] following the [[fall of Rome]] and was
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• The Graduate
  ...es and themes in the film have become deeply embedded in the [[pop culture|popular consciousness]], even decades after its release, and have been widely parod ...played by [[Norman Fell]], who would later gain fame as "Mr. Roper" on the popular [[1970s]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Three's Company]]''. [[Richard Dreyfuss]], still
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• Racing flags
  ==== The chequered flag's symbolism in popular culture ====
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• Engineering
  ...omain of [[nerd]]s (with little of the romance that attaches to [[hacker]] culture). For example, the cartoon character [[Dilbert]] is an engineer.
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• Italy
  ...whole Mediterranean area, deeply influencing [[Culture of Europe|European culture]] as well. Important cultures and civilizations have existed there since pr == Culture ==
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• Drifting (motorsport)
  Modern drifting started out as a racing technique popular in the All Japan Touring Car Championship races over 30 years ago. A [[moto ...and quickly gained a reputation amongst the racing crowd. In 1977, several popular car magazines and tuning garages agreed to produce a video of Tsuchiya's dr
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• Pizza
  ...and [[mozzarella]] cheese. Other toppings are added according to region, culture, or personal preference. Originating as a part of [[Italian cuisine]], the dish has become popular in many different parts of the world. A shop or restaurant where pizzas are
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• Lombardia
  ...lia Cisalpina]] ("[[Gaul]] on the nearer side of the [[Alps]]"). The Roman culture and language overwhelmed the former civilization in the following years, an ...the Latin-speaking majority improved. In the end, the Lombard language and culture dissolved, leaving only minor traces in some names and laws. The end of Lom
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• Mopeds
  ...roke]] or [[4-stroke]] engines ranging from 50 cc to 125 cc. They are very popular among youngsters due to their small price and maintenace cost, but are wide ==Moped culture==
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• Bathurst 1000
  ...uction cars, [[Group C]], [[Group A]], [[Super Touring]] and currently the popular [[V8 Supercar]] category. It was first held at Bathurst in 1963, replacing ...etitors in that championship raced against the local teams. The resulting culture clash was considerable; local scrutineers, who had been applying the Group
  9 KB (1,267 words) - 18:00, 13 July 2009
• Cinema of Italy
  ...a wealthy society, with a heavy dose of formal [[morality]] reflecting the culture of the age; the genre was called of ''Telefoni Bianchi'' (white telephones) In the meanwhile, [[fascism]] had created a dicastery for the popular culture; this administration suggested, and Mussolini fully approved, the creation
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• Lancia Beta
  ==In popular culture==
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• Modena, Italy
  Modena has a strong sporting culture, linked mainly to [[motor racing]] and [[association football]] (soccer). T ...franco, was celebrated in his own day: the city's chronicler expressed the popular confidence in the master-mason from [[Como]], Lanfranco: by God's mercy the
  9 KB (1,438 words) - 15:44, 14 May 2009
• History of Naples
  ...ed by the Romans in the [[4th century BC]], Naples long retained its Greek culture. (It is significant that modern Neapolitans may still refer to themselves a ...ulture that attracted Romans wanting to perfect their knowledge of [[Greek culture]]. The pleasant climate made it a renowned pleasure resort, as recounted by
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• Auto rickshaw
  ...[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Nepal]], [[Bangladesh]] and [[Sri Lanka]] and is popular in many other countries. It is a [[motor]]ized version of the traditional [ ...n be just plain colorful. Poetry, personal slogans, catch phrases from pop culture and just humorous comments often appear. The blog [http://rickshaw.blogspot
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• Cuisine of Italy
  ...sseroling, [[salt cod]] (baccalà) and [[stockfish]] which remain extremely popular today. ...e]] while the southern portion continued to reflect the influences of Arab culture as they controlled much of the [[Mediterranean]] [[trade route]]s, as such
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• Lega Nord
  ...f Lombard culture and language, in [[Piedmont]] the defense of Piedmontese culture and language and so on. We can say that the League is based on a collection The League's culture is a mix of pride in the heritage of northern Italy (particularly with hist
  38 KB (5,172 words) - 10:36, 2 March 2009
• Bologna
  ...all the World), Saie, Saiedue and Cersaie, (buildings), Cosmoprof (beauty culture, considered the most important in all the World), Lineapelle, etc. Bologna ...e of Bologna in Italy and in Europe, considered from the points of view of culture, industry, trade, social, political, economy, etc., is much greater than su
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