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Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (2005 video game) Tony Hawk's American Wasteland A 2005 skateboarding title by Neversoft and Activision noted for its continuous open-world design, multi-platform release (PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, PC) and custom park tools.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is a 2001 skateboarding video game known for introducing the revert mechanic, expanding combo potential, and launching across many consoles with notable po…
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Transformers (franchise): toys, fiction, and cultural impact Transformers Fictional sentient robots that change shape into vehicles, animals or objects; a global toy franchise and multimedia series launched in the 1980s and developed by Takara and Hasbro…
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Trapped (Tupac Shakur song) “Trapped” is the debut single from Tupac Shakur’s first album 2Pacalypse Now. Featuring Shock G, the song addresses police brutality and helped establish Tupac's early political vo…
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Treasure Island A classic adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson about a young boy, pirates and a search for buried treasure that shaped popular images of piracy and spawned many adaptations.
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Trouble (Coldplay song) Encyclopedic article on Coldplay's 2000 single 'Trouble' from Parachutes: composition, recording, release, videos, live history and legacy.
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Twelfth Night, Or What You Will Twelfth Night A concise encyclopedia article on Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night: overview, plot, characters, themes, history, and its lasting stage and cultural impact.
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Tyndale Bible: William Tyndale’s English Bible translations Tyndale Bible The Tyndale Bible refers to William Tyndale’s early 16th‑century English translations of the Bible — the first substantial English renderings made from Hebrew and Greek sources and…
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