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Bowls is a sport. It is also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling. Players try to roll their ball (called a bowl) closest to a smaller ball (known as a jack). The bowls are heavier on one side so that they turn when being rolled. The game is played either in teams or one against one.

The game was first played in the 13th century. The game is played on grass, although other surfaces are sometimes used. Matches are held either until one player gets to a score, or when an amount of ends are played.

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Fra Angelico (born Guido di Pietro; c. 1395 – February 18, 1455), was an Italian Early Renaissance painter. Fra Angelico has been known by many different names. When he was born, he was called Guido di Pietro. The Italians usually call him il Beato Angelico (the Blessed Angelico). He has been called this for a long time, because he was thought to be blessed by God who gave him the talent of painting.

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... that the 2023 song "We Didn't Start the Fire", which covers popular events from 1989 to 2023, did not mention the COVID-19 pandemic because it could not rhyme with Bush v. Gore?

... that at age 25, Australian-born British physicist Sir Lawrence Bragg is the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize?

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