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  1. Apostrophes

    Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years from January 10, 1975 to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television. It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2. The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors. Notable authors who appeared on the show included: Vladimir Nabokov, Norman Mailer, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Marguerite Yourcenar, Susan Sontag, Neil Sheehan, Milan Kundera, Georges Simenon, William Styron, John Le Carré, Tom Wolfe, Umberto Eco, Marguerite Duras. Charles Bukowski's appearance on the show is famous for his being visibly drunk, insulting the host and walking off in the midst of the broadcast. The show also invited political figures, intellectuals, historians, sociologists, actors and directors to discuss their books and literature.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of apostrophes in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of apostrophes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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    the act of making something completely wet
    A sousing
    B howdah
    C mumblety-peg
    D epiphora

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