FACTOID # 140: In Switzerland, the average person has to work for 102 minutes to buy a kilogram of beef - one of the longest times in the developed world. On the other hand, they only have work 14 hours to buy a refrigerator for it.
 
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Beatrice (pronounced bee'-a-tris or in Italian bay'-a-tree-chay) is a name derived from the Latin name Beatrix. This occurred in medieval Italy. Beatrice means she who blesses or bringer of joy. The French form is Béatrice. The Spanish and Portuguese form is Beatriz. The Greek form is Βεατρίκη (Beatrikē). Other variants of the name include Bea, Beatty, Beattie and Trixie. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Beatrice is a given name. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... BeatrIX is a GNU/Linux operating system. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ...


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Beatrice (pronounced Bee-ATCH-riss) is a town located in Monroe County, Alabama. ... Beatrice is a city in Gage County, Nebraska, 40 miles (64 km) south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River. ...

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  • Beatrijs, a 13th century Dutch poem about a nun with this name
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Beatrijs written in last quarter of 13th century, possibly by Diederic van Assenede, is an original Dutch poem about the legend of a nun who deserted her convent for the love of a man, and lives with him for seven years and has two children. ...

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The relationship ended unhappily and in 1886 Beatrice went to work as a researcher for Charles Booth, who was involved in studying the lives of working people living in London.
Beatrice was assigned to study and investigate the lives of the dock workers in the East End.
In the 1923 General Election Beatrice's husband, Sidney Webb, was chosen to represent the Labour Party in the Seaham constituency.
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