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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Fanny or Fannie is a given name—a pet form of Frances, which in turn is the female form of Francis— and a place name. 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. ... Look up Appendix:Most popular given names by country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Francis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


People commonly known by the given name Fanny include:

Plays and films known as 'Fanny' include: Fanny is an alias of Winnipeg, Manitoba breakcore producer and Scottish expatriate Frasier Runciman. ... Fanny were a late 1960s-1970s American all-women band led by June Millington. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... June Millington, and her sister, Jean Millington founded Fanny the first all girl rock band to be signed and record a full album for a major record label, in 1969. ... Fanny is a character in the Guilty Gear fighting game series. ... Screenshot of Ky Kiske attacking Sol Badguy. ... Fanny is a human character from Sesame Street. ... Sesame Street is an American educational childrens television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. ... Fanny Blankers-Koen speeding towards the gold medal in the final of the 80 m hurdles event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into John Keats. ... Keats grave in Rome (left). ... Early Ziegfeld Follies portrait of Fanny Brice Fanny Brice (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951) was a popular and influential American comedian, singer, theatre and film actress and entertainer, remembered best for her many stage, radio and film appearances and her recordings. ... Fanny Burney For Frances Burney (1776–1828), niece of Frances Burney, later Madame DArblay (1752-1840), see Frances Burney Fanny Burney, later Madame DArblay, (June 13, 1752-January 6, 1840) was an English novelist and diarist. ... Fanny Cerrito, originally Francesca Cerrito (May 11, 1817 - May 6, 1909), was an Italian ballet dancer and choreographer. ... Fanny Jackson Coppin Fanny Jackson Coppin (October 15, 1837 - January 21, 1913) was an African American educator and missionary. ... Fanny Cradock (February 26, 1909 - December 27, 1994) born Phyllis Primrose Pechey, in Apthorp House, Leytonstone, London, was a British writer, restaurant critic and television cook who mostly worked with John Johnnie Cradock, whose surname she adopted long before they married. ... Frances Jane Crosby (March 24, 1820 - February 12, 1915) usually known as Fanny Crosby, was one of the most prolific hymnists in history. ... Fannie Merritt Farmer (23 March 1857 - 15 January 1915) was an American culinary expert whose book, The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook became a widely used culinary text. ... Illustration by Édouard-Henri Avril Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, also known as Fanny Hill, is a novel by John Cleland. ... John Cleland (baptised September 24, 1709 – January 23, 1789) was an English novelist most famous and infamous as the author of Fanny Hill: or, the Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure. ... Erica Jong (née Mann, born March 26, 1942, in New York City, New York) is an American author and educator. ... Fanny Létourneau (born June 24, 1979 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian synchronized swimmer. ... Princess Franziska von Starhemberg (de: Franziska Fürstin von Starhemberg, also known as Fanny Starhemberg) born October 24, 1875 in Vienna - died April 27, 1943 in Darkov (Bad Darkau) (today part of Karviná), was an Austrian politician. ... Fannie C. Williams, an educator, was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. ... Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler (July 16, 1863 - August 20, 1927) was an Austrian-born U.S. pianist. ...

  • Fanny (musical) is a musical play by S.N. Behrman, Joshua Logan and Harold Rome based from the plays Fanny, Marius and César by Marcel Pagnol.
  • Fanny (1922 movie) is a 1922 Mexican silent film written by Eduardo Urriola and directed by Manuel Sánchez Valtierra
  • Fanny (1932 movie) is a 1932 French film written by Marcel Pagnol and directed by Marc Allégret
  • Fanny (1933 movie) is a 1933 Italian film written by Alessandro De Stefani & Raffaello Matarazzo and directed by Mario Almirante
  • Fanny (1961 movie) is a 1961 film by Julius J. Epstein based on the musical. For the film, all the songs were removed and used only as orchestral background music.
  • Fany (1995 movie) (aka "Fanny") is a 1995 Czech film written by Jiří Hubac and directed by Karel Kachyňa
  • Fanny (2000 movie) is a 2000 made-for-TV French film written by Marcel Pagnol and directed by Nicolas Ribowski
  • Fear Of Fanny (2004), a UK touring stageplay based on the life and loves of TV Chef Fanny Craddock, which evolved to become a BBC television drama.

Poetry: Original cast recording Fanny is a musical with a book by S. N. Behrman and Joshua Logan and music and lyrics by Harold Rome. ... Joshua Logan (1908-1988), a director and writer, was best known for Broadway and Hollywood shows such as Mister Roberts, Picnic, and South Pacific. ... Harold Jacob Rome (1908 - 1993) was a U.S. composer, lyricist, songwriter, and writer of musicals. ... Marcel Pagnol (February 28, 1895 - April 18, 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. ... Marcel Pagnol (February 28, 1895 - April 18, 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. ... Marc Allégret (December 23, 1900 - November 3, 1973) was a French screenwriter and film director. ... Raffaello Matarazzo (Rome, August 17, 1909 – Rome, May 17, 1966) was an Italian film-maker. ... Fanny is a 1961 film which tells the story of a young man torn between leaving his boring life for adventures at sea, or staying behind with the girl he loves. ... Julius J. Epstein (born August 22, 1909, New York, New York; died December 30, 2000, Los Angeles, California) was an American screenwriter, who had a long career, most noted for the adaptation -— in partnership with his twin brother, Philip, and others —- of the unproduced play Everybody Comes to Ricks... Karel Kachyňa (May 1, 1924 Vyškov, Czechoslovakia – March 12, 2004 in Prague, Czech Republic) was a film director. ... Marcel Pagnol (February 28, 1895 - April 18, 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. ... Fanny Cradock Fanny in her kitchen in the 1950s Early life and career February 26, 1909 - December 1993) born Phyllis Primrose-Peachy, in Leytonstone, London, was a British writer, restaurant critic and television cook. ...

  • Fanny (poem), an 1819 poem by Fitz-Greene Halleck

Places known as Fanny include: Fitz-Greene Halleck (July 8, 1790 – November 19, 1867) was an American poet, born and died at Guilford, Connecticut. ...

  • Fanny, West Virginia, USA

Other:

Fanny as slang may refer to the: income= $5. ... Fanny Farmer is an American candy manufacturer and retailer. ... 821 Fanny 821 Fanny is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. ... CSS Fanny was a small propellor-driven steamer used by the Confederate Navy to defend the sounds of northeastern North Carolina. ... Four aircraft carriers, (bottom-to-top) Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault carrier USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to deploy and in most cases recover aircraft, acting as a sea...

Abbreviations: Bottom commonly refers to the human buttocks but also has other uses. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... The vagina, (from Latin, literally sheath or scabbard ) is the tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. ...

  • FANY, (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry) pronounced "Fanny" were female army nurses in Britain from 1907 onwards, and may be the link between the word and the slang usage.

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Fanny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (357 words)
Fanny is a given name—a pet form of Frances, which in turn is the female form of Francis— and a place name.
Fanny Hill, (fictional) character in an erotic novel by John Cleland.
Fanny, Being The True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones is the title of a novel by Erica Jong.
Fanny Mendelssohn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (584 words)
Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn (November 14, 1805 – May 14, 1847), later Fanny Hensel, was a German pianist and composer, and was the sister of Felix Mendelssohn.
Fanny Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg, the eldest child of Abraham Mendelssohn, (who was the son of Moses Mendelssohn and later changed the family surname to Mendelssohn Bartholdy), and his wife Lea, née Salomon, a granddaughter of the entrepreneur Daniel Itzig.
Fanny benefited from the same musical education and upbringing as her better known brother, sharing a number of his music tutors, including Zelter.
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