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Taos can mean

Taos Pueblo, a Native American Pueblo
Taos, a city in northern New Mexico
Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico, a ski resort village in New Mexico
Taos County, New Mexico
Taos, Missouri
TAOS, or True Access Operating System, used in Lucent networking products
Taos, an operating system for multiprocessing developed by Tao Systems in 1994.
The Taos was a sleeping car built by the Budd Company in 1938 for use on the Santa Fe Railroad's passenger train, the Super Chief.
The Taos Hum is a low-pitched machine-like sound said to be audible in the Southwestern United States, the United Kingdom, and other places
Taos Rebellion

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Categories: Disambiguation Taos Pueblo is the ancient town of the Northern Tiwa speaking tribe of Pueblo people, Native Americans. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... For the town in Colorado, see Pueblo, Colorado Pueblos are traditional Native American communities of the Southwest. ... Taos is a city located in Taos County, New Mexico. ... A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... State nickname: Land of Enchantment Other U.S. States Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson Official languages English and Spanish Area 315,194 km² (5th) - Land 314,590 km² - Water 607 km² (0. ... Taos Ski Valley is a village located in Taos County, New Mexico. ... State nickname: Land of Enchantment Other U.S. States Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson Official languages English and Spanish Area 315,194 km² (5th) - Land 314,590 km² - Water 607 km² (0. ... Taos County is a county located in the state of New Mexico. ... Taos is a city located in Cole County, Missouri. ... In 1996, AT&T spun off its Systems and Technology units, along with the famous Bell Laboratories, to form a new company named Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU). ... In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. ... Multiprocessing is traditionally known as the use of multiple concurrent processes in a system as opposed to a single process at any one instant. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Budd Company (now ThyssenKrupp Budd) is a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the automobile industry. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... The Super Chief being serviced at the Albuquerque, New Mexico depot in March, 1943. ... The Taos Hum is a mysterious low-pitched noise that some residents of Taos, New Mexico claim to hear. ... Taos Rebellion (also Taos Revolt) February 1, 1847 It was during the United States involvement with Mexico that the territory of New Mexico became contested. ...

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Sourcing the Taos Hum (1375 words)
	Next the team planned to survey residents of Taos and the surrounding communities to determine how wide spread the hum was.
	Interestingly, the investigators learned that the sound was not limited to the area around Taos, but was, in fact, heard at places all over the country and around the globe.
	Their survey of 1,440 residents led the team to extrapolate that roughly 2% of the Taos population were hearers.

Taos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (156 words)
	Taos, an operating system for multiprocessing developed by Tao Systems in 1994.
	The Taos was a sleeping car built by the Budd Company in 1938 for use on the Santa Fe Railroad's passenger train, the Super Chief.
	The Taos Hum is a low-pitched machine-like sound said to be audible in the Southwestern United States, the United Kingdom, and other places

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