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Ben Carlin

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Frederick Benjamin "Ben" Carlin (27 July 1912 – 7 March 1981) was an Australian adventurer who was the first and only person to circumnavigate the world in an amphibious vehicle. [1]

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Amphibious automobile

An amphibious automobile is an automobile that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on (or under) water.

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Amphibious vehicle

An amphibious vehicle (or simply amphibian), is a vehicle that is a means of transport, viable on land as well as on (or under) water.

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Arrid

Arrid is a type of antiperspirant and deodorant originally introduced in 1935 by Carter Products and was acquired by Church & Dwight in 2001.

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Boyé Lafayette De Mente

Boyé Lafayette De Mente (November 12, 1928 – May 12, 2017) was an American author, journalist, and adventurer who wrote more than 100 books mainly related to the culture of Japan and the Japanese language.

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Carlin

Carlin may refer to.

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Ford GPA

The Ford GPA 'Seep' (Government 'P' Amphibious, where 'P' stood for its 80-inch wheelbase) was an amphibious version of the WWII Ford GPW Jeep.

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Guildford Grammar School

Guildford Grammar School, informally known as Guildford Grammar, Guildford or GGS, is a co-educational independent, day and boarding school situated in Guildford, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

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James Nestor (writer)

James Nestor is a San Francisco-based journalist who has written for ''Outside magazine'', Men's Journal, Scientific American, ''Dwell'' magazine, National Public Radio, The New York Times, The Atlantic, the San Francisco Chronicle magazine, and others.

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July 1950

The following events occurred in July 1950.

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List of circumnavigations

This is a list of circumnavigations of the planet Earth.

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List of Old Guildfordians (Western Australia)

This is a list of Old Guildfordians, they being notable former students of Guildford Grammar School, an Anglican Church school in Guildford, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

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List of Ripley's Believe It or Not! episodes (1982–86)

The following is an episode list for Ripley's Believe It or Not!, an American documentary television series which was hosted by Jack Palance and aired on ABC from 1982 to 1986.

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May 13

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Northam, Western Australia

Northam is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about east-northeast of Perth in the Avon Valley.

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Frederick Benjamin Carlin, Frederick Carlin, Half-Safe.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Carlin

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