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Russian
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1944
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2000
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English
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2001
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English
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1999
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English
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1983
1
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Japanese
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Russian
1733
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1963
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Italian
1734
2512
1986
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French
1734
2512
1945
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French
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1945
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French
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2003
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English
1298
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2020
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English
1448
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2012
3
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English
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2021
1
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1588
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1974
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English
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English
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2017
1
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English
1739
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1972
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Portuguese
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2517
2018
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English
1742
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2005
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English
1340
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2005
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2010
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2007
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1351
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2014
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English
1607
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1607
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2
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English
1584
2523
2009
2
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Turkish
1534
2523
2019
2
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Catalan
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2525
1995
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English
1096
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6
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2525
1996
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English
1437
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2
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Indonesian
1747
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1971
1
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Urdu
1354
2527
2013
3
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English
1609
2529
1981
3
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English
1257
2529
1989
3
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English
1329
2529
1942
3
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English
1614
2529
1948
2
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English
1455
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1943
2
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English
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1995
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English
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1993
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English
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1993
1
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English
1748
2529
1983
1
USA
English
543
2529
1990
21
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English
1606
2529
2013
2
UK
English
1477
2529
1945
3
USA
English
1748
2529
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1466
2529
1950
3
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English
1748
2529
1938
1
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English
1748
2529
1983
1
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English
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1938
1
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English
1748
2529
2004
1
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1748
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1992
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English
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1992
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English
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1992
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1992
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English
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2008
1
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1438
2529
2011
2
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English
1479
2529
2013
2
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English
1327
2529
2017
4
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English
1614
2529
2015
2
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English
1481
2529
2015
3
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English
1748
2529
2012
1
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English
1748
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2013
1
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Hebrew
1748
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2013
1
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Hebrew
1748
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2013
1
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French
1748
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2014
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English
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2014
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English
1748
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2014
1
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French
1748
2529
2016
1
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English
1748
2529
2016
1
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Persian
1748
2529
2016
1
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Japanese
1748
2529
2018
1
USA
English
1748
2529
2017
1
France
English
1748
2529
2019
1
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English
1748
2529
2018
1
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English
1748
2529
2021
1
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English
1599
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2022
2
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English
1748
2529
2021
1
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1446
2529
2024
2
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English
939
2533
1956
6
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Spanish
1750
2533
2006
1
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English
1594
2533
1961
2
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German
1594
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2010
2
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Greek
1752
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2020
1
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English
1480
2536
2009
2
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Danish
1753
2536
1999
1
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Danish
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2536
2009
2
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English
1753
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2008
1
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English
1597
2536
2006
2
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Mandarin
1754
2537
2013
1
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English
1471
2538
2001
2
USA
English
1526
2539
1934
2
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Russian
1627
2539
2002
2
USA
English
1458
2539
2002
3
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English
1759
2541
2010
1
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English
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2541
2019
1
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English
1759
2541
2021
1
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English
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2022
1
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English
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2022
1
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English
1760
2542
2005
1
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Hungarian
1760
2542
1947
1
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English
1493
2542
1994
3
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English
1760
2542
1979
1
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English
1662
2542
1970
2
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English
1760
2542
1970
1
UK
English
821
2542
1962
6
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English
1760
2542
2008
1
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English
1761
2543
2019
1
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English
1762
2544
2019
1
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English
1263
2545
1927
4
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English
1371
2545
1942
3
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French
1170
2545
1986
5
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English
1499
2545
1991
2
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English
1285
2545
1895
3
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French
1537
2545
1971
2
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English
1555
2545
1973
2
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French
1763
2545
1946
1
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English
1763
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1951
1
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German
1763
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1957
1
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English
1763
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1992
1
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Hindi
1763
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1947
1
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English
1763
2545
1972
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English
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2545
1999
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1999
1
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English
1632
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2012
2
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English
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1999
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1999
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1999
1
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English
1763
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1999
1
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English
1763
2545
1958
1
Italy
French
1301
2545
1986
4
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English
1618
2546
1999
2
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English
1764
2546
1970
1
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English
1765
2547
2006
1
USA
English
1765
2547
2008
1
USA
English
1765
2547
2012
1
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English
1535
2547
2013
3
USA
English
1105
2549
1987
4
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Spanish
1634
2549
2019
2
USA
English
1766
2549
2021
1
USA
English
1766
2549
2021
1
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English
1608
2550
2009
2
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French
1767
2550
2006
1
Luxembourg
French
1767
2550
1999
1
Canada
English
1767
2550
1996
1
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Spanish
1767
2550
2019
1
Russia
Russian
1482
2552
1992
3
USA
English
1086
2552
1989
6
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English
1235
2552
1961
4
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English
1374
2552
1988
3
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English
1769
2552
2019
1
USA
English
1567
2553
1986
2
USA
English
1770
2554
1949
1
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English
1590
2554
2018
2
Romania
Romanian
1619
2555
2020
2
USA
English
1772
2557
2011
1
USA
English
1546
2557
1973
2
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French
1773
2558
2003
1
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English
1773
2558
2008
1
USA
English
1324
2559
2005
3
USA
English
1774
2559
2010
1
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French
1460
2559
2016
3
France
French
1774
2559
2013
1
USA
English
1634
2560
2004
2
USA
English
1643
2561
2009
2
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English
1256
2562
2009
3
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English
1776
2562
2007
1
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English
1495
2562
2011
3
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English
1776
2562
2009
1
USA
English
1628
2562
2010
2
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French
1495
2562
2014
2
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English
1452
2562
2018
3
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English
1452
2562
2018
3
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English
1776
2562
2015
1
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English
1776
2562
2017
1
USA
English
1776
2562
2019
1
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English
1508
2563
2007
2
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English
1777
2563
1989
1
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English
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2563
1993
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2017
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English
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2011
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2564
2006
2
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1778
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1989
1
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English
1778
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2009
1
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English
1779
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2000
1
Italy
Italian
1620
2566
2018
2
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Spanish
1620
2566
2018
2
Argentina
Spanish
1780
2567
2011
1
Canada
French
1580
2569
2012
2
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English
1781
2569
2018
1
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English
1781
2569
2017
1
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English
1781
2569
2019
1
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English
1781
2569
2019
1
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English
1447
2569
2021
3
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1781
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2022
1
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1651
2569
2024
2
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1651
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2024
2
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English
1781
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2022
1
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English
1782
2570
2002
1
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English
1782
2570
2018
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English
1518
2571
2007
2
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English
1783
2571
2006
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1783
2571
2007
1
USA
English
1783
2571
2017
1
Germany
English
1784
2572
1964
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1784
2572
2009
1
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Spanish
1378
2574
2021
3
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Swedish
1648
2576
2022
2
USA
English
1785
2577
2006
1
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English
1785
2577
2005
1
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English
1730
2577
1988
2
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English
1785
2577
1987
1
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English
1523
2577
2003
2
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English
1627
2577
1995
2
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English
1785
2577
2003
1
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English
1509
2577
2008
3
USA
English
1362
2577
2002
4
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Norwegian
1649
2577
2007
2
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English
1583
2577
2000
3
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English
1225
2577
2000
6
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English
1454
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2005
3
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1660
2577
2004
2
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1478
2577
1998
3
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2003
4
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1395
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2007
4
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1627
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2007
2
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1785
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1969
1
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2003
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English
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2011
2
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English
1589
2577
2010
2
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English
1649
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2009
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English
1785
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2009
1
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2010
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2010
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French
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2009
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English
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2009
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2009
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English
1785
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2009
1
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English
1785
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2009
1
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English
1649
2577
2013
2
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English
1649
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2015
2
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1785
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2011
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2011
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2012
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2012
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2012
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2012
1
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English
1786
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2012
1
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English
1651
2579
2020
2
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English
1787
2579
2019
1
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English
1788
2580
1988
1
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French
1789
2581
1975
1
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Hindi
1791
2582
1985
1
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English
1791
2582
2010
1
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English
1791
2582
2010
1
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English
1791
2582
2018
1
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English
1791
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2019
1
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English
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2004
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2004
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2002
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2007
6
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2007
3
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English
1796
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2008
1
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1797
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2008
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1390
2590
2012
4
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2003
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2004
1
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1960
1
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1580
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1956
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2004
2
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1797
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1992
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2010
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1972
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1984
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1970
1
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1985
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2010
1
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English
1425
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2006
3
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English
1648
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2016
2
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English
1800
2595
2015
1
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English
1800
2595
2016
1
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English
1663
2595
2018
2
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English
1802
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2014
1
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English
1522
2597
2011
3
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2004
1
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1521
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2008
3
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2007
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2016
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2016
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English
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2017
1
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English
1613
2597
2020
2
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English
1803
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2018
1
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English
1804
2598
1999
1
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French
1645
2598
1964
2
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English
1804
2598
1991
1
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Spanish
1804
2598
1968
1
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English
940
2598
1985
8
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English
1592
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1974
2
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English
1660
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1979
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2001
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1986
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2002
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2000
1
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1966
2
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1970
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1986
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1962
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2001
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1998
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1983
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1988
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1985
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1926
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1976
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1991
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1981
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1973
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1998
3
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2002
1
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1804
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1980
1
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English
1804
2598
1988
1
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Cantonese
1536
2598
1971
2
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English
1804
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1981
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1962
1
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1979
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1983
1
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2013
2
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1967
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1980
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1977
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1933
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1934
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1995
2
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1976
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1967
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1971
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1995
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1936
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1996
1
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1951
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1949
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1963
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1953
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1972
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USA
English
1804
2598
1997
1
France
English
1536
2598
1920
2
USA
English
1644
2598
2008
2
Israel
Arabic
1804
2598
1982
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1972
1
USA
English
1666
2598
1933
2
USA
English
1804
2598
1984
1
Austria
German
1804
2598
2002
1
Austria
German
1536
2598
1972
2
France
French
1247
2598
1946
4
USA
English
1804
2598
1973
1
USA
English
1804
2598
2002
1
USA
English
1804
2598
2001
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1983
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1978
1
New Zealand
English
1804
2598
1962
1
USA
English
1609
2598
1996
3
UK
English
948
2598
1934
7
USA
English
1804
2598
1983
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1992
1
Italy
English
1804
2598
1960
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1804
2598
1981
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1962
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1997
1
USA
English
1571
2598
1989
2
France
French
1320
2598
1933
4
USA
English
1804
2598
1980
1
Australia
English
1804
2598
1984
1
USA
English
1804
2598
1996
1
China
Mandarin
1562
2598
1946
2
Japan
Japanese
1804
2598
1988
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1804
2598
1979
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1804
2598
2005
1
USA
English
1804
2598
2007
1
France
French
1553
2598
2009
2
USA
English
1804
2598
1980
1
Japan
English
1804
2598
2006
1
USA
English
1804
2598
2006
1
USA
English
1804
2598
2006
1
Switzerland
Swiss German
1572
2599
2008
2
UK
English
1806
2600
2005
1
USA
English
1661
2600
2014
2
USA
English
1806
2600
2010
1
USA
English
1806
2600
2011
1
USA
English
1806
2600
2014
1
USA
English
1806
2600
2018
1
USA
English
1808
2602
1960
1
India
Urdu
1809
2603
2011
1
USA
English
1811
2605
2003
1
Canada
English
1812
2606
2023
1
USA
English
1536
2607
2012
3
USA
English
1814
2607
2005
1
UK
English
1814
2607
2009
1
USA
English
1814
2607
2015
1
USA
English
1815
2609
2016
1
France
French
1815
2609
2019
1
USA
English
1816
2610
1999
1
USA
English
1677
2611
2017
2
USA
English
1817
2611
2020
1
USA
English
1749
2612
1984
2
France
English
1818
2613
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1818
2613
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1818
2613
1953
1
UK
English
1660
2614
1963
2
Mexico
Spanish
1819
2614
1975
1
Poland
Polish
1819
2614
1992
1
Argentina
Spanish
1819
2614
1997
1
France
Spanish
1819
2614
1956
1
Denmark
Danish
1819
2614
1984
1
Israel
Hebrew
1819
2614
1995
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1586
2614
1985
2
Argentina
Spanish
1819
2614
1975
1
East Germany
German
1819
2614
1993
1
France
English
1819
2614
1970
1
Belgium
French
1658
2614
1964
2
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1819
2614
1992
1
Belgium
Dutch
1819
2614
1970
1
France
French
1819
2614
2000
1
Belgium
Dutch
1819
2614
1996
1
France
French
1406
2614
1970
3
Hungary
Hungarian
1758
2614
1992
2
Iceland
Icelandic
1660
2614
1985
2
West Germany
German
1408
2614
1965
3
Greece
Greek
1819
2614
1986
1
Austria
German
1660
2614
1975
2
Israel
Hebrew
1819
2614
1983
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1679
2614
2004
2
Sweden
Swedish
1819
2614
1959
1
Denmark
Danish
1819
2614
1974
1
Poland
Polish
1819
2614
1983
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1410
2614
1965
4
Poland
Polish
1655
2614
1980
2
Japan
Japanese
1819
2614
1969
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1819
2614
1964
1
Sweden
Swedish
1551
2614
1978
2
Mexico
Spanish
1819
2614
1989
1
Puerto Rico
Spanish
