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E. Purnell Hooley
E. Purnell Hooley is the inventor of Tarmac. He was passing a tarworks in 1901. He saw that a barrel of tar had spilled on the roadway, and in an attempt to reduce the mess, gravel had been dumped on top of it. The area was remarkably dust-free compared to the surrounding road, and it inspired Hool..

EPU
EPU may mean: European Payments UnionEmergency Power UnitEvil Parallel UniverseThe European University Center for Peace Studies is known as the EPU ..

Epulis fissuratum
Epulis fissuratum is an oral pathologic condition that appears in the mouth as an overgrowth of fibrous connective tissue. Also referred to less commonly as inflammatory fibrous hyperplasia, it is associated with the edges of a denture that does not fit well. The word, "epulis", can be used to des..

Epulones
In Ancient Rome, the Epulones formed a collegium of seven men, and were one (the least) of the four great religious corporations (quattuor amplissima collegia) of Roman priests, Pontifices, Augures, and Quindecemviri. They arranged feasts and public banquets at festivals and games, duties that had o..

Epulopiscium fishelsoni
Epulopiscium fishelsoni is a giant rod-shaped bacterium, about 80 μm in diameter and between 200 and 700 μm in length, making it one of the largest bacteria. It was first discovered in 1985 by the Israeli scientist Lev Fishelson from TAU (Tel Aviv University), apparently inside the intestines o..

Epulum Jovis
In Roman festivals, the Epulum Jovis was a sumptuous feast offered to Jupiter on November 13. The gods were formally invited, and attended; for the statues were brought in rich beds, furnished with soft pillows, called pulvinaria. Thus accommodated, their godships were placed on their couches at the..

Epupa
Epupa Herero for "falling waters" may refer to: Epupa ConstituencyEpupa Falls redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..

Epupa Constituency
Epupa is a constituency in the Kunene Region of Namibia. Its population is 12,816. Epupa is also the location of the Epupa Falls, located on the Angolan-Namibian border. Epupa means "Falling Waters" in Herero. ..

E pur si muove!
The Italian phrase E pur si muove or Eppur si muove means And yet it moves. Legend has it that the famous astronomer, philosopher and physicist Galileo Galilei muttered this phrase after being forced to recant, in front of the Inquisition, his belief that the earth moved around the sun. At that t..

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