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Spectacular (born January 26, 1976) is a Jamaican reggae artist and member of the Rastafari movement who began his career in 1993. He has worked extensively in Europe and worked with Lutan Fyah and the producer Lorenzo "Renzo" Wilson amongst others. [1] In 2005, he released one of his most famous albums titled Evil hymns, Rusty Nails. In 2012, Spectacular was featured on Mavrick Records Karukera Riddim, with a song titled "Dem Frass".
Peter Mackenzie Millman was a Canadian astronomer. He worked at the Dunlap Observatory from 1933 until 1940. In early 1941 he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1946 he joined the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa. He then transferred to the National Research Council in 1955.
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