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Amsterdammer: comes from "Amstel" which is a Dutch canal (passing through Amsterdam) and "dam" which is the dyke in Dutch

Maarten Lamers: Actor from Amsterdam born in 1947

Edmond Rostand: French writer from the second half of the 19th century, famous for having written Cyrano de Bergerac

MDPL: movement for disarmament, peace and freedom

Semi-postal stamp: tamp with surtax for charity

Daft Punk: French electronic music duo from 1993 to 2021 known for " Get Lucky " or " One More Time ".

Toei Animation: Japanese animation studio that has adapted "Dragon Ball" and "One Piece".

Fritz Lang: Austrian-German-American expressionist director of the 20th century, considered as one of the greatest directors and as an essential of the cinema

Lumières: European current of thought in literature and philosophy which wanted the awakening and to extract itself from the obscurantism

“faiseuses d'anges”: non-doctor woman who performs abortions

Mésopotamia: (antiquity) region located in the Middle East between two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates)

GranTeCan: the Gran Telescopio Canarias is a telescope of 10,4m diameter located on the island of la palma at high altitude.

ESA : The European Space Agency is an agency coordinating the space projects of 22 European states

Astronomical objects : any object of the universe like the Sun, the Earth, or a Nebula