The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often...
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable is a 2007 book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, who is a former options trader. The book focuses on the extreme...
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White Swan (c.1850—1904), or Mee-nah-tsee-us in the Crow language, was one of six Crow Scouts for George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment during...
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Leda and the Swan is a story and subject in art from Greek mythology in which the god Zeus, in the form of a swan, seduces or rapes Leda, a Spartan queen...
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The Trumpet of the Swan is a children's novel by E. B. White published in 1970. It tells the story of Louis, a trumpeter swan born without a voice who...
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production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake by the company of New York City Ballet. The production requires a ballerina to play the innocent and fragile White Swan, for...
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The White Swan Hotel is a Victorian-style hotel building in Greytown, in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand. The building was originally constructed...
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"Celebrity Swan is the Most Depressing Television Program Ever Conceived". Jezebel. Retrieved February 20, 2013. White, Adam (2018-06-14). "When makeovers go wrong:...
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The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Eurasia, and (as a rare winter...
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Emma Swan is a fictional character and the protagonist of ABC's television series Once Upon a Time. She is portrayed by Jennifer Morrison as an adult,...
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