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Nana Benz

The Nana Benz were a group of women who turned Lomé’s fabric market into one of West Africa’s commercial centres. From the 1960s onward, they controlled the distribution of sought-after Dutch wax prints, travelled to Europe to advise manufacturers and gave anonymous factory designs names such as “My Rival’s Eye” and “If You Go Out, I Go Out.” The names turned clothing into public messages—and stock numbers into stories people remembered. Their fortunes bought property, paid for education and brought political influence. They became known as the Nana Benz because many drove Mercedes-Benz cars through Lomé.

Neodymium magnet

A neodymium magnet is a type of rare-earth magnet.

Niederfinow boat lift

The Niederfinow boat lift is the oldest working boat lift in Germany.

Nest

Nest was a magazine that featured nontraditional architecture, landscaping, and interior design. It Focused on spaces people lived in as opposed to the modern or antique interiors of beauty like the rest of interior design magazines. It was published quarterly from 1997 until winter 2003-04, for a total of 26 issues.

Nicobar Pigeon

The Nicobar Pigeon is a pigeon found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Nicobar Islands.

No Wave

No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York. 1976-1980 is a book that chronicles a short-lived moment in New York's music history.

Nissan Tama Electric Vehicle

After WWII, oil was very scarce, but electricity was plentiful. For this reason, there was a period when the government promoted the manufacture of electric vehicles. With this encouragement, the "Tama" was introduced and earned a high reputation: in performance tests it succeeded in bettering its catalog specifications with a cruising range of 96.3km and a top speed of 35.2km/h. It was used as a taxi and in similar roles until 1950.

Noguchi Museum

Noguchi Museum was designed and created by the Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi in 1985 to preserve and display his work.

Norwegian Lundehund

The Lundehund has a great range of motion in its joints, allowing it to fit into narrow passages. The head can be bent backward along the dog's own spine, and the forelegs can turn to the side at a 90-degree angle to its body, much like human arms. Its pricked, upright ears can be sealed nearly shut by folding them forward or backward. It has six toes, all fully formed, jointed and muscled. The Lundehund is adapted to climb narrow cliff paths in Norway where it natively would have hunted puffins.

Vaslav Nijinsky

Vaslav Nijinsky was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer of Polish descent, cited as the greatest male dancer of the 20th century. He grew to be celebrated for his virtuosity and for the depth and intensity of his characterizations. He could perform en pointe, a rare skill among male dancers at the time

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