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Sun fish (Orthagoriscus) are a genus of large fishes notable for their very short and laterally compressed bodies, which are so short that the fish seem to consist of just a large head with a tail attached to it. The depth of the fish is almost the same as the length, so the fish produce an outline approaching a circle. The rough sun fish (Orthagoriscus mola) occasionally occurs in British seas and grows to a length of 213 cm.
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A fifth column is a group within a country secretly aiding an enemy attacking from without. The term originated in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War, when General Mola boasted that Franco supporters were attacking Madrid with four columns and that they had a 'fifth column' inside the city.
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MOLA is an abbreviation for Mars Observer Laser Altimeter
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