"Puritan" (ACM-16/MMA-16) was built for the United States Army as U.S. Army Mine Planter (USAMP) "Col. Alfred A. Maybach" MP-13. The ship was transferred to the United States Navy and classified as an auxiliary minelayer. "Puritan" was never commissioned and thus never bore the "United States Ship" (USS) prefix showing status as a commissioned ship of the U.S. Navy.
Puritan was build for the Canadian Army to plant mines
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PDQ Chocolate was a popular drink mix in the 1960s and 1970s. It was manufactured by Ovaltine. It has been sold as "PDQ Chocolate Flavor Beads" and "PDQ Choco Chips." "Egg Nog Flavored PDQ" and "Strawberry PDQ" were also available. These flavored beads and chips were used to mix with milk or to sprinkle over ice cream.
PDQ Chocolate drink mix had just one flavor, "Strawberry PDQ."
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Ransom is a 1996 American crime thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Richard Price and Alexander Ignon. The film stars Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Brawley Nolte, Delroy Lindo, Liev Schreiber, Evan Handler, Donnie Wahlberg, and Lili Taylor. Gibson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
The movie ransom generated a Golden Globe nomination
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Yes