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==Outside the game==
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#REDIRECT [[Algolites]]
Algol is, in reality, a star in the constellation [[Persei]].  It was one of the first recorded variable stars; its magnitude cycles once about every 68 hours.  Perhaps due to its odd visual appearance, its name comes from the Arabic Arabic الغول ''al-ghūl,'' meaning "the ghoul."
 
 
 
==References==
 
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algol
 
 
 
[[Category:Constellations]]
 

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