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771070 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridled%20frog | Bridled frog | The bridled frog, bridle frog or tawny rocket frog (Litoria nigrofrenata) is a frog from Australia and Papua New Guinea. It lives in the Cape York Peninsula, islands in the Torres Strait, and northern Queensland and the Northern Territory.
This frog is about 45 mm long from nose to rear end. It is pale tan to dark red-... |
628534 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Harrison%20%28musician%29 | Mike Harrison (musician) | Mike Harrison (3 September 1945 - 25 March 2018) was an English musician and singer. He was known as a principal lead singer of Spooky Tooth. He has also been the lead singer in The V.I.P.s, Art and the Hamburg Blues Band, among others.
Harrison died in Carlisle, Cumbria on 25 March 2018 at the age of 72. |
717780 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila%20subobscura | Drosophila subobscura | Drosophila subobscura is a species of fruit fly in the family Drosophilidae.
It was originally found around the Mediterranean, but it has spread to most of Europe and the Near East. It has been introduced into the west coasts of Canada, the United States, and Chile.
This species is in the Sophophora subgenus.
Study org... |
516737 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introducing%20Joss%20Stone | Introducing Joss Stone | Introducing Joss Stone is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Joss Stone. It was released on 9 March 2007 by Virgin Records. The album peaked at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart. In the United States, it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart.
Reviews
Introducing Joss Stone received mixed to p... |
913496 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20named%20minor%20planets%3A%20Q | List of named minor planets: Q | Q
1297 Quadea
50000 Quaoar
1239 Queteleta
1915 Quetzalcoatl
755 Quintilla |
910196 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai%20Tak-fung | Tai Tak-fung | Stephen Tai Tak-fung GBM JP () is the founder and current board of directors of Sizhou Group (). He is also serving as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Food Investment Holdings Limited ().
Life
Stephen Tai Tak-fung was born and brought up in Puning city, Guangdong Province, China. He started career in snack businesses by ... |
659804 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tompkins%20County%2C%20New%20York | Tompkins County, New York | Tompkins County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, 105,740 people lived there. The county seat is Ithaca. The name is in honor of Daniel D. Tompkins, who served as Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States.
Groton City is a ghost town.
Tompkins County has three colleges... |
1021919 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mari%20El%20Republic | Mari El Republic | Mari El (; ; ), officially the Mari El Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is along the northern bank of the Volga River. In 2010, 696,459 people lived in the republic. Yoshkar-Ola is the capital and largest city. |
911494 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz%20Borowski%20%28actor%29 | Tadeusz Borowski (actor) | Tadeusz Borowski (9 July 1941 - 4 March 2022) was a Polish actor. He was born in Warsaw, Poland. His career began in 1963. He was known for playing Eugeniusz Trushinsky in Remember Your Name (1974), Marian Rejewski in Sekret Enigmy (1979) and as Dr. Sanchez in Chopin: Desire for Love (2002).
Borowski died of natural ca... |
31928 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%20Hardy | Thomas Hardy | Thomas Hardy OM (2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. In the U.K. Hardy is generally thought to be one of the greatest figures in English literature. He lived in the Victorian era.
Early life
Thomas Hardy was born in Upper Bockhampton near Dorchester, Dorset. His father was a stonemason. His... |
851053 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%20Copa%20Am%C3%A9rica | 2021 Copa América | The 2021 Copa America was the 47th edition of the Copa America, the international men's football championship organised by South America's CONMEBOL.
The tournament took place in Brazil from 13 June to 10 July 2021. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 12 June to 12 July 2020 in Argentina and Colom... |
933004 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreeva%20Bay | Andreeva Bay | Andreeva Bay is a bay in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. The bay is a radioactive waste repository (or a place to store things).
As of 2022, the cleaning up of nuclear waste is not complete; Russian authorities said in May 2022 that half of the nuclear waste has been cleaned up in the last 5 years.
History
The bay became a ra... |
620 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Program | Program | The term Program can be used in many ways.
A program or programme can be a plan of how to do something. It tells the steps that we think we need to do to make something happen. For example, a government might make a program to improve the health of the people in part of a country by giving the people better food, by he... |
938321 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton%2C%20Minnesota | Carlton, Minnesota | Carlton is the county seat of Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. |
266522 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual%20disability | Intellectual disability | Intellectual disability is a condition of the brain. People suffering from it are not as smart as the average person of their age group; because of this, they often have trouble with getting through daily life, without the help of others. The condition is also known as intellectual developmental disability, or general ... |
381584 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9ry%2C%20Yonne | Héry, Yonne | Hery is a commune. It is found in the Yonne department in the center of France. |
968405 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t%20Bring%20Me%20Down | Don't Bring Me Down | "Don't Bring Me Down" is the ninth and final track from Electric Light Orchestra's eighth studio album Discovery. It went to number 1 in Canada, number 2 in Austria and Switzerland, number 3 in the United Kingdom, number 4 in the United States, number 5 in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands and number 6 in Australia,... |
733344 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keene%2C%20New%20Hampshire | Keene, New Hampshire | Keene is the only city in and the seat of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 23,409 at the 2010 census. |
128026 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild%20yak | Wild yak | The wild yak (Bos mutus) is a large wild bovid native to the Himalayas in Central Asia. It is the ancestor of the domestic yak (Bos grunniens).
Most yaks are domestic, which means they live on farms run by people. There are a few wild yak but there are not many left and are in danger of extinction. There may be as few ... |
286321 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory%20Monteith | Cory Monteith | Cory Allan Michael Monteith (May 11, 1982-July 13, 2013) was a Canadian actor and musician, best known for his role as Finn Hudson on the Fox television series Glee.
Acting career
Monteith was born in Calgary, but raised in Victoria, British Columbia. He began his acting career in Vancouver, British Columbia. He played... |
247332 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaki%20Iwamoto | Masaki Iwamoto | Masaki Iwamoto (born 30 October 1983) is a Japanese football player. He plays for HOYO Atletico ELAN Oita. |
811065 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany%20Joy%20Lenz | Bethany Joy Lenz | Bethany Joy Lenz (born April 2, 1981) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and filmmaker. She played Haley James Scott on The CW's television series One Tree Hill. She also played Michelle Bauer Santos in CBS' soap opera Guiding Light.
Lenz' first professional job was in a commercial for dolls from the teen drama ... |
732908 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/This%20Morning | This Morning | This Morning is a British daytime television programme that is broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom and Virgin Media One in the Republic of Ireland. It features news, home, food, health and entertainment segments. The current main presenters are Holly Willoughby, Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary.
The show aired its ... |
241629 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryu%20Saito | Ryu Saito | Ryu Saito (born 18 September 1979) is a former Japanese football player. |
548671 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9koumou%20Department | Lékoumou Department | Lekoumou is a departement of the Republic of the Congo, in the south. Its capital is Sibiti. |
675791 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20Masinga | Phil Masinga | Philemon Raul Masinga (28 June 1969 - 13 January 2019) was a South African professional footballer and manager who played as a striker from 1990 to 2002. He was renowned as a strong who stood out for his leadership on the pitch, and he was known for his great dribbling, speed, and his incredible goalscoring ability and... |
971517 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A8vec%C5%93ur-sur-l%27Escaut | Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut | Crevecoeur-sur-l'Escaut is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. |
646921 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havre%2C%20Montana | Havre, Montana | Havre ( ) is the county seat and largest city in Hill County, Montana, in the United States. Havre is nicknamed the crown jewel of the Hi-Line. It is said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France.
As of the 2010 census the population was 9,310, and in 2016 the estimated population was 9,846.
Havre was incorpora... |
78397 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeu%20de%20paume | Jeu de paume | Jeu de paume was originally a French game similar to lawn tennis, but played without racquets. The players hit the ball with their hands as in volleyball. Jeu de paume literally means: game of palm (of the hand). After some time gloves replaced bare hands. But even when bats, and finally racquets, became standard equip... |
170750 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographical%20error | Typographical error | A typographical error or typo is a word that has been spelt wrong by accident. There are a few ways to make a typo:
Hitting the wrong key while typing. Example: "Tom amd Jane are friends."
Pressing the keys in the wrong order. Example: "Tom nad Jane are friends."
Forgetting to press a key. Example "Tom nd Jane are frie... |
656869 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert%20Parks | Bert Parks | Bert Parks (born Bertram Jacobson; December 30, 1914 - February 2, 1992) was an American actor, singer, and radio and television announcer. He was best known for hosting the annual Miss America pageants from 1955 to 1979.
The first game show that Parks hosted was Party Line on NBC. Other games Parks hosted in early tel... |
328273 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha%20Grey | Sasha Grey | Sasha Grey (born Marina Ann Hantzis on March 14, 1988) is an American former pornographic actress, who now does ordinary acting, modelling, and music. She was born and raised in North Highlands, California. In 2005, she started taking acting, dancing and music lessons. After she turned 18, she started to participate in... |
959835 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goofball%20%28EP%29 | Goofball (EP) | Goofball is the second extended play by English music producer and sound designer Eddie Jefferys, known as his stage name Moody Good. It was released by English record label Never Say Die on 15 March 2019. It has four songs, including a collaboration with Australian electronic music producer Hydraulix. |
446894 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor%20Eggman | Doctor Eggman | Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik is the main antagonist of Sonic the Hedgehog. He first appeared in 1991 in the game Sonic the Hedgehog for Sega Mega Drive. He last appeared in 2022 in the game Sonic Frontiers.
Creation
In April 1990, Sega wanted a character to replace Alex Kidd as the company's mascot. One of the designs was... |
529692 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahabzada%20Yaqub%20Khan | Sahabzada Yaqub Khan | Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (23 December 1920 - 26 January 2016) was a high-profile Pakistani figure and high-ranking general. He was the most senior figure in military and government assignments in the Pakistan Government. He was born in Rampur, India.
He was an important figure in Pakistan that related to international affa... |
800794 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%20and%20Overseas%20Voter%20Empowerment%20Act | Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act | The Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act is a United States law made in 2009. It made it easier for Americans who live outside the United States to vote in United States elections.
The law says that each state has to allow people to register to vote through the Internet. It says the states must send ballots to i... |
173046 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corned%20beef | Corned beef | Corned beef is a cut of beef that has been pickled or cured in brine. Corned beef is a common meat in deli sandwiches. Corned beef is eaten by people on Saint Patrick's Day with cabbage. |
513324 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford%2C%20Texas | Bedford, Texas | Bedford, Texas is a suburban city in northeast Tarrant County, Texas, in the "Mid-Cities" area between Dallas and Fort Worth.
Public schools in Bedford are part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. |
283945 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%20Australian%20Open | 2011 Australian Open | The 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions. It was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. The tournament took place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 17 January to 30 January. The event was the 99th edition of the Au... |
480133 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4llevik | Hällevik | Hallevik is a locality in Solvesborg Municipality in Blekinge County in Sweden. In 2010, 813 people lived there. |
393606 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soakage | Soakage | A soakage, or soak, is a source of water in the deserts of Australia. It is called a soak because the water generally soaks into the sandy ground, and is stored below. They sometimes form part of an ephemeral river or drainage system. Soakages were traditionally important sources of water for Aboriginal people in the d... |
38266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free%20kick | Free kick | A free kick is a kick awarded to the other team because of a foul, which is committed by another player. Free kicks appear in many different ball sports, like association football. |
818456 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dative%20case | Dative case | In grammar, the dative case is the grammatical case used to show the object of an action (the thing the verb acts on).
For example, "Maria gave Jacob a drink". In this example, Jacob is the dative as he is being given the drink, he is what the verb ("gave") is acting upon. |
285 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish | Fish | Fish (plural: fish or fishes) are a group of animals with bones which live in water and respire (get oxygen) from their gills.
Fish used to be a class of vertebrates. Now the term covers five classes of animals that live in the water:
Jawless fish
Armoured fish
Cartilaginous fish
Ray-finned fish
Lobe-finned fish
There ... |
85004 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellinzona%20District | Bellinzona District | Bellinzona is a district of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. |
178644 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/West-Eastern%20Divan%20Orchestra | West-Eastern Divan Orchestra | The West-Eastern Divan is an orchestra for young people. It is based in Sevilla, Spain. The musicians in the orchestra come from Israel and its surrounding Arab countries.
The orchestra was started in 1999 by the Jewish conductor Daniel Barenboim and the Palestinian-American academic Edward Said (pronounce: Sah--eed). ... |
872164 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wee%20Willie%20Winkie%20%28movie%29 | Wee Willie Winkie (movie) | Wee Willie Winkie is a 1937 American adventure drama movie directed by John Ford and was based on the story by Rudyard Kipling. It stars Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen, C. Aubrey Smith, Cesar Romero, June Lang, Brandon Hurst, Lionel Pape, Cyril McLaglen and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. It was nominated for an ... |
118837 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghent | Ghent | Gent is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. In 2019, 262,219 people lived there.
It is at .
Ghent is known for its cultural landmarks and punk rock music industry. |
774102 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grappa | Grappa | Grappa is an Italian spirit, made from grapes. It is similar to brandy. It contains between 35 and 60 percent alcohol by volume. |
382012 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theneuille | Theneuille | Theneuille is a commune. It is found in the Allier department in the center of France. |
641821 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony%20Bourdain | Anthony Bourdain | Anthony Michael Bourdain (June 25, 1956 - June 8, 2018) was an American celebrity chef, author, and television personality, known as one of the most influential chefs in the world.
Career
Bourdain first became known for his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly. His first food and world-... |
116110 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Kansas | University of Kansas | The University of Kansas is a public university in Lawrence, a hilly city in northeastern Kansas. It is often abbreviated as "KU".
KU held its first classes in 1866. As of Spring 2011, over 30,000 students attended school there.
History
There was a plan to build a university in Kansas in 1855, but it didn't happen unti... |
217185 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framingham%2C%20Massachusetts | Framingham, Massachusetts | Framingham is a city in the U.S. State of Massachusetts.
History
John Oldman was the first European to set foot on the land that is now Framingham. In 1633 he led a group of explorers down a Native American trail called Old Connecticut Path that is now Framingham's oldest road. The first European settler was John Stone... |
181703 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betulaceae | Betulaceae | Betulaceae is a group of flowering plants also known as the birch family. This includes the birches, alders, hornbeams (Caprinus), and hazels. |
951606 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiced%20epiglottal%20trill | Voiced epiglottal trill | The voiced epiglottal trill is a sound used in some spoken languages. It is not in English. |
943198 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra%20Leone%20national%20under-17%20football%20team | Sierra Leone national under-17 football team | The Sierra Leone national under-17 football team is team of football players under 17 from Sierra Leone. The team is controlled by Sierra Leone Football Association and played in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland. |
479033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clares | Clares | Clares is a small village in the province of Guadalajara. It belongs to the region of de Molina-Alto Tajo in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
Fauna
In 1989 a Special Protection Area (SPA) category A, was created near Clares. It covers 20,000 hectares. There are 12 protected species including: Monta... |
673841 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda%20Vaccaro | Brenda Vaccaro | Brenda Buell Vaccaro (born November 18, 1939) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in Midnight Cowboy, Once Is Not Enough, Airport '77, Capricorn One, The Pride of Jesse Hallam, Supergirl, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Heart of Midnight, and in Zorro, The Gay Blade.
She received one Academy Award nomination, ... |
171349 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington%20Palace | Kensington Palace | Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century. Today, it is the main residence of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester; the Duke and Duchess of Kent; and Prince... |
474369 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald%20and%20Nancy%20Reagan%20Research%20Institute | Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute | The Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute, an affiliate of the National Alzheimer's Association in Chicago, Illinois, is an initiative founded by former United States President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan to accelerate the progress of Alzheimer's disease research. The center was dedicated in 1995. |
297876 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super%208%20%28movie%29 | Super 8 (movie) | Super 8 is a 2011 American science fiction movie that was produced by Steven Spielberg, J. J. Abrams and Bryan Burk and was directed by J. J. Abrams. Super 8 was released on June 10, 2011 in North America. The movie has received positive reviews in early reviews.
Cast
Kyle Chandler as Jackson Lamb
Ron Eldard as Louis D... |
854240 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa%20Lario%20Resort | Villa Lario Resort | The Villa Lario is a Renaissance villa in the commune of Mandello del Lario on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy. Since 2015 the villa has been designated as a 5-star luxury hotel and is part of a resort complex.
The Lario resort has a heliport, and docking for boats and seaplanes.
In the hotel there is the Ita... |
653874 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artur%20Brauner | Artur Brauner | Artur "Atze" Brauner (born Abraham Brauner; 1 August 1918 - 7 July 2019) was a Polish-born German movie producer and entrepreneur. He created over 300 movies from 1946 through 2019. He was Jewish and many of his relatives were killed by Nazis in the 1940s.
Brauner produced Sag' die Wahrheit, one of the first movies pro... |
576808 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%C3%A8s | Alès | Ales () is a commune in south central France in the region of Occitanie. It is a subprefecture of the Gard department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of the same name.
It was formerly known as Alais.
History
Since the creation of the Gard department on 4 March 1790, Ales has been a subprefecture of the de... |
963912 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20York%20State%20Bar%20Association | New York State Bar Association | The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) is a voluntary bar association for the state of New York. |
522443 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party%20%28law%29 | Party (law) | A party is a person or group of persons that make up a single entity for the purposes of the law. They are a participant in legal proceeding and have an interest in the outcome. Parties include: the plaintiff, the defendant, a petitioner or a respondent. They can also be a cross-complainant (a defendant who sues someon... |
901802 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polybius%20%28urban%20legend%29 | Polybius (urban legend) | Polybius is a fictitious arcade game. It supposedly causes weird side effects. Polybius is an urban legend, or a thing that may not exist. It may have originated on coinop.org, a website documenting arcade games.
Etymology
The name Polybius comes from the Greek words "poly" and "bios", meaning many, and lives, respecti... |
728088 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platte%20County%2C%20Missouri | Platte County, Missouri | Platte County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 106,718. Its county seat is Platte City. |
156269 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantril%2C%20Iowa | Cantril, Iowa | Cantril is a city of Van Buren County, Iowa in the United States. |
979883 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meir%20Zvi%20Bergman | Meir Zvi Bergman | Rabbi Meir Zvi Bergman (born in 1930) is the head of the Rashbi Yeshiva and a member of the Torah Elders Council of Degel HaTorah.
Biography
Born in Jerusalem between the walls to Rabbi Moshe Bergman and Alta Liva Raizil, daughter of Rabbi Yona Ze'ev Hershler. He is seventh generation in Jerusalem, descendant of Rabbi ... |
932611 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323%20UEFA%20Champions%20League | 2022–23 UEFA Champions League | The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League will be the 68th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA.
The final will be played at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. The stadium was originally appointed to host the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final, but both this, and the 2021 final whic... |
960639 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanom%20Kittikachorn | Thanom Kittikachorn | Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn (Thai: thn`m kittikhcchr, Thai pronunciation: ; 11 August 1911 - 16 June 2004) was the leader of Thailand from 1963 to 1973. He illegally tried to stay in power. Public protests which became violent forced him to quit. His return from exile in 1976 caused protests. On October 6, 1976, ... |
350684 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamshedpur | Jamshedpur | Jamshedpur is a city of the Indian state of Jharkhand. It has the most people of any city in Jharkhand. According to the 2011 census of India, the Jamshedpur has a population of 1,337,131. The city was founded by the late Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata. It is also called Steel City, TataNagar or simply Tata.
It is on the C... |
737102 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon%20County%2C%20Kentucky | Bourbon County, Kentucky | Bourbon County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,985. Its county seat is Paris. |
202619 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges-Louis%20Leclerc%2C%20Comte%20de%20Buffon | Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon | Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (7 September 1707 - 16 April 1788), usually called Buffon, was a French naturalist. He was also a mathematician, cosmologist and encyclopedic author.
His collected information influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck and Georges Cuvier... |
866667 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant%20Governor%20of%20New%20Mexico | Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico | The Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico () is an elected official in the state of New Mexico that ranks just below the Governor of New Mexico. The lieutenant governor is the first person in the order of succession of New Mexico's executive branch. |
300476 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey%20Kong%20Country | Donkey Kong Country | Donkey Kong Country (also called DKC) is the first installment of the Donkey Kong Country series and the first game in the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy, overall. This video game was released in 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. This game is a platformer developed by Rare and published by Nintend... |
790528 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubo%C5%A1%20Kohoutek | Luboš Kohoutek | Lubos Kohoutek (, born 29 January 1935) is a Czech astronomer. He was known as a discoverer of minor planets and comets, including Comet Kohoutek which was visible to the naked eye in 1973. He also discovered comets 75D/Kohoutek and 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura.
The main-belt asteroid 1850 Kohoutek was named after him. |
541099 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jok%20Church | Jok Church | Jok Richard Church (November 28, 1949 - April 29, 2016) was an American cartoonist. He was born in Akron, Ohio. He created the Universal Press Syndicate comic strip You Can With Beakman and Jax which was later made into the TV series Beakman's World.
Church died of a heart attack in San Francisco, California on April 2... |
789545 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ried%20im%20Zillertal | Ried im Zillertal | Ried im Zillertal is a municipality of the district of Schwaz in the Austrian state of Tyrol. |
208211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%20de%20Le%C3%B3n | Hugo de León | Hugo de Leon (born 27 February 1958) is a former Uruguayan football player. He has played for Uruguay national team. |
565336 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/100%20Women%20%28BBC%29 | 100 Women (BBC) | 100 Women is a BBC series started in 2013. It looks at the role of women in the twenty-first century. It organised events in London and Mexico.
After the women are named, the BBC has three weeks of information about women. Women from all over the world make comments on Twitter about the interviews and debates.
History
... |
835799 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couloum%C3%A9-Mondebat | Couloumé-Mondebat | Couloume-Mondebat is a commune in the Gers department. It is in southwestern France. |
365465 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpika%20District | Mpika District | Mpika District is a district of Zambia in the Northern Province. The capital is Mpika. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 146,196 people. |
357222 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie%20Girl | Barbie Girl | "Barbie Girl" is a dance-pop hit song from the Danish music group Aqua. The single was released in 1997. Its lyrics are about Barbie and Ken, the toys from Mattel. The song was very popular. It was #1 across the music charts of certain countries. It was in the Top 20 charts in the United States. Barbie Girl also caused... |
85917 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claro%2C%20Ticino | Claro, Ticino | Claro was a municipality of the district Riviera in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
On 2 April 2017, the former municipalities of Camorino, Claro, Giubiasco, Gnosca, Gorduno, Gudo, Moleno, Monte Carasso, Pianezzo, Preonzo, Sant'Antonio and Sementina merged into the municipality of Bellinzona. |
921398 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp | Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp | Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp is a commune. It is in Bourgogne-Franche-Comte in the Doubs department in east France. |
1005820 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbe%20clan | Inbe clan | The Inbe clan (Yin Bu Shi Inbe-shi) were a strong family in Japan a long time ago, during a time called the Kofun period (250-538 CE) and the Asuka period (538-710 CE). They came from an area called Kibi Province, which is now Okayama Prefecture. They were prominent in their links to religion.
They claimed descent from... |
513120 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Kern | Peter Kern | Peter Kern (13 February 1949 - 26 August 2015) was an Austrian actor, movie director, screenwriter and producer. He has appeared in more than 70 movies since 1957 and directed about 25 movies. He starred in the 1978 movie Flaming Hearts. |
144504 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Punjab | West Punjab | West Punjab was a former province of Pakistan which existed from 1947 to 1955. The province covered an area of ,including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, but excluding the former princely states of Bahawalpur. The capital was the city of Lahore and the province had four division... |
147217 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/British%20Rail%20Class%20100 | British Rail Class 100 | The British Rail Class 100 diesel multiple units were built by Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Company Limited from 1956 to 1958, designed and built in collaboration with the Transport Sales Dept. of T.I. (Group Services) Ltd. |
839948 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euskirchen | Euskirchen | Euskirchen (; Kolsch: Oskerche) is a town and capital of Euskirchen, a district (Kreis) in North Rhine-Westphalia. |
907727 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesostigmatophyceae | Mesostigmatophyceae | The Mesostigmatophyceae is a type of basal green algae. They are usually found in fresh water. Mesostigmatophyceae can be be a sister group to all green algae, or as sister to all Streptophyta.
Categorization
There are many ways to place the Mesostigmatophyceae into a category. One popular way is to have it only one ge... |
174805 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelcard | Travelcard | A Travelcard is a ticket used for most transport in London, including buses and the underground. The ticket is issued by Transport for London and National Rail and can be used on the services of either.
History
Before Travelcards were used, travellers in Greater London had to pay every time they changed between
London ... |
305926 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois%20de%20Galaup%2C%20comte%20de%20Lap%C3%A9rouse | Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse | Jean-Francois de Galaup, comte de La Perouse (1741--1788) was a French navigator who explored the Pacific Ocean. He died when his ship was wrecked in the New Hebrides during 1788. He met the English when they arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in January 1788. After a short stay in Botany Bay, he sailed away int... |
156175 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer%2C%20Iowa | Archer, Iowa | Archer is a city of O'Brien County in the state of Iowa in the United States. Around 120 people were living in Archer as of 2000. |
426550 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor%20Series%20%282013%29 | Survivor Series (2013) | Survivor Series (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by WWE. It was held on November 24, 2013 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the twenty seventh Survivor Series event held by the WWE. |
1018172 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot | Foot | Land vertebrates have feet. The organization of their feet varies. Two factors come into play: weight and lifestyle.
1. Plantigrade: heavy animals usually put their heels down to support their weight.
2. Unguligrade: large animals with hooves.
3. Digitigrade is usually reserved for lighter animals. It means to walk on ... |
375294 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%20Longwell | Ryan Longwell | Ryan Longwell (born August 16, 1974) was an NFL kicker from 1997-2012. He went to college in California. He played for the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings. His jersey number was 8. |
125303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumby | Gumby | Gumby is a dark green clay figure. He was in 233 episodes on American television series. He was also in a feature-length movie and other media. He has become well known as an example of stop motion clay animation. He has become a cultural icon. There have been many tributes and parodies, including a video game and toys... |
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