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34147 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treble%20%28singer%29 | Treble (singer) | The word treble is used, especially in British English, to mean the singing voice of a boy or girl. Often it is called boy soprano, but since there are also many girls who sing in cathedral and church choirs these days, the word treble is now used to describe the voice of either sex.
A boy can sing treble until he re... |
34148 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claque | Claque | A claque (pronounce: ‘clack’) is a small group of people in an opera house who deliberately either clapped loudly (applauded) or shouted boo for a particular singer. Usually it means an organised group who know in advance what they are going to do.
In the 19th century there was very often a claque at performances of a... |
34151 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech | Leech | Leeches are annelids, a kind of worm (ground creature) that lives in wet places. All leeches are carnivorous, that is, they eat mainly meat, but some are also haemophagic; this means they drink the blood of other animals. They are sometimes helpful in medicine. They are often used to reduce blood clots. They were used ... |
34153 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycoprotein | Glycoprotein | A glycoprotein is a big molecule. It is composed of a protein and a carbohydrate (which is usually a sugar-like substance). Glycoproteins are important to recognise immune cells in mammals.
Well-known glycoproteins are:
antibodies which react with antigens
Hormones that are glycoproteins are (amongst others)
Folli... |
34154 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissue%20culture | Tissue culture | Tissue culture or cell culture is a way to grow cells in a laboratory. Cells are taken, and put into in a flask or Petri dish. They can be grown on a growth medium, sometimes an agar plate. The cells divide, and can be treated in various ways. This is done for a number of purposes, especially for the use of scientifi... |
34155 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy | Chemotherapy | Chemotherapy, or 'chemo', is the use of chemical substances to treat diseases. The word "chemotherapy" is often used for a type of medicine used to treat cancer. The drugs are cytotoxic, which means they are toxic to the body's cells.
There are many types of chemotherapy. and doctors chose the medication that will tre... |
34172 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoid | Typhoid | Other unrelated diseases with a similar name are typhus and paratyphoid fever
Typhoid, or typhoid fever, is an illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica. Symptoms may vary from mild to severe, and usually begin 6 to 30 days after exposure. The disease is spread by water which has the bact... |
34174 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necklace | Necklace | A necklace is a jewellery item worn round the neck. It is of ancient origin: all civilisations have worn them. They usually figure precious metals and jewels, but may be made of colourful beads.
The Indore necklace
The emeralds threaded onto the necklace were mined in Colombia. The diamonds were mined in India. The n... |
34178 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranbourne%2C%20Victoria | Cranbourne, Victoria | Cranbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is south east of Melbourne. It is above sea-level. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey.
The Cranbourne area is made up of the suburbs:
Cranbourne
Cranbourne East
Cranbourne North
Cranbourne South
Cranbourne West
Junction Village.
History
The f... |
34180 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania | Transylvania | Transylvania is a historical region in Central Europe. In the past, it was a part of Hungary, was an independent principality, belonged to the Ottoman Empire or was a province of Austria-Hungary. It has been part of Romania since 1918.
The borders was made up by the Siret River from east, river Tisza from west of no... |
34181 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest%20Airlines | Southwest Airlines | Southwest Airlines is a airline based in Dallas, Texas that has a reputation for low fares. The airline started in 1971. It flies mostly among about a hundred airports within the United States but also to flies from the United States to airports in the Caribbean Sea and Mexico.
Originally, many of Southwest's flights... |
34183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluj-Napoca | Cluj-Napoca | Cluj-Napoca (pronunciation in Romanian: ; ; ; ; ), until 1974 Cluj, is the third biggest city in Romania, and is the capital city of Cluj County, in the north-western part of Transylvania. Bucharest is about 330 kilometers away from Cluj-Napoca. About 330,000 people live in the city. It also has some famous universitie... |
34184 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibiu | Sibiu | Sibiu (IPA , German: Hermannstadt, Hungarian: Nagyszeben) is a city in Transylvania, Romania. About 170,000 people live there. The Cibin River, a tributary of the Olt River flows through the city. It is the capital of Sibiu County.
Twinned towns
Bauru, Brazil since 1995.
Columbia, Missouri, USA since 1994.
Dev... |
34185 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic%20design | Graphic design | Graphic design is a practical art which helps in communication. Visual information is formed in a way that produces a message. This can be done by placing words and pictures in ways that will get the attention of others. People who do graphic design as work are called graphic designers. In printed media, graphic des... |
34190 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan%20genocide | Rwandan genocide | The Rwandan genocide happened in 1994. It started in April and lasted 100 days. During that time, about 800,000 people were murdered.
In a genocide, many or all people in a group are killed because of their ethnicity, colour, religion, or political opinions. In the Rwandan genocide, members of an ethnic group called... |
34193 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaquita | Vaquita | Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is a rare type of porpoise. It lives only in the Gulf of California. It is the world's smallest cetacean and most endangered marine mammal. The Vaquita is listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union of Conservation of Nature. Forty years ago, the Vaquita population was estimated ... |
34194 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygote | Zygote | A zygote is the fertilized cell that will grow into a new animal or plant. When a female's ovum and a male's sperm cell join, the cell that results is called the zygote. The zygote then multiplies, and grows into an embryo. So, a zygote is formed from the union of two gametes, and is the first stage in a human organism... |
34195 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Jauss | Dave Jauss | Dave Jauss (born January 16, 1957) is the bench coach for the New York Mets. He has also been the bench coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles.
References
Baseball coaches
1957 births
Living people |
34202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac%20arrest | Cardiac arrest | Cardiac arrest happens when the heart suddenly stops beating. This can be caused by a heart attack in which the heart's demand for oxygen is not met and the heart muscle begins to die. With cardiac arrest, normal circulation of blood stops, because of a failure of the heart to contract. This results in the body not ge... |
34211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenots | Huguenots | From the 16th to the 18th century the name Huguenot was describing a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France. They are sometimes known as the French Calvinists.
After the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572 and the French Wars of Religion hundreds of thousands of French Protestants fled France, some to... |
34212 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Rochelle | La Rochelle | La Rochelle is a city in the Charente-Maritime department and a seaport in western France near the Bay of Biscay. The Huguenots there rebelled in 1627 and 1628.
La Rochelle Business School is in the city.
Sister cities
La Rochelle is twinned with:
Lübeck, Germany, since 1988
New Rochelle, United States, since 191... |
34222 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combustion | Combustion | Combustion is a reaction of a fuel with an oxidant to give out heat. The release of heat can produce light in the form of a flame.
Car engines and rocket engines both work by combustion. Combustion in a Ferrari car motor is different from combustion in a rocket engine. Car combustion is gas burning and exploding in cy... |
34224 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanometre | Nanometre | The nanometre (symbol: nm) is a unit used to measure length in the metric system. It is equal to one billionth of a metre (). The name combines the SI prefix nano- (from the Ancient Greek , , "dwarf") with the parent unit name metre (from Greek , , "unit of measurement"). It can be written in scientific notation as 1×1... |
34226 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar | Caterpillar | A caterpillar is a young butterfly or moth that has just hatched out of its egg. A caterpillar is a kind of larva. When it is older, the caterpillar will turn into a pupa (also known as a chrysalis), and then later the pupa will turn into a butterfly.
Caterpillars usually have three pairs of small, but noticeable, tru... |
34227 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird | Hummingbird | Hummingbirds are small birds of the family Trochilidae.
They are among the smallest of birds: most species measure 7.5–13 cm (3–5 in). The smallest living bird species is the 2–5 cm Bee Hummingbird. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12–80 times per second (depending on the species). They are al... |
34229 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bielsko-Bia%C5%82a | Bielsko-Biała | Bielsko-Biała is a city in southern Poland with 180,000 inhabitants. Its size is 125km2. The city is in the Beskidy mountains.
Related pages
Museum in Bielsko-Biała
Cities in Poland |
34233 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi%20Amin | Idi Amin | Idi Amin Dada ( 1925 – 16 August 2003) was a repressive dictator who ruled the African country of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. He lost power after trying to take over some Tanzanian land. The President of Tanzania at the time, Julius Nyerere, invaded Uganda. After Tanzanian forces took control of Kampala, Uganda’s capital... |
34234 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phnom%20Penh | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh (; official Romanization: Phnum Pénh; IPA: [pʰnum peːɲ]) is the capital city of Cambodia. It is the largest and most populous city in the country. It is also the capital of the Phnom Penh administrative city. On April 17 1975, it was seized by the Khmer Rouge who soon forced everyone to leave. It was later r... |
34307 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take%20Me%20Out%20to%20the%20Ball%20Game | Take Me Out to the Ball Game | "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song. The words were written by Jack Norworth. The music was written by Albert Von Tilzer. Neither of the writers had been to a baseball game. The song has become the unofficial anthem of baseball.
The chorus is traditionally sung during the seventh-inning stretc... |
34308 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xia%20dynasty | Xia dynasty | Xia dynasty (Chinese: 夏朝; Pinyin: xià cháo; Wade–Giles: Hsia-ch'ao) was the first dynasty of China. It was founded in 2100 BC and ended in 1600 BC. Until archaeologists dug at Erlitou in Henan Province, many scientists were not sure if the Xia Dynasty was real or a myth. The last king was Jie who was said to be cruel a... |
34309 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Park | South Park | South Park is an American adult animated sitcom about the lives of four boys in the fourth grade living in the small mountain town of South Park, Colorado. The series is made to be watched by adults, but the series gets a lot of people to watch it because of its humor. It uses satire to make fun of subjects such as cur... |
34311 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon | Colon | The colon is a part of the large intestine. It is between the cecum and the rectum. The colon takes water from the feces that goes through it. The colon in mammals can be divided into four sections:
the ascending colon
the transverse colon
the descending colon
the sigmoid colon
Ascending colon
This part of the col... |
34322 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20%C3%90i%E1%BB%87n%20Bi%C3%AAn%20Ph%E1%BB%A7 | Battle of Ðiện Biên Phủ | The battle of Ðiện Biên Phủ was a 1954 battle between Vietnamese and French forces. Vietnam won, which made the French give up in the First Indochina War. The independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnamwas secured, and Vietnam was divided into into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
With the launch of Operation C... |
34323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/August%20Revolution | August Revolution | The August Revolution happened in Vietnam in August 1945. It was an uprising for independence after the Japanese lost World War II.
It led to the Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2, 1945.
The independence war against the French would soon follow.
1945 in Vietnam
20th ce... |
34324 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictator | Dictator | The word dictator or despot in modern times is used to describe the absolute ruler (other than a king) of a country, who uses force and fear to keep himself and his friends in authority, and can effectively make laws all by himself. Dictatorship is a type of government, used in some countries. A country that is ruled b... |
34325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria | Nigeria | Nigeria is a country in West Africa. It has a population of 188,500,000, more than any other country in Africa. Its capital is Abuja. Nigeria is a large country, with the largest popuation in Africa and is the most powerful in Africa.
History
From the 1500s to the 1800s, many people from the land now called Nigeria (a... |
34326 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laxoox | Laxoox | Laxoox (pronounced 'la-hoh') in Somalia, or Canjeera is a flat bread, a kind of pancake served in Somaliland, Somalia, Yemen and parts of Djibouti. It is frequently seen in the kitchens of northern East Africa.
Variants
Laxoox bread is very similar to injera, made in Ethiopian and Eritrea, but is much thinner and smal... |
34327 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer%20language | Khmer language | Khmer is the official language of Kampuchea/Cambodia. Its script was the base for the Thai script, although Thai does not use subscript consonants. One thing that makes it particularly difficult for many foreigners to learn is that Khmer words are not separated in a sentence and the sounds are quite hard for foreigners... |
34328 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic%20Republic%20of%20the%20Congo | Democratic Republic of the Congo | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (), commonly referred to as DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa or the DRC, is a country in central Africa. It was known as Zaïre from 1971 to 1997. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world. With a population of over 71 million, the Democratic... |
34350 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted%20hyena | Spotted hyena | The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is a species of hyena (or "hyaena" in British English). They are often called the laughing hyena. They are found almost everywhere in Sub-Saharan Africa. There are between 27,000 and 47,000 individuals, though their population is getting smaller in the wild. This is because of habita... |
34352 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardwolf | Aardwolf | The aardwolf (Proteles cristata) is a small, insectivorous mammal, native to East Africa and Southern Africa. Its name means "earth wolf" in the Afrikaans / Dutch language. It is also called "maanhaar jackal" in Afrikaans, or civet hyena, based on the secretions (civet) from their anal glands.
The aardwolf is in the s... |
34367 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbury%2C%20Connecticut | Waterbury, Connecticut | Waterbury is a town in the state of Connecticut. More than one hundred thousand people live there.
Cities in Connecticut |
34368 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20cheese | Blue cheese | Blue cheese is a type of cheese with a fungus called Penicillium added to it. The mold makes patches or veins of it look blue. The cheese can be made from cow's milk, sheep's milk, or goat's milk. Types of it include Roquefort cheese, Stilton cheese, and Gorgonzola cheese. These names should only be used for cheeses th... |
34370 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektra | Elektra | Elektra of Mycenae was the daughter of King Agamemnon of Mycenae and Klytaimnestra. She had a brother, Orestes, and two sisters, Iphigeneia and Chrysothemis.
After the Trojan War, Agamemnon was killed by Klytaimnestra and her lover Aegisthos because Agamemnon sacrificed Iphigeneia for good winds to sail. Elektra helpe... |
34375 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin | Insulin | Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas in the body that controls the glucose level in the blood.
Insulin promotes the absorption of sugar from the blood and stores it among others into fat cells. People who cannot make insulin in their bodies, or who make it but their body cannot use it properly, have the disease d... |
34376 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon%20Ball%20Z | Dragon Ball Z | is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the sequel to Dragon Ball and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original 519-chapter Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995. Dragon Ball Z aired in Japan on Fuji TV from April 1989 ... |
34382 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerve%20impulse | Nerve impulse | A nerve impulse is the way nerve cells (neurons) communicate with one another. Nerve impulses are mostly electrical signals along the dendrites to produce a nerve impulse or action potential.
The action potential is the result of ions moving in and out of the cell. Specifically, it involves potassium (K+) and sodium ... |
34386 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektra%20%28disambiguation%29 | Elektra (disambiguation) | Elektra (or Electra) can mean:
Elektra: several people from Greek mythology, most often the daughter of Agamemnon and Klytaimnestra (Clytemnestra).
On spelling: the Greek alphabet does not have a 'C', so they spelled the name with a 'K'.
Drama
The myth was the subject of at least two Greek tragedies:
Elektra (Sopho... |
34391 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hare | Hare | A hare is a mammal of the order Lagomorpha, in the same family as the rabbit. They are larger than rabbits and have black tipped ears. Their diet (the food they eat) resembles what rabbits eat; they eat ruttabaga and lettuce. They graze on grass and leafy weeds.
Hares are very fast-running animals. The European brown ... |
34393 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESSEC | ESSEC | The ESSEC is an important school teaching business to adults in France. It was created in 1907 in Paris, but it has moved to Cergy-Pontoise, a city west of Paris, in 1973.
In 2006, ESSEC set up a campus in Singapore, Asia. Twice a year, about 50 ESSEC students go and study there.
ESSEC is now one of the most famous ... |
34404 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20symbols | National symbols | National symbols are patriotic symbols representing nations and countries. Sometimes, symbols are used for cultural or ethnic groups that do not have their own country yet.
National symbols try to unite people or send a message by representing the national people, values, goals, or history. People often honor their n... |
34410 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20bus | Computer bus | A computer bus (often simply called bus) is part of most computers. Its role is to transfer data, signals, or power between some of the components that make up a computer.
The size or width of a bus is how many bits it carries in parallel. Common bus sizes are: 4 bits, 8 bits, 12 bits, 16 bits, 24 bits, 32 bits, 64 b... |
34412 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego%20Ram%C3%ADrez%20Islands | Diego Ramírez Islands | The Diego Ramírez Islands are a group of islands. They are in the Drake Passage, about 100 km southwest of Cape Horn. The Ildefonso Islands are 93 km to the north-northwest. There is a group of 6 islands to the north, then there is a waterway of 3 km, then there is another group to the south. There is a weather station... |
34416 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performing%20music%20from%20memory | Performing music from memory | Performing music from memory means knowing a piece of music well enough to be able to play or sing it without the written music.
Although some people can learn music by ear, most people who are taught to play musical instruments learn new pieces by reading the printed music which is in front of them on a music sta... |
34418 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave | Grave | A grave, or burial spot is where somebody or something is buried after they have died. Graves are usually placed in a graveyard, with a headstone used to identify the dead person. A funeral will occur if the family has enough money. If they do not, there will not be a proper funeral. The name on the grave is of the dea... |
34419 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyrhythm | Polyrhythm | Polyrhythm happens when two different rhythms are played at the same time in music. African, Latin, and Afro-Cuban music often use polyrhythms.
Polyrythm is another word for layering and adding volumes to the piece of music. It happens when one person starts playing a rhythm and then other people start joining in, addi... |
34425 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme%20Hospital | Theme Hospital | Theme Hospital is a simulation computer game developed by Bullfrog and EA Games. It was published in 1997. The game is quite humorous.
The Game
In the game, the player must build and operate a hospital. There are different rooms you can build. These are to diagnose the patient and to treat the illness.
Some illnesse... |
34426 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontin%27s | Pontin's | Pontin's is a holiday company which was founded by Fred Pontin in 1946. It is now owned by Trevor Hemmings and has eight centres in England and Wales.
Other websites
Pontin's official website
Companies of the United Kingdom
Shops
Holidays |
34437 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin%20prime%20conjecture | Twin prime conjecture | The twin prime conjecture is a mathematical theory. It says that it is possible to find two twin primes that are as big as wanted.
Twin primes are prime numbers that differ by two. For example, 3 and 5 are both prime and differ by two. They are twin primes. 23 is prime, but it is not a twin prime. The primes nearest t... |
34449 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud | Mud | Mud is a mixture of soil, silt, loam or clay, mixed with and water. It is a type of soil that is also called "clay soil". Others include the sandy soil, or sand, and garden soil. Wet mud has a soft wet texture.
Young children sometimes play in puddles of mud. Mud is usually brown.
Some animals including worms, f... |
34460 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Zutons | The Zutons | The Zutons are a rock band from Liverpool, England. They formed in 2001. They are on the Deltasonic record label. The band were nominated for the British Breakthrough Act award at the 2005 BRIT Awards.
Members
The band has 5 people in it:
David McCabe – lead vocals, guitar
Boyan Chowdhury – lead guitar, vocals
Abi H... |
34462 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf%20planet | Dwarf planet | Dwarf planet is the name used to classify some objects in the solar system. This definition was made on August 24, 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), and can be described as; a dwarf planet is a body orbiting the Sun that is big enough to round itself by its own gravity, but has not cleared its orbital... |
34464 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20peafowl | Blue peafowl | The blue peafowl or Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is a bird native to the Indian subcontinent.
References
Birds of India
Birds of Pakistan |
34466 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green%20peafowl | Green peafowl | The green peafowl (Pavo muticus) is a bird that is native to Southeast Asia.
References
Birds of Asia |
34467 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo%20Virtual%20Boy | Nintendo Virtual Boy | The Nintendo Virtual Boy was a mostly-portable (easily moved) game console which had two screens that showed only red and black graphics. To use the system, one had to put one's face close to the system so that each eye could see only one screen. By showing each eye a different image, the system could create a 3D effec... |
34512 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke%20University | Duke University | Duke University is a private university in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 1838. It was formed by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity. The school moved to Durham in 1892.
It has advanced research. Some famous people including former President of the United States, Richard Nixon<ref>Richard M... |
34513 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialism | Existentialism | Existentialism is a way of thinking that focuses on what it means for people to exist. It is a philosophical movement. It became well-known in books and movies of the 19th and 20th centuries. Existentialism is known for dealing with nihilistic problems, but is generally still a kind of . It says that humans have will a... |
34530 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%20of%20the%20Hill | King of the Hill | King of the Hill was an American animated cartoon that ran from 1997 to 2010 on FOX. It featured a husband, a wife, a son, and their live-in niece. FOX, the network running the series, would not be showing new episodes anymore after its 13th and final season. The final four episodes aired in May 2010.
Characters on Ki... |
34531 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairdresser | Hairdresser | A hairdresser's job is to organise hair into a particular style or "look". They can cut hair, add colour to it or texture it. A hairdresser may be female or male. Qualified staff are usually called "stylists", who are supported by assistants. Most hairdressing businesses are unisex, that is, they serve both sexes, and ... |
34532 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eppie%20Lederer | Eppie Lederer | Esther "Eppie" Pauline Friedman Lederer, better known as Ann Landers (July 4, 1918 – June 22, 2002), was an American writer. She is best known for writing the famous advice column "Ann Landers." For almost 45 years, it was a part of many newspapers across North America. In it, people wrote for advice and she answered.
... |
34539 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern%20bluefin%20tuna | Northern bluefin tuna | Northern bluefin tuna are the largest kind of tuna fish. They live for 11 to 26 years. It is one of the largest, fastest, and most colorful of all the world’s fishes.
Origin
Their name comes from the Latin: Thunnus Thynnus
Appearance
The normal size is 6.6 ft (2 m) at about 1,100 lb (500 kg). The I.G.F.A. record f... |
34549 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automaton | Automaton | An Automaton (one automaton, several automata) is a concept from mathematics. Sometimes the concept is called state machine. It is like an abstract machine.
Such a machine can be given input, which is either rejected, or accepted. It's like a vending machine. When something is bought, coins (or money) needs to be ins... |
34551 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vending%20machine | Vending machine | A Vending machine is an automatic machine that sells food or drink or other items. An automated teller machine is a kind of vending machine, as are arcade games and bulk vending machines for toys or prizes, or anything that vends a physical item, service, or fun in exchange for money. Vending machine foods include sn... |
34552 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar%20%28business%29 | Bar (business) | A bar is a building or business where alcoholic drinks (such as beer, wine, or liquor) are served. Bars are also found in pubs and nightclubs. They may also serve snack food. In most countries, bars are regulated and licenced by the regional or local governments, which establish laws regarding the opening hours and ser... |
34553 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape%20Horn | Cape Horn | Cape Horn (; ) is a cape. It was named for the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands. It is the southernmost land area of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile. Many people see Cape Horn as the southern tip of South America. Cape Horn is the most southerly of the great capes. The Drake Passage is directly to th... |
34554 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceberg | Iceberg | An iceberg is a large piece of ice floating in the sea. They are generally found in cold water near the North or South Pole. Icebergs are especially common during spring, when ice has begun to melt. About 90% of an iceberg is below the water line and ten percent above. Just by looking at the part you can see, it is ha... |
34555 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumnavigation | Circumnavigation | Circumnavigation originally meant going around something, by ship. Usually, it means people going around the world. The first known circumnavigation was done by Fernão de Magalhães (Ferdinand Magellan), from 1519 to 1522. Magellan took five ships and went west, from Spain. He discovered a waterway which is now named af... |
34557 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thought%20experiment | Thought experiment | A thought experiment is an experiment that takes place in people's minds instead of in a laboratory or in the real world. In a real-life experiment, people can see and measure changes, but thought experiments only show special ways of thinking. Anyone can do a thought experiment.
The usual goal of a thought experimen... |
34558 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking%20Benjamin | Breaking Benjamin | Breaking Benjamin is a hard rock band from Pennsylvania. The band is best known for their songs "Polyamorous", "So Cold", "Sooner or Later," "The Diary of Jane," and "Breath." The band was formed in 1998 by lead vocalist Benjamin Burnley and drummer Jeremy Hummel. The band has released five albums: "Saturate"(2002), ... |
34567 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlands%20and%20bays | Headlands and bays | A headland is an area of land that is surrounded by water on three sides. Very often, the land areas are called capes. A bay is an area of water. It is surrounded by land on three sides. The water areas are also called gulfs.
A bay is a large body of water in the land next to a sea or lake between two headlands. Th... |
34571 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake%20Passage | Drake Passage | The Drake passage is a body of water. It lies between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. To the north is Cape Horn and the South American continent, to the south are the South Shetland Islands, now part of the British Antarctic Territory. It is part of the Southern Ocean. It is named after the English privateer Sir Fran... |
34576 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier | Glacier | A glacier is a large body of ice and snow. It forms because the snow in an area does not all melt in summer. Each winter, more snow is added. The weight of all the snow creates pressure. This pressure turns the lower parts of the snow into ice. After this happens for many years, the glacier will start growing large. It... |
34577 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sight-reading | Sight-reading | Sight-reading (or sight-singing for singers) is the ability to play music that one has never seen before. It is important to be able to read music well in order to sight-read.
Many people who learn to play an instrument will take examinations from time to time. One of the tests that is usually required for an examin... |
34581 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child%20prodigy | Child prodigy | A child prodigy is a child who is very smart at an early age. They can do things that average people can only do when they are adults. Child prodigies are often musicians or mathematicians. A child prodigy does not always grow up to be a world-famous genius. Some of them lose their exceptional gifts in adulthood.
Prod... |
34591 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto%20Rican | Puerto Rican | A Puerto Rican is a person from Puerto Rico or anyone who is descended from some one who was originally from Puerto Rico. Puerto Ricans are American citizens, even though Puerto Rico is only a territory of the United States and not an official state. People from Puerto Rico can also be known as a "Boricua," "Borinquen,... |
34593 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothbrush | Toothbrush | The toothbrush is a tool to clean teeth. The toothbrush has a small brush at the end of a handle. Toothpaste, which often contains fluoride, is commonly added to a toothbrush to help clean the teeth. Both toothpaste and toothbrushes come in many different colours. Toothpastes can also come in many different flavours. N... |
34596 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/70s%20BC | 70s BC |
Events
Spartacus leads the slaves against Rome. His army was eventually defeated, and Spartacus is killed in battle, by Roman legionaries under Marcus Licinius Crassus.
In Rome, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus becomes the third member of the Second Triumvirate, with Mark Antony and Octavian.
The city of Tigranakert of Ar... |
34598 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/20s%20BC | 20s BC |
Events
Important people
Caesar Augustus, Roman Emperor (27 BC – 14). |
34600 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeostasis | Homeostasis | Homeostasis is self-regulation, a basic property of all self-organising systems. In biology, it is the keeping of a stable internal environment.
Homeostasis is life's ability to stay balanced, when the environment changes. Animals keep their body in a stable condition. They do so by regulating their inner equilibrium... |
34607 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary%20embolism | Pulmonary embolism | A pulmonary embolism is a clot of material (an embolus) that blocks blood from getting to the lungs. It is usually caused by a blood clot that starts somewhere else in the body and travels to the lungs. However, it can also be caused by clumped cancer cells, fat, or bone. Rarely, while giving birth, a woman can get ... |
34617 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet | Toilet | A toilet is a place where humans get rid of waste that comes from their bodies (urine and feces). Most toilets use water to flush the waste through plumbing into a sewage system. However, some modern toilets do not use water, and are called dry toilets.
A room that has a toilet can be called a "restroom" or "bathroom"... |
34618 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegosaurus | Stegosaurus | Stegosaurus (meaning "roof-lizard") was a type of plant-eating dinosaur which lived in what is now western North America.
Stegosaurus lived in the Upper Jurassic period around 155 to 145 million years ago. It is one of the most easily recognized dinosaurs, with its distinctive double row of kite-shaped plates on its b... |
34619 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psittacosis | Psittacosis | Psittacosis is a bacterial disease that can be caught from birds such as parrots, pigeons, and parakeets. The disease is not common, with only 50 reported cases in the United States each year.
Psittacosis usually gives flu-like symptoms, such as fevers, chills, headaches, muscle aches, and a dry cough. The disease can... |
34620 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian%20chant | Gregorian chant | Gregorian chant is an important form of plainchant, used mainly in the Roman Catholic Church. With plainchant, all people sing the same music in unison, most of the time. Sometimes, there is a second part, called "organum", which often uses the same melody, but at an interval. This interval is often a fourth or a fift... |
34623 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barneveld | Barneveld | Barneveld () is a municipality in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province Gelderland. The main centre is the village of Barneveld.
The municipality has an area of 176.74 km².
Towns and villages of the municipality
Other centres are: Essen, Esveld, Garderbroek, Harselaar, Kallenbroek, Moorst (partly), Wessel ... |
34640 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable | Executable | An executable is a computer program written by a programmer and compiled by a compiler (See programming). When it is run, it 'executes' (or does) the actions it was programmed to.
An example of a compiler is the GNU C Compiler, or GCC for short. It reads in program code written in the C programming language, and co... |
34641 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows%20NT | Windows NT | Windows NT is a series of Microsoft's Windows operating systems written in the C and C++ programming languages. They were the first to use their new 'NT' (New Technology) core. That means it had a brand new core to do more things than the MS-DOS-based one that they used in older versions of Windows. Also, it was more s... |
34642 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File%20extension | File extension | A file extension or filename extension is a suffix at the end of a filename. It is used to show the type of a computer file. This suggests what program can understand it. For example, MYWORDS.TXT is a plain text file and may be opened by a text editor. Filename extensions come after the name of the file, and many of th... |
34662 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagomorpha | Lagomorpha | Lagomorpha is a mammal order. It includes pikas, rabbits and hares. Although the lagomorphs look like rodents, they are not so, but are closely related to them. They have four incisors on the upper jaw, not two as in rodents. Also, they only eat plant material, not meat as rodents do to some extent.
Rabbits were clas... |
34663 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupus | Lupus | Lupus, or Lupus erythematosus, is a disease of the immune system. It is chronic, which means it does not go away. It is an autoimmune disease, where the person's immune system attacks their own body.
The immune system is partly made up of white blood cells in your body that fight off disease. In lupus, these white blo... |
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