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37793 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica | Boudica | Boudica (born about 25 AD, died 60/61 AD) was the queen of the Celtic Iceni people in Norfolk in the eastern part of Roman Britain. Her husband Prasutagus ruled an independent client state of Rome. When he died, he left his kingdom jointly to his daughters and the Roman emperor.
A statue of Boudica has stood in the W... |
37796 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choir%20%28music%29 | Choir (music) | A choir or choral group is a collection of people who sing together. They typically rehearse together with a leader and perform concerts or sing during religious services. Some choirs are professional (the singers are paid for their work in the choir). Some choirs are semi-professional (the leaders are paid at a profes... |
37806 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motherboard | Motherboard | The motherboard, also known as a mainboard, is the main circuit board in any electronic system. It's what holds together all the components needed for an electronic system to function. Although there may be other circuit boards attached to the motherboard, the motherboard is the largest.
Composition
The painted, base... |
37809 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition%20television | High-definition television | High-definition television (HDTV) is a new television broadcasting system which uses a higher resolution than a normal television. With HDTV, people can watch television in higher quality than old television, giving a more vivid and clear screen.
Most HDTV systems use digital signals with a 16:9 aspect ratio (width to... |
37813 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon%20Dynamite | Napoleon Dynamite | For the television series based on the film, see Napoleon Dynamite (TV series).
Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 American comedy movie by John Hess and starring Jon Heder.
Story
Napoleon is an unusual school teenager who lives in Preston, Idaho. He does not have a good home life. Napoleon lives with his older brother Kip ... |
37815 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlize%20Theron | Charlize Theron | Charlize Theron (born 7 August 1975) is a South African-American actress. She won an Academy Award for her role in the movie Monster. She was nominated for her role in the movie North Country. Theron can speak three languages, her first being Afrikaans.
Early life
Theron was born in Benoni near Johannesburg. Her ance... |
37816 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running | Running | Running is the way in which people or animals travel quickly on their feet. It is a method of travelling on land. It is different to walking in that both feet are regularly off the ground at the same time. Different terms are used to refer to running according to the speed: jogging is slow, and sprinting is running fas... |
37818 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster%20%28movie%29 | Monster (movie) | Monster is a 2003 American crime drama movie. It is a true story about female American serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Wuornos is played by Charlize Theron. She received an Academy Award for her role. The movie also features Christina Ricci as Wuornos' girlfriend. The movie was directed by first time director Patty Jenki... |
37820 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard%20dog | Guard dog | A guard dog, sometimes called an attack dog, is a dog that is trained to watch for and guard against people or animals who should not be there. Their main job is to keep their owner and the owner's property safe from danger. A guard dog is not the same as a "watchdog". A watchdog will let its owner know that a strange... |
37825 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew%20Fisher | Andrew Fisher | Andrew Fisher (29 August 1862 – 22 October 1928) was the fifth Prime Minister of Australia. He was Prime Minister three times. His government helped create the Royal Australian Navy and make Australia's own paper money. When he retired he moved to London.
Fisher was born in Crosshouse, Scotland, where he was educated ... |
37837 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Legend%20of%20Zelda%3A%20Ocarina%20of%20Time | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | {{Infobox video game
|title = The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
|image = The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time.svg
|developer = Nintendo EAD
|publisher = Nintendo
|director = Shigeru Miyamoto<ref name="miyadirect">{{cite web|url=http://uk.cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/the-legend-of-zelda-the-wind-waker-2/520166p2.html |ti... |
37849 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Schwimmer | David Schwimmer | David Lawrence Schwimmer (born November 2, 1966) is an American actor. He played Ross Geller, one of the six main characters in the television sitcom Friends.
Early life
Schwimmer was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, to Arthur Schwimmer and Arlene Colman. He then lived in Valley Stream, Long Island, until he was t... |
37854 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahrawi%20Arab%20Democratic%20Republic | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) (, ) is a partially-recognised country claiming Western Sahara, the SADR is controlled by the Polisario Front. The Polisario declared sovereignty on Western Sahara in 1976. The Polisario currently claims to controls about 20% of the territory it claims. It calls the territor... |
37855 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium | Plutonium | Plutonium is the chemical element with the atomic number 94 and chemical symbol Pu. It is a highly radioactive metal, and is the metal used in most nuclear weapons. The chemical element plutonium has some different isotopes. The most important isotope of plutonium is 239Pu (or plutonium-239). It takes 24,110 years f... |
37865 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman%20Returns%20%28video%20game%29 | Superman Returns (video game) | Superman Returns is a video game based on the movie Superman Returns. It is available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance consoles.
Some video game websites said this game would come out for computers (PC), but Electronic Arts chose not to make a PC version of this game. There was ... |
37867 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malay | Malay | Malay has several meanings:
People and language
Malays, ethnic group mainly live in Sumatra, Riau islands, Borneo, and Malacca peninsula
Malayali, ethnic group predominantly live in India
Malay language, the language of the Malays; spoken in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia
Malayalam language, the language of the ... |
37868 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Jazeera | Al Jazeera | Al Jazeera (in Arabic: الجزيرة al-Jazi'yra) is an Arabic-language television channel from Doha, Qatar. Al Jazeera means The Island in Arabic. It is named that way because it claims to be the only independent news network in the Middle East. At first it was a satellite TV channel which broadcast in Arabic only. Now ther... |
37872 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boron | Boron | Boron is a chemical element. It has the chemical symbol B. It has the atomic number 5. It is a metalloid (it has properties of a metal and a non-metal). Much boron is found in chemical compounds in its ore borax. Boron is never found free in nature.
Two types of boron are found (allotropes). Amorphous boron is a brow... |
37873 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireplace | Fireplace | A fireplace is a brick or metal structure used to hold a fire. Fireplaces are most often used for heating but they can also be used for cooking. The part of the fireplace that holds the fire is called a firebox or a firepit. There is a chimney or flue above the firebox that lets the smoke from the fire go outside.
Unt... |
37877 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubnium | Dubnium | Dubnium is a chemical element. It has the symbol Db and it has the atomic number 105. It is a very radioactive element that does not exist in nature. It has to be made in a lab. It is a transuranium element created by bombarding californium-249 with nitrogen-15 nuclei. The isotope that has the longest half-life only ha... |
37879 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upland%2C%20California | Upland, California | Upland is a city in San Bernardino County, California. As of the 2000 census, 68,393 people lived in Upland. It became a city on May 15, 1906, after previously being named North Ontario and a part of Ontario.
Upland used to be famous for skateboarding because of its skate park, The Pipeline, but the park was demolishe... |
37882 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuch%C3%A2tel | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of Canton of Neuchâtel. As of 2003, the city had a population of 31,571 people.
Gallery
References
Other websites
City of Neuchâtel official website
Capital cities in Switzerland
Municipalities of Neuchâtel |
37884 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/70s | 70s |
Events
Year 78 – the beginning of the Saka Era South Asian calendar system.
Year 79 – Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying Pompeii and Herculaneam.
Didache written.
Births
Deaths
Pliny the Elder. |
37885 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic%20the%20Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese platform video game series and media franchise created by Sega and featuring their mascot, Sonic. It is a series of fast platform games. Sonic is the main character. He is a blue hedgehog with supersonic speed. Usually, Sonic must stop the villain, Doctor Eggman's, plans for taking over... |
37888 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Silence%20of%20the%20Lambs | The Silence of the Lambs | The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American crime horror thriller movie. It was directed by Jonathan Demme. It stars Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. It is based on the novel by Thomas Harris, which was the second novel about psychopathic psychiatrist and cannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In the movie, Clarice Starling, ... |
37894 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammerland | Ammerland | Ammerland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the city of Oldenburg and the districts of Oldenburg, Cloppenburg, Leer, Friesland and Wesermarsch.
Geography
The central point of the district is the Zwischenahner Meer near the resort town of Bad Zwischenahn, a lake wit... |
37895 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurich%20%28district%29 | Aurich (district) | Aurich is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the North Sea, the districts of Wittmund and Leer, and the city of Emden.
Cities and municipalities
References
Other websites
Island of Norderney
Island of Juist
Island of Baltrum |
37896 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentheim | Bentheim | Bentheim may be:
Places
County of Bentheim, a state of the Holy Roman Empire from ca. 1228 to 1806, in present-day Lower Saxony, Germany, roughly the same area as the modern County of Bentheim district
County of Bentheim (district), a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany
Bentheim Castle (Burg Bentheim), an e... |
37897 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celle%20%28district%29 | Celle (district) | Celle () is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Towns and municipalities
References
Other websites
Districts of Lower Saxony |
37898 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloppenburg%20%28district%29 | Cloppenburg (district) | Cloppenburg (Low Saxon: Landkreis Cloppenborg, Saterland Frisian: Loundkring Kloppenbuurich) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Towns and municipalities
References
Districts of Lower Saxony |
37899 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuxhaven%20%28district%29 | Cuxhaven (district) | Cuxhaven is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany.
It is located on the coast of the North Sea and is enclosed by the river mouths of Elbe and Weser. The coasts are part of the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park.
Towns and municipalities
References
Districts of Lower Saxony |
37900 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diepholz%20%28district%29 | Diepholz (district) | Diepholz is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Cities and municipalities
References
Districts of Lower Saxony |
37901 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emsland | Emsland | Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is named after the river Ems.
Cities and municipalities
(Population 2005)
Free municipalities and towns
Emsbüren (9,749)
Geeste (11,279)
Haren, town (22,754)
Haselünne, town (12,549)
Lingen, town (51,318)
Meppen, town (34,196)
Papenburg, town (34,519)
Rhede (4,228)... |
37902 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friesland%20%28district%29 | Friesland (district) | Friesland is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany.
In the east the district is bounded by the Jade Bight, a shallow bay of the North Sea. The island of Wangerooge, one of the East Frisian Islands, is a part of Friesland.
Cities and municipalities
References
Districts of Lower Saxony |
37903 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifhorn%20%28district%29 | Gifhorn (district) | Gifhorn is a Landkreis (district) in Germany in the state of Lower Saxony. It has about 175.000 inhabitants. Gifhorn is located in the north of Braunschweig.
Towns and sub-administrations
In the district of Gifhorn there are 41 local communities.(numbers of inhabitants from the 30th June, 2005).
Communities
Gifhor... |
37904 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6ttingen%20%28district%29 | Göttingen (district) | Göttingen is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany.
The western half of the district is covered by the Weserbergland mountains.
Towns and municipalities
References
Districts of Lower Saxony |
37905 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goslar%20%28district%29 | Goslar (district) | Goslar is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Harz National Park is part of this district.
Towns and municipalities
The following towns and municipalities are in Goslar:
References
Districts of Lower Saxony |
37908 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harburg | Harburg | Harburg may refer to:
Locations
Harburg, Hamburg, a borough of Hamburg
Harburg (quarter), the former Hanoveran city of Harburg upon Elbe, now quarter of Hamburg
Harburg (district), Lower Saxony
Harburg, Bavaria, a city in Bavaria
Harburg-Wilhelmsburg, a Hanoveran city (1927–1937), now two quarters of Hamburg
Pe... |
37909 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmstedt%20%28district%29 | Helmstedt (district) | Helmstedt is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Towns and municipalities
References
Districts of Lower Saxony |
37915 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Cleveland | George Cleveland | George Cleveland was a Canadian actor. He was born on September 17, 1885 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the Grandfather in the television series Lassie. He died July 15, 1957.
Canadian television actors
1885 births
1957 deaths |
37920 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Othello | Othello | The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. It was first performed on 1 November 1604 at Whitehall Palace in London. More recently, Othello was shown on Masterpiece Theater on PBS. The opera Otello of Giuseppe Verdi is based on this play.
Outline
At the start o... |
37927 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth%20Games | Commonwealth Games | The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. Held every four years, it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Attendance at the Commonwealth Games is typically around 5,000 athletes.
The idea for a competition between members of the British Empire was first suggested by the Revere... |
37930 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doncaster | Doncaster | Doncaster is a large town in the north of England. It is in South Yorkshire, which is a Metropolitan County (an area of dense population).
Doncaster has a population of 109,805; the metropolitan borough has a population of 311,890.
Doncaster is near other, larger, cities, such as Sheffield and Leeds.
History
Donca... |
37937 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aly%20%26%20AJ | Aly & AJ | 78violet (formerly Aly & AJ) are an American music group. The members are Amanda Michalka and her sister, Alyson who is two years older.
Members
Alyson (nicknamed "Aly"): helps writing the music and songs. She is one of the two guitarists.
Amanda (nicknamed "AJ"): helps writing the songs and constructing the music.
... |
37940 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough is a large town in North Yorkshire in northeast England. About 135,000 people live there.
Location
It is in the traditional North Riding of Yorkshire. It used to be administered as part of the county borough of Teesside, then the county of Cleveland, and it is now in the unitary authority of the Borough ... |
37952 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine%20National%20Anthem | Argentine National Anthem | The lyrics of the Himno Nacional Argentino (the national anthem of Argentina) were written by Vicente López y Planes, and the music was composed by Blas Parera. This song was adopted as the national anthem on May 11, 1813, three years before the formal declaration of independence from Spain. May 11 is therefore Anthem ... |
37960 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily%20Dickinson | Emily Dickinson | Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830 - May 15, 1886) was an American poet who also wrote short stories. She is famous for writing many poems. Researchers know of almost 1,800 poems that she has written to this day. However, she published only a few of them while she was living. Other people changed her unpublished poems ... |
37966 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis%20500 | Indianapolis 500 | The Indianapolis 500 is an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, which is near Indianapolis, Indiana. It is one of the biggest racing events in the world. Every year more than 200,000 people come there to watch the race. It occurs once a year on the day before Memorial Day. This ... |
37974 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahout | Mahout | A mahout is a person who drives an elephant. Usually, a mahout starts as a boy, when he is given a young elephant so that they become attached to each other.
The most common tool used by mahouts is a goad called anlius, or ankusha - a sharp hook used to guide a tamed elephant by prodding on the back of its head.
Occ... |
37978 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Wesley | John Wesley | John Wesley (; 2 March 1791) was one of the founders of the Methodist church. He was an Anglican minister and Christian theologian. He was an early leader in the Methodist movement. Wesley's life had three distinct phases. The first at Oxford University with the founding of the "Holy Club", the second while Wesley was ... |
37979 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denomination | Denomination | Denomination could mean:
Religious denomination, such as a:
Christian denomination
Jewish denomination
Islamic denomination
Buddhist denomination
Denomination (currency)
Denomination (postage stamp)
Protected designation of origin, a protected product name, usually by region of production
Any name can be considered a ... |
37981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Cook | Joseph Cook | Sir Joseph Cook (7 December 1860 – 30 July 1947) was the sixth Prime Minister of Australia from June 1913 until September 1914. He was Prime Minister when World War I started. He moved to London when he retired.
1860 births
1947 deaths
Cook, Joseph
People from Staffordshire
Leaders of the Opposition (Australia)
Common... |
37986 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antihero | Antihero | An antihero is a main character in a story who does not act like a traditional hero. The antihero does not show idealism, courage, and morality.
The antihero became prominent in early 20th century existentialist works such as Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis (1915), Jean-Paul Sartre's La Nausée (1938), and Albert Camu... |
37987 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hestia | Hestia | Hestia is a virgin Greek goddess of the hearth, home and fire. It was believed all hearths were her altars. She also symbolized the alliance between colonies and their mother cities. Her sacred animal is the donkey.
Family
Hestia is the older sister of Demeter and Hera, and is also the sister of Zeus, Poseidon, and... |
37988 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison%20Balsom | Alison Balsom | Alison Balsom (born 7 October 1978, Hertfordshire) is an English trumpeter. She grew up in Royston, Hertfordshire in England. She studied the trumpet at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Paris Conservatory, and also with Håkan Hardenberger. She is a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist. She has made three C... |
37989 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity | Continuity | Continuity is a word used when talking about art, especially serial art. Serial art is when an artist paints several pictures which all have something to do with each other.
Examples
Pop culture
The six Star Wars films tell one long story which continues from part to part. This is where the word continuity comes fr... |
37990 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A5kan%20Hardenberger | Håkan Hardenberger | Håkan Hardenberger (born 1961, Malmö) is a Swedish trumpeter. He started playing the trumpet when he was eight. His teacher was Bo Nilsson, When he left school he studied in Paris and Los Angeles. He is one of the world’s most famous trumpeters. He plays well-known pieces of Classical music and has also asked livin... |
37991 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skink | Skink | Skinks are a family of small lizards, the Scincidae. There are over 1,500 different species of skink.
Skinks are different from other lizards. They have very small legs and necks. Some have no legs at all; these move more like snakes than lizards. Their tails can grow back when part of it is cut off. This is called ... |
37993 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geronimo%20Stilton%20%28character%29 | Geronimo Stilton (character) | Geronimo is a character in the Geronimo Stilton series. He is the publisher of the Rodent's Gazeete.
According to himself, the real creator is Edizoni Piemme, who once published the
Italian books by Piemme/Junior. Geronimo's middle name was never casted in the books.
There are many books of his series. One of them is ... |
37994 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus | Dionysus | Dionysus (also spelt Dionysos, Dionysius) is the Greek god of frenzies, festivities, spiritual ecstasy, wine, and alcohol in general.
Amongst the Orphists (who are a select group of followers of the Ancient Greek Religion) Dionysus is considered a saviour.
Mythology
There are two stories on how Dionysus was born. One ... |
37995 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor%20neurone%20disease | Motor neurone disease | Motor neurone disease (sometimes called Lou Gehrig’s disease or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a chronic, progressive, almost always fatal neurological disease.
These are the nerve cells which move muscles when we speak, walk, swallow, and move our body. These diseases get worse with time. They cause increasing di... |
38008 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields%20Medal | Fields Medal | The Fields Medal is a prize given to mathematicians who are not over 40 years of age. It is given at each International Congress of the International Mathematical Union. This is a meeting that takes place every four years.
The Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields was the first to propose this medal and it was fi... |
38012 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laugh | Laugh | A laugh is a way of showing happiness. It is a vocal sound which a person makes when something is funny, like a joke, or a tickle.
Sometimes people laugh when they are not happy. When people are ashamed or embarrassed, sometimes they react by laughing.
There are different ways to laugh. A person can laugh using most... |
38017 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/UHF | UHF | UHF might mean:
UHF (movie), a 1989 movie starring Weird Al Yankovic
"UHF" (song), a song from the movie
Ultra high frequency, a type of television frequency |
38024 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-5 | Hi-5 | Hi-5 is an Australian television show for children that started in 1999. The members of Hi-5 are Nathan, Kellie, Charli, Tim and Kathleen. Hi-5 can also be known as a pop music group for young children. They sing songs, dance and act. Hi-5 have recently released an album called Boom Boom beat! The album has 20 tracks. ... |
38027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver | Beaver | A beaver is a kind of large rodent. It is semi-aquatic, meaning some of the time it lives in water, some of the time it lives on land. Beavers can only be found in North America and Europe. In Europe, they almost became extinct (died off), but they are returning. There are beavers living in the Elbe and Rhone rivers, a... |
38030 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bladder | Bladder | The urinary bladder is an organ in the human body in charge of storing urine. It is the part of our urinary system. All the liquids that are drunk go through the bladder. The bladder takes in the liquid in order for the body to work. The bladder works with the kidneys. The kidneys clean the liquid we drink. This goes o... |
38031 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time%20travel | Time travel | Time travel is the idea of going back in time to the past or forward to the future. We always travel forward, to the future. Time travel to the past is not known to be possible, but it is much used in fiction. The Time Machine (1895) by H. G. Wells was one of the first and most famous stories of time travel. Much l... |
38032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciple | Disciple | A disciple is a follower and student of a mentor, teacher, or other figure. It can refer to:
Religion
Disciple (Christianity), a student of Jesus Christ
Twelve Apostles of Jesus, sometimes called the Twelve Disciples
The ten principal disciples of Buddha
Disciples of Confucius |
38033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock | Dock | A dock is a structure built above water along the shore where boats can be tied. Docks are often held up by pilings which are often poles driven into the sea floor or riverbed.
References
Transport buildings and structures
Water transport
lb:Hafebaseng |
38036 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/They%20Might%20Be%20Giants | They Might Be Giants | They Might Be Giants are an alternative rock band that live in Brooklyn, New York. The two original band members, John Flansburgh and John Linnell, officially formed the band in 1982. While at first a duo, performing using a drum machine, they gained a backing band in the early 1990s.
The band has been given two Gramm... |
38040 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon | Solomon | Solomon is a figure from Abrahamic religions. He was a King of Israel, the son of King David. His name means "Peace". He is written about in the Qur'an, the Bible (2 Samuel) and other scriptures. He is said to be the author of several Old Testament books. He wrote Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs and much of Proverbs. He is... |
38041 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proverb | Proverb | A proverb is a wise saying. Many cultures have collections of these, such as the Book of Proverbs in the Old Testament, was said to be written by king Solomon of Israel.
A proverb is basically a wise saying.
Examples of proverbs
Cultural anthropology
Literature
Oral tradition |
38042 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago%2C%20Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile (also known as Santiago de Chile) is the capital of Chile and the largest city in the country. It has a population of around 7 million people, about 35.9 percent of the population of South America. In Chile, people call the city Gran Santiago (Big Santiago) or Santiago. It has 26 comunas (municipalities... |
38044 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psalms | Psalms | Psalms (, Tehillim, or "praises") is a book of 150 Hebrew poems in the Bible. The Book of Psalms is the first Ketuvim and part of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, and it is also in the Old Testament of the Christian translations. People traditionally believe that many of the Psalms in the Bible were written by King David to... |
38049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television%20program | Television program | Television programs (British spelling: programme) are something that people watch on television. Several different kinds are made:
A series of fictional programs with the same title and characters (a television series). Each television series is made as a series of programs. These individual programs are called epi... |
38058 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatwa | Fatwa | A fatwa (; plural fatāwa), is a legal pronouncement in Islam. A mufti (a scholar capable of making judgments on Sharia (Islamic law)) pronounces it. Usually, a fatwa is made to clarify a question where "fiqh" (Islamic jurisprudence) is unclear. Usually a judge or other person requests it.
Islamic law |
38060 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie%20Fils-Aim%C3%A9 | Reggie Fils-Aimé | Reginald Fils-Aime (born March 25, 1961) is the former president of Nintendo of America. Before that, he was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Nintendo of America.
References
1961 births
Living people
Businesspeople from New York City
Nintendo people |
38061 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%20Hughes | Billy Hughes | William Morris "Billy" Hughes (25 September 1862 – 28 October 1952) was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia. He became Prime Minister during World War I. He tried to introduce conscription but the public did not want it. His party, Labor, kicked him out and he formed a new party with the opposition called the Natio... |
38062 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid%20Marian | Maid Marian | Maid Marian was the female companion of the outlaw Robin Hood. She appears in English folktales, though not in the oldest ones.
Other websites
, a book
Robin Hood
Fictional characters |
38066 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite | Graphite | Graphite, like diamond, is an allotrope of carbon. They are very similar to each other but the different structures of the molecule affect the chemical and physical properties. Graphite is made of layers of carbon atoms. These layers can slide over each other very easily. This means that it is very soft. It is a dull g... |
38069 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allotropy | Allotropy | Allotropy (or allotropism) is when a chemical element can exist in two or more different forms in the same physical state or phase. These different forms are called allotropes. Therefore, an allotrope is a different structure in which an element appears. This happens when the atoms of the element are bonded together in... |
38073 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covalent%20bond | Covalent bond | A covalent bond is a chemical bond between two non-metal atoms. An example is water, where hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) bond together to make (H2O). A full outer shell usually has eight electrons, or two in the case of hydrogen or helium. Valence electrons are the electrons held comparatively loosely in the outer shell ... |
38076 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond | Bond | Uses of bond, bonds, bonded, and bonding:
Financial bonds
Bond (finance), in finance, a debt security, issued by Issuer
Government bond, a bond issued by a national government
Bond market, a financial market for bonds
Investment bond, a life assurance based single premium investment
A surety bond is a three part... |
38077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionic%20bond | Ionic bond | An ionic bond is the electrostatic forces of attraction between a non-metal and a metal ion in a giant ionic crystal lattice. This occurs when charged atoms (ions) attract. This happens after a metal atom loses one or more of its electrons to the non-metal atom. The greater the difference in charge between the metal an... |
38078 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloride | Chloride | Chloride is an ion of chlorine. It occurs when chlorine gets reduced, gaining an electrons and becoming an ion. Chloride is necessary for life. It is normally found in the salt sodium chloride, which is very common in diets.
Related pages
Fluoride
Bromide
Iodide
Chlorine compounds |
38079 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus | Bauhaus | The Bauhaus was a design school that operated from 1919 to 1933 in Germany. It is widely regarded as the most influential art school of the 20th century. It promoted modernism. It is most well known for teaching painting, photography, advertising, weaving, architecture and the design of furniture and household products... |
38080 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence | Intelligence | Intelligence refers to certain mental powers. There is no general agreement on which mental powers are intelligent or part of intelligence. The idea comes from a Latin word: intelligo meaning to choose between different options. A part of intelligence allows people to solve problems. These problems may be easy to solve... |
38087 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuevo%20Le%C3%B3n | Nuevo León | Nuevo León is a state in the northeast of Mexico and south of Texas. It is known as the financial center of the country. It has a wide range of tourist attractions, such as museums, thematic parks, natural parks, grottos, as well as archaeological sites, gastronomy, and folklore. Its capital, Monterrey, the city of the... |
38090 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saale | Saale | Saale is the name of two rivers in Germany: Saale in Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt (German: Sächsische Saale) and the Saale in Northern Bavaria (German: Fränkische Saale). The larger, and better known Sächsische Saale springs out of the Fichtelgebirge at 728 m and joins the Elbe in Saxony-Asshalt. It is 413 km long.
Geo... |
38094 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go%20Fish | Go Fish | Go Fish is a game with playing cards. 2 to 10 people can play.
Every player gets five cards. The rest of the cards (the deck) are put face down where all the players can get them. Cards that are the same color and the same number are called pairs. If a player has a pair, they put it face up in front of them so eve... |
38106 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track | Track | Track or Tracks may refer to:
Trail, a walking path
Track (music), a recorded piece of music
Track and field athletics, a group of sports
Race track, a course build for racing
Railway track, metal tracks on which trains ride
Animal tracks, marks left on the ground when an animal walks |
38107 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago%20White%20Sox | Chicago White Sox | The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team who play on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. The club is in the Central Division of the American League. They are managed by Rick Renteria since 2017.
The White Sox won the 2005 World Series sweeping the Houston Astros in 4 games. They won the World Series b... |
38118 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollination | Pollination | Pollination is part of sexual reproduction in plants. It describes how the pollen grains get to the female parts of a plant. Pollen grains, which contain the male gametes, need to get to where the female gamete(s) are.
What happens is basically the same as sexual reproduction in animals. Each pollen grain is haploid: ... |
38134 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull | Gull | Gulls, also called seagulls, is a common name that refers to any type of bird. They form the family Laridae, in the order Charadriiformes.
There are many different types of gull but most of them are white, with grey or black wings, a yellow beak and are about the size of a chicken (but some are smaller). Gulls can eat... |
38145 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Warriors%20%28movie%29 | The Warriors (movie) | The Warriors is a 1979 movie directed by Walter Hill. It is about a gang called "The Warriors", who are from Coney Island and must return to their home and clear their name after they are accused of killing the leader of another gang at a rally for all the gangs in New York City. The movie has become a cult classic and... |
38147 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney%20Island | Coney Island | Coney Island is a peninsula (formerly an island) in Brooklyn, New York. It is famous for its beaches, amusements like the Cyclone wooden roller coaster, Parachute Jump, and Wonder Wheel ferris wheel, boardwalk, and hot dogs. It became a seaside resort in the 19th century.
It is unsure how Coney Island got its name. I... |
38148 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris%20wheel | Ferris wheel | Ferris wheels (sometimes called big wheels in the United Kingdom ), are large, round, revolving structures with gondolas where people sit. They are popular at amusement parks and fairs. They are named after George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., who made the first modern wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893.... |
38166 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-horned%20antelope | Four-horned antelope | The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis) is a bovine even-toed ungulate. It is also called by its Hindi name chousingha. It is different from other bovines because it has four horns instead of two.
Four-horned antelope are about 0.60 meters high, and they weigh about 20 kilograms. They have a light yellowish... |
38173 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Orleans%20Privateers | New Orleans Privateers | The New Orleans Privateers college sports teams for the University of New Orleans (UNO). They play in the NCAA Division I for intercollegiate athletics. The schools teams are a part of the Sun Belt Conference. The University of New Orleans does not currently have a football team.
Sports
The university has teams in the... |
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