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44989 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega%20Saturn | Sega Saturn | The is a 32-bit video game console made by Sega. It was released in Japan on November 22 1994, in the United States on May 11 1995, and in Europe on July 8 1995. Games were released on CD-ROMs. It is followed by the Dreamcast. The Saturn was the first Sega video game console which can display 3D graphics. Accessori... |
44998 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C3%B0unn | IΓ°unn | IΓ°unn is a goddess in Norse Mythology. She is the goddess of youth, wife of Bragi, god of poetry. She guards the golden apples. These apples are eaten by the Norse gods to let them live until Ragnarok (the battle of the end of the world).
Norse gods and goddesses |
45001 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoldenEye%20007%20%281997%20video%20game%29 | GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game) | GoldenEye 007 is a first-person shooter video game on the Nintendo 64. Its story is based on the 1995 movie GoldenEye. The main character of the game is James Bond, Agent 007. It is a 3D first person shooter style game. Its multiplayer mode is also very popular. The game has received a very positive reception and is of... |
45008 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20dinosaurs | List of dinosaurs | The following is a list of dinosaurs. Some of them, such as Archaeopteryx, are considered to be birds. Some doubtful Mesozoic birds are included in this list.
A
Aachenosaurus β a piece of petrified wood
Aardonyx
Abdallahsaurus β nomen nudum, probably Giraffatitan
Abelisaurus
Abrictosaurus
Abrosaurus
Abydosauru... |
45012 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oronzio%20Maldarelli | Oronzio Maldarelli | Oronzio Maldarelli was an Italian born American sculptor and artist. He was born in 1892. He came to the United States from Naples, Italy as a child. He died in 1963 at the age of 71.
At age fourteen, he took lessons in drawing and clay modeling. After two years, he started to study at the National Academy of Design w... |
45024 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brights | Brights | The Brights is a group that was started by Paul Geisert and Mynga Futrell to make a name that sounds good for people who have views on life based on nature (naturalistic worldviews). They did not like that names like "atheist" and "non-believer" sounded bad to some people and they wanted a word that sounded better to t... |
45027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dish | Dish | Dish can mean a plate or pan for food or a kind of food prepared for a meal.
Some radio antennas are in the shape of dishes.
Food and drink
Kitchenware |
45029 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinge | Hinge | A hinge is something that connects two objects and lets them rotate. The most common examples are the hinges that connect doors to walls or door frames. To open a door on hinges, one pushes the side far from the hinges and the door rotates around the side with hinges.
Hinges can be very large or very small. Small hing... |
45036 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument | Instrument | An instrument can mean several things.
Tool
Musical instrument, something that makes music or sound
Wind instrument
Percussion instrument
String instrument
Keyboard instrument |
45039 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Producer | Producer | A producer is something or somebody that creates one thing or one being.
Entertainment producers
In the entertainment industry, a producer is a person who makes things happen. The producer is of the person in charge of providing the money and hire people to do the job. It is also the job of the producer to deal with ... |
45040 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian%20wine | Italian wine | Italian wines are those produced in Italy, the oldest wine producing region, and are considered to be among the best wines in the world. Wine is a popular beverage in Italy. Many Italians drink it with every meal and in-between, and offer it to guests as soon as they arrive.
History
Depending on the vintage, Italy is... |
45043 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/SG%20Essen | SG Essen | The SG Essen (German: Startgemeinschaft Essen) is a swimming club in Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It is a union of the swimming sections of 13 sports clubs. The SG Essen is one of the most successful swimming clubs in West Germany. The women's team is in the first Bundesliga (national league), the men's tea... |
45053 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%20civilization | Western civilization | Western civilization, western culture or the West is made up of European culturally derived societies (most notably in the Classical Roman heritage,Western Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism), Democracy and Liberalism). This at least includes Western and Central Europe, English speaking North America, Austral... |
45060 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%20%28mathematical%20constant%29 | E (mathematical constant) | is a number. It is the base of natural logarithm and is about 2.71828. It is an important mathematical constant. The number is occasionally called Euler's number after the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler, or Napier's constant in honor of the Scottish mathematician John Napier who introduced logarithms. It is equall... |
45062 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster%20%28disambiguation%29 | Monster (disambiguation) | A monster is often a type of creature.
The term monster can also mean:
Monster (movie), a 2003 movie starring Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci
Monster truck, a pickup truck with extra large tires and suspension
Monster, South Holland, a town in the Netherlands
Monster Energy, an energy drink |
45069 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platelet | Platelet | A platelet is a cell fragment that circulates in the blood. Platelets are involved in hemostasis through the making of blood clots. A low platelet count (number of platelets in the blood) can cause a person to bleed without their blood clotting (making scabs). A high platelet count can increase the risk of thrombosis (... |
45071 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern%20Europe | Eastern Europe | Eastern Europe is the eastern region of Europe. Originally, it referred to the countries that were under the influence of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Constantinople during the middle ages, which was in contrast to the West which referred to the countries under the influence of the Roman Catholic and later Protestant... |
45072 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern%20Bloc | Eastern Bloc | The term Eastern Bloc referred to the former Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, including the countries of the Warsaw Pact, along with Yugoslavia and Albania, which were not aligned with the Soviet Union after 1948 and 1960 respectively. The Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) arranged economi... |
45091 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truthiness | Truthiness | Truthiness is a word used by Stephen Colbert. It was first used on October 17, 2005 in the first episode of the television show The Colbert Report. The word is used to describe something that feels truthful. Facts and logic have nothing to do with truthiness. The truthiness of something is only measured by it instincti... |
45096 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core%20processor | Multi-core processor | A multi-core CPU is a computer processor which has two or more sections. Each section of the chip executes instructions as if it was a separate computer. The actual processors are still on one chip. On this chip every core looks mostly like the other. They are several mostly independent cores which work together in par... |
45104 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%20Bloc | Western Bloc | The Western Bloc during the Cold War means the powers allied with the United States and NATO against the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact.
Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact were called the Eastern Bloc. This term was rather common, while the governments and press of the Western Bloc used to speak of themselves as the ... |
45106 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free%20world | Free world | The Free World is a term that was used during the era of the Cold War. It was often used by non-communist nations to describe themselves. It was used to describe the greater personal freedom that the people of non-communist countries (such as the United States and European democratic countries) had compared to the comm... |
45114 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20Dublin%20riots | 2006 Dublin riots | The 2006 Dublin riots were a series of riots. They happened in Dublin, Ireland on 25 February 2006. The riots happened after the Gardai (police) tried to move a crowd(large group of people) of people who were blocking the road as a protest against a unionist demonstration. Fourteen people where hurt in the riots. Six o... |
45115 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20acronyms%20and%20initialisms | List of acronyms and initialisms |
0-9
2D - Two dimensions
3D - Three dimensions
4WD - Four-wheel drive
A
APP - American Patriot Party
B
BASIC - Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BIOS - Basic Input/Output System
C
CCTV - Closed-circuit television, China Central Television, Cork Community TV
CD - Compact Disk
CD-ROM - Compact ... |
45117 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw%20Pact | Warsaw Pact | Distinguish from the Warsaw Convention, which is an agreement about financial liability in air travel, and the Treaty of Warsaw (1970) between West Germany and the People's Republic of Poland.
The Warsaw Pact, officially the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was an organization of Central and Eas... |
45118 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central%20Europe | Central Europe | Central Europe is the region around the Alps and Carpathian Mountains lying between the areas of Eastern and Western Europe. The understanding of the concept of Central Europe varies considerably from nation to nation, and also has from time to time.
The region usually means:
Austria
Czech Republic
Germany
Hunga... |
45120 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-wheel%20drive | Four-wheel drive | A Four-wheel drive (also called 4WD and 4x4) is a vehicle on which all four wheels get power from the engine to move forward. This is as opposed to a two-wheel drive vehicle. 4WDs are often used off road. Part-time and full-time four wheel drive vehicles uses a transfer case as part of the drivetrain to direct power to... |
45131 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2D | 2D | 2D or two-dimensional objects have two measurements: width and length, like a square. Two-dimensional objects do not have depth, like a cube. It's a mathematics tool, but it's also used in video games, and computer science.
Throughout maths, it is used in geometry and other categories.
In video games, it is used as ... |
45137 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microraptor | Microraptor | Microraptor is a basal theropod related to Velociraptor and Deinonychus. It had flight feathers, and could glide and probably fly. About two dozen well-preserved fossil specimens have been found in Liaoning, China. They are from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation, 125Β million years old.
Adult specimens are 42β8... |
45140 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera%20%28web%20browser%29 | Opera (web browser) | Opera is a web browser that formerly included e-mail, webfeed reader, and IRC Chat. There are versions available for several operating systems. These include Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD, and Linux. There are also version for mobile phones, personal digital assistants, game consoles, and interactive te... |
45149 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange | Orange | Orange can mean:
Orange (color)
Orange (fruit)
Places in the United States:
Orange, California
Orange, Connecticut
Orange, Massachusetts
Orange, New Hampshire
Orange, New Jersey
Orange, New York
Orange, Ohio
Orange, Texas
Orange, Virginia
One of several towns named Orangeville
One of the several counties ... |
45150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange%20%28fruit%29 | Orange (fruit) | The term orange may refer to a number of citrus trees that produces fruit for people to eat. Oranges are a very good source of Vitamin C. Orange juice is an important part of many people's breakfast. The "sweet orange", which is the kind that are most often eaten today, grew first in South and East Asia but now grows i... |
45151 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplodocus | Diplodocus | Diplodocus is a huge dinosaur from the same time as the Allosaurus. It lived during the Upper Jurassic period, about 145 to 155 million years ago. It was a vegetarian, eating mostly leaves with its peg-like teeth.
Size
Diplodocus was a long-necked, whip-tailed giant and could grow up to 27 m long. It had an 8 m long... |
45153 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wash | Wash | Wash could mean:
Wash (creek), a usually dry creek bed or gulch that temporarily fills with water after a heavy rain
WASH, a Clear Channel Communications radio station
Wash (distilling), the liquid produced by the fermentation step in the production of distilled beverages
Wash (Firefly), a fictional character who o... |
45155 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion | Onion | Onions are vegetables. They are plants in the genus Allium. When people talk about onions, they usually mean garden onions. Most species of onions have bulbs that people can eat. They have a strong flavour and a very distinctive smell.
Onions have been grown for a very long time. They were probably first grown in Anc... |
45166 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal%20House%20of%20Justice | Universal House of Justice | The Universal House of Justice is the name of a council that leads the BahΓ‘'Γ community. It was described by the person who made the BahΓ‘'Γ Faith, BahΓ‘'u'llΓ‘h, in his books and letters. He called it the Supreme House of Justice. His son, `Abdu'l-BahΓ‘ called it the Universal House of Justice, because it was going to ... |
45179 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logitech | Logitech | Logitech (sometimes shortened to Logi) is a Swiss company that makes electronics. They are best known for making peripheral equipment for computers, including webcams, keyboards and computer mice.
History
Logitech was founded in Apples, Switzerland, in 1981 by graduates of Stanford University Daniel Borel and Pierlui... |
45181 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriophage | Bacteriophage | A bacteriophage is a virus that infects bacteria. The term is commonly shortened to phage.
Bacteriophages are among the most common and diverse entities in the biosphere. Like viruses that infect eukaryotes (plants, animals, and fungi) there are many different phage structures and functions.
The top of phages is mad... |
45182 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction | Deconstruction | Deconstruction is a way of understanding how something was created, usually things like art, books, poems and other writing. Deconstruction is breaking something down into smaller parts. Deconstruction looks at the smaller parts that were used to create an object. The smaller parts are usually ideas.
Sometimes decons... |
45184 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism | Nihilism | Nihilism is a way of thinking which rejects concepts, meaning, or life. It is a or condition. Nihility means "nothingness", and "" is the Latin word for "nothing". Nihilism can mean the belief that values are meaningless ideas. It can also mean the belief that nothing has any meaning or purpose. In fact, there are man... |
45189 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licensed%20to%20Ill | Licensed to Ill | "Licensed to Ill" is the first album of the Beastie Boys, released on November 1986.
Tracklist
Rhymin' & Stealin' β (4:08)
The New Style β (4:36)
She's Crafty β (3:35)
Posse in Effect β (2:27)
Slow Ride β (2:56)
Girls β (3:14)
(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) β (3:28)
No Sleep Till Brooklyn β (4:07) ... |
45195 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronary%20artery%20disease | Coronary artery disease | Coronary artery disease, also called coronary heart disease, is a heart disease. ("Coronary" means "the blood vessels of the heart".) Coronary heart disease causes plaque to build up inside the coronary arteries. This causes the coronary arteries to become narrower. An artery is a blood vessel - a tube that carries blo... |
45200 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose | Fructose | Fructose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) found in many foods. It is also one of the three most important blood sugars, the other two are glucose and galactose. Honey; tree fruits; berries; melons; and some root vegetables, such as beets, sweet potatoes, parsnips and onions, contain fructose, usually with sucrose and... |
45202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer%20pressure | Peer pressure | Peer pressure is being influenced by the peer group members. It often happens to children during puberty. The group defines some social values. For somebody to stay "cool" in that group, they feel as if they have to act like other people in that group. Social pressure (and wanting to be accepted or in favour inside the... |
45203 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuticle | Cuticle | In biology, a cuticle is something that covers the outside of living things called organisms. Cuticles are usually tough but also bendable. In plants, cuticles in the leaves help it from losing too much water by evaporation.
Integumentary system |
45208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leek | Leek | Leek is a vegetable. It belongs to the genus Allium. This is the same genus as the onion and garlic. It can be used for cooking.
They usually come in a cylinder like body and they are tall and skinny
Leeks take around 100 to 120 days to grow and they are mainly harvested in Europe or Asia they are planted in deep hole... |
45209 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20power | Great power | A great power is a nation or state that is able to influence other states in most of the world. That is possible because it has great economic, political and military strength. It is not as powerful as a superpower or hyperpower.
Its opinions are taken into account by other nations before taking diplomatic or military... |
45213 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bite | Bite | A bite is a wound received from the teeth of an animal. Animals may bite things in self-defence. Animals also bite things to cut them into smaller pieces before they eat them.
Bites can cause many medical problems, such as:
Tearing or scratching the tissue
Haemorrhaging if major blood vessels are pierced
Infectio... |
45217 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern%20Europe | Northern Europe | Northern Europe is the northern part of the European continent. Most people see the following states as part of it:
The Nordic countries, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as Γ
land, the Faroe Islands and occasionally Karelia and the Kola Peninsula.
Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Isle... |
45219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%20Europe | Western Europe | Western Europe is a geographic region of Europe. This term does not have a precise definition. Its use has changed over time. During the middle ages, the European parts of the Western World included those countries following Catholicism or Protestantism. During the Cold War, Western Europe was a geographic and socio-po... |
45228 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furnace | Furnace | A Furnace is a device used for heating. The word has different meanings, though:
In American English, it is the name for a heating system in the house. British English usually calls such systems boiler, heater or kiln.
There are industrial furnaces; these provide the heat so some process can take place. An example of... |
45230 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern%20Europe | Southern Europe | Southern Europe is a region of the European continent. The official definition of Southern Europe includes Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula and Balkan Peninsula. Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece and all northern Mediterranean countries of the European continent are considered part of Southern Europe.
Geographical... |
45231 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsica | Corsica | Corsica is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus). It is west of Italy, southeast of France, and north of the island of Sardinia.
Corsica is one of the administrative regions of France.
Corsica is famous for its tourist attractions, and as the birthplace of NapolΓ©on Bo... |
45232 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maser | Maser | A maser is a device that produces light and heat by using atoms to release energy. It was invented by Charles Hard Townes in the 1950s. A maser takes the small vibrations in atoms and amplifies them to release electromagnetic radiation. Originally, they were referred to by the acronym MASER or 'Microwave Amplification ... |
45234 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Wide%20Web%20Consortium | World Wide Web Consortium | The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an organization created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, in order to continue the development of the web, and its languages. Tim Berners-Lee also wants to make standards for the languages, and to improve them. As of 2 April 2010, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has 328 Members.
As of ... |
45240 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20pterosaurs | List of pterosaurs | This is a list of pterosaurs.
A
Aetodactylus
Angustinaripterus
Anhanguera
Anurognathus
Arambourgiania
Araripedactylus
Araripesaurus
Arthurdactylus
Austriadactylus
Avgodectes
Azhdarcho
B
Bakonydraco
Batrachognathus
Beipiaopterus
Bennettazhia
Bogolubovia
Boreopterus
Brasileodactylus
C
Cacibupteryx
Campylognathoides... |
45241 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deinonychus | Deinonychus | Deinonychus was a medium theropod dinosaur. It was a dromaeosaur, and also a larger relative of the famous Velociraptor. This 3.4 meter (11Β ft) long Deinonychus lived during the Lower Cretaceous, about 115-108 million years ago. Fossils have been found in the U.S. states of Montana, Wyoming, and Oklahoma.
Deinonychus... |
45247 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerleader | Cheerleader | A cheerleader is a person who does cheerleading, or leads cheers for sporting events or during competition. This is usually done as a group. It is done to keep the spirit of a sports team up.
History
This sport is originally from the United States. It was first seen in the beginning of the 1900s. It was, and is still... |
45249 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/My%20Opera%20Community | My Opera Community | The My Opera Community is a virtual community, which provides help and social networking services for people who use the Opera browser.
History
The My Opera Community started in August 2001 and will be shut down after February 2014. It currently has over 16,000,000 members, who are from all over the world.
Sources
... |
45251 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent | Permanent | Permanent used as an adjective usually means that something will stay for a long time or forever. Its opposite is temporary. Permanent may also mean other things.
Permanent is a mathematics function used in working with Matrix theory.
A permanent wave is a hair style.
In the card game, Magic: The Gathering, a permanen... |
45252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linen | Linen | Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). It is mainly used to make cloth, especially for light clothing and table coverings.
History
The flax plant is one of the plants humans have grown and used. Linen cloth was already made at least 6,000 years ago in Egypt and Mesopotamia.... |
45254 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hieroglyph | Hieroglyph | Hieroglyphs, or hieroglyphics, are a type of writing that uses symbols or pictures to stand for sounds and words. The Egyptians, Luwians and Mayan cultures are among those who used hieroglyphs. They have also been found in Turkey, Crete, United States and Canada.
They are thought to have started when pictures were use... |
45255 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus | Papyrus | Papyrus is a kind of paper that was used in Ancient Egypt for writing. It was first made as far back as the 3rd millennium BC. It was made from a kind of reed called Cyperus papyrus. This plant was originally grown in marshy areas around the Nile river. The plant had a variety of uses. The Egyptians also used the papyr... |
45256 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium%20hypochlorite | Sodium hypochlorite | Sodium hypochlorite is an unstable compound composed of sodium and hypochlorite ions. It is stable in solution, though. It is light green and has the chemical formula NaClO (or NaOCl). It is a strong oxidizing agent. It is used to disinfect (kill bacteria) and as a bleach to remove stains from clothing. It is not good ... |
45259 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raisin | Raisin | Raisins are dried grapes. They have a lot of sugar.
Other websites
Cooking.com: Raisins
Natural Benefits and Curative Properties
The World's Healthiest Foods: Raisins
A close-up photo of a raisin
Fruits
Vitaceae |
45260 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste%20bud | Taste bud | Taste buds are small 'bumps' on the tongue. They are the sense organs which detect the taste of things that go into the mouth. They are involved in detecting the five (known) elements of taste perception: salty, sour, bitter, sweet, and umami.
Other websites
Beyond the Tongue Map
Taste Perception: Cracking the Code... |
45261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calf | Calf | A calf can be:
A word for the young of some animals, usually cows, but also whales, dolphins, giraffes, bison, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, yaks and elephants.
A muscle in the lower leg. |
45262 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nectar | Nectar | Nectar, in botany, is a liquid made by the flowers of plants. It is sweet because it has sugar in it. Plants make nectar to attract pollinating animals. It is made in glands called nectaries. The nectaries are usually at the bottom of the perianth of the flower. This means the animal trying to get the nectar has to tou... |
45264 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunting%20dog | Hunting dog | A hunting dog is any dog who helps humans in hunting. There are several types of hunting dogs. The major categories of hunting dog include hounds, terriers, cur type dogs, and gun dogs. These categories have smaller groups in them that are based on different things the dogs are good at doing.
Types of hunting dogs
... |
45265 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purebred%20dog | Purebred dog | Purebred dogs are dogs whose ancestors are all the same breed.
A breed of dog is a particular subspecies that has been bred through time to exhibit certain characteristics, for example a bulldog is bred to be short and have a flat nose while a greyhound is bred to be light and run fast. Some dogs are bred to look spec... |
45266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTR | MTR | The Mass Transit Railway or MTR (in Chinese, ι¦ζΈ―ι΅θ·―ζιε
¬εΈ, literally "Hong Kong Railway Company"; or ζΈ―ι΅ for short) is the main rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Since the MTR service first opened in 1979, the network has grown to more than 150 stations. Built and run by MTR Corporation Limited, the MTR system is a... |
45267 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rib%20cage | Rib cage | The ribcage is a part of the skeleton of humans and some animals. It is made up of curved bones called ribs. The rib cage is found in the chest area. It protects a person's internal organs from damage. Most humans have 12 pairs of rib bones with one from each pair on each side of the chest. Some people may have 11 or 1... |
45271 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founder | Founder | Founder could mean:
Entrepreneur, in the sense of one who founds (starts) a company
Laminitis, a horse illness in which "foundering" is a common symptom
Founder Group, China's second-largest personal computer vendor
Founder effect, a biological idea used to explain genetics in a small isolated population
Founders ... |
45274 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview | Interview | An interview is a conversation where somebody is trying to get information from another person. The person asking questions is the interviewer and the person answering questions is the interviewee.
In companies, interviews are generally conducted to test the interviewee, check their knowledge, examine their skills, ... |
45280 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan | Athelstan | Athelstan or Γthelstan, (893/4β27 October 939), called the Glorious, was the first King of England. He reigned from 924 to 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder. Athelstan's reign is sometimes overlooked but it was of great importance to political developments in the 10th century.
Athelstan was the son of Edwa... |
45281 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly%20%28TV%20series%29 | Firefly (TV series) | Firefly is an American science fiction television series. It first aired in the United States and Canada on September 20, 2002. It is set in the future, but also has many things about it which would be expected in a story of the American Old West. This combination of past and future gives a unique science fiction setti... |
45287 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canute | Canute | Canute (or Cnut the Great) (ca. 995β12 November 1035) was a Viking King of England, Denmark, Norway, part of Sweden and governor or overlord of Schleswig and Pomerania. Danish influence in the North Sea region was never greater than in his time. He had treaties with the Holy Roman Emperors, Henry II and Conrad II and ... |
45289 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20II%2C%20Holy%20Roman%20Emperor | Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor | Saint Henry II (972 β 13 July 1024), called the Holy or the Saint, was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty.
972 births
1024 deaths
Holy Roman Emperors
Christian saints
Ottonian dynasty
German Roman Catholics |
45296 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet%20protocol%20suite | Internet protocol suite | When computers connect and transmit data between each other on the Internet, they follow a set of rules to do so. These rules are universal; all computers throughout the Internet must follow them. Otherwise, the Internet would not function as computers would not be able to transmit data in a meaningful and useful way. ... |
45297 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad%20II%2C%20Holy%20Roman%20Emperor | Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor | Conrad II (c. 990 β June 4, 1039) was the son of Count Henry of Speyer and Adelheid of Alsace. He was elected king in 1024 and crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire on March 26, 1027, the first emperor of the Salian Dynasty.
During his reign, he proved that the German monarchy had become strong enough that it no lo... |
45300 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottonian%20dynasty | Ottonian dynasty | Ottonian dynasty was a dynasty of kings of Germany, named after its first emperor Otto I the Great. But it is also known as the Saxon dynasty after the origin of this family of noblemen. The family itself is also sometimes known as the Liudolfings, after its earliest known member Liudolf and one of its most common name... |
45302 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copernicium | Copernicium | Copernicium (formerly Ununbium) is a chemical element in the Periodic Table. It is also named eka-mercury. It has the symbol Cn. It has the atomic number 112. It is a transuranium element.
The element is named in honor of Nicolaus Copernicus.
Using periodic trends, people think that it will be a liquid metal. It is l... |
45303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto%20I%20the%20Great | Otto I the Great | Otto I the Great (23 November 912 β 7 May 973), son of Henry I the Fowler, king of the Germans, and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of the Saxons, King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor. He won a big war against the Magyars and later conquered northern Italy.
912 births
973 deaths
Holy Roman Emperors
Ottonian dyna... |
45305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic%20of%20Capricorn | Tropic of Capricorn | The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, is one of the five major circles of latitude of a map of the Earth. It is 23Β° 26β² 22β³ south of the Equator.
It marks the most southerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead. This happens at the December solstice, when the southern hemisphere is tilted towa... |
45311 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20III%20of%20England | Edward III of England | Edward III (13 November 1312β21 June 1377) was a King of England. He ruled for 50 years.
He made England the strongest military power during his reign.
Edward was crowned when he was fourteen years old, after his father was forced to abdicate. After his victory against the Scots, he declared himself heir to the Fre... |
45312 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked%20Science | Wicked Science | Wicked Sciences is an Australian television series. It takes place in Sandy Bay. It tells the story of two teenagers who suddenly become science geniuses.
Story
Toby Johnson is a normal student of Sandy Bay High School, juggling between school and the normal life of a teenager. Elizabeth Hawke is the teacher's pet. No... |
45313 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold%20Wilson | Harold Wilson | James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 β 24 May 1995) was one of the most prominent British politicians of the 20th century. He was an MP from 1945-1983. He won more elections than any other 20th century Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (in 1964, 1966, February and October 19... |
45314 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour%20Party%20%28UK%29 | Labour Party (UK) | The Labour Party is the main centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. It is a social democratic party. It has been one of the UK's two main political parties from the early 20th century to the present day. It is currently the second largest party in the British House of Commons, with 202 out of 650 seats. It ... |
45315 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyperus%20papyrus | Cyperus papyrus | Cyperus papyrus (also known as Papyrus sedge, Bulrush or Paper reed) is a plant. It is a sedge. They grow tall. The plant is perennial (grows every year) and originally comes from Africa. It was used to make a fabric much like paper. This was called papyrus, and served much the same purpose that paper does today. Its ... |
45320 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia%20Institute%20of%20Technology | Georgia Institute of Technology | The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public university (school for after high school) in Atlanta, Georgia. It is also known as Georgia Tech.
It focuses primarily on engineering, science and computer science, but also has schools of management, architecture, and liberal arts.
When it opened in 1885, the school's ... |
45343 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissident | Dissident | A dissident is a person who does not agree with an opinion, policy, or structure. There are also other types of dissidents like social dissidents who do not agree with popular social attitudes.
Politics
Sociology |
45354 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah | Josiah | Josiah was a child king of Judah. He was born around 640 BC. Josiah started his rule as king at the age of 8 when his father, Amon, died. Josiah was thought of as a good king. He following in the steps of his ancestor King David.
Josiah ruled for 31 years in Jerusalem and died in 609 BC. He was killed by King Necho of... |
45355 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehoahaz%20of%20Judah | Jehoahaz of Judah | Jehoahaz was a king of Judah. His birth name was Shallum. He is thought to be an evil king. Jehoahaz began his rule at age 23 in 609 BC when his father, King Josiah was killed by the king of Egypt, Necho. He only ruled for 3 months in Jerusalem before the Egyptian king took him to Egypt and put another of Josiah's sons... |
45360 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic%20Circle | Antarctic Circle | The Antarctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It is the parallel of latitude at 66Β° 33β² 39β³ south of the Equator, crossing mostly the Southern Ocean.
In the Antarctic Circle, all places have twenty-four hours of daylight on the Summer Solstice in December. In June on ... |
45362 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast | Toast | Toast is bread which has been grilled until hot and crispy. A toaster, grill or open fire is used. Toasted bread is both darker in color and crunchier than normal bread. Toast can be eaten with a range of condiments spread on the surface, such as butter, jam, honey, and cheese to make cheese on toast, though these are ... |
45363 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toaster | Toaster | A toaster is a machine that cooks bread. The bread is put into the toaster and after a few minutes it pops up, toasted. The pop-up toaster was invented by Charles Strite in 1919.
Other websites
How Toasters Work (Howstuffworks.com)
Cooking appliances |
45365 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss%20cheese | Swiss cheese | Swiss cheese is a name for a number of cheeses that are like Swiss Emmental cheese. This name is mostly used in the United States and Canada, and in most cases, the cheeses are made there and are not from Switzerland. Like it, they have holes, which are made by the bacteria that change milk into Swiss cheese. Propionib... |
45366 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry%20VI%20of%20England | Henry VI of England | Henry VI (6 December 1421 - 21 May 1471) was King of England upon the death of Henry V on 31 August 1422 to 1461 and then from 1470 to 21 May 1471. He was also the King of France from 1422 to 1453.
The King
Henry was the only child of King Henry V of England and was his heir. He was born on 6 December 1421 at Windso... |
45374 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Fons | Saint-Fons | Saint-Fons is a French city next to Lyon. About 15.000 people live there. The name of the city does not come from a saint. It is because there are many fountains near the city. Originally the place name was Cent Fonts ( 100 sources), which was changed into the current city name. The city split from VΓ©nissieux in the mi... |
45376 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidental%20music | Incidental music | Incidental music is music which has been written for a play. It is not like opera where there is usually music all the way through. Incidental music will be used between scenes or for particularly important moments in the play or for songs sung by the actors. It is called βincidentalβ because the music is not as imp... |
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