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4681 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope | Pope | This article is about Popes in general. For the current Pope, see Pope Francis.
The Pope is the head of the Catholic Church.
Popes are elected by Cardinals of the Catholic Church. Once they are elected they hold the position until they die or resign. Usually they do not resign, though; Pope Benedict XVI is the only P... |
4685 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/San%20Andreas%20Fault | San Andreas Fault | The San Andreas Fault is a right-moving ('dextral') strike-slip fault. It marks the boundary between the North American Plate on the east and the Pacific Plate on the west. The fault was the cause of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It first appeared about 20 million years ago.
The San Andreas Fault is a zone sever... |
4689 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Void%20%28astronomy%29 | Void (astronomy) | In astronomy, voids are the empty spaces between filaments. Both filaments and Voids are one of the largest-scale structures in the Universe. There are no or few galaxies in voids. Most voids have a diameter of 11 to 150 Mpc.
Especially large voids are the empty spaces without many superclusters.
These voids are some... |
4690 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20mouse | Computer mouse | A computer mouse is an input device that is used with a computer. Moving a mouse along a flat surface can move the cursor to different items on the screen. Items can be moved or selected by pushing the mouse buttons (called clicking). Today's mouse have two buttons, the left button and right button, with a scroll whee... |
4693 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallurgy | Metallurgy | Metallurgy is the study of metals. Alloys (mixtures of metals) are also studied. There are two main branches of Metallurgy. They are physical and chemical metallurgy. A Metallurgist is individual who researches, manufactures and develops metal items that range from car parts to semiconductors.
Metallurgists and Metal... |
4700 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-wing%20aircraft | Fixed-wing aircraft | A fixed-wing aircraft is a kind of aircraft. An aircraft is a machine that can fly, but is heavier than air. Fixed-wing aircraft are sometimes called airplanes, aeroplanes or sometimes just "planes". All fixed-wing aircraft have wings that use forward airspeed to generate lift. Gliders are fixed-wing aircraft that do n... |
4701 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft | Aircraft | An aircraft is a flying machine.
The word aircraft originally meant airships and balloons. It comes from the words air and craft, a term from boating as were many early aviation words.
There are many different kinds of aircraft.
Some aircraft keep in the sky by moving air over their wings. Examples are aeroplanes,... |
4702 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%2C%20British%20Columbia | Victoria, British Columbia | Victoria is the capital city of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is named after Queen Victoria. Over 350,000 people live in the Victoria area. Many people work for the government or in tourism. It is warmer than other Canadian cities in the winter, so many Canadians move there when they retire.
Victoria is... |
4705 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez%20Canal | Suez Canal | The Suez Canal (Arabic: قناة السويس, Qanā al-Suways, French: Le Canal de Suez) is a canal in Egypt. It lies west of the Sinai Peninsula. The canal is 163 km long (101 miles) and, at its narrowest point, 200 m wide (656 ft). It runs between Port Said (Būr Sa'īd) on the Mediterranean Sea, and Suez (al-Suways) on the Red ... |
4706 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal | Canal | A canal is a waterway made by humans. For many centuries, canals have been built as a way of transporting heavy goods in barges or boats. Canals usually connect lakes, rivers, or oceans. The Panama Canal is a famous canal that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. Many canals are reinforced with clay or c... |
4707 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars%20%28mythology%29 | Mars (mythology) | Mars is the god of war in Roman mythology. Mars is the son of Juno and Jupiter. Mars is the father of Romulus and Remus. The planet Mars and the month March are named after him. He was the god of war, murder, and bloodshed. His Greek name is Ares. He tried many times to start wars between the gods.
Related pages
Are... |
4708 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna | Cessna | Cessna is a company that makes airplanes. They are in Wichita, Kansas in the United States. They make small aircraft that can hold 2 to 4 people.
Cessna aircraft
Cessna 172
Cessna 152
Cessna 182
Other websites
Cessna website
Aircraft companies
Wichita, Kansas |
4710 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothing | Clothing | Clothing is an item or fabric, usually sewn together to cover part of the human body. Humans are the only animals which wear clothing, and all people do wear suitable clothing.
The torso (body) can be covered by shirts, arms by sleeves, legs by pants or skirts, hands by gloves, feet by footwear, and head by headgear ... |
4711 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe | Shoe | A shoe is a type of footwear. It is an item of clothing. Shoes come in pairs, with one shoe for each foot.
There are many different types of shoes. Athletic shoes, for example, are lightweight to make running, walking or jogging easier. The sole of the shoe is also softer. Shoes for formal wear are made of leather. Th... |
4712 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footwear | Footwear | Footwear is an item of clothing made by humans that covers and protects the foot, including the soles of the feet. Footwear allows people to walk on rough surfaces such as gravel roads without hurting their feet. Some types of footwear such as boots help to keep people's feet dry, or help to keep people's feet warm in ... |
4713 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caf%C3%A9 | Café | A café is a type of restaurant which typically serves coffee and tea, in addition to light refreshments such as baked goods or snacks. The term "café" comes from the French word meaning "coffee".
A café setting is known as a casual social environment where you can find people reading newspapers and magazines, playing ... |
4714 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz | Jazz | Jazz is a type of music which was invented in the United States. Jazz music combines African-American music with European music. Jazz first became popular in the 1910s. Some common jazz instruments include the saxophone, trumpet, guitar, piano, double bass, and drums.
What is jazz?
It is difficult to give an exact def... |
4715 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee | Coffee | Coffee is a plant (Coffea) and the name of the drink that is made from this plant. The coffee plant is a bush or tree that can grow up to ten meters (about 32 feet) high, but is usually cut shorter. Coffee plants originally grew in Africa, and now also grow in South America, Central America and Southeast Asia. They are... |
4716 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beef | Beef | Beef is a type of meat that comes from cattle. Beef could also include meats from other bovines. There are different types of beef. Beef is popular in the United States.
Types of beef
Ground beef
Steak
Corned beef
Steak rump
Beef can also be in different types of grading such as:
Prime
Choice
Select
Beef Com... |
4717 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyaena | Hyaena | Hyaenas (sometimes Hyenas) are mammals. They are the family Hyaenidae, in the order Carnivora. They live in Africa, and in west and south Asia. In the past they had a much wider distribution. Now there are two subfamilies with four species.
With only four species, it is the fourth-smallest family in the Carnivora, and... |
4718 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table%20salt | Table salt | Table salt is a mineral composed mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl). This is a chemical compound, one of many salts. Salt in its natural form as a crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite.
When salt (sodium chloride) is mixed with water, the salt dissolves into the water, creating a saline solution. Salt is ... |
4719 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk | Silk | Silk is a natural fibre made by the silk worm cocoon. Silk fibres are very strong and are often used to make cloth.
The cloth from silk can be made into rugs, bedding, or can be used to write or paint on. In the past, silk was used to make parachutes. The practice of growing silkworms for silk production is called se... |
4726 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Beatles | The Beatles | The Beatles were an English rock-pop band, started in Liverpool, England in 1960. The members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Most people say they are the most successful and influential band in the history of popular music. The group were a main part of the creation of 1960s counte... |
4733 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reincarnation | Reincarnation | Reincarnation is the name of the idea that people are born again in another body after they die and this cycle continues over many lifetimes. Rebirth or "transmigration" is the preferred term for those believers who do not believe in eternal souls. Many Hindus, Jainists, Celtic pagans, Buddhists, and people who follow... |
4738 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/EBay | EBay | eBay is a website. It is a place for online auctions. Anybody can sell almost anything they want there. People can buy many things there as well.
People have to send what they sell themselves, usually using mail. Some items may be collected by the buyer such as items to large or heavy to post. Buyers can transfer the ... |
4739 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard%20Schr%C3%B6der | Gerhard Schröder | Gerhard Schröder was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005.
He was born on 7 April 1944 in Mossenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia.
After school he learned retail sales in a Lemgo from 1958 to 1961.
After that he made his abitur (highest school exam in Germany) in Bielefeld. Then he studied law in Göttingen. After that h... |
4740 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne | Melbourne | Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia. It is the capital of Victoria, which is a state in the south-east of Australia. The population of Melbourne is 3.7 million, second only to Sydney.
Melbourne is a multicultural city (it welcomes people and cultures from all over the world). It is famous for its trams (... |
4741 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria | Victoria | Victoria might mean:
Victoria (name), a female name
Victoria (Australian state), a state in Australia
Victoria, British Columbia, capital city of British Columbia, Canada
Victoria, Seychelles, capital of Seychelles
Queen Victoria, a former Queen of the United Kingdom.
Roman version of the Greek goddess Nike (myth... |
4742 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canberra | Canberra | Canberra is the capital city of Australia. There are 403,468 people who live there. It doesn’t belong to a state but it is in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
Canberra was started in 1913 and in the middle of the city is Lake Burley-Griffin . This lake was created especially for the city. There was a competit... |
4743 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney | Sydney | Sydney is a city on the east coast of Australia which is the capital city of New South Wales. About five million people live in Sydney which makes it the biggest city in Oceania. Sydney started in 1788, when the Captain Arthur Phillip brought the First Fleet to settle in Australia. The settlers were mostly convicts fro... |
4746 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse%20effect | Greenhouse effect | The greenhouse effect occurs when certain gases in the Earth's atmosphere (the air around the Earth) trap infrared radiation. This makes the planet become warmer, similar to the way it makes a greenhouse become warmer.
The greenhouse effect is caused by greenhous... |
4749 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20War | World War | A World War is a war in which most of the countries in the world fight or help.
There have been two World Wars so far, World War I and World War II. Several wars such as the Seven Years' War were fought in many places around the world, but they were wars among European countries.
After World War II, many people wer... |
4751 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/European | European | European may mean:
A person or attribute of the continent of Europe
A person or attribute of the European Union
A person descended from a European ethnic group
A Citizen of the European Union
European windstorm, an extratropical cyclone that affects Europe
Biology
European ash, a tree. It is a kind of ash. It can ... |
4753 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionizing%20radiation | Ionizing radiation | Ionizing radiation is a process in physics where something sends out particles or waves that can ionize an atom or molecule through atomic interactions.
The strength of ionizing radiation depends on the energy of the individual particles or waves, and not a function of the number of particles or waves present. The ma... |
4757 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click | Click | Click is an onomatopoeia. It is sometimes used to indicate pressing the button on a computer mouse.
Computing |
4759 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz%20Aldrin | Buzz Aldrin | Dr. Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., retired Colonel (born January 20, 1930) is an American pilot and astronaut. He was one of the Apollo 11 astronauts and the second person to have ever walked on the moon.
Early life
Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. He earned a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the militar... |
4760 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria. In the past, people called it consumption.
TB is caused by several types of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The disease usually attacks the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body.
How it spreads
The bacteria can travel th... |
4761 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20%28word%29 | American (word) | The word American is used to mean a person or a thing from the United States or any country in the Americas - North America, Central America, and South America. In English, the most common use of this word is to mean a person or a thing from the United States.
Even though the islands in the Caribbean Sea are close to... |
4772 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain | Grain | Grain is the seeds of some special kinds of grass. The main types of commercial grain crops are cereals. People grow different kinds of grain as food. The different kinds of grain are perhaps one of the most important foods in the world.
Some kinds of grain are:
Barley
Maize or Indian corn (or simply as "corn")
Mille... |
4774 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clause | Clause | A clause is a part of a sentence. Each clause is made up of a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what happens in a sentence). Each predicate has only one main verb. I love you is a sentence which has only one clause. I love you and I will always love you is a sentence which has two clauses. Th... |
4775 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism | Marxism | Marxism is the name for a set of political and economic ideas.
The basic ideas are that:
The world is split into multiple classes (groups) of people. The two main classes are the working class and the ruling class. The working class is exploited by the ruling class.
There is a class conflict
When workers realize t... |
4779 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred | Sacred | The words sacred or holy are sometimes used interchangeably and are often misunderstood to mean "important" or "special" instead of "set apart" and "pure."
According to Websters 1828 Dictionary (the more accurate definition given the spiritual context- Christian and beyond), sacred means "...separated from that which... |
4781 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich | Zürich | Zürich or Zurich ( ; Swiss German: Züri [ˈt͡syɾi]) is a city in Switzerland. Zürich is the capital city of the Canton of Zürich. About 415,000 people live in the city and over 1.5 million live in the metropolitan area. This makes Zürich the biggest city in Switzerland.
Geography
Zurich is located in the North of Swit... |
4782 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation | Translation | Translation means to copy writing or speech from one language into a different language.
The people who do translation are called translators. A translator who is copying a book into another language may use a language dictionary to find out how a word is written in another language. A translator who works with the sp... |
4783 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut | Astronaut | An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person who goes into outer space. The Soviet Union and countries that it was friends with used the word cosmonaut. Western countries including the United States said astronaut. Astronauts are also called "taikonauts" in China or "spationaute" in France.
The first person to go into space ... |
4788 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker | Hacker | A hacker originally meant someone who likes to do new things with computers. Now hacker is used to mean "someone who tries to get into another person's computer using computer software such as Trojan horse programs, computer viruses, and worms that can hurt other people computers". The correct name for a person doing t... |
4790 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcasting | Broadcasting | In communications, such as radio and television, broadcasting means sending information such as television shows or music electronically to a large audience. The information is sent through the air in radio waves, through a wire, or by a communications satellite, and then the television viewers or radio listeners pick... |
4793 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism | Socialism | Socialism is an economic and political system where workers own the general means of production (i. e. farms, factories, tools, and raw materials). This can be achieved through decentralized and direct worker-ownership or centralized state-ownership of the means of production. This is different from capitalism, where t... |
4794 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leninism | Leninism | Leninism is a way of thinking about how the communist party should be organized. It says it should be a dictatorship of the proletariat (the working class holds the power). It is thought to be one of the first steps towards socialism (where the workers own the factories, etc.). It is one part of Marxism–Leninism, which... |
4796 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolshevik | Bolshevik | A Bolshevik was a Russian communist in the early 20th century. They are also called the Bolshevik Communists. The majority of the Russian Social Democratic Workers Party was a Marxist political party.
At the party congress in 1903, members disagreed with each other. The party divided into two groups, the Bolsheviks an... |
4797 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddam%20Hussein | Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein Revinathan (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was the President of Iraq, from July 16, 1979 to April 9, 2003, when he was removed from his position during the War in Iraq led by the United States. During his time as president, he might have killed more than a million people through war and genocide, whic... |
4804 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20traditional%20star%20names | List of traditional star names | This is a list of traditional names for stars, mostly from Arabic and Latin.
To find out more about any of these stars, look them up in the SIMBAD international database:
SIMBAD online
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z
Related pages
List of stars
Other websites
Jim Kaler's st... |
4805 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20tectonic%20plates | List of tectonic plates | This is a list of the biggest tectonic plates on Earth. Including small ones, there are about a hundred tectonic plates. These are only the large ones.
Primary plates
These seven plates make up most of the seven continents, and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
African plate
Antarctic plate
Indo-Australian plate
... |
4806 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20oil%20fields | List of oil fields | This list of oil fields includes major fields of the past and present.
(Amounts in parentheses are estimated reserves, in barrels.)
China
Daqing Field, Heilongjiang (40 billion)
Brazil
Campos Basin
Iran
Aghajari Field (14 billion)
Ahwaz Field (17 billion)
Gachsaran Field (15 billion)
Marun Field (16 billion)... |
4807 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism | Anarchism | Anarchism is a philosophical movement and political movement, that is against all enforced kinds of hierarchy. For example, anarchism says that the government is harmful and not needed. It also says that people's actions should never be forced by other people. Anarchism is called a libertarian form of socialism.
Anarc... |
4809 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20countries%20by%20area | List of countries by area | This is a list of countries by total area. The total area is the sum of all land and Inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Data is taken from the United Nations Statistics Division.
References
Area |
4810 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20countries%20by%20continents | List of countries by continents | This article consists of a list of countries by continent, along with their capitals.
There are multiple continent classification systems in use. The first continent system is the seven continent system consisting of Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania/Australia, North America, South America and Antarctica.
The six contine... |
4812 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20countries%20and%20dependencies%20by%20population | List of countries and dependencies by population | This is a list of countries and dependent territories by population. The number shows how many people live in each country. Countries with the most people are at the top of the list. Countries with the fewest people are at the bottom.
Also see: List of countries, List of countries by area, List of countries by popula... |
4813 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20oil-producing%20nations | List of oil-producing nations | This is a partial list of states that extract crude oil from oil wells.
Africa
Nigeria
Sudan
Equatorial Guinea
Asia
China
Russia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Europe
Bulgaria
North Sea oil:
United Kingdom
Norway
Denmark
Ireland
North America
United States of America
Texas
Alaska
California
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Kansas
New Yor... |
4817 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forests%20in%20the%20United%20Kingdom | Forests in the United Kingdom | This is a list of forests in the United Kingdom.
England
Cumbria
Whinfell Forest - Center Parcs
Derbyshire
Darwin Forest
Hampshire
New Forest
Norfolk
Thetford Forest
Nottinghamshire
Sherwood Forest
Staffordshire
Cannock Chase
Sussex
Ashdown Forest
Warwickshire
Forest of Arden
Worcestershire
Wyre Fore... |
4818 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20prime%20numbers | List of prime numbers | This page contains a list of the first 120 prime numbers. It also contains lists of the first few prime numbers of different kinds.
First 120 prime numbers
List of twin primes
(3, 5), (5, 7), (11, 13), (17, 19), (29, 31), (41, 43), (59, 61) (71, 73), (101, 103), (107, 109), (137, 139), (149, 151), (179, 181), (191... |
4819 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20publishers | List of publishers | This is a list of publishers in English.
A
Anvil Press Poetry
Arcade Publishing
Ardis Books Homepage
Athlone Books
Atlas Press
B
Basic Books
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Bison Books
Black Sparrow Books
Bloodaxe Books
Bloomsbury.com - Home page
Borzoi Reader Classics
C
Calder Publications
Cambridge Un... |
4821 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9CCLinux | ΜCLinux | µCLinux is an operating system for small computers inside integrated circuits (chips). The system is based on the Linux operating system in many ways. Apart from the rather big size of Linux, µCLinux is much smaller and not as packed with features as Linux. It finds uses in many places, mostly dealing with sensor and ... |
4822 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX | UNIX | UNIX is a computer operating system. It was first developed in 1969 at Bell Labs. Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Douglas McIlroy, and others created it. They used assembly language to write it. In 1972, the Unix code was rewritten with the new C programming language. The Unix operating system is a multiuser and multipro... |
4826 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature | Signature | A signature is a special way that people write their name to let others know that they understand or approve of something that was written. A signature is often used to sign a contract, a cheque, or a petition.
There are many ways to write a signature, and signatures may look different depending on your location. In t... |
4828 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa | Cocoa | Cocoa is the seed of the cacao tree. The seed contains a lot of fat and is used to produce cocoa butter. Cocoa butter is then used to produce chocolate. The cocoa which is used to make chocolate is a fine powder.
History
Chocolate and cocoa are made from the beans of the cacao tree. The tree might have first come fro... |
4831 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory%20Coast | Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country in West Africa.
The capital of Côte d'Ivoire is Yamoussoukro but its biggest city is Abidjan. Other cities can be found at List of cities in Côte d'Ivoire.
Geography
It borders the Gulf of Guinea to the south and five other African n... |
4834 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke%20McCormick | Luke McCormick | Luke McCormick (b. 15 August 1983) is an English football player. He was born August 15, 1983 in Coventry, England. He is a goalkeeper. He plays for the English football team Swindon Town.
In the 2003/04 season, McCormick played when Romain Larrieu could not. Larrieu injured his knee. McCormick played instead. Plymout... |
4841 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/God%20paradox | God paradox | The God paradox is an idea in philosophy. This idea is explained here:
If God is able to do anything, may this mean He is able to make a mountain heavier than He is able to lift?
This is a paradox because:
If God is able to make a mountain heavier than He is able to lift, then there may be something He is not able to... |
4843 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarianism | Libertarianism | Libertarianism is a view in politics and philosophy that focuses on liberty. Libertarianism says that it is usually better to give people more free choice. It also says that the government should have less control over people. There are different kinds of libertarianism in both left-wing and right-wing politics.
Liber... |
4853 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auction | Auction | An auction is a method of goods or services can be sold and bought. In an auction, the price of an item is not fixed in advance. People wanting to buy the item say how much they are willing to pay for it. This is called bid. In each round, the bids are evaluated: If certain criteria are met, the auction is stopped and ... |
4860 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong%20Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong (; , , literally "Fragrant Port"), officially The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of The People's Republic of China, is one of two Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China (the other is Macau). It is one of the richest and most highly developed parts of China. Hong Kong... |
4862 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg | Blitzkrieg | Blitzkrieg is a German word which means lightning war, referring to the high velocity of a lightning bolt.
In a blitzkrieg the attacking motorized infantry armies move quickly, and are helped by tanks and aircraft. Slower moving enemy units are overrun or surrounded. They are often captured with little fighting. Often... |
4863 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank | Tank | A tank is an armoured combat vehicle, typically armed with a large cannon mounted on a turret and a few machine guns.
A tank is covered in thick armour to protect it from enemy weapons. Tanks have tracks that wrap around its wheels to spread out its weight and let it cross rough ground. Most tanks have a powerful gun ... |
4864 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann) is the capital city and second largest city in Scotland. Edinburgh lies on the east coast, where the River Forth flows into the sea.
The central part is Edinburgh Castle, at the top of a steep hill. The castle has a military display every year, called a tattoo, where soldiers ... |
4866 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head%20of%20state | Head of state | The head of state is the figurehead of a state, who represents the unity of the state. However, the head of state may not have very much real power.
In a modern republic, the head of state is a president, usually elected by the people or by a parliament. In a monarchy, the head of state is the king or queen. Some coun... |
4868 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir%20Lenin | Vladimir Lenin | Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as (22 April 1870 – 21 January 1924) was a Russian lawyer, revolutionary, the leader of the Bolshevik party and of the October Revolution. He was the first leader of the USSR and the government that took over Russia in 1917. Lenin's ideas became known as Leninism.
Early life
Vla... |
4874 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease | Disease | A disease or medical condition is an unhealthy state where something bad happens to the body or mind. Diseases can cause pain, parts of the body to stop working the right way, or death. The word disease is sometimes used to include:
parts of the body being hurt,
not having the usual abilities,
medical problems or... |
4887 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon | Carbon | Carbon is a very important chemical element, with a chemical symbol of C. All known life on Earth needs it. Carbon has atomic mass 12 and atomic number 6. It is a nonmetal, meaning that it is not a metal.
When iron is alloyed with carbon, hard steel is formed. Carbon in the form of coal is an important fuel.
Chemist... |
4889 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaza%20language | Zaza language | Zaza language, also called Zazaki, Kirmanjki and Dimli, is an Indo-European language spoken in eastern Anatolia above the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. It belongs to the northwest-Iranian group of Iranian language. The Zaza language is related to Sangsarī, Māzandarānī, Tātī (Herzendī), Semnānī, Tāleshī, Kurdish, Persian... |
4891 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical%20reaction | Chemical reaction | A chemical reaction happens when one or more chemicals are changed into one or more other chemicals. Examples:
iron and oxygen combining to make rust
vinegar and baking soda combining to make sodium acetate, carbon dioxide and water
things burning or exploding
many reactions that happen inside living things, such ... |
4892 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectangle | Rectangle | In geometry, a rectangle is a shape with four sides and four corners. The corners are all right angles. It follows that the pairs of sides opposite each other must be parallel and of the same length.
People make many rectangular things, including most tables, boxes, books, and papers. The word comes from Latin words m... |
4893 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar%20Square | Trafalgar Square | Trafalgar Square is in the heart of London. It is a large pedestrian square, bounded on three sides by roads. It serves as a refuge, and a major traffic intersection. Important roads go from the square: Whitehall goes to Parliament, the Mall goes to Buckingham Palace, and the Strand goes to the City of London. The squ... |
4898 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official%20language | Official language | An official language is a language that has special status in a country or other organization. Usually, the government does its business in the official language. They are sometimes named in a country's constitution.
Some countries, like Switzerland and Luxembourg, have more than one official language. Other countries... |
4899 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cake | Cake | A cake is a type of (usually) sweet dessert which is baked. Originally, it was a bread-like food, but no longer. Cakes are often made to celebrate special occasions like birthdays or weddings. There are many kinds of cakes. It can be baked in an oven. Some savory cakes are made on a griddle or a frying pan.
Constructi... |
4900 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/House | House | A house is a building that is made for people to live in. It is a "permanent" building that is meant to stay standing. It is not easily packed up and carried away like a tent, or moved like a caravan. If people live in the same house for more than a short stay, then they call it their "home". Being without a home i... |
4904 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabyte | Gigabyte | A gigabyte (GB), sometimes abbreviated as a gig, is a unit of measurement in computers and similar electronic devices. At first it meant exactly 1 billion bytes, usually referring to the number of bytes in a computer hard drive. Its meaning gradually changed over time, so that today it is often used to mean 1,073,741,8... |
4911 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor | Sailor | A sailor (or seaman) is a person who works at sea on a boat or ship. The sailor works under a captain. The term is only used when the person is working professionally (earning money or make a living).
Sailor is also the lowest rank in a navy.
Occupations
Water transport
Sailing
Navy |
4912 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmer | Farmer | A farmer is a person who grows crops and raises animals to be used as food. This has been a common job for people since the beginning of civilization.
What farmers do
The word farmer usually refers to a person who has a field, orchard, vineyard, or garden where food is grown. This food is eaten or sold after it is ha... |
4913 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation | Constellation | A constellation is a group of stars which make up imaginary outline or pattern in the night sky (the celestial sphere). Usually they are said to represent an animal, mythological person or creature in a shape. When seen, the group of stars seem to make a pattern.
The word constellation comes from Latin: con-, meaning... |
4914 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood | Flood | A flood is an overflow of water. This is most commonly due to an overflowing river, a dam break, snowmelt, or heavy rainfall. Less commonly happening are tsunamis, storm surge.
The most deadly flooding was in 1931 in China and killed between 2,000,000 and 4,000,000 people. The Kerala flood in India was another flood th... |
4923 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell | Hell | In many mythologies and religions, Hell or the Underworld is a place where souls of wicked people go after their life on Earth. It is a real (but perhaps not physical) place which is controlled by either God, or some lesser supernatural being such as Satan. It is the opposite of Heaven, and is a place apart from God, w... |
4931 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/October%2021 | October 21 |
Events
Up to 1900
686 – Conon becomes Pope.
1096 - People's Crusade: The Turkish army heavily defeats the People's Army of the West.
1097 - First Crusade: The Siege of Antioch begins.
1209 - Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor is crowned by Pope Innocent III.
1392 - Emperor Kameyama of Japan abdicates the throne in fa... |
4932 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/112%20%28emergency%20telephone%20number%29 | 112 (emergency telephone number) | The telephone number 1-1-2 (or 112) is the standard European Union (EU) emergency telephone number, it works in every country of the EU, for land lines and mobile phones. It is also used in some other countries as an emergency telephone number for both mobile and fixed-line telephones.
112 is also the international em... |
4933 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government-in-exile | Government-in-exile | A government-in-exile is a group of people who claim they are the real government of a country, but who live in another country. These were common during World War II. The Germans took over several countries, and the leaders of those countries went to England for refuge.
Today, there are some governments-in-exile. The... |
4939 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge | Stonehenge | Stonehenge is a prehistoric World Heritage Site of megaliths eight miles (13 kilometers) north of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. It was built between 3100 BC and 1550 BC, and was in use until the Bronze Age. The monument is made of a henge, with standing stones in circles. It is probably the most important prehistori... |
4940 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite | Granite | Granite is a kind of igneous rock, found on Earth but nowhere else in the Solar System. It is formed from hot, molten magma. Its colour can be dark or light grey, brown, or even pink, according to the proportions of its minerals.
The magma is forced between other layers of rock by the pressure under the Earth's surfac... |
4941 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970 | 1970 | 1970 (MCMLXX) was .
Events
January 12 – The Nigerian Civil War ends.
February 1 – The Benavidez rail disaster near Buenos Aires, Argentina kills 236.
February 14 – The Who record the iconic live rock album Live at Leeds.
March 1 – Rhodesia declares itself a republic.
April 29 – The United States invades Cambodia... |
4943 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse%2C%20New%20York | Syracuse, New York | Syracuse is a city in the U.S. state of New York with a population of 147,306 in 2000, and a metropolitan area population of 732,117. It is often called the "Salt City" because salt used to be the main industry. Today, Syracuse is mostly known as a university city, but many companies have offices there, also.
County s... |
4944 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse | Syracuse | Syracuse might mean:
Syracuse, Sicily, a city in Italy on the island of Sicily
Syracuse, New York, an American city in the state of New York
Syracuse Crunch, an ice hockey team from the city in New York
Syracuse University, a university in the city in New York |
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