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62186 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscilloscope | Oscilloscope | An oscilloscope (sometimes abbreviated CRO, for cathode ray oscilloscope, or commonly just scope or O-scope) is a piece of electronic equipment that lets you see changes in signal voltage. For example, if you want to see the signal a small electronic timer was producing, you could connect it to an oscilloscope and see.... |
62188 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl%20Scout%20cookie | Girl Scout cookie | Girl Scout cookies are cookies that the Girl Scouts of the USA sell. They come in many different flavors. Buying Girl Scout Cookies helps the Girl Scouts out because it gives them money as well as helps teach them important lessons in life.
Cookies |
62193 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy%20Drew | Nancy Drew | Nancy Drew is a fictional character. She is the main character in a series of chapter books called Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. Her books were written in the 1930s by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The first writings in The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories were written by Mildred A. Wirt Benson, and... |
62204 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur%20Abraham | Arthur Abraham | Arthur Abraham (born Avetik Abrahamyan on 20 February 1980 in Yerevan, Armenia) is a professional boxer. He was the IBF middleweight champion from 2005 to 2009. He won the vacant title on December 10, 2005, in Leipzig, Germany, beating Kingsley Ikeke, by a fifth-round knockout.
Arthur changed his weight class to com... |
62206 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Boxing%20Federation | International Boxing Federation | The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others.
Other websites
Official Site
Sports organizations
organizations |
62208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic%20Darchinyan | Vic Darchinyan | Vic Darchinyan (, born January 7, 1976, in Vanadzor, Armenia) is the former IBF flyweight champion. He is a left-handed boxer who currently trains under Billy Hussein, brother of boxers Nedal and Hussein Hussein. He was previously trained by former three-division world champion Jeff Fenech in Sydney, Australia.
Other ... |
62210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atenism | Atenism | Atenism was one of the earliest monotheistic religions. It was the worship of the light emanating from the sun god (or rather sun disk), Aten. It was started by the 18 dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaten. It lasted 20 years, until Akhenaten's death. Tutankhamun, Akhenaten's son, restored the traditi... |
62213 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion%20in%20ancient%20Armenia | Religion in ancient Armenia | The early religions in Armenia are not that well known. According to De Morgan there are signs which indicate that the Armenians, as their other Aryan relatives, were initially nature worshipers and that this faith in time was transformed to the worship of national gods, of which many were the equivalents of the gods i... |
62215 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steak | Steak | Steak is a slice off a larger piece of meat, usually beef. In North America, steaks are usually grilled. They are also often pan fried or baked. The most tender (softest) cuts of the animal are usually used for steak. This also means that steaks have a high price. The pieces of meat used for steaks are usually cut acro... |
62222 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet%20engine | Jet engine | A jet engine is any engine that creates force by releasing a high speed jet of a liquid or a gas.
An example of a jet engine is a full balloon that is not held closed. It will release the air and push the balloon forward.
Turbojet engines are used on airplanes. Turbojet engines have a gas compressor, a kind of fan, a... |
62227 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn%20Fraser | Dawn Fraser | Dawn Fraser (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian champion swimmer. She is one of only two swimmers to win the same Olympic event three different times. She was born in Balmain, New South Wales.
Politics
In 1988, Fraser was elected to the parliament of New South Wales. She served until 1991.
References
Other we... |
62233 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC%20News | NBC News | NBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. NBC News makes MSNBC channel, Today Show and news programmes.
Current shows
Today
Weekend Today
Meet the Press with Chuck Todd
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
Dateline NBC
Programming
Meet the Press (1947–present)
Today (1952–present)
Today 3rd... |
62234 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS%20News | CBS News | CBS News is the news division of American television network CBS.
Current television shows
CBS Morning News
CBS News Sunday Morning
Face the Nation with Margaret Breenan
CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
CBS Evening News with Norah O’ Donnell
CBS Evening News with Russ Mitchell
60 Minutes
48 Hours Mystery
Up to the M... |
62236 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters%20Tournament | Masters Tournament | The Masters Tournament is one of four major championships in men's professional golf and the first of the four to be played each year. The final round of the Masters is always scheduled for the second Sunday in April. Unlike the other major championships, the Masters is held every year at the same location, Augusta Nat... |
62238 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL%20Europa | NFL Europa | The NFL Europa was a European American football league that ran from 1991 to 2007 under the control of the National Football League. It started off as the World League of American Football and had 3 teams in Europe, 6 in the USA and one in Canada. After 2 years the league was put on hold, so there were no 1993 or 1994 ... |
62252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennead | Ennead | The Ennead was the grouping of nine deities, most often appearing in Egyptian mythology. As a three of threes, the number nine became associated with great power. The ancient peoples thought that groupings of nine gods were very important.
Egyptian mythology
ca:Llista de personatges de la mitologia egípcia#E |
62253 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliopolis%20%28ancient%29 | Heliopolis (ancient) | Heliopolis was one of the oldest cities of Egypt. Its name also refers (in European languages) to a modern suburb of Cairo. The ancient city stood five miles east of the Nile north of the apex of the river delta. The modern city of Heliopolis is in a different place. In ancient times it was the main city of sun-worship... |
62254 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten | Akhenaten | Akhenaten (first known as Amenhotep IV) was a pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. His reign is dated as 1353–1336 BC or 1351–1334 BC.
Akhenaten is one of Egypt's most well-known pharaohs.
In the fifth year of his reign, he changed his name from Amenhotep IV, meaning "Amun is satisfied". He did this because he ... |
62275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartonella%20rochalimae | Bartonella rochalimae | Bartonella rochalimae is a recently discovered strain of gram-negative bacteria. It is a member of the Bartonella genus. The bacteria was found by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also helped with the discovery.
The bacterium was f... |
62277 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipi | Tipi | A tipi (also called tepee or teepee) is a kind of tent. It is cone-shaped. They were made by Native Americans of the Great Plains who frequently moved from place to place, following buffalo or other animals Native Americans hunted.
Tepees are made from long poles, and are covered with material. Long ago the material w... |
62281 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen%20Carpenter | Karen Carpenter | Karen Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and drummer who was most popular in the 70s. She is known as the singer of the group the Carpenters.
Karen had anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder of extreme weight loss dieting. This was a little-known illness at the time. Although she had beg... |
62303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke%20the%20Evangelist | Luke the Evangelist | Luke the Evangelist is said to be the man who wrote the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Irenaeus, Eusebius of Caesarea and Jerome say that he was a friend of Saint Paul and a doctor, and that he accompanied Paul on some of his travels. These people also say that he w... |
62310 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walid%20Eido | Walid Eido | Walid Eido (in Arabic: وليد عيدو) (Beirut, 1942 - Beirut, June 13, 2007) was a Lebanese man who worked for the Lebanese Parliament, a government building in Beirut. He died with his son on June 13, 2007, with eight other people, when a bomb blew up just outside a famous amusement park. This was at the waterside of nort... |
62319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyama%20Prefecture | Toyama Prefecture | is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Japan on the island of Honshū. The capital is Toyama.
History
The area of Toyama Prefecture comes from Etchū Province.
The Itai-itai disease, whose origin is from polluted water with cadmium, occurred in Toyama around 1950.
Geography
Toyama Prefecture is bordered by Ishikawa... |
62321 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fouad%20Siniora | Fouad Siniora | Fouad Siniora (in Arabic: فؤاد السنيورة, Fu'ād As-Sanyūrah) was the Prime Minister of Lebanon. He served as Prime Minister since July 19, 2005, after Najib Mikati left office. His term ended on November 9, 2009. He was succeed by Saad Hariri. He was also acting President from November 2007 to May 2008.
His early life
... |
62322 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan%20Nasrallah | Hassan Nasrallah | Hassan Nasrallah (in ; born 30 August 1960) is the leader of the Islamist party in Lebanon called Hezbollah. He is also a Shi'a Muslim cleric. Some countries, like the United States and Britain, consider him to be a terrorist due to his attacks on Israel.
His early life
Hassan Nasrallah was born in Bourj Hammoud, east... |
62329 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidon | Sidon | Sidon, or Saida (, Saydā; , , Zaydo'wn), is the third biggest city in Lebanon. It is in the southern part of Lebanon at the waterside of the Mediterranean Sea. The name "Sidon" means a fishery.
History
Sidon was one of the most important cities of Phoenicia. From here, a great trading empire of the Mediterranean area... |
62358 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chisel | Chisel | A chisel is a sharp and straight tool often used with a hammer to shape wood or other surfaces. Chisels are used by artists to make statues and figures out of stone, marble, or wood. Construction workers use chisels to change the shape of wood and stone so that they can build with them. Sometimes chisels are used to... |
62359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel | Parallel | Parallel could mean:
Parallel (geometry), as in "parallel lines"
Circle of latitude, an imaginary east-west line circling a globe, e.g. the 38th parallel
Parallelism (grammar), a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses
Parallel study, a type of clinical study
Parallel circuits, as opposed to ser... |
62367 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak%20Park%2C%20Illinois | Oak Park, Illinois | Oak Park, Illinois is a suburb of Chicago. It is west of the city in the same county. About 52,000 people live there.
Ernest Hemingway was born there. Betty White was born there too. Frank Lloyd Wright lived and worked there for a while. Some of his most famous houses and buildings were built there.
Cities in Ill... |
62370 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring%20Lardner | Ring Lardner | Ringgold Wilmer Lardner (March 6, 1885 – September 25, 1933) was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical takes on the sports world, marriage, and the theatre.
Lardner was born in Niles, Michigan. He died of tuberculosis in East Hampton, New York.
His son Ring Lardner Jr was a ... |
62390 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rk | Björk | Björk was born Björk Guðmundsdóttir on 21 November 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland. She is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, actress, record producer and DJ.
Her career started with singing Tina Charles' 1976 hit song "I Love to Love" in a school recital, and a recording of her singing the song was sent to the RÚV... |
62409 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20years | List of years | This page indexes the individual years pages.
3rd millennium
21st century
2nd millennium
20th century
19th century
18th century
17th century
16th century
15th century
14th century
13th century
12th century
11th century
1st millennium
10th century
9th century
8th century
7th century
6th century
5th c... |
62413 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volumetric%20flask | Volumetric flask | A volumetric flask (vol flask for short) is a type of laboratory glassware. It is used to hold and measure accurate amounts of liquid. It is shaped like a Florence flask, but has a flatter bottom. A volumetric flask has a tall, narrow neck with a stopper that can be used to close the opening at the top. There is a l... |
62414 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence%20flask | Florence flask | A Florence flask (also known as a boiling flask) is a type of flask. It is a piece of laboratory glassware. It can hold chemical solutions. The flask has a round body with a long neck. The flask usually come in volumes of 1 liter.
Laboratory equipment |
62420 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion%20Picture%20Association%20of%20America | Motion Picture Association of America | The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), originally called the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America, is a non-profit group based in the United States. Its members are the "big six" major Hollywood studios: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (The Walt Disney Company), Sony Pictures ... |
62423 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long%20Beach%2C%20California | Long Beach, California | Long Beach is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, USA, on the Pacific coast. It borders Orange County on its southeast edge. It is about 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown Los Angeles. It is a part of the Greater Los Angeles Area.
References |
62424 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o%20Carlos | São Carlos | São Carlos is a Brazilian city in the state of São Paulo. In 2017, it had 246,088 people living in it. It is about 230 km (143 miles) away from the city of São Paulo and has an area of 1,137 km² (441 mi²).
Cities in São Paulo (state) |
62426 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/51st%20state | 51st state | 51st state refers to a place or territory that is not one of the 50 states of the United States, but people think about making it the 51st state. It is sometimes a joke term in American politics, and sometimes a realistic one. It is usually said about the possibility of Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories becoming pa... |
62429 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu | Mogadishu | Mogadishu () is the capital city of the African country of Somalia. It is also the largest city in that country. It is located in the coastal Banadir region on the Somali Sea. The city has been an important port for the region for many centuries. Estimates of the city's population are between 1.5 and 3 million people.
... |
62434 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/J1%20League | J1 League | The , in the past known as , is part of the Japanese football club system.
J1 League is the top grouping of the .
It is one of the three major titles in Japan, along with J. League Cup and Emperor's Cup.
The second tier is represented by the J2 League.
Club guide
There are 18 Division 1 (J1) teams.
The list of cl... |
62435 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%20Revolution | Philippine Revolution | This article is about a late 19th-century revolution. For a late 20th-century event, also called "Philippine Revolution", see EDSA Revolution of 1986 revolution of the philippine.
The Philippine Revolution (1896–1898) was an armed conflict between the Spanish colonial regime and the Katipunan. The goal of the revoluti... |
62437 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%2C%20Seychelles | Victoria, Seychelles | Victoria (sometimes called Port Victoria) is the capital city of the Republic of Seychelles. It is on the north-eastern side of Mahé island, which the main island of the archipelago. The city was first created as the capital of the British colonial government. Victoria has a population of 24,970 people (2002). About o... |
62438 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe | Roe | Roe is the ripe eggs of fish and certain marine animals, for example sea urchins, shrimp and scallop. It is a type of seafood. Roe is used in many different foods. It can be used cooked or raw.
Caviar is a name for sturgeon roe which is eaten as a delicacy.
Soft roe or white roe is not roe. It is the seminal fluid ... |
62439 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television%20licence | Television licence | The television licence (sometimes called the TV licence or the television tax) is a small tax that people pay to watch television. It is used to pay, or part-pay, for the local public broadcaster, such as the BBC in the United Kingdom. It mainly exists in Europe, East Asia and parts of Africa. The licence fee varies in... |
62442 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicosia | Nicosia | Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia (; ) is the capital city and largest city of the island country of Cyprus. Niscosia is on the Pedieos (Kanlidere) river in the centre of the island. The city is the seat of government as well as the main business centre for Cyprus. Nicosia is capital of the administrative district (Nico... |
62448 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gob | Gob | Gob is also a slang term for a mouth.
Gob are a Canadian punk band from Burnaby, British Columbia . The band was formed in 1994. The band's sound is based on distorted guitars. They have had many songs used on Electronic Arts's sports video games. The band has appeared on several outdoor music festivals, the most well... |
62454 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland%20Grammar%20School | Auckland Grammar School | Auckland Grammar School is a public school in Auckland New Zealand. It teaches boys from age thirteen to eighteen. The school also has some places near the school where students who come from distant places can live. It is one of the biggest schools in New Zealand. The school has more than two thousand students. The Sc... |
62459 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia%20Beach%2C%20Virginia | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Virginia Beach is an American city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The city is in the South Hampton Roads area on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest city in Virginia. It is the 42nd largest city in the United States. There are people living there.
Virginia Beach is a part of t... |
62463 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose%20Tattoo | Rose Tattoo | Rose Tattoo is a hard rock band from Sydney, Australia. The band was formed in 1976. The band is led by singer Angry Anderson. Among their best known songs are "We Can't Be Beaten", "Scarred for Life", "Rock 'n' Roll Outlaw" and "Bad Boy for Love". Their first 4 albums were produced by Harry Vanda and George Young who ... |
62477 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots%27%20Day | Patriots' Day | Patriots' Day (sometimes spelled Patriot's Day or Patriots Day) is a legal holiday in Massachusetts. The holiday remembers the American men and women who fought during the Revolutionary War.
In the past, Patriots' Day was on April 19. This was done in honor of Lexington and Concord. These were the first battles of t... |
62482 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodside%2C%20London | Woodside, London | Woodside is a neighbourhood in Croydon, in the London Borough of Croydon, England. Woodside Racecourse opened in 1866 on a park called Stroud Green Farm, it has now closed and is now the site of Ashburton Learning Village, closing in 1890. Woodside station opened to serve visitors to the racecourse, but not a lot of pe... |
62495 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia | Sofia | Sofia is the capital and the largest city of Republic of Bulgaria. It has 1.3 million people. It is the 15th largest city of the European Union. Sofia is in the west of Bulgaria. It has a humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
Sofia is one of the oldest capital cities in Europe; the hist... |
62497 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burette | Burette | A burette is a vertical tube-like instrument, used to measure and separate known amounts of liquids in laboratories. Burettes are very precise and one can measure the volume of a fluid with the precision of ±0.05 mL with them.
History
Francois Antoine Henri Descroizilles developed the first burette on 1791. Joseph Lo... |
62498 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maghen%20Abraham%20Synagogue | Maghen Abraham Synagogue | The Maghen Abraham Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
History
This synagogue was very important to Jewish Lebanese in the early twentieth century. It was built in 1925. It was then named after the son of Abraham Sason. It was used as a place to stay for illegal travelers. Some of the... |
62499 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg%20Danzer | Georg Danzer | Georg Franz Danzer (born October 7, 1946 in Vienna, died June 21, 2007, in Asperhofen) was an Austrian musician. He wrote and sang many songs. Many people think of him as the father of Austropop. This is because he usually sang his songs in the local dialect. He died of lung cancer at age 60.
Austrian musicians
Songwr... |
62503 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentheuphausia%20amblyops | Bentheuphausia amblyops | Bentheuphausia amblyops is a species of krill. Krill are small shrimp-like crustaceans living in the ocean.
B. amblyops is the only species within its genus, which in turn is the only genus within the family Bentheuphausiidae. All the 85 other species of krill known are classified in the family Euphausiidae.
B. ambly... |
62505 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grosse%20Ile%20Township%2C%20Michigan | Grosse Ile Township, Michigan | Grosse Ile Township is a town in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township is coterminous with the island in the Detroit River called Grosse Ile. The name comes from French, meaning "Big Island". The population was 10,894 at the 2000 census. It is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver.... |
62507 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacostraca | Malacostraca | The Malacostraca (Greek: "soft shell") are the largest subgroup of crustaceans. They include decapods (such as crabs, lobsters and shrimp), stomatopods (mantis shrimp) and krill. There are 22,000 members in this group. It represents two thirds of all crustacean species. The first malacostracans appeared in the Cambria... |
62511 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapod | Decapod | Decapoda is an order of crustaceans in the class Malacostraca. Many familiar groups, such as crayfish, crabs, lobsters, prawns and shrimp are in this order. Many decapods are scavengers - they eat dead plants and animals. Crabs are mixed feeders, taking algae and shellfish such as molluscs. Lobsters eat mostly live pr... |
62513 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafik%20Hariri | Rafik Hariri | Rafik Baha ad-Din Hariri (; November 1, 1944 – February 14, 2005) was a Lebanese billionaire and businessman. He was Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998, and he became Prime Minister again in 2000. But in October 20, 2004, he quit his job. He helped a lot in rebuilding Beirut, which was damaged from the fightin... |
62514 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna%20%28biology%29 | Antenna (biology) | An antenna (plural antennae) is one of a pair of feelers (appendages) connected to the front segments of crustaceans and insects. They are found on the first two segments of the head. The smaller pair are known as antennules.
Antennae are jointed and extend forward from the head. They are sensory organs. The organ m... |
62526 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepp%20Dietrich | Sepp Dietrich | Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (May 28, 1892 in Hawangen - April 21, 1966 in Ludwigsburg) was a German Waffen-SS general, and one of the closest men to Adolf Hitler. For his wartime services, he was one of only 27 men to be awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Dietrich and other members of the Waffen... |
62533 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hue | Hue | Hue is one of the main properties of a color.
It is defined as “the degree to which a stimulus is similar to, or different from, stimuli that are red, green, blue, and yellow” (the unique hues).
The other main aspects of color appearance are colorfulness, chroma, saturation, lightness, and brightness.
Usually, col... |
62553 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeview%20%28New%20Zealand%29 | Freeview (New Zealand) | Freeview is free television service in the New Zealand, It is sent to people's home using a digital signal by either over the air or by satellite. It is planning to have more channels than analogue television provides. The service was put on air on 2 May 2007. The service was created as a local copy of the British digi... |
62561 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burqa | Burqa | A Burqa is a piece of clothing. It is worn by Muslim women. They can wear it as an outer garment. It only leaves a semi-transparent mesh in front of the woman's eyes, so she can see. The rest of the body is covered by it.
Other garments for Muslim women that cover less of their body are the hijab and the niqab. Peopl... |
62568 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion%20Picture%20Association%20of%20America%20film%20rating%20system | Motion Picture Association of America film rating system | The Motion Picture Association of America film rating system is a system used by the MPAA. It is meant to help parents and movie-goers which movie is suitable for their families and children.
Ratings
Current (since 1990) MPAA movie ratings are:
History of Movie Ratings
The MPA has made many changes to its movie rati... |
62570 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Satanic%20Verses | The Satanic Verses | The Satanic Verses is a novel by Salman Rushdie.
Part of it was inspired by the life of Muhammad. The title refers to Satanic verses. This is one of the interpretations of the Koran. This interpretation is what Ibn Ishaq did in the oldest surviving text of the work. Some Islamic and most non-Muslim Western historians ... |
62572 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic%20verses | Satanic verses | Satanic verses is a name given to a number of verses of the Qur'an. These verses became famous because they were introduced into a version of the book. In a later version, they were taken out again. Different groups of people have different views about these verses.
Other websites
Those are the High Flying Claims
S... |
62573 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Democrats%20%28Sweden%29 | National Democrats (Sweden) | National Democrats () is a minor political party in Sweden. It was formed in October 2001. The chairman of the party is Marc Abramsson.
Other websites
Nationaldemokraterna – official website
2001 establishments in Sweden
Nationalist organizations in Europe
Political parties in Sweden |
62575 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad%20Green | Broad Green | Broad Green is a small area with a lot of houses at the centre of West Croydon in the London Borough of Croydon, England. The area is mostly filled with a triangular green space which includes shops and large houses. The green was built at the end of the 19th century. Most of West Croydon is in an electoral ward called... |
62577 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Croydon | West Croydon | West Croydon might refer to:
West Croydon, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
West Croydon railway station, Adelaide, South Australia
West Croydon station, Croydon, England |
62583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji | Kanji | Kanji (漢字) is one of the three forms of Japanese writing. A kanji is an ideogram: that is, a type of simple picture. These are made to show a word's meaning. It is a symbol of an idea such as an object, thing or quality.
Kanji ideograms (or “characters”) were taken from Chinese characters, and many changed over time. ... |
62584 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Moyles | Chris Moyles | Chris Moyles (born 22 February 1974 in Leeds) is a British radio and television presenter. He presents a breakfast radio show on BBC Radio 1. His career in radio started at age 14, when he worked on a hospital radio. He worked at lots of different stations until he got a job at BBC Radio 1 in 1997. When he took over th... |
62585 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libretto | Libretto | A libretto is the text (the words) which are set to music to make an opera. A libretto can also be the words for an oratorio, cantata, mass or a musical. The person who writes the libretto is called a librettist. The word “libretto” (plural: “libretti” or “librettos”) is an Italian word which means “little book”.
S... |
62586 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hmong%20people | Hmong people | The words Hmong and Mong refer to an Asian ethnic group. Their homeland is in China, especially along the Yangtze and Yellow river. In the 18th century, Hmong people started moving to other Southeast Asian countries. Today, they live in all of China, northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. In 1975, communists to... |
62589 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toplessness | Toplessness | Toplessness (or being topless) is a state of a woman not wearing any clothing above the waist, meaning the breasts are visible. The term used for a male is barechestedness or shirtlessness.
Because the female breast is often associated with sexuality, some countries consider it alright for men to be topless in public,... |
62591 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster%20Cathedral | Westminster Cathedral | Westminster Cathedral in London, England, is a Roman Catholic cathedral. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic community in England and Wales and the Metropolitan Church and Cathedral for the Archbishop of Westminster.
The cathedral is near Victoria in the City of Westminster. It is the largest Roman Catholi... |
62595 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cachoeira%20do%20Sul | Cachoeira do Sul | Cachoeira do Sul is a Brazilian city of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population is 89,669 and has an area of 3.765 km².
Cities in Rio Grande do Sul |
62612 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median | Median | In probability theory and statistics, the median of a data set , sometimes written as , is a number describing the data set. This number has the property that it divides a set of observed values in two equal halves, so that half of the values are below it and half are above.
If there are a finite number of elements, t... |
62613 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode%20%28statistics%29 | Mode (statistics) | In statistics, the mode of a set of data is the one that occurs most. Very often, samples of data are collected. These might be measurements of some kind. In this context, the mode is the value that occurs most often. Unlike the median and the mean, the mode is not necessarily unique. There might be several different ... |
62615 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.S.C.%20Napoli | S.S.C. Napoli | S.S.C. Napoli (Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli) is an Italian football club. The club plays in Serie A. Its home stadium is the Stadio San Paolo in Naples, Italy. They team plays in light blue shirts, white shorts and light blue socks as uniforms.
History
The club was formed in 1926 and it was in most of its history... |
62626 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/At%20War%20with%20Satan | At War with Satan | At War with Satan is the third album by English black metal band Venom. It was released on 16 April 1984.
Track listing
Venom (band)
1983 albums
Heavy metal albums |
62634 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antichrist | Antichrist | In Christian beliefs, the Antichrist or Anti-christ (anti means opposite; christ means messiah) is used to speak about a person or image that implies evil, and more than one person. It is also said that antichrist is the devil himself.
The Biblical Book of Revelation refers to two "Beasts". One of them is often identi... |
62637 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker | Baker | A baker is somebody who makes mainly bread. Some bakers also make cakes and desserts, but a traditional baker only makes bread. The place where a baker works is called a bakehouse or a bakery.
The first bread was made by the Egyptians in 8000 BC and in the Middle Ages most landlords had a bakery. They had a public ove... |
62639 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical%20hypothesis%20test | Statistical hypothesis test | A statistical hypothesis test is a method used in statistics. It helps you describe the results you get from an experiment. The hypothesis test tells you the likelihood that a specific result would happen by chance.
Statistical hypothesis tests answer the question: Assuming that the null hypothesis is true, what is t... |
62641 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg%20City | Luxembourg City | The city of Luxembourg (, , German: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City (, , German: Stadt Luxemburg), is a commune with city status, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
The city is at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxembourg. In the city is found the Luxembourg Cast... |
62643 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum%20cleaner | Vacuum cleaner | A vacuum cleaner is a device that cleans dust and dirt from floors. Sometimes it is just called a vacuum because it uses the force of a vacuum to suck dirt into a large chamber from which it can be dumped into the garbage.
In the 1920s, an Ohio janitor named James Murray Spangler created a carpet sweeping contraption ... |
62650 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV%20Tokyo | TV Tokyo | TV Tokyo is a television station in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as "Teleto," a portmanteau of "terebi," the Japanese word for "television," and "Tokyo." Its main owner is Nihon Keizai Shimbun. TV Tokyo is the smallest of the major Tokyo TV networks.
Japanese television networks |
62655 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawer | Drawer | A drawer is a piece of furniture for storage. They are usually very short and wide and are part of a chest of drawers, where lots of drawers are stacked. Most have handles or knobs so they can be pulled out.
Furniture |
62656 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chest%20of%20drawers | Chest of drawers | A chest of drawers (also called a dresser) is a piece of furniture. It is made of lots of horizontal drawers. Chests of drawers are usually used for storing clothing, such as underwear and socks.
Furniture |
62663 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puzzle | Puzzle | A puzzle is a problem to make the user think. They are often used for entertainment and can help logic skills. The user may need to recognise patterns to solve it, so those who have good logic are usually good with puzzles.
Puzzles, such as wordsearches, crosswords and Sudoku grids, are printed in newspapers and magaz... |
62674 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-Line%20Encyclopedia%20of%20Integer%20Sequences | On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences | The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS), also known as Sloane's, is a large searchable database. It is on the Web, and it contains number sequences, like the Fibonacci numbers or the powers of two.
It contains over 270,000 sequences. This makes it the largest database of its kind. Each entry contains the ... |
62675 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramanujan%20prime | Ramanujan prime | In mathematics, a Ramanujan prime is a prime number that satisfies a result proven by Srinivasa Ramanujan. It relates to the prime counting function.
Origins and definition
In 1919, Ramanujan published a new proof of Bertrand's postulate (which had already been proven by Pafnuty Chebyshev).
Ramanujan's result at the... |
62676 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime%20counting%20function | Prime counting function | In mathematics, the prime counting function is the function counting the number of prime numbers less than or equal to some real number x. It is written as , but it is not related to the number π. Some key values of the function include , and .
In general, if stands for the n-th prime number, then .
Related pages
... |
62677 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand%27s%20postulate | Bertrand's postulate | Bertrand's postulate states that if n > 3 is an integer, then there always exists at least one prime number p with n < p < 2n − 2.
This statement was first made in 1845 by Joseph Bertrand. Bertrand verified his statement for all numbers in the interval [2, 3 × 106].
His statement was completely proven by Pafnuty Che... |
62678 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Erd%C5%91s | Paul Erdős | Paul Erdős, also Pál Erdős, in English Paul Erdos or Paul Erdös (March 26, 1913 – September 20, 1996), was a famous Hungarian-born mathematician. He worked with hundreds of mathematicians on problems in combinatorics, graph theory, number theory, classical analysis, approximation theory, set theory, and probability th... |
62679 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erd%C5%91s%20number | Erdős number | The Erdős number () honors the Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős. Erdős was one of the most prolific mathematical writers. He worked with many mathematicians.
Paul Erdős's number is 0. Anyone who directly worked with Paul Erdős has an Erdős number of 1. Anyone who works with those collaborators who have an Erdős num... |
62692 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Morrison%20%28wrestler%29 | John Morrison (wrestler) | John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently working on the independent circuit. He is best known for working for World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring names John Morrison and Johnny Nitro.
Personal life
Hennigan grew up in Los Angeles, California with his ... |
62693 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candice%20Michelle | Candice Michelle | Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlich (born September 30, 1978 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American professional wrestler, actress, and model. She is better known as Candice Michelle or just Candice. Beckman is best known for wrestling for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
World Wrestling Entertainment
Candice Miche... |
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