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808304 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechen%20Americans | Chechen Americans | Chechen Americans are Americans of Chechen descent. Chechen people have origins from Chechnya, a federal subject of Russia.
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808305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami%20Americans | Sami Americans | Sami Americans are Americans of Sami descent, who originate from Sapmi, the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. Lapp Americans is sometimes used, but lapp is considered derogatory by the Sami. It has been estimated that there are 30,000 people who are of Sami ancestry livin... |
808306 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group%209%20element | Group 9 element | Group 9 is a group of elements in the periodic table.
Group 9 has cobalt (Co), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir) and meitnerium (Mt).
Group 9 is in the transition metals section. It is worth noting that meitnerium has unknown chemical properties, but is probably a transition metal.
Transition metals
Periodic table |
808314 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Winter%20of%20Our%20Monetized%20Content | The Winter of Our Monetized Content | "The Winter of Our Monetized Content" is the first episode and season premiere of the thirty-first season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, and the 663rd episode overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on September 29, 2019. The director of the episode was Bob Anderson, and the writer was Ryan Koh.
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808319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish%20Americans | Turkish Americans | Turkish Americans or American Turks are Americans who come from families with ethnic Turkish backgrounds, including Romanlar.
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808320 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/500%20Keys | 500 Keys | "500 Keys" is the 21st episode of the 22nd season of The Simpsons. It was first shown on the Fox network on May 15, 2011. It was written by John Frink. Bob Anderson is the director of the episode. The episode is about the Simpson family finding many different keys.
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808321 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aahat | Aahat | Aahat is an Indian horror television series created by B. P. Singh for Sony Entertainment Television. The series began on 5 October 1995. One of the episodes of the first season, Abhinetri, telecasted in 1998, generated a very high TRP for the show. The episodes of first, second and fifth seasons were half-hourly, whil... |
808323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polydipsia | Polydipsia | Polydipsia is excessive thirst or excess drinking. The word derives from the Greek πολυδίψιος (poludípsios) "very thirsty", which is gotten from πολύς (polús, "much, many") + δίψα (dípsa, "thirst"). Polydipsia is a symptom in many diseases. It also occurs as a weird behaviour in some animals, such as in birds.
Causes
... |
808326 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20United%20Kingdom%20Parliament%20constituencies%20%281997%20to%20present%29%20by%20region | List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1997 to present) by region |
England
East Midlands (44 then 46)
Derbyshire (10 then 11)
Leicestershire (10)
Lincolnshire (7)
Northamptonshire (6 then 7)
1seat won by Labour in a 2012 by-election
Nottinghamshire (11)
East of England (56 then 58)
Bedfordshire (6)
Cambridgeshire (7)
Essex (17 then 18)
Hertfordshire (11)
Norfolk (8 the... |
808334 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogi%20Gvakharia | Gogi Gvakharia | Giorgi (Gogi) Gvakharia (born 7 March, 1957) is a Georgian art critic, journalist, publicist and critic, member of the Georgian Cinematographers' Union, winner of the Saba Literary Prize, professor at Ilia State University, Doctor of Arts.
Other websites
Biographical Dictionary of Georgia
1957 births
Journalists
Geo... |
808345 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird%27s%20Opening | Bird's Opening | Bird's Opening is a chess opening characterised by the move: 1. f4.
Bird's is a flank opening. White's strategic ideas involve control of the e5-square. This offers some attacking chances at the expense of slightly weakening his own centre. The opening is rarely played by expert players. It is named after Henry Bird,... |
808346 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber%20Valley%20%28UK%20Parliament%20constituency%29 | Amber Valley (UK Parliament constituency) | Amber Valley is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Derbyshire, England. Conservative politician Nigel Mills has represented the constituency in the House of Commons since 2010. It was first created in 1983 from three older constituencies.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
... |
808348 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel%20Mills | Nigel Mills | Nigel John Mills (born 28 October 1974) is a British Conservative Party politician and retired accountant. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Amber Valley in Derbyshire since 2010. He is a eurosceptic and supports Brexit.
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Living people
Conservative Party (UK) MPs
Politicians from Notti... |
808351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegrin%20Americans | Montenegrin Americans | Montenegrin Americans are Americans of Montenegrin descent.
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808354 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher%20Corey%20Smith | Christopher Corey Smith | Christopher Corey Smith (born July 17, 1962) is an American voice actor who voices in animated shows and video games.
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Living people
American voice actors
American video game actors |
808359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruffudd%20ap%20Llywelyn%20ap%20Iorwerth | Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth | Gruffudd ap Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (c. 1200 – 1 March 1244) was the son of Llywelyn the Great, he was illegitimate, however in Welsh law he was allowed to become Prince, however Llywelyn wanted Dafydd ap Llywelyn to become the next prince, he died in 1244 whilst attempting to escape the Tower of London, after being impri... |
808367 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias%20I%2C%20Count%20of%20Maine | Elias I, Count of Maine | Elias I (also Hélie or Élie; c. 1060 - 11 July 1110), called de la Flèche or de Baugency, was the Count of Maine. He succeeded his cousin Hugh V, Count of Maine.
1110s deaths
11th-century births
French nobility |
808368 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Long%20Night%20%281947%20movie%29 | The Long Night (1947 movie) | The Long Night is a 1947 American crime drama movie directed by Anatole Litvak and is the remake of the 1939 French movie Le Jour Se Lève. It stars Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price, Ann Dvorak, Howard Freeman, Moroni Olsen, Queenie Smith and distributed by RKO Pictures.
Other websites
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808370 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolsover%20%28UK%20Parliament%20constituency%29 | Bolsover (UK Parliament constituency) | Bolsover (, and commonly ) is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Derbyshire. It has been represented by Conservative politician Mark Fletcher in the House of Commons since 2019. It was represented by Labour politician Dennis Skinner for nearly 50 years between 1970 and 2019.
Boundaries
The con... |
808372 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Fletcher%20%28politician%29 | Mark Fletcher (politician) | Mark Peter Fletcher (born 29 September 1985) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolsover since 2019. He beat Labour MP Dennis Skinner, who had been MP for the constituency for nearly 50 years.
Fletcher is openly gay.
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808377 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngwane%20V | Ngwane V | Ngwane V (also known as Mahlokohla, Bhunu, Hhili) (11 May 1876 - 10 December 1899) was the King of Swaziland from 1895 until his death on 10 December 1899. Ngwane was born the son of Mbandzeni and his mother was Labotsibeni Mdluli. He ascended to the throne after a short regency of Queen Mother Tibati Nkambule. He was ... |
808378 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbandzeni | Mbandzeni | Mbandzeni (also known as Dlamini IV, Umbandine, Umbandeen) (1855–1889) was the King of Swaziland from 1875 until 1889. Ingwenyama Mbandzeni was the son of Mswati II and Nandzi Nkambule. His mother the wife of King Mswati had died when he was still very young. Mbandzeni ascended to the throne after his half brother Ludv... |
808382 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar%C4%B1k%20Solak | Tarık Solak | Tarık Solak (; 1964 – 24 October 2020) was a Turkish-Australian kickboxing promoter.
Personal life
Solak was born in Ankara to a working class family with 5 children, hailing from Yozgat. His family emigrated to Australia when he was five and Solak grew up in the Northern Melbourne suburb of Brunswick among the Turkis... |
808387 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoclonus | Myoclonus | Myoclonus is a rapid involuntary twiching of muscles. Myocloni are a side effect of many neurological conditons, but they can also happen in healthy people. As an example, twiching muscles when falling asleep are normal. Mycloni are a common symptom of epilepsy. Other less common diseses that provoke myocloni include e... |
808391 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand%20%28movie%29 | Ferdinand (movie) | Ferdinand is an American movie. It was released on December 10, 2017 to theaters in the United States. It was made by 20th Century Studios. It cost $111 million to make the movie. The movie made about $296.1 million in the box office.
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2017 comedy-drama movies
2010s adventure movies
Am... |
808401 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imitation%20of%20Life%20%281934%20movie%29 | Imitation of Life (1934 movie) | Imitation of Life is a 1934 American romantic drama movie directed by John M. Stahl and was based on the 1933 novel of the same name by Fannie Hurst. It stars Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks, Louise Beavers, Alan Hale Sr. and was distributed by Universal Pictures. It was nominated for 3 A... |
808412 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media%20Nusantara%20Citra | Media Nusantara Citra | PT Media Nusantara Citra also known as MNC Media is the biggest group in Southeast Asia. First being build and founded in 1997.
MNC has a core business, doing together wist RCTI, MNC TV, GTV, and iNews - as well as 18 channels acquired broadcast with MNC Vision (previously as IndoVision), under MNC Channels division. ... |
808415 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viva%20Villa | Viva Villa | Viva Villa! is a 1934 American western movie directed by Jack Conway and Howard Hawks and was based on the 1933 novel of the same name by Edgecumb Pinchon and O. B. Stade. It stars Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Fay Wray, Donald Cook, Stuart Erwin, Ralph Bushman and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was nominate... |
808418 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship%20Potemkin | Battleship Potemkin | Battleship Potemkin (, Bronenosets Potyomkin), sometimes rendered as Battleship Potyomkin is a 1925 Russian movie directed by Sergei Eisenstein and starring Aleksandr Antonov, Vladimir Barsky, Grigori Aleksandrov, Beatrice Vitoldi. It was distributed by Goskino Proletkult.
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808422 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Long%20Voyage%20Home | The Long Voyage Home | The Long Voyage Home is a 1940 American drama movie directed by John Ford was based on the four plays by Eugene O'Neill. It stars John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter, Barry Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson, Ward Bond, John Qualen, Arthur Shields and was distributed by United Artists. It was nominated for 6 Academy Awards... |
808423 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Stolen%20Life%20%28movie%29 | A Stolen Life (movie) | A Stolen Life is a 1946 American drama movie directed by Curtis Bernhardt and was the remake of the 1939 movie Stolen Life. It stars Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Dane Clark, Walter Brennan, Peggy Knudsen, Charlie Ruggles, Bruce Bennett, Esther Dale and was distributed by Warner Bros.. It was nominated for an Academy Award ... |
808426 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral%20nerve%20block | Peripheral nerve block | A peripheral nerve block (or simply nerve block) is when the signals travelling along a nerve are blocked. This is usually done deliberately, usually as a form of anesthesia. Such a block can last between a few hours to a few weeks.
Medicine |
808427 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clonus | Clonus | Clonus is the name for involuntary rhythmic contractions of muscles or muscle groups. The term is from the Greek for "violent, confused motion". Cloni can happen as a sign of certain neurological conditions, such as epilepsy, stroke, and multiple sclerosis. They can also be a sign that the spinal cord was damaged. Clo... |
808428 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarcisius%20Gervazio%20Ziyaye | Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye | Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye (19 May 1949 – 14 December 2020) was a Malawian Roman Catholic archbishop. He became a priest in 1977. He was titular bishop of Macon and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dedza, Malawi, from 1992 to 1993. He was coadjutor archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongw... |
808430 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Bullard%20Jr. | Bill Bullard Jr. | William Bullard Jr. (July 12, 1943 – December 18, 2020) was an American Republican politician. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1983 to 1996. He also was a member of the Michigan Senate from 1996 until 2002.
Bullard Jr. died on December 18, 2020 in Pontiac... |
808431 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirunda%20Kivejinja | Kirunda Kivejinja | Ali Kirunda Kivejinja (12 June 1935 – 19 December 2020), more commonly known as Kirunda Kivejinja, was a Ugandan politician. He was the senior presidential advisor to the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni. He was the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Community Affairs from 2016 until his deat... |
808432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A4rta%20Norberg | Märta Norberg | Märta Norberg (19 September 1922 – 19 December 2020) was a Swedish cross-country skier. She competed in the 1950s. She won two bronze medals in the 3 × 5 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (1954, 1958). Norberg finished fourth in the 10 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Norberg was born in S... |
808433 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Pi%C4%85tkowska | Maria Piątkowska | Maria Piątkowska (née Ilwicka, later Chojnacka; 24 February 1931 – 19 December 2020) was a Romanian-born Polish sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper. She was born in Goleni, Romania.
She was a three-time Olympian (Helsinki 1952, Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964). In three European Championships (1954 Bern, 1958 Stockholm, and ... |
808434 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsuddin%20Ahmed | Samsuddin Ahmed | Samsuddin Ahmed (6 March 1945 – 20 December 2020) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Manikganj-2 constituency during 2001–2006.
Ahmed died at a Dhaka hospital on 20 December 2020 from COVID-19 at the age of 75.
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2020 deaths
Deaths from the COVI... |
808435 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar%20Jaenada | Óscar Jaenada | Óscar Jaenada Gajo (born 4 May 1975) is a Spanish actor. He is known for his roles as the Spainard pirate in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and as Cantinflas in the 2014 movie about his life.
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Living people
Spanish movie actors
Spanish television actors
Spanish voice actors
Spanish ... |
808436 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hustle%20%28movie%29 | The Hustle (movie) | The Hustle is a 2019 American comedy movie directed by Chris Addison. It is a remake of the 1988 movie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The movie stars Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, and Alex Sharp. It is about two women who want to steal the money of an internet millionaire.
It was released on May 10, 2019 with strong negativ... |
808439 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur%20Park%20Formation | Dinosaur Park Formation | The Dinosaur Park Formation is a group of rock layers in Alberta, Canada. It contains many fossils from the "Age of Dinosaurs", the Upper Cretaceous.
The uppermost member of the Belly River Group (or Judith River Group), is a major geologic unit in southern Alberta. It was deposited during the Campanian stage of the l... |
808445 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redeemed%20Christian%20Church%20of%20God | Redeemed Christian Church of God | The Redeemed Christian Church of God is an Evangelical church that is mostly active in Africa. The church has a Pentecostal tradition. It was founded in 1952 in Nigeria.
Establishments in Nigeria
1950s establishments in Africa
1952 establishments
Buildings and structures in Africa
Churches
Evangelicalism
Pentecostalis... |
808448 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%20Widower | Black Widower | "Black Widower" (first named "The Return of Sideshow Bob") is the 21st episode of The Simpsons 3rd season. It was first broadcast on the Fox network on April 9, 1992.
Other websites
1992 television episodes
The Simpsons (season 3) episodes |
808451 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouse | Scouse | Scouse (; sometimes called Liverpool English or Merseyside English) is an accent and dialect of English beginning in the northwest county of Merseyside. It originated mostly from Irish (from the Irish Potato Famine) and Welsh immigrants. The Scouse accent is very noticeable and is not similar with those of the neighbou... |
808456 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svatopluk%20Kar%C3%A1sek | Svatopluk Karásek | Svatopluk Karásek (18 October 1942 – 20 December 2020) was a Czech politician, Evangelical priest and activist. He was born in Prague. He was known as a signer of the Charter 77. He was a member of the Freedom Union – Democratic Union. Karásek was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2002 to 2006.
Karásek died in ... |
808458 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile%20Bogovi%C4%87 | Mile Bogović | Bishop Mile Bogović (7 August 1939 – 19 December 2020) was a Croatian Roman Catholic prelate. He was born in Gornji Cerovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Bogović was a Titular Bishop of Tamata and Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Rijeka–Senj from 4 June 1999 until 25 May 2000 and the first Diocesan Bishop of the new creat... |
808469 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlands%20National%20Park | Badlands National Park | Badlands National Park is an American national park in southwestern South Dakota. The park protects of sharply eroded rocks, and the largest undisturbed prairie in the United States. The National Park Service manages the park. The South Unit is co-managed with the Oglala Lakota tribe.
The Badlands Wilderness protects... |
808488 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen%20Slayton-Hughes | Helen Slayton-Hughes | Helen Slayton-Hughes (born October 30, 1930) is an American actress. She played Ethel Beavers in Parks and Recreation. She was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Her career began in 1980.
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Living people
American television actors
American movie actors
People from Glen Ridge, New Jersey
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808489 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn%20Collins | Lynn Collins | Viola Lynn Collins (born May 16, 1977) is an American actress. She has made television appearances in True Blood (2008) and Manhunt: Unabomber (2017). She also starred in the movies X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and John Carter (2012).
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Living people
American movie actors
American television a... |
808491 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat%20Smear | Pat Smear | Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by the stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist of the rock band Foo Fighters. He has recorded five studio albums with the band.
Smear was a founding member of punk band the Germs.
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Living p... |
808493 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesterfield%20%28UK%20Parliament%20constituency%29 | Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency) | Chesterfield is a constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Derbyshire, England. It has been represented in the House of Commons by Labour politician Toby Perkins since 2010. It was first created in 1885.
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections i... |
808495 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily-Rose%20Depp | Lily-Rose Depp | Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born May 27, 1999) is a French-American actress and model. She is the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis.
Depp began her acting career with a small role in Tusk (2014). She later starred in The Dancer (2016), Planetarium (2016), and The King (2019).
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808497 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg%20Sentsov | Oleg Sentsov | Oleg Gennadyevich Sentsov (; ; born 13 July 1976) is a Ukrainian filmmaker, writer and activist.
He is known for his 2011 movie Gamer.
After the Russian annexation of Crimea, he was arrested in Crimea in May 2014 and sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by a Russian court in August 2015 on charges of plotting terror... |
808498 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxanne%20Dunbar-Ortiz | Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz | Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (born September 10, 1938) is an American indigenous rights activist, feminist writer, and historian. She is known for her 1977 book The Great Sioux Nation.
She is Professor Emerita of Ethnic Studies at California State University, Hayward. Since retiring from university teaching, she has been lec... |
808500 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo%20Panitch | Leo Panitch | Leo Victor Panitch (3 May 1945 – 19 December 2020) was a Canadian philosopher, editor and political scientist. He was a professor at York University. Starting in 1985, he was co-editor of the Socialist Register. Panitch was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was a supporter of Marxism.
Panitch died on 19 December 2020 at... |
808503 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind%20Knight | Rosalind Knight | Rosalind Knight (3 December 1933 – 19 December 2020) was an English actress. She acted in Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957), Carry On Nurse (1959), Carry On Teacher (1959), Tom Jones (1963), and About a Boy (2002).
She played Beryl in the BBC sitcom Gimme Gimme Gimme (1999–2001).
She played Horrible Grandma in Fri... |
808504 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludvonga | Ludvonga | Ludvonga II (c. 1855 - 1872) was the a prince of Swaziland, son of Mswati II of Swaziland. His mother was from the Khumalo clan. He was the crown prince, meaning he had been selected to be the next king. He died in 1872, so he never became king. Then his half-brother Mbandzeni became crown prince. Ludvonga's mother ... |
808505 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasser%20Sabah%20Al-Ahmad%20Al-Sabah | Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah | Sheikh Nasser Bin Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (; 27 April 1948 – 20 December 2020) was a Kuwaiti royal and politician. He was the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Kuwait from 2017 until 2019. Nasser was the oldest son of Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. He was born in Kuwait City.
Nasser died on 20 ... |
808506 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngwenyama | Ngwenyama | Ngwenyama (also Ingwenyama) is the official name of the male ruler of Eswatini, or Swaziland. It means "the lion."
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808508 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mswati%20II | Mswati II | Mswati II (d. 1868), also known as Mswati and Mavuso II, was the king of Eswatini between 1840 and 1868. He was also the eponym of Eswatini. Scholars say Mswati was the best of Eswatini's fighting kings. He made Eswatini much larger.
Mswati was the son of Sobhuza I and Tsandzile Ndwandwe (known as 'LaZidze) who after... |
808509 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20M.%20Cook | Paul M. Cook | Paul M. Cook (April 25, 1924 – December 14, 2020) was an American businessman. He was the founder and CEO of Raychem. In 1988, he was awarded the National Medal of Technology by President Ronald Reagan. Cook was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
Cook died on December 14, 2020 at the age of 96.
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20... |
808511 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast%2C%20North%20Carolina | Toast, North Carolina | Toast is a census-designated place (CDP) in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. It is west of Mount Airy, North Carolina. 1,922 lived here at the 2000 census.
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808529 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpymimus | Harpymimus | Harpymimus (meaning "harpy mimic") is an ornithomimosaurian dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous in Mongolia around 107-100 million years ago. It was discovered in 1981 and was named in 1984. Harpymimus either belonged within its own family, Harpymimidae, or within the Deinocheiridae.
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808540 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebes%20frog | Celebes frog | The celebes frog (Papurana celebensis) is a frog from Indonesia.
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Animals of Asia
Frogs |
808544 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20pill%20and%20blue%20pill | Red pill and blue pill | The terms "red pill" and "blue pill" refer to a choice between the willingness to learn a potentially unsettling or life-changing truth, by taking the red pill, or remaining in contented ignorance with the blue pill. The terms refer to a scene in the 1999 film The Matrix.
Metaphors |
808545 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deception%20%281946%20movie%29 | Deception (1946 movie) | Deception is a 1946 American crime drama movie directed by Irving Rapper and is the second adaption of the 1927 play Monsieur Lamberthier. It stars Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Benson Fong and was distributed by Warner Bros..
Other websites
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1940s crime movies
American crime drama m... |
808556 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan%20Cruyff%20Shield | Johan Cruyff Shield | The Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal), or sometimes known as the Dutch Super Cup, is a football trophy. It is named after former Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff. It is played between the winner of the Eredivisie and the winner of the KNVB Cup. If 1 team wins both the Eredivisie and the KNVB Cup, the team ... |
808561 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haverfordwest | Haverfordwest | Haverfordwest (/ˌhævərfərdˈwɛst/; [ˈhʊlfɔrð]) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire. In 2001, 13,367 people lived there. Its community boundaries made it the second-most populous settlement in the county, with 10,812 people. The suburbs include the former paris... |
808562 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaka%20Iwami | Manaka Iwami | is a Japanese voice actress. She voiced Tohru Honda in Fruits Basket.
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808567 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitwan%20frog | Chitwan frog | The Chitwan frog (Papurana chitwanensis) is a frog from Nepal. Scientists think it may live in India too.
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Animals of Asia
Frogs |
808575 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitdefender | Bitdefender | Bitdefender is a multinational Romanian cybersecurity and anti-virus software company. It was created on 6 November 2001 by Florin Talpeș who is currently the chief executive officer of the company. Bitdefender creates and sells cybersecurity products and services.
In 2018, the software had about 500 million users wor... |
808583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas%20Leo%20Hubbard | Nicholas Leo Hubbard | Nicholas Leo Hubbard (May 8, 1895 – January 4, 1983) was an American politician, farmer, and businessman.
Hubbard was born in Mount Pulaski, Illinois. He went to the Mount Pulaski Public Schools and graduated from Illinois State University. Hubbard served in the United States Army during World War I and was commission... |
808584 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton%2C%20Missouri | Canton, Missouri | Canton is a city in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,377 at the 2010 census.
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808586 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Letter%20%281940%20movie%29 | The Letter (1940 movie) | The Letter is a 1940 American crime drama movie directed by William Wyler and is the second adaption of the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham. It stars Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson, Frieda Inescort, Gale Sondergaard, Bruce Lester, Cecil Kellaway, Sen Yung, Doris Lloyd and was distribu... |
808588 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Howards%20of%20Virginia | The Howards of Virginia | The Howards of Virginia is a 1940 American drama movie directed by Frank Lloyd and was based on the 1939 novel The Tree of Liberty by Elizabeth Page. It stars Cary Grant, Martha Scott, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Irving Bacon, Richard Carlson, Rita Quigley, Alan Marshal and was distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was nomina... |
808589 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin%20Lindberg | Karin Lindberg | Karin Elisabet Lindberg (later Lindén; 6 October 1929 – 2 December 2020) was a Swedish gymnast. She competed at the 1948, 1952 (winning gold medal) and 1956 Summer Olympics (winning silver medal).
Lindberg died on 2 December 2020, aged 91.
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808590 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil%20Robbins | Neil Robbins | Neil James Robbins (8 September 1929 – 6 December 2020) was an Australian steeplechase and long-distance runner. He competed in the six-mile run at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Robbins died on 6 December 2020, aged 91.
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808591 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catie%20Lazarus | Catie Lazarus | Catherine Simone Avnet Lazarus (April 26, 1976 – December 13, 2020) was an American writer, comedian, and talk show host. Lazarus was best known as creator and host of the Employee of the Month, a monthly comedy show and podcast filmed live at Joe's Pub in New York City.
Lazarus died from breast cancer at her apartme... |
808592 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Nihill | Paul Nihill | Vincent Paul Nihill (5 September 1939 – 15 December 2020) was a British race walker. He competed in the 50 km event at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1964.
Nihill died of COVID-19 on 15 December 2020 in Gillingham, Kent at the age of 81.
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808593 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie%20Lee%20Jackson | Eddie Lee Jackson | Eddie Lee Jackson (July 7, 1949 – December 18, 2020) was an American politician. He was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from January 9, 2009 through January 11, 2017. He was born in Canalou, Missouri.
Jackson died of COVID-19 on December 18, 2020, in East St. Louis, Illinois. He was 71.
R... |
808594 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canalou%2C%20Missouri | Canalou, Missouri | Canalou is a city in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States. About 338 people lived here at the 2010 census.
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808595 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto%20Vald%C3%A9s%20Jr. | Alberto Valdés Jr. | Alberto Valdés Lacarra Jr. (30 November 1950 – 19 December 2020) was a Mexican equestrian. He was born in Mexico City. He won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Valdés Jr. died on 19 December 2020 in Mexico City, aged 70.
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808597 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad%20%26%20Jeremy | Chad & Jeremy | Chad & Jeremy were an English musical duo consisting of Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde, which began working in 1962.
The band had its first hit song in the UK with "Yesterday's Gone". That song became a hit in the United States in the following year as part of the British Invasion.
The duo had many hits in the United ... |
808601 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind-baking | Blind-baking | Baking blind is the process of baking a pie crust or other pastry without the filling. Blind baking a pie crust is important when it will be filled with an unbaked filling (such as with pudding or cream pies). Blind baking can also be used if the filling has a shorter baking time than the crust. Blind baking is also us... |
808604 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%20Intelligence%20Service%20%28Russia%29 | Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia) | The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation or SVR RF () is Russia's external intelligence agency.
It is mainly concerned with civilian affairs. The SVR RF succeeded the First Chief Directorate (PGU) of the KGB in December 1991. The SVR has its headquarters in Moscow.
Unlike the Russian Federal Securit... |
808607 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanching%20%28cooking%29 | Blanching (cooking) | Blanching is a cooking process in which a food, usually a vegetable or fruit, is scalded in boiling water, removed after a short timed break, and then dropped into cold water to stop the cooking process. Blanching foods helps reduce the loss of quality over time.
People usually use blanching to treat food before freez... |
808608 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sian%20Elias | Sian Elias | Dame Sian Seerpoohi Elias (born 13 March 1949) is a New Zealand jurist. She served as the 12th Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1999 to 2019. She was the first woman to hold the position. She has also been the Administrator of the Government four times (2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016).
Elias was born in London. Her mothe... |
808610 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus%20%28spy%29 | Perseus (spy) | Perseus was the code name of a hypothetical Soviet atomic spy that, if real, would have allegedly breached United States national security by infiltrating Los Alamos National Laboratory during the development of the Manhattan Project, and consequently, would have been instrumental for the Soviets in the development of... |
808611 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haltlose%20personality%20disorder | Haltlose personality disorder | Haltlose personality disorder is a mental illness that displays as selfishness, blaming others for the actions they have committed, lacking direction in life and a lack of insight and self-control. They are unable to learn from experience or mistakes in life since they lack any sense of past or future, and are not able... |
808618 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren%20Daigle | Lauren Daigle | Lauren Ashley Daigle (born September 9, 1991) is an American contemporary Christian singer. She released her first album How Can it Be in 2015. On the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, the album hit #1. It also produced three #1 hits on the Billboard Christian Airplay chart ("First", "Trust in You" and "O'Lord").
... |
808620 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewy%20%28company%29 | Chewy (company) | Chewy, Inc. is an American online retailer of pet food and other pet-related products based in Dania Beach, Florida. In 2017, Chewy was acquired by PetSmart for $3.35 billion, which was the largest ever acquisition of an e-commerce business at the time. The company completed its initial public offering in 2019, raising... |
808621 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicette%20Bruno | Nicette Bruno | Nicete Xavier Miessa (née Bruno; January 7, 1933 – December 20, 2020), known professionally as Nicette Bruno, was a Brazilian actress. Her career began in 1945. Bruno was born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. Bruno was known for her roles as Sara in Sétimo Sentido, Isolda in Louco Amor and as Vivian in Perigosas Peruas.
Br... |
808622 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florencio%20Olvera%20Ochoa | Florencio Olvera Ochoa | Florencio Olvera Ochoa (October 12, 1933 – December 20, 2020) was a Mexican Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca from 2002 to 2009. Olvera was born in Tequisquiapan, Mexico. He became a priest in Querétaro in 1958. He was made bishop of Tabasco in 1992 and bishop of Cuernavaca in 2002. On July 10, 2009 Po... |
808624 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich%20Weise | Dietrich Weise | Dietrich Weise (21 November 1934 – 20 December 2020) was a German footballer and football manager. He was born in Gröben, Province of Saxony. He coached 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Eintracht Frankfurt, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Germany (youth), Al-Ahly, Egypt and Liechtenstein.
His playing career lasted from 1950 to 1964. His man... |
808625 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra%20Vogel | Ezra Vogel | Ezra Feivel Vogel (; July 11, 1930 – December 20, 2020) was an American scholar and japanologist. He was the Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University. He wrote about modern Japan, China, Korea, and Asia. He was known for his 1978 volume Japan as Number One: Lessons for America. In 2011, he won the Lionel ... |
808626 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthilf%20Fischer | Gotthilf Fischer | Gotthilf Fischer (11 February 1928 – 11 December 2020) was a German choir and orchestra director. He was known for founding Fischer-Chöre, a choir in Germany. Fischer was born in Plochingen, Weimar Republic. He won first prize in the Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht, which let to the foundation of the Fischer-Chöre.
Fisch... |
808627 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delfino%20L%C3%B3pez%20Aparicio | Delfino López Aparicio | Delfino López Aparicio (9 February 1960 – 20 December 2020) was a Mexican politician. He was a member of the National Regeneration Movement. López Aparicio was born in Mexico City. He was a member of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies from 1 September 2018 until his death in 2020.
López Aparicio died on 20 December 2020 ... |
808628 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark%20Ages%20Radio%20Explorer | Dark Ages Radio Explorer | The Dark Ages Radio Explorer (DARE) mission is a lunar orbiter concept which will be used to identify the coming redshift from first hydrogen atoms just as the first stars began to produce light. DARE will use the redshifted 21-cm transition line from neutral hydrogen (1420.00 MHz emissions) to view and spot the format... |
808630 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%20Claus%2C%20Indiana | Santa Claus, Indiana | Santa Claus is a town in Spencer County, Indiana. The town is Christmas-themed. Over 2,400 people live in the town.
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