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73940 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are%20You%20Smarter%20Than%20a%205th%20Grader%3F | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? is a television game show based on asking grade-school level questions to adults. The format started with the United States version, which first aired on FOX in February 2007. The show was created by Mark Burnett, the same person behind the hit show Survivor. The show has since been... |
73941 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%20State%20University | Washington State University | Washington State University is a university in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a land-grant university in Pullman. It is also the original and largest land-grant university in the state. The university was founded on March 28, 1890. Their team is the Washington State Cougars.
Colleges and universities in Washingto... |
73942 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land-grant%20university | Land-grant university | A land-grant university is a college or university first built on land the United States government owned. They were made so that more people could go to college, and to do research that helps farmers. Every state has at least one.
Colleges and universities |
73943 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pullman%2C%20Washington | Pullman, Washington | Pullman is a city in Whitman County, on the eastern border of Washington. The town's population was measured in 2000 as 24,675.
The main campus of Washington State University is located in Pullman, along with primary and secondary schools.
Cities in Washington (U.S. state) |
73947 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought%20F-8%20Crusader | Vought F-8 Crusader | The F-8 Crusader was an American fighter plane made by Vought. It first flew in 1955, and went into the Navy and Marine corps in 1957. It was the only fighter plane in the Vietnam War to have both guns and missiles on it. It was slowly replaced by the F-4 Phantom II and was retired in 1999. There was also a different t... |
73948 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTV%20A-7%20Corsair%20II | LTV A-7 Corsair II | The A-7 Corsair II was an attack plane like the F-8 Crusader. It was made by Ling-Temco-Vought. It first flew in 1965, and went into militaries in 1967. It can take off from aircraft carriers, and can carry bombs meant to destroy enemies on the ground.
Note that it is called the "Corsair II" because there was an airpl... |
73950 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell%20Douglas%20F-4%20Phantom%20II | McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II | The F-4 Phantom II was an American fighter-bomber. It was mainly used during the Vietnam War. It was first flown in 1958 and was shown in 1960. The plane could carry four AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and four long range AIM-7 Sparrow missiles, but it did not have a gun. Later, the E model had a cannon mounted on it. After... |
73956 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa%20%28folklore%29 | Kappa (folklore) | The Kappa (also called Kawatarou, Kawako, Kawaranbe, Gatarō) is a character in Japanese folklore. It is water spirit (yōkai) that is responsible for mischief. The Kappa is said to be the size of a 6 to 10-year-old boy. It has the body of a tortoise and an ape-like head. The most notable thing about its body is a hole i... |
73958 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oni%20%28folklore%29 | Oni (folklore) | An Oni is a creature from Japanese folklore. They are described as large monsters who resemble ogres, trolls and demons. Sometimes they are described with horns usually wearing a jaguar skin loincloth and are very masculine.
Japanese folklore |
73959 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu | Tengu | Tengu are a group of creatures from Japanese folklore. They are recognized for either a bird-like appearance or occasionally a human with a large nose or beak.
Japanese folklore |
73964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20McCain | John McCain | John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician. He was a United States Senator from Arizona. McCain was the Republican Party's candidate in the 2008 United States presidential election. McCain married businesswoman Cindy McCain in 1980.
McCain's father and grandfather had been Ad... |
73969 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHow | WikiHow | wikiHow is a wiki-based website with a collection of articles which tell people how to do things. The site uses version 1.12.0 of MediaWiki. As of August 2017, wikiHow contains more than 190,000 free how-to articles and over 1.6 million registered users. wikiHow's mission is to create the world's largest collection of... |
73978 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregano | Oregano | Oregano (Origanum vulgare), also known as pot marjoram, is a species of Origanum. It is native to Europe, the Mediterranean region and southern and central Asia. It is a perennial herb. It can grow to 20–80 cm tall. Its leaves are opposite each other. They are 1–4 cm long. The flowers are purple. They can grow 3–4 mm l... |
73981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origanum | Origanum | Origanum is a genus of herbs. They are native to the Mediterranean and Asia. well-known members include Oregano and Marjoram. Some of the species are used by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species.
Herbs
Lamiaceae |
73985 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil | Basil | Basil (Ocimum basilicum) ( or ) is a plant of the Family Lamiaceae. It is also known as Sweet Basil or Tulsi. It is a tender low-growing herb that is grown as a perennial in warm, tropical climates. Basil is originally native to India and other tropical regions of Asia. It has been cultivated there for more than 5,000 ... |
73993 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockapoo | Cockapoo | A Cockapoo (also called a Spoodle or Cockerpoo) is a hybrid dog. It is a mix of an American Cocker Spaniel and a Poodle; (in most cases the Miniature Poodle or Toy Poodle), or by breeding a Cockapoo with another Cockapoo.
The Cockapoo has been around since 1950 and the first dictionary reference was a 1960 Oxford Engl... |
73997 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short%20story | Short story | The short story is a genre of literature. It is usually fictional narrative prose and tends to be more direct and less-detailed than longer works of fiction, like novels.
Short stories are closely related to oral (spoken) story-telling traditions and prose anecdotes. They all develop the story very quickly and come to... |
74000 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%20Winter%20Olympics | 2014 Winter Olympics | The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, is the 22nd Games of the Winter Olympics. It is an international winter sports event that was held from February 7 to February 23, 2014. The host city was Sochi in Russia. It was chosen on July 4, 2007, during the 119th International Olympic C... |
74002 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944%20Winter%20Olympics | 1944 Winter Olympics | The 1944 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, were not held.
The games would have been held in 1944 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Cortina d'Ampezzo had won the right to host the event in June 1939.
The games were cancelled because of World War II.
Related pages
1916 Summer Olympics
1940 Su... |
74005 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940%20Winter%20Olympics | 1940 Winter Olympics | The 1940 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, were not held.
The games were planned to be in Sapporo, Japan, but the Japanese organisers withdrew in 1938 because of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
The IOC decided to give the Winter Olympics to St. Moritz, Switzerland. There were some problem... |
74031 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alonso%20Berruguete | Alonso Berruguete | Alonso González de Berruguete (Alonso Berruguete) (c. 1488 – 1561) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and architect. He is considered to be the most important sculptor of the Spanish Renaissance, and is known for his emotive sculptures, which had religious meanings.
1488 births
1561 deaths
Spanish painters |
74033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alonso%20S%C3%A1nchez%20Coello | Alonso Sánchez Coello | Alonso Sánchez Coello ( 1531/32 – 8 August 1588) was a portrait painter of the Spanish Renaissance. He was one of the pioneers of the great tradition of Spanish portrait painting.
1530s births
1588 deaths
Spanish painters |
74035 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%20European%20Union | Western European Union | The Western European Union (WEU) was a European defence and security organization. It was set up by Treaty of Brussels of 1948, West Germany and Italy joined in 1954. It should not be confused with the European Union (EU). The WEU headquarters were in Brussels. After the Cold War its functions were gradually transferre... |
74036 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy%20Fawkes%20Night | Guy Fawkes Night | Guy Fawkes Night (also known as Bonfire Night) is a firework festival in Britain. It remembers the Gunpowder Plot of 5 November 1605.
References
British culture
Anniversary days in the United Kingdom |
74039 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Oceanic%20and%20Atmospheric%20Administration | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a scientific agency of the United States government that is focused to monitor the oceans surrounding the United States and the atmosphere. NOAA warns people for dangerous weather, charts seas and sky, guides the use and protection of ocean and coastal resou... |
74042 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey%20Ullman | Tracey Ullman | Dame Tracey Ullman, (born 30 December 1959) is a British-American comedian, actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter and author. She is most famous for being the host of her variety television show, The Tracey Ullman Show.
Ullman was born in Buckinghamshire. She emigrated to the U.S. and ended up having her own network ... |
74043 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Tracey%20Ullman%20Show | The Tracey Ullman Show | The Tracey Ullman Show was a weekly American television variety show, hosted by British comedian and former pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the FOX network's second primetime series (after Married... with Children), and ran until May 26, 1990. The show featured sketch comedy along with many mus... |
74073 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn%20Sorolla | Joaquín Sorolla | Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (February 27, 1863 – August 10, 1923), was a Spanish painter, born in Valencia. He excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes, and large works of social and historical themes. His most typical works are skillful pictures of the people and landscape under the Spanish sun.
References
O... |
74077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laienspiegel | Laienspiegel | The work commonly referred to as Laienspiegel is a book of law. It was published in Mainz, in 1509. Its full title is Laijen Spiegel. von rechtmässigen ordnungen in Burgerlichen vnd peinlichen regimenten. mit allegation[en] vn[d] bewerungen auß geschribnen rechten vnnd gesatzen. This can be roughly translated as A laym... |
74079 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin%20Blockade | Berlin Blockade | The Berlin Blockade was from 24 June 1948 to 11 May 1949. It began when the Soviet Union blocked railway and road access by the three Western powers (the Americans, British, and French) to the Western-occupied sectors of Berlin. The Blockade stopped after the Western powers used airplanes to airlift food and other thin... |
74084 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco%20Herrera%20the%20Younger | Francisco Herrera the Younger | Francisco Herrera the Younger (Sevilla, 1622 - Madrid, 1685), was a Spanish Baroque painter and architect.
1622 births
1685 deaths
Spanish painters
Spanish architects |
74086 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco%20Herrera%20the%20Elder | Francisco Herrera the Elder | Francisco Herrera (1576-1656) was a distinguished Spanish painter, born at Seville. He was the founder of the Seville school.
1576 births
1656 deaths
Spanish painters |
74093 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancelet | Lancelet | The lancelets, or Cephalochordata, are a group of primitive chordates which were formerly called Amphioxus. It includes Pikaia.
Lancelets are the modern survivors of an ancient chordate lineage, with a fossil record dating back to the Cambrian period. The lancelets are usually said to be the sister group of the crania... |
74102 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional%20internet%20registry | Regional internet registry | A regional Internet registry (RIR) is an organization which is responsible for registering Internet numbers in a special part of the world.
There are 5 active RIRs in the world:
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) for North America
RIPE Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) for Europe, the Middle East ... |
74103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIR | RIR | RIR can mean:
Regional Internet registry
Rhode Island Red, a breed of chicken
Richmond International Raceway
Riverside International Raceway
The Royal Irish Regiment |
74110 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna%20G%C3%B6ldi | Anna Göldi | Anna Göldi (or Anna Göldin, Göldin is the female form of the name) (24 October 1734 - 13 June 1782) was probably the last person in Europe to be executed as a witch.
Life, and accusations of witchcraft
Göldin was born into a poor family and worked as a servant. She had two children. Her first child died shortly after... |
74112 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neue%20Z%C3%BCrcher%20Zeitung | Neue Zürcher Zeitung | The Neue Zürcher Zeitung (often shortened to NZZ) is a Swiss daily newspaper. It is based in Zürich. It is one of the oldest newspapers that is still published today. It was first published (as Zürcher Zeitung) on January 12, 1780. Politically, the paper holds liberal values. Other newspapers which are still published,... |
74115 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOffice | KOffice | KOffice is a free office suite for the K Desktop Environment (KDE). All its components have been released under free software/open source licenses. The latest version of KOffice is 1.6.3, which was released on June 7, 2007.
KOffice is primarily designed for Unix operating systems, but in the future there will likely ... |
74128 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senna%20%28herb%29 | Senna (herb) | Senna candolleana or Golden Senna associates with Lithrea and Porlieria chilensis in Central Chile Matorral or forms pure stands.,.
Traditionally Senna, a genus including 250 species, was classified as Cassia. Near 200 species appear in South America, fourteen of them in Chile .
Uses
This evergreen shrub, 5 to 6 feet ... |
74131 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATM | ATM | ATM or atm can mean:
Asynchronous Transfer Mode, a telecommunications protocol used in computer networking
Atmosphere, a unit of pressure
Automated teller machine |
74136 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical%20Storm%20Gabrielle%20%282007%29 | Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2007) | Storm Gabrielle was a tropical storm that moved over eastern North Carolina before turning out to the sea. It was the seventh named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. Gabrielle formed as a subtropical cyclone on September 8 about 385 miles (625 km) southeast of Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Wind shear affecte... |
74142 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey%20vote | Donkey vote | A donkey vote is when someone puts numbers on an election ballot paper in the same order that the candidates are listed. For example, if a ballot paper had J. Smith on the top line, M. Doe on the middle line and N. Citizen on the bottom line, and the voter put a 1 beside J. Smith, a 2 beside M. Doe and a 3 beside N. Ci... |
74154 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano%20Fortuny%20%28painter%29 | Mariano Fortuny (painter) | Marià José María Bernardo Fortuny y Carbó (June 11, 1838 - November 21, 1874), was a Spanish painter. His brief career encompass both the Romantic fascination with orientalist themes, but also moved towards a prescient loosening brush-stroke and color.
Early life
He was born at Reus, a town near Taragon in the provin... |
74157 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%20Doubt | No Doubt | No Doubt was a third wave ska and alternative rock band from Anaheim, California, United States. There are four members in the band currently: Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young and Tom Dumont. Eric Stefani and John Spence (now dead) were former members. No Doubt was formed in 1986. Their most successful album was ... |
74158 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbox%20Twenty | Matchbox Twenty | Matchbox Twenty (or MB20, MBT, matchbox twenty, originally spelled Matchbox 20) is an alternative rock band from Orlando, Florida, United States. The members of the band are Rob Thomas (vocals, piano), Kyle Cook (guitar), Brian Yale (bass), Paul Doucette (guitar) and Ryan MacMillian (drums). Matt Beck is a live member,... |
74159 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany%2C%20Western%20Australia | Albany, Western Australia | Albany is a city on the south coast of Western Australia. In 2006, there were 25,196 people living in Albany. The city centre is in between two hills, Mount Melville and Mount Clarence.
Early history
Albany is built on King George Sound, named by Captain Vancouver in 1791. Major Edmund Lockyer started the first settle... |
74161 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalgoorlie | Kalgoorlie | Kalgoorlie is a city in Western Australia. It is 600 kilometres east of Perth. It is the largest urban centre in the Goldfield-Esperance region, with an population of 30,000. It was founded in the 1890s in response to the gold rush at the time. It has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh in the Koeppen climate classification).... |
74165 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joondalup | Joondalup | Joondalup is a suburb and regional city in Perth, Western Australia. It was established in the 1980s. In 2001, the suburb had a population of 6,927. The suburb was named after Lake Joondalup which is located on the eastern side of the suburb. In relation to the other establishments in Perth, Joondalup is a relatively n... |
74166 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandurah%2C%20Western%20Australia | Mandurah, Western Australia | Mandurah is a city south of Perth, Western Australia. It has a population of 65,000. It is the fastest-growing regional city in Australia. Mandurah connected with the new Mandurah railway line late in 2007 strengthening the transport connection with Perth. The foreshore of the city is home to many marine animals.
Citi... |
74167 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunbury%2C%20Western%20Australia | Bunbury, Western Australia | Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia, behind Perth and Mandurah, with a population of 54,967. It is 175 kilometres south of the Perth CBD. It was founded in 1836. Bunbury is connected to Perth via transport by the Transwa Australind passenger train.
Cities in Western Australia |
74169 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham%2C%20Western%20Australia | Rockingham, Western Australia | Rockingham is a coastal suburb in the city of Perth, Western Australia. It in 2006 it had a population of 13,000.
It was made a town in 1897.
Rockingham was connected with Perth by the Mandurah railway line in 2007.
References
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia |
74171 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperance%2C%20Western%20Australia | Esperance, Western Australia | Esperance is a town in Western Australia. Around 16,400 people live in Esperance. Started in 1896, Esperance is found near the south-east coast of the state. It is halfway between Albany, Western Australia and the South Australian border. Esperance's main industries are tourism, fishing and agriculture.
Cities in Wes... |
74172 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandurah%20railway%20line%2C%20Perth | Mandurah railway line, Perth | The Mandurah railway line is a suburban railway line in Perth, Australia. It was opened around Christmas in 2007. The line is a major transport route in Perth, connecting with the four other main Transperth railway lines: Joondalup, Midland, Fremantle and Armadale.
Australian railways |
74173 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transperth | Transperth | Transperth is the brand of the public transport system in Perth, Western Australia. Transperth was launched in 1986. It supplies public bus, train and ferry services.
Train services run on five lines that spread over the Perth metropolitan area. The lines are named Joondalup, Midland, Fremantle, Armadale, and Mandurah... |
74174 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joondalup%20railway%20line%2C%20Perth | Joondalup railway line, Perth | The Joondalup line is a major public transport railway line in Perth, Western Australia. It runs through Perth's northern suburbs. The line was established in 1992 where is extended north to Joondalup. In 1993, it was extended to Currambine and farther extended in 2004 to Clarkson. A new station was completed in 2005 a... |
74175 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadale%20railway%20line%2C%20Perth | Armadale railway line, Perth | The Armadale railway line is a major public transport route in Perth. It runs through the metropolitan area's south-eastern suburbs, connecting between Perth and Armadale. A spur line connects the Armadale after Cannington to Thornlie.
Australian railways |
74176 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverchair | Silverchair | Silverchair was a rock band from Newcastle, Australia. The band's members were Daniel Johns, Chris Joannou and Ben Gillies, and were only around 12 and 13 when they founded the band. Silverchair is the only artist to score five number-one albums in the Australian Charts. Their studio albums are Frogstomp, Freak Show, N... |
74177 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avet%20Terterian | Avet Terterian | Avet Terterian (1929 - 1994) was a leading Armenian composer, awarded by Konrad Adenauer prize.
He composed eight (completed) symphonies, an opera and several chamber works.
Several of his symphonies are recorded (the date 1973 in the Musicweb review of the Melodiya recording of symphony 3 is probably a typographical ... |
74183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Denard | Bob Denard | "Colonel" Robert "Bob" Denard (April 7, 1929 in Bordeaux - October 14, 2007), also known as Gilbert Bourgeaud and Saïd Mustapha Mahdjoub, was a French mercenary. He was one of the most famous mercenaries after World War II.
During his time in the French Navy Denard fought in Indochina and in Algeria, and spent some t... |
74186 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutheria | Eutheria | Eutheria is the taxonomical name for the main group of living mammals.
This taxon contains the placental mammals, of which humans are one species.
Eutheria was introduced by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1880. Members of Eutheria are now found on all continents and in all oceans.
The terms 'Eutheria and 'Placental' do not ... |
74188 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito%20Beltr%C3%A1n | Tito Beltrán | Tito Ernesto Beltrán (born July 1 1965) is a Chilean tenor. Tito Beltrán was born in Punta Arenas, Chile. Beltrán left Chile in 1986 to study in Sweden where he lived until he moved back to Chile in the early 2010s. He has performed at many opera houses around the world. He also performs at different scenes and TV-show... |
74189 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetartiodactyla | Cetartiodactyla | Cetartiodactyla is the taxonomical superorder which includes whales (and dolphins) and even-toed ungulates. The name was created by merging the name for the two orders, Cetacea and Artiodactyla, into a single word.
Cetartiodactyla is used because it is thought that whales evolved from the artiodactyls. Because of t... |
74193 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo | Leonardo | Leonardo is a male given name. Many people have this name. The name is Germanic in origin. It means "Strong as a lion."
People with the name Leonardo include:
Leonardo Araújo, Brazilian football player (b. 1969)
Leonardo Augusto Vieira Moreira, Brazilian football player (b. 1986)
Leonardo Cimino, American actor
Leona... |
74195 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrapod | Tetrapod | Tetrapods (Greek tetrapoda = four feet) are vertebrate tetrapodomorph land animals. The basic tetrapod plan is four legs and feet. This kind of locomotion is quadrupedal. Amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs, birds, and mammals are all tetrapods. Even though snakes do not have limbs, they are tetrapods because they evolved ... |
74208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voivodeship | Voivodeship | A voivodeship, also spelled voivodship, voivodina or vojvodina (Romanian: voievodat, Polish: województwo, Serbian: vojvodina (војводина), vojvodstvo (војводство) or vojvodovina (војводовина), Hungarian: vajdaság, Lithuanian: vaivadija, Latin Palatinatus in Poland), is a geographical administrative division dating to me... |
74210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20Poland | President of the Republic of Poland | The President of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is the president of Poland. The president directly elected by the people to serve a term of five years. He can be reelected only once. His rights and responsibilities are determined by the Constitution of the Republic of Poland.
In a... |
74213 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz%20Ko%C5%9Bciuszko | Tadeusz Kościuszko | Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (; 4 February 1746 – 15 October 1817) was a Polish national hero, general and a leader of the Kościuszko Uprising (which bears his name) against the Russian Empire. Tadeusz was born in February 1746 in Mereczowszczyzna, Polesie. (courrently located in Belarus) He fought in the Ame... |
74217 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes%20Archer | Wes Archer | Wesley "Wes" Archer (born November 26, 1961) is a television animation director. He was one of the original three animators (along with David Silverman and Bill Kopp) on The Simpsons' Tracey Ullman shorts and subsequently directed a number of Simpsons episodes before becoming supervising director at King of the Hill fo... |
74218 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Silverman | David Silverman | David Silverman (born 15 March 1957 in New York City, New York) is an animator and writer. He is best known for directing many episodes of the animated television series The Simpsons, where he would go on to be the supervising director of animation for several years, as well as animating on all of the original Simpsons... |
74219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Kopp | Bill Kopp | Bill Kopp (born April 17, 1962 in Rockford, Illinois) is an American animator and voice actor. He performed the "Whammy" on the 1980s game show Press Your Luck and the title character on Nelvana's Eek! The Cat. He was an animator for The Simpsons' shorts on the Tracey Ullman Show, but left after the first season. He cr... |
74220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klasky%20Csupo | Klasky Csupo | Klasky-Csupo, Inc. (pronounced "Class-key Chew-po", although commonly mistaken as "Class-key Ka-zoo-po") is a multimedia entertainment production company. It was founded in 1981 by the artist/producer Arlene Klasky and the animator Gábor Csupó in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Movies
The Rugrats Movie - Frid... |
74221 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergkamen | Bergkamen | Bergkamen is a town in the district of Unna, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is near the river Lippe, approx. 15 km north-east of Dortmund and 15 km south-west of Hamm.
Bergkamen, a German town in the East part of the Ruhrgebiet and south of the Münsterland, was founded in 1966 by the merging of at first five s... |
74229 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable%20energy%20commercialisation%20in%20Australia | Renewable energy commercialisation in Australia | Australia's renewable energy industries cover many energy sources and stages of commercialisation. Renewable energy technologies make up about 6 per cent of Australia's total energy supply and some 8 per cent of Australia's electricity supply, with hydro-electricity by far the largest single contributor.
Governmen... |
74230 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable%20energy%20commercialization%20in%20the%20United%20States | Renewable energy commercialization in the United States | The current status of renewable energy commercialization in the United States varies considerably between different renewable energy technologies, with some being commercialized at the present time.
Wind power is a growing industry in the United States. Latest American Wind Energy Association figures show that instal... |
74234 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low%20kick | Low kick | Low kick is a leg technique used in certain boxes pieds-poings (Burmese boxing, kickboxing and Thai boxing Muay Thai) and certain martial arts. It consists in striking a blow with shinbone or a kick in the lower limb of the opponent (thigh or leg). According to the official rules concerning sport, it can be carried to ... |
74235 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man%20%28movie%29 | Spider-Man (movie) | Spider-Man is an American 2002 superhero movie. It was made from the story of the Marvel Comics superhero, Spider-Man. It was the first in the Spider-Man movie series. It was written by David Koepp and directed by Sam Raimi. Tobey Maguire starred as Peter Parker / Spider-Man. Kirsten Dunst played the girl Peter loves, ... |
74238 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Bunyan | John Bunyan | John Bunyan (Harrowden, near Bedford, 28 November 1628 – London, 31 August 1688) was an English tinker, preacher and writer. He wrote a book called The Pilgrim's Progress which has been translated into more languages than any other book except the Bible. The book is a story about a man who is trying to lead a good life... |
74242 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith%20%28metalwork%29 | Smith (metalwork) | A smith, or metalsmith, is a person who makes things from metal.
Metal smiths were very important before industrialisation because they made metal tools for farming (especially the plough) and weapons for fighting in wars. Because of the importance of smiths, the name of their craft ('Smith') turned into a surname.
E... |
74246 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory | Allegory | An allegory is a term for a figure of speech. It is a story or picture with a hidden meaning. The characters in allegories are symbols which represent particular ideas. The story has a figurative meaning, not just a literal one.
Allegory is an example of rhetoric, but an allegory does not have to be a story in langu... |
74247 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport%20Pagnell | Newport Pagnell | Newport Pagnell is a town in England. It is in the borough of Milton Keynes.
History
The town was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Neuport, which is an Old English word meaning New Market Town. At that time it was fairly new, having been founded by Norman invaders. The suffix "Pagnell" came later, when... |
74250 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swearing | Swearing | Swear or Swearing may refer to:
making a solemn promise: Oath
using bad language: Profanity
SWR'ing, adjusting a radio transmission aerial to resonate on its usual transmission frequency |
74254 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniote | Amniote | The amniotes are a taxonomic group of animals: all the tetrapods except the amphibians.
They are the land vertebrates which lay cleidoic eggs.
Two super-groups make up the amniotes: the Synapsida (Pelycosaurs, Theriodonts and mammals) and the Sauropsida (all reptiles, including dinosaurs and birds).
The embryos of a... |
74261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20mayors%20of%20Hamburg | List of mayors of Hamburg | The is the First Mayor of Hamburg, Germany. He is the president of the Senate (government) of Hamburg. The Erster Bürgermeister is Hamburg's Minister President.
The constitution of 28 September 1860 says that the state is to be governed by the ten-member Senate headed by the First Mayor as the President of the Senate... |
74265 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapsid | Synapsid | {{Automatic Taxobox
| name = Synapsida
| fossil_range = non-mammalian synapsids: Upper Carboniferous – Lower Cretaceous
| image = Dimetrodon.jpg
| image_width = 210px
| image_caption = Dimetrodon grandis skeleton at the National Museum of Natural History, U.S.A.
| taxon = Synapsida
| authority = Osborn, 1903
| subdivi... |
74279 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Pilgrim%27s%20Progress | The Pilgrim's Progress | The Pilgrim's Progress is an English language book written by John Bunyan. It was published in two parts: the First Part in 1678, and the Second Part in 1684. Its full title is The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that which is to come. It is regarded as one of the most important books in English literature. It i... |
74296 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Need%20for%20Speed | The Need for Speed | The Need for Speed is a racing video game made by Electronic Arts. It is the 1st game in the Need for Speed series. It was released on the 3DO, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
1994 video games
Need for Speed games
PlayStation games
Sports video games
Sega Saturn games |
74308 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis%20de%20Broglie | Louis de Broglie | Louis Victor Pierre Raymond, (7th) Duke of Broglie, (August 15, 1892 in Dieppe – March 19, 1987 in Louveciennes) was a French physicist. He discovered that electrons are similar to both particles and waves. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1929.
1892 births
1987 deaths
Dukes and duchesses of France
French academi... |
74317 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las%20Galeras%2C%20Saman%C3%A1 | Las Galeras, Samaná | Las Galeras is a Dominican Municipal district of Santa Bárbara de Samaná, Samaná province. It is on the east coast of the Samaná Peninsula, on the Rincón Bay that is found between Cabrón and Samaná capes.
Las Galeras, in English The Galleys (a galley was a war ship where prisoners and slaves were used to move the ship... |
74324 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Beyonc%C3%A9%20Experience%3A%20Live | The Beyoncé Experience: Live | The Beyoncé Experience: Live is a live DVD by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles to be released in the US on November 20, 2007. It was filmed in Staples Center, Los Angeles, California which was shot on September 2, 2007 during her worldwide tour The Beyoncé Experience. It also includes guest appearances from Jay-Z on... |
74332 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induno%20Olona | Induno Olona | Induno Olona is a city in northern Italy, in the Lombardy region, near Varese. It has 10,000 inhabitants.
Cities in Lombardy |
74366 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordfish | Swordfish | Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) are large fish with a long, flat bill. They are a popular sport fish. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood.
The International Game Fish Association's all-tackle angling record for a swordfish was a 1,182 lb (535.15 kg) specimen taken off Chile ... |
74378 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carre%C3%B1o%20de%20Miranda | Carreño de Miranda | Juan Carreño de Miranda (25 March 1614 – 3 October 1685) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period.
Born in Avilés in Asturias, he was the son of a painter with the same name, Juan Carreño de Miranda. His family moved to Madrid in 1623, and he trained in Madrid during the late 1620s as apprentice of Pedro de Las Cue... |
74392 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late%20Old%20Japanese | Late Old Japanese | Late Old Japanese (中古日本語) is an old form of the Japanese language. It was used in the time known as the Heian Period, between 794 and 1185. The form of Japanese that was used before that is called Old Japanese.
Old Japanese was the first form of the Japanese language. The script (the way it was written) came from the ... |
74400 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Japanese | Old Japanese | Old Japanese (上代日本語, Jōdai nihongo) is the oldest known form of the Japanese language.
It is difficult to give a precise date when Old Japanese started. The date when the Old Japanese period is said to have finished is 794. It was the start of the Heian period.
The Japanese writing system came from the Chinese. W... |
74405 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20and%20Jerry | Tom and Jerry | Tom and Jerry is an American slapstick comedy animated short series and media franchise. The original cartoons were created in 1940, written and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. It is named after its two main iconic characters: a blue-grey cat named Tom and a brown house mouse named Jerry. Each cartoon sho... |
74413 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tynwald | Tynwald | Tynwald (), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald () or Tynwald Court, is claimed to be the oldest parliament in continuous existence in the world, dating back over 1000 years.
Overview
It rules the Isle of Man, and while the island is a Crown dependency, this ancient form of government enjoys a large amount of... |
74414 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possum | Possum | The possum is an Australasian marsupial which was later introduced to China and New Zealand. There are about 69 species alive today.
Possums are members of the Phalangeriformes. This is a suborder of the Diprotodonts, a large order which includes the kangaroos and its relatives.
Possums are native to Australia and ar... |
74421 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1130 | 1130 | This page lists things that happened in the year 1130.
Events
December 25 – Roger II becomes the first king of Sicily
Deaths
November 11 – Teresa of Leon, illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VI of Castile and Leon (b. 1080)
1130 |
74452 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotha | Gotha | Gotha is a town in Thuringia, in Germany. It is the capital of the District of Gotha. The population was 46,205 in 2004.
History
The town has existed at least since the 8th century, when its name was mentioned in a document signed by Charlemagne, in which it appears as Villa Gotaha ("Good Waters"). In 1640 Gotha beca... |
74477 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm%20Island%2C%20Queensland | Palm Island, Queensland | Palm Island, also known as Great Palm Island, or by the Aboriginal name Bukaman, is an island with about 2,000 people living on it.
Names
The small town on the island has many names such as Palm Island, the Mission, Palm Island Settlement or Palm Community.
Location
The island is north-west of Townsville, on the e... |
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