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80031 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi%20%28food%29 | Mochi (food) | Mochi is a type of Japanese confectionary made from pounded pasty rice and molded into shape. Mochi normally has a filling inside, such as ice cream, azuki (red bean) paste, and others. In Japan, mochi is often eaten in New Year's Day in one of two dishes: ozoni (お雑煮) or osiruko (おしるこ).
Mochitsuki(餅つき）
Mochitsuki is ... |
80032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey%20Kong%20%28video%20game%29 | Donkey Kong (video game) | Donkey Kong is an arcade video game made by Nintendo in 1981. It was designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei Yokoi after their other games failed in North America. It is the first game starring Mario (then called Jumpman) and Donkey Kong, where Mario has to climb a construction site to save his girlfriend Pauline from ... |
80033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9og%C3%A2ne | Léogâne | Léogâne is the name of both a coastal city and a district in Ouest Department, Haiti. The city of Léogâne is around . The arrondissement of Léogâne contains three communes: Petit-Goâve, Grand-Goâve, and the city of Léogâne. It is the closest town to the earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010.
The port town is... |
80035 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic%20Beach%2C%20Florida | Atlantic Beach, Florida | Atlantic Beach is a city in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of communities in Duval County consolidated with Jacksonville, Florida in 1968, Atlantic Beach, along with Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach and Baldwin, Florida, remained quasi-independent. Like the other towns, it ... |
80090 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pity | Pity | Pity means feeling for others, particularly feelings of sadness or sorrow. In a positive sense it means "sympathy" and "empathy". More commonly Pity is a negative judgement of others and their situation. An example of pity is how most people feel about the homeless. Pity and compassion are closely related words but hav... |
80093 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/First%20ascent | First ascent | In climbing, the first climb to reach the top of a mountain is called first ascent.
The risks for the climbers are often very high, because the way to the top is not known. That is why first ascents are often carefully recorded as part of the history of a mountain and usually mentioned in books about that mountain.
... |
80097 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZIP%20code | ZIP code | The ZIP code is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The letters ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan. The letters are written properly in capital letters. The word ZIP was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and more quickly, when senders use it. The ... |
80099 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern%20European%20Time | Eastern European Time | Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in some European, North African, and Middle Eastern countries. Most of them also use Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3) as a summer daylight saving time.
Where it is used
Two countries uses Ea... |
80107 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%20Clancy | Tom Clancy | Thomas Leo "Tom" Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 - October 1, 2013) was an American writer and screenwriter. His books are thrillers about politics, spys and the military. Most of his books include many technical details about their subjects. Seventeen of his novels were best-sellers, with over 100 million copies in print. ... |
80109 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Thor | Mount Thor | Mount Thor is a mountain on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. It is the steepest mountain on Earth. It has a straight drop at 1,250 m (4,100 feet), with an average angle of 150 degrees.
References
Mountains of Canada
Nunavut |
80112 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waluigi | Waluigi | Waluigi is a character in Nintendo's series of Mario video games. He is the villain version of Luigi in the same way that Wario is the evil version of Mario. Waluigi is a very long, thin, tall man, who wears purple. However, Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and Yoshi are all friends.
Characteristics
Waluigi is very tall ... |
80118 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander%20von%20Humboldt | Alexander von Humboldt | Alexander von Humboldt (Berlin, 14 September 1769 – Berlin, 6 May 1859) was a Prussian naturalist and explorer. Humboldt's work on botanical geography was very important in the field of biogeography.
Life
Humboldt was born in Berlin. His father, Alexander Georg von Humboldt, was a major in the Prussian Army. He marr... |
80120 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike%2C%20Inc. | Nike, Inc. | Nike, Incorporated is a company formed in the United States. It is based near Beaverton, Oregon.
Nike is the world’s biggest brand of sports shoes, clothes and equipment.
Nike has approximately 62,600 employees worldwide as of 2015.
Their net income is $2.7 billion and their revenue is $27.8 billion.
Early history... |
80121 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound%20sterling | Pound sterling | The pound sterling (GBP; £ or ₤), also called just the pound, is the official currency used in the United Kingdom. It is also used in British overseas territories, Isle of Man, Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey. The pound is divided into 100 pence.
Today's coins are 1 penny, 2 pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence, 50 pe... |
80132 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestfold | Vestfold | Vestfold is a former county in Norway. It bordered Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration was in the city of Tønsberg. Vestfold was west of the Oslo Fjord. The river Numedalslågen runs through the area. Many islands are at the coast. Vestfold is mostly lowland areas. It is among the best agricultural areas of... |
80133 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buskerud | Buskerud | Buskerud is a former county of Norway. Its main city was Drammen.
On 1 January 2020 the county merged with Akershus and Østfold to the current county of Viken.
Former counties of Norway |
80134 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemark | Telemark | Telemark is a former counties in Norway. Skien is the main city in Telemark.
On 1 January 2020 the county merged with Vestfold to the current county of Vestfold of Telemark.
Former counties of Norway |
80136 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akershus | Akershus | Akershus is a former county in Norway. It was bordered by Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold; the area has a short border with Sweden. Akershus was the second largest county in population after Oslo. It has more than half a million people living in it. The county was named after Akershus Fortress. The county ... |
80138 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Highland%20White%20Terrier | West Highland White Terrier | The West Highland White Terrier or Westie is originally a Scottish dog.
The Westie was first used for hunting foxes and otters. The breed is well known for high stamina, courage and agility. Westies have a double white coat which protects them from attacks and cold weather. They have dark black eyes.
They are small ... |
80142 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier%20%28song%29 | Soldier (song) | "Soldier" is an R&B/hip hop song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Rich Harrison, Sean Garrett, T.I., and Lil Wayne for Destiny's Child's fourth studio album, Destiny Fulfilled (2004). It was produced by Knowles and Harrison and released as the album's second single in fall 2004. The song re... |
80143 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrasion | Abrasion | In dermatology, an abrasion is a damage to the skin that affects only the surface, generally not deeper than the epidermis. But it can give mild bleeding. Mild abrasions, also known as 'grazes' do not scar, but deep abrasions may lead to the development of scarring tissue.
Abrasion injuries occur rather often when exp... |
80150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrasion%20%28disambiguation%29 | Abrasion (disambiguation) | Abrasion may mean:
Abrasion (medical), damage to the skin, generally not deeper than the epidermis
Abrasion (dental), the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from a foreign element
Abrasion (geology) (corrsion), mechanical scraping of a rock surface by friction between rocks and moving particles during their ... |
80153 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear%20%28erosion%29 | Wear (erosion) | In materials science, wear is the erosion of material from a solid surface by the action of another solid. The study of the processes of wear is part of the discipline of tribology.
There are four principal wear processes:
Adhesive wear
Abrasive wear
Corrosive wear
Surface fatigue
Explanation
The definition of wear... |
80154 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compacted%20oxide%20layer%20glaze | Compacted oxide layer glaze | Compacted oxide layer glaze describes the often shiny, wear-protective layer of oxide formed when two metals (or a metal and ceramic) are slid against each other at high temperature in an oxygen-containing atmosphere. The layer forms on either or both the surfaces in contact and can protect against wear.
References
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80155 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear | Wear | Wear can mean:
Wear (erosion), the erosion of material from a solid surface by the action of another material
The River Wear, a river in northeast England
WEAR-TV, an ABC affiliate, in Pensacola, Florida
Wear is a lesser used synonym for jibe, generally referring to tall ships.
To have on one's person, like an ite... |
80157 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wound | Wound | In medicine, a wound is a type of physical injury where in the skin is torn, cut or punctured (an open wound), or where blunt force trauma causes a bruise (a closed wound). In pathology, it specifically means a sharp injury which damages the dermis of the skin. A mortal wound is one that leads directly to the death of... |
80165 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick%20Corea | Chick Corea | Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was a famous American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer.
He was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts and learned to play drums and piano with his father. His career began in 1962 and he moved to New York City where he went to music schools and played with... |
80170 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthey%20%28district%29 | Monthey (district) | Monthey is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
It contains the following municipalities:
Champéry
Collombey-Muraz
Monthey
Port-Valais
Saint-Gingolph
Troistorrents
Val-d'Illiez
Vionnaz
Vouvry
Districts of Valais |
80171 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raron%20%28district%29 | Raron (district) | Raron was a district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
It contains the following municipalities:
Ausserberg
Betten
Bister
Bitsch
Blatten
Bürchen
Eischoll
Ferden
Filet
Grengiols
Hohtenn
Kippel
Martisberg
Mörel
Niedergesteln
Raron
Riederalp
Steg
Unterbäch
Wiler
Former district... |
80174 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street%20children | Street children | Children that are homeless, and that have to look for themselves are called street children. They may have run away, or they may have no relatives who look after them.
Looking at it more closely, there are two different concepts:
Children on the street: They spend most of the day on the street, because they hav... |
80177 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Maurice%20%28district%29 | Saint-Maurice (district) | Saint-Maurice is a district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
It contains the following municipalities:
Collonges
Dorénaz
Evionnaz
Finhaut
Massongex
Mex
Salvan
Saint-Maurice
Vernayaz
Vérossaz
Districts of Valais |
80178 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierre%20%28district%29 | Sierre (district) | Sierre is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
It contains the following municipalities:
Ayer
Chalais
Chandolin
Chermignon
Chippis
Grimentz
Grône
Icogne
Lens
Miège
Mollens
Montana-Vermala
Randogne
Sierre
Saint-Jean
Saint-Léonard
Saint-Luc
Venthône
Veyras
Vissoie
Dist... |
80180 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sion%20%28district%29 | Sion (district) | Sion is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
It contains the following municipalities:
Arbaz
Grimisuat
Salins
Savièse
Sion
Veysonnaz
Districts of Valais |
80182 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visp%20%28district%29 | Visp (district) | Visp is a district in the canton of Valais in southern Switzerland. It contains the following municipalities:
Districts of Valais |
80183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steckborn%20%28district%29 | Steckborn (district) | Steckborn is a former district of the canton of Thurgau. The capital city was Steckborn.
It contains the following municipalities:
Former districts of Thurgau |
80187 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frauenfeld%20%28district%29 | Frauenfeld (district) | Frauenfeld is a district of the canton of Thurgau. The capital city, and the capital of Thurgau, is the city of Frauenfeld.
These municipalities are in the district:
Districts of Thurgau |
80188 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20badger | American badger | The American badger (Taxidea taxus) is an animal usually found in the Great Plains area of North America.
It looks similar to the European badger, but it is not closely related to them. It is found in the western, central, and eastern United States, northern Mexico, and south-central Canada.
The American badger's h... |
80191 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreuzlingen%20%28district%29 | Kreuzlingen (district) | Kreuzlingen is a district of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The capital city is Kreuzlingen.
It contains the following municipalities:
Districts of Thurgau |
80192 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weinfelden%20%28district%29 | Weinfelden (district) | Weinfelden is one of the eight districts of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The capital city is Weinfelden.
It contains the following municipalities:
Districts of Thurgau |
80193 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bischofszell%20%28district%29 | Bischofszell (district) | Bischofszell is a former district of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The capital city was Bischofszell.
It contains the following municipalities:
Former districts of Thurgau |
80194 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diessenhofen%20%28district%29 | Diessenhofen (district) | Diessenhofen is a former district of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The capital city was Diessenhofen.
It contains the following municipalities:
Former districts of Thurgau |
80196 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchwilen%20%28district%29 | Münchwilen (district) | Münchwilen is one of the eight districts of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The capital city is Münchwilen.
It contains the following municipalities:
Districts of Thurgau |
80197 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbon%20%28district%29 | Arbon (district) | Arbon is a district of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The capital city is Arbon.
It contains the following municipalities:
Districts of Thurgau |
80199 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steckborn | Steckborn | Steckborn is a municipality and the capital city of the district of Steckborn in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Steckborn is near Lake Constance. In 2005, 3,398 people lived there.
History
People lived in the area around Steckborn already in the 100s. There are also Roman ruins of walls and other buildings. P... |
80201 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frauenfeld | Frauenfeld | Frauenfeld is the capital city of the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is also the capital city of the district of Frauenfeld.
History
Early history
The city is first written about in 1246. It grew up around the Frauenfeld castle on the land of the Reichenau convent.
In 1264, it became the property of the Habsb... |
80213 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito%20Jeronimo%20Feijoo | Benito Jeronimo Feijoo | Benito Jerónimo Feijoo y Montenegro (8 October 1676 - 26 September 1764) was a Galician neoclassical monk and scholar noted for encouraging scientific thought in Galicia and Spain.
He was born in Casdemiro, and joined the Benedictines at the age of 12, and had taken classes in Galicia, León, and Salamanca. He later ta... |
80227 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreuzlingen | Kreuzlingen | Kreuzlingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
It is the second largest city of the canton, after Frauenfeld with a population of over 18,000.
In 1874, the municipality of Egelshofen was renamed Kreuzlingen. It reached the present size with the adding of Kurzric... |
80228 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weinfelden | Weinfelden | Weinfelden is a municipality in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is the capital of the district of the same name.
In December 2004 it had about 9500 people. Since it is in the middle of the canton, part of the canton's government is in the town. The Thurgau cantonal bank is also there. The grand council of t... |
80238 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardino%20de%20Sahag%C3%BAn | Bernardino de Sahagún | Bernardino de Sahagún (1499 – October 23 1590), was a Franciscan missionary to the Aztec (Nahua) people of Mexico, best known as the compiler of the Florentine Codex, also known as (General History of the Things of New Spain).
1499 births
1590 deaths
Spanish writers
Missionaries
Franciscans |
80241 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruise | Bruise | A bruise, also called a contusion or an ecchymosis, is a visible bluish or purplish mark or patch appearing beneath the surface of the skin, resulting from blood that leaked out of the deeper layers of the tissues. Bruises are usually caused by a blow or pressure. In older people, bruises may also occur without a speci... |
80243 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopoldo%20Alas | Leopoldo Alas | Leopoldo Alas y Ureña (25 April 1851 – 13 May 1901), also known as Clarín, was a Spanish realist writer born in Zamora. He died in Oviedo on 13 May 1901.
Clarin lived in León and Guadalajara in his childhood, then he moved to Oviedo in 1865. There he studied Bachillerato (high school) and he started his law career. He... |
80246 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasipha%C3%AB%20%28moon%29 | Pasiphaë (moon) | Pasiphaë is one of Jupiter's moons. It was found in 1908 by Philibert Jacques Melotte and was named after Pasiphaë from Greek mythology, the wife of Minos and mother of Minotaur.
References
Jupiter's moons |
80249 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthe%20%28moon%29 | Anthe (moon) | Anthe is a very small moon of Saturn between the orbits of Mimas and Enceladus. It is also known as Saturn XLIX and its designation was S/2007 S 4. It is named after one of the Alkyonides; the name means flowery.
It was found by the Cassini Imaging Team in images taken on May 30, 2007. Once the find was made, a search... |
80252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiviuq%20%28moon%29 | Kiviuq (moon) | Kiviuq is a non-spherical moon of Saturn. It was found by Brett J. Gladman in 2000, and given the designation S/2000 S 5.
It was named in 2003 after a "giant" of Inuit mythology. Kiviuq (also spelled Keeveeok, Qiviuq or Kivioq) is a legendary and heroic Inuk, a sort of Inuit Odysseus. He has lived very long (or has ha... |
80257 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchukuo | Manchukuo | Manchukuo was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in China and Inner Mongolia from 1932 until 1945. It was first a republic, but in 1934 it became a constitutional monarchy. It had little international recognition and was under the de facto control of Japan.
The place, called Manchuria, was the place of the Manchus,... |
80258 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijiraq%20%28moon%29 | Ijiraq (moon) | Ijiraq is a non-spherical moon of Saturn. It was found by the team of
Brett Gladman, John J. Kavelaars, et al. in 2000, and given the designation .
Orbit
Ijiraq orbits Saturn at an average distance of 11,100,000 km in 451 days on an orbit very similar to Kiviuq's. The diagram illustrates its orbit in relation to oth... |
80259 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial%20of%20the%20Armenian%20Genocide | Denial of the Armenian Genocide | Denial of the Armenian Genocide is saying that the Armenian Genocide did not happen or what happened was not genocide.
From 1915-1923, in the Ottoman Empire and subsequently the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman/Kemalist government's tried to get rid of some Armenian people in the Empire. The government did this by kill... |
80261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paaliaq%20%28moon%29 | Paaliaq (moon) | Paaliaq is a non-spherical moon of Saturn. It was found by Brett J. Gladman, John J. Kavelaars, Jean-Marc Petit, Hans Scholl, Matthew J. Holman, Brian G. Marsden,
Philip D. Nicholson and Joseph A. Burns in early October 2000, and given the designation S/2000 S 2. It was named in August 2003 after a fictional shaman in ... |
80262 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew%20Bible | Hebrew Bible | The Hebrew Bible, which is also called the Tanakh is the Biblical canon of Hebrew scriptures, including the Torah. These texts are almost exclusively in Hebrew, with a few passages in Aramaic.
It means the same as the Jewish Tanakh and the Protestant Old Testament, but does not include the deuterocanonical portions of... |
80264 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skathi%20%28moon%29 | Skathi (moon) | Skathi or Saturn XXVII, is a moon of Saturn. It was found by Brett Gladman, Kavelaars, et al. in 2000, and given the designation S/2000 S 8.
Skathi is about 6.4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 15,576,000 km in 725.784 days, at an inclination of 149° to the ecliptic (150° to Saturn's... |
80266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Targum | Targum | A targum (, plural: targumim) is an Aramaic translation of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) that was written or compiled in Palestine or in Babylonia from the Second Temple period until the early Middle Ages (late first millennium).
Targum also means translation or interpretation. In Arabic Targem (verb) means to translate ... |
80268 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%20Gilchrist | Adam Gilchrist | Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971 in Bellingen, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer. He was a wicket keeper and a left handed batsman. In his test career, Gilchrist hit 100 sixes, something nobody else in history has done. He holds the record of the second fastest century maker in history.
Aust... |
80269 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department%20store | Department store | A department store is a store that sells many different products. It does not sell the products of only one company, as some other stores do. In a department store a person can usually buy clothing, furniture, electronics, and sometimes paint, hardware, toiletries, cosmetics, photographic equipment, jewellery, toys, an... |
80270 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Princess%20Diaries%202%3A%20Royal%20Engagement | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is a 2004 Disney movie based on the Princess Diaries book series by Meg Cabot. It is a sequel to the 2001 movie The Princess Diaries. The movie is a romantic comedy movie about 21-year-old Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi, Princess of Genovia, (Mia Thermopolis for short) an... |
80271 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bughouse%20chess | Bughouse chess | Bughouse chess (also known as transfer chess or exchanged chess) is a version of the game chess. It is played by four people in two teams. Each team has two players. Teammates sit next to each other, and use opposite colored pieces. (This means that one player on a team will have white pieces and the other will have bl... |
80273 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Kewell | Harry Kewell | Harry Kewell (born 22 September 1978 in Sydney) is an Australian football player. He currently plays for Melbourne Heart Football Club in the Australian A-League. He has played for the Socceroos.
He used to play for Leeds United in the Championship and then Galatasaray in the Süper Lig. His junior club was Marconi Sta... |
80275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiasaura | Maiasaura | Maiasaura was a large, plant-eating, duck-billed dinosaur. Maiasaura was the first dinosaur that was found alongside its young, eggs, and nests. This suggests that Maiasaura nurtured its young.
About Maiasaura
Maiasaura lived about 80 to 65 million years ago in the late Cretaceous period. It was described as a kind a... |
80277 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait | Bait | Bait is something used to attract prey. People have used it for thousands of years. Fishermen use bait to catch fish. There are many different types of bait depending on the kind of animal. Frequently the bait is cast using a fishing rod and reel. For a shark, adult squid is often used. When trying to get a salmon, c... |
80278 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis%20Kucinich | Dennis Kucinich | Dennis John Kucinich (born October 8, 1946) is a United States Representative from Ohio. He was a hopeful for President of the United States in 2008. He is a Democrat. Kucinich was raised in Cleveland, and was elected Mayor of the city in 1977. His tenure as mayor was a hard one, and he lost reelection to Republican ch... |
80280 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tusk | Tusk | Tusks are very long teeth that some animals have. Tusks are made of ivory. Ivory is very rare and expensive. Many elephants are killed for their tusks. One third of a tusk is in the elephant’s head.
Other websites
Carved Ivory Tusk
Animal anatomy
pt:Elefante#Presas |
80281 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Richardson | Bill Richardson | William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician. He was the Governor of the United States state of New Mexico from 2003 until 2011. He was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2008 election. He was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary in the... |
80284 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Huckabee | Mike Huckabee | Michael Dale "Mike" Huckabee (born August 24, 1955) is a former governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. He was governor from 1996 to 2007. He is a Republican. He is also a Southern Baptist minister. He wanted to be President of the United States in the 2008 election, but did not get picked by his party.
Early life
Huc... |
80285 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy%20Giuliani | Rudy Giuliani | Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani (born May 28, 1944) is a politician from New York in the United States. He is a Republican and campaigned to become President of the United States in 2008. Giuliani was mayor of New York City from January 1, 1994 to December 31, 2001. Giuliani became more well known during and aft... |
80288 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albiorix%20%28moon%29 | Albiorix (moon) | Albiorix is a non-spherical moon of Saturn. It was found by Holman, et al. in 2000, and given the designation S/2000 S 11.
Albiorix is the biggest member of the Gallic group of non-spherical moons.
It was named in August 2003 from one of the Celtic names for the god of tribal unity, better known as Toutatis.
Albiori... |
80290 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/2007%20S%202 | S/2007 S 2 | S/2007 S 2 is an unnamed moon of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on May 1, 2007, from observations taken between January 18 and April 19, 2007. Telescope used is the Subaru 8.3-m optical infrared telescope at Mauna Kea.
Overview
S/2007 S2 is ... |
80292 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebhionn%20%28moon%29 | Bebhionn (moon) | Bebhionn or Saturn XXXVII (provisional designation S/2004 S 11) is a moon of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on May 4, 2005, from observations taken between December 12, 2004, and March 9, 2005.
Bebhionn is about 6 kilometres in diameter, and ... |
80295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erriapus%20%28moon%29 | Erriapus (moon) | Erriapus or Saturn XXVIII, is non-spherical moon of Saturn. It was found by Brett Gladman, John J. Kavelaars, et al. in 2000, and given the designation S/2000 S 10. It was named in August 2003 after Erriapo, a giant in Gaulish mythology. Later, the spelling was corrected to Erriapus.
Erriapus is about 10 kilometres in... |
80297 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skoll%20%28moon%29 | Skoll (moon) | Skoll or Saturn XLVII (provisional designation S/2006 S 8) is non-spherical moon of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt and Jan Kleyna on June 26, 2006, from observations taken between January 5 and April 30, 2006.
Skoll is about 6 kilometres in diameter (assuming an albedo of 0.0... |
80303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siarnaq%20%28moon%29 | Siarnaq (moon) | Siarnaq or Saturn XXIX, is a non-spherical moon of Saturn. It was found by Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2000 and given the designation S/2000 S 3.
It was named in August 2003 after the giant Siarnaq (also known as Sedna) in Inuit mythology, it is the biggest member of the Inuit group of non-spherical moons.
Siarnaq is... |
80305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarqeq%20%28moon%29 | Tarqeq (moon) | Tarqeq or Saturn LII (provisional designation S/2007 S 1) is a moon of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on April 13, 2007, from observations taken between January 5, 2006 and March 22, 2007.
The semi-major axis of Tarqeq is 17,910,000 km and it... |
80307 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick%2C%20Georgia | Brunswick, Georgia | Brunswick is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Glynn County. In 2006, the city had an estimated population of 16,074 and an estimated metropolitan population of 100,613. Brunswick is the principal city of the Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is often called Metropolitan Brunsw... |
80308 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa%20Beach%2C%20Florida | Cocoa Beach, Florida | Cocoa Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,482 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 12,435. .
References
Other websites
City of Cocoa Beach
Thousand Islands
Cities in Florida |
80309 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santee%20River | Santee River | The Santee River is a river of South Carolina in the United States, 143 mi (230 km long). The Santee and its tributaries give the main drainage and navigation for the central coastal plain of South Carolina, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean about 440 mi (710 km) from its farthest headwater on the Catawba River in North... |
80310 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal%20Emergency%20Management%20Agency | Federal Emergency Management Agency | The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The purpose of FEMA (begun by Presidential Order on March 30, 1979)
is to coordinate the response to a disaster which has occurred in the United States and which overwhelms the resources of local and st... |
80312 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical%20Depression%20Ten%20%282005%29 | Tropical Depression Ten (2005) | Tropical Depression Ten was the tenth tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. The depression formed on August 13 from a tropical wave that entered the Atlantic Ocean on August 8. Because of strong wind shear, the depression stayed weak and did not strengthen much. The cyclone itself had no effect on lan... |
80316 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utahraptor | Utahraptor | Utahraptor was a large mid-Cretaceous dromaeosaurid predator with 9-15 inch middle-toe claws.
It was a fast-moving, agile, bipedal (walked on two legs), bird-like dinosaur. It had a curved, flexible neck and a big head. Sharp, serrated teeth were set into very powerful jaws. Each of its three fingers on each arm had ... |
80318 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albertosaurus | Albertosaurus | Albertosaurus was a relative of Tyrannosaurus. Albertosaurus was smaller than T. rex and lived a few million years earlier. Albertosaurus walked on two legs and had a large head with sharp, saw-toothed teeth. It had two-fingered hands on short arms. Its long tail provided balance and quick turning. It had powerful back... |
80319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael%20Clarke | Michael Clarke | Michael John Clarke (born 2 April, 1981 in Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales) is the former captain of the Australian cricket team. He is nicknamed 'Pup' or 'Clarkey', he is a right-handed batsman, highly-regarded fielder and occasional left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He captained the Australian team to a 5-0 whitewash... |
80320 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/2004%20S%2013 | S/2004 S 13 | S/2004 S 13 is a moon of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on May 4, 2005, from observations taken between December 12, 2004, and March 9, 2005.
S/2004 S 13 is about 6 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18,056,00... |
80323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greip%20%28moon%29 | Greip (moon) | Greip or Saturn LI (provisional designation S/2006 S 4) is a moon of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on June 26, 2006, from observations taken between January 5 and May 1, 2006.
Greip is about 6 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an ... |
80325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyrrokkin%20%28moon%29 | Hyrrokkin (moon) | Hyrrokkin or Saturn XLIV (provisional designation S/2004 S 19) is a moon of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on June 26, 2006, from observations taken between December 12, 2004, and April 30, 2006.
Hyrrokkin is about 8 kilometres in diameter, a... |
80328 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarnsaxa%20%28moon%29 | Jarnsaxa (moon) | Jarnsaxa or Saturn L (provisional designation S/2006 S 6) is a moon of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, and Brian G. Marsden on June 26, 2006, from images taken between January 5 and April 29, 2006.
Jarnsaxa is about in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average di... |
80334 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarvos%20%28moon%29 | Tarvos (moon) | Tarvos or Saturn XXI is a non-spherical moon of Saturn. It was found by John J. Kavelaars, et al. on September 23, 2000, and given the designation S/2000 S 4. The name, given in August 2003, is after Tarvos from Gaulish mythology.
Tarvos orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18 million km in 926 days and is about 15... |
80340 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1450 | 1450 | 1450 was a common year in the 15th century.
Events
May 8 – Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI.
June 18 – rebels are driven from London by loyal troops, bringing about the collapse of the rebellion.
Wolves enter Paris and kill 40 citizens
Age of Discovery starts.
A revolt ends Mayapan's rule over all of the ... |
80341 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product%20%28business%29 | Product (business) | A product is something that is made (produced) and often something that is sold.
In economics, things that one person has and another person wants are called goods. If the thing was made by people, then it is called a product. If it is something that was found in nature, it is called a natural resource.
In marketing,... |
80359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yippee | Yippee | Yippee is a 2006 documentary movie created by Jewish-American director Paul Mazursky. The movie follows a Jewish pilgrimage to the town of Uman in the Ukraine on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The city is the burial site of the founder of Bratslav Hasidism, Rabbi Nachman.
Other websites
Haaretz.com - Hollywood d... |
80369 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vung%20Tau | Vung Tau | Vung Tau (Vietnamese: Vũng Tàu) is a city in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam. This city has a population of 240,000 and an area of 154.0 km2. This is a petroleum and tourism centre of Vietnam.
History
Vung Tau is located about 120 km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. Vung Tau town was founded by French colonists under... |
80370 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media%20Access%20Control | Media Access Control | A Media Access Control address (often shortened to MAC address) is a 48-bit code which allows a computer to be part of a computer network. Usually, a computer has only one MAC address. Each computer has a MAC address which identifies it uniquely on the network. No other device on the Internet will have the same MAC ... |
80376 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic%20Wikipedia | Arabic Wikipedia | The Arabic Wikipedia () is the Arabic language version of Wikipedia. It started in September 2001.
It was the 23rd largest edition of Wikipedia by article count, but grew to 17th largest edition.
As of August 2014, it has over 300,000 articles, over 1,350,000 pages, over 625,000 registered users and over 15,000 files... |
80378 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20Wikipedia | French Wikipedia | The French Wikipedia, the free Wikipedia ( or ) is the French language edition of Wikipedia, spelled Wikipédia. It started in March 2001. It is the largest Wikipedia in a Romance language. It was the third largest Wikipedia after the English language and German language editions, but dropped to sixth.
As of , it ha... |
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