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81146 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morges%20%28district%29 | Morges (district) | Morges is a district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The capital is the city of Morges. The population (as of December 2015) is 80,095.
These are the municipalities in Morges:
Geography
The area of the district is 372.99 square kilometers (144.01 sq mi). Of this area, 205.69 km2 (79.42 sq mi) or 55.1% is used ... |
81148 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anzonico | Anzonico | Anzonico is a former municipality of the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 1 April 2012 the former municipalities of Anzonico, Calpiogna, Campello, Cavagnago, Chironico, Mairengo and Osco merged to form the municipality of Faido.
References
Other websites
Official website
Former mu... |
81150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquila%2C%20Switzerland | Aquila, Switzerland | Aquila is a former municipality of the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 22 October 2006 the former municipalities of Aquila, Campo (Blenio), Ghirone, Olivone and Torre merged into the new municipality of Blenio.
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Former municipalities of Ticino
2006 disestablishments in Switzer... |
81151 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aranno | Aranno | Aranno is a municipality of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in southern Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Aranno profile on the Cantonal Administration site
Municipalities of Ticino |
81152 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basadingen-Schlattingen | Basadingen-Schlattingen | Basadingen-Schlattingen is a municipality of the district of Diessenhofen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website of Basadingen-Schlattingen
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81153 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berg%2C%20Thurgau | Berg, Thurgau | Berg is a municipality of the district of Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81154 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlingen%2C%20Switzerland | Berlingen, Switzerland | Berlingen is a municipality of the district of Steckborn in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81155 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/2003%20J%2015 | S/2003 J 15 | is a moon of Jupiter. It was found by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard, et al. in 2003.
is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,721,000 km in 699.676 days, at an inclination of 142° to the ecliptic (142° to Jupiter's equator), with... |
81161 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/2003%20J%2018 | S/2003 J 18 | is a moon of Jupiter. It was found by a team of astronomers led by Brett J. Gladman in 2003.
is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 19,813,000 km in 569.728 days, at an inclination of 147° to the ecliptic (149° to Jupiter's equator), with an orbital eccentricity of 0.1570.
It... |
81166 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw%20Wyspia%C5%84ski | Stanisław Wyspiański | Stanisław Mateusz Ignacy Wyspiański (January 15, 1869, Kraków – November 28, 1907, Kraków) was a Polish writer, painter, and architect.
1869 births
1907 deaths
Polish writers
People from Kraków |
81185 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustreptospondylus | Eustreptospondylus | [[File:Eustrept1DB1.jpg|thumb|Eustreptospondylus feeding on a ichthyosaur]]
Eustreptospondylus (meaning "well-reversed vertebrae") was a megalosaurid tetanuran theropod (a large, bipedal meat-eater) about 23-30 ft (7-9 m) long, weighing about 440-550 pounds (200 kg to 250 kg). This predator had a large head, long, shar... |
81187 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/2003%20J%2023 | S/2003 J 23 | is a moon of Jupiter. A team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard et al. found it in 2004 in pictures taken in 2003.
is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,740,000 km in 700.538 days, at an inclination of 149° to the ecliptic (149° to Jupite... |
81188 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaraptor | Megaraptor | Megaraptor was a large 26 feet (8 m) long late Cretaceous dinosaur. It had two large sickle-like claws on each hand. It was a lightly built biped, with a large head and sharp, serrated teeth in powerful jaws.
The first fossil of Megaraptor to be discovered was one of its claws. As they strongly resembled the claws see... |
81207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/385571%20Otrera | 385571 Otrera | (385571) Otrera (also ) is a Neptune Trojan discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and Chadwick A. Trujillo in 2004. Only five others are known: , , 385695 Clete, and . They have the same orbital period as Neptune and orbit at the L4 Lagrangian point about 60 degrees ahead of Neptune.
Trojan asteroids
Neptune |
81208 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%20TN53 | 2005 TN53 | (also written as 2005 TN53) is a possible Neptune Trojan discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and Chadwick A. Trujillo in 2005. Only five others are known: , 385571 Otrera, 385695 Clete, and . They have the same orbital period as Neptune and orbit at the L4 Lagrangian point about 60 degrees ahead of Neptune.
Trojan astero... |
81209 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/385695%20Clete | 385695 Clete | 385695 Clete (also written as (385695) 2005 TO74) is a possible Neptune Trojan discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and Chadwick A. Trujillo in 2005. Only five others are known: , 385571 OItrera, , and . They have the same orbital period as Neptune and orbit at the L4 Lagrangian point about 60 degrees ahead of Neptune.
Tr... |
81210 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%20RJ103 | 2006 RJ103 | (also written as 2006 RJ103) is a Neptune Trojan discovered by the SDSS Collaboration in 2006. Only four others are known: , 385571 Oterea, and 385695 Clete. They have the same orbital period as Neptune and orbit at the L4 Lagrangian point about 60 degrees ahead of Neptune.
References
Trojan asteroids
Neptune |
81211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007%20RW10 | 2007 RW10 | is a Neptune Trojan discovered in September 2007. Only five others are known: , , , and . They have the same orbital period as Neptune and orbit at the L4 Lagrangian point about 60 degrees ahead of Neptune.
References
Other websites
Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
Trojan asteroids
Neptune |
81212 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiogenic | Radiogenic | A radiogenic nuclide is a nuclide that is made by radioactive decay.
Nuclear physics |
81213 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropopause | Tropopause | The tropopause is a boundary region in Earth's atmosphere between the troposphere and the stratosphere. Here the air ceases to cool at -56.5°C (-70°F), and the air becomes almost completely dry.
Most commercial aircraft are flown in the Tropopause. To put it into even simpler words, the tropopause is the interferance ... |
81214 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity%20wave | Gravity wave | Do not confuse with gravitational wave.
In fluid dynamics, gravity waves are waves generated in a fluid medium or at the interface between two mediums (e.g. the atmosphere or ocean) which has the restoring force of gravity or buoyancy.
Other websites
Gallery of cloud gravity waves over Iowa
Time-lapse video of gravi... |
81216 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accretion%20disk | Accretion disk | An accretion disk (or disc) is an astronomical term. It describes a disc of material being drawn in by gravity to a centre of mass, such as a star or black hole. As the material comes in, it spins round the central body and radiates energy.
The central body is typically either a young star, a protostar, a white dwarf,... |
81220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%20Beckham | Victoria Beckham | Victoria Caroline Beckham (born 17 April 1974) is an English singer, songwriter, fashion designer and business woman. She used to be a member of a pop group called the Spice Girls. She receives a great deal of media coverage due to being married to football player David Beckham. Her nickname is Posh Spice.
Victoria w... |
81221 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice%20%28album%29 | Spice (album) | Spice was the first album by the Spice Girls. It was released in the United Kingdom in 1996, and in the United States in 1997. It was the most successful album by a girl group ever. It sold 23 million copies around the world.
There were five songs that were very successful from this album. The most successful was "Wan... |
81282 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head%20tie | Head tie | A head tie is an American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS), west and southern African women’s head scarf, specifically an elaborate ornamental head covering. The purpose of the head tie worn by enslaved African women was to protect their hair as they labored. In the 18th century, the Spanish governor of Louisiana passed a... |
81283 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupatta | Dupatta | Dupatta (, ) is a long scarf that is essential to many South Asian women's suits. Some "dupatta suits" include the salwar kameez, the trouser suit, and the kurta. The dupatta is also worn over the Hindu outfit of lehenga or ghaghra- choli. The dupatta has long been a symbol of modesty in South Asian dress. It is tradit... |
81302 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20XII%20of%20Sweden | Charles XII of Sweden | Charles XII (Swedish: Karl XII) was the king of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He was born on June 27, 1682.
During his time as a king, he tried to expand Sweden's empire. He took part in the Nordic War (1700-1721), in which his enemies were Denmark, Poland and Russia. England and the Netherlands supported him and his armi... |
81309 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izanagi | Izanagi | is a deity who was a child of the seven divine generations in Japanese mythology and Shintoism, and is also referred to in the roughly translated Kojiki as "male who invites", or Izanagi-no-mikoto.
He and his wife Izanami created many islands, deities, and forefathers of Japan. When Izanami died while giving birth to ... |
81326 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/2003%20J%2012 | S/2003 J 12 | is a moon of Jupiter, and is the smallest known. It was found by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003.
is about 1 kilometre in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 17,740,000 km in 482.691 days, at an inclination of 143° to the ecliptic (143° to Jupite... |
81329 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt%20Weill | Kurt Weill | Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German composer who later became an American. Although he was trained as a composer of classical music he wrote many songs in a popular, jazzy style. He is particularly remembered for the music he wrote for the plays of the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, as well... |
81331 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dia%20%28moon%29 | Dia (moon) | Dia (S/2000 J 11) ls the second-outermost prograde non-spherical moon of Jupiter. It was found by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000.
Dia is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 12,555,000 km in 287 days, at an inclination of 28°... |
81341 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinope%20%28moon%29 | Sinope (moon) | Sinope is a non-spherical moon of Jupiter. It was found by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Lick Observatory in 1914, and is named after Sinope of Greek mythology.
Sinope did not get its present name until 1975; before then, it was simply known as . It was sometimes called "Hades" between 1955 and 1975.
Sinope was the farthe... |
81344 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/French%20press | French press | A French press (also called press pot, coffee press, coffee plunger or cafetière) is a special machine used to make coffee. It is easy to operate. The coffee it can make is stronger than that produced by other means.
A French press has a round jug. This jug can be glass or clear plastic. The jug has a lid and a "plung... |
81349 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ananke%20%28moon%29 | Ananke (moon) | Ananke is a retrograde non-spherical moon of Jupiter. It was found by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in 1951 and is named after the mythological Ananke, the mother of Adrastea by Jupiter. The adjectival form of the name is Anankean.
Ananke did not get its present name until 1975; before then, it was... |
81353 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grind | Grind | Grind might mean:
The grind of a blade is the cross-section of the blade
To finely grate something, like coffee beans
In skateboarding, a grind is a trick on a skateboard
grinding your teeth together |
81364 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camptosaurus | Camptosaurus | Camptosaurus (meaning "bent lizard") was a plant-eater from the Upper Jurassic (about 156 to 145 million years ago). It is related to Iguanodon.
It was a heavy ornithischian dinosaur that was about 16-23 feet (5-7 m) long and 3-4 feet (1 m) high at the hips, weighing roughly 2,200 pounds (1000 kg). It had a long snou... |
81369 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carme%20%28moon%29 | Carme (moon) | Carme is a retrograde non-spherical moon of Jupiter. It was found by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in California in July 1938. It is named after the mythological Carme, mother by Zeus of Britomartis, a Cretan goddess.
Carme did not get its present name until 1975; before then, it was simply known ... |
81372 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leda%20%28moon%29 | Leda (moon) | Leda or , is a moon of Jupiter. Unlike many moons, it is not a sphere. Charles T. Kowal found it working at the Mount Palomar Observatory on September 14, 1974. He took photographs for three nights September 11 through 13. Leda is in all of the photographs. The moon'S name come from Leda in Greek mythology. She was one... |
81384 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysithea%20%28moon%29 | Lysithea (moon) | Lysithea ( , ; ) is a prograde non-spherical moon of Jupiter. It was found by Seth Barnes Nicholson in 1938 at Mount Wilson Observatory and is named after the mythological Lysithea, daughter of Oceanus and one of Zeus' lovers.
Lysithea did not get its present name until 1975; before then, it was simply known as . It ... |
81386 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust%20Belt | Rust Belt | "Rust Belt" is a term that refers to an area of the northern United States. The area is mostly the states near the Great Lakes, and some of them are considered to be Midwest states. This area was once known for steel production and heavy industry. That industry has greatly decreased since the middle of the 20th century... |
81387 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax%20Romana | Pax Romana | The Pax Romana was a time when there was a lot of peace in the Roman Empire. "Pax" means "peace" in the Latin language; "Romana" means "Roman" in Latin. So, "Pax Romana" means "Roman peace."
the Pax Romana lasted from 27 BC until 180 AD. It started when Caesar was Emperor (ruler) of the Roman Empire. The Pax Romana ... |
81390 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell%20UH-1%20Iroquois | Bell UH-1 Iroquois | The UH-1 Iroquois (although known mainly as the Huey) was a helicopter made by Bell Helicopters. It first flew in 1956 and was introduced in 1959. It was known for being in the Vietnam War. It could be used for transporting soldiers, cargo, support, helping lost soldiers or pilots, or attacking enemies. One version, th... |
81392 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terabyte | Terabyte | A terabyte (TB) is a unit of measurement in computers and similar electronic devices. One terabyte holds 1000 gigabytes (GB) or a trillion (1,000,000,000,000) bytes, and 1000 terabytes make one petabyte.
Large organizations use terabytes of storage to hold massive amounts of data. People at home might use terabytes ... |
81399 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteora%20%28album%29 | Meteora (album) | Meteora is the second studio album and fifth overall album by Linkin Park. It was released on March 25, 2003. It was initially going to release in Q4 2002 but got delayed to the end of Q1 2003. The album has sold 5.5 million copies in the USA and over 15 million worldwide also.
List of songs
"Foreword"
"Don't Stay"
"S... |
81427 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say%20My%20Name | Say My Name | "Say My Name" is a number-one single by American R&B group Destiny's Child for the Columbia Records label, released in early 2000. The single was the third of four singles from the group's 1999 album The Writing's On The Wall, and the most successful of the four. It is considered to be one of their signature songs. It ... |
81432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veto | Veto | A right of veto means that somebody can stop decisions or legislation.
For example, the President of the United States has veto power over the USA's Congress. This can stop legislation from being passed. If the President vetoes a bill passed by the Congress, it only becomes a law if Congress passes it again, this ... |
81443 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettwiesen | Bettwiesen | Bettwiesen is a municipality of the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in northeast Switzerland, near Germany.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81445 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bichelsee-Balterswil | Bichelsee-Balterswil | Bichelsee-Balterswil is a municipality of the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It was made from the union on January 1, 1996 of Bichelsee and Balterswil. The lake Bichelsee is in the municipality.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81446 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birwinken | Birwinken | Birwinken is a municipality of the district of Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81447 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottighofen | Bottighofen | Bottighofen is a municipality of the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
It is located on Lake Constance.
References
Other websites
http://www.svb-bottighofen.ch/images/hafen.jpg
http://www.bottighofen.ch
http://www.bottighofen.ch.vu/
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81448 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braunau%2C%20Switzerland | Braunau, Switzerland | Braunau is a municipality of the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81450 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCrglen%2C%20Thurgau | Bürglen, Thurgau | Bürglen is a municipality of the district of Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Images
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Other websites
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81451 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbridge%20Gerry | Elbridge Gerry | Elbridge Thomas Gerry (July 17, 1744 – November 23, 1814) was an American politician from Massachusetts. As a Democratic-Republican he was elected the fifth vice president of the United States, serving under James Madison, from March 4, 1813, until his death a year and a half later.
Gerry was a member of the Continent... |
81452 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bussnang | Bussnang | Bussnang is a municipality of the district of Weinfelden in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81462 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piltdown%20Man | Piltdown Man | Piltdown Man (Eoanthropus dawsoni) was once thought to be a "missing link" between man and ape. The first Piltdown fragments were discovered in 1912. Thereafter, over 500 scientific essays were written on the Piltdown Man in a 40-year period. The discovery was proven to be a deliberate hoax in 1953.
The fossil remains... |
81463 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dozwil | Dozwil | Dozwil is a municipality of the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81464 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egnach | Egnach | Egnach is a municipality of the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
It is on Lake Constance.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81465 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlen | Erlen | Erlen is a municipality of the district of Bischofszell in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
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Municipalities of Thurgau |
81466 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermatingen | Ermatingen | Ermatingen is a municipality in Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81468 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschenz | Eschenz | Eschenz is a municipality of the district of Steckborn in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81469 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eschlikon | Eschlikon | Eschlikon is a municipality of the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81475 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felben-Wellhausen | Felben-Wellhausen | Felben-Wellhausen is a municipality of the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81476 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischingen%2C%20Switzerland | Fischingen, Switzerland | Fischingen is a municipality of the district of Münchwilen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81477 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gachnang | Gachnang | Gachnang is a municipality of the district of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81478 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottlieben | Gottlieben | Gottlieben is a municipality of the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81479 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BCttingen | Güttingen | Güttingen is a municipality of the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81482 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT%20%28couriers%29 | TNT (couriers) | TNT is a delivery company that delivers packages either world-wide or within a country by couriers. The company picks up parcels from the sender and then delivers them to the addressee. TNT Airways, based in Liège Airport, is the airline of TNT, using more than 40 planes to reach 70 destinations in Europe every night.
... |
81484 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT | TNT | The letters TNT can mean many things:
TNT, the explosive substance, is trinitrotoluene
TNT (band), a hard rock band
TNT (couriers), a delivery company
Tuesday Night Titans, a 1980s-era World Wrestling Federation TV show (1984-1986)
TNT (channel), an American cable television channel |
81496 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Bad%20Beginning | The Bad Beginning | The Bad Beginning is a book by Lemony Snicket. It is the first book in a series called A Series of Unfortunate Events. The book was released in 1999.
Plot
Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire were enjoying a day at Briny Beach. Mr. Poe, a banker and friend of the family, went to the beach to them that their parents ha... |
81497 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count%20Olaf | Count Olaf | Count Olaf is the principal villain, antihero and primary character from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. His main goal throughout the series is to inherit or steal the Baudelaire fortune. He attempts numerous acts to try to get that fortune, such as trying to marry Violet, kidnap Sunny, and trip Klaus ... |
81504 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer%2040%2C000 | Warhammer 40,000 | Warhammer 40,000 , also called 40k, is a table-top game and fictional setting made by Games Workshop, in which model armies fight against each other on miniature terrain.
Rules
Two or more players are needed for a game. Each player takes turns to use their army in several phases: command, movement, psychic, shooting,... |
81508 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hauptwil-Gottshaus | Hauptwil-Gottshaus | Hauptwil-Gottshaus is a municipality in the district of Bischofszell in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website (German)
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81509 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hefenhofen | Hefenhofen | Hefenhofen is a municipality of the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81510 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herdern | Herdern | Herdern is a municipality of the district of Steckborn in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81511 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohentannen | Hohentannen | Hohentannen is a municipality of the district of Bischofszell in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
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Municipalities of Thurgau |
81513 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homburg%2C%20Switzerland | Homburg, Switzerland | Homburg is a municipality of the district of Steckborn in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81514 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn%2C%20Switzerland | Horn, Switzerland | Horn is a municipality in Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Thurgau |
81515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Termen | Termen | Termen is a municipality of the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Valais |
81516 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwischbergen | Zwischbergen | Zwischbergen is a municipality of the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
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Goldminen Gondo
Municipalities of Valais |
81517 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daspletosaurus | Daspletosaurus | Daspletosaurus ("frightful lizard") was a tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that was 26-33 feet (8-10 m) long and weighed perhaps 2-3 tons (3000 kg).
It had tiny horns behind its eyes and its arms were a bit longer than those of T. rex. It may have been an ancestor of Tyrannosaurus. This bipedal meat-eater lived in mar... |
81521 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1447 | 1447 | Year 1447 was a common year starting on Sunday.
Events of 1447
March 6 – Pope Nicholas V succeeds Pope Eugene IV as the 208th pope.
December – Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia and his eldest son Mircea are assassinated. Vladislav II succeeds him with the assistance of John Hunyadi.
Births
December 9 – Chenghua Em... |
81523 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1268 | 1268 |
Events
Europe
War and politics
February 18 – The Livonian Brothers of the Sword are defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of Rakovor.
October 29 – Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed along with his companion Frederick I... |
81534 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitte%20%28locality%29 | Mitte (locality) | Mitte was the most central locality of Berlin (Mitte is German for centre). It was set up in 1920, when Groß-Berlin was set up, and in 2001 it was joined with Wedding and Tiergarten to make a new borough called Bezirk Mitte.
Mitte was in East Berlin, and had a lot of Berlin's historic sites. The Pergamon Museum, Unter... |
81538 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9F-Berlin | Groß-Berlin | Groß-Berlin or Greater Berlin was created by an act of the Prussian parliament made on 27 April 1920. The act was called the Greater Berlin Act () for short. Its full name was the "Law Regarding the Reconstruction of the New Local Authority of Berlin" ().
The act said that on 1 October 1920 Greater Berlin should be ta... |
81542 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon | Pardon | A pardon is a decision that absolves a convicted person of a criminal conviction. A pardon may be full or partial:
A full pardon removes all of the consequences of conviction.
A partial pardon does not fully absolve a person of the conviction. For example, a partial pardon may not set aside a finding of guilt, or may ... |
81543 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medell%C3%ADn%2C%20Spain | Medellín, Spain | Medellín is a village in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It is notable as the birthplace of Hernán Cortés in 1485 and the site of the Battle of Medellín, during the Peninsular War.
The city was named after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius who founded it as a military base for his operat... |
81544 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean%20Watkins | Sean Watkins | Sean Watkins (b. February 18, 1977) is an American guitarist. He is best known as a member of the Californian acoustic trio Nickel Creek.
Discography
Let It Fall (2001)
26 Miles (2003)
Blinders On (2006)
References
American guitarists
Singer-songwriters from California
1977 births
Living people |
81545 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara%20Watkins | Sara Watkins | Sara Watkins (June 8, 1981) is an American violinist. She is most famous as a member of Californian bluegrass band Nickel Creek.
Discography
Untitled (2009)
References
American violinists
Singer-songwriters from California
1981 births
Living people |
81547 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara%20%28moon%29 | Elara (moon) | Elara is a non-spherical moon of Jupiter. It was found by Charles Dillon Perrine at Lick Observatory in 1905 and is named after the mother by Zeus of the giant Tityus.
Elara did not get its present name until 1975; before then, it was simply known as . It was sometimes called "Hera" between 1955 and 1975.
Elara bel... |
81548 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crochet%20hook | Crochet hook | A crochet hook is a tool used for making crochet fabric. The hook at the end is used to grab yarn. The tool also has a flat part for fingers to hold during work. Crochet hooks come in different sizes for different sizes of yarn.
Other websites
About crochet hook parts
Using crochet hooks
Needlework |
81550 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterodaustro | Pterodaustro | Pterodaustro was a pterosaur. It is found in the Lower Cretaceous of South America. Pterodaustro most likely fed on tiny invertebrates: zooplankton and krill.
Pterodaustro was medium-sized, with an adult wing-span of about two meters. It has only been found in Brazil.
Paleobiology
Pterodaustro probably waded in shall... |
81552 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dsungaripterus | Dsungaripterus | Dsungaripterus ("Wing of Junggar Basin") was a pterosaur with a wingspan of 10 feet (3 m). It had an unusual bony crest running along its snout and long, narrow, curved jaws with a pointed tip. The crest may have acted as a rudder when flying or may have been a secondary sex characteristic.
Dsungaripterus's head and n... |
81556 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalia%20%28moon%29 | Himalia (moon) | Himalia is the biggest non-spherical moon of Jupiter. It was found by Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory on December 3, 1904. It is named after the nymph Himalia who bore three sons of Zeus (the Greek equivalent of Jupiter).
Name
Himalia did not get its present name until 1975; before then, it was simply k... |
81565 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachychiton | Brachychiton | Brachychiton (also known as the bottletree or kurrajong) is a genus of 31 species of trees and large shrubs. They grow naturally in Australia and New Guinea. Fossils from New South Wales and New Zealand are believed to be 50 million years old. The name Brachychiton is comes from the Greek brachys, meaning "short", and ... |
81568 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Themisto%20%28moon%29 | Themisto (moon) | Themisto or , is a small prograde non-spherical moon of Jupiter. It was found in 1975, lost, and then refound in 2000.
Discovery and naming
Themisto was first found by Charles T. Kowal and Elizabeth Roemer on September 30, 1975, reported on October 3, 1975 and designated . However, not enough observations were made ... |
81570 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thebe%20%28moon%29 | Thebe (moon) | Thebe or , is the fourth of Jupiter's known moons (by distance from the planet). It was found by Stephen P. Synnott in images from the Voyager 1 space probe taken on March 5, 1979 and was given the designation . Later, it was found on images dating back to February 27, 1979. In 1983 it was officially named after the my... |
81573 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antagonist | Antagonist | An antagonist is the character in a story who stands in opposition towards the protagonist. As an example, in the Disney movie The Lion King, the main antagonist is Scar.
While the most common practice is for a hero to be the protagonist and the villain to be the antagonist this is not always the case. As an example i... |
81579 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%20Grant | Joe Grant | Joe Grant (May 15, 1908 - May 9, 2005) was an American animator, writer and illustrator. He worked for Walt Disney between 1933 and 1949 and again from 1989 until his death just a few days before his 97th birthday.
Joe Grant was born at 1908 in New York City. After school, he began his career as a caricaturist. In 193... |
81581 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganymede%20%28moon%29 | Ganymede (moon) | Ganymede[p] is the largest of over 66 moons of the planet Jupiter. It is also the largest moon in the Solar System. Ganymede is larger in diameter than the planet Mercury, but has only about half of its mass. Ganymede is much less dense. Ganymede is part of a group called the Galilean Satellites. These also include Io... |
81583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callisto%20%28moon%29 | Callisto (moon) | Callisto is a moon of the planet Jupiter, discovered in 1610 by Galileo Galilei and named after Kallisto. It is the second largest moon orbiting Jupiter, after Ganymede, and the third largest moon in the Solar System. Callisto is almost the same size as the planet Mercury, being 99% the diameter of the planet, but is m... |
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