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89937 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suharto | Suharto | Suharto (February 20, 1921 – January 27, 2008) was an Indonesian military and political leader. He was a military officer in the Indonesian Army. He is better known as the second President of Indonesia. He held the office for a long time, from 1967 to 1998.
Political power
In the early morning of October 1, 1965, a gr... |
89940 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/IG%20Farben | IG Farben | IG Farben (short for Interessen-Gemeinschaft Farbenindustrie
AG), was a group of German chemical companies formed in 1925. Farben is German for "paints", "dyes", or "colors".
Initially most of these companies produced dyes, but soon began to do more advanced chemistry. The founding of IG Farben was a reaction to Ger... |
89949 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukarno | Sukarno | Sukarno (6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was the first President of Indonesia. He helped the country win its independence from the Netherlands. He was President from 1945 to 1967, presiding with mixed success over the country's rough switch to independence. Sukarno was forced to resign by one of his generals, Suharto. Suha... |
89955 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybele%20asteroid | Cybele asteroid | The Cybele asteroids are a group of asteroids in the asteroid belt with an orbital radius usually between 3.27 AU and 3.7 AU, with an orbital eccentricity less than 0.3, and an inclination less than 25°. |
89968 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mettembert | Mettembert | Mettembert is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Jura |
89970 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montsevelier | Montsevelier | Montsevelier is a former municipality of the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Montsevelier, Vermes and Vicques merged into the new municipality of Val Terbi.
Former municipalities of Jura |
89971 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movelier | Movelier | Movelier is a municipality of the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Municipalities of Jura |
89973 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleigne | Pleigne | Pleigne is a municipality of the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Municipalities of Jura |
89975 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebeuvelier | Rebeuvelier | Rebeuvelier was a municipality in Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2019, the former municipalities of Rebeuvelier and Vellerat became part of the municipality of Courrendlin.
References
Former municipalities of Jura |
89977 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossemaison | Rossemaison | Rossemaison is a municipality of the district of Delémont of the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Municipalities of Jura |
89978 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saulcy | Saulcy | Saulcy is a municipality of the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Municipalities of Jura |
89979 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulce | Soulce | Soulce is a former municipality of the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Soulce, Bassecourt, Courfaivre, Glovelier and Undervelier merged into the new municipality of Haute-Sorne.
Other websites
Former municipalities of Jura
2013 disestablishment... |
89981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyhi%C3%A8res | Soyhières | Soyhières is a municipality of the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Municipalities of Jura |
89985 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screamo | Screamo | Screamo is a musical genre which came from both emo and hardcore punk in the mid 1990s. This genre usually consists of minor chord progressions on guitar with both dissonance and reverb, the time signatures used are usually not in 4/4 instead bands and artists use less used time signatures to create a more tense feel, ... |
89990 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast | Comcast | Comcast Corporation is the biggest cable television company, the second biggest Internet service provider and the third biggest telephone company in the United States.
Imageworks
Spirou
Spirou & Fantasio
Little Spirou
The Adventures of Tintin
Inspector Gadget
Cédric
Lucky Luke
The New Adventures of Lucky Luk... |
89993 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20victims%20of%20Nazism | List of victims of Nazism | Millions of people were arrested, tortured or murdered by the Nazis. This is a list of victims of Nazism who were famous for some reason.
This list includes people from public life who, owing to their origins, their political or religious convictions, or their sexual orientation, lost their lives as a result of Nazism... |
89998 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolian%20Islands | Aeolian Islands | The Aeolian Islands is an archipelago of seven islands, which are north of Sicilly. The islands are of volcanic origin. About 13.000 people live on the islands, which belong to Italy. The biggest of the islands is Lipari. For this reason, the islands are also known as Lipari islands. There are two active volcanoes on t... |
89999 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanology | Volcanology | In geology, volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is the part of geology that studies volcanoes, lava, magma, and other related things. The term volcanology comes from the Latin word vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
A volcanologist is a person who studies volcanoes and their eruptions. Volcanologists visit volcanoes ... |
90008 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham%20Small%20Arms%20Company | Birmingham Small Arms Company | The Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) was a British company that started making guns and bicycles in the 19th century. From 1910 the company started making motorcycles. At one time, It was the most popular maker of motorcycles in the world. Over half a million of the company's most popular model, the Bantam, were sol... |
90010 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA%20Bantam | BSA Bantam | The BSA Bantam is a small two-stroke motorcycle that was made by the Birmingham Small Arms company from 1949 to 1972.
History
The bike originally came from a German design, the DKW RT 125, from before World War II. There were more than 8 different versions of the bike, from the D1 to the B175, these bikes has engines... |
90018 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal%C3%B3%20language | Caló language | Caló (or Spanish Romani) is a dialect spoken by the Gitanos or Zincarli (also calés, "dark ones") that came to Spain. Caló uses Romani vocabulary with Spanish grammar,
as Spanish Roma lost the full use of their ancestral language. The language is mainly used for private talking between Roma people.
Notes and referenc... |
90024 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrialisation | Industrialisation | Industrialisation (or industrialization) is a process that happens in countries when they start to use machines to do work that was once done by people. Industrialisation changes the things people do. Industrialisation caused towns to grow larger. Many people left farming to take higher paid jobs in factories in towns.... |
90031 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Falling%20Man | The Falling Man | The Falling Man is the title of an article about a photograph taken by Richard Drew at 9:41:15 a.m., on September 11, 2001. The story was written by Tom Junod and appeared in the September 2003 issue of Esquire magazine. It is about the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City.The man i... |
90049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avon | Avon | Avon can mean:
River Avon, various rivers
Avon (county), a former county of England
Avon Water, a river in Scotland
Places
Australia
Avon, South Australia
Canada
Avon, New Brunswick, in the province of New Brunswick
Avon, Ontario, in the province of Ontario
Black Avon, Nova Scotia, in the province of Nova S... |
90054 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA | BSA | BSA could stand for:
Boy Scouts of America
Birmingham Small Arms Company, a British manufacturer of military equipment and vehicles including motorcycles |
90066 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues-rock | Blues-rock | Blues Rock is a type of music which mixes blues with rock and roll, and uses mostly electric guitar as a main instrument. It began in the mid 1960s in England and the United States with bands such as Cream and The Rolling Stones, who experimented with music from the older bluesmen like Elmore James, Robert Johnson, How... |
90074 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AboutUs.com | AboutUs.com | AboutUs.com is a wiki Internet domain directory. It lists websites along with information about their content. As a wiki, AboutUs allows Internet users to add entries or modify information. It was created by Ray King in 2006. It started in Portland, Oregon, where the website's headquarters is today. Ray King started Ab... |
90077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile%20Delta | Nile Delta | The Nile Delta () is the delta formed in Northern Egypt (Lower Egypt) where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas—from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers some 240 km of Mediterranean coastline—and is a rich agricultural re... |
90078 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus | Lotus | Lotus may refer to:
Nelumbo, plant genus commonly known as 'Lotus'
Lotus position, cross-legged sitting posture for meditation
in horticulture:
Lotus (genus), it includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches
Nelumbo nucifera, blue or Indian lotus
Nelumbo lutea, American lotus
Nymphaea, the water-lily genus supe... |
90079 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus%20position | Lotus position | The lotus position (Sanskrit: Padmasanam) is a cross-legged sitting position which is common in meditative practices of Hinduism. It is a part of the Hindu Yoga tradition. The position is said to resemble a lotus plant and to encourage proper breathing and to be helpful for physical stability.
References
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90080 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polypropylene | Polypropylene | Polypropylene (PP), or polypropene, is a type of plastic. It is a thermoplastic polymer which can be made into a fibre for yarn and fabric, film for packaging, or many other shapes.
As a plastic it can be made translucent but usually is opaque and often brightly colored. It is tough, and resists many solvents, acids ... |
90082 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau%20Viaduct | Millau Viaduct | Millau Viaduct is a large bridge in Millau, France in the Département of Aveyron. It was designed by the French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Sir Norman Foster.
Before the bridge was built, traffic had to go down into the valley of the Tarn river and pass along the national route N9 near t... |
90083 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemale | Shemale | Shemale (also she-male) is a slang word. It describes a transwoman or intersex person with a penis, but a female body (e.g. breasts).
Some people think shemale is a bad word to describe trans or intersex people because it is often used in pornography and sex work.
References
Transgender
Pejoratives
Slurs
LGBT
Engli... |
90094 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser%20Wilhelm%20Ged%C3%A4chtniskirche | Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche | The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, but mostly just known as Gedächtniskirche ), known in English as the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, is a ruined church in Berlin. It belongs to the Protestant Evangelical Church in Germany
It is on the Breitscheidplatz, at the end of the... |
90095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine%20Zeta-Jones | Catherine Zeta-Jones | Catherine Zeta-Jones CBE (born 25 September 1969) is an Academy Award-winning Welsh actress living in the United States. She started acting at in theatre when she was young. After this, she has many small role British and American television and movies. She became a famous actor once she start acting in Hollywood movie... |
90096 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Bodkin%20Adams | John Bodkin Adams | John Bodkin Adams (21 January 1899 – 4 July 1983) was a British doctor, fraudster and suspected serial killer.
Early years
Adams was born in Randalstown in what is now Northern Ireland. His parents were from a very strict Christian sect called the Plymouth Brethren - and they believed that what ever they did in life, ... |
90150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star%20Trek%20II%3A%20The%20Wrath%20of%20Khan | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is the second Star Trek movie. It was made in 1982. It is a sequel to Star Trek: The Motion Picture. It is considered to be the best of the Star Trek movies. Most of the original actors are in the movie and it marked the return of Khan, a villain from the first season of the series. It w... |
90154 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Andrew%20Kelly | Alex Andrew Kelly | Alexander Andrew Kelly (born May 8, 1967) is an American from Darien, Connecticut, who was convicted of rape in 1997. He is an Irish American who is the middle of three children, having both an older and a younger brother.
Crimes
Alex Kelly was charged with having done two aggravated assaults in Darien, Connecticut,... |
90160 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr.%20Phil%20%28TV%20series%29 | Dr. Phil (TV series) | Dr. Phil is an American talk show hosted by Phil McGraw. It debuted on September 16, 2002, after McGraw had success with the "Tuesdays With Dr. Phil" segment on The Oprah Winfrey Show. On both shows McGraw offers advice in the form of "life strategies" from his experience as a clinical psychologist.
The show is in syn... |
90162 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20McGraw | Phil McGraw | Phillip Calvin McGraw (born September 1, 1950), best known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality, psychologist and author. He is the host of the psychology-themed television show Dr. Phil. He became a celebrity after appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Early life
McGraw was born in Vinita, Oklahoma. He... |
90170 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr.%20Phil | Dr. Phil | Dr. Phil could mean:
Phil McGraw, an American psychology-centric television personality
Dr. Phil (TV series), a television series that Phil McGraw hosts
dr. phil., a doctoral degree conferred in Germany and the Scandinavian countries |
90172 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss%20USA | Miss USA | The Miss USA pageant is a beauty contest. It has been held every year since 1952. Winners compete in the Miss Universe pageant.
On November 29, 2021, Elle Smith of Kentucky became Miss USA 2021.
It used to be owned by billionaire businessman and television personality Donald Trump who is currently the 45th President... |
90192 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Wife%20of%20Bath%27s%20Prologue%20and%20Tale | The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale | "The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale" is a story from the well known book The Canterbury Tales. It is about a knight who sets on a quest to find the object that women most desire. The story has been changed into many plays.
The story begins when a man rapes a young lady. He is sentenced to death by the King, but the ... |
90215 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuze | Vuze | Vuze (formerly Azureus) is a Java-based BitTorrent used for file sharing. The program's logo is the Blue Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates azureus). The Azureus name was given to the project by co-creator Tyler Pitchford, who uses the Latin names of poison dart frogs as "nickname" for his development projects.
Azureus was... |
90219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabio | Stabio | Stabio is a municipality of the district Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Ticino |
90221 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegna | Tegna | Tegna is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Cavigliano, Tegna and Verscio merged into the new municipality of Terre di Pedemonte.
References
Former municipalities of Ticino
2013 disestablishments in Switzerland |
90229 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenero-Contra | Tenero-Contra | Tenero-Contra is a municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Ticino |
90232 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre | Torre | Torre may refer to:
Places
Torre, one of 17 contrade of Siena, Italy
Torre, a neighborhood in Recife, Brazil
Torre railway station, in the United Kingdom
Torre, Switzerland, a village in Ticino
Torre (Serra da Estrela), the highest point of the Mainland Portugal
Torre de Arcas, a town in the province of Teruel,... |
90241 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre%2C%20Switzerland | Torre, Switzerland | Torre was a municipality of the district Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
It came together with 3 other villages to become the new municipality Blenio.
References
Former municipalities of Ticino
2006 disestablishments in Switzerland |
90242 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo%20Savonarola | Girolamo Savonarola | Girolamo Savonarola (21 September 1452 – 23 May 1498), was an Italian Dominican priest and leader of Florence from 1494 until his execution in 1498. Savonarola is famous for burning books, and for the destruction of what he considered immoral art. Savonarola was a priest but he preached against the moral corruption of ... |
90245 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepe%20myrtle | Crepe myrtle | The common crepe mirtle was introduced in South Carolina by Andre Michaux.
This multistemmed shrub with crepe-like texture petals, and diverse colors is resistant to frosts.
The genus is dedicated to Magnus von Lagerstroem, who supplied Linnaeus plant he collected.
Taxonomy
Lagerstroemia indiana (L.)Pers.
Other webs... |
90252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torricella-Taverne | Torricella-Taverne | Torricella-Taverne is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Ticino |
90253 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremona | Tremona | Tremona was a municipality of the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 5 April 2009 the former municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Mendrisio, Rancate and Tremona merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.
References
Other websites
Official website
Former municipalities of T... |
90255 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valcolla | Valcolla | Valcolla is a former municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Geography
Valcolla is in the upper part of the Val Colla, the mountain valley in which the Cassarate River rises. It has villages of Colla, Cozzo, Curtina, Insone, Maglio di Colla, Molino, Piandera, Scareglia and Signôra.... |
90256 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vergeletto | Vergeletto | Vergeletto is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
History
Since 1803, the municipality of Vergeletto also contained the current municipality of Gresso. Both municipalities were moved away from each other in 1882. On 10 April 2016 the former municipalities of Gresso, I... |
90258 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernate%2C%20Switzerland | Vernate, Switzerland | Vernate is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Municipalities of Ticino |
90259 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verscio | Verscio | Verscio is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Cavigliano, Tegna and Verscio merged to form the new municipality of Terre di Pedemonte.
References
Former municipalities of Ticino |
90260 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vezia | Vezia | Vezia is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Official website
Municipalities of Ticino |
90261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vico%20Morcote | Vico Morcote | Vico Morcote is a municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
References
Other websites
Morcote Turismo Svizzera Morcote & Vico Morcote Tourism site .
International Institute of Architecture
Municipalities of Ticino |
90264 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa%20Luganese | Villa Luganese | Villa Luganese is a former municipality of the district Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. Villa Luganese was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Lugano in 2008.
Former municipalities of Ticino |
90265 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vira%20%28Gambarogno%29 | Vira (Gambarogno) | Vira (Gambarogno) is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 April 2010 the former municipalities of Caviano, Contone, Gerra Gambarogno, Indemini, Magadino, Piazzogna, San Nazzaro, Sant'Abbondio and Vira Gambarogno merged to form the new municipality of Gambarogno.
R... |
90266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogorno | Vogorno | Vogorno is a former municipality of the district Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The village can be found above Lago di Vogorno. There is an old church with frescos from about 1400 in the village.
On 17 October 2020 the former municipalities of Brione (Verzasca), Corippo, Frasco, Sonogno and Vogorno me... |
90267 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lago%20di%20Vogorno | Lago di Vogorno | Lago di Vogorno is a lake near Tenero, in Ticino, Switzerland. The reservoir on the Verzasca river is made by the Verzasca Dam, built 1961-1965. The water surface area is 1.68 km2
Vogorno |
90269 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt%20St.%20Johann | Alt St. Johann | Alt St. Johann was a municipality in Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the former municipalities of Alt St. Johann and Wildhaus merged into the new municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann.
References
Other websites
Official website
Former municipalities of St. Gallen
Villag... |
90293 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika%20Pohjola | Mika Pohjola | Mika Pohjola (born December 1, 1971, in Helsinki, Finland) is a jazz pianist and composer. He lives in New York City.
Biography
Mika Pohjola lived in Vantaa, Finland, outside Helsinki until 1987. He started studying piano and music theory with his father, Heikki Pohjola in 1979. In 1982, he started singing in the Hel... |
90295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zug | Zug | Zug is a small town in Switzerland. It is at the northeastern corner of Lake Zug.
References
Other websites
Stadt Zug - Official website
Company registration in Zug
Capital cities in Switzerland
Municipalities of Zug
Imperial free cities |
90303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent | BitTorrent | BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer program, first developed in mid-2001 by Bram Cohen and BitTorrent, Inc., to use for uploading and downloading files under the BitTorrent protocol. In the protocol, a "Tracker" hosts information about any active computers which are trying to share data. Trackers are used to find other active... |
90305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20BitTorrent%20clients | List of BitTorrent clients | A BitTorrent client is a program that downloads files using the BitTorrent protocol.
The first client, known as BitTorrent, was created by Bram Cohen in the summer of 2002. Most of the other clients are based in part on BitTorrent. Programs that use BitTorrent protocol are:
ABC
Acquisition
Anatomic P2P
Arctic Torre... |
90306 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali%20Nine | Bali Nine | The Bali Nine is the name of the nine Australian citizens arrested and convicted for drug trafficking on April 17, 2005, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. The group tried to smuggle 8.3 kg of heroin valued at about 4 million AUD from Indonesia to Australia.
Members of the group are: Andrew Chan, Si Yi Chen, Michael Czuga... |
90319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunuch | Eunuch | A eunuch is a castrated man. His genitals have been removed. This can be cutting off the testicles or removing the penis and the testicles.
Over the millennia since, eunuchs had a lot of different functions in different cultures such as domestics, treble singers, religious specialists, government officials, military c... |
90322 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antares%20Telescope | Antares Telescope | The ANTARES Experiment is a telescope that is built at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. But it is not a normal telescope that uses light to see distant objects. Instead, it uses neutrinos, very small and light particles that can fly through the earth. The name comes from Astronomy with a Neutrino Telescope and Abys... |
90323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherenkov%20radiation | Cherenkov radiation | Cherenkov radiation, also known as Vavilov–Cherenkov radiation (; Russian: Черенков) is a type of electromagnetic radiation produced by charged particles when they pass through an optically transparent medium at a speed which is greater than the speed of light in that medium. (It doesn't violate special relativity beca... |
90324 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20German%20towns | List of German towns | Complete list of 2,073 cities in Germany (as of September 1, 2005)
Only municipalities with independent administration and that have the Stadtrecht (city rights) are included.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Z
Towns
Lists of settlements in Europe |
90338 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-pound%20force | Foot-pound force | The foot-pound force (symbol: ft·lbf), or simply foot-pound (symbol: ft·lb), is a unit of energy and also a unit of torque. By definition it is one foot times one pound-force.
Unit of energy
As a unit of energy, one foot-pound is the energy it takes to push with one pound-force one pound for a distance of one foot. ... |
90340 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachau%20%28disambiguation%29 | Dachau (disambiguation) | Dachau can mean:
Dachau - a town in Bavaria, Germany
Dachau (district) - a rural district in Bavaria, Germany
Dachau Concentration Camp - a Nazi Concentration Camp, near Dachau |
90351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschlen%20bei%20Oberdiessbach | Aeschlen bei Oberdiessbach | Aeschlen bei Oberdiessbach (also known as Aeschlen) is a former municipality of the district Konolfingen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Aeschlen bei Oberdiessbach merged into the municipality of Oberdiessbach.
References
Former municipalities of Bern |
90352 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCren%20%28district%29 | Büren (district) | The district of Büren is a district of the Swiss canton of Bern. Its capital is Büren an der Aare.
It contains 14 municipalities in an area of 88 km²:
Buren |
90354 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgdorf%20%28district%29 | Burgdorf (district) | The district of Burgdorf in the Swiss canton of Bern has 24 municipalities in an area of 197 km²:
Burgdorf |
90374 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budai | Budai | Budai (Chinese:布袋), pronounced Hotei in Japanese, also known as the Laughing Buddha, was a Buddhist monk in China. Many Chinese Buddhists believe he was a reincarnation of Maitreya, the person who will become the next Buddha after Gautama Buddha.
He has become incorporated into Buddhist, Taoist and Shinto. Images of h... |
90376 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juroujin | Juroujin | In Japan, Juroujin (寿老人), also known as Gama, is one of the Seven Lucky Gods, according to Taoist beliefs. He is the God of long life.
He has a staff and a fan. He is shown as an old man with a long beard, and a scroll is tied to the staff, which has the lifespan of all living things written on it. The deer, the crane... |
90393 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source%20code | Source code | In computer programming, source code is (generally speaking) a text file version of a computer program or software that contains instructions that the computer follows to do something. Source code is written in a programming language which a human can read and change. A large program may contain many different source ... |
90396 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary%20Pok%C3%A9mon | Legendary Pokémon | Legendary Pokémon are very rare Pokémon in the Pokémon world. Characters in the series often claim that very few people have seen them. They are hard to catch, and are stronger than most other Pokémon. They have powers that other Pokémon do not have. In the games some roam around, while others stay in one spot until th... |
90397 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles%20Binchois | Gilles Binchois | Gilles Binchois (probably born in Mons about 1400; died Soignies, 20 September, 1460), was a Franco-Flemish composer. His name is spelt in various ways: “Binchoys”, “Binch” or “Binche” or “Gilles de Bins”. He is one of the earliest composers of the group known as the Burgundian School. His style of composition had a ve... |
90411 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Dunstaple | John Dunstaple | John Dunstaple or Dunstable (born about 1390; died 24 December 1453) was an English composer who lived in the last part of the medieval era and the early part of the Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers in the early 15th century. He had a lot of influence on music in England as well as on the continen... |
90420 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equals%20sign | Equals sign | The equal sign, equals sign, or "=" is a mathematical symbol used to indicate equality. It looks like two parallel horizontal lines. The equals sign is placed between the things stated to be exactly equal or the same. Computers display the equals sign with the Unicode or ASCII character 003D (in hexadecimal).
Similar ... |
90421 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean%20War | Crimean War | The Crimean War (1853–1856), also called the Eastern War (), was fought between the Russian Empire against the French Empire, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire. Most of the fighting, including the Battle of Balaclava, happened in Crimea, but some of it was what is now western Turkey an... |
90423 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophobia | Homophobia | Homophobia is the fear or poor treatment of homosexuals. The word was created in the 1960s by a psychologist named George Weinberg. The word "homophobia" is often used together with the word "transphobia" in documents explaining human rights violation of LGBT people by United Nations and Council of Europe.
There are e... |
90425 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickling | Tickling | Tickling is to lightly touch, scratch, or rub a person or animal to make them laugh. For most people, it causes pleasure and happiness whereas others hate it. Tickle spots are feet, armpits, and sides of stomach.
Tickling yourself
It is believed by many that tickling yourself is very hard and by some that it is nearly... |
90426 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20Springer%20Spaniel | English Springer Spaniel | The English Springer Spaniel is a dog breed used as hunting dogs to retrieve animals. It is one of many spaniel breeds. They are clever and cheerful. Their coat can be brown and white, black and white, or have tan spots. They look like their cousins, the Welsh Springer Spaniel and Cocker Spaniel. Common colors include ... |
90429 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa%20Hills%2C%20Ohio | Ottawa Hills, Ohio | Ottawa Hills is a village in Ohio, United States. 4,564 people lived there in 2000. The village is a rich suburb of Toledo. They have a police and fire department. The high school is the second best public school in Ohio. Ottawa Hills is 13th out of 1065 places in Ohio by average income.
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90432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo%20River | Congo River | The Congo River (also known as Zaire River) is the largest river in Africa. Its overall length of 4,700 km (2,922 miles) makes it the second longest in Africa (after the Nile). The river and its tributaries flow through the second largest rain forest area in the world, second only to the Amazon Rainforest in South Amer... |
90435 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast%20reduction | Breast reduction | Breast reduction is a plastic surgery to make human breasts smaller. The doctor takes out fat, skin, and glands. It is done on women most of the time, but men can also get it. In 2005, more than 113,000 women had breast reductions.
Aside from aesthetic reasons, many women choose to undergo breast reduction surgery to ... |
90437 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor%20of%20Arts | Bachelor of Arts | A Bachelor of Arts or BA is a college degree. It takes three years to get it in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Estonia, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Germany, Iceland, India, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Quebec, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, and Switzerland. It takes four years in Canada, Repub... |
90460 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izanami | Izanami | Izanami is a goddess of both creation and death in Japanese mythology. She is said to have died giving birth to one of her children {who Izanagi killed due to the grief of losing his beloved} and was sent to Yomi, the land of the dead. Izanagi, her husband, came down to Yomi to bring her back to earth. While she Izanam... |
90462 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20architecture | Computer architecture | In computer engineering, computer architecture is the conceptual design and fundamental operational structure of a computer system. It is the technical drawings and functional description of all design requirements (especially speeds and interconnections), it is how to design and implement various parts of a computer —... |
90468 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%20Harrison%20McKee | Mary Harrison McKee | Mary Scott Harrison McKee (April 3, 1858 – October 28, 1930) was the only daughter of President Benjamin Harrison and his wife Caroline Scott Harrison. After her mother died in 1892, McKee served as her father's First Lady for the remainder of his term.
1895 births
1930 deaths
First Ladies of the United States
Child... |
90480 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zella-Mehlis | Zella-Mehlis | Zella-Mehlis is a town in the Schmalkalden Meinigen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is in the Thuringian Forest, north of Suhl, and east of Meiningen.
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Verwaltungsgemeinschaftfrei towns in Thuringia
Schmalkalden-Meiningen Rural District |
90483 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port%20Said | Port Said | Port Said (Arabic بورسعيد,
transliterated )
is an Egyptian city near the Suez Canal, with a population of about 500,000.
Port Said has fishing and industries, like chemicals, processed food, and cigarettes. Port Said is also an important harbour both for exports of Egyptian products like cotton and rice, but also a fu... |
90484 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food%20processing | Food processing | Food processing means the ways that are used to change raw ingredients into food so that they can be eaten by humans or animals. The food processing industry uses these processes. Food processing often takes clean, harvested or slaughtered and butchered components and uses these to produce attractive and marketable foo... |
90485 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/60%20%28number%29 | 60 (number) | 60 (spelled sixty) is a number. It comes after fifty-nine and before sixty-one and is an even number.
It is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, and 60.
Integers |
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