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90989 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello%20Kitty | Hello Kitty | Hello Kitty is a Japanese character of a cat. It was made in 1974 by a Japanese company named Sanrio. Her real name is Kitty White. The character has a large head. She usually has a red bow between her ears. She has no mouth. Sanrio said that she was not given a mouth because she communicates by using the heart instead... |
90996 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman%27s%20Hermits | Herman's Hermits | Herman's Hermits were a rock band from England. They were part of the "British Invasion" of bands during the 1960s, and were most popular in that decade. Their business manager was an American named Allen Klein, who also worked for Donovan, The Animals, and later The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.
None of the members ... |
90999 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand%27Anse%20%28department%29 | Grand'Anse (department) | Grand'Anse, or Grande Anse, is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. Its capital is Jérémie.
Geography
The Départment de la Grand'Anse has an area of 2,091 km². It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Gonâve, to the east by the Nippes Department, to the south by the Sud De... |
91000 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippes | Nippes | Nippes is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti.
It is the newest and smallest Haitian department; it was created in 2003 with the eastern part of the Grand'Anse Department. It has an estimated population of 266,379 (2003) and its capital city is Miragoâne.
Nippes has an area ... |
91001 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lara%20Veronin | Lara Veronin | Lara Veronin is a Russian-Taiwanese-American singer born on 2 May 1988. She is famous for being the lead vocalist of the C-Pop band Nan Quan Mama. The band's first album Treasure Map and second album Nan Quan Mama, Version 2 both peaked at #4 on the Taiwanese Album Charts. She has also appeared as a featured voicalist ... |
91007 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super%20Girl%20%28TV%20series%29 | Super Girl (TV series) | Super Girl (; lit. Super Female Voice) is an annual national singing contest in People's Republic of China for female competitors. The official name is The Mengniu Yoghurt Super Girl Contest, after the company that sponsored the show. It is now one the most popular entertainment shows in China. However, after the third... |
91021 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary%20%28music%29 | Voluntary (music) | In music a voluntary is a piece of music, usually for organ, which is played as part of a church service.
The word “voluntary” can be used for the title of a piece of music. The title was often used by English composers in the late Renaissance or Baroque periods for a piece of organ music that was free in style, i.e... |
91025 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aalen | Aalen | Aalen (pronounced ) is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the Ostalbkreis district, and its largest town.
References
Other websites
Towns in Baden-Württemberg |
91026 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad%20W%C3%B6rishofen | Bad Wörishofen | Bad Wörishofen () is a spa town in Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
The town is on the Wörthbach, a tributary of the River Mindel in Donau-Iller. It is about 80 km / 50 miles west of Munich and 35 km / 22 miles east of Memmingen.
Notes and references
Spa towns in Germany
Unterallgäu |
91028 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCrgermeister | Bürgermeister | The German word Burgermeister often spelled in English as Burgomaster or Burgomeister means master of the citizens.
A Burgermeister is chairman of the executive council (or cabinet) in many towns and cities in Germany. In France, the person is called a maire. In the Netherlands the person is called the burgemeester. ... |
91030 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area%20codes%20in%20Germany | Area codes in Germany | Area codes in Germany () for telephones have two to five digits, not counting the first zero. The first or "leading" zero must be dialled when calling from inside Germany and not when calling from outside Germany. The area code is not needed when dialling another telephone in the same area, unless one of the telephone... |
91031 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/German%20automobile%20number%20plates | German automobile number plates | German automobile number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the automobile carrying them is registered. When a person changes their main home in Germany, or buys a new automobile, they must buy new number plates.
Number plates can be bought which are valid all year round or between 2 to 11 months within any... |
91036 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/588%20Achilles | 588 Achilles | 588 Achilles is an asteroid found on February 22, 1906 by the German astronomer Max Wolf. It was the first of the Trojan asteroids to be found, and is named after Achilles, the fictional hero from the Iliad. It orbits in the L4 Lagrangian point of the Sun-Jupiter system. After a few such asteroids were found, the rule ... |
91039 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwai%20Kibaki | Mwai Kibaki | Mwai Kibaki (born November 15, 1931) is a Kenyan politician. He was the 3rd President of Kenya, from 2002-2013.
Kibaki was the first President of Kenya to belong to a party other than KANU (Kenya African national union). After he became President he has done many good things. Kenya saw economic growth of 6%. He howeve... |
91042 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist%20International | Socialist International | The Socialist International (SI) is a worldwide group which wants to establish democratic socialism. Most of its members are democratic socialist, social democratic, and labour political parties.
History
Its name is from the Second International, which was formed in 1889 and dissolved on the eve of World War I in 191... |
91060 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO%203166-1%20alpha-3 | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes in the ISO 3166-1 standard to represent countries and dependent territories. They are published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as part of its ISO 3166 standard. They were first included as part of the ISO 3166 standard in its first edi... |
91067 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellows | Bellows | A bellows is something that blows air into a small opening in order to make something work. The bellows will have a kind of sack which has air in it. When the sack is squeezed the air is pushed out. Bellows can be quite small and operated by hand, for example for stoking a fire in an open fireplace. They can also be ve... |
91068 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999%20Jiji%20earthquake | 1999 Jiji earthquake | Chi-Chi earthquake, also known as the 921 earthquake, was an earthquake in central Taiwan. The earthquake happened on September 21, 1999 at 1:47 am local time (September 20 17:47 GMT). It measured 7.3 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was at in Chichi Township of Nantou County, about 12.5 km west o... |
91071 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visibility | Visibility | Visibility is a word used in meteorology. It is used to talk about how far a normal person can see depending on the weather. If there is low visibility, such as in a blizzard, a person will not be able to see far. If there is high visibility, such as on a bright, sunny day, a person will be able to see a long way.
Vis... |
91080 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar%20Bisky | Lothar Bisky | Lothar Bisky (17 August 1941 – 13 August 2013) was a German politician. He was the chairman of the Left Party.PDS, a socialist political party with its base in the east of Germany. In June 2007 he became of the leaders of The Left, formed by a merger of Left Party.PDS and Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alter... |
91081 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Nicolas%20Cl%C3%A9rambault | Louis-Nicolas Clérambault | Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (born Paris, 19 December 1676; died Paris, 26 October 1749) was a French organist and composer.
Clérambault (pronounce “CLAY-ram-bow”) came from a musical family. He learned to play the violin and harpsichord when he was young, and also learned the organ, composition and singing. He became th... |
91088 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard | Blizzard | A blizzard is a severe snowstorm. It brings low temperatures, strong winds, and a lot of blowing snow. Blizzards start when a high pressure system touches a low pressure system. The word blizzard is sometimes used incorrectly by news media to talk about big winter storms, even if the storm is not a blizzard.
Geography... |
91091 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord%20Department | Nord Department | Nord (English: North) is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. After the Haitian Revolution, the country was divided into only three departments: Nord, Ouest and Sud. The Nord-Est and Nord-Ouest departments were part of the Nord department.
Its capital and largest city is Cap-... |
91092 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache%20HTTP%20Server | Apache HTTP Server | Apache HTTP Server, also called Apache, is a web server notable for helping the growth of the World Wide Web.
References
Other websites
Apache HTTP Server official website
Web server software
Free software
Microsoft Windows software
Linux software |
91094 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord-Est%20Department | Nord-Est Department | Nord-Est (English: North-East) is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. It is in the northeastern corner of the country, along the border with the Dominican Republic. Its capital is Fort-Liberté.
After the Haitian Revolution, the country was divided into only three departments... |
91095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel%20Wesley | Samuel Wesley | Samuel Wesley (born Bristol, 24 February 1766; died London, 11 October 1837) was an English organist and composer
Samuel Wesley was the son of Methodist hymn-writer Charles Wesley, the grandson of the poet Samuel Wesley and the nephew of John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist church. His illegitimate son Samuel ... |
91096 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord-Ouest%20%28department%29 | Nord-Ouest (department) | Nord-Ouest (English: North-West) is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. It is in the northwestern part of the country. Its capital is Port-de-Paix.
After the Haitian Revolution, the country was divided into only three departments: Nord, Ouest and Sud. The Nord-Ouest departme... |
91097 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache | Apache | Apache is the name for several culturally related groups of Native Americans in the United States. They hunted deer and they also ate berries and lots of fruit.They were nomadic which meant that they followed food and never stayed in one place for a long period of time. They are from the second migration of Native Amer... |
91098 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel%20Sebastian%20Wesley | Samuel Sebastian Wesley | Samuel Sebastian Wesley (born London, 14 August 1810; died 19 April 1876) was an English organist and composer. He was the greatest English composer of church music of his day. He lived at a time when the standard of music in England had become very bad. He did a lot to improve it, especially church music. He had a ... |
91099 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quickborn | Quickborn | Quickborn is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is about 17 km east of Elmshorn, and 20 km north of Hamburg.
Quickborn is twinned with Uckfield, East Sussex.
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91100 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quickborn%2C%20Dithmarschen | Quickborn, Dithmarschen | Quickborn is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
References
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91102 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguana | Iguana | Iguana is a type of lizard that lives in tropical areas of Central and South America and the Caribbean. There are only two species of Iguana: the Green Iguana and the Lesser Antillean Iguana
Appearance
The two species of lizard both have a dewlap, a row of spines running down their back to their tail, and a third eye... |
91105 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20boh%C3%A8me | La bohème | La bohème (pronounced, "La bo-EM") is an Italian opera in four acts. The music was written by Giacomo Puccini. The libretto was written by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
The opera tells the story of a love affair between a poor poet and an equally poor seamstress in 19th century Paris. The opera is based on a book... |
91106 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20traviata | La traviata | La traviata is an Italian opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Alexandre Dumas, fils's novel La dame aux camélias, published in 1848. It was first performed at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, on March 6, 1853. The title "La traviata" means literally The Woman Who Strayed, or p... |
91107 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dil%20Se | Dil Se | Dil Se (, , translation: From the Heart) is a 1998 Hindi movie. It was directed by Mani Ratnam. The movie was also released in Tamil as Uyire and in Telugu as Prema Tho. It stars Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala, and Preity Zinta. Mani Ratnam also wrote the screenplay for the movie. It was produced by Mani Ratnam and Ra... |
91108 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani%20Ratnam | Mani Ratnam | Mani Ratnam () (born June 2, 1956) is a Tamil Indian movie director, writer and producer.
Filmography
The following is the list of movies directed by Mani Ratnam. For many of these movies, Mani Ratnam is also credited for the story, screenplay and producing:
Director
Non-Director
Mani Ratnam established Madras Talki... |
91109 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Fehn | Chris Fehn | Christopher Michael Fehn (born February 24, 1972) was an American musician and percussionist for the band Slipknot. In Slipknot, he was known as #3. He was the joker in Slipknot. He wore a fetish type mask with a long Pinocchio style nose. He is a big fan of sports and is a good golfer.
1973 births
Living people
Amer... |
91111 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%20Jacques | Brian Jacques | James Brian Jacques (pronounced "Jakes") (15 June 1939 - 5 February 2011) was an English author. He is best known for his Redwall series of books, as well as the Tribes of Redwall and Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. He also wrote two books of short stories called, The Ribbajack & Other Curious Yarns and Seven ... |
91113 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave%20Story | Cave Story | is a freeware video game released in 2004 for PC. It was thought of and created over five years by Daisuke Amaya, known by his pseudonym, or art name, Pixel. The game is an action-adventure game, and is similar to the Castlevania and Metroid games. It was first made in Japanese, and was translated to English by the fan... |
91115 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney%20Love | Courtney Love | Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9, 1964) is an American rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress. Love is best known as lead singer, songwriter and lyricist for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole and as the widow of Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain, with whom she had a daugh... |
91123 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouest%20%28department%29 | Ouest (department) | Ouest (English: West) is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. Its capital is Port-au-Prince which is also the capital of the country and its largest city.
With an area of 4,827 km², it is the second largest department in Haiti after the Artibonite Department. It has a populat... |
91125 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sud%20%28department%29 | Sud (department) | Sud (English: South) is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. Its capital is Les Cayes.
Geography
The Départment du Sud has an area of 2,794 km². It is bordered to the north by the Grand'Anse and Nippes departments, to the east by the Sud-Est Department and by the Caribbean S... |
91126 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sud-Est%20%28department%29 | Sud-Est (department) | Sud-Est (English: South-East) is one of the ten departments (French: départments, singular départment) of Haiti. Its capital is Jacmel.
After the Haitian Revolution, the country was divided into only three departments: Nord, Ouest and Sud. The Sud-Est department was part of the Sud department.
Geography
The Départme... |
91127 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%20Angel | Earth Angel | Earth Angel is the name of a 1950s love song by the Penguins. It reached number 1 on the billboard charts in 1954.
1950s songs |
91128 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanten | Xanten | Xanten (Latin: Castra Vetera or Xantum) () is a historic town in the Wesel district of the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany. Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park as well as its mediaeval picturesque city centre with Xanten Cathedral and visited by approximately 800,000 tourists a year.
Xanten is the only... |
91130 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Lee%20Hooker | John Lee Hooker | John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Biography
Early life
Hooker was born on August 22, 1917 in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. He was born to William Hooker and Minnie Ramsey and wa... |
91131 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son%20House | Son House | Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. (March 21, 1902 – October 19, 1988) was an American blues singer and guitarist.
Discography
The Complete Library Of Congress Sessions (1964) Travelin' Man Cd 02
Blues From The Mississippi Delta (W/Short) (1964) Folkways 2467
The Legendary Son House: Father Of The Delta Blues (1965) Col... |
91132 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi%20John%20Hurt | Mississippi John Hurt | "Mississippi" John Smith Hurt (July 2, 1892, Teoc, Mississippi - November 2, 1966, Grenada, Mississippi) was an American blues singer and guitarist.
Life
Hurt was raised in Avalon. He tought himself playing guitar at the age of nine. While he was working as a sharecropper, he played at local dances and parties. He did... |
91133 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopsy | Biopsy | A biopsy is a test in medicine where doctors remove cells and look at them closely under a microscope or do chemical analysis to see whether there is an illness.
Etymology
Biopsy is a Greek word, from the Greek words bio meaning "life" and opsia meaning see.
References
Medical procedures |
91135 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake%20Gyllenhaal | Jake Gyllenhaal | Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (born December 19, 1980) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. He has appeared in diverse roles since his first lead role in 1999's October Sky, followed by the 2001 cult hit Donnie Darko, in which he played a psychologically troubled teen and onscreen brother to his real-life sister, ... |
91138 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achern | Achern | Achern () is a city in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is about southwest of Baden-Baden and northeast of Offenburg. Achern is the fourth largest city in the county of Ortenau (Ortenaukreis), after Offenburg, Lahr / Black Forest and Kehl.
References
Other websites
Cities in Baden-Württemberg |
91140 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelsheim | Adelsheim | Adelsheim is a small town in northern Baden-Württemberg, about 30 km north of Heilbronn. The state-recognized resort of Adelsheim in the Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis is 1,200-year years old.
References
Other websites
Towns in Baden-Württemberg |
91141 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichtal | Aichtal | Aichtal (Swabian: Oechtal) is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is 18 km south of Stuttgart.
References
Other websites
Towns in Baden-Württemberg
Esslingen (district) |
91142 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albstadt | Albstadt | Albstadt [] is a city in the district of Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is in the Swabian Alb mountains, about halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. Albstadt is the largest city in the district.
References
Cities in Baden-Württemberg |
91143 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpirsbach | Alpirsbach | Alpirsbach is a town in the district of Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is in the Black Forest on the Kinzig river, 13 km south of Freudenstadt.
Alpirsbach is twinned with the French commune of Neuville-sur-Saône.
References
Other websites
Official site of Alpirsbach
Alpirsbach: pictures |
91145 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altensteig | Altensteig | Altensteig is a town in the district of Calw of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is in the eastern Black Forest, 18 km southwest of Calw, and 19 km northeast of Freudenstadt.
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91146 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperg | Asperg | Asperg is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is 15 km north of Stuttgart, and 4 km west of Ludwigsburg. The Hohenasperg fortress is in Asperg.
References |
91150 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aulendorf | Aulendorf | Aulendorf is a town in the district of Ravensburg, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 20 km southwest of Biberach an der Riß, and 19 km north of Ravensburg.
References |
91170 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby | Ruby | A ruby is a kind of precious stone. It is often associated with emerald, sapphire and topaz. It is usually red, but can sometimes be other colors. It is formed of aluminum and oxygen (Al2O3), and that means it's a kind of corundum. A small amount of chromium makes the color.
References
Gemstones
Birthstones |
91174 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scramjet | Scramjet | Scramjet is a type of jet engine. Like other jets it pushes mixed air and gas out of the back to make it go. Like other ramjets it doesn't use a mechanical compressor. Engineers have experimented with it since the 1950s. They hope a scramjet will work someday at 15 times the speed of sound (mach 15).
Mechanics
de:Sta... |
91175 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse%20jet%20engine | Pulse jet engine | A pulse jet engine is a very simple form of the internal combustion engine where the combustion happens in pulses. The propulsive effort is a jet that is a reaction to the backward flow of hot gasses.
Pulsejet engines |
91191 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stronger%20%28song%29 | Stronger (song) | "Stronger" is a 2007 song by rapper Kanye West. It won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Chart positions
References
2007 songs
Kanye West songs
Rap songs |
91201 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good%20Eats | Good Eats | Good Eats was an American television series shown on the Food Network from 1999 until 2011. It aired on the Cooking Channel in 2011 and 2012. It was created and hosted by Alton Brown. Good Eats was like shows with science teachers Mr. Wizard and Bill Nye. Brown shows the science and technique behind the cooking, the h... |
91202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame%20%28David%20Bowie%20song%29 | Fame (David Bowie song) | Fame is a song by David Bowie. It was written by David Bowie and John Lennon of The Beatles. The song combined funk and rock music. The song was released August 18, 1975. It was on Bowie's Young Americans album. The song reached the number 1 position on the US Billboard Top 100 in September 1975.
Cover versions
The so... |
91211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiyoda%2C%20Tokyo | Chiyoda, Tokyo | is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan.
The municipality calls itself "Chiyoda City" in English.
History
During the Edo period, most of the people living in this area were samurai.
Chiyoda developed around the Imperial Palace. The Imperial Palace area occupies about one sixth of the area of Chiyoda. There wa... |
91213 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianola | Pianola | The pianola (pronounce: "pee-ah-NO-la"), also called the player piano, is a piano which has a pneumatic mechanism so that it can play by itself. The air for this system came from a pump operated by the players feet, and in some later models, an electric pump. Inside the piano are paper rolls which have holes punched i... |
91216 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewing%20machine | Sewing machine | A sewing machine is used to stitch fabric together with thread. Sewing machines were an invention of the industrial revolution that made it possible to sew faster than people could sew by hand. Some sewing machines are also used for embroidery. Since the invention of the first working sewing machine, generally consi... |
91217 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20Pieterszoon%20Sweelinck | Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck | Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (May 1562 in Deventer - 16 October 1621) was a Dutch composer and organist. Sweelinck (pronounce: ZVAY-link) lived at the end of the Renaissance and beginning of the Baroque periods. He was one of the greatest organists and composers of his day. He was the organist at the Oude Kerk (“Old Ch... |
91219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred%20Years%27%20War | Hundred Years' War | The Hundred Years' War was fought between France and England during the late Middle Ages from 1337 to 1453. The war lasted 116 years and started because Charles IV of France died in 1328 without an immediate male heir (a son or a younger brother). Edward III of England then believed he had the right to become the new k... |
91222 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabeau%20of%20Bavaria | Isabeau of Bavaria | Isabeau of Bavaria (c. 1371 – September 24, 1435) was queen of France and wife of Charles VI of France. She married on July 17, 1385 and played an important role in running the country when her husband developed insanity. She was very unpopular and the country was losing the Hundred Years' War during this time.
1371 b... |
91223 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroach | Cockroach | The cockroach is an insect of the suborder Blattaria of the order Blattodea. There are 4,000 species. About 30 species invade human homes. This is less than 1% of all the cockroach species. Four species are pests.
Evolutionary history and relationships
The families of Mantodea, Isoptera, and Blattaria are usually com... |
91232 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Armenianism | Anti-Armenianism | Anti-Armenianism is hostility toward or prejudice against Armenian people, Armenian culture and the Republic of Armenia, which can range in expression from individual hatred to institutionalized persecution. Several organizations have stated that difficulties currently experienced by the Armenian minority in Turkey are... |
91233 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul%20pogrom | Istanbul pogrom | The Istanbul Pogrom was a pogrom directed primarily against the Istanbul's Greek minority on September 6 and 7, 1955. Jews and Armenians living in the city and their businesses were also targeted in the pogrom, which was, according to some circles, orchestrated by the Turkish government.
A Turkish mob, most of which w... |
91242 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossip%20Girl | Gossip Girl | Gossip Girl is an American television teen drama based on the popular novel series of the same title written by Cecily von Ziegesar. Gossip Girl revolves around the lives of a group of rich teenagers grown up on New York's Upper East Side as they attend private school while dealing with typical teenage adolescent issue... |
91243 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lene%20Alexandra | Lene Alexandra | Lene Alexandra Øien (born October 29, 1981 in Trøgstad, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and model for FHM magazine, as well as for Norwegian lad's mags Lek and Cats. She began her musical career in 2007 at age 25 when she released her first single entitled "My Boobs Are OK.
Singles
1981 births
Living people
Norwegian ... |
91246 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backnang | Backnang | Backnang is a town in Germany, in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (formerly the kingdom of Württemberg), northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has grown over the past century or so, from 7,650 (1900) to 35,761 (2005).
Twin towns
Backnang's twin towns include:
- Chelmsford
- Annonay
- Bácsalmás
Referenc... |
91248 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad%20Buchau | Bad Buchau | Bad Buchau is a small town in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. About 4,000 people live there.
Location
It is near Lake Federsee, which is separated from the town by a wide reed belt.
References
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Spa towns in Germany |
91249 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad%20D%C3%BCrrheim | Bad Dürrheim | Bad Dürrheim is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is north of Donaueschingen, and southeast of Villingen.
References
Other websites
Pictures Bad Dürrheim |
91251 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad%20Friedrichshall | Bad Friedrichshall | Bad Friedrichshall is a small town with about 18.000 inhabitants. It is in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Bad Friedrichshall is at the confluence (place where two rivers join) of the Neckar and the Kocher, north of Heilbronn.
Bad Friedrichshall is famous for its salt-mine.
References
Othe... |
91252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal%20codes%20in%20Germany | Postal codes in Germany | Postal codes in Germany, (PLZ) (plural Postleitzahlen), have five numbers. The first two show the wide area, the three other show the postal district.
The present system was introduced on 1 July 1993. Before reunification, both the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (DDR) used four-d... |
91253 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard%20Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment is an American video game maker and publisher. The company headquarters is in Irvine, California. The company makes the Diablo, StarCraft and Warcraft games, including the Warcraft spinoffs Heathstone and Heroes of the Storm. Their next and most waited game is World of Warcraft: Legion, the next ... |
91254 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/9-9-9 | 9-9-9 | 9-9-9 or 999 (said nine-nine-nine) is the emergency telephone number for the emergency services in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The police, fire & rescue, ambulance/paramedics, mountain rescuing, coast guard and cave rescuing can be reached by calling 9-9-9.
999 is also the emergency medical number in Poland.
1-1... |
91263 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad%20Herrenalb | Bad Herrenalb | Bad Herrenalb is a small town in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Bad Herrenalb is in the northern Black Forest, east of Baden-Baden, and southwest of Pforzheim.
References
Other websites |
91264 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad%20Krozingen | Bad Krozingen | Bad Krozingen is a spa town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is southwest of Freiburg.
References
Other websites
Official website
Bad Krozingen:History and images
Spa towns in Germany |
91275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20Man%20Group | Blue Man Group | The Blue Man Group is a performing arts group. It was formed in 1987 in New York City. The members paint themselves in blue, wear black clothes and wear caps that make their heads look bald. The band plays rock music and is very entertaining and humorous. Families of all ages can enjoy their performances. Also, they ha... |
91277 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane%20McMahon | Shane McMahon | Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15, 1970) is the son of the Chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment, Vince McMahon. Shane used to work for the company as the Executive Vice President of Global Media and sometimes competes as a wrestler.
1970 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Maryland
Professional Wrestlin... |
91279 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plateau | Plateau | A plateau is an area of raised land that is flat on top.
The biggest, tallest plateau in the world is the Tibetan Plateau. A plateau with a lot of erosion is called a disconnected plateau. A plateau that is also a volcano is called a volcanic plateau. Some plateaus are under the ocean, like the Seychelles plateau or ... |
91286 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical%20cancer | Cervical cancer | Cervical cancer is cancer of the cervix (the organ that connects the uterus and the vagina). It is caused by a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). It is a serious medical problem and sometimes causes malignance and death.
One sign of cervical cancer is bleeding or discharge from the vagina. Sometimes, there ar... |
91289 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widow | Widow | A widow is a woman whose spouse has died. A widower is a man whose spouse has died.
Marriage |
91290 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broccoli | Broccoli | Broccoli is a plant from the species: Brassica oleracea. It is a vegetable similar to cauliflower and cabbage. Broccoli has green flower heads and a stalk. It comes from Italy and has become a well-liked food around the world. It is a good source of vitamins.
Purple cauliflower (violet cauliflower) is also a type of b... |
91291 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWE%20Armageddon | WWE Armageddon | WWE Armageddon was a Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment from 1999 to 2008. In 2009, this event was replaced by WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.
Events
Dates and venues
References |
91294 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah%20Murray | Hannah Murray | Tegan Lauren-Hannah Murray (born 1 July 1989) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Cassie, a gentle, 'spacey' teen girl with an apparent eating disorder and unstated mental illness in E4's drama/comedy, Skins.
Murray attended North Bristol Post 16 Centre studying German.
Credits
Skins (20... |
91295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larissa%20Wilson | Larissa Wilson | Larissa Wilson (born 5 May 1989) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Jal Fazer in the first two seasons of Skins.
Other websites
1989 births
Living people
English television actors |
91296 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Toledo | University of Toledo | The University of Toledo is a public university in Toledo, Ohio.
The University of Toledo's athletic team's are called the Rockets and there are 15 varsity teams including: Football, Basketball, distance running as well as others. Their rival is the Bowling Green Falcons and they fight over the "Peace Pipe" trophy.
R... |
91297 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/April%20Pearson | April Pearson | April Janet Pearson (born 23 January 1989 in Bristol) is an English actress.
In early 2007, Pearson appeared in the first series of Skins on E4 as Michelle Richardson. She has appeared in Casualty, playing four different characters.
April currently lives in Bristol. She was head girl at Colston's Girls' School.
Refe... |
91298 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pio%20Baroja | Pio Baroja | Pío Baroja y Nessi (December 28 1872, San Sebastián–October 30 1956, Madrid) was a Spanish writer. He was one of the main novelists of the Generation of '98. He was a member of an well known family. One of his relatives was a painter and engraver. His nephew Julio Caro Baroja was a well known anthropologist.
Spanish w... |
91302 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassie%20%28Skins%20character%29 | Cassie (Skins character) | Cassandra "Cassie" Ainsworth is a fictional character on the British television series Skins. She is played by Hannah Murray.
Personality
Cassie is a very complicated character. She suffers from anorexia nervosa, self harm, and low self esteem. Her entire self worth is dependent on her weight, in one episode saying "I... |
91311 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal%20Planet | Animal Planet | Animal Planet is a television network that is mainly about human and animal relationships. It is owned by Discovery Communications.
Roughly 4 out of 5 households with television receive Animal Planet in the United States of America.
American television networks |
91313 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amberg | Amberg | Amberg () is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is in the Oberpfalz ("Upper Palatinate"), roughly half way between Regensburg and Bayreuth. Population: 44,200 (2001).
Amberg became a center for the mining of iron ore in 1270. In the 1800s a blast furnace was built in the town.
Twin towns
Amberg is twinned with these tow... |
91314 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Killers | The Killers | The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). The current, official lineup of the band (as of 2020) consists of Flowers, Mark Stoermer (bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (drum... |
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