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16656 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss%20%28band%29 | Kiss (band) | Kiss is an American hard rock/heavy metal band. The band started in the 1970s. They formed in New York City on January 4th 1973. The original members are Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley. They are most famous for their stage show and songs like "Rock and Roll All Nite" (1975), "Strutter" (1974) ... |
16672 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Visioner%27s%20Tale | The Visioner's Tale | The Visioner's Tale is one of the little-known writings of Geoffrey Chaucer. Only parts of the story were left from when Chaucer wrote it in the 14th century, so it is not normally included in modern versions of the Canterbury Tales.
Here is the tale, as put together by someone from Denmark who studied the parts of ... |
16687 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey%20Chaucer | Geoffrey Chaucer | Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343–25 October 1400) was an English writer, poet, and philosopher. He is most famous for writing Canterbury Tales which had 24 stories but was not completed. He was one of the first writers to write in English. He wrote in Middle English.
Early life
Chaucer was probably born in London. His fathe... |
16731 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna | Echidna | Echidna, the spiny anteater, is a monotreme that lives in Australia and in New Guinea. They are the living members of the family Tachyglossidae.
Echnidas have a long, tube-like mouth with a sticky tongue. They are also covered in spines. They have mammary glands, and lay eggs.
The echidna has a method of protecting i... |
16760 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002%20Bali%20terrorist%20bombing | 2002 Bali terrorist bombing | The 2002 Bali terrorist bombings took place in Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The attack was the deadliest act of terrorism in the history of Indonesia. Kuta is a popular tourist destination. 202 people were killed. 164 of them were foreigners, 38 were Indonesian citizens. Most of those killed were Australians,... |
16779 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing%20B-17%20Flying%20Fortress | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | The Boeing 17 Flying Fortress was a heavy bomber, that was used by the United States Strategic Air Force during World War II. It first flew in 1935, and was introduced in 1938. It had a shorter range, and a smaller bomb load, than its sister bomber the B-24 Liberator, but it had more defensive armament. It dropped larg... |
16782 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star%20Wars%20Episode%20III%3A%20Revenge%20of%20the%20Sith | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith is a science fiction movie. It is the third film in the Star Wars saga produced by Lucasfilms. It was released in 2005.
Story
The movie shows the events that led to the transformation of Anakin Skywalker to Darth Vader of the original trilogy. It also shows how Palpatine t... |
16785 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway%20Atoll | Midway Atoll | Midway Atoll was the site of a famous battle in World War II, the Battle of Midway. The United States of America took control of the atoll in the 19th century when nobody lived there.
Wildlife
Midway Atoll is now home to 67-70% of the world's Laysan Albatross population, and 34-39% of the global Black-footed Albatro... |
16801 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F%20J.K. | Beşiktaş J.K. | Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (Besiktas JK) is a Turkish football club from Istanbul. Besiktas JK was founded in 1903 by 26 young men in "Osman Pasa Konagi".
It was the beginning of the 20th century and it was forbidden then to attend sports activities on a club basis. People were gathering together all around Istanbul. ... |
16805 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphorus | Phosphorus | Phosphorus has the chemical symbol P, and its atomic number is 15. Its mass number is 30.97. It is not found in nature as an element but as compounds, such as phosphates. It can be a red or a white waxy solid.
Properties
Physical properties
Phosphorus comes in several forms. White and red phosphorus are the most comm... |
16842 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin%20Pierce | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States (1853–1857) and is the only president from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" (a Northerner with Southern sympathies) who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate.
Early life
Pierce ... |
16844 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman%20Empire | Ottoman Empire | The Ottoman Empire, officially the Sublime State of Ottomania (in Ottoman Turkish: دولت عالیه عثمانیه), was a multinational state that lasted from 1299 to 1923. It was centered in Turkey and controlled the eastern and southern lands around the Mediterranean Sea. The empire was founded by Osman I around 1299, and was mo... |
16846 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic%20bombing | Strategic bombing | Strategic bombing is a military strategy used to destroy the enemies' economic ability to fight a war. It is an attack from the air. Strategic bombing missions usually attack targets such as factories, railroads, oil refineries and cities. Missions would attack targets such as military bases, command and control facil... |
16847 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsel | Edsel | Edsel was a make of car and a new car making division introduced by the Ford Motor Company on September 4, 1957. The company called that day, "E-Day." It was named after Henry Ford's son, Edsel Ford. The Edsel was also one of the biggest failures in history. It was sold for only three years, ending in 1960.
Ford plann... |
16851 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000 | 1000 | 1000 (M) in the Gregorian Calendar was the last year of the 10th century and the 1st millennium in the Christian era ending on December 31. According to the then used Julian Calendar, 1000 AD was a leap year starting on Monday. In the Gregorian Calendar (not invented at the time) the year would have been a common year ... |
16852 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1830 | 1830 |
Events
July 27 – The July Revolution begins.
August 2 – Charles X of France refuses the throne.
August 9 – Louis Philippe becomes "King of the French".
Deaths
Joseph Fourier |
16868 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chino%20Hills%2C%20California | Chino Hills, California | Chino Hills is a city in the U.S. state of California. It is in San Bernardino County. Almost 75,000 people live in Chino Hills. It is named for the hills that cover most of the city.
Cities in California
Settlements in San Bernardino County, California |
16872 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning | Learning | Learning is getting new things into your brain.
There are a number of different types of learning:
Classical conditioning: where two stimuli come together, the organism learns they are related.
Operant conditioning: an organism changes its behaviour when behaviour has consequences.
Play: an inherited mechanism where... |
16877 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrocorinth | Acrocorinth | Acrocorinth is the acropolis of the Greek city Corinth.
Other websites
Hellenic Ministry of Culture: Fortress of Acrocorinth
Buildings and structures in Greece |
16913 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron | Neutron | Neutrons, with protons and electrons, make up an atom. Neutrons and protons are found in the nucleus of an atom. Unlike protons, which have a positive charge, or electrons, which have a negative charge, neutrons have zero charge which means they are neutral particles. Neutrons bind with protons with the residual stron... |
16927 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveJournal | LiveJournal | LiveJournal (often called LJ) is a website on which Internet users can keep a blog. It is also the name of the software that was designed to run it. LiveJournal is different from some other blogging sites, because a user can interact with friends in certain ways that are unique to the website (such as instant messaging... |
16928 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA | RNA | RNA is an acronym for ribonucleic acid, a nucleic acid. Many different kinds are now known.
RNA is physically different from DNA: DNA contains two intercoiled strands, but RNA only contains one single strand. RNA also contains different bases from DNA. These bases are the following:
(A) Adenine
(G) Guanine
(C) Cytosi... |
16947 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure%20skating | Figure skating | Figure skating is both an art and a sport, in which people skate around on ice, doing jumps and spins. It is done at the Winter Olympics, and it has its own world championships. The name means to make figures or patterns on the ice. People skate with music.
In figure skating, sometimes women or men skate alone, or the... |
16948 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel | Gabriel | Gabriel in the Bible is an angel, specifically an archangel (arch means "highest" or "chief"). The name means "God is my strength" or "man of God",
The greeting of the Angel Gabriel opens the prayer Ave Maria.
In the Christian calendar, the Archangel Gabriel is celebrated together with the Archangels Michael and Ra... |
16949 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post%20office | Post office | A post office is a place that is made available by the postal system to post, receive, sort, handle, and to move or deliver mail. postage stamps can be bought to mail things like packages or letters and drop them off there, and the employees deliver it to the destination.
References
Other websites
GRC Database ... |
16950 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahn | Lahn | The Lahn is a river in Hesse, Germany with a length of .
Its source is in the Rothaargebirge.
It flows through the towns Marburg, Gießen, Wetzlar, and Limburg an der Lahn.
It joins the River Rhine at Lahnstein, near Koblenz.
Geography of Hesse
Rivers of Germany |
16961 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rottweiler | Rottweiler | The Rottweiler ( or , ) is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large or large. Their coat of fur is mostly black, with brown on the legs and face. They are excellent guard dogs, as well as herding, and companion dogs.
History
The Rottweiler is one of the oldest of herding breeds. With a history possibly da... |
16964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne%20Murray | Anne Murray | Morna Anne Murrary (born June 20, 1945) is a Canadian Pop and Country musician. She was born in Nova Scotia. She was a teacher in physical education. “I wasn’t all that young,” as she told later. “I did go to university and I did teach school for a year. I had my feet planted fairly firmly on the ground when it all be... |
16966 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry%20Potter%20and%20the%20Chamber%20of%20Secrets | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling is the second novel (published in 1998) in the Harry Potter series of books. A movie of the book was released in 2002.
About the story
The story begins as Harry, orphaned, spends summer with an aunt, uncle and cousin who do not love him. Harry is visited by Dob... |
16971 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal%20computer | Personal computer | A personal computer (PC) is the common name for a type of computer that is most popular in offices and homes. The first PC called the "IBM PC" was made by the company called IBM in 1981, although many computers were made before like the Commodore PET. Smartphones and tablets are also computers for personal use, but the... |
16972 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS | MS-DOS | MS-DOS is a computer operating system by Microsoft Corporation. It stands for "Microsoft Disk Operating System", and came from an operating system Microsoft bought called 86-DOS, originally called QDOS, or "Quick and Dirty Operating System." The operating system used a command-line interface for the user to input comm... |
16975 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS | DOS | A disk operating system (DOS) will load from a floppy disk each time a computer starts, and will access that disk for software to complete operations. MS-DOS is probably the most well-known DOS, and was purchased by Microsoft Corporation from a system known as QDOS. As operating systems became more complicated and took... |
16976 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet%20service%20provider | Internet service provider | An Internet service provider, or ISP, maintains, installs and provides internet connection to residential or commercial areas. Some examples of ISP clients include - homes, coffee shops, hotels, libraries, offices. They usually charge a fee for installing the connection and a monthly fee for maintaining it.
The intern... |
16982 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Women%27s%20Hockey%20League | National Women's Hockey League | The National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) was an ice hockey league in Canada that was formed in 1999 and ended in 2007. The best female players in the world played in this league and in the Western Women's Hockey League. The mayor of Brampton, Ontario, Susan Fennell, was the NWHL's commissioner (president).
Teams in... |
16983 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%20Women%27s%20Hockey%20League | Western Women's Hockey League | The Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL) is an ice hockey league in North America. It was formed in 2004. The best female players in the world play in this league and in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). Some WWHL teams began in the NWHL. The Minnesota Whitecaps and the Manitoba Maple Leafs continue to be a... |
16986 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukon | Yukon | The Yukon is a territory of Canada, north of British Columbia, west of the Northwest Territories, and east of the American state of Alaska. Its population is 31,000. Most of the territory's people live in the capital of Whitehorse. Many of the people are native Canadians (First Nations).
The Yukon became a territory i... |
16987 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saanich | Saanich | The District of Saanich is a region of Greater Victoria, British Columbia. It is north of the City of Victoria. Over 100,000 people live in Saanich. It is named after the Saanich First Nation.
Some communities within Saanich include Gordon Head, Royal Oak, Cordova Bay, Tillicum-Gorge, Cadboro Bay, Broadmead, Cedar Hil... |
16988 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily%20Carr | Emily Carr | Emily Carr (December 13, 1871 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist and writer.
Biography
Emily Carr was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1871. Her parents died while she was a young teenager. She began art lessons when she was sixteen. When she was nineteen, she went to study art in San Francisco. She also s... |
16997 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatikvah | Hatikvah | Hatikvah (also transliterated as Hatikva, ; meaning: The Hope) is the national anthem of Israel. The song tells about the 2000-year-old hope of the Jewish people to return to their homeland, Israel. The song lyrics (words) were originally a 9-stanza poem called תקותנו (Tikvatenu), or "Our Hope," written by Naphtali Imb... |
17007 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virology | Virology | Virology is the study of viruses such as the cold virus.
Virologists are responsible for many immunisations against common viruses like the common influenza (Flu) and things like chickenpox and smallpox.
Related pages
DNA virus
RNA virus
Retrovirus
Vaccine |
17035 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley%20Cup | Stanley Cup | The Stanley Cup is a trophy given to the champion of the National Hockey League (NHL) every year.
It was bought by Lord Stanley, the Governor General of Canada, in 1892, for $50. The first team to win it was the Montreal A.A.A. in 1893. Other teams could challenge for it. By 1915, it was awarded on a yearly basis.
... |
17037 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militarization | Militarization | Militarization is the general movement of a country to focus its production on war. This includes production of war machines such as tanks and aircraft as well as arms for infantry. There is a focus of the population to produce these goods. An example of this is seen when females during the Second World War would work ... |
17052 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour%20de%20France | Tour de France | The Tour de France () is a well known bicycle race. It began in 1903. It is held in France, every summer. In recent years it has ended with a race through the centre of Paris, past the Eiffel Tower. It is among the most famous, and has some of the highest prizes, of bike races in Europe. Recently, it was in the media, ... |
17056 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Smith%2C%20Jr. | Joseph Smith, Jr. | Joseph Smith, Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader. He started the Latter Day Saint movement (also called Mormonism). Latter Day Saints believe that Smith was a prophet.
Book of Mormon
According to Joseph Smith's own story, when he was 17 years old, he was visited by an angel named... |
17057 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia | Anastasia | Anastasia or Anastacia is a woman's name that comes from the Koine Greek. In English, it means "She who shall rise up again", but it is also used to mean "resurrection". The name, and its similar male name, Anastasius, were given to children born during Easter in the early years of Christianity.
The names "Stacey" (al... |
17058 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band | Band | In music, a band is a group of people (usually musicians) that get together to sing songs, or perform music. There are different kinds of bands that use different groups of instruments.
Types of bands
A rock band is usually a group of 4 people with 1 or 2 electric guitars, a bass guitar, a drum kit and a singer. Some ... |
17060 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics%20of%20Nicaragua | Demographics of Nicaragua | About 86 per cent of Nicaraguans are European (but not limited to Spanish) or mixed European and of native ancestry. Most Nicaraguans have Spanish ancestors, but the 19th century saw several waves of immigration from other European countries (mainly from Germany). Most of the Mestizo and European population live in the... |
17071 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo%20Azeglio%20Ciampi | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (9 December 1920 in Livorno, Italy – 16 September 2016 in Rome, Italy) was the 10th President of the Italian Republic. His work started in 1999 and ended in 2006. He was followed by Giorgio Napolitano
He is appreciated very much by the Italian people because of his equality and rightness.
Since 1... |
17073 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry%20Sadler | Barry Sadler | Barry Sadler (November 1, 1940 – November 5, 1989) was an American soldier, songwriter and author. In 1966, He recorded a song called "The Ballad of The Green Berets". It was the biggest selling song that year. He later helped write the "Casca" series of books. He died after being shot in the head by a robber.
America... |
17074 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy%20Sinatra | Nancy Sinatra | Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra. She is best known for the song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".
She had a younger brother, Frank Sinatra, Jr. and has a younger sister, Tina Sinatra.
Rela... |
17075 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Rascals | The Rascals | The Rascals (formerly known as The Young Rascals) were an American pop-soul group popular in the 1960s.
Other websites
Rascals, the
Soul bands
Musical groups from New Jersey |
17077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy%20Sledge | Percy Sledge | Percy Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015) was an American R&B singer. He was born in Leighton, Alabama. He was best known for his song "When a Man Loves a Woman".
Sledge died of liver cancer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, aged 74.
References
Other websites
[ Percy Sledge] at Allmusic
Percy Sledge at Discogs
19... |
17078 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy%20Roe | Tommy Roe | Tommy Roe (born May 9, 1942) is an American singer and guitarist. He was popular in the 1960s. His best known songs were "Sweet Pea" and "Dizzy".
Singers from Atlanta, Georgia
Musicians from Georgia (U.S. state)
American guitarists
1942 births
Living people |
17079 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Box%20Tops | The Box Tops | The Box Tops were a 1960s pop music group, from Memphis, Tennessee. Their best known songs are "The Letter" and "Cry Like A Baby".
Discography
Albums
The Letter/Neon Rainbow (November 1967) – US #82
Cry Like a Baby (April 1968) – US #59
Non-Stop (July 1968)
Dimensions (September 1969) – US #77
Tear Off! (1998)
... |
17080 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulu | Lulu | Lulu can mean:
Lulu (singer), a pop music singer
Lulu (opera), an opera, written by the 20th century Austrian composer Alban Berg
Lulu (album), a 2011 album from Metallica and Lou Reed
Ludwigslust, a town in Mecklenburg, Germany, nicknamed Lulu |
17081 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20K.%20Polk | James K. Polk | James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States. He only served one term as president. Before he was president, he was Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839) and the governor of Tennessee (1839–1841).
Early life
James Knox Polk was born on November 2, 1795 in... |
17083 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Gore | Al Gore | Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is a former American politician. He was the 45th vice president of the United States under Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. Before that, he was a U.S. senator and a congressman for Tennessee. He is a Democrat.
He was chosen as the Democratic nominee of the 2000 United... |
17085 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkinhead%20II | Pumpkinhead II | Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings is a 1994 movie about a young boy named Tommy, a misfit and deformed teenager who had no friends.
Plot
One day, Tommy is killed by a gang of bad boys from his home town for no reason at all. Miss Ossie was an old lady who used to take care of Tommy from the very beginning. When the young b... |
17092 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/THX%201138 | THX 1138 | THX 1138 is a 1971 movie and was the first feature movie directed by George Lucas and executive produced by Francis Ford Coppola and Coppola's production company American Zoetrope.
It was based on a short film Lucas made in college in 1967 called Electric Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB.
Other websites
1971 movies
America... |
17099 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat | Bat | Bats are mammals in the order Chiroptera. Bats are nocturnal – they are active during the night, dusk, or dawn and they sleep during the day.
Most use echolocation to catch prey and to find their way about. As nighttime animals, bats avoid direct competition with birds, few of which are nocturnal.
Bats usually live i... |
17105 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel%20de%20Cervantes | Miguel de Cervantes | Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (29 September 1547 – 23 April 1616) was a Spanish writer. His most famous book was Don Quijote de la Mancha. It is considered the first modern novel, and therefore Cervantes was the first novelist. The book has been published in 65 countries. The work is considered among the most important ... |
17133 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game%20Boy%20line | Game Boy line | The Game Boys are a group of handheld video game consoles made by Nintendo that ran from 1989-2009.
Game Boy
The first Game Boy was released in 1989. It had a small screen, a D-pad, Start and Select keys, and an A and B button. To play games, there were small objects called cartridges that you put into the Game Boy t... |
17138 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope%20Paul%20VI | Pope Paul VI | Pope Paul VI (; ), born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 263rd Pope from 1963 until his death in 1978. Paul was a spiritual leader and the head of the church bureaucracy.
Early life
Montini was born in Concesio. That is near Brescia in northern ... |
17171 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau | Macau | The Macao Special Administrative Region (Macau or Macao, ) is one of China's two Special Administrative Regions. (The other one is Hong Kong). Macau is a small city in the southern coast in China. Like Hong Kong, Macau has a large amount of autonomy, with its own passport, currency, economic rules, and constitution.
... |
17173 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei | Taipei | Taipei City () is the capital city of the Republic of China, known by most people simply as Taiwan. It is the largest city in Taiwan. It has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Köppen climate classification). Its population in 2014 was about 2.7 million people. Its mayor is Ko Wen-je.
Taipei is the political, econ... |
17183 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%20Chiarelli | Bob Chiarelli | Robert (Bob) Chiarelli (born September 24, 1941) is a retired Canadian politician, who from 2001 to 2006 was the mayor of Ottawa. In 2006, Chiarelli was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, serving as the Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Ottawa-West-Nepean. In the 2018 Ontario provincial ele... |
17184 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton | Skeleton | A skeleton is the hard structure that protects the internal organs of a living thing. Skeletons can be inside the body or outside the body. In mammals, which include humans, the skeleton is made of bones. All the bones, when they are joined together, make the "skeletal system" of a body. The skeletal system or "skeleto... |
17186 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan | Catalan | Catalan might mean:
Anything related to Catalonia
Catalan language
Catalan people, the people of Catalonia |
17193 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP2X | GP2X | The GP2X is a handheld gaming console. It uses the Linux operating system. An operating system goes inside another system. It helps the other system do what it needs to. The GP2X can have music, videos, games, and pictures. There are updates to the GP2X so it will get more things. The GP2X can have DivX, XviD, MP3, and... |
17207 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community | Community | A community is a collection of living creatures that share a common habitat. They are frequently interested in the same things. People in human groups share some of the same values and needs, which has an impact on the group's and individuals' identities. Despite the fact that communities are established on personal in... |
17223 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton%20Sinclair | Upton Sinclair | Upton Beall Sinclair (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was a writer of many works from the United States. His most famous book, The Jungle from 1906, was about the American meat-packing industry.
Upton Sinclair had socialist political opinions. Most of Sinclair's books, including The Jungle, dealt with social ... |
17224 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gizmondo | Gizmondo | Gizmondo is a handheld video game system. It is made by Tiger Telematics. It has GPRS and GPS. GPRS is used to go on the Internet, and GPS is where you can see where you are. Some games use the Gizmondo's GPS. It has a camera. It can also send text (words) and multimedia (pictures and videos and music) messages, play M... |
17228 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic%20Treaty%20System | Antarctic Treaty System | The Antarctic Treaty System is a set of agreements about the continent of Antarctica. It was signed in 1959 and took effect in 1961. So far, it has been signed by 46-48 countries.
The ATS is used for governing the continent. The main idea of the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) is to make sure that Antarctica is:
is use... |
17237 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas%20City%2C%20Missouri | Kansas City, Missouri | Kansas City is the biggest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. The Kansas River and Missouri River meet one another in Kansas City. The city has about 448,000 people, and the entire metropolitan area has about 2,000,000 people, some of whom live in the state of Kansas. Its mayor is Sly James. Some sports teams there ar... |
17262 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascading%20Style%20Sheets | Cascading Style Sheets | Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS, is a way to change the look of HTML and XHTML web pages. CSS was designed by the W3C, and is supported well by most modern web browsers. The current version of CSS is CSS3. CSS4 is available, but is split into parts.
One advantage to using CSS is a web page can still be displayed, even ... |
17263 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allah | Allah | Allah () is the common name for God in the Arabic language. It is similar to Eloah, Hebrew name for God and Alaha, Aramaic name for God.
Muslims commonly use the word Allah for God. Sometimes, people who speak Arabic still use the word Allah when they speak English. In Islam, Allah is Merciful and Allah is the one who... |
17282 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod%20nano | IPod nano | The iPod nano is a MP3 player made by Apple Inc. It is available in 8GB and 16GB memory, in nine colours: silver, grey, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, and pink.
The iPod Nano was discontinued by Apple on July 27, 2017.
Features (5th Generation)
FM radio
There is a built-in FM receiver inside the iPod nan... |
17283 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton%20decay | Proton decay | Proton decay is a theory where some physicists believe that radioactive decay could also be that a proton decays into two particles smaller than an atom, a pion and a positron. So far, this has not been observed though. Most current theories say that protons do not decay.
Nuclear physics
ja:陽子#陽子の崩壊 |
17286 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names%20of%20God%20in%20Islam | Names of God in Islam | The 99 Names of Allah (, translit: ) also known as the 99 attributes of Allah, according to Islamic tradition, are the names of Allah revealed by the Creator (الله) (Allah) in the Qur'an. These are considered to be the attributes of Allah.
The 99 Names of Allah are very important to Muslims and in Islamic tradition wh... |
17296 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-player%20video%20game | Single-player video game | For single-player card games, see solitaire.
A single-player game, when talking about computer games or video games, means a game that is played by one player. It involves playing against and/or with computer-controlled (AI) characters.
Types of video games
Video game gameplay |
17299 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallopian%20tube | Fallopian tube | The fallopian tubes (also known as oviducts and uterine tubes) connect the ovaries to the uterus, and let the ovum pass into the uterus where they are able to be fertilized by sperm during sexual intercourse.There are two Fallopian tubes attached to either side of the uterus.
Origin
They are named after the 16th cent... |
17301 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1818 | 1818 | 1818 is a common year in the Gregorian calendar.
Events
January 3: Venus occulted (block from view) Jupiter.
February 12: Chile became independent from Spain.
December 3: Illinois becomes a state. |
17302 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen%20Miranda | Carmen Miranda | Carmen Miranda (February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955) was a Portuguese-Brazilian singer and actress. She was best known for her exotic costumes and hats made of fruit.
Brazilian actors
Brazilian singers
Cardiovascular disease deaths in the United States
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Portuguese singers
1909 births
195... |
17303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnum%2C%20P.I. | Magnum, P.I. | Magnum, P.I. is an American crime drama television series. It stars Tom Selleck and John Hillerman. It was on TV from 1980 to 1988. It is about Thomas Magnum III, a smooth private detective working in Hawaii.
1980 establishments in the United States
1980 television series debuts
1988 disestablishments in the United St... |
17304 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin%20Peaks | Twin Peaks | Twin Peaks was an American television series that ran from 1990 to 1991. It told the story of an FBI agent who comes to the strange small town of Twin Peaks, Washington, to investigate the murder of a teenage girl. It was made by David Lynch. The show was successful around the world. In 1992, a Twin Peaks movie 'Twin P... |
17305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s | McDonald's | McDonald's is an American corporation that operates one of the largest chains of fast food restaurants in the world.
McDonald's has over 36,000 stores in 119 countries and territories, the second-most stores out of all fast food chains worldwide behind only the submarine sandwich chain Subway. They serve almost 54 mil... |
17307 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%20people | English people | English people sometimes live in England, which is one of the nations of the island of Great Britain, which they share with Scottish people and the Welsh. Originally they were descended from Anglo-Saxons and Celts. Nowadays most of them have forebears from another European countries and from the rest of the world, af... |
17310 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/To%20Kill%20a%20Mockingbird | To Kill a Mockingbird | To Kill a Mockingbird is an American novel written by Harper Lee. It was published in 1960. The book was a great success. It won the Pulitzer Prize. The book was adapted and made into a 1962 movie starring Gregory Peck. The movie won three Academy Awards.
Lee based the story and characters on her family and neighbors,... |
17311 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby%20and%20Brittany%20Hensel | Abby and Brittany Hensel | Abigail Loraine Hensel and Brittany Lee Hensel (born March 7, 1990 in Minnesota, United States) are conjoined twins with mostly one body and two heads. They are joined at the pelvis and each one controls one side of their body, which means they have to do things together. Brittany is on the left, and Abigail is on the ... |
17312 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/52%20BC | 52 BC | Year 52 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pompeius and Scipio (or, less frequently, year 702 Ab urbe condita). This year has been called 52 BC since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the most common method in Euro... |
17329 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape%20Town | Cape Town | Cape Town is the second biggest city of South Africa. It is also home to the South African Parliament where the country's representatives assemble.
It is at the Cape of Good Hope on the south-west coast. It has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate.
The city's dominant natural feature is Table Mountain, a mountain w... |
17330 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard%20and%20soft%20drugs | Hard and soft drugs | Drugs that act on the nervous system, such as the brain, and impact a person's mental state may be loosely and informally classified into categories. The following categories are not fully agreed upon globally:
Hard drugs are drugs that lead to physical and psychological addiction and potentially death. Making, sellin... |
17332 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran | Tehran | Tehran (or Teheran, ), is the capital of Iran and the center of Tehran Province.
The origin of the name Tehran is unknown. The word Tehran means warm mountain slope. Tehran is at the foot of the Alborz mountain range.
Tehran is the 32nd National Capital of Iran. It is the largest city in the Middle East & Western Asia... |
17333 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Philadelphia is the sixth-largest city in the United States and the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In spoken English, the city is sometimes called Philly.
The population of the city was 1,517,550 people in 2000, in 2010 census it was up to 1,526.006 people. Philadelphia was the capital of the United S... |
17334 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Clash | The Clash | The Clash were an English punk band. The band was formed in London in 1976. Their lead singer was Joe Strummer (1952-2002). The group was one of the most popular punk bands in England in the mid-1970s.
Music style
Although The Clash are known as an early punk rock band, they were willing to experiment with different ... |
17338 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Hot%20Chili%20Peppers | Red Hot Chili Peppers | For the pepper, see Chilli pepper.
Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band. The band started in 1983 in Los Angeles, California. The state of California has been a theme in many of their songs. The members of the band are singer Anthony Kiedis, bass guitarist Flea, guitarist John Frusciante, and drummer Chad Sm... |
17339 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis%20%28band%29 | Oasis (band) | The place where there is vegetation in the desert is an oasis
Oasis were an English rock band started in Manchester in 1991. The band came from an earlier group, the Rain, and its first members were Liam Gallagher (lead vocals, tambourine), Paul Arthurs (guitar), Paul McGuigan (bass guitar), and Tony McCarroll (drums)... |
17341 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush%20%28band%29 | Rush (band) | Rush was a Canadian rock band. They formed in the late 1960s in Toronto. The last and longest members of the group were Geddy Lee, the singer, who also plays the bass guitar and synthesizers, Alex Lifeson, who plays the guitar, and Neil Peart, who played the drums. In 2013 Rush were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall... |
17359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Hodgson | Roy Hodgson | Roy Hodgson CBE (born 9 August 1947) is an English former football player and manager who is the current head coach of Watford. He was the recent manager of Crystal Palace from September 2017 to May 2021. He, along with Larry Barilli, are amongst the oldest active managers in football history.
On 23 February 2019, R... |
17361 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness%20World%20Records | Guinness World Records | Guinness World Records is a reference book published each year. It has a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The book itself holds a world record, as the best-selling copyrighted book series of all time. It is also one of the most often stolen books from public l... |
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