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18804 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle | Whistle | A whistle is a thing that uses a stream of gas (usually air) to make a sound, or the act of making a similar sound called whistling.
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18805 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whip | Whip | A whip is a long strand of leather or other fabric with a hard handle. When a person shakes a whip fast, it makes a loud "crack" sound, because it has broken the sound barrier. It is used for directing or hitting animals or people.
Basic English 850 words
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18806 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die%20Toten%20Hosen | Die Toten Hosen | Die Toten Hosen is a German punk band from Düsseldorf, Germany. They are one of the most popular punk bands from Germany. Their career started in 1982. Their first album was released in 1984 and named Opel-Gang.
Most of their songs are in German. Some are in English and in a few other languages such as Spanish. They h... |
18809 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balalaika | Balalaika | The balalaika is a musical instrument from Russia. The Balalaika family includes the piccolo balalaika, prima balalaika, sekunda balalaika, alto balalaika, bass balalaika and contrabass balalaika. They all have three strings. There are many ways to tune balalaika; the most common tuning is E-E-A. The prima balalaika is... |
18810 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klezmer | Klezmer | Klezmer is a kind of music. It was made by the Jews of Eastern Europe, and it is a mix of Russian, Greek and Romanian folk music, based on and Jewish prayer music.
In old times, it was played during Jewish weddings and religious festivals, and it was made for dancing. The most common klezmer instruments are the clari... |
18812 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20South%20Wales | New South Wales | New South Wales is one of the states of Australia. It is the oldest state in Australia and is sometimes called the "Premier State". Of all Australian states, New South Wales has the most people. An inhabitant of New South Wales is referred to as a New South Welshman. The capital city of New South Wales is Sydney. Sydne... |
18813 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp | Hemp | This article is about the cultivation and uses of hemp. For the biology of the plant, see Cannabis. For the drug, see Cannabis (drug). For other uses of the word hemp, see Hemp (disambiguation).
Hemp (Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa) is a plant and the fibers made from it. It is a subspecies of the Cannabis sativa plant... |
18816 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1000s | 1000s | The 1000s decade span from 1000 to 1009.
Events
Sweyn I of Denmark invades England.
1001: Stephen I becomes the first king of Hungary.
1008: Olof, king of Sweden, is baptized.
1009: The Ly dynasty, Vietnam's first independent dynasty, is proclaimed. |
18817 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1010s | 1010s |
Events
Canute invades England. He and Edmund II divide the country; after Edmund's death he becomes sole king.
Bulgaria becomes part of the Byzantine Empire (1018).
Rajendra Chola I, son of the illustrious Rajaraja Chola I The Great, became the Chola Emperor. There is confusion on the exact date. According to Pr... |
18818 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1157 | 1157 |
Births
September 8 – King Richard I of England (died 1199)
Leopold V of Austria (died 1194)
Hojo Masako, wife of Minamoto no Yoritomo (died 1225)
Deaths
May 15—Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince (b. c. 1099)
August 21—King Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1105)
Agnes of Babenberg, daughter of Leopold III of Austria (b... |
18819 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1512 | 1512 |
Events
April 11 – Battle of Ravenna. French forces under Gaston de Foix, Duc de Nemours defeat the Spanish under Raymond of Cardona, but Gaston is killed in the fighting.
October 19 – Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology [Doctor in Biblia].
October 21 – Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the Uni... |
18820 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung | Lung | The lung is an organ in many vertebrates (animals having a spine, or backbone). It takes blood oxygen from the air, and expels carbon dioxide. Most vertebrates with lungs have two of them.
In animals, the lungs are the area where gas exchange takes place. Without gas exchange, oxygen would not pass into the blood from... |
18822 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas%20City | Kansas City | Kansas City is the name of two cities in the United States of America.
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri (the larger and more well known city with this name)
Kansas City metropolitan area, the metropolitan area of the above cities |
18827 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock%20music | Rock music | Rock music is a genre of popular music. It developed during and after the 1960s in the United States. It originally started in the 1940s and 1950s with the start of rock and roll. Rock and roll grew out of rhythm and blues and country music. Rock music is related to a number of other genres such as blues and folk. It ... |
18829 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream | Cream | Cream (also called milkfat, milk fat, butterfat, and butter fat) is the fatty part of regular milk. Skimmed milk (or skim milk) is milk sold with some or nearly all of the fat removed. Cream is usually used in coffee to make it lighter in taste. Cream can also be used to make some sauces such as the Americanized Alfred... |
18836 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time%20dilation | Time dilation | Gravitational time dilation is a physics concept about changes in the passage of time, caused by general relativity. A clock in outer space moves more quickly than a clock on Earth. Heavy things like planets create a gravitational field that slows down time nearby. This means that a clock on a spaceship far away from a... |
18848 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme%20Court%20of%20the%20United%20States | Supreme Court of the United States | The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States of America. Because of this, the Court leads the Judicial Branch of the United States Federal Government. It is the only U.S. court established by the United States Constitution. Its decisions are supposed to be followed by all other court... |
18859 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall%20%28motion%29 | Fall (motion) | A fall is, in everyday language and thought, a movement down that happens due to gravity. An example is when something rolls off a table and falls down to the floor.
Scientific and universal definition
Falling is a motion towards a place where an object will have a lower total potential energy or lower potential. T... |
18860 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn | Autumn | Autumn is the season after summer and before winter. In the United States this season is also called fall. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is often said to begin with the autumnal equinox in September and end with the winter solstice in December. In the Southern Hemisphere, it runs from the autumnal equinox in March to ... |
18861 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall | Fall | Fall has several meanings:
Autumn, one of the four seasons of the year
Falling or other downward movement
A waterfall is sometimes called a fall or falls for short
Basic English 850 words |
18862 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust%20denial | Holocaust denial | Holocaust denial is the claim that the Holocaust did not happen, or was not as bad as most people think it was. Historians agree that during World War II, the Nazis did kill millions of people during the Holocaust, including many people in concentration camps. They agree that there is more proof in writing, pictures,... |
18863 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Locke | John Locke | John Locke (; 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704), known as the Father of Liberalism, was an English philosopher and physician. His writings on the theory of social contract influenced Voltaire and Rousseau, many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, and the American revolutionaries. His ideas are mentioned in the American De... |
18864 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcha%20Real | Marcha Real | La Marcha Real (English translation: The Royal March) was the national anthem (country's song) of Spain when the fascist dictator Francisco Franco ruled Spain. It is one of only four national anthems in the world (our planet Earth) that does not have official words, only music.
Lyrics
In Spanish (ES)
¡Viva España! C... |
18867 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite%20%28artificial%29 | Satellite (artificial) | A satellite is an object that orbits another object. In space, satellites may be natural, or artificial. The moon is a natural satellite that orbits the Earth. Most artificial satellites also orbit the Earth, but some orbit other planets, or the Sun or Moon. Satellites are used for many purposes. There are weather sate... |
18869 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sarville-Dossainville | Césarville-Dossainville | Césarville-Dossainville is a French village in the département of Loiret and the région of Centre.
Geography
Old maps of Cesarville-Dossainville
History
Local History of Cesarville-Dossainville
Demography
Administration
People of Cesarville-Dossainville
+ Jean GUILBERT Mayor and "Conseiller Général"
Other web... |
18870 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/La%20Marseillaise | La Marseillaise | La Marseillaise is the national anthem of France.
It was written by Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg on April 26, 1792. It was first called "Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin" ("Marching Song of the Rhine Army").
Quotation in music
Composers have often quoted La Marseillaise in their music, for example Tchaikovsky us... |
18874 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville%2C%20Tennessee | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is on the Cumberland River in Davidson County. Nashville is the home of the Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and many major record labels.
Nashville has 569,891 people in it (according to the 2000 census). A resident of Nashvil... |
18875 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem%2C%20Oregon | Salem, Oregon | Salem (IPA: [ˈseɪ lm̩]) is the capital city of the state of Oregon in the United States of America, and county seat of Marion County. In 2003 it had 142,940 people living in it. It is in the Willamette Valley.
Other websites
City of Salem official website
State capitals in the United States
County seats in Oregon
... |
18876 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisburg%2C%20Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Harrisburg is the capital city of Pennsylvania, one of the four U.S. states called a Commonwealth of the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city has 50,099 people living in it.
Harrisburg is the county seat of Dauphin County and is on the Susquehanna River, 105 miles (169 km) northwest of Philad... |
18877 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia%2C%20Washington | Olympia, Washington | Olympia is the capital city of the state of Washington, in the United States of America. It became a city on January 28, 1859. As of the 2010 census, it has 46,478 people living in it. The people of Olympia are called Olympians. Olympia is the county seat of Thurston County.
Geography
Olympia is located at 47°2'33" N... |
18880 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invertebrate | Invertebrate | An invertebrate is an animal that does not have a spinal column or backbone. This contrasts with vertebrate: if an animal is not a vertebrate (fish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or mammal), it is an invertebrate.
The main phyla (groups) of invertebrate animals are:
Annelida: segmented worms
Arthropods: (arachnids, cru... |
18881 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar%2C%20We%27re%20Goin%20Down | Sugar, We're Goin Down | "Sugar, We’re Goin' Down" is the first single from the From Under the Cork Tree album, by Fall Out Boy and it was the song that made them famous. It was released in 2005.
References
2005 songs
Fall Out Boy songs |
18884 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence%20of%20Arabia | Lawrence of Arabia | Lawrence of Arabia is a British epic movie from 1962, based on the life of T. E. Lawrence. It stars Peter O'Toole as the title character, along with Omar Sharif and Alec Guinness. The opening scene of the movie shows Lawrence dying in a motorcycle accident. The movie then goes into a series of flashbacks (past events) ... |
18892 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate | Glyphosate | Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide used in agriculture for the control of weeds, shrubs, and grasses. One brand name it is sold as is Monsanto's Roundup. It is also used in genetically modified crops.
There are many studies indicating glyphosate is dangerous for animals, including humans.
Other websites
Fact s... |
18896 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudding | Pudding | Pudding is a popular dessert and snack. It tastes sweet, and comes in many flavors. The most common kind of pudding is chocolate. Some other kinds are vanilla, butterscotch, banana, and pistachio. Most pudding today is made out of milk, sugar, flavoring, and flour. Eggs can be used, too. If you do not want to make the ... |
18897 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund%20Freud | Sigmund Freud | Sigmund Freud (Moravia, 6 May 1856 – London, 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist (a person who treats the nervous system). He invented the treatment of mental illness and neurosis by means of psychoanalysis.
Freud is important in psychology because he studied the unconscious mind. The unconscious part of th... |
18906 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snack | Snack | A snack is a small amount of food eaten between meals. It can be any kind of food that you do not eat in large amount. People eat snacks if they are hungry between meals. For example, eating potato chips after lunch but before dinner is eating a snack. Other foods that can be eaten as snacks are fruit, candy, muffins, ... |
18907 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence%2C%20Rhode%20Island | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence is the capital and the most populous city of Rhode Island. It was one of the first cities established in the United States. It is located in Providence County. It is the third largest city in the New England region. In the 2010 census, the city proper population was 178,042. The area is the 37th largest met... |
18908 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%2C%20South%20Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | Columbia is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 Census, it had an urban population of 549,777. It is the county seat of Richland County, but a small portion of the city is in Lexington County. It is home to the University of South Carolina.
Just east of the city is Fort Jac... |
18909 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre%2C%20South%20Dakota | Pierre, South Dakota | Pierre (pronounced "peer") is the capital city of South Dakota, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 13,646. Pierre is the county seat of Hughes County. Started in 1880 on the Missouri River across from Fort Pierre, Pierre has been the state capital since 1889.
Pierr... |
18910 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charleston%2C%20West%20Virginia | Charleston, West Virginia | Charleston is the capital city of West Virginia, a state of the United States of America. It is where the Elk and Kanawha Rivers join in Kanawha County. As of the 2000 census, Charleston has 53,421 people living in it, which makes it the largest city in the state. It is the county seat of Kanawha County.
References
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18912 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison%2C%20Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin | Madison is the capital city of Wisconsin, a state in the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it had 221,735 people living in it, making it the second largest city in Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Dane County. Madison is also home to the University of Wisconsin.
References
Other websites
Official... |
18913 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne%2C%20Wyoming | Cheyenne, Wyoming | Cheyenne is the capital and largest city of Wyoming, a state of the United States of America. As of September 2005, it had an estimated population (number of people living in it) of 55,362. It is the county seat of Laramie County. Cheyenne was founded in 1867 and the current mayor of Cheyenne is Marian Orr.
Referenc... |
18914 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne | Cheyenne | Cheyenne might mean:
Cheyenne people, a Native American tribe
Cheyenne, Wyoming, a city in the U.S. state of Wyoming
Cheyenne (TV series), a television series starring Clint Walker |
18929 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannie%20Longo | Jeannie Longo | Jeannie Longo (born October 31, 1958 at St. Gervais-les-Bains in Haute-Savoie, France) is a female French cyclist.
One of the greats of cycling, Jeannie's list of achievements follows:
Olympic Road Race Gold Medal 1996
Olympic Silver Medal 1992
Olympic Bronze Medal 2000
World Champion, Road Race 1985, 1986, 1987, ... |
18931 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster%20Fuller | Buckminster Fuller | Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, engineer, author, designer, inventor and futurist.
Fuller published more than 30 books, inventing and popularizing terms such as "Spaceship Earth", and "Synergetics".
He also developed numerous inventions, mainly architectur... |
18935 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill%20Harry | Bill Harry | Bill Harry is an English author, from Liverpool. He went to college with John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe, who were members of The Beatles. They promised to make Liverpool famous with Lennon's music, Sutcliffe's paintings and Harry's writing. They did not get far together, but each member later became well-known.
Harr... |
18949 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Bremer | Paul Bremer | Lewis Paul Bremer III is an American author and politician. He was born on September 30, 1941. He was named "Director of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance" on May 6 for Iraq in 2003, after the war..
Biography
Bremer was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He grew up in New Canaan, Connecticut. He went to school... |
18958 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1770s | 1770s |
Events
United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress (July 4, 1776). The document was drafted by a committee consisting of representatives John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Robert R. Livingston of New York and Roger Sherman... |
18959 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1530s | 1530s |
Events and trends
Spanish conquest of Peru
Beginning of colonization of Brazil
Henry VIII and his control over the English church.
Reformation in Denmark and Norway. |
18961 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20P.%20Frye | William P. Frye | William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830–August 8, 1911) was a United States politician from Maine. He served in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives.
United States senators from Maine
United States representatives from Maine
Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate
Deans of the United St... |
18964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headache | Headache | A headache is when your head hurts. It is not when you hit your head with something and made it hurt that way, but when your head hurts from inside.
A headache can be caused by one of several things, which are listed here:
Fever
Watching television or looking at a computer screen for a long time.
Being tired or sl... |
18965 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever | Fever | A fever is when a person's body temperature is hotter than 37.5 degrees Celsius (99.5 Fahrenheit). Normal body temperature for humans varies based on a variety of factors, including age and level of physical activity. It is typically cited as 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 F), but naturally varies from person to person by a... |
18967 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoria%2C%20Illinois | Peoria, Illinois | Peoria is a city on the Illinois River in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2000 census, Peoria had more than 110,000 people living in it. It is the home of the Peoria Rivermen ice hockey team. One of Peoria's largest businesses is Caterpillar, a company that makes bulldozers, mining trucks, and other kinds of tracto... |
18969 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedative | Sedative | A sleeping pill (people also call it sedative) is a drug that people take to help them sleep. It calms them, and makes them very relaxed.
There are different kinds of sedatives:
Pills that help people fall asleep.
Pills that help people keep sleeping (not to wake up during the night).
Pills that calm people down, wit... |
18971 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy | Epilepsy | Epilepsy is a chronic condition of the brain. It is characterized by seizures that do not seem to have an obvious cause. To the outside viewer, these seizures show as episodes of heavy shaking. Depending on the seizure, the shaking may be short and difficult to detect or it may be longer.
People with epilepsy are som... |
18972 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout | Trout | A trout is a kind of teleost fish that belongs to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. There are many different kinds of trout. They belong to the same family as the salmon.
Most trouts are fresh water fish. They live in clear streams, rivers and lakes in America, Europe, and Asia.
It is possible to w... |
18973 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tijuana | Tijuana | Tijuana ( or ; ) is a city in Mexico. It is in the north of the country and across the border from California in the United States. It is the largest city in Baja California. Tijuana is well known destination for US Tourists.
Sources
Cities in Mexico
Baja California (state)
1889 establishments
19th-century establish... |
18974 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa%2C%20Florida | Tampa, Florida | Tampa is a city in Florida, a state of the United States. It has a population of about 384,959 people as of 2020. Tampa is 3rd largest city in Florida, and the 52nd largest city in the USA.
Sports
Tampa is the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Storm.
People from Tampa
Brittany Sn... |
18975 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana%20Krall | Diana Krall | Diana Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz singer and pianist from Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Krall began to play the piano when she was four years old. She began to play in restaurants when she was 15. When she was 17, she won a Vancouver Jazz Festival scholarship (student money award) to study music at... |
18985 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno%20Award | Juno Award | The Juno Awards are awards given to Canadian musical artists and bands, similar to the United States' Grammy Awards. The Juno awards were first presented in 1970.
Categories
The categories for the Juno Awards are:
Album of the Year
International Album of the Year
New Artist of the Year
New Group of the Year
Rock ... |
18986 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life%202 | Half-Life 2 | Half-Life 2 is a first person shooter video game created by the company Valve Corporation and released in 2004. This game is the sequel to the original Half-Life video game which came out in 1998. It is sold through the Steam platform also developed by Valve. It is also available in The Orange Box, along with Half-Life... |
18987 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Texas%20Chainsaw%20Massacre | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 1974 American horror movie, based on real events. It was directed by Tobe Hooper and stars Marilyn Burns. It is the first movie of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise.
It was followed by several sequels and a 2003 remake from New Line Cinema.
References
Further reading
Other websi... |
18988 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encryption | Encryption | Encryption allows information to be hidden so that it cannot be read without special knowledge (such as a password). This is done with a secret code or cypher. The hidden information is said to be encrypted.
Decryption is a way to change encrypted information back into plaintext. This is the decrypted form. The study ... |
18989 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelsenkirchen | Gelsenkirchen | Gelsenkirchen (UK: /ˈɡɛlzənkɪərxən/, US: /ˌɡɛlzənˈkɪərxən/, German: [ˌɡɛlzn̩ˈkɪʁçn̩]; Westphalian: Gelsenkiärken) is a city in Germany in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is about north of Cologne in the so-called Ruhr Area.
About 269,000 people live there. In the past it was dominated by coal mining and steel... |
18990 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoscience | Pseudoscience | Pseudoscience is anything that pretends to be science but is not. Together, "pseudo-" and "science" mean "fake science". Pseudoscience may fail one or more parts of being scientific.
Pseudoscience is not just an idea that is not accepted by the mainstream scientific community. It is an idea not open to testing, no ma... |
18991 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/West%20Coast | West Coast | West Coast could mean several places:
West Coast of the United States
West Coast, New Zealand
West Coast, Tasmania
It can also mean:
The West Coast Eagles, an Australian Rules Football team.
West Coast Conference
West Coast hip hop
West Coast blues
West Coast Main Line |
19002 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear%20missile | Nuclear missile | Nuclear missiles are missiles (rockets that land on the earth or hit something in the air, the water, or whatever) with atomic bombs inside.
In the time of Cold War the USA and the Soviet Union were enemies and thought the other side was going to attack them. To dissuade the other side from attacking, both sides buil... |
19007 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pituitary%20gland | Pituitary gland | The pituitary gland (or hypophysis) is an important part of the endocrine system. It is at the base of the brain between the eyes. The pituitary is attached to the hypothalamus, which is also a gland. The pituitary controls a whole range of vital functions by secreting hormones.
The pituitary gland consists of two pa... |
19008 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miskolc | Miskolc | Miskolc is the third largest city of Hungary and the capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county. Its population is 178.950.
Location
Miskolc is in the north-eastern part of the country, east from the Bükk mountains, in the valley of the river Sajó and the streams Hejő and Szinva. Its area is 236.68 km².
History
The fi... |
19010 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing | Boeing | The Boeing Company ( ) (NYSE: BA ) is an American company which makes aircraft and defense items. The company was started in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has grown to become very big. It bought its main rival, McDonnell Douglas, in 1997. Boeing moved its headquarters from Seattle to Chicag... |
19012 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterus | Uterus | The uterus or womb is part of the reproductive system of the female body. The uterus is the place a baby grows for nine months during pregnancy. It is a pear-shaped organ inside a woman. It is behind the bladder and in front of the rectum. The uterus weighs 70 grams. The endometrium is the tissue that lines the uterus... |
19013 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanism | Satanism | Satanism is a word that has several different meanings. It can describe different religions and philosophies.
Sometimes the word Satanism is just used to say that the person using it does not like a group, but the group themselves do not think of themselves as Satanists. Used like this, it is just used to say the s... |
19020 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decatur%2C%20Illinois | Decatur, Illinois | Decatur is a city in the American state of Illinois. In the 2000 census, there were more than 80,000 people living in it. Many people drive in and out of Decatur on Interstate 72. There is a shopping mall in nearby Forsyth, a suburb of Decatur.
Decatur is the county seat of Macon County. Macon County was the home ... |
19023 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elba | Elba | Elba () is third largest island of Italy, after Sardinia and Sicily. The land area of the island is about 224 square kms. The coastline is about 147 km. The highest mountain is Monte Capanne at 1018 metres (3340 feet). Elba and the other islands (Gorgona, Capraia, Pianosa, Montecristo, Giglio and Giannutri) of the Tusc... |
19025 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1799 | 1799 |
Events
March 1 – Federalist James Ross becomes President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate.
March 7 – Napoleon captures Jaffa in Palestine and his troops proceed to kill more than 2,000 Albanian captives.
March 29 – New York passes a law aimed at gradually abolishing slavery in the state.
July 7 – Ranjit S... |
19026 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint%20Helena%20%28disambiguation%29 | Saint Helena (disambiguation) | Saint Helena can mean:
Saint Helena of Constantinople, Roman empress and the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great
Saint Helena of Skövde, Swedish 12th century saint
The remote British-controlled island of Saint Helena
Saint Helena, a barrier island of South Carolina (United States)
villages and a city in the United ... |
19029 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1162 | 1162 |
Events
June 3 – Thomas Becket named Archbishop of Canterbury.
July 15 – Ladislaus II of Hungary declared King of Hungary.
July 24 – Emperor Gaozong abdicated to Emperor Xiaozong.
July 25 – Emperor Xiaozong said to restore Yue Fei after his death.
Births
October 13 – Leonora of England, queen of Alfonso VIII o... |
19030 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1704 | 1704 |
Events
The Dutch and British conquer Gibraltar
Births
February 5 - Anne Christine of Sulzbach
November 10 - Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden
Deaths
May 3 - Heinrich Biber, Austrian composer
February 24 - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer
October 28 - John Locke, English philosopher |
19031 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Africa | North Africa | North Africa is the Northern part of Africa. It is usually made up of these countries:
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Tunisia
Western Sahara
Mauritania
Sudan
South Sudan
Most of north Africa is desert, which means it is very dry and does not rain very much. The predominant ethnic groups are Arabs, Berbers and Moors... |
19033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanskrit | Sanskrit | Sanskrit is an ancient Indian language. It is a sacred language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism and is the origin of most Indian languages. Today, about 14,000 people in India use it as their daily language. It is one of the 22 official languages of India.
Sanskrit is a standardized dialect of Old Indo-Aryan. Its l... |
19054 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dementia | Dementia | Dementia is a group of diseases with symptoms, which affect the way people think and interact with each other. It can often be linked to a disease or damage done to the brain. Very often, short-time memory, mind, speech and motor skills are affected. Certain forms of dementia cause a change in the personality of the su... |
19056 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elasticity%20%28physics%29 | Elasticity (physics) | Economic elasticity is at elasticity (economics)
Something that is elastic can be stretched or deformed (changed) and returned to its original form, like a rubber band. It tries to come back to its first shape. The stress is the force applied; the strain'' is how much the shape is changed, and the elastic modulus is t... |
19058 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonica | Harmonica | A harmonica is small musical instrument that is played with the mouth by blowing into holes in its side. Harmonicas are cheap and easy to play. Harmonicas produce their musical sounds from the vibrations of reeds in the harmonica's metal case. Harmonicas are used in blues music, folk music, rock and roll music, and pop... |
19060 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straits%20of%20Florida | Straits of Florida | The Straits of Florida (or Florida Straits) is a strait between the Florida Keys and Cuba.
Geography of Florida
Bodies of water of the United States |
19064 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron%20microscope | Electron microscope | An electron microscope is a scientific instrument which uses a beam of electrons to examine objects on a very fine scale. In an optical microscope, the wavelength of light limits the maximum magnification that is possible. As electrons have a smaller wavelength, they can achieve a higher magnification, and can see very... |
19066 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insomnia | Insomnia | Insomnia is when people cannot sleep for long or short periods. A person with this problem is called an insomniac. Insomnia can mean a problem with getting to sleep or a problem with staying asleep. Insomnia is a symptom and not a disease or illness.
Different kinds of insomnia
There are at least three different type... |
19069 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus%20A320%20family | Airbus A320 family | The Airbus A320 family is a family of jet airliners. It only has two rows of seats, which means it is a narrow-body plane. The family is made by Airbus and it is made up of the A318, A319, A320 and A321, as well as the ACJ business jet. The A320 family is made in Toulouse, France, and Hamburg, Germany. Since 2009, an a... |
19070 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priest | Priest | A priest or priestess is a person who is allowed to do religious rites. Their office or position is the priesthood, a word which can also be used for such persons collectively. In most religions and cultures in history there have been priests, although they have a lot of different names, and follow different rules.
I... |
19072 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red%20Sea | Red Sea | The Red Sea is a sea between the Arabian Peninsula of Asia in the northeast and Africa in the southwest. It is a part of the Indian Ocean. The Red Sea is about 2200 km long and less than 330 km wide.
Many ships go through the Red Sea because the Suez Channel at the north end connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean ... |
19073 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20country%20calling%20codes | List of country calling codes | +9203484674251 following is a list of country calling codes. These are area codes for telephone numbers.
Zone 1 - North American Numbering Plan Area
Places in NANPA (North American Numbering Plan Area) have been given area codes as if they were all areas inside one country.
For more information please see nanpa.com
... |
19075 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Lindbergh | Charles Lindbergh | Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974), known as "Lucky Lindy" and "The Lone Eagle", was a pioneering United States airplane pilot. He became famous for making the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
Early life
Lindbergh was born in Detroit, Michigan. His parents wer... |
19076 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot | Pilot | A pilot is a person that drives a vehicle (form of transportation) such as an airplane, spacecraft, or boat. All types of pilots must pass a number of tests and obtain a license before they can operate the vehicle. The pilot of a flying machine is usually in charge for the whole trip. A ship pilot usually only guides t... |
19077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20August%20Lindbergh | Charles August Lindbergh | Charles August Lindbergh, Sr. (January 20, 1859 – May 24, 1924), was a United States Congressman for 6th District of Minnesota from 1907 to 1917. He was the father of Charles Lindbergh.
References
Larson, Bruce L. Lindbergh of Minnesota: A Political Biography. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1973. .
Uni... |
19078 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe%20Islands | Faroe Islands | The Faroe Islands or Føroyar (that meaning "Sheep Islands") are a group of eighteen islands in the north Atlantic Ocean between Scotland, Norway, and Iceland.
They are a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but have had local (autocratic) rule since 1948, and people in the Faroe Islands have had the right to do business wi... |
19079 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroese%20language | Faroese language | Faroese is the Germanic language of the Faroe Islands spoken by about 70,000 people. The language came from Old Norse which was spoken in the Middle Ages. Faroese is the most similar to Icelandic. The alphabet has 29 letters that come from the Latin alphabet.
Faroese numbers
References |
19080 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura%20Ingalls%20Wilder | Laura Ingalls Wilder | Laura Ingalls Wilder (February 7, 1867 - February 10, 1957) was an American writer. She was born in Wisconsin and spent her childhood in Missouri and Kansas. She became a teacher in South Dakota at age 16.
Wilder is best known as the author of the Little House on the Prairie series of books. A TV series, Little House ... |
19081 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestizo | Mestizo | Mestizo (meh-STEE-tzo) is a Spanish term for a person who is of mixed European (usually Spanish) and Amerindian ancestry.
Mestizos have existed since the time when Spain controlled much of what is now Latin America. A mestizo was usually the son of a Spanish father and a Native American mother. Mestizos form the large... |
19083 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Air%20Force | Royal Air Force | The Royal Air Force (sometimes called RAF, its acronym), is the air force of the United Kingdom. The RAF began in 1918 when the Royal Flying Corps (spoken as 'core') and the Royal Naval Air Service joined together. It is the oldest air force in the world. The first man to lead the RAF was Hugh Trenchard. The RAF has m... |
19085 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila | Tequila | Tequila is a Latin American drink from Mexico that contains alcohol. It is made from a plant called agave. It contains about 40 percent alcohol, and is often used in bars and nightclubs to make mixed drinks such as the tequila sunrise or the Margarita. It is also muggish
Alcoholic spirits |
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