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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight
Twilight
Twilight means either dawn (in the morning) or dusk (in the evening). In the morning, dawn is when it is not dark any more, and the light of the sun is just starting to appear, before sunrise. In the evening, it is the other way around and that phenomenon is called dusk. At sunset, the sun disappears, and darkness is ...
22100
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was the great economic crisis that started after the U.S. stock market crash in 1929. The prices on the Wall Street stock market fell a lot from October 24 to October 29, 1929. Many people lost their jobs. By 1932, 25–30% of people lost their jobs. They became homeless and poor. This ended the weal...
22103
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1291
1291
Events The Crusades end. Births February 8 – King Afonso IV of Portugal (d. 1357) October 31 – Philippe de Vitry, French composer (d. 1361) Pope Clement VI (d. 1352) Theodore I of Montferrat (d. 1338) Aimone of Savoy (d. 1343) Deaths March 10 – Arghun, Mongol ruler June 18 – King Alfonso III of Aragon (b...
22106
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi
Delhi
Delhi (; Dillī; Dillī; Dēhlī), officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a territory in India. It includes the country's capital New Delhi. It covers an area of . It is bigger than the Faroe Islands but smaller than Guadeloupe. Delhi is a part of the National Capital Region, which has 12.5 million...
22107
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/European%20Central%20Bank
European Central Bank
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for the euro and administers monetary policy of the eurozone, which consists of 19 EU member states and is one of the largest currency areas in the world. It is one of the world's most important central banks and is one of the seven institutions of the European Union ...
22109
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship
Friendship
Friendship means familiar and liking of each other's mind. People who are friends talk to each other and spend time together. They trust one another and also help each other when they are in trouble or are hurt. Friends are people that can be looked up to and trusted. Usually, friends have similar interests. A friend...
22113
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoris
Clitoris
The clitoris is a female genital organ. It includes erectile tissue, glands, muscles and ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels. In an embryo there is a small raised point that grows into a clitoris in girls or a penis in boys. Inside the penis, there is the urethra, but there is no urethra in the clitoris. In women, the...
22117
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin%20Wall
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a wall that separated the city of Berlin in Germany from 1961 to 1989. It separated the eastern half from the western half. Many people thought it was a symbol of the Cold War. The Berlin Wall was taken down on November 9, 1989. The Berlin Wall was about long. It was built ...
22118
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA
Łódź
Łódź (pronounced "wuj") is the third-largest city in Poland, with 776,000 inhabitants. It is in the Łódź Voivodeship in the centre of the country. In Polish the name also means "boat". The mayor of Łódź is Hanna Zdanowska. History The first documents mentioning the city date from 1332. Łódź was awarded city rights (a...
22119
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w
Kraków
Kraków (Polish: Kraków; (pronounced: ); variant English spelling Cracow; in full Royal Capital City of Krakow, Polish: Królewskie Stołeczne Miasto Kraków) is one of the oldest and largest cities in Poland. In 2014 in Kraków lived 759,800 people. It is on the Vistula river. Krakow is the capital of Lesser Poland Voivode...
22121
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland%2C%20Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the county seat of Multnomah County. About 538,544 people live in the city of Portland, and about 1,927,881 people live in the city's metropolitan area. It is found in the north part of the state, where the Willamette River meets the Columbia River. Portla...
22126
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame%20of%20reference
Frame of reference
In physics, a frame of reference, or reference frame, is a perspective that one uses to determine if an object is moving. A frame of reference consists of an object or environment that is considered to be stationary. Typically the observer is at rest in the reference frame; in this context, the term is "observational f...
22130
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway
Broadway
Broadway is a -long main street in New York City. It is different from other streets in that it runs diagonally across the street grid of Manhattan, diagonally crossing newer streets. The street also goes through the Bronx. It continues north as U.S. Route 9 to Albany, the capital of New York State. Times Square, wher...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%20equation
Schrödinger equation
The Schrödinger equation is a differential equation (a type of equation that involves an unknown function rather than an unknown number) that forms the basis of quantum mechanics, one of the most accurate theories of how subatomic particles behave. It is a mathematical equation that was thought of by Erwin Schrödinger ...
22150
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg
Nutmeg
Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) is a species of evergreen tree in the genus Myristica. It is found in tropical Southeast Asia and Australia. Nutmeg powder can cause allergic reactions. Spices Magnoliales
22153
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run%20%28island%29
Run (island)
Pulau Run is an island in Indonesia. It is one of the smallest Islands of the Banda Islands. It is about 3 km long and less than 1 km wide. It used to be of great importance, because of the value of the spices nutmeg and mace. Both spices are from the same tree. The trees were only grown on the Banda Islands. During ...
22156
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinty
Shinty
Shinty a traditional game now mainly played in the Scottish Highlands. It involves 2 teams of twelve players using a stick (known as a "caman" from Scottish Gaelic) to put a ball in the opposing team's net. It was once played over all Scotland but is now played mostly in the Scottish Highlands and Highland communities...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1229
1229
Events February 18 – The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy. March 18 – Sixth Crusade of Emperor Frederick II ends in truce with Sultan al-Kamil and coronati...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1626
1626
Events September 30 – Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Huang Taiji. November 18 – The new St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican is consecrated, the anniversary of that of the previous church in 326. Spanish establish a trading colony on Taiwan. Pete...
22163
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1399
1399
Events February 3 – death of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster September 30 – Accession of Henry IV of England October 13 – Coronation of Henry IV of England November 1 – Accession of John VI, Duke of Brittany Deaths February 3 – death of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
22164
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/54
54
54 is a year in the 1st century. Events October 13 – Roman Emperor Claudius dies after being poisoned by Agrippina, his wife and niece. Nero succeeds Claudius as emperor of Roman Empire Patriarch Onesimus succeeds Stachys the Apostle as Patriarch of Constantinople. Judea is returned piecemeal to Agrippa I's son Marcu...
22165
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/48
48
48 is a year in the 1st century. It was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vitellius and Poplicola. Events Roman Emperor Claudius makes Agrippa II superintendent of the Temple in Jerusalem Probable date of the Apostolic Council The Sil...
22166
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1244
1244
Events Dogen Zenji establishes the Eiheiji temple in Japan, in doing so founding the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism. Sultan Malik al-Muattam razes city walls. James I of Aragon reconquers Altea, Spain.
22167
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1253
1253
Events July 6 – Mindaugas is crowned as King of Lithuania. July – William II, Count of Holland defeats the Flemish army at Westkapelle. A series of naval wars begins between the Italian city-states of Genoa and Venice, which will continue sporadically until 1371. King Henry III of England meets with English nobl...
22168
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1627
1627
Events July 22 – English under the Duke of Buckingham invade the Ré Island in support of the Huguenots in La Rochelle. The invasion does not go well. A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. The aurochs are hunted to extinction, the last being killed by poachers in Poland. ...
22169
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1645
1645
Events January 10 – Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud executed for treason on Tower Hill, London. January 14 – English Civil War: Fairfax appointed Commander-in-Chief. January 29 – English Civil War: Armistice talks opened at Uxbridge. February 2 – Covenanters defeated by Montrose at the Battle of Inverlochy ...
22170
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1072
1072
Year 1072 (MLXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events William I of England invades Scotland, and also receives the submission of Hereward the Wake. Osbern FitzOsbern becomes Bishop of Exeter. January 10 – Normans conquer Palermo in Sicily.
22171
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1263
1263
Events October – King Alexander III of Scotland defeats the Viking armada of King Haakon IV of Norway in the Battle of Largs. King James I of Aragon conquers Crevillente, Spain from the Moors during the Reconquista. Mindaugas, the only Christian king of Lithuania, is assassinated by his cousin Treniota. The chie...
22172
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1264
1264
Events Before May – Second Barons' War, a civil war in England, begins. May 12 to May 14 – The Battle of Lewes of the Second Barons' War is fought between Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and King Henry III of England in Sussex. By the end of the battle, de Montfort's forces capture both King Henry and his...
22173
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1641
1641
Events The Long Parliament passes a series of laws written to help keep Charles I's absolutist policies. August 10 – Charles I of England runs from London to the north Irish Rebellion of 1641 – revolt of the Gaelic Irish in Ulster against the English settlers The Dutch found a trading colony on Dejima, near Nagasa...
22174
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1680
1680
Year 1680 was a leap year that started on a Monday when using the Gregorian calendar. Events February – the Reverend Ralph Davenant dies leaving £100 in his will to start up a new school for the poor boys of Whitechapel, in the East End. May – an eruption occurs at the volcano Krakatoa, probably on a relatively sm...
22175
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/814
814
814 was . Events Deaths January 28-Charlemagne, King of the Franks
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx
Manx
The word Manx could mean many things related to the Isle of Man: The Manx language, also known as Manx or Manx Gaelic The Manx people, an ethnic group in the Isle of Man The Manx cat, a domestic cat breed The Manx Shearwater, a seabird The Manx Pound, the currency of the Isle of Man Manx cattle, Manx horse, Man...
22207
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy
Hierarchy
A hierarchy (in ; this comes from -hieros, sacred, and -arkho, rule) is a way of ranking and organizing things or people. Beneath the top of the hierarchy, each part of it is below some other part. This turns out to be like a pyramid. It is a system to decide who can make decisions, and who is forced to comply with tho...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a name for Islamic rulers. The word sultan comes from the Arabic language. It means "strength", "authority", or "rulership". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain Muslim rulers who claimed full sovereignty. They did not have to take orders from any higher monarch, without claiming the overall ca...
22215
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/States%20and%20union%20territories%20of%20India
States and union territories of India
The Republic of India is divided into twenty-eight States and eight union territories, including the National Capital Territory. States and capitals Union territories: India-related lists
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish%20language
Finnish language
Finnish () is a Uralic language. It is one of the two official languages of Finland. It is also an official minority language in Sweden. Finnish is one of the four national languages of Europe that is not an Indo-European language. The other two are Estonian and Hungarian, which are also Uralic languages, and Basque. ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep
Sleep
Sleep is a state of resting, which happens in animals, including humans. During deep sleep, most of the muscles that animals can otherwise control are not active, but regain the energy for the next time they wake up. Animals during sleep are usually in an unconscious, relaxed state. Like most animals, healthy sleep in ...
22242
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Macedonia
North Macedonia
North Macedonia (Macedonian: Северна Македонија - Severna Makedonija) officially the Republic of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Република Северна Македонија - Republika Severna Makedonija (Albanian: Republika e Maqedonisë së Veriut ) is a country located on the Balkan peninsula and in Southeastern Europe. It was part of ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia%20nervosa
Anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (usually just called anorexia) is an eating disorder. People with anorexia think that they are fat, or desperately fear becoming fat even if they are very skinny. To try to lose weight, anorexics do not eat enough. When they do eat, they do not eat the amount of food their body needs, in an effort to...
22249
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madness
Madness
Madness (or Insanity) is a word that can have different meanings: Up to about the 19th century someone who acted strangely, or outside the socially accepted norms was called mad or insane. This could range from having bizarre ideas to someone having delusions or hallucinations, as they are common in some mental illne...
22251
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabies
Rabies
Rabies is a neurotropic (referring to the nuerons) virus, viral zoonotic disease (can spread to humans by animals) that causes acute encephalitis. Usually, people (and animals) die from it (it is fatal). There is no cure for it. People who are treated soon after becoming infected have a chance to survive. The disease...
22252
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirana
Tirana
Tirana ( or Tirana) is the capital city of Republic of Albania. It is the largest city in that country. The population of the city is estimated at 353,400 people (2003). Other people think there may be up to 1 million people who live in the city. Tirana was founded in 1614. It became Albania's capital city in 1920. Re...
22253
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Forbes%20Nash%20Jr.
John Forbes Nash Jr.
John Forbes Nash Jr. (June 13, 1928 – May 23, 2015) was an American mathematician who worked in game theory and differential geometry. He was born in Bluefield, West Virginia. He shared the 1994 Memorial Prize in Economics with two other game theorists, Reinhard Selten and John Harsanyi. Early life Nash was born on Ju...
22254
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Nash
John Nash
John Nash may mean John Forbes Nash, Jr. (1928 – 2015), American mathematician and economist. Was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work in game theory in 1994. John Nash (architect) (1752–1835) British architect.
22255
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calisthenics
Calisthenics
Calisthenics is a series of exercises used to develop strength, power and balance or a repeated rhythmical exercise that uses the weight of the body as resistance or the systematic exercises for attaining strength-gracefulness or the practice of calisthenic exercises. The name calisthenics is Greek in origin, a combi...
22265
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muteness
Muteness
Muteness means not being able to speak. A person that cannot speak is called a mute. A mute keeps the ability to hear the speech of others. If not, the person would be a deaf mute. Muteness is a type of speech disorder. A person who chooses not to speak is said to be silent rather than mute. Slang for this (British E...
22275
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooden%20spoon
Wooden spoon
A wooden spoon is a spoon that can be made from wood. Wooden spoons are used for mixing food. Wooden spoon is also a term for last place in a sporting contest. Other websites Stuart King's collection of carved wooden spoons Food utensils sv:Slev
22277
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table%20tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as Ping Pong (a trademarked name), is one of the most popular sports in the world, with players in many countries. It is played by two or four people on a table. To play this game, people use bats and small celluloid balls. You need also a net and a table. Table tennis was invented in England i...
22278
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping%20Pong
Ping Pong
Ping Pong may refer to: table tennis: A kind of exercise. Ping Pong (manga): a Japanese cartoon of table tennis.
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayarit
Nayarit
Nayarit is a middle sized Mexican state. It is on the West coast of Mexico (on the Pacific Ocean shore). Native people from Nayarit are called Nayaritas (singular: Nayarita). States of Mexico
22322
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipino
Filipino
Filipino might mean: Anything related to the Philippines Filipino language, a form of the Tagalog language Filipinos, a group of people from the Philippines
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindanao
Mindanao
Mindanao is one of the three main island groups in the Philippines. It is the southernmost major island of the Philippines, and is the only island in the Philippines to have many Muslim people. Mindanao is northeast of Sabah. It may also refer to the main island in the group. Islands of the Philippines
22324
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylum
Phylum
A phylum (plural: phyla) is the third highest rank used in the biological taxonomy of all organisms. The second rank is kingdom and the highest is domain. Usually biologists count about 32 phyla of animals, about 14 of plants, and about 8 phyla of fungus, but definitions vary. With genome analysis, groups of phyla hav...
22326
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuckle
Knuckle
Knuckles is also the name of a Sonic the Hedgehog-related video game character. A knuckle, in anatomy, is where two bones join in the hands or feet. When talking about humans, knuckles most often refer to the joints in the fingers. Animal knuckles, such as pig knuckles are sometimes sold as food. Joints
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conduction
Conduction
Conduction in physics is about forms of energy, namely heat or electricity. Heat conduction takes place between two objects in contact with each other. Heat energy moves from one to the other. In heat conduction, the heat energy travels from the hot point to a cold point. Eventually, the two materials will even ou...
22334
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20family
Royal family
A royal family is the family of a monarch (king or queen of a country). Or, it is someone who is related to a queen, king or a monarch. Examples of royal families are the British Royal Family, Dutch Royal Family and Thai Royal Family. Many countries have abolished royalty altogether, as in post-revolution France, the U...
22340
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/General%20election
General election
A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to mean the elections held for a nation's primary legislative body. This is different from primary elections, by-elections or local elections. In the United Kingdom when Parliament is dissolved ...
22341
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005%20United%20Kingdom%20general%20election
2005 United Kingdom general election
The 2005 United Kingdom General Election was an election held on May 5, 2005 to elect 646 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The three main candidates to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom are shown to the right. The election resulted in the Labour Party and it's leader Tony Blair winning...
22343
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover
Dover
Dover can refer to: Dover, Delaware, the capital of Delaware Dover, Kent, a town in England Dover, Arkansas, a city in Arkansas Dover, Idaho, a city in Idaho Dover, Kentucky, a city in Kentucky Dover, New Hampshire, a city in New Hampshire Dover, New York, a city in New York Dover, Pennsylvania, a city in Penn...
22350
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milenko%20Stefanovic
Milenko Stefanovic
Milenko Stefanović (born February 19, 1930 in Belgrade, Serbia, then the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is the most famous Serbian classical and jazz clarinet player – soloist, former Principal Clarinetist of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and Professor at the Josip Slavenski School of Music, University of Pristina and ...
22358
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash%20memory
Flash memory
Flash memory is a memory storage device for computers and electronics. It is most often used in devices like digital cameras, USB flash drives, and video games. It was developed in the 1980s from the earlier and similar EEPROM. Flash memory is different from RAM because RAM is volatile (not permanent). When power is t...
22359
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottrop
Bottrop
Bottrop is a city in west central Germany, on the Rhine-Herne Canal, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen). Bottrop is in the Ruhr industrial area, It is next to Essen, Oberhausen, Gladbeck and Dorsten. The city had been a coal-mining and rail center. There are factories producing coal-tar deriva...
22366
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puducherry%20%28union%20territory%29
Puducherry (union territory)
Puducherry, which used to be called Pondicherry is a Union territory of India. Pondicherry is divided into four separate parts: Puducherry district, Karaikal district, Yanam district , and Mahe district. These four areas are under one name because they were all once ruled by the French. Chandranagore, the fifth former ...
22368
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20York%20Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in New York City, New York in the Bronx. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the American League (AL) east division. They are one of two MLB teams based in New York City, the other being the National League's (NL) New York Mets. They won 27 ...
22369
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1048
1048
Events The city of Oslo is founded by Harald Hardråde of Norway. Battle of Pasinler – Seljuks defeat a force of Byzantines and Georgians. Benedict IX driven from Rome, ending his third and final pontificate.
22370
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry%20Pratchett
Terry Pratchett
Sir Terry Pratchett OBE (Terence David John Pratchett; 28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author. He was known for his fantasy works, including the famous Discworld series. His first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971. He was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was born in Beaconsfield...
22371
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1218
1218
Events Damietta is besieged by the knights of the Fifth Crusade. Livonian Brothers of the Sword begin to conquer Estonia. Minamoto no Sanetomo becomes Minister of the Right (udaijin) of Japan. Alfonso IX of Castile founds a university in Salamanca.
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1282
1282
Events March 30 – The Sicilian rebellion known as the Sicilian Vespers begins March – Dafydd ap Gruffydd, brother to Prince of Wales Llywelyn the Last, attacks an English castle Holy Roman Emperor Rudolph I of Germany makes his sons Albert I of Germany and Rudolph II of Austria as rulers of the of Austria and Sty...
22373
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critic
Critic
A critic is a person who reviews things like movies, books, and food to see if they are any good and if other people would like them. They write reviews about what they have seen or read. Critics may write about art, music, theatre, politics, movies, television, books, or anything in which good or bad is a matter of...
22375
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren%20Kierkegaard
Søren Kierkegaard
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855), was a 19th-century Danish philosopher and theologian, and is usually thought of as the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote many philosophical books about faith, existence, emotions, and feeling. He disliked people who tried to make Christianity political ...
22384
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1667
1667
Events January 20 – Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. April 27 – The blind, impoverished John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10. June 12-17 – In the Rai...
22386
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despotism
Despotism
Despotism is a form of government that is controlled by one person or a small group of people. The person who controls the state is called a despot. The despot has complete control of the state, like a dictator or tyrant. In history, the pharaohs of Egypt were despots. The word despot is thought to come from the Ancien...
22387
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep (; ISO: , formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands (), are a group of islands in the Arabian Sea. They belong to India. Their capital is Kavaratti. It covers an area of . Eleven of the 36 coral atoll islands of Lakshadweep are inhabited. The islands are the only coral atolls in India...
22388
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daman%20and%20Diu
Daman and Diu
Daman and Diu is a union territory in India. It covers an area of 50 mi² or 130 km², it is bigger than Saint Helena but smaller than Wallis and Futuna. The territory used to belong to Portugal.
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding%20helmet
Riding helmet
A riding helmet, sometimes called a horse riding helmet, is a type of helmet made for people who ride horses. It is important to wear a riding helmet when riding. It is easy for a person to fall off a horse and hit his or her head. Riding helmets keep the rider of a horse from being hurt. Horses can accidentally step ...
22402
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup
Ketchup
Ketchup is a kind of thick, liquid sauce. It is made from tomatoes, so it is sometimes called tomato sauce. Usually it is used to add flavour to food. Some people like to eat sausages, burgers, hotdogs or fishsticks with ketchup. Ketchup tastes very unlike the real tomato. History Tomato ketchup Although today's ke...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish
Finnish
Finnish may mean: Anything related to Finland Finns, the people of Finland The Finnish language
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1718
1718
Events July 21 – Treaty of Passarowitz signed November 22 – Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times. November 30 – After the death of Charles XII, Ulrika Eleonora...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadra%20and%20Nagar%20Haveli
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a territory in India. It covers an area of 188 mi² or 487 km², it is bigger than Andorra, but smaller than Saint Lucia. Territories of India
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1323
1323
Events Canonization of Saint Thomas Aquinas Vilnius becomes capital of Lithuania The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) is signed, deciding on the border for the first time Pharos of Alexandria Lighthouse (one of the Seven Wonders of the world) is destroyed by many earthquakes
22418
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish
Danish
Danish can mean: Something of or about Denmark, a country in Europe Danish language Danish people, a group of people that is born in Denmark Danish pastry, often called just Danish
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday
Birthday
A birthday is the day when a person was born. In many places, on a person's birthday, he or she celebrates with friends and family at a party, where they eat cake or other foods, and get gifts. Western birthdays Not everyone celebrates birthdays, including Jehovah's Witnesses. In many English-speaking countries, peo...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1442
1442
Events Births April 28 – Edward IV of England Deaths
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi%20I
Yi I
Yi I (December 26, 1536–1584) was a Korean Confucian scholar. His mother was a famous calligraphist, Shin Saimdang. He was very intelligent as a child, learning to read at three and being very bright at his studies. He was also devoted to his parents: when his mother was sick, he prayed to his ancestors to heal her; an...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise%20%28company%29
Sunrise (company)
Sunrise is a Japanese animation company. The staff uses the name Hajime Yatate in all their productions by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but this is not a real person--it is a name that all the people who work for the studio use for themselves. Some cartoons made by the company are: Argentosoma (also "Argento Soma, and "Argent...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian
Romanian
Romanian could mean: Anything related to the country of Romania Romanians, the people of Romania The Romanian language
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray
X-ray
X-radiation is a kind of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays are waves of X-radiation. X-rays have a shorter wavelength, and therefore more energy, than ultraviolet radiation. They have a much shorter wavelength than visible light (the light that we can see). Radiation with shorter wavelengths (more energy) than the X-ra...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computed%20tomography%20scanner
Computed tomography scanner
A computed tomography (CT) scanner is an X-ray machine that takes cross section images. They can help a doctor in diagnosis. Medical equipment Laboratory equipment Medical imaging
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi () is the capital of Vietnam. It is also the second most populated city in the country. In 2004, about 3,083,800 people lived in the city. It has been the capital of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) since 1945 and the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (all of Vietnam) since 1976. Befo...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Chronicles%20of%20Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia
This article contains information about the series of books written by C.S. Lewis. For information about the film series, see The Chronicles of Narnia movie series. The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy books, written by British author C. S. Lewis. They have been published since 1954 and have sold over ...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asatru
Asatru
Asatru (Icelandic: Ásatrú) is a religion which involves the worship of ancient Germanic spirits and Gods. It got its official legal establishment in the 1970s in Iceland by the efforts of Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson and other Icelanders who had rejected Christianity and had been performing "Launblót" (secret offering) to t...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otherkin
Otherkin
Otherkin are people who believe that part of them is not human inside. They say that, inside themselves, they feel more like another animal than a human. That other animal can be e.g. a wolf, a dragon or an alien. Some otherkin say that they are vampires and are usually acting like them, e.g. by drinking blood. Otherk...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro%20Romeiras
Pedro Romeiras
Pedro Romeiras was a Portuguese principal ballet dancer born 3 July 1961, in Lisbon. He was the gold medal winner of the II Prix Français de la Danse 1982. 1961 births Living people Romeiras, Pedro People from Lisbon
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfire
Bonfire
A bonfire or balefire is a large controlled outdoor fire made from bales of straw or wood. The word is believed to come from "bone fire". In the time of the Celts, there were midsummer festivals where animal bones were burnt to ward off evil spirits. What it means in Great Britain In Great Britain, bonfires are partic...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bic%20Runga
Bic Runga
Bic Runga (born January 13, 1976) is a singer from New Zealand. She was born in Christchurch. She has sold lots of albums in New Zealand. The names of her albums are: Drive Beautiful Collision Live in Concert (With the Christchurch Symphony) Birds 1976 births Living people New Zealand singers Pop musicians People fro...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik%20programme
Sputnik programme
The Sputnik programme was a Soviet Union spacecraft programme. Sputnik 1, the first satellite in the programme, was launched on October 4, 1957. This was the first man-made satellite ever to enter orbit. The United States was very surprised when the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into space. It did not want to fall behin...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival
Carnival
Carnival is a public festival which takes place in many cities and towns in many countries around the world. It is in February or March each year. Carnival can sometimes last for several weeks. In some places there is only one day of celebration. There are often street parades, bands, costumes and many people wear mask...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting
Fasting
Fasting is a kind of abstinence. It is when someone does not eat or drink for some specified period of time. It is only the case if the person does so of his or her own will. It may also be that the person only eats and drinks certain kinds of food. Most often, fasting is done for religious reasons. Depending on the tr...
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https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis%20Night
Walpurgis Night
Walpurgis Night (Valborgsmässoafton in Swedish, Vappu in Finnish, Volbriöö in Estonian, Valpurģu nakts or Valpurģi in Latvian, Walpurgisnacht in German), Čarodějnice in Czech is a holiday celebrated on April 30 or May 1, in Finland, Sweden, Bohemia (Czech Republic), Estonia, Latvia and Germany. Origins The festival is...