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22485 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird%20flu | Bird flu | Bird flu (also called avian influenza, avian flu, bird influenza, or grippe of the birds), is an illness caused by a virus. The virus, called influenza A or type A, usually lives in birds, but sometimes infects mammals, including humans. It is called influenza when it infects humans.
There are many types of influenza ... |
22488 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyllands-Posten%20Muhammad%20cartoons%20controversy | Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy | The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy is a controversy about a series of cartoons. They were first published in a Danish newspaper. The publication led to an outcry, and sparked violent protests in the Islamic world, with many people dying. The cartoons were drawn and created by Kurt Westergaard.
The crisi... |
22490 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy | Blasphemy | Blasphemy is a word that means speaking badly about a religion, or insulting a god. Some religions see blasphemy as a religious crime. Many countries witha state religion have laws that make blasphemy a crime. For example, blasphemy can be punished with the death penalty in Saudi Arabia or Pakistan. In other countries,... |
22492 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1180s | 1180s |
Events and trends
September 1, 1181 - Pope Lucius III becomes 171st pope
June 25, 1183 - Frederick I and the Lombard League sign the Peace of Constance
1183 - Saladin takes over Syria and becomes sultan
November 25, 1185 - Pope Urban III becomes 172nd pope
October 21, 1187 - Pope Gregory VIII becomes 173rd pope |
22496 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brie | Brie | Brie is a type of soft cheese with a yellowish interior and a white layer (the "rind") on the outside of the cheese. The rind is eaten as well as the inside of this cheese. Like other cheeses, Brie is a dairy product made from cows' milk. Brie cheese may be served with fruit as a dessert at the end of a meal, or with a... |
22502 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles-Maurice%20de%20Talleyrand-P%C3%A9rigord | Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord | Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (February 2, 1754 - May 17, 1838) was a French diplomat.
He was a bishop and worked successfully for Louis XVI. He changed sides and served the French Revolution and Napoleon I. When Napoleon started losing his wars, Talleyrand changed sides again and served Louis XVIII. He rep... |
22505 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization | Pasteurization | Pasteurization (or pasteurisation) is a process of heat processing a liquid or a food to kill pathogenic bacteria to make the food safe to eat. It involves heating the food to kill most harmful microorganisms. Producers pasteurize dairy and other foods to make them safe to eat. The process is named after Louis Pasteur.... |
22510 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft%20cheese | Soft cheese | Soft cheese (in French: Fromage à pate molle) is any kind of cheese that does not get heated during production.
An example of soft cheese would be Brie.
Cheeses |
22511 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult | Cult | A cult is a group of people who have a religion or a set of beliefs. In modern times the term "cult" usually does not mean a mainstream religion, but a group set up "in opposition to a centre of established authority". New Age religions were often called cults because they were thought to be deviant social movements.
... |
22512 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Cult | The Cult | The Cult are a English rock band. They formed in 1982 under the name Death Cult and later renamed to Southern Death Cult in 1983, then was again renamed to their current name The Cult.
Studio albums
Dreamtime (1984)
Love (1985)
Electric (1987)
Sonic Temple (1989)
Ceremony (1991)
The Cult (1994)
Beyond Good and... |
22513 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1028 | 1028 | 1028 (MXXVIII) was a common year when the Julian calendar was used. It was the twenty-eighth year of the 2nd millennium and the 11th century.
Events
November 12 – Dying Emperor Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire marries his daughter Zoe of Byzantium to his chosen heir Romanus Argyrus.
November 15 – Romanus Ar... |
22514 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1056 | 1056 |
Events
Anselm of Canterbury leaves Italy.
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, becomes King of Germany.
Ottokar, Count of Steyr, becomes Margrave of the Karantanian March, later known as Styria |
22516 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20A.%20Michener | James A. Michener | James Albert Michener ( or ; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American writer. His books include Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii, The Drifters, Texas, and Poland. Most of his 40 books are very large sagas. They are about the lives of many generations in a particular place. His non-fiction writings include... |
22517 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1150s | 1150s |
Events
King Sverker I of Sweden is killed and succeeded by Eric IX of Sweden.
Eric IX of Sweden tries to conquer Finland
The first fire insurance policy is issued. It is in Iceland.
Church of Ireland starts obeying the Pope.
Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henry II of England and brings the province of Aquitaine ... |
22519 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/War%20of%201812 | War of 1812 | The War of 1812 was fought between the British Empire and the United States from 1812 to 1815 on land in North America and at sea. The British forces were helped by Canadian militia (volunteers) and Native Americans because British soldiers were busy fighting Napoleon I in Europe.
In nearly every battle, the British d... |
22521 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh, also called "The Beautiful City", is a city in India. It is a union territory, because it is the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. As a territory it does not belong to either state. Before 1 november,1966 it was capital of Punjab, but after formation of Haryana on 1 November, 1966 it become a union... |
22522 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convection | Convection | Convection is the movement of heat because of the movement of warm matter.
For example, atmospheric circulation moves warm air to cool places, causing wind. Wind, in turn, can enter and cool a room if the window is open. The movement of the clouds, the ocean currents and many types of heaters are examples of convectio... |
22531 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipmunk | Chipmunk | A chipmunk is a small squirrel-like rodent. It is in the Sciuridae family. About twenty-three species fall under this title, with one species in North America.
The name may have originally been spelled "chitmunk" (perhaps from a Native American word meaning "red squirrel"). However, the earliest form comes from the Ox... |
22535 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente%20Mond%C3%A9jar%20Piccio | Vicente Mondéjar Piccio | Major General Vicente Mondéjar Piccio (1 March 1927 – 28 April 2015) was a Filipino soldier. He was Chief of the Philippine Air Force during the last years of the dictatorship of Marcos, notably during the 1986 People Power Revolution.
Other websites
Biography from the Philippine Air Force website
1927 births
2015 d... |
22538 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccio | Piccio | The Piccio family is a family of Portuguese Jewish origin. The family's name is an Italianisation of the original Portuguese Figo.
People
Efrem Piccio, Venetian rabbi
Lazzaro Piccio, Venetian rabbi
Vicente Mondéjar Piccio, a general in the Philippine air force
References
Italian families |
22541 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1143 | 1143 |
Events
Portugal established
Births
Pope Gregory IX
Deaths
Pope Innocent II |
22542 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald%20Duck | Donald Duck | Donald Duck is a cartoon character created by Walt Disney. He is a white duck with an yellowish-orange bill and legs. He usually wears a sailor cap, a blue sailor shirt and a black or red bow tie. He first appeared on-screen in "The Wise Little Hen" on 9 June 1934. Donald is Scrooge McDuck's nephew. His girlfriend is D... |
22543 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1717 | 1717 |
Events
January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign the Triple Alliance.
February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region.
March 2 — Dancer John Weaver performs in the first ballet in Britain shown in Drury Lane The Loves of Mars and... |
22544 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montevideo | Montevideo | Montevideo is the capital and the largest city in Uruguay. It was founded by the Portuguese in 1717. Its best neighbourhood is called Carrasco. This neighbourhood is very exclusive due to its architectural styles.
References
Other websites
1726 establishments
18th-century establishments in the Viceroyalty of Peru
... |
22548 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book%20of%20Esther | Book of Esther | Esther is the name of a book in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) and the Old Testament, and also its title heroine. It is the basis for the Jewish celebration Purim.
Author and Date
Although it is never said who wrote the book of Esther, from inside evidence it is possible to make some guesses about the author and when... |
22550 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clay | Clay | Clay is a fine-grained silicate mineral made when rocks break down. Wet clay is soft and can be shaped to make pottery, bricks and other things. When it is shaped and then fired in a kiln to make it hard, it becomes pottery.
Clay often contains some water because the water molecules stick to the tiny grains. There may... |
22554 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle | Rifle | The rifle is a gun with a stock to brace against the shoulder and a barrel with twisting grooves. The grooves are called rifling and make bullets spin as they fly through the air. Rifles are made to shoot many different sizes of bullets using different amounts of gunpowder. Rifles are usually made to be able to hit t... |
22564 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1748 | 1748 |
Events
July 25 - A Solar eclipse happened. It was one of the reasons Charles Messier became an astrologer.
February 15-Jeremy Bentham |
22565 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuterocanonical%20books | Deuterocanonical books | Deuterocanonical books means "second canon" in Greek. It usually means the parts of the Bible that are only used by some Christian churches (mostly Roman Catholic and Orthodox). The books only exist in Greek language manuscripts that were written by the Jewish people living in Greek speaking areas of the Mediterranean ... |
22570 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidekick | Sidekick | A sidekick is someone who regularly travels with, and helps, another person. In fiction, the other person is often a crimefighter or superhero, such as Batman and his sidekick Robin. Some people consider Sancho Panza, Don Quixote's ever-faithful companion, to be a type of sidekick, even though the book was written long... |
22572 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurist | Jurist | A jurist (from medieval Latin) is someone who researches and studies jurisprudence (theory of law).
References |
22573 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicobar%20Islands | Nicobar Islands | The Nicobar Islands are an island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are part of India.
The Nicobar islands include 22 islands of different sizes. The largest one is Great Nicobar. The total land area of the chain is 1841 km². The highest point on the Nicobars is Mount Thullier at 642 m. The population of the isl... |
22574 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andaman%20and%20Nicobar%20Islands | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a union territory of India. The name is often shortened to A & N Islands, or ANI.
The islands are in the Indian Ocean, in the southern part of the Bay of Bengal. The capital of this territory is the Andamanese town of Port Blair.
It is made of two island groups - the Andaman Island... |
22587 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan | Kazan | Kazan (; ) is the capital city of Tatarstan and one of Russia's largest cities. It is a major industrial, commercial and cultural center, and remains the most important center of Tatar culture. Kazan lies at the meeting of the Volga (İdel) and Kazanka (Qazansu) rivers in central European Russia.
Name
The origin of th... |
22588 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado | Tornado | A tornado is a tube of violently spinning air that touches the ground. Wind inside the tornado spins fast, but the actual 'circle' of wind around them is huge. This makes tornadoes very dangerous. Tornadoes are especially dangerous to people in cars or mobile homes and about 60 people are killed by tornadoes every year... |
22591 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard%20disk | Hard disk | A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk or hard drive, is a data storage device for computers which uses magnetic storage to store data. The capacity of a hard drive is usually measured in gigabytes (GB), however hard disk capacity can also be measured in terabytes when the capacity is over 1000 gigabytes. A gigabyte is o... |
22592 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet | Magnet | A magnet is a very special metal. When a magnet goes near a special kind of metal or other magnets, and the poles (sides) touching are opposite, it will pull, or attract the other metal or magnet closer. Also, if the two poles are the same, the two magnets will push away, or repel, from each other. This is called magne... |
22595 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/By-product | By-product | A by-product is something that is made or produced while a product is manufactured in a factory. Usually, the by-product is not used, and it becomes waste that is put in a landfill or garbage dump. Sometimes by-products are toxic materials which are dangerous to humans, animals, and plants.
Some companies are trying ... |
22596 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic%20waste | Toxic waste | Toxic waste is any sort of waste that is harmful to people, plants, or animals, but usually it is said about waste that hurts people. Toxic wastes are usually liquid chemicals. These poisons are made as by-products of making other things, usually by manufacturing but sometimes they are chemicals used for farming. Anoth... |
22652 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20Runaway%20Ideon | Space Runaway Ideon | Space Runaway Ideon was an animated television series from 1980. It lasted for 39 episodes before being cancelled. It was originally aired in Japan, where it was well known. It also had two movies called A Contact and Be Invoked.
Animated television series |
22653 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic%20book | Comic book | Comic books are books with comics, with pictures that make a story. Comics were started in the 1900s. Some famous examples are Spider-Man and Batman. Some comic companies are Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Many comic books are about superheroes, but many others are about other things. Very often, characters in books, ... |
22654 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man | Spider-Man | Spider-Man is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics and the protagonist of the Marvel Universe. He is a character created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in August 1962. The premise was that he was an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben as an ordina... |
22655 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanuts | Peanuts | Peanuts was a comic strip written and drawn by Charles M. Schulz. It was about a boy named Charlie Brown, his dog named Snoopy who is his best friend, and the lives of their best friends named Linus, Schroder, Sally (Charlie Brown's little sister), Lucy, Patty, Peppermint Patty, Marcie and Woodstock. It started in 1950... |
22657 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie%20Cantor | Eddie Cantor | Eddie Cantor (January 31, 1892 - October 10, 1964) was an American comedian, singer, actor, songwriter. Familiar to Broadway, radio and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes a... |
22658 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days%20of%20Our%20Lives | Days of Our Lives | Days of Our Lives is a popular American television show on the NBC television network. It is one hour long and is broadcast during the day. Betty and Ted Corday made the show in 1965. Two companies, Corday Productions and Sony Pictures Television make Days of Our Lives. In November 2005, the show celebrated 40 years on... |
22662 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recorder | Recorder | The recorder is a musical instrument that is a type of flute. It is shaped like a tube with one end bigger than the other end. A recorder player puts the bigger end in their mouth and blows into it.
In Europe, people started to play the recorder in medieval times. The recorder was often used by musicians to sound like... |
22665 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1067 | 1067 |
Events
On the death of her husband Constantine X, Eudocia Macrembolitissa becomes regent of the Byzantine Empire.
Work begins on the building of the Tower of London.
Trencavel family takes over in Carcassonne.
The Wartburg castle, according to Legend, built in Thuringia.
Winchester Castle built
Vorša was first... |
22666 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe%20Sax | Adolphe Sax | Antoine-Joseph (known as Adolphe) Sax (November 6, 1814 – February 4, 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who played the flute and clarinet. He is best known for inventing the saxophone.
Biography
Adolphe Sax was born in Dinant in Wallonia, Belgium. Adolphe began to make his own instruments at an early age. H... |
22668 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unforgiven | Unforgiven | Unforgiven is a 1992 American western movie directed by Clint Eastwood. It stars Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris. It ranks #98 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies and won the Best Picture Academy Award. It is set in the 1880s in Wyoming and Kansas about an aging outlaw and killer.
Other websites... |
22669 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucharest | Bucharest | Bucharest is the capital city of Romania. It is the largest city in the country. The city has a population of 1.9 million people. It is made up of 6 "sectors". It has a humid continental climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification). It became the capital of Romania in 1862. It is the centre of Romanian media, cu... |
22670 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocantins | Tocantins | Tocantins can refer to:
Tocantins, a state of Brazil.
Tocantins River, a river in Brazil.
There are also some small Brazilian cities called Tocantins. |
22671 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalanche | Avalanche | An avalanche is a natural disaster linked to snow. When there is too much snow on a mountain, some of the snow may fall, causing damage to things in its path. This is called an avalanche. People talk about avalanches because they may be dangerous to skiers and other people doing winter sports.
Large avalanches may car... |
22673 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot%20%28unit%29 | Foot (unit) | The foot is a unit for measuring length. It is one of the Imperial units and U.S. customary units. The shortest way of writing the unit "foot" is by the abbreviation "ft" (or "ft."), or by a prime symbol ( ′ ).
One foot contains 12 inches. This is equal to 30.48 centimetres. It is called a foot, because it was origina... |
22674 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre | Acre | For the state in Brazil, see Acre (state).
An acre is an English unit of area, which is also used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. It is most often used to describe areas of land.
By the official definition it is 4,046.8564224 m2 (4,840 square yards). It is the area of one furlong by one chain.
... |
22676 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt%20massacre | Erfurt massacre | The Erfurt massacre was a mass shooting that happened at the Gutenberg Gymnasium in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, on 26 April 2002.
A boy that had been expelled from the school 2 months earlier, 19-year-old Robert Steinhäuser, was the person who did all the shooting. In anger, he came into the gymnasium, and shot dead... |
22677 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnasium%20%28school%29 | Gymnasium (school) | The gymnasium is a form of higher education in Western Europe, especially in Germany. It is the same as a grammar school Gymnasiums are also common in Hungary and Austria. Graduating from a gymnasium is considered an accomplishment seeing as how difficult it is to do so.
Types of educational institutions |
22678 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huascar%C3%A1n | Huascarán | Huascarán is the highest mountain in Peru, and the fourth-highest mountain in South America. The top of it is 22,205 feet (6,768 meters) high.
The mountain is located in the Ancash Region of Peru. Huascarán has turned into a tourist attraction for mountain climbers.
Huascarán is all that is left of an extinct volcan... |
22684 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1490 | 1490 |
Events
Tirant Lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell, Martí Joan De Galba is published.
Yoshitane becomes Ashikaga shogun of Japan.
Charles John Amadeus of Savoy becomes Duke of Savoy at age 1, mother Blanche of Montferrato is regent.
Aldus Manutius moves to Venice.
John Colet receives M.A. from Magdalen College, Oxford.... |
22685 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1571 | 1571 |
Events
January 11 – Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion.
October 7 Spanish, Venetian, and Papal naval forces under Don John of Austria defeat the Turkish fleet of Ali Monizindade Pasha.
The Ottoman Empire captured the city of Nicosia on the island of Cyprus.
Births
February 15 – Michael Praetorius... |
22686 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/401 | 401 | 401 (CDI) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Julian calendar.
Events
Pope Innocent I succeeds Pope Anastasius I.
The Vandals start their westward trek from Dacia and Hungary (or 400).
The Visigoths begin to attack the northernmost reaches of Italy, causing destruction in the countryside.
Kumarajiva arriv... |
22687 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1068 | 1068 |
Events
January 1 – Eudocia Macrembolitissa marries the general Romanus Diogenes who becomes Byzantine Emperor
Emperor Go-Sanjō ascends the throne of Japan
William the Conqueror takes Exeter, England after a brief siege
Saint Herfast becomes the first Lord Chancellor of England in London, England at the age of 68... |
22689 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20rules%20football | Australian rules football | Australian rules football is a sport created in Australia. It is the national sport and is the most popular sport in Australia. The main league of Australian rules football is the Australian Football League.
History
In 1858, Tom Wills, a former student of the Rugby school and Cambridge College, created a set of footb... |
22690 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian%20Football%20League | Australian Football League | The Australian Football League (AFL) is the Australian national league in the sport of Australian Rules Football. The league is the most popular sports competition in Australia. In 2017, more than 7.2 million people watched a game in a stadium.
The league started in the city of Melbourne, and was known as the Victoria... |
22691 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbain%20Grandier | Urbain Grandier | Urbain Grandier (born 1590 in Bouère, Mayenne, France ; died April 18,1634 in Loudun, France) was a free-thinking cleric. A satirical publication against Richelieu was attributed to him. After this, Pierre-Martin de Laubardement, a statesman was charged to lead the process against Grandier in 1633. He was charged of ha... |
22693 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal%20Richelieu | Cardinal Richelieu | Armand Jean du Plessis, better known as Cardinal Richelieu (9 September 1585–4 December 1642) was a French clergyman, noble, and statesman. His full name was Armand Jean du Plessis. He was later created the Duke of Richelieu and duke of Fronsac.
In order to keep the diocese of Luçon, Armand Jean needed to become a mon... |
22704 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belaying | Belaying | Belaying is a way to hold and control a rope for a person who is rock climbing. A climber has to be attached to a rope so they do not fall very far. A person on the ground who is belaying is called a belayer.
The belayer usually puts the rope through a belay device, which lets the rope move through the device in one d... |
22705 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFI%27s%20100%20Years...%20100%20Thrills | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills | Part of the AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills is a list of the top 100 thrilling movies in American cinema. The American Film Institute presented it on June 12, 2001.
# Psycho (1960)
# Jaws (1975)
# The Exorcist (1973)
# North by Northwest (1959)
# The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
# Alien (1979)
#... |
22707 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Vietnam | South Vietnam | South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam was a country that existed from 1955 to 1975. It occupied in the southern of what is now Southern Vietnam. The country was south of the local Demilitarized Zone.
History
South Vietnam establised on 26 October, 1955 after the 1955 Referendum. It was first ruled by Ngo D... |
22708 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert%20Ludlum | Robert Ludlum | Robert Ludlum (May 25 1927 - March 12 2001) was an American writer. He is best known as the author of The Bourne Identity from 1980, which was made into a movie in 2001.
Other websites
Official website of Robert Ludlum
1927 births
2001 deaths
Writers from New York City |
22710 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1170s | 1170s |
Events and trends
1170 – Assassination of Thomas à Becket
1171 – Saladin ends the Islamic ruling of Fatimid, bringing back Sunni rule in Egypt.
1179 – Third Council of the Lateran condemns Waldensians and Cathars as heretics (people who turn away from certain religious beliefs); reformation of clerical life
Sign... |
22712 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab%20people | Arab people | The Arabs ( ʻarab) are an ethnic group widespread in the Middle East and North Africa. Arabic is one of the Semitic languages, which is also the name of the ethnic family which they belong to.
Who is an Arab
There are three points which decide whether someone is considered Arab or not:
Political: whether they live i... |
22720 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mebibyte | Mebibyte | A mebibyte is a unit of measure. It represents 1024 * 1024 bytes.
A mebibyte (a contraction of mega binary byte) is a unit of information or computer storage, symbol MiB.
1 MiB = 220 bytes = 1,048,576 bytes = 1,024 kibibytes
The mebibyte is closely related to the megabyte (MB). This can either be a synonym for mebi... |
22725 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clergy | Clergy | Clergy are people who have an office in a Christian church or other religion such as a rabbi or a priest. Clergy are often ordained before they are allowed to do their work.
Related pages
Clergyman
Muslim clergy
Rabbi
Priest
Religious workers |
22728 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre%20%28state%29 | Acre (state) | Acre is a state in the Northern Region of Brazil. It borders other two states, Amazonas and Rondônia. It also borders two countries, Bolivia and Peru. Its capital city is Rio Branco. Other important cities are: Cruzeiro do Sul, Tarauacá, Sena Madureira, and Brasiléia.
The state is mostly covered by the Amazon Rainfore... |
22730 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller%20coaster | Roller coaster | The roller coaster (some people say the simple form coaster) is a kind of theme park ride. A roller coaster is usually a small train. It has a number of carriages that travel on a track. This track has hills that go up and valleys that go down. Sometimes it has other features that will turn the train upside-down. The t... |
22733 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwean%20dollar | Zimbabwean dollar | The Zimbabwe dollar was a currency for Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2009. Zimbabwe had the highest rate of inflation in the world. The rate of inflation grew to 231,150,888.87% in July 2008.
Because of hyperinflation, or inflation that is out of control, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe had to print banknotes with higher values ... |
22734 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahia | Bahia | Bahia is a state in the northeast area of Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
Geography
The capital city of Bahia is Salvador. Other cities where many people live are Feira de Santana, Vitória da Conquista, Itabuna, Ilhéus, and Juazeiro. Almost all of Bahia is 200 m above the sea level. The São Francisco River is the ... |
22735 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body%20modification | Body modification | Body modification (or body alteration) is when a person changes their body in a way that lasts forever or for a long time. There are many different kinds of body modification, like piercing, circumcision, or tattoos. Almost all cultures do some kind of body modification.
Arguments
People who do not like body modificat... |
22736 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial%20killer | Serial killer | A serial killer is someone who murders several people at different times (similar killers of more than one person are mass murderers and spree killers). The victims are usually people the serial killer does not know, and the killer commits his crimes to get a certain kind of excitement or other feeling. They usually ha... |
22737 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%20Wide%20Fund%20for%20Nature | World Wide Fund for Nature | The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international environmental organization. It was founded as the World Wildlife Fund, which is still its official name in Canada and the United States.
Most of its offices are in Switzerland. Their mascot, or logo, is the Giant Panda. It is the world's largest independent wil... |
22751 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation | Deforestation | Deforestation is when forests are destroyed by cutting trees (logging) and not replanting them. The most common reason is to clear the land to make farms and ranches. They also cut trees for firewood and lumber and to make room for cities. Deforestation destroys the habitat of many animals, leading to their death. ... |
22752 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuba%20diving | Scuba diving | Scuba diving is an activity where people (called "scuba divers", or simply "divers") can swim underwater for a long time, using a tank filled with compressed air. The tank is a large metal cylinder made of steel or aluminum.
The word scuba is an acronym from Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
History
In the 1600s, a d... |
22754 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capillary | Capillary | A capillary is a blood vessel. It does not have the muscular/elastic tissue of other blood vessels. It has a single celled wall to help substances be transported through organisms.
Capillaries are small, and smaller than any other blood vessels. They are about 5-10 μms big, which connect arteries and venules, and enabl... |
22763 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viriato%20Clemente%20da%20Cruz | Viriato Clemente da Cruz | Viriato Clemente da Cruz, an Angolan poet and politician, was born in 1928 in Kikuvo (Porto Amboim), Angola and died in Beijing, China on 13 June 1973.
He is considered one of the most important Angolan poets of his time. He wrote poems in Portuguese and Angolan languages. He took part in the fight to free Angola from... |
22764 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollusc | Mollusc | Molluscs (or mollusks) are an important phylum of invertebrate animals. Most of them are marine. They have huge numbers in-shore, that is, in shallow water. They are the largest marine phylum, with about 85,000 living species, 23% of all named marine organisms. They also occur in freshwater and on land.
Mollusks are e... |
22765 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge | Sponge | A sponge is a member of the phylum Porifera. It is a simple animal with many cells, but no mouth, muscles, heart or brain. It is sessile: it cannot move from place to place the way most animals can. A sponge is an animal that grows in one spot like most plants do. Nevertheless, sponges are quite successful.
The basic ... |
22768 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kibibyte | Kibibyte | A kibibyte is a unit of information or computer storage. A kibibyte is 1024 bytes, 1024 kibibytes are a mebibyte.
Related pages
Kilobyte
Mebibyte
Gibibyte
Tebibyte
Computing measurement |
22790 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lara%20Croft%20Tomb%20Raider%3A%20The%20Cradle%20of%20Life | Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life is a 2003 action movie from Paramount Pictures. It is the second movie to star Angelina Jolie as the title character from the Tomb Raider video games.
2003 movies
American adventure movies
English-language movies
Paramount movies
Movies based on video games
2000s adventure movies |
22797 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amplitude | Amplitude | The amplitude or peak amplitude of a wave is a measure of how big its oscillation is.
Amplitudes are always measured as positive numbers (for example: 3.5, 1, 120) and are never negative (for example: -3.5, -1, -120). That's because distance can only be greater than zero or equal to zero; negative distance does not ex... |
22799 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska | Ska | Ska is a popular music from Jamaica that began in the 1950s. Ska music that was first played at a slower tempo then became reggae in the late 1960s.
Ska music bands include singers, electric guitars, electric bass guitar, piano, organ, saxophone, trumpet, and trombone. In ska, the electric guitar and piano normally pl... |
22811 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille | Braille | The Braille system is a way of writing things. It is named after Louis Braille, the French man who invented it. The system is used by blind people to read and write. The Braille system uses a set of raised bumps or dots that can be felt with a finger. Each set of dots is a character in an alphabet, and the numbers and... |
22812 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch | Switch | A switch is something that changes the flow of an electrical circuit. The most common kind of switch is something (for example a railroad switch) which can be taken off of one course and put onto another. The term "switch" usually means electrical power. In applications where more than one switch is needed, (i.e. a tel... |
22814 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis%20Bacon | Francis Bacon | Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St. Alban KC, (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626), was an English philosopher, statesman, and author. He has been described as one of the greatest thinkers ever whose ideas have changed the way people think.
Life
He was born in London, the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, and the nephew of Queen El... |
22822 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sled%20dog | Sled dog | Sled dogs, known also as sleigh dogs, sledge dogs or sleddogs are types of dogs that are used to pull a wheel-less vehicle on runners (a sled or sleigh) over snow or ice, by means of harnesses and lines.
Working dogs |
22847 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overland%20Expedition | Overland Expedition | The Overland Expedition, also called the Overland Relief Expedition or Point Barrow-Overland Relief Expedition, was a long trip in 1897–8, by three officers of the United States Coast Guard (then named the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service), with the help of two civilians, using sled dogs and reindeer to rescue more than 250... |
22857 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number%20theory | Number theory | Number theory is a part of mathematics. It explains what some types of numbers are, what properties they have, and ways that they can be useful.
Topics in number theory are:
Prime numbers
Factorization
Matrix
Important theorems in number theory are:
Chinese remainder theorem
Fundamental theorem of arithmetic... |
22863 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear%20gas | Tear gas | Tear gas is the name for a number of chemical compounds. They are not actually gases. They are fine powders or mists of liquid. The chemicals are acidic and cause pain in the eyes. Tear gas may cause temporary blindness for up to 45 minutes. Tear gas is commonly used by police to control crowds. Phenacyl chlorid... |
22881 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaba%20Ma%20Kyei | Kaba Ma Kyei | "Kaba Ma Kyei" (), which means "Until the World Crumbles", is the national anthem (song) of Myanmar. The melody and lyrics were created by Saya Tin, and became the Burmese national anthem in 1947.
Burmese lyrics
Burmese
IPA pronunciation
MLC Transcription System|MLC transcription
kam.bha ma.kye / mran.ma prany /
t... |
22882 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangon | Yangon | Yangon () also known as Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar. It was also the capital city until 2006. The city is by a river called Hlaingthayar, and is close to the sea. Yangon has more than 4 million people living there.
History
Yangon was founded as Dagon in the 6th century AD by the Mons, who ruled Lower Burm... |
22883 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyinmana | Pyinmana | Pyinmana (, ; population: 100,000 (2006 estimate)) is a small town in Mandalay Division of Myanmar. The government in 2005 decided to move the capital city from Yangon to an area two miles (3.2 km) away west of Pyinmana on November 6, 2005, near the town, named Naypyidaw, which means Royal City. Pyinmana is approximate... |
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