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22885 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyat | Kyat | A kyat () is a kind of money used in Myanmar. The symbol for it is K. One kyat is equal to 100 pya. One kyat is almost equal to 1000 US dollars.
Currency of Asia
Myanmar |
22886 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese%20language | Burmese language | Burmese (in Burmese , pronounced /baa-MAA-saa/) is a language spoken in Myanmar. Burmese is a Sino-Tibetan language, meaning that is close to Chinese and Tibetan.
Burmese has three tones (high, medium, low: plus two 'stops or abbreviated additional, qualifying 'tones), no gender {have natural gender e.g. saya (male te... |
22893 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle%20Steel | Danielle Steel | Danielle Fernande Schuelein-Steel (born August 14, 1947 in New York City) is an American writer. Steel was an only child. Her parents divorced when she was young. She was looked after by relatives and family employees in Paris and New York City. She was a lonely child and read a lot of books and poetry.
1947 births
Li... |
22896 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat%20of%20arms | Coat of arms | A coat of arms is a unique design painted on a shield. These designs may be inherited, meaning that they pass from a father to his children. In the Middle Ages, these designs were shown on real shields, but today they are usually only drawn or painted on the paper that makes them legal which is called a grant of arms... |
22902 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spear | Spear | A spear is a weapon used in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. It is meant to primarily stab. Some spears can also slash. Some kinds of light weight spears were also meant to be thrown.
A lance is a special spear used from horseback. Knights often used it during medieval times. A pike is a very big spear for infantr... |
22904 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat | Hat | A hat is a type of covering for the head, and there are many types of hats.
Hats are different in different parts of the world. Some hats are worn by women, other hats by men, others by both; infants and children may also wear hats, and some hats are not worn by anyone at all. These hats are just used for decoration.... |
22908 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postage%20stamp | Postage stamp | Postage stamps are pieces of paper which signal that payment has been made for the item to be mailed.
These days they have adhesive on the back. They are put on the top right-hand corner of an envelope. They pay the fee for having the postal service take the envelope to where it is being sent.
The idea was British, ... |
22914 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a country in Europe. It split off from Austria-Hungary in 1918 and split apart in 1993.
In mid-1938 Nazi Germany took over Czechoslovakia and split off Slovakia. Sudetenland was annexed by Germany, other parts of Czechia became its protectorate named Bohemia and Moravia. After Wor... |
22917 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1410s | 1410s |
Events
The power of the Teutonic Knights is broken at the Battle of Grunwald by Polish and Lithuanian armies.
Under Henry V of England, England invades France and wins the Battle of Agincourt.
The Council of Constance happens.
Births
Joan of Arc, French soldier and saint
Jami, Persian poet
Deaths
Pope Alex... |
22918 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Randolph%20Hearst | William Randolph Hearst | William Randolph Hearst (April 29, 1863–August 14, 1951) was an important American newspaper owner who was born in San Francisco, California.
He was the only child of Phoebe Apperson Hearst, a former schoolteacher from Missouri, and George Hearst, a successful miner who became a multimillionaire and later a US Senator... |
22919 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Pulitzer | Joseph Pulitzer | Joseph Pulitzer (April 10, 1847 – October 29, 1911) was an American publisher of Jewish descent. He is best known for the Pulitzer Prizes, which were started after his death by his will.
He is also known, long with William Randolph Hearst, for starting yellow journalism as a way to sell more papers by printing sensati... |
22920 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace%20Greeley | Horace Greeley | Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor, reformer and politician. His New York Tribune was the most influential newspaper of the period 1840 - 1870. Greeley used it to promote the Whig and Republican parties.
He is best known for his socially colored journalism. He wanted... |
22923 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnid | Arachnid | The Arachnids are a class of eight-legged arthropods. They are a highly successful group of mainly terrestrial invertebrates: spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, ticks, and mites, and a number of smaller groups.
In 2019, a molecular phylogeny study put horseshoe crabs in the Arachnida.
Definition
Arachnids are defined a... |
22924 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthropod | Arthropod | Arthropods (Greek language for "joint-legged") are a large group of invertebrate animals. Insects, spiders, crabs, shrimp, millipedes, and centipedes are all arthropods. In the scientific classification, all arthropods are members of the phylum Arthropoda. Arthropods have segmented body, an exoskeleton and legs with jo... |
22926 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20Alabama | University of Alabama | The University of Alabama (UA) is a university in the U.S. state of Alabama. The University of Alabama is in the city of Tuscaloosa. People can usually just say Alabama or UA for short when they are talking about the University.
UA opened in 1831 and now about 35,000 students study there. UA is one of the three larges... |
22928 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttercup | Buttercup | Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active.
Types of buttercup
There are about 200 to 600 species in this one genus. They mostly have yellow or someti... |
22939 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomaespuma | Gomaespuma | Gomaespuma is a radio show, presented by Juan Luis Cano and Guillermo Fesser. The program is broadcast by Onda Cero. It also has been in M80 radio and in Antenna 3 Radio. Gomaespuma organises the Flamenco pa tos festival, the most important Flamenco festival of Spain. Gomaespuma directs a foundation with the same name... |
22953 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer | Engineer | Engineer is a person with a proper education in the field of engineering. The word engineer is derived from the Latin root ingenium, meaning "cleverness". Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, safety and cost. Much of the work is applied ... |
22964 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division%20by%20zero | Division by zero | In mathematics, a number can not be divided by zero. Observe:
1.
If B = 0, then C = 0. This is true. But:
2.
(where B = 0, so we just divided by zero)
Which is the same as:
3.
The problem is that could be any number. It would work if were 1 or if it were 1,000,000,000. 0/0 is said to be of "indeterminate ... |
22965 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamenco%20pa%20tos | Flamenco pa tos | Flamenco pa tos is a Spanish festival of Flamenco music. It is organized by the Gomaespuma Foundation. This festival is the most important festival in Spain. The profits of the festival are used by the Gomaespuma Foundation to help children in Managua. The Festival has been the winner of the National Awards of Flamenco... |
22969 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20the%20Great | Peter the Great | Peter the Great (), Peter I () or Pyotr Alekseevich (; – ) was a czar of Russia. He transformed Russia from an isolated kingdom into a transcontinental superpower.
He became czar of Russia in 1682, after his sister Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia lost a war. In 1697 he visited Western Europe and decided Russia must hav... |
22971 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical%20note | Musical note | In music, a note is a small bit of sound, similar to a syllable in spoken language. For example: in the first two lines of the song "Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are" there are 14 notes: one for each syllable.
Confusingly, the word "note" can also mean the pitch of a note (how high or low it i... |
22977 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabria | Calabria | Calabria, officially the Regione Calabria, is a region in the southern part of the Italian peninsula. It is the tenth largest Italian region by total area (after Apulia and Toscana) with 5,877 sq mi (15,222 km2). It has more people than any other state with over 2 million people as of 2020. Its largest cities are Reggi... |
22978 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle | Newcastle | There are three cities called Newcastle:
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
22981 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress | WordPress | WordPress is a piece of software which has become the most widely used content management system and is used for setting up blogs. It is open source, licensed under the GPL, and written in PHP.
WordPress allows users to create and edit websites through a central administrative dashboard, which includes a text editor f... |
22982 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outback | Outback | The outback is the remote areas of Australia. The outback is not a defined area, it is only a term used to refer to locations that are far away from big cities.
The fertile parts are known as Rangelands and have been traditionally used for sheep or cattle farming.
Agriculture, tourism and mining are the main economic ... |
22988 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marske-by-the-Sea | Marske-by-the-Sea | Marske by the Sea is a village in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland in England. It has three primary schools and one secondary school (Bydales School), a museum, and two train stations.
The village has a Methodist, Roman Catholic (St Bede's) and Church of England (St Mark's) church.
Economy
Most of the people who ... |
22991 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal | PayPal | PayPal is a website that allows the transfer of money among people via web services and email. The money can be deposited into a bank account. PayPal was owned by eBay, from 2002 to 2015. It can be used in more than 200 countries.
References
Other websites
Websites
Finance
Elon Musk |
22993 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson%20Welles | Orson Welles | George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American director of movies and the theatre, as well as an actor, screenwriter, broadcaster and producer.
Welles was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
In 1938, he performed The War of the Worlds (about an attack on Earth by beings from the planet Mars) on the radi... |
22996 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slobodan%20Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87 | Slobodan Milošević | Slobodan Milošević (Serbian: Слободан Милошевић, pronounced []; August 20, 1941 – March 11, 2006) was a Serbian, Yugoslav leader. He was President of Serbia from 1989 to 1996 and then President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1996 to 2000.
Power
He was the leader of Serbia's ruling Socialist Party. He was ... |
23015 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnosperm | Gymnosperm | The gymnosperms are a group of seed plants which includes conifers, cycads, Ginkgo and Gnetales.
They have naked seeds, in contrast to the seeds or ovules of flowering plants (angiosperms) which are enclosed during pollination. Gymnosperm seeds develop either on the surface of scale- or leaf-like appendages of cones, ... |
23016 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influenza%20pandemic%20of%201918 | Influenza pandemic of 1918 | The Influenza pandemic of 1918 (commonly known as the Spanish flu) was a serious pandemic of influenza. It lasted for three years, from January 1918 to December 1920. About 500 million people were infected across the world with a population of 1.80 billion people. The pandemic spread to remote Pacific Islands and the A... |
23017 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brock%20%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29 | Brock (Pokémon) | known by name as Takeshi in Japan, is a fictional character in the Pokémon series of video games, Manga, and television series. He is often seen traveling along with Ash Ketchum and Misty on their journeys. One of his gags is that he falls in love with every girl he sees (except for Jessie of Team Rocket). His nickname... |
23022 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zetland%20%28lifeboat%29 | Zetland (lifeboat) | The Zetland was a lifeboat in Redcar, England, and is the oldest lifeboat in the world which still exists. It was put in Redcar in 1802. In 1858, the lifeboat was given to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The boat was damaged in 1864, and was to be destroyed - however, following protest it was given to t... |
23024 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silba | Silba | Silba is an island in Croatia. It is found between the islands of Premuda and Olib. It has an area of 15 km² and its population (as of 2001) was 265; with the village of Silba located at the narrowest point in the middle. The main administrative centre is Zadar, found on the mainland.
Mediterranean Islands
Islands of ... |
23025 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20Fleming | Ian Fleming | Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British author and journalist. He was best known for writing the James Bond spy novels. He also wrote the children's book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 1964.
Fleming was born in London to a wealthy family. He was educated at Eton College. He spent many years work... |
23027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1602 | 1602 |
Events
3 January – Battle of Kinsale – the battle happened on 3 January 1602 according to the Gregorian Calendar used by the Irish and Spanish forces in the battle, although, for the English who were still using the old Julian Calendar, the date of the battle was 24 December 1601
February 14 – William Shakespeare... |
23028 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1676 | 1676 |
Events
January 19 - Feodor III become Tsar of Russia.
The Polish-Turkish War (1671 - 1676) ended
King Philip's War (1675 - 1676) ended
Port-de-Paix, Haiti has its first slave revolt
Births
August 26 - Robert Walpole, first Prime Minister of Great Britain
September 16 - Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, mother of... |
23029 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/301 | 301 |
Events
San Marino founded (traditional date)
Armenia uses Christianity as a state religion - the first country to do so.
Deaths
June 5
Sima Lin Emperor of China, Western Jin |
23030 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1611 | 1611 |
Events
June 23 – Henry Hudson's crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat
November 1 – At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time.
Gustavus Adolphus becomes king of Sweden
Denmark attacks Sweden
King James Version of the Bible first pu... |
23034 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raiders%20of%20the%20Lost%20Ark | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American adventure movie directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. It stars Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott and Alfred Molina. Ford portrays Indiana Jones, ... |
23044 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash%20Ketchum | Ash Ketchum | Ash Ketchum (サトシ Satoshi in Japanese) is the main character of the Pokémon anime. His first Pokémon was Pikachu, which he has kept since the beginning of the series.
Concept and creation
Named after his and Pokémon series creator Satoshi Tajiri, Satoshi was designed by Ken Sugimori and Atsuko Nishida, and was meant t... |
23054 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born | Born | Born can mean:
The past tense verb form of birth
Born again Christianity
Max Born
Born, Luxembourg
Born, Netherlands |
23057 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s%20Fair | World's Fair | A world's fair is a large exhibition of industry and culture. They are also called expositions or expos. This type of exhibition occurs since the middle of the 19th century. The Bureau of International Expositions officially takes care of them. The "Bureau of International Expositions" is usually abbreviated BIE, from ... |
23061 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9tis%20people | Métis people | The Métis (pronounced 'maey-TEE' in English and 'may-TEE' in French), also known historically as Bois Brule, mixed-bloods, or Countryborn (Anglo-Métis), are one of the three divisions of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Their home land is part of Eastern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North Western Ont... |
23062 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangha | Sangha | In Buddhism, the word sangha means "assembly" or "community." For Buddhists, there are two sanghas that are very important:
the community of Buddhist monks and nuns
the community of noble disciples
In Buddhism, there are three things that a Buddhist shows the greatest respect: the Buddha, the Dharma (the Buddha's t... |
23064 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courteney%20Cox | Courteney Cox | Courteney Bass Cox (born June 15, 1964) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Monica on the television series Friends and for her role in the movie Scream and its sequels. Cox married David Arquette between seasons 5 and 6 of Friends, and changed her name to Courteney Cox Arquette. She later changed it ... |
23065 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA%20Champions%20League | UEFA Champions League | The UEFA Champions League, or simply known as the UCL is a football competition organized by UEFA, between some of the top club teams in Europe. The teams are selected because of good performances in their league matches. The teams used to have to win their countries' championship, but more than one team can play in th... |
23066 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/FA%20Cup | FA Cup | The FA Cup (known as The Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a national football competition. It is played between teams in the English league system. It is organized by the Football Association. The winner of the FA Cup qualifies for the next season's UEFA Europa League. If the winner of the FA Cup has already... |
23067 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Trafford | Old Trafford | Old Trafford is a football stadium in Manchester in North West England. Its nickname is "The Theatre of Dreams". It is home to the club Manchester United F.C.. It is the biggest club stadium in Great Britain and second biggest stadium in Great Britain, with Wembley Stadium being the biggest. Old Trafford hosted most of... |
23068 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium | Stadium | A stadium is a building in which lots of people may watch an event. They are often used for football and athletics. Some stadiums are paid to add a company name to the name of their stadium. For example, Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, or the ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. When people do this the company ... |
23073 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster | Disaster | A disaster is something very not good that happens. Disasters can destroy homes and many kinds of work. Disasters can be of different kinds, but most are caused by forces of nature.
Natural disasters
These may include avalanches (where snow comes down a mountain), cold (where animals and people freeze), diseases (s... |
23074 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby%20Orr | Bobby Orr | Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr (born March 20, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Bobby Orr's ice hockey skills were evident at a very early age. He was signed by the Boston Bruins at twelve. As a 14-year-old, he played junior hockey against eighteen, nineteen and twenty-year-olds. H... |
23076 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Muppet%20Show | The Muppet Show | The Muppet Show is a variety television series. It aired from 1976 until 1981. The series starred Jim Henson's Muppet characters. Each episode featured a famous guest star. A revival of the show, Muppets Tonight, aired from 1996 to 1998.
The main characters on the series are Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear an... |
23077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1250 | 1250 |
Events
Europe
December 13 – Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, dies
King Afonso III of Portugal captures the Algarve from the Moors.
Valdemar, becomes King of Sweden.
University of Valladolid is founded in Spain.
The Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy is changes from a pontoon bridge to a permanent, raised wooden ... |
23086 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia%20%28autonomous%20community%29 | Valencia (autonomous community) | Valencia, officially and in Valencian language called Valencian Community (unofficially: Valencian Country, Valencia Region, Region of Valencia, Land of Valencia; and historically: Kingdom of Valencia), is a Spanish autonomous community, in the east of the country. The population is around 5,000,000, and the capital an... |
23087 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elx | Elx | Elx (in Catalan) or Elche (in Spanish) is the third biggest city in Valencia, and the second in the Alicante province, in eastern Spain. The city has 215,000 inhabitants and is famous for its palm trees and the Mystery of Elx, a theatrical piece.
Cities in Valencia (autonomous community)
Municipalities in Valencia (au... |
23094 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java%20%28programming%20language%29 | Java (programming language) | Java is the name of a programming language created by Sun Microsystems. This company was bought out by Oracle Corporation, which continues to keep it up to date. The latest version is Java 16, released in March 2021. The latest Long Term Support (LTS) version is Java 11, released on September 25, 2018; and Oracle relea... |
23098 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eon | Eon | An eon (or aeon) is a term in Earth science for the longest periods of time. It describes a part of the Earth's existence lasting hundreds of millions to billions of years.
A geologic eon is part of Earth's existence, made up of a number of eras of different lengths. A geologic era is made up of two or more shorter ti... |
23101 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad%20Gita | Bhagavad Gita | The Bhagavad Gita is one of the holy books of Hinduism. It was written about five thousand years ago as part of the Mahabharata. It has teachings said to be given by Lord Sri Krishna who is the Supreme God. In the book (Bhagvat Gita), Krishna is talking to Arjuna, an Archer, before the kurukshetra war begins. Krishna t... |
23102 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishad | Upanishad | The Upanishads are some of the sacred books of the Hindu people. The Upanishads are part of a large collection of sacred books of Hindu people, called the Vedas. They are placed at the end of the Vedas and they primarily deal with knowledge or wisdom. Because they deal with knowledge portion of the Vedas, they are call... |
23103 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concert | Concert | A concert (as in a "concert tour") is a performance in which a musician or many musicians play music together to a group of listeners (called an audience). In the case of a concert of classical music there may be an orchestra. There is often an important visual element to the performance, such as with a rock concert. H... |
23106 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm%20tree | Palm tree | Palm tree is a common name of perennial lianas, shrubs, and trees. They are the only members of the family Arecaceae, which is the only family in the order Arecales. They grow in hot climates.
Well known palm trees are:
Coconut palm
Date palm
Oil palm
There are about 2600 species of palm trees, most of them livi... |
23109 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailiwick%20of%20Guernsey | Bailiwick of Guernsey | The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a territory belonging to the British Crown in the Channel Islands. The bailiwick includes the islands of Guernsey, Alderney and Burhou, Herm and Jethou as well as Sark, Little Sark and Brecqhou.
A bailiwick is a territory governed by a bailiff. The Bailiff of Guernsey is the head of the p... |
23111 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alderney | Alderney | Alderney is one of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between England and France. It forms part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, but its parliament, The States of Alderney, still has the right to make laws for the island.
The traditional language was Auregnais, but nobody speaks it now.
During World War I... |
23114 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hera | Hera | In Greek mythology, Hera was the goddess of woman, family, marriage. She is married to Zeus. She is one of the Twelve Olympians. Hera is also a goddess of the sky and starry heavens. The Ancient Greeks said that Hera is one of the most beautiful goddess, nearly as pretty as Aphrodite. However, her jealous and vengeful ... |
23124 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror | Mirror | A mirror or looking-glass is something that reflects light. One common plane mirror is a piece of special flat glass that a person can look into to see a reflection of themselves or what is behind them.
Sometimes, a flat piece of metal or the surface of water can act like a mirror.
The reason you are able to see your... |
23126 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20probe | Space probe | A space probe is an unmanned space mission, usually a small spacecraft sent out to find out information about a planet or other far away thing. As a tool of space exploration a planetary probe may land on the planet, or orbit around it, or merely fly by closely. Probes use radio waves to send information back to Earth ... |
23143 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%27s%20Clues | Blue's Clues | Blue's Clues is an American television series for young children. It aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 1996 to August 6, 2006, and has been repeated since then. On the show, Blue is a blue dog. Her owner was Steve, until 2002, when Steve went off to college. Now Steve's younger brother, Joe, owns her.
The produce... |
23179 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford%20Motor%20Company | Ford Motor Company | The Ford Motor Company (often known as Ford) is an American company that makes vehicles. This company is named after its founder, Henry Ford.
These brands are also made by Ford:
Mercury
Lincoln
History
In 1896, Henry Ford had an idea to make a Quadricycle, the first "horseless carriage" he built. This four-wheel... |
23185 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafari%20movement | Rastafari movement | A Rastafarian (often called a Rasta) is a member of the Rastafari movement. Most Rastafarians live in the Caribbean, most notably Jamaica.
Rastafarians say that Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, is Jah (shortened from Jehovah). They say that Jesus has returned again in the form of Haile Selassie I, or Jah, as he promised ... |
23190 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Constable | John Constable | John Constable (East Bergholt, Suffolk 11 June 1776 – London, 31 March 1837) was an English painter and artist.
His family had plenty of money because his father owned a business running corn mills. Constable's father wanted his son to take over the business after him, but Constable started painting at an early age, a... |
23214 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa%20Milano | Alyssa Milano | Alyssa Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress. She is best known for her appearance in the 1980s television series Who's The Boss?. She was one of the stars of The WB's series Charmed since 1998.
Milano was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. She moved to Great Kills, Staten Island early in her life.
In 20... |
23215 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Beautiful%20Mind%20%28movie%29 | A Beautiful Mind (movie) | A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 biographical movie about the mathematician John Nash and his experiences of schizophrenia. It is set in Massachusetts and New Jersey. It stars Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, and Paul Bettany. It was directed by Ron Howard.
The movie is based on a book by Sy... |
23220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGurk%20effect | McGurk effect | The McGurk effect shows how hearing and vision are used for speech perception. Named after the man who found it, Harry McGurk (23 February 1936 – 17 April 1998), it says that people hear speech with their ears, and use other senses to help interpret what they hear. The McGurk effect happens when watching a video of a p... |
23221 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.%20M.%20W.%20Turner | J. M. W. Turner | Joseph Mallord William Turner (Covent Garden, London, 23 April 1775 – Chelsea, London, 19 December 1851) was an English painter and artist. He was one of the greatest artists of landscape painting, with a great mastery of light and colour.
His father was a maker of wigs. His mother was ill with mental problems, and th... |
23242 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mug | Mug | A mug is a container for drinking. It has one handle on the side. It is usually made of ceramic or steel. People might talk about getting a mug of beer at a local pub. They might also drink a mug of coffee in the morning.
Containers |
23312 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude%20Monet | Claude Monet | Claude Monet (14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926) was a French impressionist artist.
One of his most famous paintings was called Water Lilies, which he repeated many times in various conditions.
Biography
Monet was born in Paris, France. His father wanted him to help run the family's grocery business. However, Monet w... |
23322 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video | Video | Video is a technology. It records moving images onto some medium. The recorder may be a separate machine such as a videocassette recorder (also called a VCR) or built into something else such as a video camera. A popular 20th century videotape format was VHS. It was used by many people to record television programmes o... |
23334 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus | Exodus | Exodus is the second book in the Torah. Exodus in Hebrew is called Shmowt, which means 'names.'
Exodus means 'going out' in Latin. It is about how the Hebrew people were led out of Egypt by God. Moses, their leader, hears God's words and then tells the Israelites. Exodus ends with God's laws and his instructions o... |
23340 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stretching%20%28body%20piercing%29 | Stretching (body piercing) | Stretching is a word used to describe a kind of body modification. It is when a person widens a pierced hole in their body.
Stretching is usually done a little bit at a time, so the pierced hole would not bleed or get infected.
Stretching methods
There are some common ways used to stretch piercings, of different ori... |
23341 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl%20disaster | Chernobyl disaster | The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear disaster which occurred on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine. At that time, Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. The station was situated 110 kilometres north of Kyiv.
Reputation
This event was one of the worst accidents in the history of nucl... |
23342 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pripyat | Pripyat | Pripyat (Ukrainian: При́п'ять, Pryp”iat’) is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine. It lies in Kyiv Oblast, near the border with Belarus. It was home to Chernobyl nuclear power plant workers. The city was abandoned in 1986 after the Chernobyl accident, the worst nuclear reactor accident in history. Before being abandon... |
23344 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroid%20cancer | Thyroid cancer | Thyroid cancer is cancer in the thyroid gland.
Types
There are four types of thyroid cancer:
How is Thyroid Cancer Diagnosed?
Thyroid cancer can be diagnosed in a few different ways:
Basic Tests:
During a physical exam, a doctor can check for lumps or swelling in the neck; a larger-than-normal thyroid (goiter); and... |
23345 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containment%20building | Containment building | A containment building is a building with a nuclear reactor in it. It is built around the reactor to keep the radiation from getting out, if something happens to the reactor. The containment building is the last barrier to the radiation getting into the environment. Containment systems for nuclear power reactors are di... |
23346 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl | Chernobyl | Chernobyl or Chornobyl () is a city in northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus.
It was a major communications node and important center of trade and commerce, especially in the 19th century. The city is 14.5 kilometers (9 miles) south by south-east of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, which became known for th... |
23359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus%20Wowereit | Klaus Wowereit | Klaus Wowereit (born 1 October 1953) is a German politician. He was born in Berlin. He was the SPD Governing Mayor of Berlin from 2001 to 2014. He and his party won 31.4% of the votes in the 2001 state elections, and he started a coalition government with Linkspartei.PDS. He was President of the Bundesrat in 2001/02. H... |
23360 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Soviet%20split | Sino-Soviet split | The Sino-Soviet split (1960–1989) was a time when the relations between the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union weakened during the Cold War. Eventually, China's leader, Mao Zedong, decided to break the alliance with the Soviet Union.
The Soviet leader, Stalin, wanted to help spread communism in the world,... |
23368 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awake | Awake | Being Awake is a daily brain state. It is being in a state of consciousness where one is conscious about the surroundings. The person (or animal) can respond to these surroundings by communicating, walking, eating, and more.
Being awake is the opposite of being asleep. When you are asleep most responses to your surro... |
23374 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu%20Bei | Liu Bei | Liu Bei (161-223) was the founder of the Chinese Shu Han dynasty and its first Emperor.
Early life
He went into battle against the Yellow Turban Rebellion rebellion in 184, along with his sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Later (in 190) he joined Gongsun Zan against the evil Dong Zhuo who had seized the Han empe... |
23375 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cao%20Cao | Cao Cao | Cao Cao (曹操 155-220) was a Chinese general. He managed to control the last Han Emperor Xian and conquered the whole northern China.
Cao Cao gathered an army in 184 to fight against the Yellow Scarves rebellion. After the Dong Zhuo had seized the Emperor Liu Bian in 189 and deposed him in favour of his brother Liu Xie ... |
23376 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang%20Fei | Zhang Fei | Zhang Fei (167-221) was a warrior in ancient China. He fought along with his brothers Liu Bei and Guan Yu for the restoration of the Han Dynasty.
In the battles against the Dong Zhuo, Zhang fended off the enemy general Lü Bu and was greatly rewarded by his then-ally Cao Cao.
Zhang Fei was later killed by his own offi... |
23377 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong%20Zhuo | Dong Zhuo | Dong Zhuo (董卓 139-192) was a reckless general in ancient China. He took control over the imperial court of Han in 189. He was later killed by his own foster son, Lu Bu.
Dong Zhuo had been a successful warrior and general since his youth. Anyway, he was defeated by Yellow Scarves rebels in 184 and demoted. After the de... |
23378 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun%20Quan | Sun Quan | Sun Quan (孫權 182-252) was an ancient Chinese warlord and founder of Eastern Wu in 222.
As a warlord
His brother Sun Ce conquered Southeastern China from 197 until his death in 200. Sun Quan was in charge at the age of 18. He continued to expand his empire and drew back the forces of Cao Cao in the Battle at Red Cliff... |
23381 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conference | Conference | A conference is an event where people get together to discuss things. For example, scientists usually present their findings at conferences. Many other types of people other than scientists attend conferences also. Business people sometimes come together to talk about things. International business conferences are ve... |
23385 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasture | Pasture | A pasture is a piece of land. Usually specific grasses and herbs are grown on it. Then livestock is put on for grazing. Rangeland is similarly used, but less controlled.
Agriculture
Grasslands |
23386 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hectare | Hectare | A hectare is a unit of measurement of area. It is equal to 10,000 square metres, or a square with sides of 100 by 100 metres. 100 hectares is 1 square kilometre. Therefore, a farm with 200 hectares of fields has 2 square kilometres of fields.
The word hectare means 100 ares. Hecto is the metric prefix of 100. The are ... |
23387 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuge%20Liang | Zhuge Liang | Zhuge Liang (181-234) was a Chinese politician and general of the ancient Shu Han Dynasty.
He helped his lord Liu Bei conquer the country Ba Shu from 211 to 214, along with Pang Tong. After Liu Bei's death in 223, Zhuge Liang was a regent for the new emperor Liu Shan. Zhuge Liang attempted to conquer the Southern Wei ... |
23389 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavelength | Wavelength | A wavelength is the length of the shortest repeating part of a "sine wave". All waves can be formed by adding up sine waves. That is, every wave is a total of sine waves, which may be identified by Fourier analysis.
Examples of waves
Waves are everywhere. Examples of waves include:
sound
electromagnetic spectrum i... |
23391 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis%20Scott%20Key | Francis Scott Key | Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 - January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer and poet. He is best known for writing a poem which later became the words of "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States of America.
His mother was Ann Phoebe Penn Dagworthy (Charlton) and his father was Captain Joh... |
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