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24220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge%2C%20Massachusetts | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Cambridge is a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, just outside of Boston.
It is the home of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Wikimania
The second Wikimania was hosted in this city in 2006.
County seats in Massachusetts
1630 establishments in Massachusetts |
24221 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1280s | 1280s |
Events
1282 – March – Dafydd ap Gruffydd, brother to Prince of Wales Llywelyn the Last, attacks an English castle; his brother feels compelled to support him despite poor preparation for war, quickly leading to the final English conquest of Wales by King Edward I of England.
1286 – Prussians settled in exile in Se... |
24222 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1087 | 1087 |
Events
May 9 – The remains of Saint Nicholas were brought to Bari.
September 9 – William II becomes king of England
End of the formal reign of Emperor Shirakawa, but not of his cloistered rule
Emperor Horikawa ascends to the throne of Japan |
24223 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1672 | 1672 |
Events
March 15 – Charles II of England issues the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.
May 2 – John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
June 12 – French forces under king Louis XIV cross the Rhine to Netherlands
June 28 – William III of Orange appointed Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.
A... |
24224 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1684 | 1684 | Year 1684 was a leap year that started on Saturday when using the Gregorian calendar.
Events
July 24 – René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle sails from France, again, with a large expedition designed to establish a French colony on the Gulf of Mexico, at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
October 7 – Japanese ... |
24225 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1713 | 1713 |
Events
First Orrery built by George Graham
Births
May 25 - John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1792)
September 23 - King Ferdinand VI of Spain (d. 1759)
October 13 - Allan Ramsay, Scottish painter (d. 1784)
November 24 - Junipero Serra, Spanish Franciscan missionary (d. 178... |
24226 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1743 | 1743 |
Events
February 14 – Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister
February 21 – The premiere in London of George Frideric Handel's oratorio, Samson.
September 13 – Treaty of Worms (1743) – a treaty between Great Britain, Austria and Sardinia
Battle of Dettingen |
24227 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote | Coyote | The coyote (Canis latrans) also called the prairie wolf, brush wolf or American jackal, is an animal of the Canidae family. The word "coyote" comes from the Náhuatl (Aztec) word cóyotl.
Appearance
Coyotes are smaller than wolves. The color of the coyote's fur is a grayish brown to yellowish gray on the upper parts, w... |
24229 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vole | Vole | A vole is a small mouse-like mammal. It is a rodent from a subfamily called the Arvicolinae. They live in woodlands and grasslands.
There are about 155 species of voles. There are species in Europe, Asia, North Africa and North America. The closest relatives of voles are the lemmings and muskrats, which are in the sam... |
24230 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isthmus | Isthmus | An isthmus is a narrow strip of land, with water on either side, that connects two bigger landmasses. For example, the Isthmus of Panama connects the continents of The Americas. Separating two water bodies and joining two land bodies, an isthmus is the opposite of a strait.
Landforms |
24244 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent | Rodent | Rodents (from Latin , 'to chew') are a very successful group of mammals. They form the order Rodentia.
They have no more than 2 incisors. These keep growing, and must be kept worn down by gnawing (eroding teeth by grinding them on something hard); this is the origin of the name, from the Latin rodere, "to gnaw", and ... |
24265 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan%20%28moon%29 | Titan (moon) | Titan (Ancient Greek: Τῑτάν) is Saturn's moon. It was found by Christiaan Huygens on 25 March 1655. Titan is a unique moon because it is the solar system’s only moon to have an atmosphere.
Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second largest in the Solar System. Titan is larger than the planet Mercury. Its equa... |
24266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20number%20format | Computer number format | A computer number format is the way that computers and calculators represent numbers. Most computers use a system of binary which is composed of ones and zeros.
Other systems in use are the octal (0,1-7) or the hexadecimal (0,1-9,A,B,C,D,E,F) systems.
So we can use codes, which the computer understands only, as well ... |
24273 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1550 | 1550 |
Events
January 6 – Spanish Captain Hernando de Santana founds the city of Valledupar in what is now Colombian territory.
February 7 – Julius III becomes Pope.
The first book in Slovenian, Abecedarium, written by Protestant reformer Primoz Trubar, is printed in Tübingen, Germany.
Nostradamus' first almanac is wri... |
24274 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus%2C%20Georgia | Columbus, Georgia | Columbus is the third largest town, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Coca-Cola and RC Cola (Royal Crown Cola) were first made here. It is south of Atlanta. It is about one hour and thirty minutes to two hours away from Atlanta.
County seats in Georgia |
24275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carthage | Carthage | Carthage is an ancient city-state in what is now Tunisia. It began as a Phoenician colony. Carthage at the height of its power was the foremost power in the Mediterranean Sea, controlling parts of Spain, Sicily, North Africa, Sardinia, and the Balearic islands.
The Roman Republic destroyed Carthage in the Punic Wars ... |
24276 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1102 | 1102 |
Events
Valencia is captured by the Almoravids.
Henry I of England orders the tomb of Edward the Confessor opened; the body is found undecayed.
Henry I of England takes possession of Arundel Castle.
The Hohenbaden castle is built in Baden-Baden, Germany.
Boleslav III becomes king of Poland.
coronation of Coloma... |
24278 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1569 | 1569 |
Events
January 11-May 6 – First recorded lottery in England performed nonstop at the west door of the St. Paul's Cathedral. Each share costs 10 shillings and proceeds are used to repair the harbors and for other public works
March 13 – Battle of Jarnac – Royalist troops under Marshal Gaspard de Tavannes surprise and... |
24279 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1302 | 1302 |
Events
June 12 – beginning of Rakvere town, Estonia
July 11 – Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Dutch), major victory of Flanders over the French.
September 24 – Charles II of Naples makes peace with Frederick III of Sicily under the Treaty of Caltabellotta – the War of Sicilian Vespers ends
Roger... |
24280 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockton%2C%20Massachusetts | Brockton, Massachusetts | Brockton is a town in Plymouth County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It and the town of Plymouth are the county seats of Plymouth County.
Brockton is also called the city of champions because world boxing champs Rocky Marciano and Marvin Hagler came from there.
The Rocky Marcaino Statue
On Brockton High Scho... |
24281 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabat | Rabat | Rabat (, transliterated ar-Rabāṭ or ar-Ribāṭ, literally "Fortified Place"), population 577,827 hab. (2014 estimate), is the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. It is also the capital of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region.
The city is on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg. On the other side of the river ... |
24283 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1222 | 1222 |
Events
Foundation of the University of Padua
Completion of the Cistercian convent in Alcobaca, Portugal
Eric XI becomes King of Sweden
Premysl Ottokar I reunites Bohemia and Moravia
John III Ducas Vatatzes becomes Byzantine emperor (in the Empire of Nicaea)
Alexander of Hales enters the Franciscan order
April... |
24284 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke%20Kahanamoku | Duke Kahanamoku | Duke Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968), was a Hawaiian athlete who is called the inventor of modern surfing. He was also on the United States Olympic team as a swimmer, and won several silver and gold medals.
Contrary to some misinformation on the internet, Duke is not known as the Big Kahuna. He himself... |
24285 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overland%20Park%2C%20Kansas | Overland Park, Kansas | Overland Park is a city in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is in Johnson County. It is the second biggest city in Kansas. It is the second biggest city in the Kansas City metropolitan area. In 2010, 173,372 people lived there; in 2017, 191,278 lived there. It has the Sprint World Headquarters Campus.
History
Overland P... |
24286 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford | Bedford | Bedford is a market town of Bedfordshire, England. It has a population of more than 79,000 people (100,000 if the people living in Kempston are included). It is formed of multiple districts, such as Putnoe, Goldington, Brickhill and Woodside. Many people also live in the smaller villages surrounding Bedford, such as Sa... |
24287 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentomino | Pentomino | A pentomino is a 2D shape made out of 5 side-by-side equal-sized squares. They can be found in the books Chasing Vermeer and The Wright 3. It was created by Solomon W. Golomb.
These are the 12 pentominos:
Other websites
All about pentominoes
Shapes |
24288 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejaculation | Ejaculation | Ejaculation is when a male person (or other male mammal) shoots out liquid from his erect penis after it has been aroused or stimulated (excited sexually). It happens when he has an orgasm. This article is about ejaculation in human beings.
When a man is stimulated, his penis becomes erect. When he has an orgasm, seme... |
24289 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team | Team | A team is a group of people who have a certain task to complete. In order to meet their target, the members of the group must work well with each other.
Successful team - a group of people who tend to meet their target despite barriers. The group members cooperate with each other and take other members' ideas into con... |
24294 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirohito | Hirohito | was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from 25 December 1926, until his death on 7 January 1989. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Akihito. In Japan, reigning emperors are known simply as "the Emperor" and he is now referred to primarily by his posthumous name, .
Th... |
24297 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20evolution | Human evolution | Human evolution is about the origin of human beings. All humans belong to the same species, Homo sapiens, which appeared first in Africa but has spread to almost all parts of the world. Fossils found in Africa prove that humans first appeared there.
The word 'human' in this context means the genus Homo. However, studi... |
24298 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient%20Rome | Ancient Rome | Ancient Rome was a civilization that started in the city of Rome and the land of Latium on the Italian Peninsula. Roman civilization was the most important civilization in the Mediterranean region, Europe, and the Near East from the late 3rd century BC. Roman civilization was in existence all through Classical Antiquit... |
24300 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization | Globalization | Globalization is the connection of different parts of the world resulting in the expansion of international cultural, economic, and political activities. It is the movement and integration of goods, contacts and people among different countries. There are advantages and disadvantages to globalization, all of which have... |
24301 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Holland | North Holland | North Holland is a province (area with a local government) of the Netherlands. It is in the northwest. The capital is called Haarlem. Other cities in the province are Amsterdam, Hilversum, Alkmaar, Zaandam, and Hoorn. About 2,888,000 people are living in North Holland (2021).
Other websites |
24302 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk%20music | Folk music | Folk music is music that represents the tradition or culture of the area/place/state. It is traditional music that people learn by listening to other people playing it and then copying them. We say that the tradition is “orally transmitted” or “handed down orally”, meaning that the music is not written down but taught ... |
24304 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham | Abraham | Abraham (originally Abram) is a man in the Book of Genesis and the Qur'an. There, he is said to be the father of all Jews. This is because he is their ancestor. Abraham is part of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions. Abraham is considered the father of these three religions, which are called Abrahamic religions... |
24305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tao%20Te%20Ching | Tao Te Ching | Tao Te Ching ( []) is the Chinese name of a book by a man named Laozi (or Lao Tzu, which literally means "old master"). Laozi was a sage (a wise man) and he was a record-keeper. The title can mean "The Book of the Way and its Virtue." People believe the book was written around 600 BC.
It is an important text to Chines... |
24306 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon | Bacon | Bacon is a type of meat that comes from pigs. It is taken from the sides, back, or belly of the pig. It is often cut in thin slices, unlike other cured or smoked pork products. It is usually fried or grilled. It can also be microwaved.
In the U.S., back bacon and smoked ham is sometimes called Canadian bacon.
Bacon h... |
24308 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov-Ribbentrop%20pact | Molotov-Ribbentrop pact | The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, otherwise known as the Nazi-Soviet Pact, was signed by Vyacheslav Molotov (Stalin's Soviet foreign minister) and Joachim von Ribbentrop (Hitler's German foreign minister) on 23 August 1939. The agreement promised that neither the Soviet Union nor Nazi Germany would attack each other.
A sec... |
24311 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyacheslav%20Molotov | Vyacheslav Molotov | Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (; in Kukarka – November 8, 1986 in Moscow) was a Soviet politician and diplomat. He was a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s, when he came to power. He was a protégé of Joseph Stalin until the 1950s, when Nikita Khrushchev dismissed him from office.
Molotov was the... |
24322 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonia | Babylonia | Babylonia was a city state in Mesopotamia in the 2nd millennium BC, over 3000 years ago. Its capital city was Babylon, which meant The Gate of the Gods. They built an empire out of the lands of the former Akkadian empire.
Mesopotamia is the region of the two rivers, Euphrates and Tigris. At that time the region also i... |
24323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim%20von%20Ribbentrop | Joachim von Ribbentrop | Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop ("von" was added only later) (30 April 1893 in Wesel – 16 October 1946 in Nuremberg) was the foreign minister of Germany from 1938 to 1945. He was executed by hanging for war crimes after the Nuremberg trials.
Drom 1936 to 1938, before the Second World War, he had been t... |
24326 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise | Noise | Noise is another word for sound. It usually means it is not wanted. Noise is perceived by our ears. They can be damaged by noise. Noise is created through any object, which produces vibration unnecessarily.
Noise can also mean data (information) that typically does not have a meaning, like white noise. Loudspeaker me... |
24328 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma | Karma | Karma is a word meaning the result of a person's actions as well as the actions themselves. It is a term about the cycle of cause and effect. According to the theory of Karma, what happens to a person, happens because they caused it with their actions. It is an important part of many religions such as Hinduism and Budd... |
24338 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western%20hemisphere | Western hemisphere | The western hemisphere is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is west of the Prime Meridian. Pretend that the earth is cut in half, from the North Pole, through England, to the South Pole. The Western Hemisphere is the half to the west. The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere.
Related pages
The... |
24346 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molotov%20cocktail | Molotov cocktail | A Molotov cocktail, also known as a petrol bomb, fire bomb, or benzine torch, is a simple incendiary device. It is relatively easy to make and is used by irregular paramilitary forces and by rioters. It is also used for arson.
It was used for the first time in the Spanish Civil War between July 1936 and April 1939, bu... |
24347 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammability | Flammability | Flammability or inflammability means that something can be set on fire easily. It will burn easily. The words come from Latin. The word at the base is in-flammare (late Latin). It means something like "to put fire to a thing".
Inflammable and flammable are used to mean the same thing. People sometimes get confused and... |
24357 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson | Arson | Arson is a crime. When someone deliberately sets fire to a building, vehicle, etc. they do not own and they want to cause damage, it is called arson. A person who commits arson is an arsonist. Arsonists usually use gasoline or kerosene to start a fire.
Arson
Types of crime |
24358 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocktail | Cocktail | A cocktail is a kind of mixed drink. Usually, it is made with alcoholic drinks such as vodka, gin or rum. Since such spirits do not have much taste of their own (at around 40% alcohol), other ingredients are added. Common ingredients are fruits, fruit juice, sugar, crushed ice, and ice cubes. If the cocktail is served ... |
24359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1103 | 1103 |
Events
April 27 – Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, goes into exile after falling out with Henry I of England
Amadeus III becomes Count of Savoy
Bohemund I of Antioch is released from imprisonment among the Turks
The Scandinavian city of Lund becomes a see within the Roman Catholic Church
Births
Emperor Toba ... |
24361 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneeze | Sneeze | A sneeze is a reaction in the body that suddenly presses air out of lungs so it flows quickly out through the mouth and nose. Air and mucus (the liquid found in the nose) are forced out quickly. Sneezing often happens after breathing dust or other small things that irritate the membranes in the nose. The function of sn... |
24365 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puma | Puma | Pumas (Puma concolor), also called cougars, mountain lions or brown panthers, are large wild cats that live in the western half of North America, along with Florida, and most of Central and South America. Pumas are mainly tan-color, and can be up to 9 feet long, although average length is 6 – 8 feet. They can weigh fro... |
24370 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%20Talk | Google Talk | Google Talk (also called Google Chat) was an instant messaging service that was offered by Google. It let users communicate by using texting and voice chatting. The service was sometimes called Gchat, Gtalk, or Gmessage by its users.
It is built on the XMPP platform. A web-based version was also available online.
Ref... |
24372 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armour | Armour | Armour (or armor U.S.) is a protective covering or clothing to prevent injury from attack. Armour can be worn by a person, or it can be used to protect machines, animals, even buildings. Armour has always been made from the strongest materials available at the time, but weight has always been a problem. Early body armo... |
24374 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Star%20Computers | North Star Computers | North Star Computers was one of the earliest manufacturers of microcomputers. Before they started making their first computer, the North Star Horizon, they made floppy disk drives for S-100 bus computers. They included a disk operating system called North Star DOS (or N*DOS). The Horizon used the North Star disk contro... |
24377 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario%20Bros. | Mario Bros. | Mario Bros. is a video game made in 1983. In the game, Mario and/or Luigi must defeat enemies by jumping on them from below and then kicking them, when they are knocked down. It is the first game to feature Luigi as a playable character as well as the first game in which Mario is named Mario. In Donkey Kong, Mario was ... |
24379 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oval | Oval | An oval is a shape. It is round but a bit longer in one direction.
An oval can look like an egg or an ellipse.
Shapes |
24382 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus | Focus | Focus is a Latin word for hearth. In English it means many things.
Focus (geometry), one of the two points around which a conic section is built
Focus (optics), the bringing together of light rays by a lens
Ford Focus, a car
The hypocenter of an earthquake
The place where a nuclear explosion goes off |
24403 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe%20organ | Pipe organ | The pipe organ is a keyboard instrument in which the sound is made by air blowing through pipes. A person who plays the organ is called an organist. The organist plays the instrument using both the hands and the feet. The hands play the keyboards (called manuals), while the feet play pedals which also make notes.
Orga... |
24413 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic | Celtic | The words Celt and Celtic can have many meanings.
Pronounced /kel-(tik)/:
Celt, either ancient or Modern Celts
Celtic languages, descending from the Proto-Celtic language, spoken by these people and their modern descendants
Celtic mythology
Celtici, Celts from ancient Lusitania (which is now Portugal). (See also Ce... |
24416 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx%20language | Manx language | Manx, or Manx Gaelic, (known in Manx as "Gaelg" or "Gailck"), is a language spoken in the Isle of Man.
It is a Celtic languages of the Gaelic language family. It is in the same family as Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic.
Manx is spoken mainly by people who learn it through interest. It died out as a natural communit... |
24417 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goidelic%20languages | Goidelic languages | The Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages are a group of Celtic languages. They are spoken in Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are three Goidelic languages:
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig)
Irish (Gaeilge)
Manx (Gaelg)
Celtic languages
Languages of Europe |
24418 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx%20cat | Manx cat | The Manx is a breed of domestic cat. It either has no tail at all, a "rumpy", or it has a very short tail, a "stumpy". This is because of a natural difference in spine length. The back legs are also longer than the front legs. The breed comes from the Isle of Man, where it was found as early as three hundred years ago.... |
24428 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horn | Horn | Horn can mean several things:
Horn (anatomy), something some animals have on their heads
Horn (musical instrument)
A car has a horn on the steering wheel to warn people of danger.
Places
Horn, Switzerland, a place in Switzerland
Horn of Africa, a peninsula in East Africa
Basic English 850 words |
24429 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave | Agave | Agave is a type of succulent plant from Mexico and the southwestern parts of the United States. They have thick, sharp leaves. Agave plants flower only once, produce seeds and then die. Before flowering they usually live for 10 to 25 years. Because they live for a long time they are sometimes called "century plants".
... |
24431 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple%20sauce | Apple sauce | Apple sauce (or applesauce) is a sauce made from stewed and mashed apples. Peeled or unpeeled apples can be used and different spices or additives like cinnamon can be used.
Sugar or high fructose corn syrup is often added to the applesauce to sweeten it. Applesauce can be fine or coarse textured, and can include ... |
24432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20Richter | Charles Richter | Charles Francis Richter (April 26, 1900 – September 30, 1985) was an American seismologist (someone who studies earthquakes) and a physicist. He is known for creating the Richter scale of magnitude, which says how big an earthquake is.
Childhood
Richter went to work at the Carnegie Institute in 1927 after Robert Mill... |
24433 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1104 | 1104 |
Events
September 3 – St. Cuthbert reburied in the Durham Cathedral
The Venice Arsenal, is founded in Venice.
Alfonso I of Aragon becomes King of Aragon and Navarre.
Historian Guibert of Nogent becomes abbot of Notre Dame de Nogent.
Baldwin I of Jerusalem captures Acre.
Baldwin II, count of Edessa, is taken pri... |
24437 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20II%20of%20England | Charles II of England | Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1649 to 1685. His father was Charles I, who was executed after losing a war with Parliament.
Early life
Prince Charles was the king's eldest son. As a little boy, he was made Prince of Wales as a sign that he would one day be k... |
24438 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crunk | Crunk | Crunk is a sub-genre of hip hop music that started in the clubs of Memphis, Tennessee in the mid-1990s. The word 'crunk' is the past tense version of the word 'crank' as in "crank the music up". It can also be used as an adjective. It is a mixture of Miami bass, Southern rap, and electronica with a lot of yelling and c... |
24439 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimp | Pimp | A pimp is a person who makes money from other people prostituting themselves. Usually, the prostitutes make money for themselves, but the pimp takes a percentage of the money in exchange for providing them with security and other services. Pimps has gotten connected to a special look, often a male with fancy and colorf... |
24447 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan%20Kardec | Allan Kardec | Allan Kardec (Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail 3 October 1804 31 March 1869) was a French philosopher and teacher.
Works
He dedicated the last 15 years of his life to organise a philosophical doctrine called Spiritism. He spread the educational ideas of Pestalozzi in the 19th century. He published books on grammar, m... |
24451 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyves | Hyves | Hyves is a website where people can have contact with friends online. It can be used to make new friends or to stay in touch with old friends. It was started in 2004 and has over 9 million users; most of them are Dutch. That is the reason why it is very popular in the Netherlands.
Pictures and videos can be put and sha... |
24453 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex%20organ | Sex organ | The sex organs, which scientists call the genitalia or genitals, are the parts of the body that allow sexual reproduction (the making of young) to take place. They are also for urination (peeing), to remove waste products from the body. While all animals have sex organs, this article is about the sex organs of human be... |
24459 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence%20Olivier | Laurence Olivier | Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He was the youngest actor to be knighted and the first to be raised to the peerage. Olivier married English actresses Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh and Joan Pl... |
24462 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritism | Spiritism | Spiritism is a doctrine promoted by the French professor Allan Kardec. His first two books were:
The Spirits' Book — Defines the guidelines of the doctrine, covering points like God, Spirit, Universe, Man, Society, Culture, Morals and Religion.
The Mediums' Book — Details the mechanics of the spiritual world, the proce... |
24488 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa | Alexa | Alexa is an Internet service that measures how many Internet users visit a website. At Alexa.com, people can enter a website address and Alexa will show them how well-visited the website is. It can also tell them how its popularity has changed over time.
Alexa has 6 million unique visits monthly.
Alexa was created in ... |
24489 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poodle | Poodle | A poodle is a breed of dog. Poodles are one of the smartest dogs. Miniature and toy poodles are two sizes. The original poodle is the Standard poodle. Miniature and toy poodles are not related to Standard poodles. They don't share DNA. If the owner does praise it, it will start liking the owner even more, and doing th... |
24492 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish%20language | Irish language | Irish, Irish Gaelic, or Gaeilge is a language spoken in the Republic of Ireland and (less commonly) in Northern Ireland. Irish is a Celtic language. This means that Irish is similar to Scottish Gaelic, Breton, Cornish, Manx Gaelic and Welsh. Many people who speak Irish can understand some Scottish Gaelic, but not Welsh... |
24493 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish | Irish | Irish could mean:
Ireland, an island to the west of Great Britain
Republic of Ireland, a country on the island of Ireland
Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, on the northern part of the island
Irish Republic, a former country on the island of Ireland
Irish Free State, a former country on the island of I... |
24495 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max%20and%20Ruby | Max and Ruby | Max and Ruby is a Canadian children's television series created by Rosemary Wells. The series originally aired on Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon in the United States and Treehouse TV in Canada. It is aimed at a preschool children. The series was created by children's book author / illustrator Rosemary Wells. It is based on th... |
24507 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1716 | 1716 |
Events
August 5 – In the Battle of Peterwardein 40.000 Austrian troops of Prince Eugene of Savoy defeat 150,000 Ottoman Turks under Darnad Ali Pasha
Pirate Edward Teach the "Blackbeard" raids shipping in the Caribbean
Natchez, one of the oldest towns on the Mississippi, founded.
Crieff, Scotland burned to the gr... |
24508 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/400 | 400 | Year 400 (CD) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Stilicho and Aurelianus (or, less frequently, year 1153 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 400 for this year has been used since the early med... |
24509 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1147 | 1147 |
Events
Siege of Lisbon: King Afonso I of Portugal and the Crusaders capture Lisbon from Muslims
First written mention of Moscow.
Abd al-Mumin destroys the Almoravid Empire
Dore Abbey founded
Wendish Crusade
1147 |
24510 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo%20program | Apollo program | The Apollo program (or Project Apollo) was a project by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The program was named after the Greek god Apollo. The goal was to send a human to explore the Moon and bring him home to earth safely. It was started by US President John F. Kennedy in 1961. ... |
24512 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA | NASA | The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that deals with space exploration and aeronautics, the operating and designing of planes. NASA has had many successful missions, for example the ISS, and Apollo 11, which put the first man on the Mo... |
24517 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advaita%20Vedanta | Advaita Vedanta | Advaita Vedanta is a school in Hinduism. People who thoroughly explore Advaita know that their soul is not different from Brahman. The most famous Hindu philosopher who taught about Advaita Vedanta was Adi Shankara who lived in India more than a thousand years ago.
History
Adi Shankara learned the sacred texts of Hin... |
24520 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon | Parthenon | The Parthenon is a temple in the middle of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece (Europe). It was a temple to honor the goddess Athena for nearly 900 years, and originally had a huge idol to her. The name Parthenon means the virgin's place in Greek. It was built between 447 BC and 432 BC during the reign of Pericles. It is c... |
24532 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral | Neutral | The word neutrality can have different meanings too:
Neutrality (international relations), when a country does not side with any of the parties in a conflict
Neutral solution, a chemical solution that is neither acidic nor alkaline
Neutralization
Neutral particle, in physics, a particle that does not have an elec... |
24544 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical%20anthropology | Physical anthropology | Physical anthropology deals mainly with looking at how the anatomy of the human body has changed over the course of time. It compares the human body to that of other primates. Studies of physical anthropology often include looking at the evolution of mankind.
Some areas of physical anthropology are paleoanthropology a... |
24550 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackal | Jackal | Jackals are canid species found in Africa and Asia. They are carnivorous of small and medium-sized prey. To hunt, they can run at speeds of 16 km/h (10 mph). This not fast, but they have great endurance, so can run for a long time. Jackals are "opportunistic omnivores", which will take on larger animals if they need to... |
24556 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin. Milwaukee is also the 31st largest city in the United States. The city is the county seat of Milwaukee County. It is on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, and is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Chicago. As of 2009, about 604,133 people lived in Mil... |
24559 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes%20syndrome | Diogenes syndrome | Diogenes syndrome is a behavioral disorder. It is not a disease, it is a psychological condition. People who have it do not look after themselves enough any more, this is called self-neglect. They do not wash, perhaps do not shave, etc. So they develop a strong odor (scent). Since they neglect their hygiene, other dise... |
24560 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx%20and%20Engels%20Internet%20Archive | Marx and Engels Internet Archive | The Marxists Internet Archive (also known as MIA or Marxists.org) is a volunteer-based non-profit organization that has an Internet archive of Marxist writers and other similar authors, socialists, and others on their website.
The texts are available in many different languages.
References
Other websites
Websites
... |
24563 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO | NATO | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, French: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord), or North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance, the Western Alliance, is a military alliance. It was established by the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949 and it was signed in Washington, DC, United States, on April 4, 194... |
24573 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felidae | Felidae | Felidae is a family of mammals, in the order Carnivora. Animals that belong to Felidae are called felids.
The family is of quite recent origin: the first fossils are from the Oligocene, 25 million years ago (mya). There are 41 living species, including the domestic cat, and they are monophyletic: all descended from th... |
24582 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1668 | 1668 |
Events
January – The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed.
February 13 Lisbon – Peace Treaty between Afonso VI of Portugal and Carlos II of Spain, by mediation of Charles II of England where it is recognized the legitimity of the Portuguese monarch. Portugal yields Ceuta to Spain.
The first Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ... |
24583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei%20Sakharov | Andrei Sakharov | Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (Russian: Андре́й Дми́триевич Са́харов, May 21 1921 – December 14 1989), was a Soviet nuclear physicist. He was also a well-known dissident and human rights activist. Sakharov was an advocate of nuclear disarmament and civil liberties and reforms in the Soviet Union.
Life
Sakharov was a ve... |
24587 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1686 | 1686 | Year 1686 was a common year that started on a Tuesday when using the Gregorian calendar.
Events
May 4 – The Municipality of Ilagan was founded in the Philippines.
July 17 – A meeting took place at Lüneburg between 'some evangelical Princes and Electors' and representatives of the King of Navarre, the King of Denma... |
24588 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1149 | 1149 |
Events
Castle of Carimate destroyed.
Nur ad-Din defeats the Principality of Antioch at the Battle of Inab. |
24589 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st%20century | 1st century | The 1st century was the century that lasted from year 1 to 100.
During this period Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire. It continued expanding under the emperor Claudius (43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire. Later i... |
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