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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
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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...
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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
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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
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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 ...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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
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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....
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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. ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...