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25505 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance%20of%20Arles | Constance of Arles | Constance of Arles (c. 986 – 28 July 1032), also known as Constance of Provence, was queen of France as the third spouse of King Robert II of France.
Constance of Arles (973 - July 25, 1034) was the third wife of Robert II of France. They were married in 1003 after Robert had divorced his second wife, Bertha. She was ... |
25508 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda%20of%20Boulogne | Matilda of Boulogne | Queen Matilda of Boulogne (1105 – May 3, 1152) was the wife of Stephen of England. She also became the Countess of Boulogne when her father died in 1125.
Matilda was born in Boulogne, France. She was the daughter of Eustace III of Boulogne and Mary of Scotland. Matilda's mother, Mary, was the daughter of Malcolm III o... |
25509 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie%20of%20Boulogne | Marie of Boulogne | Marie of Boulogne was the Countess of Boulogne from 1159 until 1170.
Marie was the daughter of Stephen of England and Matilda of Boulogne. She was placed in a convent when she was young so that she could become a nun. When her brother, William of Blois, died, she became the heir of the Count of Boulogne. She had to... |
25510 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie%20of%20France | Marie of France | Marie of France was the eldest daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine. In 1164 she was married to Henry I of Champagne. Their children included:
Henry II of Champagne
Theobald III of Champagne
French royalty |
25511 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alix%20of%20France | Alix of France | Alix of France was the youngest daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine. She was married to Theobald V of Blois in 1164. Their children included:
Louis I of Blois
Margaret of Blois
French royalty
1151 births
1190s deaths |
25512 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret%20of%20Blois | Margaret of Blois | Margaret of Blois was Countess of Blois from 1218 until 1230. She was the daughter of Theobald V of Blois and Alix of France. Her mother was the daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Margaret was married to Otto I of Burgundy.
Earls and countesses
French nobility
1230 deaths |
25515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flemish%20Region | Flemish Region | Flemish Region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest) is a region in the north of Belgium. The official language is Dutch, sometimes called Flemish. Flanders has 5 provinces. About 7 million people live there. Its capital is Brussels.
Flanders is one of three regions in Belgium. The other two regions are Wallonia (or Walloon Region) ... |
25519 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feta%20cheese | Feta cheese | Feta cheese (, feminine gender; pronounced ), or simply Feta is a kind of cheese. Usually it is made from the milk of sheep or goats. Feta cheese originally is from the Greek mainland, or from Lesbos in the Aegean Sea.
It is an ingredient in a Greek Salad.
Other cheese (which is usually not from Greece and is usually... |
25561 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt.%20Pepper%27s%20Lonely%20Hearts%20Club%20Band | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is an album released by The Beatles. It was the 9th Beatles album to be released in the United Kingdom. It was released on 1 June 1967, and stayed at the top of the charts for twenty-seven weeks. It has lots of well-known songs such as McCartney's "When I'm Sixty-Four" and "A Day... |
25572 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter%20Palace | Winter Palace | The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, is one of the greatest and largest palaces. From 1732 to 1917, it was the official residence of the Russian Tsars. It was built on the shores of the Neva River between 1754 and 1762.
Tsar Nicholas I, in the 19th century, was responsible for the palace's present appearance ... |
25574 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing%27s%20day%20gecko | Standing's day gecko | The Standing's day gecko (Phelsuma standingi Methuen & Hewitt, 1913) is a type of gecko. It is diurnal, which means that it sleeps during the night and is awake during the day. It lives in southwest Madagascar and usually is found on trees. Standing's day gecko eats insects and nectar (a type of drink created by flowe... |
25575 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles%20VI%2C%20Holy%20Roman%20Emperor | Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor | Charles VI (1 October 1685 – 20 October 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 12 October 1711 to 20 October 1740. He succeeded his elder brother, Joseph I. His daughter, Maria Theresia of Austria, inherited the throne after he died.
1685 births
1740 deaths
Holy Roman Emperors
Habsburg Dynasty
Counts and countesses of Flan... |
25577 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre%20Trudeau | Pierre Trudeau | Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 in Montreal, Canada – September 28, 2000 in Montreal, Canada) was the 15th Canadian Prime Minister during the 1970s (1968 - 1979), and then again from 1980 - 1984. He is thought by many Canadian citizens today as having been the greatest Canadian Prime Mini... |
25578 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer%20Lopez | Jennifer Lopez | Jennifer Lynn Lopez (also known as J. Lo) is a Grammy-nominated American singer, dancer, fashion designer and actress. She was born July 24, 1969. She's most known for her performances in Selena, Maid in Manhattan, Out of Sight (co-starring George Clooney), Monster-in-Law, The Cell, and An Unfinished Life (with Robert ... |
25583 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne%20of%20Brittany | Anne of Brittany | Anne of Brittany (January 25, 1477 - January 9, 1514) was a Duchess of Brittany.
Birth
Anne was the daughter of Francis II of Brittany and Margaret of Foix. She was born in Nantes (then in Brittany, now officially outside that Région) on January 25, 1477.
Marriage and children
Anne was married to Charles VIII of ... |
25603 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual | Ritual | A ritual (or a rite) is a set of actions people do. In a ritual, the actions are important because every action stands for something. Each ritual of a type is done in a certain way. Danger might be involved in carrying out the ritual. When the ritual has been performed successfully, it is often followed by a celebrati... |
25605 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria%20Theresia%20of%20Austria | Maria Theresia of Austria | Maria Theresia of Austria (13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the only female head of the Habsburg Dynasty. She was the Holy Roman Empress, queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and archduchess of Austria.
During her rule she changed the royal palace outside Vienna (the Austrian capital) to look much like Versailles. Vienna... |
25607 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie%20Antoinette | Marie Antoinette | Marie Antoinette (2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last Queen of France, as the wife of King Louis XVI, before the monarchy was abolished in the French Revolution. She was born as Maria Antonia as an Archduchess of Austria.
She married Louis in 1770, when she was 14 years old and four years before he became ... |
25608 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montesquieu | Montesquieu | Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (18 January 1689 – 10 February 1755), was commonly known as Montesquieu. He was a French political thinker who lived during the Age Of Enlightenment. He is famous for his theory of the separation of powers in government. Many constitutions all over the worl... |
25615 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristocracy | Aristocracy | Aristocracy is a kind of government that puts power in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class. In Ancient Greek, the word aristocracy means the rule of the best, but it has come to be linked with rule by Nobility.
There are different kinds of aristocracy with different ways the government is set up. In history... |
25617 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon | Poseidon | Poseidon () is the god of the sea, earthquakes, storms and horses in ancient Greek religion and myth. He was one of the Twelve Olympians. His parents were Kronos and Rhea. He was the older brother of Zeus yet not by much.
Poseidon was generally regarded as an ill-tempered being. His mood was a reflection of the state ... |
25626 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented%20programming | Object-oriented programming | Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a way of writing computer programs using "objects" to stand for data and methods. Computer programs that are not object-oriented are a list of instructions for the computer, telling it to do certain things in a certain way, which is called procedural programming. However, in object-... |
25627 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message%20%28computer%20science%29 | Message (computer science) | In computer science, a message is a bit of data, which is sent by a sender, to a recipient. This is usually done by copying the data around. In an event-driven model, the recipient will then act in a certain way to the message.
Computer science |
25628 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball | Handball | (For the different sport of the same name played with two, three or four players, see.)
Handball (also known as team handball, field handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport similar to football (soccer). Two teams of 7 players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball using the hands, trying to t... |
25641 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar | Oscar | Oscar can refer to two things:
Academy Award, commonly known as the Oscars
Oscar (given name), a male given name |
25652 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve%20Olympians | Twelve Olympians | The Twelve Olympians are the most important gods of Greek mythology, who lived atop Mount Olympus. Seventeen gods have been said to have been Olympians, but there were never more than twelve at the same time.
Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, and Artemis are always co... |
25655 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro%20Botticelli | Sandro Botticelli | Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi ( – May 17, 1510), known as Sandro Botticelli (, ), was one of the greatest painters of the Florentine Renaissance. His The Birth of Venus and Primavera are often said to epitomize for modern viewers the spirit of the Renaissance. His most famous painting is Birth of Venus, howev... |
25665 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermes | Hermes | Hermes is the messenger of the gods. He is the god of travellers and shepherds in Greek mythology. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and is often shown with his caduceus.
Hermes is the son of Zeus and Maia. He was born on Mount Cyllene. The story of his birth was told in the Homeric Hymn, which means Hymn to Hermes.... |
25666 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia | Maia | Maia is the goddess of the fields in Greek mythology. She is the oldest of the Pleiades. She is also the most beautiful and the shyest.
The Pleiades were the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Maia and her sisters were all born on Mount Cyllene, which is in Arcadia.
Maia was the mother of Hermes by Zeus, who i... |
25667 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades%20%28mythology%29 | Pleiades (mythology) | The Pleiades are seven nymphs in Greek mythology, and companions of Artemis. They were the seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione. They were all born on Mount Cyllene, which is in Arcadia.
The Pleiades
Maia, who was the eldest. She was the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
Elektra, who was the mother of Dardanus a... |
25668 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval%20commune | Medieval commune | Medieval townspeople in western Europe during the period of the High Middle Ages needed protection from lawless nobles and bandits. The walled city was protection from direct assault, but once a townsperson left the city walls, he or she was at the mercy of often violent and lawless nobles in the countryside. Because m... |
25678 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperialism | Imperialism | Imperialism is a policy (way of governing) in which large or powerful countries seek to extend their authority beyond their own borders. The policy of imperialism aims at the creation of an empire.
Imperialist countries take control of other countries. They may use military force to do this. However, they may also ... |
25679 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heresy | Heresy | Heresy is a word used by different religious groups, used to describe someone who has ideas that are different from what the religion or law teaches. Such a person is known as heretic.
In the Middle Ages it was not uncommon to accuse someone of heresy. If the accusations could be proven, the culprit would go through ... |
25681 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossacks | Cossacks | Cossacks () (from Cuman cosac, meaning "free man") was a group of people in the southern land of Ukraine and Russia. They are famous for their sense of being free. They are also well known for their military skill, mostly the way they ride horses
The name Cossack means "free man". The term was first used in the year 1... |
25686 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/41 | 41 | Year 41 (XLI) is a year in the 1st century. It was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Saturninus.
Events
Roman Empire
January 24 – Roman Emperor Gaius Caesar (Caligula) is assassinated by his unhappy Praetorian Guards.
Ja... |
25687 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1341 | 1341 |
Events
The Queen's College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is founded.
Petrarch is crowned poet laureate in Rome, the first man since antiquity to be given this honor.
Beginning of the Breton War of Succession over the control of the Duchy of Brittany
Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol, ... |
25688 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1522 | 1522 |
Events
January 9 – Adrian Dedens becomes Pope Adrian VI.
February 26 – Execution by hanging of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan under orders of conquistador Hernán Cortés.
April 22 – Battle of Bicocca – French and Swiss forces under Odet de Lautrec are defeated by the Spanish in their attempt to retake Milan... |
25698 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/American%20Sign%20Language | American Sign Language | American Sign Language (old names: Amslan, Ameslan ) is the most popular sign language for the Deaf in the United States, in the English-speaking parts of Canada, and in parts of Mexico. Although the United Kingdom and the United States share English as a spoken and written language, British Sign Language (BSL) is diff... |
25699 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign%20language | Sign language | A sign language is a way of communicating by using the hands and other parts of the body. It should not be confused with body language. Sign languages are an important way for deaf people to communicate. Deaf people often use them instead of spoken languages. Spoken languages use sounds from the mouth and are understoo... |
25701 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Di%C3%A9-des-Vosges | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is a city in the northeast of France, in Lorraine.
Demography
Now about 23,000 people live there.
Tourism
Surrounded by the Vosges mountains, it is a popular resort for tourists.
Cathedral
Museum Pierre-Noël
Events
The city is famous for the International Festival of Geography, which takes ... |
25708 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesian%20Ridgeback | Rhodesian Ridgeback | Rhodesian Ridgeback is a breed of dog.
It has a red-brown coat of fur on its body and a line of hair down its back which is different from the rest of hair on its body. They are sometimes called The African Lion Dog, because they were used by hunters in Africa to find and confuse lions while the hunter shot the lion.... |
25718 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glove | Glove | A glove is a piece of clothing that covers a hand. There are many different kinds of gloves. Gloves are made of many different fabrics and materials, and gloves are used in many ways.
Gloves worn for protection
People wear thick gloves, usually made of wool or fabric, to keep their hands warm in cold weather. They we... |
25720 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky%20High%20%282005%20movie%29 | Sky High (2005 movie) | Sky High is a 2005 movie from Walt Disney Pictures, starring Kurt Russell.
Plot
This movie is about superheroes. Will Stronghold has two superhero parents. His dad, Steve, is The Commander, who is very strong. His mother, Josie, is Jetstream, who can fly. Will is expected to have great powers of his own, but he fi... |
25723 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales%20of%20Symphonia | Tales of Symphonia | Tales of Symphonia is a role-playing video game released in 2004 for the Nintendo GameCube. It is a fantasy RPG.
Story
The main character Lloyd Irving and his friends, Genis Sage and Colette Brunel, are sent away from the town where Lloyd lived. Genis' sister Raine and the mercenary Kratos join them. While traveling, ... |
25730 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant%20Reformation | Protestant Reformation | The Protestant Reformation was a series of events that happened in the 16th century in the Christian Church. Because of corruption in the Catholic Church, some people saw that the way it worked needed to change. People like Erasmus, Huldrych Zwingli, Martin Luther and John Calvin saw the corruption and tried to stop it... |
25732 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sermon | Sermon | A sermon is a speech that a priest or other speaker gives during church service. The speech has a theological, religious or moral content. The purpose of a sermon is to give hope to the people who hear it, or to encourage them to do right things in their lives. The speaker may also talk about the current problems of t... |
25734 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand | Sand | Sand is a mixture of very small pieces of different rocks or minerals. It is the same minerals from which those pieces are broken, such as granite and feldspar. Sand is gritty to touch. It is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. Sand is also formed various rocks... |
25738 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsatian%20language | Alsatian language | Alsatian (, ) is a Germanic language. It is spoken in Alsace (eastern part of France).
References
German dialects
Languages of Europe
Alsace |
25753 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian%20McEwan | Ian McEwan | Ian Russell McEwan CBE, FRSA, FRSL (born 21 June 1948), is an English novelist (who is also called "Ian Macabre" because of the type of his early work).
Biography
McEwan was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, England and spent much of his childhood in the Far East, Germany and North Africa where his father, an officer in ... |
25754 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahjong | Mahjong | Mahjong is a game for four players that was created in China. It is a game of skill, intelligence, calculation and luck.
The Set-Up
A Mahjong game is played at a square table (four sides all the same length). The dealer is called the "east" player and everyone else is called a different direction because of where the... |
25755 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionia | Ionia | Ionia was a region in the west of Asia Minor in Ancient Greek times. It was in what is now Turkey. It was the birthplace of the Hellenic civilization. The Dorian invasion of the Peloponnesus, caused the migration of Ionic Greeks across the Aegean sea to Anatolia about 1000-900 BCE. The original Greek settlements in the... |
25765 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic | Harmonic | A harmonic of a wave is the part of a signal's frequency that is a whole multiple (an integer) of the fundamental frequency. The fundamental frequency is the lowest frequency of a periodic waveform. If f is the fundamental frequency (that is, 1f), then the harmonics have frequencies 2f, 3f, 4f..., and so on. The second... |
25766 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art%20Ross%20Trophy | Art Ross Trophy | The Art Ross Trophy is given to the top scoring player each year in the National Hockey League (NHL). The player with the most points (goals plus assists) is given the trophy. If two players have the same number of points, the award goes to the player with the most goals. If they are tied in goals, it goes to the playe... |
25778 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel | Towel | A towel is a form of cloth or paper used for drying things. There are many types of towels, such as a beach towel and a washcloth, a small towel used for cleaning dishes and bodies. Towels have many different uses, such as drying yourself after a shower, or wiping a table clean.
For the body, fabric terry towels are m... |
25785 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20Georgia%20and%20the%20South%20Sandwich%20Islands | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom claimed by Argentina. They are in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean. The territory was started in 1985, before that it was classed as part of the Falkland Islands. The islands do not have a native population, but in 2006 they... |
25789 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman%3A%20Rise%20of%20Sin%20Tzu | Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu | Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu is an action-adventure game video game. It was released in 2003 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Gamecube. It is also available for the Game Boy Advance and PC.
The game is based on Batman: The Animated Series. In the game Batman faces a new enemy who sends Gotham City into chaos.
Some critics ... |
25792 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein | Vein | A vein is a type of blood vessel in the body. All veins carry blood to the heart. Most veins carry blood that is low in oxygen, except for the pulmonary vein and the umbilical veins which carry blood that is high in oxygen.
A vein has a large lumen (width) and less pressure than an artery. There are smaller amounts o... |
25793 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa%20Senators | Ottawa Senators | 6otr Stanley Cup Champions bet on it ;)
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Senators play their home games at the 19,153 seat (20,500 capacity) Canadian Tir... |
25794 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary%20Flames | Calgary Flames | The Calgary Flames are an ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). They began in 1972 in the city of Atlanta, and moved to Calgary in 1980. They won the Stanley Cup in 1989. They also made the Stanley Cup finals in 1986, losing to the Montreal Canadiens, and in 2004, losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning fou... |
25796 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton%20Oilers | Edmonton Oilers | The Edmonton Oilers are an ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). They joined the NHL in 1979, after seven years in the World Hockey Association. They were named the "Oilers" because Edmonton, Alberta is the center of Canada's petroleum industry.
The Oilers have won the Stanley Cup five times, in 1984, ... |
25797 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia%20Flyers | Philadelphia Flyers | The Philadelphia Flyers are an ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). They began in 1967, and have been a strong team for most of their history. The Flyers won the Stanley Cup championship in 1974 and 1975. They also made the finals in 1976, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1997, and 2010. They won the President's Tr... |
25799 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh%20Penguins | Pittsburgh Penguins | The Pittsburgh Penguins are an ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). They began in 1967. They have won the Stanley Cup championship five times; in 1991, 1992, 2009, 2016 and 2017.
History
Early history
The Penguins had many poor seasons in their first 20 years. They had a good team in the mid-1970s, ... |
25800 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conn%20Smythe%20Trophy | Conn Smythe Trophy | The Conn Smythe Trophy is a trophy in the National Hockey League awarded to the most valuable player in the playoffs each year. It was first awarded in 1965. Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche goaltender Patrick Roy has won it three times, more than any other player.
Normally the trophy goes to a player of th... |
25801 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los%20Angeles%20Kings | Los Angeles Kings | The Los Angeles Kings are an ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL).
History
The team began in 1967. They were named at least in part for a former minor league hockey team called the Los Angeles Monarchs. They made the finals in 1993, and lost to the Montreal Canadiens. They won their first Stanley Cup in... |
25802 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Louis%20Blues | St. Louis Blues | The St. Louis Blues are an ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL). They began in 1967. They have won the Stanley Cup championship once in 2019, though they made the finals in each of their first three seasons. The Blues won the President's Trophy as top team in the regular season in the year 2000.
Origin ... |
25803 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratio | Ratio | A ratio between two or more quantities is a way of measuring their sizes compared to each other. A ratio can be indicated using colon (":") as a separator (as in 1:4:9), or it can be simply expressed as a fraction (as in ).
For example, if a school has 20 teachers and 500 pupils, then the ratio of teachers to student... |
25804 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraction | Fraction | In common usage a fraction is any part of a unit.
Fraction may also mean:
Fraction (mathematics), a quotient of numbers, e.g. "¾"; or, more generally, an element of a quotient field
Fraction (chemistry), a quantity of a substance collected by the separation process known as fractionation
Fraction (religion), the cerem... |
25806 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proportionality | Proportionality | A proportionality relationship happens when two quantities or numbers x and y are related multiplicatively by a fixed number. This can occur when either their ratio x/y is a fixed number (direct proportionality), or their product xy is a fixed number (inverse proportionality). If x is directly proportional to y, then w... |
25812 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondria | Mitochondria | Mitochondria (sing. mitochondrion) are organelles, or parts of a eukaryote cell. They are in the cytoplasm, not the nucleus.
They make most of the cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a molecule that cells use as a source of energy. Their main job is to convert energy. They oxidise glucose to provide energy... |
25813 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menominee%2C%20Michigan | Menominee, Michigan | Menominee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Around 13000 people live in Menominee. It is part of the twin-city area with Marinette, Wisconsin. It is on the north bank of the Menominee River where the river empties into Lake Michigan. Marinette, Wisconsin is on the south bank of the river.
References
Cities in... |
25826 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar%20and%20pestle | Mortar and pestle | A mortar and pestle are two tools used with each other to mill (grind) and mix substances.
The Mortar is bowl-shaped, and used to hold the substance to be ground. Mortars have smooth, rounded bottoms and wide mouths. The Pestle is a stick used for pounding and grinding.
Mortars and pestles are sometimes used in ph... |
25828 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar | Mortar | Mortar can refer to different things:
Mortar (weapon), an artillery weapon which fires explosives
Mortar (masonry), a material used to fill the gaps between blocks and bind them together
Mortar and pestle, a pair of tools used to crush or grind |
25839 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1212 | 1212 | 1212 (MCCXII) was .
Events
July 10 – The most severe of several early fires of London burns most of the city to the ground
Battle of Navas de Tolosa
Children's crusade
Crusaders push the Muslims out of northern Spain
In Japan, Kamo no Chōmei writes the Hōjōki, one of the great works of classical Japanese prose
... |
25842 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1192 | 1192 | 1192 (MCXCII) was .
Events
The Third Crusade ends in disaster. Richard I of England and Saladin negotiate visiting rights for pilgrims to come to the Holy City of Jerusalem.
Richard I of England taken hostage by Leopold V of Austria.
Minamoto no Yoritomo granted title of shogun, thereby officially establishing the... |
25843 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram%20E.%20McCallum | Hiram E. McCallum | Hiram Emerson McCallum (August 14, 1899 – January 13, 1989) was a mayor of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 1948-1951.
1899 births
1989 deaths
Mayors of Toronto |
25845 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter%20Cronkite | Walter Cronkite | Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. (November 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009) was an American news reporter. He was the anchor of CBS News from 1962 to 1981. Important events he reported included when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He reported the Apollo 11 moon landing. He also reported on the Watergate scandal, which l... |
25846 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog%20Day%20Afternoon | Dog Day Afternoon | Dog Day Afternoon is a 1975 American crime drama movie directed by Sidney Lumet, written by Frank Pierson and based on an article from Life magazine. The movie stars Al Pacino, John Cazale, Chris Sarandon and Charles Durning. The story is about bank robbery in New York City.
Cast
The Life article described Wojtowicz a... |
25856 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursor | Cursor | A cursor is a shape on a computer screen that shows where actions made with the keyboard or mouse will make a change.
There are 2 types of cursor that most people will use.
The Mouse cursor: The pointer on the screen which the person using the computer can move using the computer mouse. This cursor allows the pers... |
25857 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt%20G%C3%B6del | Kurt Gödel | Kurt Gödel (28 April 1906 Brno, then Austria-Hungary, now Czech Republic – 14 January 1978 Princeton, New Jersey) was a logician, mathematician, and philosopher.
Impact
Some people believe Gödel was one of the most significant logicians of all time. Gödel's work has had a big impact on scientific and philosophical th... |
25863 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus | Tyrannosaurus | Tyrannosaurus (from Greek: τύραννος tyrannos, meaning "tyrant" and σαῦρος sauros, meaning "lizard"). was a large predatory dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous, 68 to 66 million years ago.
Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, heavy tail. Compared to the large and powerful hind ... |
25875 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brno | Brno | Brno (-Czech, German: Brünn) is the second largest city in the Czech Republic. About 400,000 people live there. It is in the center of the historical region Moravia. Brno is the capital of the South Moravian Region.
There are many historical monuments in the city, for example the Špilberk Castle, Villa Tugendhat, or... |
25876 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Hilbert | David Hilbert | David Hilbert (Königsberg, Prussia, 23 January 1862 –Göttingen, Germany, 14 February 1943) was a German mathematician, logician, and philosopher of mathematics. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and greatest mathematicians of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Hilbert discovered and developed a range... |
25878 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand%20Russell | Bertrand Russell | Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, and mathematician. He was born in Wales, but spent most of his life in England. He worked mostly in the 20th century. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950.
Bertrand Russell wrote many books a... |
25882 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred%20North%20Whitehead | Alfred North Whitehead | Alfred North Whitehead, OM (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician who became a philosopher. He was born in Ramsgate, Kent, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He wrote on algebra, logic, foundations of mathematics, philosophy of science, physics, metaphysics, and education. He is the ... |
25891 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mask | Mask | A mask is a type of clothing which covers the face. It is similar to a veil, but more close-fitting.
Uses
There are different reasons why people use masks. A person can use a mask so others do not know who they are (as when committing a crime). Or, a mask may keep someones face safe from harm (like a gas mask so ha... |
25893 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday | Holiday | A holiday is a regularly reoccurring festive day. Usually, but not always, the festive day is observed every year. The word "holiday" is derived from the words "holy" and "day." In British English, the word "holiday" is used to refer to a Vacation as well as a public holiday.
Long holidays with no work
Spring Festi... |
25896 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokane%2C%20Washington | Spokane, Washington | Spokane (Pronounced: ) is a city in the U.S. state of Washington. Spokane is in the eastern half of the state, about 20 miles (30 km) from Idaho. Spokane is 92 miles (148 km) south of Canada.
Spokane is the second largest city in Washington, while Seattle is the largest. Spokane's nickname is the "Lilac City" because ... |
25962 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/M16%20rifle | M16 rifle | The M16 is an assault rifle used by the United States since the Vietnam War in 1963, based on the AR-15. Since 1975, the M16 has been used by many different countries. First designed by Eugene Stoner in the United States of America, it is currently the standard infantry rifle used by the United States Military Forces. ... |
26028 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreskin | Foreskin | The foreskin, or prepuce, is a fold of skin that covers the glans penis when the penis is uncircumcised. Most male mammals either have a foreskin that covers the glans penis or a sheath in which the whole penis can retract.
Human foreskin
The outside of the foreskin is like normal skin but the inside of the foreskin i... |
26032 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid%20Vicious | Sid Vicious | Sid Vicious (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979) was an English punk musician. His real name was John Simon Ritchie and he was born in Lewisham, London. He was a member of the band The Sex Pistols from February 1977 to January 1978, but played his instrument (the bass guitar) very badly. His bad behaviour was more important... |
26033 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii | Wii | The Wii ( ; also known as the Nintendo Wii) is the video game home console made by Nintendo. It first came out on November 19, 2006, in North America. It plays video games made for the Nintendo Wii and, specifically for the original model, the Nintendo GameCube. It was succeeded by the Wii U on November 18, 2012 which... |
26037 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Strutt | Joseph Strutt | Joseph Strutt was an English engraver in 1749. He put patterns into objects (like words into stone) and collected things from the past. He died in 1802.
1749 births
1802 deaths
English artists
People from Essex |
26039 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricia%20Nixon%20Cox | Tricia Nixon Cox | Patricia "Tricia" Nixon Cox was born on February 21, 1946 in Whittier, California. She is the daughter of former US president Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon. She is the older sister of Julie Nixon Eisenhower.
Unlike her sister, Tricia performed many ceremonial jobs, like going with her father to campaign stops and state ... |
26041 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grocon | Grocon | Grocon Pty Ltd is a big Australian construction company based in Melbourne. It is owned by the Grollo family.
The company was involved in building the Eureka Tower and Rialto Towers.
Companies of Australia |
26042 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C5%82ucho%C5%82azy | Głuchołazy | Głuchołazy (Bad Ziegenhals) is a town in Poland, in Opole Voivodeship, in Nysa County. It had a population of 15,052 in 2004.
Other websites
Official town webpage
Glucholazy Unofficial Website
Towns in Poland |
26044 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1652 | 1652 |
Events
April 6 – Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town.
May 18 – Rhode Island passes the first law in North America making slavery illegal.
May 29 – First Anglo-Dutch War opening battle fought off Dover between Lt... |
26045 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1124 | 1124 |
Events
March 26 – Henry I of England's forces defeat Norman rebels at Bourgtheroulde.
April 27 – David I kills Alexander I to become King of Scotland.
Gaufrid consecrated as the first Abbot of Dunfermline Abbey.
December 21 – Honorius II is elected pope.
Tyre falls to Crusaders.
Dun Beal Gallimhe erected by Ki... |
26047 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%20River | Columbia River | The Columbia River is a river in British Columbia, Canada, and the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. The Columbia River is about 1,243 miles long. It is the fourth-largest river in the United States by volume. The Columbia has the greatest discharge (flow) of any North American river entering the Pacific.
Its larg... |
26048 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1597 | 1597 |
Events
17 January – A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i.e., cricket) as early as 1550.
January 24 – Battle of Turnhout. Maurice of Nassau defeats a Spanish force under Jean de Rie of Varas in the Netherlands
February 5 – In Nagasaki, Japan, 2... |
26049 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr | Martyr | A martyr is originally a witness and now means a person who died or was killed because of their faith, for example Saint Stephen. It is often used for people who died for any belief or idea, especially in politics.
Related pages
Self-denial
Self-immolation
Theology
Death |
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