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33078 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk%20powder | Milk powder | Milk powder is a powder made by dehydrating milk. When water is added, it becomes liquid milk again. Milk powder is often used in countries that lack widespread access to refrigeration. As well, it is often used in recipes that call for milk.
Milk |
33087 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinium%20vitis-idaea | Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Vaccinium vitis-idaea (also called lingonberry, partridgeberry, mountain cranberry or cowberry) is a small evergreen shrub from the heather family that makes edible fruits.
Berries
Vaccinium |
33094 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydration | Dehydration | Dehydration (hypohydration) means less water in something. The word comes from the ancient Greek word for water, hydor.
People get dehydrated when they lose more water than they take in. The human body needs water to survive. If a person gets badly dehydrated, their body will be unable to work the right way. Bad de... |
33095 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square%20Enix | Square Enix | Square Enix is a Japanese company that makes video games and manga. It was created on April 1, 2003. Two companies called Square Co., Ltd. and Enix combined to form Square Enix.
Square Enix is famous for its role-playing games. This includes the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series and the Kingdom Hearts seri... |
33098 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game%20designer | Game designer | A game designer is someone who designs games. The term "game designer" usually refers to someone who designs computer or video games, but can also be a person who designs older games like a board game.
Games |
33102 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru%20Miyamoto | Shigeru Miyamoto | is a Japanese game designer and producer at Nintendo. He created the Donkey Kong, Mario, Pikmin and The Legend of Zelda video game series for Nintendo.
He is one of the most famous game designers in the world and is often called the father of modern video gaming. His games give players many ways to play and explore. T... |
33108 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual | Individual | Individual can be an adjective or a noun.
As an adjective, a living thing that is individual is not in a group (by him/her/itself). An object that is individual is for only one person or thing (not shared by a group). Something that is individual can also be different from anyone else (unique).
Some students learn be... |
33110 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck | Truck | A truck (or lorry in British English) is a motor vehicle used to transport goods. The word "truck" comes from the Greek word "trochos", which means "wheel". Most trucks use diesel fuel.
Sizes of trucks
Light trucks
Light trucks are trucks the size of cars. They are used by individuals and also companies. In the Unit... |
33121 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown-of-thorns%20starfish | Crown-of-thorns starfish | The crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is a type of sea star. Usually, they have orange-red to purplish skin, with yellow or pink spikes on their skin. The crown-of-thorns is also one of the largest starfish in the world, as it has a diameter of up to 3 feet. The crown-of-thorns lives in the warmer areas of ... |
33124 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea%20urchin | Sea urchin | Sea urchins are the Class Echinoidea of the Phylum Echinodermata. Like the rest of the Echinoderms, literally "spike-skinned", they are entirely marine. They are usually globe-shaped, and protected by calcareous plates and spines.p65 Urchin is an old word for hedgehog, and in many foreign languages these animals are ca... |
33125 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittle%20star | Brittle star | Brittle stars are Echinoderms of the Class Ophiuroidea. The adults are superficially like starfish, but they are a different group, with different larvae. Like other echinoderms, they do have a skeleton of calcareous plates, and radial symmetry. There are about 1500 different species.
Usually they have 5 arms, which ... |
33127 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bivalve | Bivalve | The bivalves are a large class of molluscs, also known as pelecypods.
They have a hard calcareous shell made of two parts or 'valves'. The soft parts are inside the shell. The shell is usually bilaterally symmetrical.
There are over 30,000 species of bivalves, including the fossil species. There are about 9,200 livin... |
33128 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card | Card | Card most commonly refers to:
Playing card
Greeting card
Card may also refer to:
Business card, contains contact details for a business or business person
Magnetic stripe card, a plastic card with data stored on it
Credit card
Debit card
Smart card
Membership card, given to a person when they become a member ... |
33129 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop | Bishop | Bishop is a type of clergy in some Christian churches. The bishop is the leader of the Christians and the Christian priests in each diocese. The diocese which a bishop governs is called a bishopric. Episcopal is the adjective for bishops. A cathedral is the church building where the bishop has an episcopal throne. The ... |
33135 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tray | Tray | A tray is a shallow container designed for carrying things.
Trays are flat, but with raised edges to stop things from sliding off of them. They are often rectangular, and may or may not have handles with which to carry them.
A butler's tray has a deeper surround, handles on the short sides (usually cut into the surro... |
33140 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkney%20Islands | Orkney Islands | The Orkney Islands (often also called only Orkney) is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, United Kingdom. It is about 16 kilometres north of Caithness. 20 of the about 70 islands have people living on them. The administrative centre is Kirkwall (with about 8000 people living there). The next largest set... |
33141 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodism | Methodism | Methodism, or the Methodist movement, is a group of Protestant denominations. The movement started in Britain in the 18th century and spread to the United States and the British Empire. Originally it was popular with workers, poor farmers, and slaves. Mr. John Wesley started Methodism. He was a priest of the Church of ... |
33151 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salivary%20gland | Salivary gland | The salivary glands make saliva. Saliva keeps the mouth and other parts of the digestive system wet and slippery. It also helps break down food when you are chewing. This helps food go down the throat to the stomach.
There are three main pairs of salivary glands. They are
the parotid,
the submandibular and
the sub... |
33155 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vas%20deferens | Vas deferens | The vas deferens (or ductus deferens) is a duct in a man’s body. It is also present in other male vertebrates. Its function is to carry sperm away from the testes, towards the penis.
There are two of these ducts, which are tubes surrounded by smooth muscle. They connect the left and right epididymis to the ejacula... |
33158 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che%20Guevara | Che Guevara | Ernesto "Che" Guevara, commonly known as el Che or Che (June 14, 1928 - October 9, 1967) was an Argentine Marxist, revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla, diplomat, and military theorist. He is popular with socialists. In addition to that he was a writer and some of his articles and speeches were even published.
... |
33160 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisker | Whisker | A whisker is a long, thick hair around the mouth of some animals, mostly mammals such as cats and mice, that the animal uses to feel its surroundings. Some animals, such as cats, also have whiskers above their eyes and on the backs of their legs. Unlike other hair, whiskers should never be cut or trimmed, as this can c... |
33161 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magma | Magma | Magma is the melted rock under the ground.
There are different types of magma. One is called felsic magma. Felsic magma is thick and has silica minerals. It mostly makes light-coloured rocks. Another type is called mafic magma, which is runny and has less silica. It usually makes dark-coloured rocks. Magmas can be in... |
33164 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glue | Glue | Glue is a sticky material (usually a liquid) that can stick two or more things together. Glue can be made from plant or animal parts, or it can be made from oil-based chemicals.
The first glues may have been natural liquids that come out of trees when they are cut. Later, people learned to make glue by boiling animal... |
33175 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angara%20River | Angara River | The Angara is a river in Siberia, Russia, close to the Jenissei. It is nearly 1.779 km long. It flows out of Lake Baikal and into the Jenissei. A big city on the river is Irkutsk.
Rivers of Russia
Siberia |
33176 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yenisei | Yenisei | The Yenisei (Енисе́й) is a river in Siberia. It belongs to the greatest river system that flows into the Arctic Ocean. The Yenisei is the fifth-longest river in the world. It is a little shorter than the Mississippi River, but with 1.5 times the flow. It comes from Mongolia and follows a northern course to the Kara Sea... |
33181 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonspell | Moonspell | Moonspell is a heavy metal band from Portugal. It was started in 1992.
Moonspell's first EP was Under the Moonspell, which was released in 1994.
Albums
Wolfheart (1995)
Irreligious (1996)
Sin/Pecado (1998)
The Butterfly Effect (1999)
Darkness and Hope (2001)
The Antidote (2003)
Memorial (2006)
Under Satanæ... |
33186 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia | Siberia | Siberia is the part of Russia that is in Asia. It covers wide landscapes, and stretches from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific. It goes from the Arctic Ocean to the border with China, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. The Yenisei river is sometimes called the border between east Siberia and west Siberia. Siberia covers about 7... |
33187 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel%20Corsa | Opel Corsa | The Opel Corsa is a subcompact car. It has been produced by the German car manufacturer Opel since 1982. There are five generations of the Corsa. The first generation was sold as the Vauxhall Nova in the UK.
The Corsa is also sold under the Vauxhall brand in the UK.
The first generation Corsa A was made from Septemb... |
33188 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron%20Maiden | Iron Maiden | Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band. It was started by Steve Harris in 1975. Its first music album was Iron Maiden, which was released in 1980. The singer Paul Di'Anno was replaced by Bruce Dickinson in 1982. Bruce Dickinson left in 1993 and was replaced by Blaze Bayley. In 1999, Dickinson returned to the band.... |
33189 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ljubljana | Ljubljana | Ljubljana is the capital city of Slovenia. It is the largest city in that country. The city became the most important settlement in the area when Romans ruled Slovenia. There are many museums with things from that time in Ljubljana.
As of 2002, there were 265,881 people living in Ljubljana. The University of Ljubljana... |
33195 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuku%CA%BBalofa | Nukuʻalofa | Nukuʻalofa is the capital city of Tonga. It is on the island of Tongatapu.
35% of Tongans live in Nukuʻalofa. As of 1996, about 22,400 people lived there.
Tonga
Capital cities in Oceania |
33198 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/General%20Motors | General Motors | General Motors Company is the largest American car company. It is based in the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan. It was founded in 1908 by a man named Billy Durant. It makes cars and trucks in 31 countries. About 209,000 people work for it. It is the second largest car company in the world, after Toyota.
In the... |
33200 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomeu%20Dias | Bartolomeu Dias | Bartolomeu Dias(or Bartholomew Dias, 1450 - May 29, 1500) was a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to sail past the Cape of Good Hope now Cape Town.
In 1487, King John II of Portugal asked Dias to find a new route for the spice trade and to find a legendary Christian king named Prester John in the east. ... |
33201 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape%20Agulhas | Cape Agulhas | Cape Agulhas is the point in Africa which is farthest south. It is in the country of South Africa. It is near the town of Agulhas.
Agulhas
Geography of South Africa |
33202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy%20Roman%20Emperor | Holy Roman Emperor | Holy Roman Emperor was the title that was given to the ruler of a loose group of places in mostly Central Europe called the Holy Roman Empire. The title of "emperor" was passed from the Romans to the Frankish kingdom (for which "France" is named) when, on 25 December 800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne, king of the... |
33204 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatu%20Hiva | Fatu Hiva | Fatu Hiva is a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of French Polynesia and the Marquesas Islands.
There are about 600 people living on Fatu Hiva. It is 22 km away from Motu Nao. The three main villages are Hana Vave, Omo'a and Uia.
Islands of French Polynesia |
33216 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampere | Tampere | Tampere () is the third biggest city in Finland. It is the capital of the Pirkanmaa area.
Neighbour municipalities are Kangasala, Lempäälä, Nokia, Pirkkala, Vesilahti, Hämeenkyrö, Orivesi, Pälkäne and Ylöjärvi.
The population of Tampere was 215,144 in 2011.
History
Tampere was started in 1779. At 1800's, Tampere be... |
33220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asikkala | Asikkala | Asikkala is a municipality of Finland. It is in the province of Southern Finland and the region of Päijänne Tavastia. The downtown of Asikkala is called Vääksy. It has a canal, Vääksyn kanava. Asikkala has an area of 756.2 km². 192.29 km² of it is water.
Asikkala is on the coast of the lake Päijänne. As of 31 May 2013... |
33221 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lordi | Lordi | Lordi is a Finnish heavy metal band, which is famous for their monster costumes and songs like "Would You Love a Monsterman?", "Hard Rock Hallelujah", "Devil Is a Loser", "Blood Red Sandman", "This Is Heavy Metal" and "Sincerely with Love".
Lordi was started in 1992 by Mr. Lordi. Its original members were Mr. Lordi (v... |
33222 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-R | CD-R | A CD-R (also called Compact Disc Recordable) is a compact disc that can be recorded once. When people record a compact disc, they put either music or data on it.
A compact disc that can be recorded multiple times (and erased) is the CD-RW.
When you put data onto a CD, it is called burning a disc. A laser "burns" pits... |
33225 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Truman%20Show | The Truman Show | The Truman Show is a 1998 American comedy-drama movie. It is directed by Peter Weir and was written by Andrew Niccol. The main star of the movie is Jim Carrey.
Plot
The movie is about a young man called Truman Burbank who lives in a fictional town called Seahaven. The whole town fits into a dome shape and Truman can ... |
33232 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krill | Krill | Krill are small shrimp-like crustaceans about an inch or so long, found in all the oceans of the world. In areas with nutrients, they occur in huge swarms, with more than 10,000 krill per cubic meter. They feed on phytoplankton and to a lesser extent zooplankton.
Krill are ecologically very important, because they a... |
33234 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru | Subaru | Subaru is a car company that is part of a larger Japanese company called Fuji Heavy Industries, who also makes other things like buses and airplanes. Subaru builds cars in Japan and also builds cars in the state of Indiana.
Their cars are known for having all-wheel drive, which means that the engine drives all four wh... |
33236 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe | Giraffe | A giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is a mammal which lives in Africa. Giraffes have an even number of toes and are the tallest land animals. Giraffes and Okapi are the family Giraffidae, and are the only extant giraffids.
Appearance
Giraffes have a very long neck and long legs. Giraffes are the tallest land animals o... |
33237 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant%20isopod | Giant isopod | Giant isopods are big crustaceans that live at the bottom of the ocean. They can grow up to 45 cm long and weigh up to 1.7 kg. Currently about 9 different species are known. Giant isopods usually eat dead whales, fish and squid. They may also be active scavengers, and hunt slow-moving prey, such as sea cucumbers, spong... |
33242 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary%20algebra | Elementary algebra | Elementary algebra is the most basic form of algebra taught to students. It is often one of the next areas of mathematics taught to students after arithmetic. While in arithmetic only numbers and operators like +, −, ×, and ÷ occur; in algebra, variables (like a, x, y) are used to stand for numbers. This is useful beca... |
33244 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kes%C3%A4lahti | Kesälahti | Kesälahti is a former municipality in Finland. It is part of the North Karelia region. There are almost 2,700 people living in Kesalahti.
History
Kesalahti is the southernmost municipality of North Karelia. It was officially founded in 1873. The area of the municipality is 582.67 km². 195.42 km² of it is water.
Kesä... |
33245 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecker%C3%B6 | Eckerö | Eckerö is a municipality in the Åland Islands, Finland. As of March 2006, there are 926 people living in Eckerö.
Eckerö is the westernmost municipality of Finland. Mariehamn, the capital of Åland, is located 35 km away. 95 % of the people in Eckerö speak Swedish as their first language.
Other websites
The official ... |
33248 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utsjoki | Utsjoki | Utsjoki is a municipality in Lapland, Finland. Utsjoki is the only municipality in Finland where most people speak Sami as their first language.
As of February 2005, 1,373 people lived in Utsjoki. The municipalities next to it are Inari in Finland and Karasjok, Tana and Nesseby in Norway. Nuorgam in Utsjoki is the nor... |
33254 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savitaipale | Savitaipale | Savitaipale is a Finnish municipality in the South Karelia region. As of January 2014, more than 3,700 people lived in Savitaipale.
Savitaipale has an area of 690.78 km². 151.63 km² of it is water. The municipality is on the coast of the Lake Kuolimo. Helsinki is 220 km away. Neighbouring municipalities are Kouvola, Le... |
33257 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantaa | Vantaa | Vantaa () is the fourth largest city in Finland (after Helsinki, Espoo and Tampere). It is part of the Greater Helsinki area. The most important parts of Vantaa are Tikkurila, Hakunila, Koivukylä, Korso, Martinlaakso and Myyrmäki. Tuusula, Kerava, Sipoo, Helsinki, Espoo and Nurmijärvi are neighbour communities and citi... |
33260 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karstula | Karstula | Karstula is a municipality in Central Finland. More than 4,900 people live in Karstula.
Karstula is located 100 kilometres from the city of Jyväskylä. The municipality was founded in 1867.
The municipalities next to it are Kannonkoski, Kivijärvi, Kyyjärvi, Saarijärvi and Soini.
Villages
Karstula, Oinoskylä, Kiminki... |
33261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimmu%20Borgir | Dimmu Borgir | Dimmu Borgir is a black metal band created in 1993 in Norway. Its name is Icelandic for a "dark castle".
The band's first recordings were in Norwegian, but today, most of the recordings are in English. The newest studio album is "Abrahadabra" (2010). The studio album In Sorte Diaboli (2007) entered the Norwegian albu... |
33262 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru | Kuru | Kuru or Kurus may be:
Kuru (kingdom), a powerful Indian kingdom during the Vedic period and later a republic during the Mahajanapada period
Kuru Kingdom, a kingdom based on the historic Kuru kingdom in Indian epic literature
Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy with the cannibalistic funer... |
33264 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonata%20Arctica | Sonata Arctica | Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band founded in 1996 in Kemi.
The band's original name was Tricky Beans. After releasing three demo recordings it was changed into Tricky Means. Afterwards the band adopted its current name.
Before they became as famous and popular as they are, they got attention from metal fan... |
33269 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpet | Carpet | A carpet is a rectangular piece of woven textile.
Generally, carpets are used to make spaces more beautiful and to make walking on the floor quieter. Carpets are warmer and softer than hard floors such as hardwood, tile, or concrete. Carpets may be many different sizes. Rugs and carpets originated in Central Asia, but... |
33271 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digon | Digon | In geometry, a digon is a polygon with two sides (edges) and two vertices. Its construction is degenerate in a Euclidean plane because either the two sides would coincide or one or both would have to be curved; however, it can be easily visualised in elliptic space.
A regular digon has both angles equal and both side... |
33272 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great%20circle | Great circle | A great circle is the largest possible circle that can be drawn on a sphere, one that divides the surface into equal halves, called hemispheres. It is a circle that has the same diameter as the sphere it was drawn on. These curves are geodesics in the sphere and all have the same circumference, that is, the length arou... |
33273 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Dalton | John Dalton | John Dalton (6 September 1766–27 July 1844) was a British chemist and physicist. He was born in Cumberland to a Quaker family. He is best known for his discoveries in atomic theory. He also made the first important studies of color blindness.
Dalton's atomic theory
Dalton's Atomic theory is a scientific theory abo... |
33277 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kauniainen | Kauniainen | Kauniainen () is a city in Uusimaa, Finland. It is part of the Greater Helsinki area. Kauniainen has an area 6.0 km² and is fully located within Espoo.
Kauniainen has the lowest local taxation rate in Finland (16,5 %). A lot of rich people live there.
Kauniainen was officially founded in 1920. It became a city in 19... |
33278 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nummi-Pusula | Nummi-Pusula | Nummi-Pusula is a former municipality in Finland. It was formed in 1981 from the existing municipalities of Nummi and Pusula. The municipality is in Uusimaa and in the province of Southern Finland. On 1 January 2013, it became a part of Lohja.
Nummi-Pusula has an area of . of it is water. About 6,175 people lived the... |
33280 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine%20man | Medicine man | A medicine man is a traditional Native American healer. Healing was only part of their function. Another part of their role was as guardian of their belief system, and their rituals.
A very similar role was played in many other mesolithic and neolithic societies, such as pre-modern Africa and New Guinea. This person,... |
33284 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basement | Basement | The basement is the lowest room in some buildings, almost always below the ground. There is another type of basement, called a subcellar. A subcellar is just like a basement, but more below it.
Most basements have lights.
History
The first famous basements were made sometime in the 1950s. After that, many other kind... |
33293 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill | Landfill | A landfill is a place where waste is kept. Waste is usually buried in landfills, but it may first be sorted to remove any recyclable materials.
Landfills have a bad smell and look bad, therefore are usually located far away from where people live.
Once the waste is crushed into very small pieces, it is buried, but w... |
33294 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human%20reproductive%20system | Human reproductive system | For a wider discussion see sexual reproduction. See also male reproductive system.
A reproductive system is the part of an organism that makes them able to sexually reproduce. Humans and other animals use their reproductive systems to have sexual intercourse as well as reproduce. The reproductive system is one of the ... |
33295 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectum | Rectum | The rectum is a part of the large intestine which forms a part of the gastrointestinal system. The rectum ends in the anus which is the end of the gastrointestinal system. It is where feces or stools are stored temporarily before coming out of the anus.
Body temperature can also be taken in the rectum. Rectal temperat... |
33296 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/County%20seat | County seat | A county seat is the location of a county government, and is usually the largest, oldest, or most central town or city within a county. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the name county town is used rather than county seat.
In the U.S. state of Louisiana, counties are called parishes and have parish seats rather tha... |
33298 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific%20Islands | Pacific Islands | Pacific Islands are islands that are in the Pacific Ocean. There are about 20,000 or 30,000 of them. These islands are sometimes called Oceania. The Pacific Islands are in three groups. These groups are Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. People who live on these islands are called Pacific Islanders. These islands ca... |
33299 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large%20intestine | Large intestine | The large intestine is also called the colon or large bowel. It connects the small intestine to the rectum and anus. It is about 1.5 meters long or 5 feet. It is shorter than the small intestine, but its diameter is larger.
Water is absorbed here and the remaining waste material is stored as faeces before being remove... |
33300 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joensuu | Joensuu | Joensuu is a city in Finland. It is the centre of the region of North Karelia. Joensuu has an area of 2.751,13 km² and a population of around 77,000 people. 369.3 km² of the area is water.
The Finnish capital, Helsinki is located 437 km away from Joensuu. There is a university in Joensuu.
The municipalities of Tuupo... |
33302 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuupovaara | Tuupovaara | Tuupovaara was a municipality in the North Karelia region of Finland. It was merged with Joensuu on January 1 2005. Before 1913 the place was known as Kovero.
In 2004 there were 2,217 people living in Tuupovaara.
Villages
Eimisjärvi, Hartiovaara, Heinäaho, Herajärvi, Hoilola, Kinnasniemi, Kokinvaara, Konnunniemi, Ko... |
33303 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine | Urine | Urine is a liquid created by the body in the kidneys. It is stored in the bladder and comes out of the human body through the urethra, a tube which leads from the bladder to the urethral meatus (meatus is an opening in the body), at the tip of the penis (men) or the vulva (women). Urinating is how the body gets rid of ... |
33304 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf%20Vrba | Rudolf Vrba | Rudolf "Rudi" Vrba (September 11, 1924 – March 27, 2006), was a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at the University of British Columbia in Canada. His birth name was Walter Rosenberg. In April 1944, he escaped from the Auschwitz concentration camp. After escaping, he passed information to the... |
33309 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel%20Brand | Joel Brand | Joel Brand (25 April 1906 – 13 July 1964) was a Jew from Hungary. He helped to save many lives of Jews of Hungary from death. He saved them from being sent to Nazi Germany’s death camp at Auschwitz concentration camp.
1906 births
1964 deaths
Hungarian Jews |
33310 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auschwitz%20concentration%20camp | Auschwitz concentration camp | Auschwitz was a group of concentration camps run by Nazi Germany during World War II. There were three large camps at Auschwitz, and 3 smaller ones. Auschwitz I was the main camp, which held prisoners from 1940-1945. Auschwitz II (Birkenau) was the largest extermination camp (death camp) run by Nazi Germany during The ... |
33311 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savukoski | Savukoski | Savukoski (Inari Sami: Suovâkuoškâis, Northern Sami: Suovvaguoika) is a Finnish municipality in the Province of Lapland. As of 2005, 1,326 people lived there. The area is 6,496.64 km². The municipality was founded in 1916.
Nearby municipalities are Pelkosenniemi, Salla and Sodankylä. The villages in Savukoski include ... |
33313 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich%20D%C3%BCrrenmatt | Friedrich Dürrenmatt | Friedrich Dürrenmatt (January 5, 1921 in Konolfingen, canton of Bern; † December 14, 1990 in Neuchâtel) was a writer and philosopher from Switzerland.
Personal life
Dürrenmatt was the son of a protestant pastor. He was always interested in drawing. He went to school until 1941, afterwards he studied philosophy, scien... |
33314 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampala | Kampala | Kampala is the capital of Uganda. More than 1,800,000 people live there. The city is on the shore of Lake Victoria.
The Ugandan National Theatre is in Kampala. There is also a university in the city.
The home team; Kampala City Council (KCC) Footbal Club is a leading Africa FIFA Club team player.
References
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33325 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common%20wombat | Common wombat | The common wombat, Vombatus ursinus, is one of three wombat species living in Australia. It is found the mountains and hills of southeast Australia, Tasmania, and Flinders Island in Bass Strait. They look like a small bear, which is what the name ursinus means. It is a marsupial, a type of mammal that carried its young... |
33334 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee | Chimpanzee | The common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), or robust chimpanzee, is a species of great ape. The common chimpanzee is often called the chimpanzee (or "chimp"), though this can be used to refer to both species in the genus Pan: the common chimpanzee and the closely related bonobo. Evidence from fossils and DNA sequencing s... |
33337 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonobo | Bonobo | The bonobo (Pan paniscus) is a great ape and the smaller of the two species making up the genus Pan (the other is Pan troglodytes, the common chimpanzee). The bonobo is sometimes called the dwarf or pygmy chimpanzee. Although the name "chimpanzee" is sometimes used to refer to both species together, it is usually under... |
33340 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genoa | Genoa | Genoa (, Ligurian: Zena, Zêna) is a city and capital of the Liguria region in Italy. The population of Genoa in 2006 was 620,316. It is the most important seaport in Italy. Before Italy was united into one country in the 1800s, Genoa was a republic that also included the island of Corsica. Genoa was famous for its merc... |
33341 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liguria | Liguria | Liguria (/lɪˈɡ(j)ʊəriə/, Italian: [liˈɡuːrja]; Ligurian: Ligûria [liˈɡyːɾja]) is a region of Northern Italy. The capital is Genoa.
The population was about 1,610,134 in 2005.
Provinces
Province of Genoa (Genova) (capital)
Province of La Spezia
Province of Savona
Province of Imperia
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33343 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Opera%20House | Royal Opera House | The Royal Opera House is a famous opera house in London. Sometimes it is called "Covent Garden" because it is in the area of London called Covent Garden. The Royal Opera House is the home of the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet. There is an orchestra which plays there for all the operas and ballets.
The building t... |
33345 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalahasti | Kalahasti | Kalahasti is a place in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus. In Kalhasti, there is a famous and ancient temple of Shiva, a god of Hindus. The temple is one of the five such temples of Shiva in south India collectively known as Pancha Bootha Sthalams. The other four such temples ar... |
33347 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raidas | Raidas | Ravidas, also spelt as Raidas, was an Indian saint and poet of 15th century. He belonged to a family of leather workers, he even claimed to be an achhoot or untouchable. Some of his verses found place in Guru Granth Sahib, the main text of Sikhism.
Mirabai, a Rajput lady of a royal family of Rajasthan, was one of the ... |
33350 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rishi | Rishi | Rishi is a word used in many Hindu scriptures. A simple translation of the word into English would mean a sage. Hindu scriptures and Hindu mythology tell about a number of rishis. They describe a rishi as an old person, with a lot of knowledge and wisdom. They also say that some of the rishis had great powers, and some... |
33351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiruvannamalai | Tiruvannamalai | Tiruvannamalai is a place in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus. In Tiruvannamalai, there is a famous and ancient temple of Shiva, a god of Hindus. The temple is one of the five such temples of Shiva in south India.
In this temple, people worship Shiva in the form of a linga. Many ... |
33352 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishvamitra | Vishvamitra | Vishvamitra is the name of a rishi (sage) of ancient India. This is a Sanskrit word, and its translation is: "universal friend, that is, a friend of everybody". Vishvamitra wrote many verses of the Vedas, especially the Rig Veda and the Atharva Veda.
The Hindu scriptures have many stories about Vishvamitra. One of th... |
33357 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath%20Tagore | Rabindranath Tagore | Rabindranath Tagore (), popularly called "Kabiguru", was born on 7 May 1861. His name is written as Rabindranath Thakur in many languages of India. He was a poet, philosopher, and artist. He wrote many stories, novels, poems, and dramas. He is also very well known for composing music. His writings greatly influenced B... |
33359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil%20people | Tamil people | The Tamil people are an ethnic group from South Asia. Traditionally, they have been living in the southern parts of India, and the northeastern parts of Sri Lanka.
The Tamil people number around 74 million in the world. Of that, there are about 63,000,000 in India; about 3,600,000 live in Sri Lanka; about 2,900,000 li... |
33361 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down%20syndrome | Down syndrome | Down syndrome (or trisomy 21; old name mongoloid idiocy) is a genetic disorder. with most of People Down syndrome have an extra copy of chromosome 21, or part of it.
Down syndrome causes a mental handicap. It may be mild or severe. The average IQ of a young adult with Down syndrome is 50, equivalent to the mental age ... |
33363 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic%20disorder | Genetic disorder | A genetic disorder is a health problem caused by abnormalities in the genome. They are heritable, and may be passed down from the parents' genes to their children and to later generations. If a genetic disorder is present from birth, it is described as a congenital defect. Some defects only show up in later life.
Th... |
33365 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto%20Eco | Umberto Eco | Umberto Eco (January 5, 1932 – February 19, 2016) was an Italian writer and professor of medieval history in Bologna.
Eco was born in 1932 in northern Italy.
As a student, he studied philosophy, history, literature, and educational sciences.
He finished his studies in 1954 with a doctoral thesis about Thomas Aquinas. ... |
33369 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon | Balloon | A balloon is a bag that is usually filled with gas. This gas can be helium, hydrogen, or air.
A long time ago, balloons were made out of animal bladders. Now small balloons are made from a thin and stretchy material like rubber or plastic. Big balloons are made from fabric.
Balloons are used for many purposes.
Mos... |
33392 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AM | AM | AM can mean:
Ante meridiem, in the 12-hour clock
Amplitude modulation, in radio |
33395 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einsteinium | Einsteinium | Einsteinium is a chemical element with the atomic number 99. It is a synthetic element, so all isotopes are radioactive.
Einsteinium is the 7th element in the actinide series. The most stable isotope of Einsteinium has 99 protons and electrons and 153 neutrons. There are 19 different (radioactive) isotopes.
Einsteini... |
33402 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulva | Vulva | The vulva is the part of the body of female mammals (including women) where the outside parts of the reproductive system can be seen. The parts of the vulva that can be seen are the:
Mons pubis
Labia majora
Labia minora
Clitoris
Vaginal opening
Urinary opening
The mons pubis is the area of skin and fat above the othe... |
33409 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congruence | Congruence | In geometry, two figures or objects and are congruent (written as ) if they have the same shape and size, or if one has the same shape and size as the mirror image of the other.
More formally, two sets of points are called congruent, if and only if one can be transformed into the other by isometry. For isometry, ri... |
33426 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism | Deism | Deism is the belief that a higher being (like the Christian God) exists, but that the only revelation of God is in nature and reason, not in sacred books or prophets. Deism says that people should rely on logic and reason, and not traditions of a religion that is based on a holy book. People who follow deism are called... |
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