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77315388 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel%20Alumona | Noel Alumona | From June 2012 to May 2014, Alumona was the Head of School and 5th Grade Class Teacher at Madonna Primary School in Enugu. From July 2013 to August 2014, he volunteered as Community Event Co-Lead for UNICEF in Enugu. In October 2013, he established Hope for African Children in Abuja, Nigeria, and ran the organization u... | 2.15625 | 0 |
77315425 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20yodeling | Blue yodeling | Jimmie Davis
Another artist who was inspired by Rodgers at the beginning of his career was the later two-time governor of Louisiana Jimmie Davis. In the late 1920s, he worked as a teacher at Dodd College in Shreveport. As a sideline, he recorded sentimental pop songs for Shreveport radio station KWKH and its record la... | 2.21875 | 0 |
77315425 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20yodeling | Blue yodeling | After various stops, Britt had his first major success as a solo artist in June 1934 with Chime Bells, accompanied on piano by Bob Miller, who had composed the song. Chime Bells is exemplary for Britt's yodeling style and at the same time for a certain break with the legacy of his role model Rodgers. Thematizing mounta... | 2.171875 | 0 |
77315425 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20yodeling | Blue yodeling | Characteristics
Immediately after the release of T for Texas, it was not clear how this new style should be categorized. Victor had advertised it as a "popular song for comedian with guitar" and Rodgers' style as "grotesque". However, the reference to African-American traditions was unmistakable; one critic described ... | 2.328125 | 0 |
77315425 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%20yodeling | Blue yodeling | In an essay published in 1957, the music journalist John Greenway identified a situational and a prosodic pattern, i.e. the relationship between word and sound, as identifying features of blue yodeling. The "rounder" often appears, boasting about his abilities as a lover, but at the same time is deeply insecure and con... | 2.015625 | 0 |
77315774 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickwick%20Book%20Shop | Pickwick Book Shop | Pickwick Book Shop was an independent bookstore located at 6741-6745 W. Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. The store was popular with many film and literary figures, and was known as the "supermarket of books."
History
Louis Epstein purchased his first bookstore, a tiny bookshop attached to a gunsmith shop... | 2.140625 | 0 |
77316883 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwan%20Kirpa%20Ram | Diwan Kirpa Ram | Diwan Kirpa Ram (d. 1842), the youngest son of Diwan Moti Ram, was a civil administrator and soldier in the Sikh Empire.
Family
Diwan Kirpa Ram was born into a family with a rich legacy of military and administrative service. His grandfather Dewan Mokham Chand, contributed significantly to the early consolidation of t... | 1.984375 | 0 |
77317013 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer%20Ate%20Allotey | Ebenezer Ate Allotey | Ebenezer Ate Allotey (28 November 1933 – 5 April 2024) was a Ghanaian public servant and diplomat who served as Ghana's ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire from 1987 to 1989.
Early life and education
Ebenezer Ate Allotey was born on 28 November 1933, in Accra. Ate Allotey was the twin brother of Oko Allotey. His father, Magn... | 1.9375 | 0 |
77317037 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac%20Coe | Isaac Coe | Coe arrived in Madison, Indiana, in early 1821, before relocating to Indianapolis in May. He was the town's first physician with a medical degree and is credited with saving the town from a malaria outbreak that nearly wiped out the town's citizens. He was a founding member of the Indiana State Medical Society and serv... | 2.71875 | 0 |
77317044 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnovishnevoye | Krasnovishnevoye | Krasnovishnevoye () is a salt lake in Kupinsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russian Federation.
The lake is located at the southwestern end of the Oblast. The nearest inhabited places are Blagoveshchenka to the north and Terengul to the east. The western lakeshore lies to the east of the Kazakhstan–Russia border.
... | 2.1875 | 0 |
77317431 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caritas%20Estonia | Caritas Estonia | In 1998, director Merle Karusoo and young people from Viljandi Culture Academy carried out a project entitled "Who I am" () for 87 Russian-speaking young people, during which the young people searched for their roots and identity under the guidance of the director and with the help of creative techniques. The project r... | 2.671875 | 0 |
77317431 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caritas%20Estonia | Caritas Estonia | By the autumn of 2001, the Caritas School of Creativity had grown out of the theatre and art classes for young people in Tallinn, and began to operate in the newly completed premises of the new Pirita Monastery. The aim of the Creativity School was to increase tolerance through creativity between different social group... | 2.71875 | 0 |
77317479 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravenswood%20standing%20stone | Ravenswood standing stone | The Ravenswood standing stone is an ancient monument in The Inch, Edinburgh, Scotland. Erected around 2000 BC, it is a menhir that may mark the site of an ancient battle or have had a ritual use. It was moved in the early 19th-century for a road scheme, but returned to its original location in 1891. It was moved again ... | 2.375 | 0 |
77317597 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szarcz%20Lake | Szarcz Lake | According to the , the lake lies within the sixth-level catchment area of the Szarcz Lake Basin. The MPHP identifier is 187781. The catchment area of the lake is 3.9 km².
Development
The waters of Szarcz Lake are managed by the in Poznań. They have established a fishing circuit that includes the waters of the Struga... | 2.15625 | 0 |
77317677 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melhem%20Khalaf | Melhem Khalaf | Melhem Emile Khalaf () is a Lebanese lawyer, politician and human rights activist. He is currently a member of the Lebanese parliament since 2022, as part of the Forces of Change bloc, and was president of the Beirut Bar Association between 2019 and 2021.
Early life
Melhem Khalaf was born in the Ras Beirut neighborho... | 2.0625 | 0 |
77318179 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantsavichy%20Ghetto | Hantsavichy Ghetto | Hantsavichy Ghetto or Gantsevichi Ghetto (November 1941 – 14 August 1942) was a Nazi Jewish ghetto, a place of forced relocation for the Jews of the city of Gantsevichi (Hantsavichy) in the Brest Region and nearby settlements during the Holocaust in Belarus under the occupation of Belarus by the forces of Nazi Germany ... | 2.125 | 0 |
77318405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sts.%20Cyril%20and%20Methodius%20High%20School%20of%20Humanities%2C%20Plovdiv | Sts. Cyril and Methodius High School of Humanities, Plovdiv | According to the prominent researcher of the Bulgarian National Revival, Nikolay Genchev, the level of educational programs at the Plovdiv Gymnasium was so high that a diploma from there was sufficient for admission to foreign universities.
Nationalism and revolutionary spirit
The century marked by nationalism and re... | 2.390625 | 0 |
77318506 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%20West%20Woodland%20Nature%20Reserve | South West Woodland Nature Reserve | South West Woodland Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve, located in the South Western Slopes, Riverina, and Murray Darling Depression regions of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The reserve consists of 27 separate precincts spread from Peak Hill in the north to Berrigan in the south, a distance of appro... | 2.546875 | 0 |
77318688 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humour%20in%20Sikhism | Humour in Sikhism | In Guru Gobind Singh's previous incarnation, known as Rishi Dusht Daman, it is said a pilgrim wanted to meet the Rishi in his isolated dwelling place in the mountains, but upon drawing closer, he heard intimidating and loud laughter the closer he got, which eventually scared him away. It is claimed that one time Guru G... | 1.929688 | 0 |
77318744 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick%20Cable%20Oechsner | Frederick Cable Oechsner | When The Sun's press service ceased operations in 1932, Oechsner secured a position with the United Press staff in London. On May 1, 1933, he was appointed as the Berlin manager for the United Press. Oechsner remained the head of the United Press bureau in Berlin until 1942. On March 1, 1941, he was promoted to the pos... | 2.046875 | 0 |
77318790 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby%20League%20Las%20Vegas | Rugby League Las Vegas | Rugby League Las Vegas is an annual event held at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas showcasing the sport of rugby league. The event was started in 2024 by Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) before being joined by Super League clubs from the United Kingdom in 2025.
The event was created by the NRL to expand the a... | 1.914063 | 0 |
77318865 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu%20al-Qasim%20al-Rafi%27i | Abu al-Qasim al-Rafi'i | Taj al-Din al-Subki described Imam al-Rāfi'i as follows: “There is no one who writes like him in any school and does not illuminate the ummah as he illuminates it in the darkness. He is a persistent person in the sciences of sharia whether interpretation, hadith and usul. A person who stood out in his time in imparting... | 2.03125 | 0 |
78728275 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gherardo%20Del%20Colle | Gherardo Del Colle | Gherardo del Colle, pseudonym of father Gherardo Paolo da Cesino, born Paolo Repetto (26 February 1920 – 20 March 1978), was an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, poet, writer and journalist.
Biography
Gherardo del Colle was born as Paolo Repetto in Cesino, a neighborhood of Genoa on 26 February 1920 from Giovanni an... | 2.171875 | 0 |
78728585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical%20trinitarianism | Classical trinitarianism | Classical trinitarianism (also sometimes pejoratively called "anti-social trinitarianism") is a term which has been used to refer to the model of the trinity formulated in early Christian creeds and classical theologians, such as Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. The term is often used in the context of the discussion conc... | 2.40625 | 0 |
78728606 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djiboutian%20War%20of%20Independence | Djiboutian War of Independence | Independence struggle
The conflict intensified during the late 1960s and early 1970s, with the FLCS adopting guerrilla tactics, including attacks on infrastructure and military installations. French authorities responded with mass arrests, deportations, and troop reinforcements. The violence disrupted economic activit... | 2.546875 | 0 |
78728772 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV%20Volgoneft-248 | MV Volgoneft-248 | Loss
In December 1999, Volgoneft-248 left Burgas in Bulgaria carrying 4,365 tonnes of heavy fuel oil. On 27 December she passed through the Bosphorus, and anchored off Ambarlı oil terminal to await a berth to discharge her cargo. On 29 December, a southerly gale broke her anchor chain, and broke the ship in two about ... | 1.992188 | 0 |
78728874 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20de%20Garay%20Ot%C3%A1%C3%B1ez%20y%20Rada | Juan de Garay Otáñez y Rada | Following the events of the Corpus de Sang that was to trigger the Reapers' War that May, the King gave Garay command of the tercios quartered in Roussillon. Garay arrested several leading local figures in August, causing the viceroy to write to him "begging him not to provoke a complete break with the Catalans because... | 2.1875 | 0 |
78729062 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mairata%20itatiaiensis | Mairata itatiaiensis | A phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily Aphildontinae based on morphology places M. itatiaiensis in a clade with M. butantan, the only other species in the same genus. These two closely related species share a set of traits that distinguish this genus from other genera in the same subfamily. For example, the distal el... | 2.5 | 0 |
78730777 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caritas%20Belarus | Caritas Belarus | Caritas Belarus (; "Religious Mission 'Caritas Catholic Charitable Society' of the Catholic Bishops' Conference in Belarus") is a not-for-profit social welfare organisation in Belarus. It is a service of the Catholic Church in Belarus.
Caritas Belarus is a member of both Caritas Internationalis and Caritas Europa.
Hi... | 2.4375 | 0 |
78730923 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20common%20misconceptions%20about%20arts%20and%20culture | List of common misconceptions about arts and culture | It is not illegal in the US to shout "fire" in a crowded theater. Although this is often given as an example of speech that is not protected by the First Amendment, it is not now nor has it ever been binding law. The phrase originates from Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.'s opinion in the United States Supreme Court c... | 2.296875 | 0 |
78730944 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20common%20misconceptions%20about%20history | List of common misconceptions about history | North America
The early settlers (commonly known as Pilgrims) of the Plymouth Colony in North America usually did not wear all black, and their capotains (hats) did not include buckles. Instead, their fashion was based on that of the late Elizabethan era. The traditional image was formed in the 19th century when buck... | 2.921875 | 0 |
78730954 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20common%20misconceptions%20about%20science%2C%20technology%2C%20and%20mathematics | List of common misconceptions about science, technology, and mathematics | The phrase "survival of the fittest" refers to biological fitness, not physical fitness. Biological fitness is the quantitative measure of individual reproductive success, e.g. the tendency of lineages containing individuals that produce more offspring in a particular environment to persist and thrive in that environme... | 2.953125 | 0 |
78730954 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20common%20misconceptions%20about%20science%2C%20technology%2C%20and%20mathematics | List of common misconceptions about science, technology, and mathematics | Earth and environmental sciences
Contemporary global warming is driven by human activities, despite claims that it is not occurring, does not have strong scientific consensus, or that warming is mostly caused by non-human factors. No scientific body of national or international standing disagrees with the decades-ol... | 3.03125 | 0 |
78730954 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20common%20misconceptions%20about%20science%2C%20technology%2C%20and%20mathematics | List of common misconceptions about science, technology, and mathematics | The beta carotene in carrots does not enhance night vision beyond normal levels for people receiving an adequate amount, only in those with a deficiency of vitamin A. The belief that it does may have originated from World War II British disinformation meant to explain the Royal Air Force's improved success in night bat... | 2.90625 | 0 |
78730954 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20common%20misconceptions%20about%20science%2C%20technology%2C%20and%20mathematics | List of common misconceptions about science, technology, and mathematics | Skin and hair
Water-induced wrinkles are not caused by the skin absorbing water and swelling. They are caused by the autonomic nervous system, which triggers localized vasoconstriction in response to wet skin, yielding a wrinkled appearance.
A person's hair and fingernails do not continue to grow after death. Rather... | 2.890625 | 0 |
78731117 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/1983%20J1%20%28Sugano%E2%80%93Saigusa%E2%80%93Fujikawa%29 | C/1983 J1 (Sugano–Saigusa–Fujikawa) | C/1983 J1 (Sugano–Saigusa–Fujikawa) is a non-periodic comet discovered by Matsuo Sugano, Yoshikazu Saigusa, and Shigehisa Fujikawa on 8 May 1983. The comet approached Earth at a distance of 0.063 AU on 12 June 1983.
Observational history
The comet was discovered on 8 May 1983 by three observers from Japan, who found ... | 2.515625 | 0 |
78731118 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Symes%20%28politician%2C%20born%201573%29 | John Symes (politician, born 1573) | Symes supported King Charles I during the English Civil War. In 1643, he was appointed Commissioner for Rebels' Estates, managing the confiscated properties of Parliamentarian supporters. This loyalty to the Crown came at a cost, as Symes faced financial penalties and was forced to take refuge in Gloucestershire during... | 2.1875 | 0 |
78731436 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20Antigua%20and%20Barbuda%20%282014%E2%80%93present%29 | History of Antigua and Barbuda (2014–present) | The history of Antigua and Barbuda since 2014 began with the election of Gaston Browne as prime minister. Since then, the Barbudan independence movement has resurged and the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party has cemented control over the country. Relations between the two islands have largely deteriorated.
2014-2018
G... | 2.375 | 0 |
78731495 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohautia%20grandiflora | Kohautia grandiflora | Kohautia grandiflora is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is widespread in the West African savanna, and can be found in most of the coastal countries from Mauritania to Namibia, although its presence in Côte d'Ivoire and Mali is considered doubtful. It grows as far east as Uganda and Sudan. It is also fou... | 2.46875 | 0 |
78731526 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MEGOBARI%20Act | MEGOBARI Act | The MEGOBARI Act (short for Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgia's Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act) is a proposed United States federal law introduced by bipartisan members of Congress, including U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Joe Wilson. The legislation aims to strengthen demo... | 2.109375 | 0 |
78732185 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ALQ-153 | AN/ALQ-153 | AN/ALQ-153 is an airborne Pulse-doppler tail warning radar for detecting missiles, protecting B-1B Lancer and B-52H Stratofortress aircraft. It replaced the AN/ALQ-127, introducing a solid-state transmitter, frequency-agile waveform and digital processing using non-scanning antennas that have low backlobes. The ALQ-153... | 2.078125 | 0 |
78732564 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahl%20%28god%29 | Kahl (god) | Kahl becomes a prominent god in this place in the 2nd century BC, and the city goes on to become the primarily associated with the worship of Kahl. Out of all the names the place went by, Qaryatum dhāt Kāhilim, or "the City [of the god] Kahl" was most common. Kahl himself is regularly called khlm bʿl qrytm, or "Kāhlum,... | 2.390625 | 0 |
78732778 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabella%20Page%20Rodman | Arabella Page Rodman | Arabella Page Rodman (, Page; known after marriage as Mrs. Willoughby Rodman; 1868–1955) was an American civic leader, author, and philanthropist. Associated with organizations for the civic betterment of conditions for children and other public and semi-public philanthropic movements, she established the world's firs... | 2.59375 | 0 |
78733051 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine%20Lifeboat%20Station | Irvine Lifeboat Station | The third boat to be placed at Irvine was the 34-foot self-righting lifeboat Busbie (ON 168) in 1887. The lifeboat was provided from the legacy of Henry Ritchie Cooper Wallace of Busbie and Cloncaird. The Busbie recorded 33 lives saved in just 4 services between 1887 and 1898. The boat was replaced in 1898 by a 37-foot... | 2.1875 | 0 |
78733370 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermolao%20Barbaro%20%28died%201556%29 | Ermolao Barbaro (died 1556) | Ermolao (Almorò) Barbaro ( – 3 November 1556) was a Venetian patrician, diplomat, governor and officer in the Venetian navy.
Barbaro was born around 1493 to Alvise (Luigi) Barbaro and Cassandra Trevisan. His paternal grandfather was Zaccaria Barbaro and his uncle and namesake was the famous humanist Ermolao Barbaro. H... | 1.976563 | 0 |
78733378 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9%20Luis%20Estrada | José Luis Estrada | Writing career
Estrada was also a writer and poet, and in 1952, he founded the magazine La Caracola; some sources state that he directed it until 1975, while others state that its direction was given to Fernadez Canivell. Either way, this magazine transcended the provincial scope, obtaining the collaboration of the mos... | 2.46875 | 0 |
78733379 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1s%20Estrada%20%28footballer%29 | Tomás Estrada (footballer) | Tomás Estrada del Río (1888 – unknown) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder for Recreativo de Huelva and Madrid FC in the early 20th century. He was also a cartoonist, scriptwriter, painter, graphic humorist in the local press.
Early life
Tomás Estrada was born in Huelva in 1888, as the son of Tomás Est... | 2.046875 | 0 |
78733529 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%20Zein%20family | El Zein family | It is said that Zain Al-Abidin migrated from Medina to Egypt and then to Syria. He was one of Saladdin's commanders during his campaign in Palestine and Syria in 1178, alongside Prince Abi Al-Qasim Al-Hasani, who was in charge of managing the coast of Tyre. At the same time, Hossam Al-Din Bishara, Saladdin's nephew, wa... | 2.515625 | 0 |
78733578 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor%20Golubtsov | Fyodor Golubtsov | At the end of August 1807, Fyodor Golubtsov, who was also the state treasurer, was appointed as the head of the Ministry of Finance. He officially received the post of minister only in 1809. Before this, in 1808, he transformed the Expedition on State Revenues: its 1st, 2nd and 4th Expeditions were united, and on the b... | 2.171875 | 0 |
78733617 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Panther%20Creek | Battle of Panther Creek | The Confederate force would retreat roughly 20 miles to the Green River near Ashbyburg, Kentucky. Here they forded the river waiting for another Union attack that never came. The 10th Kentucky Partisan Rangers would later on be absorb by General John Hunt Morgan and participate in more action throughout the war.
Mean... | 2.1875 | 0 |
78733923 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel%20Pie | Wheel Pie | Wheel Pie, also known as Wheel Cake (), is a popular Taiwanese dessert that consists of a round, pancake-like pastry filled with sweet or savory fillings. It is commonly found in night markets, street stalls, and bakeries throughout Taiwan. The dessert is named for its round, wheel-like shape, which resembles the spoke... | 2.015625 | 0 |
78734134 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adalbert%20of%20Metz%20%28writer%29 | Adalbert of Metz (writer) | Adalbert of Metz () was the compiler of the Speculum Gregorii, a selection of Latin excerpts from Gregory the Great's Moralia in Job.
What little is known of Adalbert comes from two sources, his Speculum and his epitaph. In the prologue of the Speculum, he calls himself a deacon. In the epilogue, he calls himself a mo... | 2.484375 | 0 |
78734631 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnocalycium%20angelae | Gymnocalycium angelae | Gymnocalycium angelae is a species of cactus in the genus Gymnocalycium, endemic to Argentina.
Description
Gymnocalycium angelae is a solitary cactus with a pale to medium green, flattened, spherical stem that is smooth and shiny. It grows up to 10 cm tall and 8 cm in diameter. The stem has 7–10 broad, flat, and blunt... | 1.914063 | 0 |
78734883 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown%20King%20Elementary%20School%20District | Crown King Elementary School District | Crown King Elementary School District 41 is a school district in Crown King, a community in Yavapai County, Arizona. It has one school, Crown King Elementary School, a K-8 school. The facility is in a one room schoolhouse.
History
In 1894 the first educational institution of the community was organized. A boarding hou... | 2.453125 | 0 |
78734995 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD%2092206 | HD 92206 | HD 92206 is a Henry Draper Catalogue designation given to a collection of stars in the southern constellation of Carina. It consists of two systems; HD 92206AB, where component A is itself a spectroscopic binary; and the trinary HD 92206C. They are the brightest stars in NGC 3324 and the ionizing stars of the associate... | 1.9375 | 0 |
78735336 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchard%20Farm | Orchard Farm | Orchard Farm is a Cotswold farm and country house in Broadway, Worcestershire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building and is at the centre of a private estate. The house was restored and extended twice during the early 20th century.
History
Wool merchants built Orchard Farm around 1620. Nearly a century later, in ... | 1.929688 | 0 |
78735671 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Shope | Mark Shope | Honours
In August 2002, the post-apartheid ANC government of Tzaneen Local Municipality announced that the town would be renamed Mark Shope in Shope's honor. The renaming encountered strident resistance from the opposition Democratic Alliance and some members of the local community, and the National Geographical Names... | 2.28125 | 0 |
78735702 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V.%20M.%20Obaidullah | V. M. Obaidullah | V. M. Obaidullah Sahib (2 May 1905–21 February 1958) was an Indian political leader from Tamil Nadu known for his active participation in the Indian independence movement.
Born on May 2, 1905, in Vellore to Madhar Batcha Sahib and Rabiya Basri, he came from a middle-class merchant family involved in the betel-nut trad... | 2.3125 | 0 |
78735714 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizo%20names | Mizo names | Nicknames
Mizos often shorten names, whether they have two or three syllables. For example, "Malsawma" may be abbreviated to "Mala" or "Sawma." However, the gender-affix must still be included when addressing someone. Full names are rarely used, as calling someone by their full name is considered rude, and parents usua... | 2.609375 | 0 |
78735890 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalrympelea%20calciphila | Dalrympelea calciphila | Dalrympelea calciphila is a plant in the family Staphyleaceae. It is native to Borneo.
Description
Dalrympelea calciphila grows as a tree up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . The bark is yellow and flaky. The leathery leaves are elliptic to ovate and measure up to long and up to wide. The are in .
Taxonomy... | 2.515625 | 0 |
78736131 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templeton%20Hospital | Templeton Hospital | Experiences of residents
A 2004 documentary film, called Out of Sight, Out of Mind and made by Christchurch film-maker Gerald Smyth told the story of Norman Madden who was sent to Templeton Hospital in 1940, aged six, 'for the 'crime' of being naughty and illiterate'. His admission papers were signed by Dr. Theodore G... | 2.4375 | 0 |
78736499 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%20Hansen%20%28anarchist%29 | Mary Hansen (anarchist) | In October 1910, Hansen participated in the founding of the Modern Sunday School, a Ferrer movement school hosted by the Philadelphia Radical Library. Located on 424 Pine Street, in the Jewish quarter of West Philadelphia, Hansen taught at the school and her daughter Heloise Hansen-Brown () was reportedly one of its be... | 2.609375 | 0 |
78736953 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang%20Branch%20of%20the%20Central%20Committee%20of%20the%20Chinese%20Communist%20Party | Xinjiang Branch of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | The Xinjiang Branch of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (), or Xinjiang Branch of the CCP Central Committee, CCP Xinjiang Branch, served as the principal authority of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Xinjiang Province following its incorporation into the People's Republic of China.
History
A p... | 2.390625 | 0 |
78737110 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel%20Albeck-Gidron | Rachel Albeck-Gidron | Rachel Albeck-Gidron (Hebrew: רחל אלבק-גדרון) is a literature scholar and associate Professor in the Faculty of Jewish Studies at Bar-Ilan University. She has explored three chief subjects: 1. Interdisciplinary research integrating comparative literature, visual arts, and philosophy based on Leibniz’s Monadology theor... | 2.3125 | 0 |
78737162 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosamund%20Brunel%20Gotch | Rosamund Brunel Gotch | Rosamund Brunel Gotch (27 February 1864 – 22 January 1949) was an English stage costume designer, illustrator and writer.
She was born Rosamund Brunel Horsley in Cranbrook, Kent, the youngest of four sons and three daughters. Her parents were the artist John Calcott Horsley and his second wife Rosamund Haden, sister o... | 2.3125 | 0 |
78737165 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS%20Vineta%20%281863%29 | SMS Vineta (1863) | SMS Vineta was a member of the of steam frigates built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The class comprised five ships, and were the first major steam-powered warships ordered for the Prussian Navy.
Design
In the immediate aftermath of the First Schleswig War against Denmark, Prince Adalbert ... | 2.453125 | 0 |
78737281 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijapur%20war%20with%20Mysore | Bijapur war with Mysore | Bijapur–Mysore War (1652–1654) was a series of warfare between the Sultunate of Bijapur and the kingdom of Mysore around the middle of seventeenth century. This conflict, which took place in the years 1652 to 1654, ended as a resounding success for the sultans of the Bijapur Sultanate, owing chiefly, however, to Muhamm... | 2.25 | 0 |
78737372 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double%20posterior%20cruciate%20ligament%20sign | Double posterior cruciate ligament sign | The double posterior cruciate ligament sign (double PCL sign) is a radiological finding seen on magnetic resonance imaging of the knee, specifically in the context of a bucket-handle tear of the medial meniscus. It refers to the appearance of a duplicated posterior cruciate ligament, where the displaced fragment of the... | 2.109375 | 0 |
78737818 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture%20of%20Wasit | Capture of Wasit | The Capture of Wasit occurred in 834 CE when the Zutt seized the strategic city of Wasit in Iraq during their rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate. The Zutt, originally from the Indus Valley region, had established dominance over the marshlands between Wasit and Basra.
Background
The Zutt were a Jat tribe of lower... | 3.0625 | 0 |
78737952 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etienne%20Gasqueton | Etienne Gasqueton | Initially, the three eldest brothers took turns as the club's president; for instance, when VGAM made a tour to the north of the Iberian Peninsula in March 1911, playing matches in Coruña, Vigo, and then Porto, the team's captain was not the eldest brother, Henri, but Etienne. Ahead of the match against FC Porto on 12 ... | 2.03125 | 0 |
78738742 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilicaria%20platyrhiza | Umbilicaria platyrhiza | Umbilicaria platyrhiza is a foliose lichen of the family Umbilicariaceae, classified within the Umbilicaria crustulosa – U. spodochroa species complex. It is endemic to the Mediterranean region, specifically found in lowland silicate rocks within the provinces of İzmir, Turkey, and Burgas, Bulgaria.
Taxonomy
Umbilica... | 2.34375 | 0 |
78738934 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randaula%20Khan%27s%20invasion%20of%20Mysore | Randaula Khan's invasion of Mysore | Despite strong resistance, the Muslim forces were ultimately overwhelmed by the superior military power of Mysore. Fortune favored the Mysoreans, who managed to rout the entire Muslim army, leaving many dead on the battlefield. This battle proved disastrous for the Muslims. Kanthirava, returning with the remnants of th... | 2.390625 | 0 |
78738955 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizocarpon%20austroalpinum | Rhizocarpon austroalpinum | Rhizocarpon austroalpinum is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Rhizocarpaceae. This species can be recognised by its distinctive whitish to pale grey body (thallus) and its large, often partly sunken or barely raised fruiting structures (apothecia). It occurs in Australia.
Taxonomy... | 2.5625 | 0 |
78739265 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethanienkirche | Bethanienkirche | From 1912 onwards, the new pastors Kurt Schröder and Otto Flor pushed ahead with the new construction of the Bethanienkirche. Originally planned for 1915, this was not carried out until 1928 due to the First World War. On 24 April 1928, a plot of land of around on Stieglitzstrasse was acquired. An architectural design... | 2.109375 | 0 |
78739325 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nivkh%20mythology | Nivkh mythology | Nivkh mythology is the mythology of the Nivkhs, a small nation living around upper Amur river and on Sakhalin. Individual folk tales (tylgund) were first recorded as oral tradition by B. O. Pilsudsky and published by L. Ya. Sternberg. Later, Nivkh folklore was collected and processed by A. Veselovsky, E. A. Kreinovich,... | 2.359375 | 0 |
78739345 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20the%20Ries | Battle of the Ries | Engagement
Louis probably first followed the Via Istrum on the right (south) bank of the Danube towards Alemannia, where Adalbert would have guarded the road. Adalbert was probably stationed on the left (west) bank of the river Lech, a southern tributary of the Danube. Louis would have crossed the Danube and headed nor... | 2.515625 | 0 |
78739647 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass%20threepence | Brass threepence | The brass threepence, or "threepenny bit", was a twelve-sided British coin equivalent to of a pound. Struck between 1937 and 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970, it was the first British coin that was not round.
By the mid-1930s, the heavy weight of the bronze penny and its fractions had become issue f... | 2.5625 | 0 |
78739721 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Jacar%C3%A9%20%281823%29 | Battle of Jacaré (1823) | The Battle of Jacaré (1823) was a minor engagement during the Brazilian War of Independence, between Portuguese loyalist cavalry under Cunha Fidié and pro–independence rebels from Piauí and Ceará.
Background
In January 1823, towns across the province of Piauí including Piracuruca, Oeiras, and Campo Maior, declared ind... | 2.421875 | 0 |
78739731 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic%20and%20logistical%20aspects%20of%20the%20Napoleonic%20Wars | Economic and logistical aspects of the Napoleonic Wars | Two types of molds were used to cast the pieces. The oldest and most time-consuming system is that of the clay mold, which requires the manufacture of a "master" centered on a wooden rod, around which the shape of the tube is fashioned in hay and clay, and which is of one-time use since it must be destroyed before the ... | 2.421875 | 0 |
78739731 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic%20and%20logistical%20aspects%20of%20the%20Napoleonic%20Wars | Economic and logistical aspects of the Napoleonic Wars | A report from 1811 by General Claude Antoine Hippolyte de Préval, a cavalry officer and State Council official, tempered expectations regarding military veterinarians' roles: "The importance of veterinarians in the corps is often exaggerated, as is the necessity of extensive skills. Even in peacetime, severe or prolong... | 2.796875 | 0 |
78739871 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panoramax | Panoramax | Panoramax is a project to collect and display street-level imagery. The project is implemented as free/open source software and allows the crowdsourcing of images, which are then openly licensed. The project was started in 2022 by the French National Geographic Institute (Institut national de l'information géographique... | 2.109375 | 0 |
78740212 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doodia%20australis | Doodia australis | Doodia australis, known as the rasp fern, pukupuku, fragrant fern, or by its synonym Blechnum parrisiae, is a fern species native to New Zealand, and also present in Australia.
Taxonomy
Doodia australis was first described as Doodia media subsp. australis by Barbara Sydney Parris in 1972. It was elevated to species s... | 2.53125 | 0 |
78740371 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Voyage%20to%20the%20Moon%20%28Tucker%20novel%29 | A Voyage to the Moon (Tucker novel) | A Voyage to the Moon: With Some Account of the Manners and Customs, Science and Philosophy, of the People of Morosofia, and Other Lunarians is an 1827 science fiction novel by George Tucker published under the pseudonym "Joseph Atterley", the story's fictional main character who travels to the Moon using a material wit... | 2.8125 | 0 |
78740506 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald%20Menzies | Ronald Menzies | Ronald Sutherland Menzies (1846 – 1903) was a Scottish football executive who served as the president of Belgian club FC Liégeois from 1896 to 1903. He was a prominent citizen in Liège, thus becoming the British vice-consul of the city.
Early and personal life
Ronald Sutherland Menzies was born in 1846 in Lee, then in... | 2.03125 | 0 |
78740574 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feversham%20Monument | Feversham Monument | The Feversham Monument is a memorial in the marketplace of Helmsley, a town in North Yorkshire, in England.
The monument is to William Duncombe, 2nd Baron Feversham, who died in 1867. It was commissioned by his son, William Duncombe, 1st Earl of Feversham, who laid the foundation stone in May 1869. The canopy, desig... | 2.140625 | 0 |
78740576 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquilegia%20discolor | Aquilegia discolor | Aquilegia discolor, commonly known as the two-coloured columbine, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to northwestern Spain.
Description
Aquilegia discolor is a dwarf species, growing to in height with a thick rhizome. The basal leaves are mid-green and biternate with rounded leaflets,... | 2.90625 | 0 |
78740612 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral%20of%20Our%20Lady%20of%20the%20%22Omen%22 | Cathedral of Our Lady of the "Omen" | On March 8 (21), 1898, at 1:50 a.m., there was an explosion in the cathedral. Monks, an archimandrite, a bishop, and city authorities discovered the destruction. They found fragments of plaster, wood, stucco, fabric, a broken north door, a bent candlestick for 150 candles, and a damaged shade over the icon the Omen. A ... | 2.15625 | 0 |
78740612 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral%20of%20Our%20Lady%20of%20the%20%22Omen%22 | Cathedral of Our Lady of the "Omen" | Another artistic depiction of The Cathedral of Our Lady of the "Omen" is the 1839 lithograph Removal of the Icon by Bichebois, Adam and Bouchaud, made in Paris from an original by F. A. Junkovsky. One of the copies of this lithograph is kept in the State Russian Museum. The lithograph shows the Red Square of Kursk on t... | 2.15625 | 0 |
78740677 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20the%20Gulf%20of%20Tunis | Battle of the Gulf of Tunis | Battle
On June 4, Bazán sighted a galleon sport Tunisian flag, and two other galleons joined it, turning out to be Rabazin's ships. The corsair accepted battle despite his large disadvantage in numbers, trusting the size and artillery of his three galleons, composed by a 40-gun Danish ship, a 28-gun French one and a 18... | 2.515625 | 0 |
78740691 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk%20and%20Western%20Y6%2C%20Y6a%20and%20Y6b%20classes | Norfolk and Western Y6, Y6a and Y6b classes | The Y5's were the N&W's most powerful locomotives at the time, being rated at 5,500 horsepower (4,100 kW), and they were able to produce a tractive effort of with simple expansion and with compound expansion. Between 1936 and 1940, locomotives of the Y6 class (Nos. 2120–2154) were built, and they shared identical spe... | 2.5 | 0 |
78740752 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizocarpon%20vigilans | Rhizocarpon vigilans | Rhizocarpon vigilans is a species of crustose lichen in the family Rhizocarpaceae. It is native to the southern Australian Capital Territory, particularly found in the Namadgi National Park on the summit of Sentry Box Mountain.
Taxonomy
Rhizocarpon vigilans was described as a new species by the lichenologists Patrick... | 2.390625 | 0 |
78740849 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953%20Waco%20tornado | 1953 Waco tornado | In the afternoon of May 11, 1953, a powerful tornado would directly hit Waco, Texas, killing 114 people and injuring 597 more. The tornado would be the deadliest to hit Texas since 1900, with the same amount of fatalities as but more injuries than the 1902 Goliad, Texas, tornado. The tornado would eventually receive an... | 2.46875 | 0 |
78740907 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.%20%C3%81ngeles%20Serrano | M. Ángeles Serrano | Maria Ángeles (Mariangeles) Serrano Moral is a Spanish network scientist and condensed-matter physicist. She is an ICREA Research Professor in the Department of Condensed Matter Physics of the University of Barcelona.
Education and career
Serrano received a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Barcelona... | 2.015625 | 0 |
78741146 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physcia%20verdonii | Physcia verdonii | Physcia verdonii is a species of foliose lichen in the family Physciaceae. It occurs in Australia and New Zealand.
Taxonomy
Physcia verdonii was described from specimens collected west of Mimosa Rocks National Park in New South Wales, Australia. It resembles Physcia poncinsii but differs in its darker lower surface a... | 2.296875 | 0 |
78741271 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus%20%28video%20game%29 | Papyrus (video game) | Papyrus is a 2000 platform video game developed by Planet Interactive Development and published by Ubisoft for the Game Boy Color. The game is based upon the Belgian comic book series Papyrus by Lucien De Gieter, with the player completing levels set in ancient Egypt as the titular character. Upon release, Papyrus was ... | 2.125 | 0 |
78741558 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotor%20Technologies | Rotor Technologies | That year, Rotor Technologies built two semi-autonomous helicopters—each a nearly $1 million Robinson R44 that the company has called a "Sprayhawk." At the time of its creation, it was "the largest agricultural drone available in the world" and "features a 120-gallon spray tank with 33-foot spray booms" which allowed i... | 1.984375 | 0 |
71383041 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege%20of%20Sz%C3%A9kesfeh%C3%A9rv%C3%A1r%20%281543%29 | Siege of Székesfehérvár (1543) | The siege of Székesfehérvár started in the month of August in 1543 when the Ottomans laid siege to the fortress.
Székesfehérvár was a key fortification in the frontier area extending in the western foreground of Budin. In 1543 the garrison numbered 6,000 troops. On 22 August 1543 the Ottomans laid siege to the castle ... | 2.875 | 0 |
71383041 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege%20of%20Sz%C3%A9kesfeh%C3%A9rv%C3%A1r%20%281543%29 | Siege of Székesfehérvár (1543) | Siege of Székesfehérvár
On August 20, 1543, the Ottoman army arrived at Székesfehérvár. By August 22, the city was besieged on three sides and, during the following week, battles were fought in the fields outside the city. While the Ottoman army besieged the city, Tatar raiders plundered and burned the region aroun... | 2.734375 | 0 |
71383133 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zemfira%20Safarova | Zemfira Safarova | Zemfira Safarova (born 10 June 1937) is an Azerbaijani and Soviet musicologist, doctor of art history, professor (1998), full member of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2017), Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1989), Honored Worker of Science of the Azerbaijan SSR, and laureate of the Humay Award.
Biog... | 1.953125 | 0 |
71383140 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliusz%20Heinzl%20Palace | Juliusz Heinzl Palace | Juliusz Heinzl Palace (Polish pronunciation: ), is a palatial mansion at 104 Piotrkowska Street in Łódź, Poland. Named after its initial owner, it currently houses the Łódź City Hall.
History
It is the first of the three residences of Heinzel (also spelled Heinzl), its construction was completed in 1882 by Hilary Ma... | 2.03125 | 0 |
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