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27994 | 36199 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=27994 | Montgomery Ward | Montgomery Ward was an American department store chain. It currently exists only as an online retail website since 2004. It only delivers in the United States.
It started as a mail-order catalog (called a "Wish Book") and department store in 1872. It owned Jefferson Ward discount stores. Jefferson Ward stores in the n... |
27995 | 581219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=27995 | Electrons | |
27996 | 581219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=27996 | Neutrons | |
27997 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=27997 | Gluons | |
27998 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=27998 | Quarks | |
27999 | 581219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=27999 | Ions | |
28000 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28000 | Matters | |
28001 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28001 | Volumes | |
28002 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28002 | Densities | |
28003 | 581219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28003 | Solids | |
28004 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28004 | Containers | |
28005 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28005 | Bottles | |
28006 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28006 | Streams | |
28007 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28007 | Waterfalls | |
28008 | 581219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28008 | Waterways | |
28009 | 581219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28009 | Canals | |
28010 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28010 | Watery | |
28019 | 1226747 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28019 | Toe | Toes are the "digits" of the foot of an animal. Many animal species walk on their toes, and are called "digitigrade". Humans, and other animals that walk on the soles of their feet, are "plantigrade"; hoofed animals are "unguligrade".
In humans, the bones of each toe continue all the way to the heel, although in from t... |
28020 | 2131 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28020 | Toes | |
28023 | 1035196 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28023 | AFC Champions League | |
28026 | 1000261 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28026 | Raptor | Raptor can mean: |
28036 | 1670315 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28036 | Newton's laws of motion | Isaac Newton (1642–1727) is widely known as the father of dynamics, the study of motion. laws that are the foundation of classical mechanics. They are believed to be true because the results of experiments by scientists agree with this.
First law (sometimes called inertia).
From the above statement, it's clearly observ... |
28037 | 1398040 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28037 | Fencing | Fencing is a sport for two people with different kinds of swords. The aim is to score hits. There is also a referee.
Weapons.
Foil.
The foil is a light and easy to bend weapon, first made in mid 17th century as a weapon for practice. 'Hits' can only be scored by hitting the target area with the point of the sword. The... |
28038 | 1334790 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28038 | Administrator | Administrators or admins are people who organize things like businesses. All businesses have administrators. They make decisions, organize the people who work there and make sure that things are working alright and there are no problems. Their work is called "administration". The administrators are part of the "managem... |
28039 | 70336 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28039 | Geneva Conventions | The Geneva Conventions are a set of four treaties of international law at wartime. They were formulated in Geneva, Switzerland. All of the four treaties are about humanitarian issues. The Swiss Henri Dunant was the person who started the creation of the Conventions. He did this after he saw the unimaginable cruelty of ... |
28041 | 1667218 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28041 | International law | International law, also called public international law, is a set of laws used when there is a conflict between countries. These help set standards for human rights and global relations. Since there is no completely agreed authority to enforce it, the rules are suggestions for nations to follow.
Private International L... |
28044 | 103847 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28044 | Hague Convention | The Hague Convention is a set of treaties signed in Den Haag in 1899 and 1907. Along with the Geneva conventions, they are among the first treaties to speak about war crimes and the laws of war that prohibit expanding bullets and poison gas. They are considered to be part of international law. |
28046 | 10060841 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28046 | The Hague | The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: also called ', commonly ') is the third-largest municipality in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. It has a population of about 546,000 (2020) and an area of around 98 km². It is in the west of the country, in the province South Holland. It is the capital of the province. ... |
28049 | 9843096 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28049 | S.A.S. | The S.A.S. or Special Air Service, is a Special Operations Organisation of the British Army. It was founded in 1941 to attack behind the German line of defence in North Africa, in World War II. They are one of the best schooled units in the world, that makes them very valuable. There are about 500 active SAS soldiers.
... |
28050 | 572554 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28050 | Kookaburra Sport | Kookaburra Sport is an Australian company named after an Australian bird related to the kingfisher, which eats snakes and is, therefore, very valuable to the Australians.
Kookaburra makes and sells cricket supplies which are used by amateurs and professionals. They are one of the leading brands and are famous for their... |
28051 | 1293234 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28051 | Lancashire | Lancashire is a ceremonial county in the North West of England. Its two cities are Lancaster and Preston. Before 1974, Liverpool and Manchester were part of the administrative county of Lancashire.
Rivalry.
The county has developed a fierce rivalry with Yorkshire, the next county east. This comes from rivalry in sport,... |
28053 | 103847 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28053 | Church of England | The Church of England is the leading Christian church in England. It is the church established by law: its formal head is the English monarch (Charles III). It is the mother church of the Anglican Communion. Its headquarters are at Church House, Westminster, in London.
The Church of England understands itself to be bot... |
28055 | 68157 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28055 | Tense (grammar) | Tense is the form of a verb that shows the time something happened, or is going to happen. There are three main tenses:
Tense can be shown by changing the spelling of a verb. For example, "be" can become "am", "is", and "are" in present tense, and "was" and "were" in past tense. In English, future tense is shown by add... |
28056 | 1237047 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28056 | Blackpool Tower | Blackpool Tower is a tall structure in Blackpool, a North England seaside town.
It was built in the style of the Eiffel Tower. Building started in 1891 and finished in 1894. It cost £45000 (around US$70000), is 518 ft tall and weighs 2586 tons. It is mainly made from steel and cast iron.
It is one of the main tourist a... |
28057 | 1604351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28057 | Theme park | A theme park or amusement park is a place with attractions made up of rides, such as roller coasters and water rides. They usually contain a selection of different types of rides, along with shops, restaurants and other entertainment outlets. Theme parks can be enjoyed by adults, teenagers and children.
Many are themed... |
28058 | 287723 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28058 | Rollercoasters | |
28059 | 2131 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28059 | Theme Park | |
28061 | 1476056 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28061 | Kookaburra | Kookaburras are birds of the genus Dacelo and are native to Australia and New Guinea. An adult kookaburra is generally 28–42 centimetres from the head to the tip of the tail.
Life.
Kookaburras usually eat small animals: small mammals (like mice), insects, small birds, lizards and snakes.
Kookaburras usually live in fa... |
28063 | 1522289 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28063 | Poll tax | Poll tax is a system of taxing. It is also called head tax. It is based on the idea that everyone pays the same amount of tax. This is regardless of how much they earn. In the last few years of Margaret Thatcher's reign as British Prime minister, she received heavy opposition and mass riots were held when she tried to ... |
28064 | 3611 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28064 | Margaret Thatcher's | |
28066 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28066 | Poll Tax | |
28067 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28067 | Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha | |
28082 | 966595 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28082 | Canadian dollar | The Canadian dollar is the national currency of Canada. It has been used since 1858. The Canadian dollar is also used in Saint Pierre and Miquelon along with the Euro. |
28083 | 966595 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28083 | Printer | A printer can be: |
28084 | 532461 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28084 | Bonn | Bonn () is a city near Cologne. It is in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Bonn was founded on an old Roman settlement. In 2021 about 327,000 people lived there.
Following World War II Bonn was in the British occupation zone. In 1949 Bonn was chosen as the capital of West Germany.
Bonn was the choice of Konra... |
28085 | 5738 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28085 | Inhabitant | |
28086 | 22027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28086 | CAF Champions League | The CAF Champions League (French: CAF Ligue des Champions) is the most important African club football competition. You can compare it to the European Champions League. From 1964 to 1996 it ran as the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It is organized by the Confédération Africaine de Football. The season begins with the ... |
28088 | 22027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28088 | Copa Libertadores | CONMEBOL Libertadores or Copa Libertadores (Libertadores Cup) is a football competition between the best club teams in South America. The teams are qualified based on how well they did in the national tournament. The last year winner has assured participation. The tournament is run by Confederación Sudamericana de Fútb... |
28089 | 314538 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28089 | Longbow | A longbow is a type of bow. It was mainly used in the Middle Ages until the 1500s. It had many advantages over other weapons at the time: it was inexpensive to make, could easily be mass-produced, and was quite lethal. When shot from a longbow, metal-tipped arrows could pierce all but the strongest armour.
Groups of l... |
28093 | 248920 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28093 | African Union | The African Union (AU) is an supranational organization consisting of fifty-five African member countries. Founded in Durban on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a replacement to the (OAU) and the (AEC).
The current Chairperson of the African Union is President of Angola João Lourenço since 2025.
Mission.
The AU, in t... |
28095 | 487619 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28095 | Bastille | The Bastille was a prison in Paris, France. It was destroyed during the French Revolution on 14 July 1789. It was attacked by rebels from the "third estate" (the people). This event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution. Today in France, the 14 July, "Fête Nationale", or Bastille Day, is a national holid... |
28096 | 314522 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28096 | The Freecycle Network | The Freecycle Network (TFN) is a global network of people who share and regive items. They organise their network through the Internet. Freecycle is a place for people to meet. There are just two things people can do there.
The first thing is this: A person can ask other people for an item. If someone has it, they can ... |
28097 | 248920 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28097 | Slashdot | Slashdot is a website where people can read news. Most people who go to Slashdot like computers. Other people go, too.
On the Slashdot website, people can comment on the news. Often this leads to interesting discussions with many points of view.
Slashdot has been a website for ten years. It has lots of things to talk a... |
28098 | 1604351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28098 | Hooke's law | It is a law of mechanics and physics discovered by Robert Hooke.
This theory of elasticity says the extension of a spring is proportional to the load applied to it. Many materials obey this law as long as the load does not exceed the material's elastic limit. Materials for which Hooke's law is useful are known as line... |
28100 | 844779 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28100 | Railfan | A railfan is a person who likes railways and trains. Railfans like to take pictures of trains. They also like to watch trains. Some railfans make models of railways. These are called model railways.
Some railfans like to study the history of railways. Some railfans collect things having to do with trains. Railfans may... |
28101 | 10343892 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28101 | Time (magazine) | Time is an American news magazine. It was founded in 1923. It is printed every week in the United States. It is published by Time Inc. It has articles on politics and current events. It is read by more people than any other news magazine.
There is also a magazine called "Time For Kids", aimed at children. That magazine... |
28102 | 10138671 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28102 | Cable television | Cable television is a way of letting people watch television without having to get signals from an antenna. The television signals are brought to the television through a coaxial cable or optical fiber, people usually have to pay for a subscription to get cable television. With cable television, people can watch many t... |
28103 | 532461 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28103 | Antenna | An antenna or aerial is a metal device made to send or receive radio waves. Many electronic devices like radio, television, radar, wireless LAN, cell phone, and GPS need antennas to do their job. Antennas work both in air and outer space.
The word 'antenna' is from Guglielmo Marconi's test with wireless equipment in 18... |
28104 | 1391867 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28104 | Jack London | John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American writer. He wrote many books. He lived in the U.S. state of California but also spent a lot of time in Hawaii and Alaska.
His most famous book was "The Call of the Wild". "The Call of the Wild" is about a dog na... |
28111 | 1604351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28111 | Jerk | Jerk is the change in the acceleration of an object. Mathematically, jerk is the derivative, or the rate of change of acceleration by time. Jerk is also called jolt (in British English), surge, or lurch. Jerk is a vector and there is no word for its scalar value.
The jerk is measured in metres per second cubed (formul... |
28112 | 70336 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28112 | Electric current | An electric current is a flow of electric charge through a conductor. The equation of current is:
The SI unit of electric current is the ampere (A). This is equal to one coulomb of charge in one second. Electric current can be found in wires, batteries, and lightning.
The source of current.
In conducting materials, som... |
28113 | 680 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28113 | Aerial | |
28114 | 680 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28114 | Amusement park | |
28118 | 1604351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28118 | Inbreeding | Inbreeding is a term in genetics, meaning the crossing (mating) of closely related animals or plants. Self-fertilisation in plants is the most extreme kind of inbreeding. It is quite widespread in plants which carry both male and female flowers on the same plant. Inbreeding is the opposite of outcrossing, which is the ... |
28119 | 1719 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28119 | John (Bible) | |
28127 | 1658807 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28127 | Cambridge | Cambridge is a city in England. It is north of London. The city is famous for its university, the University of Cambridge, which is thought to be one of the best universities in the world. The university has a hospital (Addenbrooke's Hospital), laboratory (Cavendish Laboratory), chapel (King's College Chapel) and libra... |
28130 | 1604351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28130 | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a book written by Mark Twain, published in 1884. It is a sequel to his earlier book, "Tom Sawyer".
Story.
After "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", Huck was adopted by the widow Douglas who wants to “civilize” him and so he joined Tom’s band of robbers.
One day, Huck’s father Pap, a viole... |
28133 | 209999 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28133 | Simple English Wiktionary | |
28134 | 1153469 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28134 | Snooker | Snooker is a cue sport played by two players. It is popular in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and parts of Asia.
It is played on a large (12 by 6 feet) table that is covered with a smooth green cloth called baize and has holes (called pockets) in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long sid... |
28139 | 1650700 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28139 | Aaliyah | Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model.
She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Detroit, Michigan. From her youth, she began to sing: she did singing competitions, castings and shows. Her career began in 1994 with the release of her first ... |
28140 | 10261517 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28140 | Simple Plan | Simple Plan is a rock band from Montréal, Canada that was founded in 1999.
Members.
When they were 13, schoolmates Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau founded the band "Reset". They published their first album in 1997. Soon after that, Comeau left the band because school was more important to him. He came back in 1999 and ... |
28141 | 314522 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28141 | Serj Tankian | Serj Tankian (born on August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon) is an Armenian-American musician who lives in Auckland, New Zealand. He was the lead vocalist of System of a Down. He is now a solo artist and has released five solo albums.
Early life.
Tankian was born in Beirut, Lebanon. Tankian moved with his parents to Los A... |
28142 | 1662968 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28142 | Axl Rose | Axl Rose (born February 6, 1962) is an American hard rock singer and songwriter. He was born William Bruce Bailey in Lafayette, Indiana, and grew up under the name William 'Bill' Bailey. He is best known as the lead singer for the rock band Guns N' Roses.
Personal life.
Rose started dating Erin Everly in early 1986. He... |
28144 | 1604351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28144 | Gravitational energy | Gravitational energy is the potential energy held by an object because of its high position compared to a lower position. In other words, it is energy associated with gravity or gravitational force. For example, a pen being held above a table has a higher gravitational potential than a pen sitting on the table. Gravita... |
28145 | 209999 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28145 | Equal | |
28151 | 532461 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28151 | Shining Rock Wilderness | The Shining Rock Wilderness is a protected area in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its first have been part of the National Wilderness Preservation System since the System was created in 1964. It now includes , and is managed by the United States Forest Service.
Within the wilderness, the Art Loeb trail can be follow... |
28152 | 2077 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28152 | Shining Rock Wilderness Area | |
28153 | 1604351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28153 | Radioactive decay | Radioactive decay happens to some chemical elements. Most chemical elements are stable. Stable elements are made up of atoms that stay the same. Even in a chemical reaction, the atoms themselves do not ever change.
Discovery.
In the 19th century, Henri Becquerel discovered that some chemical elements have atoms that ch... |
28154 | 68157 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28154 | Decay | |
28157 | 1542442 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28157 | Nicotine | Nicotine is a chemical in tobacco, which is used in cigarettes, cigars, pipes tobacco, chewing tobacco, some vaping liquids and some e-cigarette products.
Nicotine is an addictive substance with stimulant effects. The high causes the heart to beat faster and makes blood pressure rise especially before smoking for a lo... |
28158 | 10055716 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28158 | Addiction | Addiction is when the body or mind badly wants or needs something in order to work right. When you have an addiction to something it is called being "addicted" or being an "addict". People can be addicted to drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, caffeine, and many other things.
When somebody is addicted to something, they can b... |
28159 | 3620 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28159 | Addict | |
28160 | 3620 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28160 | Addicted | |
28161 | 3620 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28161 | Cigaret | |
28162 | 581219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28162 | Laws | |
28163 | 1455875 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=28163 | Sexual | |
67804 | 1572762 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67804 | Knot (speed) | A knot is a unit of speed. It is abbreviated kt or kn. It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI. It is used around the world in meteorology and for maritime and aviation purposes.
Definition.
1 international knot = 1 nautical mile per hour = 1.852 kilometres per hour exactly. This is based on the internationall... |
67805 | 22027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67805 | Knot (disambiguation) | Knot could mean:
In biology:
Knot could also mean:
Knots could mean: |
67815 | 1491799 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67815 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British orchestra based in London. It travels around to give concerts in many places.
History.
The RPO was started just after World War II, in 1946, by the conductor Sir Thomas Beecham. Beecham did not start to get his players together until three weeks before the first conce... |
67816 | 3650 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67816 | RPO | |
67817 | 9118239 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67817 | Adrian Boult | Sir Adrian Cedric Boult CH (8 April 1889 – 22 February 1983) was an English conductor.
Life.
Early years.
Boult was born in Chester. He went to school in Westminster School and studied at Christ Church, Oxford. He then went to the Leipzig Conservatory where he learnt to conduct by watching the great Hungarian conductor... |
67820 | 22027 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67820 | Franz Lehár | Franz Lehár (born 30 April 1870; died 24 October 1948) was an Austrian composer of Hungarian descent. He was the leading composer of operettas in the 20th century. He is still one of the most popular composers of light music.
His life.
Lehár was born in Komáron in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Today the town is called K... |
67821 | 1604351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67821 | Rings of Neptune | The planet Neptune has a planetary ring system that is not very bright. It is made up of a few rings and some "ring arcs". The "ring arcs" are part of the outer ring called the Adams ring and are not to be seen anywhere else. The ring "particles" (small parts) are weirdly dark colored, and have large amounts of microsc... |
67827 | 586 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67827 | Igor Diakonov | Igor Mikhailovich Diakonov (December 30, 1914 (January 12, 1915), Petrograd – May 2, 1999, St Petersburg) was a Russian historian, linguist, and translator. |
67831 | 11252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67831 | Windows vista | |
67832 | 11252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67832 | Windows xp | |
67842 | 532461 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67842 | Baudouin I of Belgium | Baudouin I ( or ; 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993) was the King of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993.
The king was the oldest son of King Leopold III (1901-1983) and his first wife, Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-1935).
On 15 December 1960, Baudouin was married in Brussels to Doña Fabiola de Mora y Aragón. The King and... |
67859 | 3901 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67859 | Subtropical storm | |
67862 | 4580 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67862 | Ile-de-France | |
67863 | 1719 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki?curid=67863 | Alexandre Dumas, son |
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