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Emmet D. Boyle
Emmet Derby Boyle (July 26, 1879 - January 3, 1926) was a Governor of Nevada. He was a Democrat. Boyle was born in Virginia City, Nevada in 1879. He was a mining engineer, and was the Governor between 1915 and 1923. While serving as governor, numerous reforms were carried out such as increases in workmen's compensation...
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Carp
A carp (plural: carp or carps) is a fish that lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes. In Europe and Asia carp are loved as a fishing and eating fish. However, carp are a really big problem in countries such as the U.S. and Australia. They make the water dirty by causing the mud at the bottom to move and in thes...
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Christopher Walken
Ronald Walken (born March 31, 1943), simply known as Christopher Walken, is an American movie, television, and theatre actor. He is best known for playing evil or mentally damaged characters. He has sometimes used that image for comedic effect. He was born in Queens, New York to a German father and Scottish-born mother...
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Gene Hackman
Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – , 2025) was an American actor. He won two Academy Awards, his first for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's action thriller "The French Connection" (1971) and his second for Best Supporting Actor for playing a sheriff in Clint Eastwood's Western...
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Cod
Cod is a teleost fish that lives in the ocean. It is a large predator. There are about 12 different genera in its family, Gadidae. Cod is an important type of fish for professional fishing. It is also popular to eat, because it is mild in taste. The livers of cods are processed to get cod liver oil. Cod is the fish of ...
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U.S. 1st Infantry Division
The 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army—nicknamed the "Big Red One" after its shoulder patch—is the oldest division. Since the Division was made, it has served in almost all wars the American Army has been in. The division's official motto is "Duty First". Their unofficial motto is "No Mission Too Difficult...
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Charles Manson
Charles Milles Manson (né Maddox; November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) was an American criminal and leader of a California cult which murdered several people in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His cult of young women and men was known as "The Family." He planned and ordered the Family to commit several brutal murders...
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Herring
A herring is a small teleost fish of the genus "Clupea". Best-known of this family is probably the Atlantic herring. There are 15 different species of herring. When herrings migrate in the water they usually do this in large numbers; this is then called a "school" of herring. Like other fish, they do this for protectio...
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Image
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Ray
The rays, or batoids, are a group of cartilaginous fish containing more than 500 described species in thirteen families. They include four orders. Rays are mostly flattened in shape, and usually demersal, living and eating at the bottom of the sea. The group first appears in the Triassic period, after 95% of marine spe...
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Tuna
Tuna, sometimes called tuna fish, are several species (kinds) of fish. They are in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. Tuna are fast swimmers. People have seen tuna swim at up to 77 km/h. Several species of tuna are warm-blooded. Most species of fish have white flesh. The flesh of the tuna is different....
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Fishhook
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Fish hook
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Fishing hook
A fishing hook is a hook used to catch fish. There are many types of fishing hooks. Most have a sharp point which sticks into the fish when it is caught. There are lots of types of fishing hooks, and they all depend on how powerful they can hold the line and the size. Many hooks have different sizes for different fish.
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Fishing pole
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Fishing rod
A fishing rod is a tool used for catching fish. The rod is often used to cast a fishing hook to where the fish are. The hook has bait on it, sometimes an artificial bait. There is usually some way to make the line longer or shorter, and the pole it is can bend a little. This is called angling and it is how people catch...
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Mammalia (taxonomy)
Mammalia is a class of animal in the phylum Chordata. What it means to be a mammal has changed many times since Carl Linnaeus first defined the class. No system is accepted by everyone. McKenna & Bell (1997) and Wilson & Reader (2005) give useful recent compendiums. Many earlier ideas from Linnaeus and others a...
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Nottuln
Nottuln is a town in Coesfeld county, 20 km west of Münster, Germany. It consists of History. A church was founded in 860 by Ludger Liudger, as well as the first monastery in Westphalia. After a big fire 1748 it was built up by Johann Conrad Schlaun. The county of Nottuln is at the A43 and a railway.
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Coesfeld
Coesfeld is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and the capital of Coesfeld county. Nepomucenum and St.-Pius-Gymnasium are highschools in Coesfeld. History. Coesfeld was founded by the holy Ludgerus. Coesfeld has been a town since 1197. Big villages in county Coesfeld:
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St.-Pius-Gymnasium
St.-Pius-Gymnasium is a catholic private highschool in Coesfeld near Münster in Germany. It is held by the diocese of Münster and named after Pope Pius X. . Until 1976 the school was a boarding school only for boys. Since then it has been a "Gymnasium". Today, there are 791 pupils. There is a statue of Pius X on the sc...
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Cell membrane
The cell membrane is a thin flexible layer around the cells of all living things. It is sometimes called the plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane. Its basic job is to separate the inside of cells from the outside. In all cells, the cell membrane separates the cytoplasm inside the cell from its surroundings. Animal c...
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Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco or just Morocco (Berber: Tagldit n Murakuc, Arabic: المملكة المغربية) is a country in North Africa. Politics. Morocco is a constitutional monarchy. The political powers are shared between the king Muhammad VI (the sixth) and the Head of the Government. The King is the head of state (Person in charge ...
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Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States from 1865 to 1869. He was the 16th vice president of the United States from March to April 1865. He became president after President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. He was the first president to be impeached, but he was not...
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Starfish
Starfish, or sea stars, are Echinoderms of the Class Asteroidea.p35 All live in the ocean, on the sea floor. Many starfish live in deep water, others in shallow water. Some live in the intertidal zone, between low and high tide. They have five or more arms and can be quite large. The Sunflower sea star ("Pycnopodia hel...
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1582
1582 (MDLXXXII) was a common year starting on Monday in the Julian calendar. This year, the Gregorian calendar was introduced by Papal bull. The new calendar was adopted by Spain, Portugal, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and most of present-day Italy from the start. In those countries, the year continued as normal ...
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Sea star
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Jellyfish
Jellyfish are animals of the phylum Cnidaria. They are a monophyletic clade, the Medusozoa. Most of them live in the oceans, in salt water. They eat small sea animals like plankton and little fish, and float in the sea. Only a few jellyfish live in fresh water. They have soft bodies and long, stinging, venomous tentac...
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Tilapia
Tilapia are fish that are often farmed for food, or kept as pets in aquariums. They live in warm, fresh water, but some species live in brackish water. The fish are found in Africa, North and South America, India, and Sri Lanka. Tilapia are in the Cichlid family. They are listed as some of the worlds worst introduced s...
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Sardine
Sardine is a name of several kinds of fish, especially oily fish. Another name for these fish is Pilchard. All of those fish are quite small and are related to the herring. The Latin name of the family of these fish is Clupeidae. However, the naming is not precise. Fishbase, a database about all kinds of fish, has six ...
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Bone
Bones are parts of the skeleton of vertebrates. They also protect organs inside our body. The bones are the framework of the body. Without them we would be a pile of organs and skin on the ground and would not be able to move. Bones also protect us. The skull protects the brain and the ribs protect the heart and lungs....
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Anteater
An anteater is a mammal of the family Myrmecophagidae and the suborder Vermilingua. Anteaters live in South America and Central America. Anteaters eat ants and termites. They have long, sharp claws and a long, sticky tongue. The tongue can be up to 60 cm long, as long as a person's arm. The anteater opens an ant nest w...
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Tamandua
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Sorghum
Sorghum is a genus in the grass family "Poaceae". The plants are grown in warmer climates. Species grow naturally in tropical and subtropical regions of all continents in addition to Oceania and Australasia. Because many species of Sorghum are resistant to drought and high temperatures, it is a very important food sour...
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Polar bear
The polar bear ("Ursus maritimus") is a large bear which lives in the Arctic. It has black skin under the white fur. They are strong and fast, and can run as fast as 25 miles (40 km) an hour for a short distance. In 2022, there were around 22,000 polar bears in the world. There is an extinct subspecies called "Ursus ma...
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The Blues Image
The Blues Image was a late 1960s rock band formed in Tampa, Florida in 1966, and their only hit was the song "Ride, Captain, Ride". Members are singer and guitarist Michael Pinera, drummer Manuel Bertematti, and drummer Joe Lala. They were later joined by bassist Malcolm Jones and keyboardist Frank "Skip" Konte.
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Drummer
A drummer is a person who plays the drums as a job or as a hobby. This can be someone who plays drums in the military, in a band or as a session musician. A session musician is someone who plays an instrument in a band when no one else is available. A drummer keeps the beat so their role is a hard and important job. Wi...
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Singer
A Singer is a person who sings; anyone who is singing is a singer. Some people do it as a job (professional singer), others may sing without being paid (amateur singer). Singers may sing anything: songs, opera, etc. They may be accompanied by an instrument or an orchestra. Some singers also play a musical instrument su...
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Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays one or more of the musical instruments called keyboard instruments, such as the piano, organ, or electronic synthesizer. They may also use MIDI. A person who plays piano is also called a pianist. A person who plays organ is called an organist. Many types of music use keyboardists, ...
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Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Communist politician and revolutionary. He was also called Chairman Mao, because he was the first Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1943 until his death in 1976. Mao founded the People's Republic of China (PRC), and was its first state cha...
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Computer scientist
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Opus Dei
Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (more commonly known as Opus Dei) is an organization of the Roman Catholic Church. ("Opus Dei" means "Work of God" in Latin.) Opus Dei says that the Catholic Church gave them a special job: to tell everyone that God wants them to be close to him. This means that everyone is call...
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Superheroes
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Superhero
A superhero is a fictional character who protects innocent people and fights for good. Modern superheroes usually have superhuman powers, for example have better senses, are stronger and faster than normal humans. Usually a superhero is courageous and noble. They usually have a colorful name and costume. DC Comics and ...
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Couragous
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Paul Karrer
Paul Karrer (21 April 1889 18 June 1971) was a Swiss biochemist best known for his work on vitamins. He and Norman Haworth won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1937.
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Smush Parker
William "Smush" Parker (born 1 June 1981 in New York, New York) is a professional player in the American National Basketball Association. Parker was not selected in the NBA player draft after a college career at Fordham University, and has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons and Phoenix Suns, signing a ...
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Half-Life (video game)
Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game developed by Valve Software and published by Sierra Entertainment in 1998, based on a very changed "Quake" game engine. It was first published for PCs running Microsoft Windows, and was later ported to Sony's PlayStation 2 video game console. A port for ...
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Anonymity
Anonymity means "namelessness" and comes from Greek words meaning "without name". It is when a person's identity or name is unknown. If a person is called anonymous, nobody knows who he or she is, or the anonymous person does not want to be found out. The concept of anonymity has some important uses. It is vital for a...
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Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the study of light as a function of length of the wave that has been emitted, reflected or shone through a solid, liquid, or gas. To be analysed the chemical is heated, because each chemical glows differently. The various wavelengths of the glow make a color spectrum which differs in some detail from o...
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United Nations Educational, Scintific and Cultural Organization
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Equestrianism
Equestrianism (also called horse riding in Commonwealth English and horseback riding in American English) is the sport of people riding horses. Horses are used in many different competitions. Within the sport, there are several types of riding, such as English and Western. English riding is part of the Olympics there a...
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United States Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. They are currently owned and under the authority of the United States Government. They used to be owned by Denmark (and called "Danish West Indies"). They were sold to the U.S. on January 17, 1917, because of fear that the Germans would captu...
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Chester A. Arthur
Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was the 21st president of the United States from 1881 to 1885. Before becoming president, he was most noted as the Collector of Customs for the Port of New York, a job he got from his political friendships. Arthur was the first president of the United States to ...
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Wizardry
Wizardry is a series of computer role-playing games that were popular in the 1980s. First, made for the Apple II, they were later moved to other platforms. The latest game in the series, "Wizardry 8", is only for Windows. "Wizardry" began as a simple dungeon crawl by Andrew C. Greenberg and Robert Woodhead. It was writ...
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United States Army
The United States Army is a branch (or section) of the United States Armed Forces that deals mainly with land-based missions. Oher parts of the military deal with air and sea missions. the Army's current Commander-in-Chief is the U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. Secretary of the Army, a civilian, leads the army wi...
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Charlemagne
Charlemagne ( ; , French: Charlemagnes, , , ) (c. 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was the King of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor. He was crowned as emperor on Christmas Day in 800. He was the older son of King Pepin III of the Carolingian dynasty. When Pepin died, Charlemagne and his brother Carloman ruled t...
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Charlemange
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Marlow is a town on the banks of the River Thames, on the southern tip of Buckinghamshire, England.
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Italian unification
Italian unification (), also known as the Risorgimento (meaning "the Resurgence"), refers to the Italian movement that united the Italian states in the 19th century. Napoléon Bonaparte invaded Italy in 1796 and later controlled it. When he was defeated in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, the free states could now join t...
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Meditation
Meditation is a practice or exercise, where an individual trains one's attention and awareness to get to a clearer and calmer state. Scholars have found meditation difficult to define. The practices vary both between traditions and within them. Generally meditation tries to get past the "thinking" mind and aims to go i...
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List of Nobel Peace Prize winners
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of six awards in the memory of Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. Every year the organization gives out six awards for the people "who best benefit mankind through their actions" in one of the six subjects; peace, literature, physics, chemistry, economics, and medicine. The Peace Prize...
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Ride
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Celtic Park
Celtic Park is a football stadium in Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland. It is the home ground of Celtic Football Club.
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Romanian language
The Romanian language is a Romance language, meaning it comes from Latin like French, Spanish and Italian. It has 67% Latin-based words and around 20-25% Slavic-based words. The rest are newer and come from Dacian, Turkish, Greek, or English. There are about 28 million speakers: 24 million who speak it as their mother ...
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Weeks
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KKK
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Ealing
Ealing is a town in the London Borough of Ealing, most famous for the Ealing Studios, a movie studio. In 2011, the population was estimated at 339,300 and contains seven distinct town centres – Ealing, Hanwell, Acton, Southall, Greenford, Perivale and Northolt. The borough of Ealing has a total of 91 state-run schools...
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Roma
Roma might mean:
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Ear
The ear is the part of the body which allows animals (including people) to hear. People and most mammals have ears. Non-mammals, such as lizards or frogs, can also hear, but may have holes instead of external ears. The ear works by directing sound waves to the inner ear. These vibrations are sent to the brain by an org...
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Yardbirds
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Czech language
The Czech language is a Slavic language officially spoken by people in the Czech Republic. Ten million people speak it. It is very similar to the Slovak language; the differences between these two languages are small enough that speakers of Czech and Slovak usually understand each other. It has three genders and is an ...
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Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994) was an American musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana, which also included bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl. He was also a left-handed guitarist. In 2023, Cobain appears at number 36 on the "Rolling Stone" magazine'...
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (sometimes spelled Gorbachov) (2 March 1931 – 30 August 2022) was a Soviet politician and leader from 1985 to 1991 during the end of the Cold War from 1989 to 1991. He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-91), Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Sovi...
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Tron
Tron otherwise referred to as GX-12, is a 1982 American science fiction movie released by Walt Disney Pictures. The movie stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn (and Gold-Clu System), Bruce Boxleitner as Dr. Alan T. Bradley (and Blue-Tron), Cindy Morgan as Dr. Lora Baines (and Yori), Dan Shor as Roy Zack Kleinberg (and Ram)...
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Garfield
Garfield is a famous comic strip created by Jim Davis. The comic is about an 8-year-old cat called Garfield, a 5-year-old dog called Odie, and their owner, Jon Arbuckle. The cat is named after Davis's grandfather, James Garfield Davis (who was probably named after former U.S. President James Garfield). It debuted on J...
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Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954 in Davison, Michigan, USA) is an American writer and moviemaker. He is known for his strong liberal political views. He often expresses them using humor and satire. His work includes "Roger & Me", "Fahrenheit 9/11", "Sicko", and "Bowling for Columbine," and the satire show...
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Hawaiian Punch
Hawaiian Punch is the name of a brand of sweetened fruit punch drinks owned by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. (DPSU). It was created in 1934 by A.W. Leo, Tom Yates, and Ralph Harrison as an ice cream topping, and customers later discovered that it was an appealing drink when mixed with water. In 1962, the character of Punchy...
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Sizes
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Whale
Whales are a group of cetacean mammals that live in the ocean. Like other mammals, they breathe oxygen from the air, have a small amount of hair, and are warm blooded. There are two basic kinds of whales, and about 100 species. People use the word "whale" in different ways. Some use it for all Cetaceans including dolph...
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Marker
A marker is a writing device that allows a person to draw, write, or scribble. Ink comes out of the tip of the marker and onto the writing surface, commonly a piece of paper. Markers generally come in a variety of different colors. They are sometimes referred to as "magic markers", or magic pens. The tip of the marker ...
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Anchor
Anchors are used to stop boats from moving. Today, anchors are usually made of metal, and they are made to catch the ocean floor (the seabed). There are two main types of anchors: temporary and permanent. A permanent anchor is called a "mooring block" and is not easily moved. A temporary anchor can be moved and is carr...
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Whales
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Light pollution
Light pollution is a type of pollution. It is defined as “any adverse (or bad) effect as a result of man-made lights.” Usually, this means too much light. Several species, including plants and humans, are badly affected by light pollution. Light pollution costs Americans billions of dollars every year. Types of light p...
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Nintendo
is a Japanese company that makes video games and video game consoles. At first, it began by creating playing cards and other toys and games. Their main office is in Kyoto, Japan. They also have offices in other continents. Nintendo made many of the most popular and best-selling consoles of all time, like the Game Boy,...
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São Paulo
São Paulo (Portuguese for "Saint Paul") is the capital of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the biggest city in South America and the Southern Hemisphere and the second biggest city in the Western Hemisphere (after Mexico City). São Paulo is a major city in Brazil with a population of over 11 and a half million peo...
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Light Pollution
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Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American artist, director, producer and screenwriter. Early life. Burton was born in Burbank, California on August 25, 1958. He began as an animator for Walt Disney Pictures, but soon moved on making his own kinds of movies and projects. Career. He has an individual st...
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DVD
A DVD (which means Digital Versatile Disc or a Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc capable of storing up to 4.7 GB of data, more than six times what a CD can hold. DVDs are often used to store movies at better quality than a VHS video tape and a Video CD. DVDs can also have interactive menus and bonus features such ...
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Submarine
A submarine (or sub) is a vessel that goes underwater. Most large submarines are war vessels. Some small ones are used for scientific or business purposes. These are often called "submersibles" and cannot go far or stay long away from base. Some people buy their own to explore under the sea. A submarine is a boat, not ...
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Lebanon
Lebanon is a country in the Middle East, in Western Asia, next to the Mediterranean Sea. It has borders with Israel to the south and Syria to the east and north. It also shares a maritime border with Cyprus to the northwest, away from the country's short distance. History & Data. Lebanon was named "Phoenicia" under...
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Rebellious
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Alan Alda
Alan Alda (real name: Alfonso Joseph D'Abruzzo) (born January 28, 1936) is an American actor. His mother was of Irish ancestry; his father was of Italian ancestry. He directed, wrote and starred in many movies. He is probably most famous for his role as "Hawkeye" Pierce, the central character on the comedy/drama TV ser...