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1,900 | 6,666 | 10,061,906 | Bull | 2025-02-07T10:52:37Z | A **bull** is the adult male member of the species *Bos taurus*. It is in the Bovidae family (Cattle, Goats, Sheep). They are muscular and aggressive like a cow, who is the adult female member of the species *Bos taurus*. This animal is also classified as a pet animal and a farm animal. A bull is Halal.
The bull has ... | [] |
1,901 | 6,673 | 1,110 | Huntingdon Life Sciences | 2018-06-12T20:32:05Z | **Huntingdon Life Sciences** (HLS) are the largest animal testing company in Europe. They were founded in 1951 and are based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. They also have a laboratory in New Jersey, United States. Huntingdon Life Sciences is an international contract research organisation offering a com... | [] |
1,902 | 6,674 | 1,063,175 | Huntingdon | 2022-04-02T00:21:31Z | **Huntingdon** is a town in Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom. It stands on the River Ouse near the A1, a major road in England.
## History
The town was chartered in 1205 and founded by Anglo-Saxons.
Huntingdon also has the largest meadow in England; Portholme Meadow. There are many small villages in Huntingdon, ... | [] |
1,903 | 6,678 | 1,464,674 | Condom | 2026-04-07T13:07:59Z | A **condom** is a thin cover that is put over a man's penis or inside the vagina (in the case of female condoms) and is used during sexual intercourse. It can also be used during oral sex, anal sex and masturbation. It is normally made of latex. Condoms are a form of birth control, they can prevent a pregnancy. They ca... | [] |
1,904 | 6,684 | 1,618,275 | Osaka | 2025-08-03T01:17:34Z | <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="nihongo"><div data-arg><strong>Osaka</strong></div><div data-arg>大阪</div><div data-arg></div><div data-arg></div></template> is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture which faces Osaka Bay and the Seto Inland Sea.
Osaka is in the Kansai region. It is the economic an... | [] |
1,905 | 6,693 | 1,847,209 | Piano | 2026-07-31T02:27:12Z | The **piano** is an acoustic, keyboard, stringed and percussive instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that... | [] |
1,906 | 6,695 | 935,234 | Channel Islands | 2023-05-11T21:08:26Z | The **Channel Islands** are a group of islands near the coast of France. The five largest islands are:
- Guernsey
- Jersey
- Alderney
- Sark
- Herm
## Industry
The main industries are tourism, horticulture (growing plants for food) and financial services (businesses to do with money). Most people speak English, alt... | [] |
1,907 | 6,697 | 36,199 | Hedonism | 2023-08-15T22:41:38Z | **Hedonism** is the view that pleasure and suffering are the basis for what is good or bad. It is a <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="c"><div data-arg>Philosophical movements and positions</div><div data-arg>philosophical position</div></template> that first appeared in ancient philosophy. "Hēdonē" is... | [] |
1,908 | 6,706 | 1,566,408 | Shinkansen | 2025-07-09T19:12:47Z | The <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Nihongo"><div data-arg><strong>Shinkansen</strong></div><div data-arg>新幹線</div><div data-arg></div><div data-arg><template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-ja"><div data-arg>ɕiŋkaꜜɰ̃seɴ</div><div data-arg>pron</div></template>, <template data-op="medi... | [] |
1,909 | 6,709 | 1,232,255 | Copper | 2026-08-25T00:48:04Z | **Copper** is a chemical element. It is the 29th element in the periodic table. Its atomic weight is 63.55. It is a transition metal in the middle of the periodic table. The symbol for copper is "Cu", which comes from the Latin word *cuprum*, which, in turn, came from the Latin word for the island of Cyprus, where copp... | [] |
1,910 | 6,710 | 1,790,659 | Prince | 2026-04-24T12:04:33Z | A **prince** is a male member of a royal family. The female version of this title is called a princess. Different countries have different rules based on who is a prince.
## Types of princes
The title of "prince" is different depending on the country. Each royal family has its own rules saying who is called a prince... | [] |
1,911 | 6,711 | 1,475,106 | Princess | 2026-08-22T20:47:14Z | A **princess** is a female member of a royal family. A son of a monarch is called a prince. A princess may become a ruler by heredity or by marriage. Sometimes the expression "princess" is used when a woman has noble qualities such as kindness, charity, and virtue.
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1,912 | 6,712 | 16,695 | Ore | 2024-09-24T01:18:08Z | An **ore** is a mineral which has a valuable metal inside it. Ores are usually extracted by being mined. They can sometimes be found on the Earth's surface. Most ores are chemical compounds such as oxides or sulfides. There are different ways to get the metal out of the ore, which is called smelting. Iron ore, for ex... | [] |
1,913 | 6,713 | 10,352,969 | Gainesville, Florida | 2025-06-25T00:59:55Z | **Gainesville** is a city in north-central Florida in the United States. It is the county seat of Alachua County.
It is home to the University of Florida, the largest public university in the state. An alligator (Gator) named Albert is the mascot of the University of Florida. (A mascot is a symbol of qualities the sc... | [] |
1,914 | 6,714 | 123,668 | University of Florida | 2026-07-06T14:08:10Z | The **University of Florida** (UF) is a public university in Gainesville, Florida, US. The campus is 2,000 acres and has more than 900 structures, as well as other locations in the state of Florida. Important research activities at the university are in medicine, at Shands Hospital, and in agriculture. The mascot of UF... | [] |
1,915 | 6,715 | 10,456,447 | X-Men | 2025-08-14T15:10:54Z | The **X-Men**, are a team of fictional characters and superheroes who were born with special mutant powers, making them different from regular humans. The X-Men characters are owned by Marvel Comics, which publishes comic books featuring them as well as many other superheroes. The comic book was one of the first to com... | [] |
1,916 | 6,717 | 1,824,376 | Iron Man | 2026-08-01T18:30:15Z | **Iron Man** is a fictional superhero who wears a suit of armor. His alter ego is **Anthony Edward** **''Tony'' Stark**. He was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Larry Lieber for Marvel Comics in Tales of Suspense \#39 in the year 1963 and appears in their comic books.
## Origin story
Tony Stark is a rich businessm... | [] |
1,917 | 6,725 | 22,027 | Andris Piebalgs | 2024-10-06T09:58:49Z | **Andris Piebalgs** (born 17 September 1957, in Valmiera) is a Latvian politician. Since 22 November 2004, he has been the European Commissioner for Energy.
He was born in Valmiera and was educated at the University of Latvia in Riga. He worked as a teacher in Valmiera in the 1980s. After Latvia became independent fro... | [] |
1,918 | 6,728 | 1,464,674 | Augusto Pinochet | 2026-04-07T19:17:07Z | General **Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte** (November 25, 1915 – December 10, 2006) was a Chilean army general who led Chile from 1973 to 1990, he came to power after he overthrew Salvador Allende, a socialist president.
## Early life
Pinochet was born in Valparaíso, Chile.
## Career
Pinochet was a high ranking ... | [] |
1,919 | 6,732 | 1,452,189 | Plasma (physics) | 2026-02-19T22:36:08Z | **Plasma** is the 4th state of matter.
Plasma is created by adding energy to a gas so that some of its electrons leave their atoms. This is ionization. It results in negatively charged electrons, and positively charged ions. Unlike the other states of matter, the charged particles in a plasma react strongly to electr... | [] |
1,920 | 6,742 | 564,608 | Puebla (state) | 2024-12-08T02:42:00Z | **Puebla** is a state in east Mexico. The capital of Puebla is also called Puebla. The volcanos Malinche, Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl are in the state of Puebla.
Puebla is known for its culture and its nature.
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1,921 | 6,743 | 1,700,676 | Dan Aykroyd | 2026-08-30T18:09:12Z | **Daniel Edward Aykroyd** (born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian actor in theater and motion pictures. He also is a script writer, director and producer.
## Short biography
Aykroyd was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His parents were Peter and Lorraine Aykroyd. He studied [criminology](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cri... | [] |
1,922 | 6,744 | 1,611,993 | John Belushi | 2025-07-28T23:39:06Z | **John Belushi** (January 24, 1949 - March 5, 1982) was an American actor in movies and television shows.
Belushi was born in Chicago, Illinois. His mother was the daughter of Albanian immigrants; his father was an immigrant from Albania. His brother is James Belushi, who is also an actor.
John was co-captain of the ... | [] |
1,923 | 6,745 | 593,910 | The Blues Brothers | 2025-11-10T15:02:48Z | **The Blues Brothers** (Elwood Blues and Joliet "Jake" Blues) are fictional characters which became well known from the TV show *Saturday Night Live*.
Elwood Blues was first played by Dan Aykroyd, in his radio program on Blues music. Jake Blues was played by John Belushi.
In 1980, Aykroyd and Belushi starred in the m... | [] |
1,924 | 6,748 | 1,685,925 | Arnhem | 2025-11-02T12:33:53Z | **Arnhem** is a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the eastern province Gelderland. Arnhem has 159,265 citizens (as of 1 January 2019), the agglomeration 722,181 (Arnhem-Nijmegen conurbation). It is in the top-15 of largest cities in the Netherlands.
## History
The history of Arnhem goes back to the Middle... | [] |
1,925 | 6,749 | 1,687,111 | Royal Netherlands East Indies Army | 2025-12-22T14:31:42Z | **KNIL** is the abbreviation for a Dutch army. This army was in what is now called Indonesia. The official name is '**'K**oninklijk **N**ederlandsch-**I**ndisch **L**eger* (*Royal Dutch East Indies Army'')
Indonesia was a Dutch colony from 1800 to 1949. It was then called *Nederlandsch Indië* (Dutch East Indies). The ... | [] |
1,926 | 6,750 | 507,729 | Bronbeek | 2017-01-07T09:35:12Z | **Bronbeek** is a former Royal palace in Arnhem, the Netherlands. It is now a museum and a home for elderly soldiers.
Bronbeek was built early 19th century. In 1845 the Dutch King William III bought Bronbeek. He donated it to the Dutch state in 1859. William wanted it to be a home for disabled KNIL soldiers. The inhab... | [] |
1,927 | 6,751 | 1,826,933 | David Bowie | 2026-06-24T02:36:27Z | **David Robert Jones** OAL (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally by his stage name **David Bowie**, was an English rock music musician and actor.
## Early life
David Robert Jones was born on 8 January 1947 in 40 Stansfield Road, Brixton, London.He grew up in Bromley, Kent. He played the saxophone. ... | [] |
1,928 | 6,752 | 10,343,508 | 1952 | 2025-06-20T04:50:23Z | **1952** (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 8 – West Germany has 8 million refugees inside its borders.
- January 24 – Sudden heavy snowfall in Algeria.
- January 24 – Vincent Massey sworn in as first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada.
- Unknown date – Pa... | [] |
1,929 | 6,754 | 248,920 | Benito Mussolini | 2026-09-11T17:44:08Z | **Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini** (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) was an Italian politician who was the dictator of Italy during the Fascist era, which lasted from the March on Rome in 1922 until his overthrow in 1943.
## Life
### Early life
Benito Mussolini was named after Benito Juarez, a Mexican opponent of t... | [] |
1,930 | 6,755 | 1,786,274 | Puppet state | 2026-04-18T02:46:17Z | A **puppet state** is a country that is officially independent but is not so in practice. Puppet governments are usually kept in power by military force provided by an occupying country and are strongly controlled. Puppet states are generally not internationally recognized by most countries, except by the countries whi... | [] |
1,931 | 6,756 | 1,161,309 | Banana republic | 2025-10-07T11:51:10Z | A *banana republic* is a politically unstable country whose economy depends on the export of one product in limited supply, such as agricultural products like bananas or minerals. A banana republic has social classes that are divided by wealth. These include a large, poor working class and a small ruling class (elite) ... | [] |
1,932 | 6,757 | 1,530,097 | Banana Republic | 2026-01-14T13:55:13Z | **Banana Republic** is a clothing and accessories retailer. The retailer is owned by Gap Inc.. The restaurant was created by both Mel and Patricia Ziegler in 1978. The first store they opened was a two-store safari and travel themed clothing company. Banana Republic was acquired by The Gap, Inc. in 1983 and was rebrand... | [] |
1,933 | 6,760 | 595,018 | Kingdom of Holland | 2025-08-09T05:14:17Z | The **Kingdom of Holland** was a country that existed from 1806 to 1810. It was in Central and North Netherlands and East Frisia in Germany. It was a puppet state created by France. The king of Holland was Louis Bonaparte.
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1,934 | 6,761 | 1,824,376 | Victor Emmanuel III of Italy | 2026-09-12T14:30:54Z | **Victor Emmanuel III** (11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947) was king of Italy from 29 July 1900 to 9 May 1946. He was the son and successor of King Umberto I. He was a member of the House of Savoy.
## Early life
Victor was born in Naples. His mother was Queen Margherita of Savoy. He became king in 1900, at age 31, ... | [] |
1,935 | 6,763 | 1,522,289 | Alter ego | 2025-02-05T04:12:59Z | An **alter ego** (*other I* in Latin) means **another self** – a second personality within a person. It is also referred to as a **double life**.
## Naming
The word *alter ego* was first used in the 19th century. It was invented by psychologists when discussing dissociative identity disorder. *The Strange Case of Dr ... | [] |
1,936 | 6,764 | 640,235 | Ziggy Stardust | 2023-10-30T17:58:14Z | **Ziggy Stardust** is a fictional character. Ziggy was created and used by David Bowie, from 1970 to 1973.
Bowie used Ziggy Stardust as a second personality (alter ego). Ziggy appeared to be neither male nor female.
Ziggy's band was The Spiders From Mars. They recorded a couple of albums:
- *The Rise And Fall Of Zig... | [] |
1,937 | 6,765 | 1,674,404 | The Spiders from Mars | 2025-12-13T23:00:37Z | **The Spiders from Mars** were a glam rock band from 1970 to 1973. It was a project created by David Bowie. Bowie himself was the lead singer, playing his alter ego character Ziggy Stardust. Ziggy's 'life' came to an end in a live concert at the Hammersmith Odeon on July 3, 1973. This show was released as a movie in 19... | [] |
1,938 | 6,766 | 1,262,502 | Michael Schumacher | 2026-08-07T13:57:46Z | **Michael Schumacher** (born 3 January 1969 in Hürth, near Cologne) is a former German Formula 1 driver, between 1991 and 2012. He is widely considered the greatest Formula 1(very fast cars) driver of all time. He has won seven world championship titles and has the second most Grand Prix victories in the world after Le... | [] |
1,939 | 6,774 | 532,461 | Yokohama | 2026-08-10T04:52:52Z | <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Nihongo"><div data-arg><strong>Yokohama</strong></div><div data-arg>横浜</div><div data-arg>Yokohama</div><div data-arg>pronounced <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-ja"><div data-arg>jokohama</div><div data-arg></div><div data-arg>ja-Yokohama.ogg</... | [] |
1,940 | 6,777 | 1,870,044 | Axis powers | 2026-09-12T19:17:28Z | **Axis countries** and **Axis Powers** was a military coalition of countries that fought together against the Allies during World War II. Benito Mussolini, Prime Minister of the Fascist Italy, announced that an October 1936 agreement had created an Italo-German "axis" around which future European events would revolve. ... | [] |
1,941 | 6,786 | 9,434,450 | Icelandic language | 2024-03-23T21:19:34Z | **Icelandic** is the language spoken by the people of Iceland.
It is a Germanic language. It comes from the Old Norse language, the language spoken by the Vikings. Because Iceland is far away from other countries, the language has not changed much. Icelandic people can still read words from hundreds of years ago.
Ice... | [] |
1,942 | 6,790 | 640,235 | Passu | 2023-09-06T20:37:46Z | **Passu** is a small village by the Khunjerab River in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It lies at an altitude of 2500m. The Batura and Passu glaciers and the Karakoram Highway are close to the village. The people speak the Wakhi language and follow the Ismaili sect of Islam.
## Other websites
- [Passu village](https://... | [] |
1,943 | 6,792 | 1,260,226 | Equator | 2024-10-16T09:23:57Z | The **equator** is a line which is not real drawn around a sphere or planet, such as the Earth. It is one of the lines known as a line of latitude, or circle of latitude. The name "equator" is Latin for "even-maker"; at equator the day and night are exactly the same length around the year.
The equator is halfway betwe... | [] |
1,944 | 6,793 | 1,618,238 | Rocket | 2025-05-15T16:06:48Z | A **rocket** may be a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which is pushed by a rocket engine. Some big rockets are launch vehicles and some are manned (e.g. Saturn V). Other rockets, for example missiles, are unmanned. ("Manned" means that a person is in it; "unmanned" means that the machine goes without a ... | [] |
1,945 | 6,797 | 314,522 | Advisor | 2024-08-18T19:04:45Z | An **advisor** (or **adviser**) is someone who gives advice. (Someone who *advises*.) The job of an advisor is to give good advice that helps the person that he or she is advising. Usually, only certain people, like businessmen or politicians, have advisors. This is because these kinds of people are usually very busy, ... | [] |
1,946 | 6,799 | 1,558,358 | MacOS | 2026-09-09T22:47:03Z | **macOS**, named **Mac OS X** from 2001 to 2012 and **OS X** until 2016, is an operating system (OS) for computers made by Apple Inc. These are called Macintosh computers, or Macs. It differs from other computers, as macOS is supposed to run only on Macs and not on other computers. However, people have made macOS run o... | [] |
1,947 | 6,800 | 22,027 | Rendsburg | 2022-07-25T06:17:05Z | **Rendsburg** (Rendsborg) is a town in Schleswig-Holstein with 30,000 people.
## Other websites
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1,948 | 6,803 | 1,161,309 | Jacques Chirac | 2025-05-19T00:02:48Z | **Jacques René Chirac** (29 November 1932 – 26 September 2019) was a French politician who served as President of the French Republic and *ex officio* Co-Prince of Andorra from 1995 to 2007. He was re-elected in 2002. Before that, he was Prime Minister of France twice, and Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.
## Assassin... | [] |
1,949 | 6,805 | 1,604,351 | Mario Jeckle | 2025-05-01T00:32:49Z | **Mario Jeckle** (25 August 1974 – 11 June 2004) was a German computer scientist.
From 1997 to 2003, Jeckle attended the University of Applied Science in Augsburg. In 1998, he received his computer science degree for his thesis (paper) "Prozeßkettenmodellierung am Beispiel der Gießwerkzeugentwicklung und prototypisch... | [] |
1,950 | 6,812 | 70,336 | Eighty Years' War | 2024-05-06T04:02:28Z | The **Eighty Years' War**, also called **Dutch Revolt**, was a war between the Netherlands and Spain. The former Burgundian Netherlands wanted to be Protestant and separate from Spain and the Austrian Empire. The war lasted from 1568 to 1648 but was interrupted by a truce between 1609 and 1621. The Peace of Westphalia ... | [] |
1,951 | 6,815 | 1,687,111 | Moresnet | 2026-01-10T03:21:28Z | **Moresnet** or **Neutral Moresnet** (Neŭtra Moresneto) was a very small territory that existed from 1816 to 1919. It had a size of 3.5 km². It existed because its neighbours could not agree on who should own it, so they decided to make it a neutral territory where both neighbours would both have power. It was 7 km Sou... | [] |
1,952 | 6,822 | 1,687,111 | MacGyver | 2025-11-07T04:13:22Z | ***MacGyver*** is an American television series was first shown in September 1985 on the television network, ABC. The main character, Angus MacGyver (played by Richard Dean Anderson), often prevented inevitable defeats, saved lives, distracted enemies, made weapons, and even performed everyday tasks usually using very ... | [] |
1,953 | 6,825 | 863,768 | December 22 | 2025-05-30T00:29:59Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 69 – Roman Emperor Vitellius is captured and murdered at the Gemonian Stairs in Rome.
- 401 – Pope Innocent I is elected.
- 856 – An earthquake, near Damghan, Persia, kills an estimated 200,000 people.
- 880 – China: Luoyang, eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty, is captured by rebel leader ... | [] |
1,954 | 6,826 | 863,768 | December 24 | 2025-05-30T00:30:02Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 563 – Second inauguration of the Hagia Sophia, then a cathedral.
- 640 – Pope John IV is elected.
- 759 – China: Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu leaves for Chengdu, where he is hosted by fellow poet Pei Di.
- 1294 – Pope Boniface VIII is elected, after the resignation of Pope Celestine V.
- 1717 – ... | [] |
1,955 | 6,828 | 1,704,901 | Quark | 2026-01-07T12:37:07Z | A **quark** is an elementary particle which makes up hadrons, the most stable of which are protons and neutrons. Atoms are made of protons, neutrons and electrons. It was once thought that all three of those were fundamental particles, which cannot be broken up into anything smaller, but after the invention of the part... | [] |
1,956 | 6,829 | 1,061,539 | Northern Hemisphere | 2024-03-17T21:54:56Z | The **Northern Hemisphere** is the part of the planet that is north of the equator. It has about 90 percent of the world's population and most of the world's land. All of North America and Europe are in the Northern Hemisphere. Most of Asia, two-thirds of Africa and 10 percent of South America are also in this hemisphe... | [] |
1,957 | 6,832 | 10,210,554 | Messiah | 2025-04-23T15:28:06Z | The **Messiah** or **Anointed One** is the figure who God promised to the Jews in order to save the world, according to Judeo-Christian beliefs.
Sometimes real or fictional people are called *messianic* if they have the qualities of a messiah, or if people think they will bring about a better world.
## Biblical view... | [] |
1,958 | 7,071 | 1,824,491 | César Chávez | 2026-06-19T14:03:41Z | **Cesar Chavez** (born **César Estrada Chávez** (March 31, 1927April 23, 1993) was a Native Mexican American farmworker, labor leader and civil rights activist. Chávez started the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) along with Dolores Huerta. He wanted equal rights for Native Hispanic Americans working in the Unit... | [] |
1,959 | 7,073 | 1,558,358 | Hamilton, Ontario | 2026-08-17T18:22:59Z | **Hamilton** is a medium-sized city in the Canadian province of Ontario.
## Factories and businesses
For over 150 years, Hamilton has had factories. For over 100 years, most of them have been steel factories like Stelco and Dofasco. Since the strike of 1946, the workers at Stelco have had a trade union. The workers a... | [] |
1,960 | 7,075 | 1,633,172 | Shape | 2025-07-15T03:47:42Z | A **shape** is a geometric figure that can be made with mathematics. Shapes are sorted into kinds based on how the shape looks, and what the shape is made of. For example, shapes can be classified by how many dimensions they use.
Two-dimensional shapes will fit into a flat plane. Three-dimensional objects will not fit... | [] |
1,961 | 7,079 | 1,057,016 | Quechuan languages | 2026-04-24T03:58:04Z | **Quechua**, sometimes written **Quichua** or **Ketchua**, is a group of languages spoken by 8 million people in the South American nations of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, and Colombia. It was the language of the ancient Inca Empire. It is sometimes referred to as the Quechuan language family.
It is the most-spo... | [] |
1,962 | 7,082 | 103,847 | Drinking water | 2026-03-23T19:22:30Z | **Drinking water**, also known as **potable water**, is water that is safe to drink or to use for food preparation.
Water in rivers, stream, lakes and underground may contain organisms that cause disease. It may also contain chemicals that might cause illness.
'Water treatment' involves filtering the water through s... | [] |
1,963 | 7,085 | 104,343 | Pen | 2026-03-20T14:02:13Z | A **pen** (Latin: *pinna*, feather) is a tool used for writing or drawing. The ink of the pen is pressed onto paper and dries very fast.
*Reed pens* are the oldest known type of pen. They were made from reeds growing in the delta of the Nile. The ancient Egyptians invented them, and also invented black ink, using soot... | [] |
1,964 | 7,091 | 1,178,651 | Leet | 2026-06-14T06:14:04Z | **Leet** (sometimes written as "1337" or "l33t"), also known as **eleet** or **leet-speak**, is another alphabet for the English language that is used mostly on the internet. It uses various combinations of ASCII characters to replace Latinate letters. For example, leet spellings of the word *leet* include *1337* and *... | [] |
1,965 | 7,095 | 1,640,475 | Waterfall | 2025-07-15T10:12:48Z | A **waterfall** is a place where water rushes down a steep ledge. The water flows from higher land, then it falls down a big step of rock to lower land of softer rock where it will continue on its journey. The lower land is usually in a gorge. Waterfalls are often made when a river is young, in places where softer rock... | [] |
1,966 | 7,102 | 28,880 | Garden | 2025-12-30T14:04:01Z | A **garden** is usually a piece of land that is used for growing flowers, trees, shrubs, and other plants. The act of caring for a garden by watering the flowers and plants and removing the weeds is called gardening.
## Types of gardens
There are many types of gardens. People have small private gardens in the backyar... | [] |
1,967 | 7,106 | 314,538 | Great Zimbabwe | 2025-04-25T00:16:28Z | **Great Zimbabwe** is a ruined city in the southeastern hills of Zimbabwe. It was a royal city for the Zimbabwean monarch. It was also the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe during the country’s later Iron Age.
The site is not far from the country's border with Mozambique, which is in the southeast of the African con... | [] |
1,968 | 7,108 | 1,734,355 | Machu Picchu | 2026-06-01T07:35:54Z | **Machu Picchu** is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site in Peru, in South America.
The Incas built the city on an Andes mountain ridge, 2430m above sea level. They lived there between 1200 and 1450 AD. Other people lived there before about 650 AD.
The Incas built houses, fields and temples by cutting the rock on ... | [] |
1,969 | 7,111 | 1,041,406 | Apple Inc. | 2026-09-24T02:55:15Z | 37.33182 -122.03118 region:US-CA
**Apple Inc.** is an American multinational company which manufactures and builds personal computers,laptops, (the Mac), mobile devices (iPod, iPhone and iPad), software, and streaming television services. (macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS). Apple calls its computers *Ma... | [] |
1,970 | 7,117 | 48,755 | Soil | 2026-07-27T05:02:06Z | **Soil** is a mixture of rock, minerals, water, air, and organic matter. Most land plants grow in soil.
Soil is important for life on Earth because soil holds water and nutrients. It is also good for farming as it provides us with food. It is a very good place for plants to grow. Soil holds the roots, and lets plants... | [] |
1,971 | 7,126 | 1,358,714 | 3D | 2026-04-29T11:13:42Z | **3D** (or **3-D**) means three-dimensional, or having three dimensions. For example, a box is three-dimensional; it is solid, and not thin like a piece of paper. It has volume, a top and bottom, left and right (sides), as well as a front and back. You can turn the box around to view it from another side (called a face... | [] |
1,972 | 7,127 | 9,792,346 | Humidity | 2024-09-26T14:28:07Z | **Humidity** means water vapor in the air, but excludes liquid droplets in fog, clouds, or rain. Deserts usually have low humidity, and tropical regions have high humidity. The word "humid" often means that the humidity is high, which gives the feeling of being very damp (wet air), stuffy, or even sweltering when the ... | [] |
1,973 | 7,133 | 1,171,648 | Calabi-Yau manifold | 2025-03-01T08:44:41Z | It is said that there are 10 dimensions in String Theory, out of which 4 are our ordinary Length, Width, Height and Time. The other 6 dimensions are said to be closely packed together in a manifold called the Calabi-Yau manifold.
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A **Calabi–Yau manifold**, or 'Calabi–Yau space', is a special ty... | [] |
1,974 | 7,136 | 1,732,791 | Quantum mechanics | 2026-01-23T20:05:27Z | {{Template:Quantum mechanics}}
**Quantum mechanics** explains how the universe works with things that are even smaller than atoms. It is also called **quantum physics** or **quantum theory**. Mechanics is the part of physics that explains how things move and *quantum* is the Latin word for 'how much'. A **quantum** of... | [] |
1,975 | 7,151 | 985,020 | Duisburg | 2025-11-07T01:37:27Z | **Duisburg** (<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-de"><div data-arg>ˈdyːsbʊʁk</div><div data-arg>lang</div><div data-arg>Duisburg.ogg</div></template>; Duisborg, Ripuarian: *Duisburch*, Low Franconian: *Duusbörg*) is a German city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is where the Rhine and the... | [] |
1,976 | 7,152 | 9,363,653 | Kuopio | 2024-02-17T12:59:34Z | **Kuopio** is a city in Northern Savonia, Finland. It is the biggest city and cultural center of Eastern Finland. In November 2015 the population was about 112.000. It is the 8th biggest city in Finland.
The city is surrounded by lake Kallavesi. Many parts of the city are built on islands. Kuopio has always been a ci... | [] |
1,977 | 7,156 | 10,502,119 | Hammer | 2025-09-08T01:19:45Z | A **hammer** is a tool for putting nails into objects such as wood. It has a long handle, and a tip with a flat end for hitting nails. The most common type of hammer (sometimes called a *claw hammer*) has a curved end (on the other side of the hitting end) for pulling nails out.
A **sledgehammer** is a hammer that has... | [] |
1,978 | 7,158 | 1,824,376 | Feces | 2026-09-04T16:08:29Z | <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Multiple image"><div data-arg data-name="image1">Elephant feces in the wildlife.jpg</div><div data-arg data-name="width1">192</div><div data-arg data-name="alt1">Elephant feces</div><div data-arg data-name="image2">Cow dung.JPG</div><div data-arg data-name="width2">17... | [] |
1,979 | 7,160 | 997,043 | Catholicism | 2026-08-26T22:03:48Z | **Catholicism** is the traditions and beliefs of Catholic Churches. It refers to their theology, liturgy, morals and spirituality. The term usually refers to churches, both western and eastern, that are in full communion with the Holy See.
## Overview
As of 2026, there are between 1.2 and 1.4 billion Catholics. This ... | [] |
1,980 | 7,161 | 104,343 | Nail | 2025-12-26T21:23:31Z | A **nail** is a metal object with a flat head and a long, sharp tip. A hammer or nail gun is used to put it into another object. It is often used to join two objects together.
The history of the nail came in three periods:
1. Hand-wrought (forged) nail (pre-history until 19th century)
2. Cut nail (roughly 1800 to 191... | [] |
1,981 | 7,162 | 1,855,033 | Dictatorship | 2026-08-14T05:01:45Z | A **dictatorship** is a form of government, where one person effectively has all the power to run a country without having elections. This person is called a dictator. In very few cases, a small group of people holds this power, which is called an oligarchy. A dictatorship that is ruled by soldiers is called a military... | [] |
1,982 | 7,163 | 863,768 | Electricity | 2025-10-28T14:29:47Z | {{Electromagnetism}}
**Electricity** is the presence and flow of electric current. Using electricity, we can transfer energy in ways that make machines do work. Its best-known form is the flow of electrons through conductors such as copper wires.
The word "electricity" is sometimes used to mean "electrical energy". Th... | [] |
1,983 | 7,164 | 314,522 | Sailor Moon | 2026-09-19T15:22:14Z | ***Sailor Moon*** is a shojo manga by Naoko Takeuchi. It was adapted to an anime series by Toei Animation CO., LTD. *Sailor Moon* was one of the most popular anime/manga series during the 1990s, spanning five seasons, four movies, and multiple video games. It continues to hold a strong fanbase with many fansites devote... | [] |
1,984 | 7,167 | 1,551,767 | Anesthetic | 2025-04-15T14:06:00Z | An **anaesthetic** (**anesthetic**) is a substance that either stops pain, or causes the user to sleep.
There are two types: general anaesthesia causes a reversible loss of consciousness. Local anaesthetic cause a loss of sensitivity (and pain) on a local area.
Anaesthetics can be rubbed onto the skin, given by injec... | [] |
1,985 | 7,169 | 314,522 | Fidel Castro | 2026-08-26T22:27:46Z | **Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz** [( audio)]{.small} (August 13, 1926 – November 25, 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician. He was Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and President from 1976 to 2008. He temporarily gave power to his brother Raúl Castro while recovering from surgery in the summer of 2006. On... | [] |
1,986 | 7,170 | 314,522 | Latin America | 2026-08-26T22:47:27Z | **Latin America** is the part of the Americas where the people speak Romance languages. This includes most of South America and Central America (also including the Spanish and French-speaking Caribbean islands).
The places in the Americas which speak French (French Guiana, Haiti and the French-speaking Caribbean islan... | [] |
1,987 | 7,172 | 1,820,361 | Washington, D.C. | 2026-06-11T19:54:32Z | **Washington, D.C.** (also known as simply **Washington** or **D.C.**, and officially as the **District of Columbia**) is the capital city of the United States of America. It is a federal district. The President of the United States, the United States Congress, the United States Supreme Court and many major national go... | [] |
1,988 | 7,174 | 1,650,221 | President of the United States | 2026-09-12T20:40:03Z | The **president of the United States** (**POTUS**) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America and the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The president is also the head of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and is the chairman of the pr... | [] |
1,989 | 7,177 | 10,343,504 | 1948 | 2025-06-20T04:49:34Z | **1948** (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 1 – Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Italian republican constitution.
- January 4 – Burma gains... | [] |
1,990 | 7,183 | 1,689,652 | 1949 | 2025-11-20T16:36:31Z | **1949** (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 20 – Harry S. Truman proposes Point Four program to help world's less developed areas.
- February 22 – Grady the Cow, a 1,200-pound cow gets stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma and garners national me... | [] |
1,991 | 7,184 | 10,343,506 | 1950 | 2025-06-20T04:49:57Z | **1950** (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 5 – U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a law asking for the government to study crime in the U.S.
- January 9 – The Israeli government say's that the People's Republic of China is a country
- January 11 – Huk guerr... | [] |
1,992 | 7,192 | 744,335 | J. R. R. Tolkien | 2026-04-07T18:53:25Z | **John Ronald Reuel Tolkien** (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was a British philologist, university professor, and writer. Tolkien is best known for his most famous works, *The Hobbit* and *The Lord of the Rings*.
## Biography
He was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa but his parents were both from England. He lo... | [] |
1,993 | 7,199 | 1,751,489 | Adolescence | 2026-05-28T05:05:53Z | **Adolescence** (from the Latin word *adulescere*, meaning "to grow") is the time of life between childhood and adulthood. It involves important changes in the body, brain, and social life. Adolescence is usually defined as the period from ages 10 to 19. During this time, people go through many changes that prepare the... | [] |
1,994 | 7,205 | 1,797,250 | KDE | 2026-05-21T00:21:55Z | **KDE** is a community that makes free software, including a desktop environment called KDE Plasma for operating systems based on Linux or UNIX. This replaces the console, which is simply a black screen with text on it. KDE Plasma is a popular piece of software for users of Linux and UNIX.
Plasma uses the X Window Sys... | [] |
1,995 | 7,207 | 314,522 | UK Independence Party | 2024-12-04T00:52:20Z | The **United Kingdom Independence Party** (often called **UKIP**, said "you-kipp") is a political party in the United Kingdom. Its policies promote conservatism, national conservatism, and Euroscepticism.
The party was founded in 1993, and they first won seats in the European Parliament in 1999. They won 3 seats in 19... | [] |
1,996 | 7,209 | 1,674,404 | David Bowie (1969 album) | 2025-12-17T20:56:09Z | ***David Bowie*** (also known as *Space Oddity*) is the second studio album by David Bowie. Philips Records released the album on 14 November 1969. RCA Records released it again when Bowie became popular in 1972. Bowie released "Space Oddity" as a single in July 1969. The single was number five on the UK Singles Chart.... | [] |
1,997 | 7,210 | 532,461 | Saxophone | 2026-07-25T23:09:49Z | A **saxophone** (often called the **sax**) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument. The saxophone has a piece of wood, called a reed on a mouthpiece. The player blows air into the mouthpiece. This vibrates the reed and makes sound. The pitch can be changed by closing and opening holes in the saxophone. This chang... | [] |
1,998 | 7,211 | 1,697,114 | Bryophyte | 2025-11-21T22:01:28Z | **Bryophytes** are simple plants. They are the simplest plants that grow on land. There are three forms of bryophyte. These are mosses, liverworts and hornworts.
**Bryophyta** is the formal term for this division of plants who do not have tissues to move water. In some modern classifications the word bryophyta only i... | [] |
1,999 | 7,212 | 1,467,751 | Kent | 2025-05-29T15:05:16Z | **Kent** is a county in England. It is just to the south-east of London and is on the coast.
The sea to the East of Kent is the North Sea. The sea south of Kent is the English Channel.
France is opposite Kent on the other side of The Channel. At the most narrow point, between Dover, Calais and Cape Gris-Nez, the Ch... | [] |
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