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2,300 | 7,789 | 863,768 | February 2 | 2025-05-30T00:31:34Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 962 – Official founding day of the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1032 – Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes Duke of Burgundy.
- 1207 – Terra Mariana, consisting of present–day Estonia and Latvia, is created.
- 1411 – The Battle of Lincoln takes place, at which King Stephen of England is defeated a... | [] |
2,301 | 7,790 | 532,461 | Rainbow | 2026-06-01T16:43:52Z | A **rainbow** is an arc of colour in the sky that can be seen when the sun shines through falling rain. The pattern of colours, called a spectrum, starts with red on the outside and changes through orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet on the inside. Sometimes a second, larger, dimmer rainbow is seen.
A rain... | [] |
2,302 | 7,792 | 1,720,120 | Central Intelligence Agency | 2026-08-28T15:39:32Z | The **Central Intelligence Agency** (**CIA**) is a department of the United States government that is responsible for intelligence. Its headquarters are at the George Bush Center for Intelligence in Langley, Virginia.
## History
The United States has a history in intelligence services dating back to its origins. Duri... | [] |
2,303 | 7,794 | 1,812,957 | 1975 | 2026-05-29T23:09:55Z | **1975** (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- January 28 – George Lucas creates the second draft of what would eventually become *Star Wars*. At this time, the title of the story was *Adventures of the Starkiller, Episode One of The Star Wars*.
- March – Production ... | [] |
2,304 | 7,795 | 863,768 | July 16 | 2025-05-30T00:31:37Z | ## Events
### Up to 1950
- 622 – Start of the Islamic calendar.
- 1212 – The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa marks a turning point of the Spanish Reconquista over the Moors.
- 1377 – King Richard II of England is crowned.
- 1661 – The first banknotes in Europe are issued in Sweden.
- 1683 – Manchu Qing Dynasty naval fo... | [] |
2,305 | 7,796 | 1,174,782 | Thomas Dolby | 2025-07-12T13:07:03Z | **Thomas Dolby** (born **Thomas Morgan Robertson**; 14 October 1958) is a British musician and computer designer. He is probably most famous for his 1982 hit, "She Blinded me with Science".
He married actress Kathleen Beller in 1988. The couple have three children together.
## Discography
### Singles
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2,306 | 7,798 | 457,136 | Seismic retrofit | 2025-03-29T15:20:30Z | **Seismic retrofitting** is the modification of buildings that already exist to make them resistant to earthquakes. Seismic retrofitting techniques can be applied to other kinds of natural disasters such as tornadoes and strong winds from thunderstorms.
## Seismic retrofit performance objectives
Main levels of retrof... | [] |
2,307 | 7,803 | 1,011,873 | 1890 | 2025-07-05T15:34:56Z | {{#Year article header}}1890{{/Year article header}}
## Births
- March 3 – Norman Bethune
- May 19 - Ho Chi Minh leader of Viet Nam
- August 24 – Duke Kahanamoku, American athlete
- October 14 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, thirty-fourth President of the United States (b. 1969)
- December 5 – Fritz Lang, Austrian movie dire... | [] |
2,308 | 7,805 | 314,522 | Rio de Janeiro | 2026-08-25T23:50:06Z |
**Rio de Janeiro** is the second largest city in Brazil. It is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Until April 21, 1960, it was the capital city of Brazil. According to the 2022 Census, the city had 6,211,223 people, and an area of over 1,000 km^2^. In 2021 Eduardo Paes became Mayor, having been mayor befo... | [] |
2,309 | 7,817 | 70,336 | Andrew Jackson | 2025-08-30T17:59:58Z | **Andrew Jackson Jr.** (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American politician who was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He was the first president to be a Democrat and is on the twenty-dollar bill. His nickname was "Old Hickory."
He struggled against bank`<nowiki/>`{=html}s and secessi... | [] |
2,310 | 7,820 | 1,604,351 | Pillow | 2025-10-28T22:44:29Z | A **pillow** is a soft cushion that a person puts under their head when they are sleeping in a bed.
A pillow is made from two pieces of cloth that are sewn together and stuffed with a soft material, such as feathers, duck down, or synthetic batting (man made soft stuffing). Pillows are usually rectangular. Pillows ar... | [] |
2,311 | 7,821 | 640,235 | Whaler | 2023-03-07T18:55:35Z | A **whaler** is a person who hunts whales, or the boat they use.
They hunt whales for their oil, made from their fat, called *blubber*, and the meat. Today, there is a treaty which bans the hunt of some whale species. Most countries signed the treaty. A few countries still hunt whales for research purposes. Among those... | [] |
2,312 | 7,823 | 1,674,404 | Crayon | 2026-04-24T14:33:47Z | A **crayon** (or **wax pastel**) is a stick of pigmented wax used for writing or drawing. Wax crayons differ from pastels, in which the pigment is mixed with a dry binder such as gum arabic, and from oil pastels, where the binder is a mixture of wax and oil.
Crayons are available in a range of prices, and are easy to ... | [] |
2,313 | 7,824 | 1,073,251 | Self-defence | 2022-03-09T16:23:45Z | **Self-defence** means fighting off something or another person to protect yourself and maybe others. Ways of self-defence include martial arts or using a weapon. Sometimes, self-defense can cause serious harm to the other person. In most nations, you cannot be prosecuted for this harm. In the United States, an act of ... | [] |
2,314 | 7,825 | 863,768 | March 22 | 2025-05-30T00:31:40Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 238 – Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperors.
- 1508 – Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire.
- 1621 – The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags.
- 1622 – Jamestown massacr... | [] |
2,315 | 7,826 | 863,768 | May 24 | 2025-05-30T00:31:43Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1218 – The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre, in present-day Israel, for Egypt.
- 1276 – Magnus Ladulas is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral.
- 1487 – 10-year-old Lambert Simnel is crowned in Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, with the name Edward VI, in a bid to threaten the rei... | [] |
2,316 | 7,827 | 1,011,873 | 1153 | 2025-10-09T14:23:05Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1153{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1153{{/Year article header}}
## Deaths
- May 24 – King David I of Scotland (born 1084)
- July 8 – Pope Eugenius III
- August 17 – Eustace IV of Boulogne, son of Stephen of England
- August 21 – Bernard of Clairvaux, French church... | [] |
2,317 | 7,828 | 1,856,280 | January 9 | 2026-08-16T14:27:56Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 475 – Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to leave his capital city, Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus, takes control of the Empire.
- 681 – Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths begins a council in which he introduces different measures against Jews in Spain.
- 1127... | [] |
2,318 | 7,829 | 5,295 | 1913 | 2025-06-24T20:35:40Z | **1913** (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- First and Second Balkan Wars
- Mexican Revolution
- March 4 - Woodrow Wilson becomes the 28th President of the United States, succeeding William Howard Taft.
-... | [] |
2,319 | 7,830 | 863,768 | May 3 | 2025-05-30T00:31:49Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1481 – The largest of three earthquakes strikes the Greek island of Rhodes, killing an estimated 30,000 people.
- 1491 – Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptized by Portuguese missionaries.
- 1494 – Christopher Columbus arrives in Jamaica, naming the island Santiago.
- 1715 – A total solar ec... | [] |
2,320 | 7,831 | 1,011,873 | 1469 | 2025-11-09T15:51:41Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1469{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1469{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- March 20 – The Battle of Nibley Green in England is the last battle fought between the private armies of feudal lords.
- July 26 – War of the Roses – Battle of Edgecote Moor: the House of ... | [] |
2,321 | 7,835 | 15,149 | Dodgeball | 2024-12-20T17:29:57Z | **Dodgeball** is a sport played by throwing soft balls, or hard rubber balls, at people in a square court. The goal is to be the last one to be hit with the ball. Players may only throw balls at people who are not on their own team. If a player is hit by the ball,he or she should go to the outside of the court to the o... | [] |
2,322 | 7,836 | 16,695 | Local area network | 2025-08-03T07:37:47Z | A **local area network** (**LAN**) is a computer network in a small area like a home, office, or school. Many computers can be connected to share information and Internet connections. Most LANs use Ethernet to connect together.
## Topology
LAN topologies tell you how ROM devices are organised. Five common LAN topolo... | [] |
2,323 | 7,843 | 863,768 | February 18 | 2025-05-30T00:31:52Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1229 – Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signs a ten–year truce with al–Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth and Bethlehem, with neither military engagement nor support from the Pope.
- 1268 – The Livonian Brothers of the Sword are defeated by Dovmont of Pskov in the Battle of... | [] |
2,324 | 7,845 | 593,910 | Pharaoh | 2025-11-03T05:24:49Z | <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Hiero"><div data-arg>pr-ˤ3<br />
"Great house"</div><div data-arg><script type="application/vnd.mdhtml.raw" data-format="html"><hiero></script>O1:O29<script type="application/vnd.mdhtml.raw" data-format="html"></hiero></script></div><div data-arg data-name="align">rig... | [] |
2,325 | 7,851 | 10,399,283 | Gilligan's Island | 2025-07-17T15:09:02Z | ***Gilligan's Island*** is a 1964 American television series. The series is about seven people (two crew members and five tourists) who take a 3-hour sightseeing tour from a marina in Hawaii. This occurs on the boat, S.S. *Minnow*. An unexpected storm sends the boat to an uncharted island. Now, the passengers of the bo... | [] |
2,326 | 7,854 | 1,715,497 | Diaper | 2025-12-24T02:46:16Z | A **diaper** (North American English) or **nappy** (British English) is a piece of clothing. It is worn by those who cannot control their urine or feces.
Diapers can be made of cloth (usually cotton) that can be washed and used again. They can also be disposable (put in the garbage after they are used up). Disposable ... | [] |
2,327 | 7,859 | 1,687,111 | Mork & Mindy | 2025-11-29T21:26:16Z | ***Mork and Mindy*** is an American television sitcom which ran from 1978 to 1982. It stars Robin Williams and Pam Dawber as the title characters. The series was made by Garry Marshall. Comedian Jonathan Winters has a recurring role in the series. *Mork and Mindy* is a spin-off from Marshall's other popular TV series, ... | [] |
2,328 | 7,862 | 863,768 | April 23 | 2025-05-30T00:31:55Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 215 BC – A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.
- 711 – Dagobert III is crowned King of the Franks.
- 1014 – Battle of Clontarf: Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.
- 1016 – Edmund Irons... | [] |
2,329 | 7,863 | 10,343,510 | 1954 | 2025-06-20T04:50:49Z | **1954** (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar.
## Events
- May 17 - The Supreme Court of the United States decides to desegregate schools in *Brown v. Board of Education*.
- August 1 - The First Indochina War ends.
- September 17 - The book *Lord of the Flies* by William Golding is ... | [] |
2,330 | 7,864 | 532,461 | American Samoa | 2026-09-29T06:02:18Z | **American Samoa** IPAC: səˈmoʊə (IPAC: localˈsɑːmoʊə; Amerika Sāmoa, <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-all"><div data-arg>aˈmɛɾika ˈsaːmʊa</div><div data-arg></div></template>; also *Amelika Sāmoa* or *Sāmoa Amelika*) is a territory of the United States. It is part of the Samoan Islands in the s... | [] |
2,331 | 7,865 | 1,530,097 | Disgust | 2024-12-11T00:45:44Z | <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Redirect-distinguish"><div data-arg>Gross</div><div data-arg>Gross (unit)</div></template>
**Disgust** is an emotion. People feel it when they see, touch, hear, or taste something that they think is nasty or repulsive. It is also caused by scorn. For example, when on... | [] |
2,332 | 7,866 | 863,768 | February 7 | 2025-05-30T00:31:59Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 457 – Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1074 – Pandulf IV of Benevento is killed battling the invading Normans at the Battle of Montesarchio.
- 1301 – Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first Prince of Wales.
- 1497 – The Bonfire of the Vanitie... | [] |
2,333 | 7,867 | 1,011,873 | 1723 | 2025-07-05T15:24:34Z | {{#Year article header}}1723{{/Year article header}}
## Births
- January 5 – Nicole-Reine Lepaute, French astronomer, mathematician (d. 1788)
- January 11 – Prithvi Narayan Shah, First Monarch of Nepal (d. 1775)
- January 12 – Samuel Langdon, American President of Harvard University (d. 1797)
- January 31 – Petronell... | [] |
2,334 | 7,868 | 314,522 | Oven | 2025-07-30T19:09:06Z | **Ovens** are closed, heated containers which are used for heating, baking, and drying. It is used the most often in cooking and pottery. They provide even, dry heat to all surfaces of food inside them. An indoor oven can have an electric heating element, or be fired by natural gas or coal. Outdoor ovens are often made... | [] |
2,335 | 7,869 | 16,695 | Pot | 2017-01-07T12:23:51Z | > *Pot is also a different (slang) word for marijuana (Cannabis).*
A cooking **pot** is a vessel to cook in. It is often larger than a pan, and will be taller than it is wide.
Pots are used for boiling liquids, like soups or stew.
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2,336 | 7,870 | 532,461 | Liquid | 2026-08-28T07:48:40Z | A **liquid** is a form of matter. It is settled between solid and gas. Liquid has an almost-fixed volume, but no set shape.
Every small force makes a liquid change its shape by flowing. Because of that, gravity makes liquids always take the shape of the container. The molecules that make up the liquid can freely move ... | [] |
2,337 | 7,872 | 863,768 | January 24 | 2025-05-30T00:32:02Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 41 – Roman Emperor Gaius Caesar (Caligula), known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism, was assassinated by his disgruntled Praetorian Guards.
- 1438 – Pope Eugenius IV was suspended by the Council of Basel.
- 1458 – Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary.
- 1521 – Ferdinand Magell... | [] |
2,338 | 7,873 | 1,681,231 | October 12 | 2025-10-24T23:22:28Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.
- 1216 – King John of England loses his own crown jewels in The Wash.
- 1492 – In his first voyage, Christopher Columbus lands in the present-day Bahamas, in the belief that he'd reached East Asia.
- 1654 – An explosion devastate... | [] |
2,339 | 7,874 | 10,311,148 | 1806 | 2025-06-05T13:52:29Z | **1806** (MDCCCVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- August 6 – The last Holy Roman Emperor quits, ending the Holy Roman Empire and founding the Austrian Empire.
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2,340 | 7,875 | 1,566,408 | July 13 | 2025-07-09T18:45:40Z | ## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1174 – William the Lion of Scotland is captured at Alnwick, Northumberland, by forces loyal to Henry II of England.
- 1249 – Alexander III of Scotland is crowned King.
- 1260 – The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy ... | [] |
2,341 | 7,876 | 1,011,873 | 1836 | 2025-07-05T15:29:17Z | {{#Year article header}}1836{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- The Year without a Summer
- Pepsian discovered.
- Charles Dickens writes and publishes his first book, *The Pickwick Papers*.
- First railway opens in Australia, a carriage on rails, pushed by convicts at Port Arthur, Tasmania
## Deaths
- March 6 – Da... | [] |
2,342 | 7,877 | 1,738,499 | White | 2026-07-18T05:06:16Z | white
White light can be made by putting all the other colors of light on the spectrum together. These other colors are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
## Meaning of white
White is linked with light, goodness, innocence, purity, cleanliness and virginity. It is sometimes thought to be the color... | [] |
2,343 | 7,879 | 532,461 | French Guiana | 2026-05-15T14:24:16Z | **French Guiana** (**Guyane**) is an overseas department and region of France, on the north Atlantic coast of South America. By land area, it is the second largest region of France (after Nouvelle-Aquitaine) and the largest overseas department of France and of the European Union.
Its prefecture and largest city is Cay... | [] |
2,344 | 7,880 | 974 | Nigger | 2026-09-30T13:32:21Z | **Nigger** is a slur used against black people. It is often used by racists. Also used in South Park episode “With Apologies to Jesse Jackson” Season 11 Episode 1
## Origin
The word originated as a mispronunciation of the feminine form of the word "negro", which is "negra". In Portuguese, "preto" means the color bl... | [] |
2,345 | 7,886 | 863,768 | Biography | 2026-09-02T10:28:08Z | A **biography** is the story of a person's life. The word comes from the Greek words *bios* (which means life) and *graphein* (which means write). When the biography is written by the person it is about, it is called an autobiography.
A written biography is a part of literature. Biographies can also be made as movies ... | [] |
2,346 | 7,887 | 1,751,369 | January 3 | 2026-02-20T21:21:36Z | More commonly this day is known as buzzball day with the official party celebrated at 29 Garden Place in the Land of the Gods.
## Events
### Up to 1900
- 1496 – Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.
- 1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther.
- 1749 – The first issue of the Danish newspaper... | [] |
2,347 | 7,888 | 1,866,492 | Ralph Nader | 2026-09-04T01:15:21Z | **Ralph Nader** (born February 27, 1934) is an American attorney, politician and political activist. He is best known for working for the rights of consumers, for his third party runs for President of the United States, and for helping George Bush get elected in the 2000 presidential election. He ran for president in 1... | [] |
2,348 | 7,889 | 693,482 | Jamie Farr | 2022-02-26T14:28:15Z | **Jamie Farr** (born July 1, 1934) is an American actor of Lebanese descent. He is best known for his role as Corp./later Sgt. Maxwell Q. Klinger on the 1970s TV show, *M\*A\*S\*H*. His real name is **Jameel Joseph Farha** and he was born in Toledo, Ohio.
Farr also appeared in movies like *The Blackboard Jungle* (1955... | [] |
2,349 | 7,890 | 532,461 | Free software | 2026-06-25T12:08:15Z | **Free software** is software (computer program) that anyone may run, share and change, at any time, for any reason. In this case, "free" means "freedom-respecting", not "free of charge". The opposite of free software is proprietary software.
In 1984, Richard Stallman started the free software movement when he began t... | [] |
2,350 | 7,895 | 10,310,115 | 1804 | 2025-06-05T00:17:03Z | **1804** (MDCCCIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday in the Julian calendar.
## Births
- July 4 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (*The Scarlet Letter*, *The House of the Seven Gables*, etc.)
- November 23 - Franklin Pierce, fourteenth President of th... | [] |
2,351 | 7,903 | 10,249,756 | 1812 | 2025-05-11T06:33:10Z | **1812** (MDCCCXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- March 5 – Prussia and France sign the Treaty of Paris
- March 26 – The 1812 Caracas earthquake destroys Caracas in Venezuela.
- April 30 – Louisiana is admitted as... | [] |
2,352 | 7,905 | 532,461 | Zookeeper | 2021-06-08T05:29:43Z | A **zookeeper** is a worker in a zoo, responsible for the feeding and daily care of the animals. As part of this, they clean the exhibits and report signs of bad health. They may also be involved in scientific research, and in public education, conducting tours or simply answering questions put by members of the public... | [] |
2,353 | 7,906 | 806,900 | Cage | 2021-01-06T22:14:19Z | A **cage** is a box which is made to keep something inside of, without it being able to get out (such as an animal). Cages are usually made of many metal bars.
A cage which has birds in it is called a "birdcage".
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2,354 | 7,907 | 1,320,268 | Toddler | 2025-08-28T01:10:07Z | **A toddler** is a very young child who is learning how to use their hands, stand and walk, and also how to communicate with others.
Most children are toilet trained while they are toddlers.
Even when toddlers can walk, they are often transported in a stroller, buggy, or pushchair when the walk is a long distance or ... | [] |
2,355 | 7,923 | 1,510,396 | Ronald McDonald | 2025-09-17T02:35:05Z | **Ronald McDonald** is an American clown character who is the mascot of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant.
He wears yellow and red stripes and has wacky hair. He lives in McDonaldland, with lots of his friends. The first actor to play Ronald McDonald was famous weatherman and Bozo the Clown actor Willard Scott. Late... | [] |
2,356 | 7,927 | 1,810,787 | Bob Marley | 2026-05-26T11:56:34Z | **Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley** (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) was the biggest reggae artist in the history of the genre and the biggest Jamaican activist in the 1970s. Marley made the Jamaican reggae music genre an internationally known genre and messaged political and spiritual messages about freedom and peace throu... | [] |
2,357 | 7,928 | 1,358,714 | Leonardo DiCaprio | 2026-09-05T05:11:10Z | **Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio** (IPAC: diˈkæprioʊ; <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-it"><div data-arg>diˈkaːprjo</div><div data-arg>lang</div></template>; born November 11, 1974) is an American celebrity, actor, movie director, producer and writer. He starred in many popular movies, including *What... | [] |
2,358 | 7,929 | 1,618,275 | John Candy | 2026-01-05T18:42:43Z | **John Franklin Candy** (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor. He is known for his comic roles in many movies and television series.
## Filmography
- *Class of '44* (1973)
- *It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time* (1975)
- *Tunnel Vision* (1976)
- *The Clown Murders* (1976)
- *Find the Lady* (1976)... | [] |
2,359 | 7,933 | 888,555 | Erwin Rommel | 2026-08-23T20:56:33Z | > *Desert fox can also refer to the Fennec fox*
Field Marshal **Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel**, The "Desert Fox" (born : 15 November 1891 in Heidenheim Württemberg/died : 14 October 1944 in Herrlingen,Free People’s State of Wurttemberg) was an German Military Army officer of the German Army (as a soldier/junior army in... | [] |
2,360 | 7,941 | 314,538 | Fermentation | 2025-10-12T02:50:43Z | **Fermentation** is when a cell uses sugar for energy without using oxygen at the same time. Fermentation is also when oxidation occurs in the absence of oxygen.
'Fermentation' also describes growing microorganisms on a growth medium. This is done to get a chemical product. French microbiologist Louis Pasteur studi... | [] |
2,361 | 7,947 | 1,629,609 | Flower | 2026-08-07T22:21:27Z | A **flower** is the reproductive part of flowering plants. Flowers are also called the bloom or blossom of a plant. Flowers have petals. Inside the part of the flower that has petals are the parts which produce pollen and seeds.
In all plants, a flower is usually its most colourful part. We say the plant 'flowers', 'i... | [] |
2,362 | 7,949 | 10,343,491 | 1939 | 2025-06-20T04:44:02Z | **1939** (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar. World War II started in this year.
## Events
- May 15 – Nazi Germany opens Ravensbruück concentration camp, the largest Nazi concentration camp for women
- September 1 – The Second World War begins when Nazi Germany invades Poland
- ... | [] |
2,363 | 7,950 | 1,260,226 | Square kilometre | 2024-12-05T23:55:05Z | A **square kilometer** (British English spelling *square kilometre*, in short *km²*) is a unit of measurement of area.
It is based on the SI unit meter.
## Equal areas
A square that has a side length of 1 kilometer (1000 meters) has an area of one square kilometer.
> 1,000 m × 1,000 m \= 1 km × 1 km \= 1,000,000 m² ... | [] |
2,364 | 7,952 | 693,482 | Judge | 2026-08-03T16:35:18Z | A **judge** is a person who is in control of a court of law.
The way to become a judge depends on each country. In some countries, judges must work with the law (often as a lawyer) for a number of years before they can "sit as a judge" in a courthouse. Judges are required to conduct the trial in an open courtroom and... | [] |
2,365 | 7,953 | 1,522,289 | Guilt (law) | 2025-02-22T19:25:09Z | In criminal law, a person is **guilty** if a court has decided they have done something illegal. For instance, if a person has broken a law by theft, he or she is guilty of a crime.
A person is guilty if a court decides him or her to be, i.e. if the court blames them for doing something wrong. A guilty person is punis... | [] |
2,366 | 7,954 | 1,161,309 | Length | 2026-05-26T17:14:53Z | **Length** is a measurement. The length of something is the distance between two ends of the thing. **Short** means a small length. **Long** means much length. **Short** and **long** are opposites. For two dimensional things, length is usually the longer side.
A ruler is a tool used to measure length.
## Measuring
A... | [] |
2,367 | 7,956 | 1,749,760 | Weight | 2026-02-20T17:36:32Z | The **weight** of an object (or the weight of an amount of matter) is the measure of the intensity of the force imposed on this object by the local gravitational field. Weight should not be confused with the related but quite different concept of mass. For small objects on Earth, the weight force is directed towards th... | [] |
2,368 | 7,957 | 1,475,106 | Truth | 2026-09-27T03:38:52Z | The **truth** is what is true. It may be everything that is true (reality) or just a part of it (a fact). It may also be a statement that is true: a truth. Things or statements that are not true are untrue or false. True things exist (or have existed); false things do not (or never have).
Aristotle said: "To say of wh... | [] |
2,369 | 7,961 | 224,035 | Zimbabwe | 2026-03-02T06:58:41Z | The **Republic of Zimbabwe** is a country in the southern part of the continent of Africa. Its capital city is Harare.
## Geography
Zimbabwe is surrounded by other countries, and so it has no coast on the sea. This type of country is called *landlocked*. The countries that surround Zimbabwe are Zambia, Botswana, Sout... | [] |
2,370 | 7,963 | 40,117 | Monaco | 2026-06-01T21:20:56Z | **Monaco**, officially the **Principality of Monaco** (French: Principauté de Monaco), is a city state and the second smallest country in the world after the Vatican City. Monaco is a city-state, meaning that the entire country is just one city.
Monaco is located south-east of France, on the Mediterranean Sea in West... | [] |
2,371 | 7,982 | 1,011,873 | Supermarkets in the United Kingdom | 2024-12-07T21:21:03Z | The main supermarket chains in the United Kingdom are:
\* Aldi
\* ASDA
\* Booths
\* Bell's Stores
\* Budgens
\* Centra
\* Co-op
\* Costco
\* Costcutter
\* Farmfoods
\* Iceland
\* Kwik Save
\* Lidl
\* Londis
\* Marks and Spencer
\* Morrisons
\* Netto
\* Pricerite
\* Sainsbury's
\* Scotmid
\* Somerfield
\* SPAR
\... | [] |
2,372 | 7,983 | 8,520,451 | Jettingen | 2022-10-30T14:33:26Z | **Jettingen** is a village in the south-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
There are 7,657 people living in *Jettingen*.
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2,373 | 7,990 | 1,792,998 | Ken Jennings | 2026-07-18T23:43:03Z | **Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Jennings III** (born May 23, 1974) is an American television game show host and is the highest money earning contestant on the American television game show *Jeopardy!*. He won a total of 74 times, earning \$2,522,700. His winning streak lasted from June 2, 2004 through November 30, 2004. He lo... | [] |
2,374 | 7,997 | 10,267,632 | Sublimation (phase transition) | 2025-05-18T18:16:43Z | **Sublimation** is how a solid becomes a gas without becoming a liquid first. It happens when the particles of a solid absorb enough energy to completely overcome the force of attraction between them. Most substances can sublimate only at low pressure. Many can sublimate in space.
Sometimes snow sublimates. This is u... | [] |
2,375 | 8,002 | 121,204 | Malcolm McDowell | 2025-12-31T03:14:56Z |
**Malcolm McDowell** (born **Malcolm John Taylor**; 13 June 1943) is an English actor and producer. He has been in many films, including: *A Clockwork Orange*, *O Lucky Man!* and *Caligula*.
McDowell lives in Ojai, California.
## Other websites
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2,376 | 8,003 | 1,161,309 | MAD Magazine | 2025-10-23T02:27:15Z | **MAD Magazine** is a humor and satire magazine that started in 1952 as a 10 cent comic book parody of other comics. For its 25th issue it converted to a 25 cent magazine. It remains popular in the United States.
Each issue features the grinning red-headed mascot, Alfred E. Neuman on the cover, and comic-like articles... | [] |
2,377 | 8,011 | 2,133 | Traverse City, Michigan | 2023-05-07T21:09:19Z | **Traverse City** is a town in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, United States. Traverse City is famous for its cherries. It has a beautiful beach, world-class hotels, but the zoo has been closed because not many people visited it.
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2,378 | 8,013 | 1,041,406 | Will Smith | 2026-05-04T23:48:51Z | **Willard Carroll Smith II** (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, producer and rapper. He got his start as part of the rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. He became an actor when he starred on the television show *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* as Will Smith, a teenager from Philadelphia sent to live w... | [] |
2,379 | 8,014 | 1,876,062 | Vladimir Putin | 2026-09-20T20:00:17Z | **Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin** (Влади́мир Влади́мирович Пу́тин, <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="audio"><div data-arg>ru-Putin.ogg</div><div data-arg>listen</div></template>; born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 201... | [] |
2,380 | 8,016 | 22,027 | Henry VII of England | 2026-06-29T19:41:05Z |
**Henry VII** or **Henry Tudor** (28 January 1457–21 April 1509) was King of England from 1485 to 1509. He founded the Tudor dynasty by winning the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485. His son became King Henry VIII of England.
## Biography
Henry VII was born in 1457 to Edmund Tudor and Margaret Beaufort. His father d... | [] |
2,381 | 8,017 | 314,522 | Dover | 2024-07-04T18:31:11Z | **Dover** is a town on the coast in Kent, in the United Kingdom. It was built by the Romans. There is a castle in Dover, called Dover Castle. It is the largest castle in England. The population is about 39,078. Throughout history, it has been an important port of Britain because it is the closest port to mainland Europ... | [] |
2,382 | 8,018 | 314,522 | Tonbridge | 2024-07-04T19:39:56Z | **Tonbridge** is a town in Kent in England. The River Medway runs through the town. A castle stands on the northern river bank in the middle of Tonbridge.
Tonbridge is linked by railways to London and Dover.
There are many secondary schools in the area. such as Tonbridge Grammar School
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2,383 | 8,019 | 16,695 | Inverness | 2023-12-01T11:03:03Z | **Inverness** is a city in the northern part of Scotland. It is often called the capital of the Highlands. It is on the A9 road. Inverness Airport is an important way to get to the Scottish Highlands.
## Notable people
- Yvette Cooper, politician
- Karen Gillan, actress
- Charles Kennedy, politician
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2,384 | 8,020 | 8,951,267 | Boycott | 2023-07-20T11:35:04Z | A **boycott** is a protest where the protesters do not buy a product or give money to a company. Instead of buying a certain product, they might also buy another, very similar product from a different company.
The word was made during the *Irish Land War*'. It comes from the name of Captain Charles Boycott. Boycott wa... | [] |
2,385 | 8,021 | 10,055,146 | Artificial | 2025-02-04T02:59:32Z | When something is **artificial**, or **man-made**, it has been made by humans, not nature. For example, an artificial satellite is one made by humans, while a natural satellite is a satellite that was not made by humans. Many artificial things imitate or copy things found in nature. The imitation may use the same basic... | [] |
2,386 | 8,023 | 1,822,020 | King Arthur | 2026-06-14T22:18:10Z | **King Arthur** was a real story that was about the Great Kingdom of Camelot Historical king in the Castle of Camelot.
King Arthur is a fabled ruler of Britain who defended his kingdom of Camelot. He is a popular fictional character in modern literature. He won several battles, and had many homes. However, his favorit... | [] |
2,387 | 8,024 | 10,480,021 | Johnny Appleseed | 2025-08-27T00:52:52Z |
**John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman** (September 26, 1774 - March 18, 1845) was an American folk hero who was a Christian missionary and pioneer. His nickname came from the fact that he planted apple trees throughout the American Midwest. Many people consider him an early conservationist, or "tree-hugger." He wandered ... | [] |
2,388 | 8,026 | 62,523 | Compact disc | 2026-04-15T21:16:40Z | A **compact disc** (**CD**) is a storage device in the form of small plastic compact discs which store and retrieve computer data or music using light. CDs replaced floppy disks and gramophone records because they were faster and could hold more information. The CD was invented by both Philips and Sony at the same time... | [] |
2,389 | 8,027 | 1,104,471 | Maidstone | 2021-07-19T11:38:28Z | **Maidstone** is a town in Kent, in England. It stands on the River Medway. Maidstone is the county town of Kent, meaning the local government is based there. Its name means "stone of the maidens". The town of Maidstone is within the borough of Maidstone, which also includes several surrounding villages. In 2001, 75,07... | [] |
2,390 | 8,030 | 10,428,008 | C. S. Lewis | 2025-07-31T00:11:18Z | **Clive Staples Lewis** (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), usually called **C. S. Lewis**, was a British scholar who wrote about 40 books. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is famous for his fantasy works, essays, and writings on literature and theology. Lewis' theological works are usually apologetics, ... | [] |
2,391 | 8,034 | 1,495,229 | The Corrs | 2025-04-20T10:47:28Z | > *This article is about the Irish rock band. For the American rock band, see The Cars.*
**The Corrs** is a folk pop rock band from Ireland. There are three sisters and one brother in the quartet. They became very popular in the late 1990s.
## The group
They were all born in Dundalk, Republic of Ireland, the childr... | [] |
2,392 | 8,036 | 121,204 | Aaron | 2024-03-26T03:32:39Z | **Aaron** is a person described in the Bible and the Qu'ran. He was the older brother of Moses. He helped Moses lead the Hebrews out of Egypt. In the Bible, he appeared very much in Exodus.
## Moses' helper
Aaron spoke for Moses, when he went to tell Pharaoh the King of Egypt everything God wanted Moses to say. The L... | [] |
2,393 | 8,037 | 532,461 | Paula Abdul | 2026-09-25T01:08:53Z | **Paula Julie Abdul** (; born June 19, 1962) is an American singer and dancer. She had a string of hit songs and choreographed (planned) many dances for herself and others, including singer-songwriter Janet Jackson. Musically, she is known for her late-1980s number-one singles "Straight Up" and "Cold Hearted", along w... | [] |
2,394 | 8,038 | 640,235 | Douglas Adams | 2023-10-28T20:07:36Z | **Douglas Adams** (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was a British writer. He is most famous for his *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* series.
Adams was born in Cambridge. When he was a few months old he moved to East London and a few years later to Brentwood, Essex. He originally received attention when he wrote for ... | [] |
2,395 | 8,039 | 532,461 | Tom Arnold | 2026-06-20T21:37:48Z | **Tom Arnold** (born March 6, 1959) is an American actor and comedian. He was born in Ottumwa, Iowa. He became famous when he married Roseanne Barr in 1990, another comedian and star of the popular sitcom, *Roseanne.* They divorced in 1994. He was one of the original hosts of the talk show, "The Best Damn Sports Show P... | [] |
2,396 | 8,040 | 1,508,758 | Bea Arthur | 2025-08-28T17:03:07Z | **Beatrice** "**Bea**" **Arthur** (May 13, 1922 - April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedian, and singer, best known for her roles in *Maude* and *The Golden Girls*. She was Jewish.
## Early life
Arthur was born in Brooklyn, New York City on May 13, 1922. Her parents were Philip and Rebecca Frankelin. She grew... | [] |
2,397 | 8,041 | 9,399,493 | Dave Attell | 2024-03-07T05:12:49Z | **Dave Attell** (born January 18, 1965) is an American comedian and host of the TV show *Insomniac with Dave Attell*, shown on Comedy Central in the United States.
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2,398 | 8,042 | 9,201,170 | Karel Appel | 2023-11-19T17:16:21Z | **Christiaan Karel Appel** (<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-nl"><div data-arg>ˈkrɪstijaːn ˈkaːrəl ˈɑpəl</div><div data-arg>pron</div><div data-arg>Karel_Appel.ogg</div></template>; 25 April 1921 – 3 May 2006) was a Dutch painter. He painted in the abstract expressionist style. He was known for h... | [] |
2,399 | 8,043 | 109,566 | Randy Bachman | 2015-10-11T15:01:59Z | **Randall Charles Bachman** (born September 27, 1943 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian musician. He was a member of the rock groups The Guess Who and later Bachman–Turner Overdrive.
## Other websites
- [Official website](http://www.randybachman.com/)
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