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3,800 | 12,336 | 314,522 | Western Sahara | 2026-08-26T23:06:31Z | **Western Sahara** (Arabic: **الصحراء الغربية**; Amazigh: **Tanẓṛuft Tutrimt**; Sahara Occidental) is a territory in north Africa. To the north is Morocco, to the east is Algeria, to the south is Mauritania, and to the west is the Atlantic Ocean. Its surface is 266000 km2. It is one of the most sparsely populated terr... | [] |
3,801 | 12,337 | 1,498,485 | Tunis | 2026-04-23T05:27:08Z | **Tunis** (تونس, *Tūnis*) is the capital city of Tunisia. As of 2004, 728,463 people lived in the city. About 1.6 million live in the metropolitan area.
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3,802 | 12,338 | 1,867,202 | Mozambique | 2026-09-07T03:35:29Z | **Mozambique**, officially the **Republic of Mozambique**, is a country in southeastern Africa. Its capital is Maputo. There are about 31 million people. In 1975, Mozambique became independent from Portugal. (National Day on 25th June, 1975) The country was named Moçambique by the Portuguese after the Island of Mozambi... | [] |
3,803 | 12,339 | 1,508,758 | Dian Fossey | 2026-05-25T18:43:30Z | **Dian Fossey** (January 16, 1932 – December 26, 1985) was an American zoologist. She is best known for studying gorillas in Rwanda.
Fossey was inspired by a book called *The Mountain Gorilla* by George Schaller. Fossey studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda because of the book. When people want to get close to gorillas ... | [] |
3,804 | 12,344 | 16,695 | Maryland | 2026-09-06T16:55:13Z | **Maryland** is a state in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States of America. Its capital is Annapolis, and its most populous city is Baltimore.
The governor of Maryland is Wes Moore. He was elected in the 2022 election. Moore is the first Black governor of Maryland and the third Black governor in United States ... | [] |
3,805 | 12,345 | 1,687,742 | Billy Paul | 2025-11-07T02:07:30Z | **Billy Paul** (**Paul Williams**; December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016) was an American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer. His biggest hit was "Me and Mrs. Jones". He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Paul died on the afternoon of April 24, 2016 in Blackwood, New Jersey after suffering from pancreatic can... | [] |
3,806 | 12,346 | 1,508,758 | Rita Coolidge | 2025-02-08T14:50:04Z | **Rita Coolidge** (born May 1, 1945) is an American singer. During the 1970s and 1980s, she charted hits on Billboard's pop, country, adult contemporary and jazz charts.
## Personal life
Coolidge is part Cherokee, and this influences her music.
Coolidge married Tatsuya Suda on June 19, 2012 in the Cook Islands. C... | [] |
3,807 | 12,347 | 307,136 | Carole Bayer Sager | 2026-09-23T18:50:11Z | **Carole Bayer Sager** (born March 8, 1944) is an American songwriter and singer.
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3,808 | 12,348 | 10,380,053 | Elvis Costello | 2025-07-08T15:34:22Z | **Elvis Costello** (born **Declan Patrick MacManus**, 25 August 1954) is an English singer and songwriter. He was born at St Mary’s Hospital in London. He was an important musician in the late 1970s punk rock and new wave music styles. In the 1980s, he played an original style of rock and roll. Later he wrote and perfo... | [] |
3,809 | 12,349 | 1,674,404 | The Cure | 2026-09-16T16:16:38Z | **The Cure** are a British rock band. They formed in Crawley, England in May 1978.
## History
The Cure began in 1976 as 'Easy Cure'. It was formed by Robert Smith (vocals, guitar) together with schoolmates Michael Dempsey (bass), Lol Tolhurst (drums), and local guitarist Porl Thompson.
They began writing and demoing... | [] |
3,810 | 12,350 | 560,973 | Crawley | 2026-06-01T16:33:06Z | {\| border\=1 cellpadding\="2" cellspacing\="0" align\="right" width\=300 style\="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; border: 1px \#aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" style\=margin-left:10px
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3,811 | 12,351 | 532,461 | Blue Öyster Cult | 2025-07-25T12:44:43Z | **Blue Öyster Cult** is a psychedelic rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1971. They have many well-known songs like *(Don't Fear) The Reaper*, and *Burnin' For You*.
The group's best known songs are probably: The 1976 single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" from the album Agents of Fortune (featured in the mo... | [] |
3,812 | 12,352 | 1,687,111 | Steppenwolf | 2026-01-01T02:04:22Z | **Steppenwolf** was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1967. The band has sold more than 25 million units worldwide, releasing 8 gold albums and 13 Hot 100 singles, including three top-10 hits in "Born to Be Wild", '"Magic Carpet Ride", and "Rock Me".
## Popular culture
- "Born to Be Wild", which ... | [] |
3,813 | 12,353 | 1,668,201 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 2026-01-25T17:35:19Z | **Creedence Clearwater Revival** (often made shorter as **CCR** or **Creedence**) was an American rock band from California, United States. They were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The band has sold 26 million albums in the United States alone. CCR was inducted into (became part of) the Rock and Roll Hall... | [] |
3,814 | 12,358 | 1,464,674 | Ferret | 2026-03-31T23:17:29Z | **Ferrets** (*Mustela putorius furo*) are domestic animals. They are the domestic form of the (European) polecat. They are in the weasel genus of the family Mustelidae.
Ferrets have an average length of 20 inches (51 cm) including a 5-inch (13 cm) tail, weigh about 1.5–4 lb. They live for about 7–10 years. Males are l... | [] |
3,815 | 12,359 | 948,785 | Three Dog Night | 2025-09-02T18:34:28Z | **Three Dog Night** is an American rock band. They were popular from the late 1960s and early 1970s. They had 21 hit singles and 12 gold albums between 1969 and 1975.
## Songs
- *An Old-Fashioned Love Song* (written by Paul Williams)
- *Joy to the World* (written by Hoyt Axton)
- *Mama Told Me (Not To Come)* (by Ran... | [] |
3,816 | 12,360 | 440,188 | Grand Funk Railroad | 2022-09-18T06:53:39Z | **Grand Funk Railroad** were an American rock group from Flint, Michigan. They were popular in the early and mid 1970s.
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3,817 | 12,361 | 22,027 | The Sweet | 2024-09-25T03:29:07Z | **The Sweet** (also known as **Sweet**) are a British glam rock band. The group is famous for the songs such as "Ballroom Blitz", "Little Willy", "Fox on the Run" and "Love is Like Oxygen". The group was originally called **Sweetshop**.
## Studio albums
- Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be (1971)
- Sweet Fanny Adams (1974)... | [] |
3,818 | 12,362 | 569,007 | Prince (musician) | 2026-09-29T21:53:03Z | **Prince Rogers Nelson** (better known as **Prince**) (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger and dancer. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He was known for blending erotic lyrics with R&B, funk rock and technology. He had ten platinum albums and thi... | [] |
3,819 | 12,363 | 1,508,758 | Duane Eddy | 2025-02-08T14:50:17Z | **Duane Eddy** (April 26, 1938 – April 30, 2024) was a Grammy Award-winning American rock guitarist. Many people enjoyed his music and tried to play the same way as he did. He is best known for the music that he played without singing words. He was probably best known for his hit song Rebel Rouser (1958). Released in 1... | [] |
3,820 | 12,364 | 1,475,106 | Nurse | 2026-07-13T19:27:40Z | A **nurse** is a person who is trained to give care to people who are sick or injured. Nurses work with doctors and other health care workers to make patients well and to keep them fit and healthy. Nurses also help with end-of-life needs and assist other family members with grieving.
Nursing is a profession, like a do... | [] |
3,821 | 12,365 | 248,920 | Violent Femmes | 2025-10-31T00:41:26Z | **Violent Femmes** is a rock group. They formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA in 1980.
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3,822 | 12,367 | 248,920 | Ozzy Osbourne | 2026-08-11T20:43:43Z | **John Michael** "**Ozzy**" **Osbourne** (3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025), nicknamed **Prince of Darkness**, was an English heavy metal singer, singing for Black Sabbath and on his own. He died in July 2025, seventeen days after his last concert at the age of 76.
## Early life
Osbourne was born in Marston Green Hospi... | [] |
3,823 | 12,368 | 10,320,158 | Dinah Shore | 2025-06-10T13:07:27Z | **Dinah Shore** (born **Frances Rose Shore**, March 1, 1916 - February 24, 1994) was an American singer and host of her own talk show.
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3,824 | 12,369 | 48,755 | Bryan Adams | 2026-09-28T00:10:28Z | **Bryan Guy Adams** <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Post-nominals"><div data-arg>OC</div><div data-arg>OBC</div></template> (born November 5, 1959) is a British-Canadian rock musician. He is known for the songs *Summer of '69* and *(Everything I Do) I Do It For You*. He has performed with many othe... | [] |
3,825 | 12,371 | 8,589,395 | Roy Orbison | 2022-12-16T15:03:08Z | **Roy Kelton Orbison** (April 23, 1936 - December 6, 1988) was an American singer. In 1987, he was named into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Orbison was popular in the 1960s. He became less popular in the 1970s, but began to make a career comeback in the 1980s. However, as he was becoming more popular again, he died o... | [] |
3,826 | 12,372 | 586 | Taylor Dayne | 2023-10-26T11:38:10Z | **Taylor Dayne** (born as **Leslie Wunderman** on March 7, 1962) is an American singer. She is best known for her song, "Tell It to My Heart".
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3,827 | 12,373 | 1,011,873 | Stephen Stills | 2022-03-17T18:21:53Z | **Stephen Arthur Stills** (born January 3, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter. He is most famous as a member of the groups Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash. In 2003, *Rolling Stone* listed him at \#28 on a list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
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3,828 | 12,374 | 1,879,293 | SpongeBob SquarePants | 2026-09-27T03:35:15Z | ***SpongeBob SquarePants***, often shortened to ***SpongeBob***, is an American animated comedy television series created by Stephen Hillenburg. The show began on May 1st, 1999, and has been running ever since.
It's Nickelodeon's most popular program. It's been made into many pieces of merchandise, not limited to movi... | [] |
3,829 | 12,377 | 22,027 | Paul & Paula | 2016-06-26T08:25:43Z | **Paul & Paula** (**Ray Hildebrand**, born December 21, 1940, and **Jill Jackson**, born May 20, 1942) are a pop/rock singing duo. They charted three *Billboard* Top 40 singles in 1963.
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3,830 | 12,378 | 10,290,806 | Seafood | 2025-05-28T06:05:52Z | **Seafood** is food made from fish or other sea animals such as shrimp and lobsters. The harvesting (collecting) of seafood is called fishing.
Seafood is rich in protein and is usually thought as healthy food.
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3,831 | 12,379 | 487,619 | Peer review | 2025-05-27T11:31:42Z | **Peer review** is a process used when publishing documents where the work is reviewed by the author's peer group (someone in their field). It is a way of checking and reviewing a person's work. It is often used by scientists, scholars, medical professionals, engineers, and in some aspects of government.
For example, ... | [] |
3,832 | 12,383 | 1,881,277 | Puerto Rico | 2026-09-29T02:33:22Z | **Puerto Rico**, or the **Commonwealth of Puerto Rico** (Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico), is a U.S. territory in the Caribbean Sea. This means that it belongs to the United States and citizens of Puerto Rico are citizens of the United States as well. Puerto Rico is not an independent country, but like all populat... | [] |
3,833 | 12,387 | 95,036 | Pilgrimage | 2026-05-26T20:25:29Z | A **pilgrimage** is when people travel to a place of worship that is usually far away. They may have to go to a different city or country. Usually a pilgrimage is done for spiritual or religious reasons. The purpose of Christian pilgrimage was summarized by Pope Benedict XVI this way:
There are also non-religious pilg... | [] |
3,834 | 12,391 | 1,821,571 | 1703 | 2026-08-13T19:36:34Z | **1703** (MDCCIII) was a common year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- St. Petersburg becomes the capital of Russia
- February 2 – an earthquake hit the town of L'Aquila, Italy.
- February 4 – in Japan, the 47 samurai (47 Ronin) comm... | [] |
3,835 | 12,392 | 863,768 | Watermelon | 2026-07-29T05:38:47Z | A **[watermelon](https://www.britannica.com/plant/watermelon)** (*Citrullus lanatus*) is Latin for a plant which was first domesticated in Africa. It is a cultivated edible fruit. It is grown worldwide, there are more than 1000 varieties.
About 6% of a watermelon is sugar, which gives it a sweet taste. There are many... | [] |
3,836 | 12,396 | 532,461 | Monrovia | 2026-03-24T09:51:50Z | **Monrovia** (IPAC: mənˈroʊviə; IPAC: mənˈroʊviə,\_mɒnˈroʊviə) is the capital of Liberia. It is Liberia's most populous city with a population of 1,010,970. The city is named after 5th U.S. President James Monroe.
Monrovia was founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society. They wanted free slaves to have their ... | [] |
3,837 | 12,397 | 10,500,366 | Paul Anka | 2025-09-06T21:41:31Z | **Paul Albert Anka** <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Post-nominals"><div data-arg>OC</div><div data-arg></div></template> (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. He is best known for such songs as *Diana* (1957) and *Lonely Boy* (1959).
Anka was inducted into Canada's Wal... | [] |
3,838 | 12,398 | 532,461 | Neil Young | 2026-05-26T00:08:16Z | **Neil Percival Young** (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American musician. He is known for his country and rock songs.
Many of his songs have a political and/or personal message. He was also a member of the groups Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Some of his best-known songs are "Heart of... | [] |
3,839 | 12,399 | 116,088 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 2019-11-20T14:55:13Z | ***The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy*** is a science fiction comedy series by Douglas Adams. It started out as a radio show series for the BBC Radio 4 in 1978.
Between 1979 - 1992, Adams wrote a series of five books.
In 1980, a second radio series was broadcast.
In 1981, it was made into a television series.
I... | [] |
3,840 | 12,401 | 1,113,083 | Cookbook | 2021-10-19T08:57:58Z | A **cookbook**, or **cookery book**, is kind of book that tells people how to prepare food for eating using specific instructions called a recipe. Most cookbooks also have tips on how to eat and present the food as well. They usually list the ingredients needed, time needed to cook, and the instruction`<nowiki/>`{=html... | [] |
3,841 | 12,403 | 70,336 | Somalia | 2026-08-18T23:25:57Z | **Somalia** (Soomaaliya; الصومال), officially called the **Federal Republic of Somalia** (Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya; جمهورية الصومال), is a country located on the Horn of Africa. It used to be known as the **Somali Republic.**
It is bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, with Yemen to the north... | [] |
3,842 | 12,405 | 22,027 | Mel Blanc | 2024-10-29T09:04:50Z | **Melvin Jerome** **Blanc** (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor, radio personality and comedian. Nicknamed **The Man of a Thousand Voices**, he was best known for his voice roles such as in *Looney Tunes*, Hanna-Barbera cartoons, and others.
Blanc was born on May 30, 1908 in San Francisco, Calif... | [] |
3,843 | 12,407 | 5,295 | Conagra Brands | 2024-06-07T23:35:06Z | **Conagra Brands, Inc.** is a food packing company that packs food for supermarkets, restaurants, and other businesses. It is located in North America.
## Other websites
- [ConAgra Foods, Inc.](http://www.conagrafoods.com)
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3,844 | 12,408 | 1,558,358 | IPod | 2026-08-18T19:05:48Z | The **iPod** is a series of portable music players designed by the company Apple Inc. in California. The iPod comes with computer cables so that the user can put music from their computer onto the iPod, and play music from it using headphones. Newer iPods allow a user to play games, view pictures, watch videos and use ... | [] |
3,845 | 12,411 | 1,392,959 | Costa Rica | 2026-06-26T18:31:27Z | **Costa Rica**, officially the **Republic of Costa Rica**, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua and Panama. To the northeast is the Caribbean Sea and to the southwest is the Pacific Ocean. Its capital and largest city is San José.
## History
### Pre-Columbian period
The indigenous people of Costa Ri... | [] |
3,846 | 12,412 | 1,866,238 | Wisconsin | 2026-09-04T00:02:26Z | **Wisconsin** is a state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. The capital of Wisconsin is Madison. The biggest city in Wisconsin is Milwaukee.
In 2018, most of Wisconsin’s immigrants came from Mexico, India, China, Laos and the Philippines.
## History
Native Americans first settled in Wisconsin before ... | [] |
3,847 | 12,413 | 532,461 | Odia Coates | 2025-05-10T12:55:03Z | **Odia Coates** (November 13, 1941 – May 19, 1991) was an American singer. She is best remembered for her duet with Paul Anka, "(You're) Having My Baby" from 1974. The song was \#1 on the *Billboard* Top 100 chart for three weeks in 1974.
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3,848 | 12,414 | 1,204,528 | Amy Grant | 2023-09-26T02:07:04Z | **Amy Lee Grant** (November 25, 1960) is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her Contemporary Christian music, as well as pop music hits. Grant is the best-selling contemporary Christian music singer ever. She released her first album in 1977 at the age of 16.
## Early life
Grant was born in Augusta, ... | [] |
3,849 | 12,416 | 1,419,765 | Dalida | 2024-02-18T19:49:08Z | **Dalida** (real name: **Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti**) (January 17, 1933 - May 3, 1987) was an Egyptian-born Italian/French biggest international singing icon and actress. She was born in Cairo to an Italian family. She had Italian citizenship all her life. From 1961, she also had French citizenship. She died in 1987 b... | [] |
3,850 | 12,417 | 10,384,881 | The Bangles | 2025-07-11T02:52:35Z | **The Bangles** are an all-female American rock band. The band started in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The Bangles are best known for their hit (popular) songs "Walk Like an Egyptian" (which featured a dance where a person walks by bending the left hand forward and the right hand backward), and "Manic Monday".
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3,851 | 12,418 | 440,188 | Britcom | 2022-10-06T06:20:08Z | "**Britcom**" is short for "British sitcom". It is a situation comedy show produced in the United Kingdom. This is what they are called especially in the United States and Australia, where they have cult followings. Some of them like *Till Death Do Us Part* and *Steptoe and Son* were remade as American comedy TV shows ... | [] |
3,852 | 12,425 | 1,508,758 | Kris Kristofferson | 2025-02-08T15:36:36Z | **Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson** (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American actor, musician, and writer. He is known for writing country songs for other people or singing them himself. He is also a well-known actor and appeared in films like *Star is Born*, *Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia*, *Alice Doe... | [] |
3,853 | 12,427 | 1,797,172 | Mathematical constant | 2026-06-10T00:37:55Z | A **mathematical constant** is a number, which has a special meaning for calculations. For example, the constant π (pronounced "pie") means the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. This value is always the same for any circle. A mathematical constant is often a real, non-integral number of interest.
In c... | [] |
3,854 | 12,432 | 70,336 | Leaning Tower of Pisa | 2025-12-02T05:25:41Z | The **Leaning Tower of Pisa** is a building in Pisa, Italy. It is a bell tower. It is famous for its nearly four-degree lean. In 1990 the tower was leaning at 5.5 degrees and increasing. After that, much restoration work has been done to stop it from falling over completely. There was scaffolding all around the tower f... | [] |
3,855 | 12,433 | 1,505,746 | Tower | 2024-08-17T06:54:43Z | A **tower** is a tall structure. Towers are different from buildings because people do not live in them. Many castles have towers. Today, towers are very tall. Some things they are used for are to send radio signals, for observation, or to hold up bridges.
## Gallery
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Image:Eiffel Tower from t... | [] |
3,856 | 12,435 | 532,461 | Tel Aviv | 2026-09-26T17:12:26Z | The city of **Tel Aviv-Yafo** (תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפו; تَلْ أَبِيبْ-يَافَا) is a municipality in Israel, often just called **Tel Aviv**. It is Israel's second largest city and main commercial, financial, industrial and cultural center. It is on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.
As of 2024, there are 4.4 million p... | [] |
3,857 | 12,436 | 9,617,276 | Trigonometry | 2024-06-26T12:04:44Z | **Trigonometry** (from the Greek *trigonon* \= three angles and *metron* \= measure) is a part of elementary mathematics dealing with angles, triangles and **trigonometric functions** such as **sine** (abbreviated sin), **cosine** (abbreviated cos) and **tangent** (abbreviated tan). It has some connection to geometry, ... | [] |
3,858 | 12,437 | 1,161,309 | Monotheism | 2025-07-08T11:20:54Z | **Monotheism** is the belief in only one god, rather than the two (dualism) or more (polytheism) as in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient India and Ancient Egypt.
Many religions are monotheistic, such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i Faith, Sikhism, Eckankar, Zoroastrianism, Cao Dai and Tenrikyo. Some pagan ... | [] |
3,859 | 12,438 | 1,161,309 | Polytheism | 2025-07-08T10:48:49Z | **Polytheism** means believing in many gods. A person that believes in polytheism is called a **polytheist**. A religion with polytheism can be called a **polytheistic religion**.
Polytheism is well documented in historical religions of classical antiquity, especially those of Ancient Greeks and Ancient Rome. Other an... | [] |
3,860 | 12,439 | 1,879,293 | Nelvana | 2026-09-26T15:53:27Z | **Nelvana Limited** (IPAC: nɛlˈvɑːnə; often called **Nelvana International** or simply **Nelvana**) is a Canadian animation studio. Founded in July 30, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive A. Smith. The company is now owned by Corus Entertainment. It is named after a local comic... | [] |
3,861 | 12,441 | 532,461 | Jeb Bush | 2025-07-17T04:49:11Z | **John Ellis** "**Jeb**" **Bush** (born February 11, 1953) is an American businessman and politician. He served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007.
Bush is the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, the younger brother of former President George W. Bush, and... | [] |
3,862 | 12,442 | 532,461 | Auckland | 2026-05-25T03:42:55Z | **Auckland** is the largest city in New Zealand. About 2 million people live in the Auckland region. For a short time in New Zealand's history it was the capital city. Now Wellington is the capital city.
Auckland is in the north of the North Island. It is on two harbours: the Manukau and Waitemata harbours. It is know... | [] |
3,863 | 12,446 | 17,988 | Capitalism | 2026-09-04T02:17:29Z | **Capitalism** is an economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated with the goal of earning profit.
Property owned by individuals, not by the government, is often called private property. In theory, under competition in capitalist free market economies, prices move up or down accord... | [] |
3,864 | 12,447 | 532,461 | Ghana | 2026-08-26T03:58:45Z | **Ghana** (formerly the Gold Coast) is a country in West Africa. Thirty-one million people live there; its capital was once Cape Coast, but now it is Accra. It is in Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Togo.
Since Ghana is near the Equator, the climate is very warm and trop... | [] |
3,865 | 12,448 | 1,206,257 | Strawberry Shortcake | 2025-10-28T23:22:06Z | **Strawberry Shortcake** is a doll and pop culture character. Before she was a doll and animated character, she was a drawing on greeting cards. The doll has red hair and smells like strawberries. Kenner products created the first Strawberry Shortcake doll in 1979. At that time she resembled a typical rag doll, complet... | [] |
3,866 | 12,450 | 1,674,404 | Christina Aguilera | 2026-10-01T15:33:58Z | **Christina María Aguilera** (born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and dancer. Aguilera is known for her strong voice, which can reach high notes, and for changing her style throughout her career. She is often called the "Voice of a Generation" and was even named a Disney ... | [] |
3,867 | 12,456 | 693,482 | Chicken | 2026-08-03T17:16:20Z | **Chicken** refers to the domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl. It is raised in many places for its meat and eggs. They are usually kept by humans as livestock. Some breeds of chickens can fly for a short distance. Some sleep in trees (if there are trees around).
A male chicken is called a rooster or a cock. ... | [] |
3,868 | 12,460 | 1,843,220 | Floppy disk | 2026-07-23T19:22:06Z | The **floppy disk** is a removable magnetic storage medium. Floppy disks are used for moving information between computers, laptops, or other devices. Some early digital cameras, electronic music instruments and older computer game consoles use floppy disks. Floppy disks are inserted in to a **floppy disk drive** or ... | [] |
3,869 | 12,461 | 532,461 | Nat King Cole | 2026-09-24T11:04:05Z | **Nathaniel Adams Coles**, professionally known as **Nat King Cole**, (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) was an American jazz musician, singer and songwriter. He was born in the southern city of Montgomery, Alabama. His father was a Christian minister. Millions of Nat King Cole’s recordings were sold while he was ali... | [] |
3,870 | 12,463 | 532,461 | Voice of America | 2026-09-28T00:07:02Z | The **Voice of America** (VOA) is the official broadcasting service of the United States government. It is one of the best-known stations in international broadcasting. Along with English, VOA broadcasts in many other languages. VOA's broadcasts are made to share a positive view of the United States with the world. Ame... | [] |
3,871 | 12,465 | 1,674,404 | George Gershwin | 2025-12-08T19:46:59Z | **George Gershwin** (September 26, 1898; Brooklyn, New York – July 11, 1937; Hollywood, California) was an American composer and a pianist.
## Story of his life
### Childhood
George Gershwin was born on September 26, 1898, in Brooklyn, New York.
His family immigrated to the United States. Gershwin, his two brothers ... | [] |
3,872 | 12,468 | 532,461 | Aaron Copland | 2026-09-28T21:25:33Z | **Aaron Copland** (IPAC: ˈkoʊplənd, ; November 14, 1900December 2, 1990) was an American composer who wrote modern music.
Aaron Copland wrote many kinds of music. He wrote music for the orchestra, piano, and voice. He wrote music for plays, movies, and dance. Copland also was a conductor, pianist, speaker, teacher, an... | [] |
3,873 | 12,485 | 1,391,867 | Diphthong | 2025-07-09T19:07:09Z | A **diphthong** (pronounced "DIF-thong" or "DIP-thong") is a vowel where the speaker has to move their mouth into two different positions to make. It is a vowel where two different vowel qualities can be heard. Examples are:
waist, die, noise, road, house, fierce, bear, sure. Each of these is a different vowel sound.
... | [] |
3,874 | 12,489 | 1,778,528 | The Price is Right | 2026-07-18T00:39:10Z | ***The Price is Right*** is an American television game show on CBS. The current version started in 1956, and was hosted by Bob Barker for a long time. However, in 2006, Bob Barker announced that he would retire from the show. His last episode aired in June 2007. Comedian Drew Carey is now the host; his first episode a... | [] |
3,875 | 12,503 | 640,235 | Monophthong | 2023-04-28T10:39:42Z | A **monophthong** (pronounced "Mono-F-thong") is simply a vowel. The word monophthong comes from the old Greek language. *Mono* means *one* or *single*, and the *-phthong* means *sound* or *tone*, from the basic word *phthalein*, which means *to speak*, *create sound with the voice*. The word **monophthong** shows that... | [] |
3,876 | 12,505 | 314,538 | Kalua | 2025-09-27T23:19:38Z | **Kalua** is a Hawaiian cooking method. The word "kalua" means "to cook in an underground oven" in Hawaiian. The oven is a hole in the ground called an **imu**.
Kalua is most often used to cook pig. **Kalua pig** is a popular food at luaus.
Ancient Hawaiians used rocks from rivers to cook pig. They heated the rocks ... | [] |
3,877 | 12,509 | 1,734,355 | Ultraviolet | 2026-05-10T00:31:13Z | **Ultraviolet** is the part of the electromagnetic spectrum shown on the left side of the picture below as black—because humans cannot see light of such short wavelength (or high frequency). Many animals such as some insects, some reptiles, crocodiles, salamanders, and small birds can see things that reflect this light... | [] |
3,878 | 12,513 | 693,482 | Ornithology | 2023-04-11T14:44:08Z | **Ornithology** is the study of birds. A person who studies birds is called an **ornithologist**.
## Aspects
Several aspects of ornithology differ from other disciplines, because they are easy to see and are often attractive. Many studies of birds have been done by amateur`<nowiki/>`{=html}s working in a scientific ... | [] |
3,879 | 12,514 | 532,461 | Rod Stewart | 2026-01-14T21:50:14Z | **Sir Roderick David Stewart**, <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Post-nominals"><div data-arg data-name="country">GBR</div><div data-arg>CBE</div></template> (born 10 January 1945) is a British pop singer, known professionally as **Rod Stewart**. He was born in London to an English mother and Scottis... | [] |
3,880 | 12,515 | 532,461 | Sean Connery | 2026-09-26T00:35:55Z | **Sir Thomas Sean Connery** (25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was known for his charm and good looks, which have made him very famous. He was also known for playing James Bond in seven of the James Bond movies. He appeared in 94 movies. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for hi... | [] |
3,881 | 12,522 | 121,204 | 1867 | 2026-07-16T13:38:30Z | {{#Year article header}}1867{{/Year article header}}
## Births
- April 6 – Wilbur Wright
- April 9 – Chris Watson, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1941)
- November 7 – Marie Curie, Polish-French chemist and physicist (d. 1934)
## Deaths
- January 14 – Jean Auguste Ingres, French painter (b. 1780)
- January 30 –... | [] |
3,882 | 12,526 | 314,522 | The Specials | 2024-12-29T00:53:52Z | **The Specials** were an English new wave/ska band. They were originally from Coventry, England and formed in 1977. They were part of the ska revival in Britain in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
During the ska revival, bands began playing 1960s-style Jamaican ska music. The Specials often mixed other popular music s... | [] |
3,883 | 12,528 | 863,768 | KC and the Sunshine Band | 2022-12-16T22:31:11Z | **KC and the Sunshine Band** was a disco group, that was popular in the 1970s. They formed in Miami in 1973.
Hits are "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "Give It Up", "Get Down Tonight", and "Please Don't Go".
## Album discography
- *Do It Good* (1974)
- *KC and the Sunshine Band*... | [] |
3,884 | 12,529 | 1,674,404 | Roberta Flack | 2026-07-08T14:57:22Z | **Roberta Cleopatra Flack** (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) was an American singer. She was born in Black Mountain, North Carolina. She has released nineteen studio albums. She has had three number one singles. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was her first number one. It won the 1973 Grammy Record of the ... | [] |
3,885 | 12,537 | 9,171,259 | Arad, Romania | 2023-11-04T08:54:54Z | 46 10 N 21 19 E region:RO
**Arad** (pronunciation in Romanian: {{#IPA}}/a'rad/{{/IPA}}; Hungarian: *Arad*; Serbian: Арад, *Arad*) is the capital city of Arad County, in the western part of Romania, in Crişana, Ardeal. It is found on the Mureş River.
## Twinnings
### Sister cities
- Atlit, Israel
- Fushun, China
... | [] |
3,886 | 12,539 | 693,482 | Transsexual | 2026-07-26T15:47:59Z | **Transsexual** people refers to people who change their appearance to more closely resemble the sex opposite to the one they had at birth. Transsexuals may be male or female. They typically take hormones and often undergo surgeries to support this process. They usually adopt a new name and may legally have their name ... | [] |
3,887 | 12,540 | 10,167,876 | Pianist | 2025-04-03T11:41:01Z | A **pianist** is a person who plays the piano.
A pianist can play music for piano alone or play together with other musicians in an ensemble or orchestra. Pianists also play along singers, solo musicians, and other performers in their leading performance.
| [] |
3,888 | 12,541 | 705,068 | Telephone book | 2018-07-21T13:30:20Z | A **telephone book** or **phone book** or **telephone directory** is a book that has lists of telephone numbers of people and businesses. People use phone books to look up the phone numbers of people and places when they need to call them. One example of a telephone book is Yellow Pages.
## Other websites
- [Internat... | [] |
3,889 | 12,542 | 150,793 | French dip sandwich | 2019-04-28T22:18:05Z | The **French dip sandwich** is a popular dish. It is a sandwich, usually on French bread, with roast beef on the inside. It comes with a special sauce called *jus* which is usually made with the juice and fat that came off the roast beef when they were cooking it. It was not originally from France; two restaurants in L... | [] |
3,890 | 12,543 | 532,461 | Coventry | 2026-05-14T07:12:45Z | **Coventry** is a city in England. Coventry is the ninth biggest city in England. It is also a metropolitan borough. It is in the West Midlands county. It used to be in Warwickshire.
During the 19th century Coventry became a great manufacturing area, especially for bicycles. In the 20th century it made many motor car... | [] |
3,891 | 12,544 | 22,027 | Billy Preston | 2024-11-15T22:19:23Z | **Billy Preston** (September 2, 1946 - June 5, 2006) was an American R&B musician. He is best known for his piano and organ playing.
Preston began playing piano when he was three years old. He worked with many other musicians including Aretha Franklin, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, Eric Clapton, the Jackson 5 and the... | [] |
3,892 | 12,545 | 2,133 | Popular music | 2026-01-31T19:37:16Z | **Popular music** is music that many people like. Usually, popular music can be performed by people with little or no musical training. Usually, the music industry distribute popular music to a wide audience. The term is in contrast to art music, which needs musical training to be performed. It is also different from t... | [] |
3,893 | 12,549 | 1,734,355 | Computer virus | 2026-06-12T09:30:34Z | A **computer virus** is a harmful software designed to duplicate itself and spread from one device to another. Often, computer viruses are run as a part of other programs. Any program that is affected by the virus is "infected". Biological viruses also work that way, as they copy themselves as part of other organisms. ... | [] |
3,894 | 12,558 | 1,649,820 | Hades | 2025-11-12T01:04:38Z | **Hades** (ᾍδης, *Háidēs*) is the king of the underworld (not to be confused with the god of the dead, Thanatos) in ancient Greek religion and myth. He is the eldest son of the Titans Kronos and Rhea and brother to Zeus, Poseidon, Hestia, Hera, Demeter and Chiron.
As the lord of the dead, Hades was greatly feared by ... | [] |
3,895 | 12,559 | 1,878,750 | Superlative | 2026-09-25T03:13:31Z | A **superlative**, in grammar, is an adjective describing a noun that is the best example of a given quality. In other words, a superlative describes a noun that has more of some quality **than any other**.
Some examples:
- the *coldest* day (i.e. the best example of a cold day, or the day that is colder than all th... | [] |
3,896 | 12,565 | 1,597,157 | Learning disability | 2026-08-23T05:58:35Z | **Learning disabilities**, also called **learning difficulties**, are conditions that make it hard to learn and understand things in the same way others do. Some people with learning difficulties also find it hard to fit in with other people because there are many things that people must know to live in society that ar... | [] |
3,897 | 12,568 | 237,503 | Wheelbarrow | 2015-06-04T23:10:14Z | A **wheelbarrow** is a kind of vehicle that is built to be pushed around with a load inside it. It is usually used in gardens.
Most wheelbarrows have one wheel, but some have two.
Wheelbarrows are used to carry heavy stuff which some people cannot carry.
| [] |
3,898 | 12,570 | 10,173,324 | Cold | 2025-04-06T04:38:29Z | **Cold** is a relative term used in comparison with the adjective warm (opposite of cold). Because it is relative, there is no range in coldness. The temperatures in the winter season are often categorized as being cold. Cold is the opposite of hot.
The coldest possible temperature is −273.15 °C, which can be expres... | [] |
3,899 | 12,572 | 1,452,189 | Electrical conductivity | 2025-09-15T10:42:55Z | **Electrical conductivity** is the measure of a material's ability to allow the transport of an electric charge. Its SI is the *siemens per meter*, (A^2^s^3^m^−3^kg^−1^) (named after Werner von Siemens) or, more simply, Sm^−1^.
It is the ratio of the current density to the electric field strength. It is equivalent ... | [] |
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