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4,500 | 14,976 | 532,461 | Ed Gein | 2026-09-06T08:17:33Z | **Edward Theodore Gein** (August 27, 1906 – July 26, 1984) was an American murderer, possible serial killer, and body snatcher from Plainfield, Wisconsin. He was known as the **Butcher of Plainfield** and the **Plainfield Ghoul**. In 1957, police discovered that Gein had been stealing bodies from local cemeteries and k... | [] |
4,501 | 14,981 | 863,768 | Easter | 2026-04-28T14:18:44Z | **Easter**, also called **Resurrection Day** and **Pasch** (IPAC: pæsk) or **Pascha**, is a Christian holiday celebrating Jesus Christ returning from the dead. Christians believe that it is the holiest day in the year. Some people who are not Christians celebrate it as a cultural holiday.
Easter is not held on the sam... | [] |
4,502 | 14,984 | 10,445,190 | Agnosticism | 2025-08-08T06:25:55Z | **Agnosticism** is the philosophical view that it is unknown (or even, unknowable) whether any deities (god or gods) exist or not.
Some people who call themselves "agnostic" say that it is not possible for anyone ever to know if there are any deities or not. Other agnostics, though, say only that they themselves curr... | [] |
4,503 | 14,985 | 863,768 | Universal Media Disc | 2022-08-30T11:51:05Z | *UMD can also mean University of Maryland.*
The **Universal Media Disc** (**UMD**) is an optical disc made by Sony for their PlayStation Portable handheld console. It can hold up to 900 megabytes (single layer) or 1.8 gigabytes (double layer) of data. The disc can store games, music, and video, along with updates for ... | [] |
4,504 | 14,986 | 693,482 | Georgia (country) | 2026-07-26T14:46:42Z | 42 00 N 43 30 E
**Georgia** is a country in the Caucasus region of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is situated on the coast of the Black Sea and borders Russia to the north, Turkey and Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the southeast. It is largely encircled by the Greater and Lesser Caucasus mountain ranges.
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4,505 | 14,989 | 1,726,891 | First-person shooter | 2026-01-13T17:28:37Z | A **first-person shooter** (**FPS**) is a type of video game. In a first-person shooter, a player sees through the eyes of a character. The character uses a gun to shoot objects or enemies. The character travels and shoots in a three-dimensional world.
## History
The first first-person shooters were made in the 1970s... | [] |
4,506 | 14,996 | 1,824,376 | Random-access memory | 2026-08-21T06:22:00Z | **Random-access memory** (or simply **RAM**) is the memory in a computer that is used for running programs and storing data for the running programs. Data (information) in the RAM can be read and written quickly in any order. Normally, the random-access memory is in the form of computer chips. Usually, the contents of ... | [] |
4,507 | 14,998 | 1,523,404 | Read-only memory | 2024-09-24T09:34:59Z | **Read-only memory** (or simply **ROM**) is a type of computer memory. Unlike RAM, it keeps its contents even when the computer or device is turned off. Usually, ROM cannot be written to when the computer runs normally. ROM is used for the BIOS which tells the computer how to start, or important programs like the firmw... | [] |
4,508 | 15,002 | 16,695 | Integrated circuit | 2025-10-27T07:47:09Z | An **integrated circuit** (more often called an **IC**, **microchip**, **silicon chip**, **computer chip**, or **chip**) is a single piece of specially prepared silicon (or another semiconductor) into which an electronic circuit is etched using photolithography. Silicon chips can contain logic gates, computer processor... | [] |
4,509 | 15,004 | 121,204 | Moss | 2024-12-01T23:29:12Z | **Mosses** are bryophytes, a group of plants without tissue to move water. Mosses evolved from liverworts.^p75^
Moss tissue does not have cells that move water. This means that they are non-vascular plants. Water must soak into mosses like a sponge. A patch of moss is made of many tiny moss plants packed together so t... | [] |
4,510 | 15,006 | 1,292,020 | Function (mathematics) | 2026-01-09T20:59:49Z | In mathematics, a **function** is a mathematical object that produces an output, when given an input (which could be a number, a vector, or anything that can exist inside a set of things).
In essence, a function is like a machine, that takes a value of \(x\) and returns an output \(y\). The set of all values that \(x\... | [] |
4,511 | 15,017 | 5,295 | Miami | 2026-06-08T10:56:53Z | **Miami** is a city located on the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. It is a known tourist stop and it is well known for its Cuban, Puerto Rican and Haitian culture. Miami has one of the largest Hispanic communities in the United States, with over 70% of the population being of Hispanic and Latino America... | [] |
4,512 | 15,018 | 1,161,309 | Grunge music | 2025-10-23T02:25:30Z | **Grunge music** or **Seattle sound** (as it is called sometimes) is a style of rock music that has elements of punk rock and heavy metal. It started in the mid- 1980s in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, especially in the state of Washington. It became more popular in the early 1990s. Grunge songs often had ... | [] |
4,513 | 15,019 | 248,920 | Carly Simon | 2026-07-27T19:09:30Z | **Carly Simon** (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional children's book writer. She was born in New York City to businessman Richard L. Simon (1899-1960) and Andrea Heinemann Simon (1909-1994). She was raised in Riverdale, The Bronx. She has two sisters - singer Joanna Simon (born 1940) and... | [] |
4,514 | 15,020 | 679,012 | Toto (band) | 2026-04-26T18:33:06Z | **Toto** (stylized as **TOTO**) is a rock group that formed in Los Angeles in 1977, that was popular in the early 1980's. Their best known song is "Africa" (1982). Their best known albums are "*TOTO*", "*TOTO IV*", and *"The Seventh One*".
The current band members are Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather and David Paich.
... | [] |
4,515 | 15,030 | 1,430,335 | Jim Jones | 2026-04-26T12:01:49Z | **James Warren "Jim" Jones** (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was the leader of a cult as well as being a preacher. He was American. His church was called the "People's Temple". Jones died when he committed suicide, after forcing most of the members of his cult to drink poison.
The temple began as a Christian church... | [] |
4,516 | 15,031 | 10,381,225 | Saludemos la Patria orgullosos | 2025-07-09T03:26:16Z | **"Saludemos la Patria orgullosos"** ({{#IPA-es}}saluˈdemos la ˈpatɾja oɾɡuˈʝosos{{/IPA-es}}; "Salute the Motherland Proudly") is the national anthem of El Salvador.
## Lyrics
### Short version
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4,517 | 15,032 | 532,461 | Eritrea | 2026-07-07T12:49:55Z | **Eritrea** is a country on the eastern coast of Africa. Its official name is **The State of Eritrea**.
## Geography
Eritrea is located on the coast of the Red Sea. It is north of the Bab-el-Mandeb and the Horn of Africa. Eritrea has borders with the countries of Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti. The land area of Eritre... | [] |
4,518 | 15,033 | 1,161,309 | Sanford Dole | 2025-05-18T23:46:53Z | **Sanford Dole** (April 23, 1844 – June 9, 1926) was an American politician. Dole was a part of a group of businessmen who first forced a new Hawaiian national constitution on the country during King David Kalakaua's reign and then after his death removed Queen Liliuokalani from the throne and took control of the count... | [] |
4,519 | 15,034 | 16,695 | Ancient Egypt | 2026-09-07T05:00:52Z | **Ancient Egypt** was a society that began around 3150 BC and lasted until 30 BC, when it was invaded by the Romans.
Egypt grew along the Nile River and was at its most powerful in the 2nd millennium BC. Its land stretched from the Nile Delta to Nubia, a kingdom located mostly in present-day Sudan.
W... | [] |
4,520 | 15,035 | 1,854,494 | Alexander the Great | 2026-08-13T06:38:28Z | **Alexander the Great** was Alexander III of Macedonia 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC). He was king of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 336 BC until his death in 323 BC.
By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires in history, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was one o... | [] |
4,521 | 15,037 | 1,716,618 | Brisbane | 2025-12-26T10:10:27Z | **Brisbane** (Meanjin, <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-aus"><div data-arg>miˈændʒɪn</div><div data-arg>pron</div></template>; local nickname *Brissie*) is the seaport capital city and biggest city of Queensland in Australia. It has a population of 2.2 million people and is the third biggest city... | [] |
4,522 | 15,039 | 1,796,303 | Hawaiian language | 2026-06-30T15:25:50Z | The **Hawaiian language** (ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi) is the language of native Hawaiians. *Aloha* and *mahalo* are probably its most recognized words. The words *lanai* and *wiki* are also used in English. (That is different from *Lanai*, the name of one of Hawaii's islands.)
## Related languages
There are related languages in... | [] |
4,523 | 15,041 | 985,658 | Skinhead | 2025-12-09T13:41:47Z | **Skinheads**, named after their short haircuts, are members of a subculture that originated in Britain in late 1960s, where they were closely tied to the Rude Boys and the Mods. They shave their heads, because originally most of them were workers in factories and they had to be bald, so their hair could not get caught... | [] |
4,524 | 15,044 | 1,823,278 | Anime | 2026-06-20T16:38:16Z | **Anime** (アニメ) is Japanese for 'animation'. In Japan, anime is the word used for all animation. Outside of Japan, the term anime refers to Japanese animation, which this article is about.
Some anime is drawn by hand, but anime can also be made with CGI computer animation. There are many types of anime; you can find a... | [] |
4,525 | 15,047 | 693,482 | Sudan | 2026-07-30T04:42:26Z | **Sudan** is a country in East Africa. The official name of Sudan is **The Republic of the Sudan**. Its capital and largest city is Khartoum.
İslam is the most common religion in Sudan.
## Geography
Sudan borders Egypt to the north, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Repu... | [] |
4,526 | 15,048 | 1,870,619 | OpenBSD | 2026-09-11T18:48:41Z | **OpenBSD** is a secure, free computer operating system. Many different types of hardware platforms and CPU microarchitectures can be used with OpenBSD, including AMD amd64 Intel i386, 64-bit ARM PCs and servers, 32-bit ARM embedded systems, Apple Computer and IBM PowerPC, 64-bit RISC-V and Sun and Fujitsu 64-bit SPARC... | [] |
4,527 | 15,049 | 1,011,873 | 1170 | 2025-10-09T14:23:16Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1170{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1170{{/Year article header}}
## Births
- April 23 – Isabelle of Hainaut
- August 8 – Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominicans (d. 1221)
## Deaths
- December 29 – Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury (assassinated) (b. c. 111... | [] |
4,528 | 15,050 | 1,011,873 | 1883 | 2025-07-05T13:52:07Z | {{#Year article header}}1883{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- May 24 – Brooklyn Bridge opens to traffic.
## Births
- February 7 – Eubie Blake, American musician and composer
- April 5 - Walter Huston, Canadian actor (d. 1950)
- April 7 – Gino Severini Italian painter (d. 1966)
- April 15 – Stanley Bruce, 8th Pri... | [] |
4,529 | 15,056 | 10,350,798 | 1741 | 2025-06-23T21:51:16Z | **1741** (MDCCXLI) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- June 25 – Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen Regnant of Hungary in Bratislava.
- Royal Order of Scotland is founded.
- January 7 – Benedict Arnold
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4,530 | 15,059 | 70,336 | Civil war | 2025-11-19T12:37:42Z | A **civil war** is a type of war that takes place between two or more groups in one country. While civil wars can take place for many reasons, there are two common reasons.
The first is because the different groups disagree about who should be in charge, or how the country should be run. If two political parties disag... | [] |
4,531 | 15,060 | 1,011,873 | 1175 | 2025-10-09T14:23:20Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1175{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1175{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Ruaidri Ua Conchobair, last High King of Ireland, submits to Henry II as vassal of Ireland with the Treaty of Windsor
- Ly Cao Ton becomes ruler of Vietnam
- William of Tyre becomes archbi... | [] |
4,532 | 15,061 | 693,482 | Crocodile | 2026-09-11T10:31:56Z | A **crocodile** is a large amphibious reptile. It lives mostly in large tropical rivers, where it is an ambush predator.
The Crocodylia is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles. Their ancestors, the clade Pseudosuchia, appeared about 250 million years ago in the early Triassic period.
Crocodiles... | [] |
4,533 | 15,068 | 21,531 | ZZT | 2025-03-05T06:48:34Z | ***ZZT*** is a computer game made by Tim Sweeney. People can make other games with this game's engine.
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4,534 | 15,071 | 1,862,791 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 2026-08-28T03:47:49Z | **Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky** (Пётр Ильич Чайковский <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="Audio"><div data-arg>Ru-Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.ogg</div><div data-arg>listen</div></template>, pronounced chai-KOV-skee; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer who lived in the Romantic period. He is ... | [] |
4,535 | 15,078 | 314,522 | BBC Radio 1 | 2024-12-30T14:26:48Z | **BBC Radio 1** (often known as **Radio 1**) is an international radio station that is based in the United Kingdom. It is owned by BBC and BBC Radio. Radio 1 started broadcasting at 7.00 am on 30 September 1967. Tony Blackburn presented the first (later known as Breakfast) programme on the station. The station is meant... | [] |
4,536 | 15,082 | 10,249,648 | 1910 | 2025-05-11T06:00:13Z | **1910** (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- January – In Greece, the Military League forces parliament and George I of Greece to summon National Assembly to revise Constitution.
- January 15 – In the United K... | [] |
4,537 | 15,083 | 1,011,873 | 1443 | 2025-11-09T15:51:26Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1443{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1443{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- July 22 – Zürich is defeated in the Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl.
## Births
- January 27 – Albert, Duke of Saxony (died 1500)
- February 23 – Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (died 1490)
... | [] |
4,538 | 15,086 | 10,491,997 | 1558 | 2025-09-02T20:24:14Z | **1558** (MDLVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- November 17 – Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England.
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4,539 | 15,087 | 693,482 | Sea level | 2026-07-26T15:16:24Z | > *For the effects of global warming on sea levels, see global warming*
The **sea level** is the average height of the ocean (informally called the *sea*). The word 'average' must be used because the height of the sea changes with the tides. The height of mountains, countries, and so on, is almost always given as "abo... | [] |
4,540 | 15,093 | 10,344,767 | Fear Factory | 2025-06-20T16:43:39Z | **Fear Factory** is an American industrial metal band. They were formed in Los Angeles, California in 1989 and disbanded in early 2002. They reformed the following year adding Byron Stroud (of Strapping Young Lad) as their current bass player. Their classic line-up was Burton C. Bell (vocals), Dino Cazares (guitars), C... | [] |
4,541 | 15,095 | 121,204 | Sublime | 2025-03-24T21:43:03Z | **Sublime** was a popular punk/ska rock band. The band was formed in 1988 in Long Beach, California. They have released popular hit singles like "Date Rape", "Doin' Time", "Santeria" and "What I Got"
Sublime broke up 1996, because singer, guitarist and songwriter Bradley Nowell died. He died in a hotel room in San Fra... | [] |
4,542 | 15,096 | 86,802 | Crass | 2024-09-21T03:38:17Z | **Crass** was one of the first anarcho-punk bands. The band was formed in Essex, England in 1977. The band split up in 1984.
## History
### Original members
The group was first of all made up of Penny Rimbaud (playing drums) and Steve Ignorant (who sang). Later they were joined by other people who also lived togethe... | [] |
4,543 | 15,097 | 1,779,889 | Black Flag | 2026-04-05T14:01:02Z | **Black Flag** was an American hardcore punk band. They formed in California in 1976 and broke up in 1986. There were many different members in the band, but the leader was Greg Ginn. Ginn was the guitarist and wrote many of the songs.
Black Flag was one of the groups that created the hardcore punk style. They toured ... | [] |
4,544 | 15,117 | 593,910 | Crazy Frog | 2025-11-19T17:16:30Z | The **Crazy Frog** is a 3D animated creature, featured on music albums.
## History
Before becoming a ringtone to download onto mobile phones, The Crazy Frog started as a TruboForce 3D animated creature. It was called “The Annoying Thing” in 2003 by its creator, Erik Wernquist of Sweden. With big eyes and a bigger mo... | [] |
4,545 | 15,119 | 1,011,913 | Surrey | 2025-11-16T13:49:04Z | *For the city in British Columbia, see Surrey, British Columbia.*
**Surrey** is a county in southern England. The size of Surrey is about 1,663 km² and it has about 1,059,000 people (2002). It is near London. Surrey's largest town is Guildford. In Guildford there is also a university. The River Thames forms part of Su... | [] |
4,546 | 15,128 | 1,660,135 | USB | 2025-09-12T22:32:18Z | The **Universal Serial Bus** (**USB**) is technology that allows a person to connect an electronic device to a computer. It is a serial bus type.
It is mostly used on personal computers. USB is also used on other devices, such as smartphones and video game consoles. USB connects different devices using a standard inte... | [] |
4,547 | 15,129 | 10,383,188 | Punk rock | 2025-07-10T04:34:31Z | **Punk rock** (or "**punk**") is a music genre and kind of rock music. It is often described as harder, louder, and cruder than other rock music. Many punk rock songs have lyrics (words) which tell angry stories or which use rude words.
## About punk rock
Punk rock is a style of rock music. Many musicians and punk ro... | [] |
4,548 | 15,132 | 1,787,328 | Edip Yuksel | 2026-04-25T03:12:36Z | **Edip Yüksel** (born December 20, 1957 in Güroymak, Turkey) is an American thinker and activist. He has written many books on the Qur'an and is very an influential figure in modern Islamic reform. Yüksel was a student of Rashad Khalifa and was a member of his group United Submitters International. He sometimes works a... | [] |
4,549 | 15,134 | 314,522 | Epididymitis | 2025-04-20T17:36:54Z | **Epididymitis** is a painful inflammation of the epididymis, usually resulting from bacterial infection, but also occasionally caused by injury or viral infection.
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4,550 | 15,186 | 9,425,461 | Perth, Western Australia | 2024-03-20T03:20:01Z | **Perth** (Boorloo) is the capital city of the state of Western Australia. It is built on the banks of the Swan River. Almost 2.1 million people live in the city.
It is the fourth biggest city in Australia, behind Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Perth was founded in 1829 by Captain James Stirling.
The native population... | [] |
4,551 | 15,187 | 1,788,979 | Osama bin Laden | 2026-09-17T05:16:40Z | **Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden** (<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="lang-ar"><div data-arg>أُسَامَةُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ بْنُ عَوَضٍ بْنُ لَادِنَ</div><div data-arg data-name="translit">Usāma bin Muḥammad bin ‘Awaḍ bin Lādin</div></template> English: Osama, who is the son of Muhammad, who is the ... | [] |
4,552 | 15,188 | 314,538 | Mayflower (ship) | 2025-04-02T00:00:59Z | In 1620, the ***Mayflower*** brought 102 passengers from England and Holland to what is now Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The group included people seeking religious freedom. This voyage is one of the most famous in early American history.
The Pilgrims aboard the *Mayflower* intended to sail to the Virginia Colony. They l... | [] |
4,553 | 15,190 | 620,595 | Reykjavík | 2025-05-18T22:25:04Z | **Reykjavík** is the capital city of the island country of Iceland. It is also the largest city in that country. The population of Reykyavík is over 117,000 people. There is a geothermal bath, both natural and unnatural in appearance. It is in the capital and people relax in this hot spring during the cooler months. Bj... | [] |
4,554 | 15,195 | 104,343 | Uniform | 2026-08-08T16:39:43Z | **Uniforms** are special clothes to show that a group of people belong together. The group of people will all be dressed in the same way, where *uni-* means "one", and *form* means "shape".
## Introduction
People may wear uniforms for several reasons. The uniform will help the people to feel a team spirit so that the... | [] |
4,555 | 15,196 | 22,027 | Battle of Trafalgar | 2025-01-18T16:06:49Z | The **Battle of Trafalgar** was a sea battle fought on 21 October 1805 between the navies of France and Spain on one side and United Kingdom on the other. The battle took place near **Cape Trafalgar**, in southwestern Spain. The battle ended with a clear victory for the British forces and allowed Britain to become the... | [] |
4,556 | 15,197 | 824,868 | Peter Frampton | 2026-04-16T01:08:14Z | **Peter Kenneth Frampton** (born 22 April 1950) is an English music artist. He was in bands such as The Herd and Humble Pie. He is best known for the album *Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)*.
## Other websites
- [Peter Frampton's website](http://www.frampton.com/)
- [FOX Television Celebrity Duets season premier recap](h... | [] |
4,557 | 15,198 | 10,250,069 | 1537 | 2025-05-11T07:43:20Z | {{#Year article header}}1537{{/Year article header}}
## Births
- October 12 – Edward VI of England
## Deaths
- October 24 – Jane Seymour, queen of Henry VIII of England (born about 1507)
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4,558 | 15,199 | 1,452,189 | Nairobi | 2026-08-26T20:04:22Z | **Nairobi** is the capital and largest city of Kenya. Its name comes from The Masaai word 'Enkare Nyorobi' meaning 'place of cool waters'. It is far from the coastline of Kenya. About three million people live there. The city was founded in 1899 as a railway depot linking Uganda to Mombasa. Nairobi is the fourth larges... | [] |
4,559 | 15,201 | 1,780,736 | Derek and the Dominos | 2026-04-06T09:20:29Z | **Derek and the Dominos** was an American blues rock band. The band's members were Eric Clapton, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Gordon, and Duane Allman. They made the album *Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs*. "Layla", with the well-known guitar riff, came from that same album. The band broke up after one album.
#... | [] |
4,560 | 15,202 | 373,511 | Carl Radle | 2022-06-10T03:28:45Z | **Carl Dean Radle** (born June 18, 1942 Tulsa, Oklahoma, died May 30, 1980) was an American musician, best known for being the bassist in Derek and the Dominos. Radle worked with many well-known artists and worked on many gold and platinum singles and albums. Radle is thought by many to have been the best bass guitar s... | [] |
4,561 | 15,204 | 1,750,130 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | 2026-02-19T01:22:59Z | ***Nineteen Eighty-Four*** is a novel written by George Orwell in 1948.
The book is what Orwell thought the world might look like in the future. It describes a terrifying world where governments control and watch everyone's lives.
The main character is Winston Smith. He lives in a country of Oceania that is ruled by... | [] |
4,562 | 15,206 | 1,707,335 | Grover Cleveland | 2025-12-09T04:50:18Z | **Stephen Grover Cleveland** (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American politician who served as the 22nd president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and as the 24th president from 1893 to 1897. He was the first president to serve nonconsecutive (not back-to-back) terms.
He was known for his honesty, integrity... | [] |
4,563 | 15,208 | 22,027 | Bassist | 2022-04-23T04:16:07Z | A **bassist** is a musician whose musical instrument is a bass guitar or a double bass. In rock, pop, country, metal, jazz fusion, and funk music, most bassists play a bass guitar. In some types of jazz, and in rockabilly, bluegrass, and in symphony orchestras, bassists play a double bass.
## Training
Many profession... | [] |
4,564 | 15,210 | 1,866,333 | Fascism | 2026-09-03T17:45:35Z | **Fascism** is a far-right form of government where most of the country's power is held by one ruler or a small group, under one political party.
Fascist states are usually totalitarian one-party states.
Under fascism, the government heavily controls a country's economy and other parts of society, usually by using... | [] |
4,565 | 15,211 | 532,461 | Erection | 2026-10-01T16:59:44Z | An **erection** (<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="respelled"><div data-arg data-name="p">on</div><div data-arg>ee-<span class="small">REK</span>-shən</div></template>) most often refers to an 'erection of the penis.' Erections sometimes occur in the male fetus (the body before birth), and occur natur... | [] |
4,566 | 15,213 | 48,755 | Methamphetamine | 2026-09-28T00:10:34Z | **Methamphetamine** (also called **meth** or **speed**) is a man-made stimulant drug. It is highly addictive and the first time experience may get the person addicted (drug dependent). Many people use it as an illegal drug, but it is also used legally by prescription to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (A... | [] |
4,567 | 15,216 | 40,117 | Mother | 2025-05-30T21:42:26Z | A **mother** (also called **mom, mum and** **mommy**) is a female parent. A mother gives birth to babies after pregnancy. Pregnancy is usually nine months. If a woman raises an adopted or biological child, then she is a mother as well. Adopted children are also part of that person's family. Also see Maternal insult.
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4,568 | 15,218 | 532,461 | Caribbean | 2026-01-20T22:03:39Z | The **Caribbean** or **Caribbean Area** (Dutch: *Cariben* or *Caraiben*, French: *Caraïbe* or more commonly *Antilles*; Spanish: *Caribe*) is a region of the Americas. It includes the Caribbean Sea, its islands (more than 7,000 islands, small islands and cays, most of them surrounding the sea), and the coastal islands ... | [] |
4,569 | 15,220 | 62,069 | Caribbean Sea | 2025-01-21T18:57:08Z | The **Caribbean Sea** is a tropical sea in the center of the Caribbean area. The body of water is part of the Atlantic Ocean. The sea is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico. This entire sea covers an area of 2,750,000 sqkm. It is bordered by Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico in the north, Central America in the west and Sou... | [] |
4,570 | 15,222 | 1,813,344 | Gibraltar | 2026-05-31T16:23:59Z | **Gibraltar** is a British Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. This means it shares the British King and has the protection of the British Armed Forces. It is in southwest Europe on the Mediterranean Sea. About 32,000 people live there. They are called Gibraltarians.
Gibraltar has always been important as a mili... | [] |
4,571 | 15,223 | 1,721,801 | Windows 2000 | 2026-08-09T21:18:53Z | **Windows 2000** (also known as **Win2K**, **W2K**, **Win2000** or **Windows 2K**) is an operating system for computers that have either single or multiple processors. It was made for 32-bit Intel x86 computers. It is part of the Microsoft Windows NT line of operating systems, and was released on February 17, 2000. Win... | [] |
4,572 | 15,224 | 1,818,762 | Junior Certificate | 2026-06-08T21:59:30Z | The **Junior Certificate** is an exam that takes place in secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland.
The exams take place every June, with English always the first exam. For example, the English exam took place on June 8 in 2005. Exams usually end with the subjects that the fewest people take. For example, Italian ... | [] |
4,573 | 15,225 | 640,235 | Leaving Certificate | 2023-03-05T19:15:11Z | The **Leaving Certificate** is the final exam in the Republic of Ireland secondary school education system. Students have to do the Junior Certificate before they can take the Leaving Certificate. Students also have to take Maths and English. If they took Irish during the Junior Certificate, they also have to take Iris... | [] |
4,574 | 15,226 | 693,482 | Empire | 2026-07-22T16:40:44Z | An** empire** is a political unit which exercises control over territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples through formal annexations or various forms of informal domination.
Well-known empires include the Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus the Great, The Indian Mauryan empire, the Roman Empire, Ara... | [] |
4,575 | 15,228 | 532,461 | Writer | 2026-09-14T20:15:18Z | A **writer** can mean anyone who makes a written work or who writes, but the word more usually means people who write creatively or as a job, or those who have written in many different forms.
## Overview
A "person who writes books or articles to be published"; That is one of the ways that media explains what a writ... | [] |
4,576 | 15,229 | 966,595 | Inventor | 2025-06-17T12:55:41Z | An **inventor** is a person who makes new inventions, devices that perform some kind of function. The devices are mostly electrical or mechanical. Someone that invents new ideas or methods on how to do things may also be called an inventor. Inventors can receive a patent.
Many inventors make small changes to old inven... | [] |
4,577 | 15,230 | 1,618,275 | Bear | 2026-09-09T01:36:05Z | **Bears** (singular: bear) are a group of large mammals found all over the world in many different habitats. They form the family **Ursidae**, in the suborder Caniformia of the order Carnivora. There are 8 living bear species.
- Family **Ursidae**: Bears
- Giant panda, *Ailuropoda melanoleuca*
- Spectacled bear... | [] |
4,578 | 15,231 | 532,461 | Meteorology | 2023-05-25T21:25:21Z | **Meteorology** is the science that focuses on the Earth's atmosphere. People who study meteorology are called meteorologists. Meteorologists record air pressure, wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, weather patterns, and other information. Meteorologists use this data to understand weather and to predict i... | [] |
4,579 | 15,232 | 1,824,376 | Technology | 2026-09-10T14:46:37Z | **Technology** is the skills, methods, and processes used to achieve goals. The word has been in use since the 17th century.
People can use technology to:
- Produce goods or provide customer services
- Carry out goals, such as scientific investigation or sending a spaceship to the moon
- Solve problems, such as dise... | [] |
4,580 | 15,233 | 532,461 | Wonders of the World | 2026-03-26T03:01:46Z | The **Seven Wonders of the World** (or the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World) is a widely-known list of seven great buildings or structures from the classical time period.
## Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
This is a list put together in the 2nd century BC by
Antipater of Sidon and Philon of Byzantium. This expl... | [] |
4,581 | 15,236 | 1,174,418 | Daughter | 2023-04-14T16:28:09Z | A **daughter** is a female child. A daughter is a sister, if she has siblings.
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4,582 | 15,237 | 1,733,472 | Son | 2026-09-25T12:09:27Z | A **son** is a male child of a mother and father, and a son is a brother if he has siblings. A female child is a daughter.
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4,583 | 15,241 | 1,011,873 | 1516 | 2025-11-09T15:52:05Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1516{{/Year in various calendars}}
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## Events
- The Royal Mail is established
## Births
- January 16 – King Bayinnong, king of the Toungoo dynasty of Burma
- February 18 – Mary I of England
## Deaths
- January 23 – King Ferdinand II... | [] |
4,584 | 15,243 | 248,920 | Oliver Stone | 2026-01-06T18:33:20Z | **William Oliver Stone** (born September 15, 1946) is an American movie director, producer, writer and actor. He was born in New York City and raised in Manhattan and Stamford, Connecticut. Stone became well known in the late 1980s and early 1990s, for directing a series of movies about the Vietnam War. He was in the w... | [] |
4,585 | 15,244 | 1,822,476 | Whale shark | 2026-06-16T09:25:52Z | The **whale shark** (*Rhincodon typus*), is a filter feeding shark. It is the largest living fish. It grows up to 12 metres long, and may weigh as much as 47,000 pounds.
The whale shark is found in all tropical and warm temperate seas, except in the Mediterranean.
It has a huge mouth which sweeps up krill and plankto... | [] |
4,586 | 15,245 | 532,461 | Qatar | 2026-09-25T10:28:50Z | **Qatar** (IPAC: ˈkæˌtɑr, IPAC: ˈkɑːtɑr, IPAC: ˈkɑːtər or IPAC: kəˈtɑr; قطر *<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="transl"><div data-arg>ar</div><div data-arg>Qaṭar</div></template>* <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-ar"><div data-arg>ˈqɑtˤɑr</div><div data-arg></div></template>; loc... | [] |
4,587 | 15,247 | 532,461 | Salt water | 2026-06-24T00:21:37Z | **Salt water** (or **saline water**) is water with a large amount of salt in it. It usually means the water from the seas and oceans (**sea water**). Almost all the water on Earth is saline. River water, however, is usually not saline.
Salt water used for making or preserving food, is usually saltier than sea water an... | [] |
4,588 | 15,248 | 1,070,632 | Oceanography | 2022-07-17T07:26:00Z | **Oceanography** (also called **oceanology** or **marine science**) is the study of the ocean, its properties and its characteristics. This can include, and is not limited to, studying the marine life, the geography of the ocean floor, and the water itself. Many sciences are useful in oceanography, so it is a multidisc... | [] |
4,589 | 15,250 | 86,802 | Diamanto Manolakou | 2024-10-05T06:53:51Z | **Diamanto Manolakou** (born 1 March 1959,) is a Greek politician and member of the European Parliament for the Communist Party of Greece; part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left.
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4,590 | 15,252 | 5,295 | Arthur C. Clarke | 2026-01-17T09:19:10Z | Sir **Arthur Charles Clarke** (Minehead, Somerset, 6 December 1917 – Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19 March 2008) was a British writer and inventor. He was most famous for his science fiction novel *2001: A Space Odyssey*, and for working with director Stanley Kubrick on the movie of the same name. Clarke and Isaac Asimov were p... | [] |
4,591 | 15,253 | 5,295 | Anthony Burgess | 2024-09-03T05:55:35Z | **Anthony Burgess** (25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) was an English author.
One of these was named *A Clockwork Orange*. It was about evil. He had the idea for the story after a group of bad young men raped and beat his wife for no reason.
Burgess also made songs and music. And he wrote a lot about writers he lo... | [] |
4,592 | 15,254 | 170,917 | Rape | 2026-09-27T12:46:38Z | **Rape** is usually defined as having sexual intercourse with a person who does not want to, or cannot consent. Consent is when someone agrees of their own choice without being forced to. In France, it is more widely defined as 'unwanted sexual penetration'. Rape is a form of sexual assault. In most countries, rape is ... | [] |
4,593 | 15,255 | 1,488,139 | Emmet D. Boyle | 2024-09-15T15:12:51Z | **Emmet Derby Boyle** (July 26, 1879 - January 3, 1926) was a Governor of Nevada. He was a Democrat. Boyle was born in Virginia City, Nevada in 1879. He was a mining engineer, and was the Governor between 1915 and 1923. While serving as governor, numerous reforms were carried out such as increases in workmen's compensa... | [] |
4,594 | 15,256 | 1,161,309 | Carp | 2025-09-14T03:55:23Z | A **carp** (plural: carp or carps) is a fish that lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes. In Europe and Asia carp are loved as a fishing and eating fish. However, carp are a really big problem in countries such as the U.S. and Australia. They make the water dirty by causing the mud at the bottom to move and in ... | [] |
4,595 | 15,257 | 532,461 | Christopher Walken | 2026-07-06T10:04:23Z | **Ronald Walken** (born March 31, 1943), simply known as **Christopher Walken**, is an American movie, television, and theatre actor. He is best known for playing evil or mentally damaged characters. He has sometimes used that image for comedic effect.
He was born in Queens, New York to a German father and Scottish-... | [] |
4,596 | 15,261 | 248,920 | Gene Hackman | 2025-05-31T11:04:57Z | **Eugene Allen Hackman** (January 30, 1930 – c. February 18, 2025) was an American actor. He won two Academy Awards, his first for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's action thriller *The French Connection* (1971) and his second for Best Supporting Actor for playing a sheriff in Clint ... | [] |
4,597 | 15,266 | 935,234 | Cod | 2023-05-25T00:40:55Z | **Cod** is a teleost fish that lives in the ocean. It is a large predator. There are about 12 different genera in its family, **Gadidae**.
Cod is an important type of fish for professional fishing. It is also popular to eat, because it is mild in taste. The livers of cods are processed to get cod liver oil. Cod is the... | [] |
4,598 | 15,267 | 4,606,533 | U.S. 1st Infantry Division | 2013-11-02T03:47:13Z | The **1st Infantry Division** of the United States Army—nicknamed the *Big Red One* after its shoulder patch—is the oldest division. Since the Division was made, it has served in almost all wars the American Army has been in. The division's official motto is "Duty First". Their unofficial motto is "No Mission Too Diff... | [] |
4,599 | 15,270 | 693,482 | Charles Manson | 2026-07-26T14:55:24Z | **Charles Milles Manson** (né **Maddox**; November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) was an American criminal and leader of a California cult which murdered several people in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His cult of young women and men was known as "The Family."
He planned and ordered the Family to commit several bruta... | [] |
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