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6,000 | 20,110 | 1,415,823 | Drenthe | 2024-02-10T09:26:43Z | **Drenthe** (pronounce: "DREN-te") is a province in the northeast of the Netherlands. The capital city is Assen. South of it is Overijssel, west of it is Friesland and north of it is Groningen. East of it is Lower Saxony, that is a part of Germany. About 502,000 people are living in Drenthe (2023).
## History
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6,001 | 20,111 | 532,461 | D-Day (military term) | 2026-05-25T23:35:10Z | **D-Day** is a term used in military planning to mean the actual day a major operation or event is to begin. The days leading up to a D-Day are called D-1, D-2, D-3, etc. That allows scheduling a sequence of events before the start date is chosen. The days after a D-Day are D\+1, D\+2, D\+3, and so on.
Several dif... | [] |
6,002 | 20,112 | 10,249,382 | 655 | 2025-05-11T04:47:22Z | {{#Year article header}}655{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- November 15 – Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats the pagan Mercian king Penda in the Battle of the Winwaed
- Empress Saimei ascends to the throne of Japan.
- Clovis II succeeded by Clotaire III.
- Peada succeeds his father Penda as king of Mercia
- A Byzant... | [] |
6,003 | 20,114 | 1,338,660 | Ishpeming, Michigan | 2024-02-20T05:17:09Z | **Ishpeming** is a city in Marquette County, Michigan, USA. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total of 6,140 people living in it. There used to be more people in the 1950s and 1960s, when the iron ore mines were in full operation.
## Geography
The city has a total area of 24.0 km² (9.2 mi²). 22.5 km² (8.7 mi²)... | [] |
6,004 | 20,115 | 532,461 | Humphrey Bogart | 2024-08-26T01:01:01Z | **Humphrey DeForest Bogart** (IPAC: ˈboʊgɑrt ; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an American actor. He was sometimes called **Bogie**. He was very important in classic Hollywood cinema. His performances made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute said he was the greatest male star o... | [] |
6,005 | 20,116 | 16,695 | Funk | 2026-02-25T19:38:58Z | **Funk** is a music genre from the United States that was developed in the 1960s by African American musicians and singers such as James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, George Clinton and The Meters. Funk music emphasizes the rhythm of the music. Funk music is dance music that mixes rhythm and blues music with soul mu... | [] |
6,006 | 20,117 | 1,011,873 | 1513 | 2025-11-09T15:52:04Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1513{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1513{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Florida found by the Spanish (the first Europeans to do so).
## Births
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## Deaths
- February 21 – Pope Julius II
- September 9 – James IV of Scotland
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6,007 | 20,118 | 1,860,329 | Great white shark | 2026-08-23T17:15:18Z | The **great white shark** (*Carcharodon carcharias*), also known as the **white shark**, is a species of mackerel shark. It is the world's largest living predatory fish. Mature sharks may grow up to 6.4 m in length and 3324 kg in weight. There also have been a few reports of great white sharks measuring over 8 m. This... | [] |
6,008 | 20,119 | 10,491,995 | 1560 | 2025-09-02T20:23:30Z | **1560** (MDLX) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- July 6 – Treaty of Edinburgh
## Births
- Anton Praetorius, fighter against torture and chase of witches (d. 1613)
- August 7 – Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian murderer
- November 28 – Baltasar of Marradas, Spanish noblemanbleman, kn... | [] |
6,009 | 20,122 | 532,461 | Cary Grant | 2026-07-25T21:44:12Z | **Cary Grant** (January 18, 1904 - November 29, 1986), born as **Archibald Alexander Leach** in Bristol, United Kingdom, was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one of classic Hollywood's definitive l... | [] |
6,010 | 20,124 | 103,847 | Emotion | 2026-07-03T19:57:53Z | **Emotions** are what people feel. They are very ancient, and can be seen in all mammals.
Emotions are caused by a complex mixture of hormones and the unconscious mind. Only with great difficulty can we control our emotions by conscious effort. They cause mammals to change behaviour according to changes in their situa... | [] |
6,011 | 20,135 | 532,461 | Dyslexia | 2026-07-26T12:54:21Z | **Dyslexia**, or **word blindness**, is a learning disability that affects reading. Different people are affected to different degrees. This condition makes it difficult to learn and understand things in the same way others do. It is a very common problem.
Dyslexia affects the way the brain understands words. The most... | [] |
6,012 | 20,144 | 532,461 | AK-47 | 2026-09-28T21:06:16Z | The **AK-47** is a Russian combat rifle first used in 1949. The Red Army (the military of the Soviet Union) used the AK-47 and an updated version called the AKM. It was later replaced by the AK-74 and AK-12.
The AK-47 was designed in 1947 by Mikhail Kalashnikov.
The Russian military liked the AK's design so much that... | [] |
6,013 | 20,152 | 10,249,810 | 1763 | 2025-05-11T06:44:40Z | {{#Year article header}}1763{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- February 10 – French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Canada to Great Britain.
- 15 February – the Treaty of Hubertusburg puts an end to the Seven Years' War between Prussia and Austria and their allies
- March 1 – ... | [] |
6,014 | 20,154 | 10,249,955 | 1637 | 2025-05-11T07:16:09Z | {{#Year article header}}1637{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- February 3 – Tulip mania collapses in the United Provinces (now the Netherlands) by government order
- February 15 – Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor
- December 17 – Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan
- Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim t... | [] |
6,015 | 20,155 | 1,011,873 | 1451 | 2025-11-09T15:51:33Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1451{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1451{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- February 3 – Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II.
- April 11 – Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje coun... | [] |
6,016 | 20,156 | 10,251,203 | 146 | 2025-05-11T14:42:29Z | ## Events
- Change of era name from *Yongxi* (1st year) to *Benchu* era of the Chinese Han Dynasty
- Change of emperor from Han Zhidi to Han Huandi of the Chinese Han Dynasty
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6,017 | 20,157 | 5,295 | Colima | 2025-06-26T07:35:24Z | **Colima** is a state in southwest Mexico. About 760,000 people live there. Its capital is also called Colima.
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6,018 | 20,176 | 248,920 | Peter Jackson | 2023-11-02T23:09:32Z | **Sir** **Peter Robert Jackson** [ONZ KNZM]{.small} (born 31 October 1961, Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand film director. He is most widely known for directing *The Lord of the Rings* film trilogy. He also directed the 2005 film, *King Kong*.
In 2003, Jackson won three Academy Awards for *The Lord of the Rin... | [] |
6,019 | 20,182 | 10,487,653 | Valencia | 2025-08-31T12:32:01Z | **Valencia** is a city in Spain, on the Mediterranean coast. It is the capital of the Community of Valencia. It has 807,396 people, making it the third-largest city in Spain and the fifteenth in the European Union.
Valencia has a borderline hot semi-arid climate (*BSh* in the Köppen climate classification) and a hot-... | [] |
6,020 | 20,184 | 836,766 | Murcia | 2025-08-09T20:45:36Z | **Murcia** is the capital of the autonomous community of Murcia, in Spain, and its biggest city, with a population of 459,778 in the city. The municipality is the seventh largest in Spain.
The city is in the Segura Valley, in an area called la *Huerta de Murcia*, which is a very important agricultural center with ora... | [] |
6,021 | 20,185 | 196,884 | Zaragoza | 2022-12-30T09:13:45Z | **Zaragoza** (sometimes called **Saragossa** in English) is the capital of Aragon, in the Ebro Valley, in the crossroad from Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, and Bilbao. The population is 643,000. The most important monument is the Nuestra Señora del Pilar (*Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar*).
Zaragoza has a cold semi-a... | [] |
6,022 | 20,186 | 532,461 | Málaga | 2026-08-06T07:26:19Z | **Malaga** (Spanish: *Málaga*) is a Spanish city in Andalusia, Spain on the Mediterranean coast. The city has 560,000 people. There are more than 1,000,000 people in the surrounding area. It is the second biggest city in Andalusia after Sevilla, and the sixth biggest in Spain. The 20th century artist Pablo Picasso was ... | [] |
6,023 | 20,189 | 844,779 | Palma de Mallorca | 2023-07-15T06:47:38Z | **Palma de Mallorca** is the capital of the Balearic Islands and the Mallorca island, in the Mediterranean Sea, in front of the Iberian Peninsula. The city, with a population of 410,000, is the ninth-largest of Spain. It is a very important tourist center in the world, and is famous for its historic architecture. It ha... | [] |
6,024 | 20,190 | 8,642,376 | Córdoba, Andalusia | 2023-01-15T15:13:03Z | **Córdoba** is a city in Andalusia, Spain. It is the capital of Córdoba province. It had a population of about 326,000 in 2017.
Córdoba was the capital of the Caliphate of Cordoba, an Islamic empire in the Middle Ages, when the city was the biggest in Europe, with 250,000 people.
Córdoba is 138 kilometers (86 miles) ... | [] |
6,025 | 20,192 | 5,295 | Alicante | 2026-08-23T14:18:18Z | **Alacant** or **Alicante** (Alicante, Valencian: Alacant) is a city in Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante. It is in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper is about 332,067, as of 2014, ranking as the second... | [] |
6,026 | 20,193 | 966,595 | Phonology | 2025-06-28T12:13:30Z | **Phonology** is part of linguistics. Linguistics is the scientific study of language. Phonology is the science that studies the way that sound`<nowiki/>`{=html}s (phones) carry meaning in language. Sounds (phones) that carry meaning in language are called phonemes. Sounds that do not carry meaning in the language are ... | [] |
6,027 | 20,194 | 1,807,738 | Linguistics | 2026-05-21T02:32:57Z | **Linguistics** is the study of language. People who study language are called linguists. Linguistics is not to be confused with language-learning.
There are five main parts of linguistics: the study of sounds (phonology), the study of parts of words, like "un-" and "-ing" (morphology), the study of word order and how... | [] |
6,028 | 20,196 | 836,766 | Region of Murcia | 2023-02-25T12:30:56Z | The **Region of Murcia** is an autonomous community in the south-east of Spain. The region has 1,350,000 people. The capital is Murcia, with 410,000 people. Other important cities are Cartagena, Lorca, Molina de Segura, and Cieza.
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6,029 | 20,199 | 10,249,956 | 1636 | 2025-05-11T07:16:44Z | {{#Year article header}}1636{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- March 26 – Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands.
- Harvard University founded.
- In the American colonies, Roger Williams (theologian) founds Rhode Island.
- The first American ancestor of John Adams, Henry Adams, emigrates to Massachusetts.... | [] |
6,030 | 20,202 | 966,595 | Segura | 2022-07-30T08:28:12Z | **Segura** is a Spanish river that is 325 kilometers (200 miles) long. It flows through the provinces of Jaen, Albacete, Murcia, and Alicante, and the cities of Cieza, Molina de Segura, Murcia, Orihuela, Rojales, and Guardamar. It then flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
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6,031 | 20,203 | 836,766 | Orihuela | 2025-08-14T16:54:24Z | **Orihuela** is a municipality in the Province of Alacant, in the Valencian Community, Spain.
It has an area of 365.4 km² and a population of 78,486 people.
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6,032 | 20,204 | 1,254,198 | Province of Alicante | 2025-04-03T20:49:00Z | **Alacant** (Alicante) province is the fifth largest Spanish province by population with 1,750,000, and the second largest in the Valencian Community. It is on the south-east Mediterranean coast and the capital is the city of Alicante, a sea- port with a university. It is a commercial city with monuments like Sainte Ba... | [] |
6,033 | 20,205 | 532,461 | Turkmenistan | 2026-09-27T02:37:46Z | **Turkmenistan** (IPAC: tɜːrkˈmɛnᵻstæn or IPAC: tɜːrkmɛnᵻˈstɑːn; Türkmenistan, <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-tk"><div data-arg>tʏɾkmønʏˈθːɑːn</div><div data-arg>pron</div></template>;), also known as **Turkmenia**, is a country in South-Central Asia. It has borders with Afghanistan, Iran, Kaza... | [] |
6,034 | 20,206 | 532,461 | Caesium | 2026-08-12T00:24:09Z | **Caesium** (or **cesium**) is the chemical element with the atomic number 55 on the periodic table. Its symbol is **Cs**.
Caesium is an alkali metal. Its melting point is low (28 °C). It is extremely reactive. Because of its high reactivity, it is a dangerous chemical. It may set itself on fire (ignite) in air. It ex... | [] |
6,035 | 20,207 | 22,027 | Rubidium | 2022-05-19T05:38:49Z | **Rubidium** is chemical element 37 on the periodic table. Its symbol is **Rb**. Its atomic mass is 85.47. It has 37 protons and 37 electrons. It is a soft silver colored metal. It was first discovered in 1861 by Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchoff in Heidelberg, Germany.
## Properties
### Physical properties
Rubidium... | [] |
6,036 | 20,208 | 1,225,794 | Barium | 2022-09-27T12:08:29Z | **Barium** is chemical element 56 on the periodic table. Its symbol is **Ba**. It contains 56 protons and 56 electrons. Its mass number is about 137.3. It is a metal.
## Properties
### Physical properties
Barium is part of a group of elements known as the alkaline earth metals. It is a silvery metal that easily turn... | [] |
6,037 | 20,209 | 1,161,309 | Scandium | 2025-07-31T16:10:33Z | **Scandium** is chemical element. Its symbol is **Sc**. It has an atomic number of 21 on the periodic table.
Scandium is a metal in a group known as the transition metals. It is also a rare earth metal. What this means is that there is not very much scandium found in the earth. Because of this, the pure metal can b... | [] |
6,038 | 20,210 | 693,482 | Vanadium | 2026-07-26T15:33:13Z | **Vanadium** is chemical element 23 on the periodic table. Its symbol is **V**. It is a metal and is part of the group known as the transition metals. It is gray-blue colored. It is mostly used in steel where it helps strengthen the steel metal. It is named after Vanadis, another name of Freyja.
Vanadium is often foun... | [] |
6,039 | 20,211 | 10,249,412 | 844 | 2025-05-11T04:59:30Z | {{#Year article header}}844{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Rhodri the Great becomes King of Gwynedd.
- Louis II is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
## Births
- Judith Martel
## Deaths
- January 25 – Pope Gregory IV
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6,040 | 20,212 | 1,161,309 | Arsenic | 2025-10-17T03:04:36Z | **Arsenic** is chemical element 33 on the periodic table. Its symbol is **As**. Its atomic number is 33 and its atomic mass is 74.92. It is a toxic metalloid. It is in the pnictogen group on the periodic table.
## Properties
### Physical properties
Arsenic is found in three allotropes. Gray arsenic is the most comm... | [] |
6,041 | 20,213 | 693,482 | Manganese | 2026-07-26T14:55:26Z | **Manganese** is chemical element 25 on the periodic table. Its symbol is **Mn**. (Some people get it confused with magnesium, the symbol is Mg). Manganese is used a lot in steel to make it stronger. This is the main use for manganese metal. Manganese compounds, particularly manganese(IV) oxide, are used in alkaline ce... | [] |
6,042 | 20,214 | 10,464,283 | Gallium | 2025-08-18T03:18:54Z | **Gallium** (chemical symbol: **Ga**) is element 31 on the periodic table. It is a soft, gray metal that is rare on Earth. It can easily be melted just by holding it in your hand, as its melting point is very low 29.76 Celsius (85.58 Fahrenheit), however it also sticks to your hand a lot, unlike mercury. Gallium is a s... | [] |
6,043 | 20,215 | 1,604,351 | Nikita Khrushchev | 2025-06-14T02:08:51Z | **Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev** (15 April 1894 – 11 September 1971) was the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. He ruled from 1953 to 1964 when Leonid Brezhnev, a Red Army Major General and President of the Soviet Union from 1960 to 1964 (during Khrushchev's own rule) came to power in 1964 af... | [] |
6,044 | 20,218 | 966,595 | Rambla de las Ovejas | 2022-08-08T12:43:34Z | The **Rambla de las Ovejas** (which translates to **Ravine of the Sheeps**) is a water course of the province of Alicante, in Spain. It originates at the foot of the Maigmo, to 1,100 meters of height and gathers the waters of the sides of the Maigmo, Cid and others of minor height across numerous tributary ravines. It ... | [] |
6,045 | 20,221 | 1,604,351 | Guadalquivir | 2025-07-21T00:06:20Z | **Guadalquivir** is a river in southern Spain. It crosses the autonomous community of Andalusia. The name derives from the Arab *Wadi al-Kabir* ("big river"), whereas the Romans called it *Betis*.
Guadalquivir starts in the Glen of the Sources in the mountains near Cazorla (Jaen province) and ends in Sanlucar de Barra... | [] |
6,046 | 20,222 | 440,188 | Ebro | 2022-07-25T07:30:45Z | **Ebro** is a Spanish river. It flows through Reinosa, Miranda de Ebro, Logrono, Tudela, Zaragoza, and Tortosa. It empties into the Mediterranean Sea in the province of Tarragona.
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6,047 | 20,223 | 1,011,913 | Toledo Province | 2022-12-11T19:01:51Z | **Province of Toledo** (Provincia de Toledo) is one of the provinces of Castile-La Mancha, in the center of Spain, near Madrid. The capital is Toledo and the biggest city is Talavera of the Queen. The population of the province is near 600,000.
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6,048 | 20,224 | 640,235 | Talavera de la Reina | 2023-11-12T21:24:23Z | **Talavera of the Queen** (*Talavera de la Reina* in Spanish) is a city of the interior of Spain. It is the capital of a wide region belonging to the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It is in the northwest of the province of Toledo. Talavera of the Queen is the second biggest city of Castile-La Mancha, with a... | [] |
6,049 | 20,225 | 1,011,913 | Castilla–La Mancha | 2022-12-11T19:16:09Z | **Castilla–La Mancha** or **Castile-La Mancha** is an autonomous community in Spain with a population over 2,000,000. The capital is Toledo and the biggest cities are Albacete, Talavera of the Queen, Guadalajara, Ciudad Real, Puertollano, and Cuenca.
Provinces of Castile-La Mancha:
- Albacete province
- Cuenca provin... | [] |
6,050 | 20,228 | 966,595 | Ciudad Real | 2022-08-09T05:10:55Z | **Ciudad Real** (this translates to *Royal City*) is a city in Spain. It is the capital of the province with the same name, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha.
The city has 69,063 people who live there. It is an average of 628 meters above sea level. The municipal area is 285 km². It is approximately 200... | [] |
6,051 | 20,231 | 966,595 | Puertollano | 2022-08-09T05:10:55Z | **Puertollano** (which translates to **Flatport**, in English) is a city in Spain. It is the second biggest in Ciudad Real province, in the region of Castile-La Mancha. It is an important industrial center, with a population of 50,000.
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6,052 | 20,232 | 1,868,439 | Hagrid | 2026-09-07T15:31:09Z | **Rubeus Hagrid**, often known simply as **Hagrid**, is a character in the *Harry Potter* book series by British author J. K. Rowling. A teacher and groundskeeper at Hogwarts, the school that Harry Potter attends, Hagrid is a friend of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Hagrid is also a "half-giant." His father was not a giant,... | [] |
6,053 | 20,233 | 10,471,521 | NOFX | 2025-08-21T23:01:24Z | **NOFX** was a popular punk rock band from California that was formed in 1983 by Fat Mike. As of January 20th, 2024, NOFX has released eighteen full-length albums. Their latest one, *Double Album*, came out on December 2, 2022. On October 2, 024, NOFX played their final show ever.
## Studio albums
- Maximum Rocknroll... | [] |
6,054 | 20,235 | 1,813,344 | Methane | 2026-10-01T17:37:39Z | **Methane** is an organic compound with the chemical formula <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="chem"><div data-arg>C</div><div data-arg>H</div><div data-arg>4</div></template>. It is an alkane with one carbon atom. It is often found as the main part of natural gas. Methane is a greenhouse gas 23 times... | [] |
6,055 | 20,247 | 1,141,223 | North Country (movie) | 2022-05-22T13:32:25Z | ***North Country*** is a 2005 American drama movie about a woman being harassed in a mining facility.
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6,056 | 20,248 | 824,311 | Dance Dance Revolution | 2023-10-20T03:22:52Z | ***Dance Dance Revolution*** or ***Dancing Stage*** in Europe is a series of video games made by Konami in which players step on arrows on a large pad or mat to match the arrows on screen. The arrows are in time with the music. Because players are moving themselves along to the music, they look like they are dancing. ... | [] |
6,057 | 20,249 | 1,214,416 | Street Fighter II | 2026-09-24T04:16:43Z | ***Street Fighter II*** is a 1991 fighting game made by Capcom.
The player controls a martial arts fighter and has to knock out the opponent. There are many playable characters, including Ryu, Ken Masters, Guile, Blanka, Dhalsim, E.Honda, Zangief, and Chun Li. Each character has special moves that require special comm... | [] |
6,058 | 20,250 | 1,734,355 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | 2026-03-26T02:06:11Z | ***Mighty Morphin Power Rangers*** is a superhero television series which ran for three seasons (one season of television is made in a year), which is longer than the *Power Rangers* shows after this series have lasted. This series has 145 episodes in total. The series aired on Fox Kids from 1993 to 1995 strand and lat... | [] |
6,059 | 20,252 | 8,804,491 | Office Space | 2023-05-03T17:20:22Z | ***Office Space*** is a 1999 American comedy movie starring Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston. The movie was directed by Mike Judge. The movie is a satire of white collar office work in the United States.
## Reception
**Office Space** received mostly positive reviews from reviewers, which means that most of them th... | [] |
6,060 | 20,256 | 1,863,125 | Syriana | 2026-09-12T09:17:59Z | ***Syriana*** is an 2005 American political drama thriller movie written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, and produced by Jennifer Fox, Michael Nozik, Georgia Kacandes, Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney. The movie features an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, Amanda Pe... | [] |
6,061 | 20,259 | 1,665,586 | Shareware | 2025-09-22T20:44:09Z | **Shareware** is a way to sell software.
The user will get a preview or demo of the software for free. This way, the user can decide if they like the program or not before buying the complete program.
Users can get games for free this way but most of the time these games do not have all the levels. Sometimes Internet... | [] |
6,062 | 20,260 | 1,674,404 | Brokeback Mountain | 2026-09-19T16:52:38Z | ***Brokeback Mountain*** is a 2005 American romantic drama movie directed by Ang Lee. The film is set in Wyoming during the years from 1963 to 1981. The story is about two homosexual cowboys, played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, who are in love with each other. During that time it was difficult to have homosexua... | [] |
6,063 | 20,261 | 693,482 | A Christmas Carol | 2026-07-26T15:18:38Z | ***A Christmas Carol*** is a novella by the British writer Charles Dickens. It was first published on 19 December 1843 by Chapman & Hall in London. John Leech made the illustrations. The first edition was a beautiful and expensive book. It was sold out by Christmas Eve, but Dickens never made the money he expected on t... | [] |
6,064 | 20,262 | 10,307,367 | Aruba | 2025-06-03T21:01:51Z | **Aruba** is an island in the Caribbean Sea, just north of the Venezuelan Paraguaná Peninsula. It is a country inside of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Unlike much of the Caribbean region, it has a dry climate and an arid, cactus-strewn landscape. This climate has helped tourism, because visitors to the island can rel... | [] |
6,065 | 20,263 | 1,835,865 | Kingdom of the Netherlands | 2026-07-10T19:15:36Z | The **Kingdom of the Netherlands** (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), commonly called the **Netherlands,** is a transcontinental sovereign state made up of four countries that share the same constitutional monarchy.
The member countries share a very high amount of autonomy. Foreign relations and defence are managed by the ... | [] |
6,066 | 20,264 | 104,343 | Kill Bill | 2026-01-26T22:23:27Z |
***Kill Bill*** is an American martial arts crime movie directed by Quentin Tarantino. It was released in two parts; *Volume 1* and *Volume 2*. In most countries it is rated for adult viewing only because of extreme violence and profanity.
## Cast
- Sonny Chiba as Hanzō Hattori
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6,067 | 20,266 | 1,539,758 | Drive-by shooting | 2025-04-29T18:22:06Z | A **drive-by shooting** is when a gun is fired from a moving vehicle, at a single or multiple targets outside the vehicle. Drive-bys are known in gang violence. Many rappers have died in drive-by shootings such as Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G..
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6,068 | 20,278 | 532,461 | Andalusia | 2026-05-12T14:23:40Z | **Andalusia** (**Andalucía**) is the first in population among the 17 Autonomous communities in Spain and the second in area. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville. Its capital is the city of Seville (Spanish: *Sevilla*).
Andalusia is in the ... | [] |
6,069 | 20,279 | 532,461 | Granada | 2026-04-15T20:48:09Z | **Granada** is a Spanish city, capital of the province of Granada, in Andalusia. With 233,000 inhabitants, it is an important artistic and cultural center. The city has many famous monuments, such as the Alhambra, the Cathedral, the *Alcaiceria*, and the *Corral del Carbon*. It is near Sierra Nevada, the highest mounta... | [] |
6,070 | 20,280 | 1,174,782 | Cádiz | 2025-07-12T13:50:06Z | **Cádiz** is a Spanish city, capital of the Province of Cádiz, in Andalusia. It is the southernmost capital in the Iberian Peninsula. The population is 130,000, but it is the centre of a metropolitan area, the Bay of Cádiz, with more than 500,000 inhabitants. Majority of its inhabitants follow Catholic Church. The Cádi... | [] |
6,071 | 20,281 | 532,461 | Mérida, Spain | 2026-03-24T14:27:58Z | **Mérida** ({{#IPA-es}}ˈmeɾiða{{/IPA-es}}) is the capital of Extremadura, an autonomous community in Spain. It has 55,000 inhabitants and is an important Roman center, with the theatre and the bridge over the Guadiana river.
## Sister cities
- {{#flagicon}}ITA{{/flagicon}} Rome, Italy
- {{#flagicon}}VEN{{/flagicon}} ... | [] |
6,072 | 20,282 | 532,461 | Cuenca | 2024-03-24T18:38:47Z | **Cuenca** is a Spanish city, capital of the Cuenca province, in Castile-La Mancha. Around 50,000 are living there. It is famous for its monuments: The hanging houses, the Cathedral and other churches. It is located over the Jucar river, near the Serrania of Cuenca.
## Images
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6,073 | 20,283 | 8,835,182 | Balearic Islands | 2023-05-21T17:37:01Z | The **Balearic Islands** (official name, Catalan: **Illes Balears**) are an autonomous community of Spain, formed by the Balearic Islands Province. The main islands are Mallorca (English: Majorca), Minorca, Ibiza (also called Eivissa) and Formentera. The capital is Palma de Mallorca, and other cities are Mahon, Ibiza, ... | [] |
6,074 | 20,284 | 693,482 | Henry Fonda | 2026-08-04T05:19:23Z | **Henry Jaynes Fonda** (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor. He was in many movies and plays. He played a character that was an "everyman" (a humble and normal protagonist).
Fonda was born on May 16, 1905 in Grand Island, Nebraska. He studied at the University of Minnesota. Fonda was in his first Hol... | [] |
6,075 | 20,285 | 31,155 | Provinces of Spain | 2021-08-11T08:31:45Z | There are fifty parts of Spain called provinces. They are:
{\|class\="wikitable sortable"
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!scope\="col"\| Province name
!scope\="col"\| Capital
!scope\="col"\| Autonomous community
!scope\="col" class\="unsortable"\| Lists of municipalities
\|-
\| A Coruna\| **La Coruña** *(Spanish)*; **A Coruña** *(Galician)*
\| ... | [] |
6,076 | 20,287 | 836,766 | Cartagena | 2025-08-05T20:11:00Z | **Cartagena** is a municipality in the Region of Murcia, in Spain.
It has an area of 558.1 km² and a population of 215,826 people.
| [] |
6,077 | 20,288 | 1,243,964 | Palermo | 2025-07-24T06:51:26Z | **Palermo** is an Italian city. It is the capital and largest city of Sicily. It has 720,000 people, with more than 1,000,000 in the metropolitan area. It has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate. The city started as a colony of Phoenicia. It was later Roman -for a century Islamic- and Norman and part of the Kingdom of t... | [] |
6,078 | 20,289 | 1,756,227 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2026-07-11T23:11:42Z | **Bosnia and Herzegovina** (Bosna i Hercegovina, Босна и Херцеговина; Bosna i Hercegovina; Bosna i Hercegovina, Босна и Херцеговина, <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="IPA-sh"><div data-arg>bôsna i xěrtseɡoʋina</div><div data-arg>pron</div></template>), abbreviated **BiH** (БиХ) or **B&H**, sometimes c... | [] |
6,079 | 20,296 | 1,734,355 | Black bass | 2026-07-16T09:15:21Z | A **black bass** is a fresh water fish. The black basses are found throughout a large area east of the Rocky Mountains in North America, from the Hudson Bay basin in Canada to northeastern Mexico. Several species, notably the Largemouth and Smallmouth, have been very widely introduced throughout the world. Black bass ... | [] |
6,080 | 20,297 | 1,245,172 | Reinheitsgebot | 2022-10-17T18:40:39Z | The **Reinheitsgebot** is a regulation about the purity of beer. The regulation started in Ingolstadt, in Bavaria, in Germany, in 1516.
The regulation says several things:
- It says what can be part of beer, and what can not. Beer may only contain water, barley, and hops.
- It gives a price to beer. This is importan... | [] |
6,081 | 20,298 | 18,539 | Maß | 2014-06-30T18:51:32Z | A **Maß** or **Mass** is an old unit of measurement of liquid. Literally translated, it means *mass*. It is equal to 1.069 litre. Today, it is only used for measuring quantities of beer (one litre). Beer is usually served as 0.2 or 0.3 l (*small beer*) or as 0.5 l (*big beer*), but at some occasions (like the Oktoberfe... | [] |
6,082 | 20,299 | 532,461 | Wolverine | 2026-09-28T07:19:05Z | The **wolverine** or **glutton** (*Gulo gulo*) is the largest member of the Mustelidae family (the weasels). It is a stocky and muscular carnivore, more like a small bear than other mustelids. The wolverine, a solitary animal, has a reputation for ferocity, and can kill prey many times larger than itself. It is a power... | [] |
6,083 | 20,300 | 1,373,270 | Bismarck (ship) | 2023-12-17T21:21:27Z | The German battleship **Bismarck** was built by Nazi Germany. It was one of the most famous and recognized warships of World War II. It sailed for just one mission, known as Operation "Rheinübung". It was named in honor of the German statesman, Otto von Bismarck.
Its construction began on 1 July 1936 in a shipyard in ... | [] |
6,084 | 20,305 | 1,785,096 | Republic of Mahabad | 2026-04-13T09:02:01Z | The **Republic of Mahabad** (also **Republic of Kurdistan**), established in Iranian Kurdistan, was the second independent Kurdish state of the 20th century after the Republic of Ararat in Turkey. Its capital was the Kurdish city of Mahabad in northwestern Iran. The Republic was part of the Iran crisis a conflict betwe... | [] |
6,085 | 20,307 | 640,235 | Coat of arms of Iran | 2023-04-12T22:28:03Z | The **Emblem of Iran** was made after the Islamic Revolution in that country, in 1979. After the revolution, Iran decided to use a new flag. The old flag had a picture of a golden lion and a sabre, that was a symbol for the Shah (king) of Iran. This emblem is a symbol for the whole country and the Islamic character of ... | [] |
6,086 | 20,314 | 1,795,304 | Tennis | 2026-04-30T02:35:45Z | {{Sports}}
**Tennis** is a sport played with a felt-covered rubber ball, a tennis racket, and a court. It is quite popular, and many people enjoy watching it.
In the early 11th century, players in France first played with their hands a similar sport, which was called “*jeu de paume*”. In the 15th century, the p... | [] |
6,087 | 20,316 | 16,695 | Teacher | 2026-07-29T20:34:14Z | A **teacher** is a person who helps people to learn. A teacher often works in a classroom.
There are many different kinds of teachers. Some teachers teach young children in kindergarten or primary schools. Others teach older children in middle, junior high, and high schools. Some teachers teach adults in colleges and... | [] |
6,088 | 20,323 | 314,522 | Getafe | 2024-12-27T20:13:13Z | **Getafe** is a city 15 km south of Madrid, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. 158,363 people live there. It has great commercial and industrial activity and many mass media. In Getafe there is a university, a military air base, and has a football team in the first division of the Spanish's League.
| [] |
6,089 | 20,327 | 752,027 | Manhattan Project | 2026-08-31T04:19:33Z | The **Manhattan Project** was the program based in the United States which tried to make the first nuclear weapons. The project went on during World War II, and was run by the U.S. Army. The head of the project was General Leslie R. Groves, who had led the building of the Pentagon. The top scientist on the project was ... | [] |
6,090 | 20,330 | 1,464,674 | Hadschi Baba Scheich | 2025-10-22T22:26:06Z | **Hadschi Baba Scheich** (Haji Baba Sheikh) (*Hecî Baba Şêx* in Kurdish) was the prime minister of the Republic of Mahabad. After the republic was conquered by the Iranian army in 1947 he was the only one who was not hanged together with president Qazi Muhammad at the Chuwarchira Square in Mahabad in 1947. He was immu... | [] |
6,091 | 20,331 | 1,849,998 | Ajam | 2026-08-05T08:47:35Z | ***Ajam*** (عجم) in Arabic means non-Arabic-speaker. Ajam is an Arabicized word that came from Jam or jamshid the name of a A Persian legendary king or prophet ,according to old stories he was the king able to fly around the world by a throne or Carpet.
in most of the languages Ajam and Ajami means Persian. in Arab... | [] |
6,092 | 20,333 | 121,204 | Boston Terrier | 2026-08-12T16:39:32Z | **Boston Terriers** are a dog breed. They are considered to be one of the few American breeds as they can trace their origins to Boston, Massachusetts. It is hard to believe that these comical, family friendly dogs were originally bred to be ferocious pit-fighting dogs tracing their ancestors to an English Bulldog and ... | [] |
6,093 | 20,334 | 10,251,982 | 1750s | 2025-05-12T00:36:19Z | The **1750s** was a decade that began on 1 January 1750 and ended on 31 December 1759. It is distinct from the decade known as the ***176th decade*** which began on January 1, 1751 and ended on December 31, 1760.
## Events
- The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) fought between two rival alliances: the first side was the U... | [] |
6,094 | 20,337 | 1,688,831 | 1798 | 2025-12-15T08:39:48Z | **1798** (MDCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- January 22 – Coup d'état in the Netherlands (Batavian Republic). Unitarian Democrat Pieter Vreede makes an end to the power of the parliament (with a conservat... | [] |
6,095 | 20,338 | 1,011,873 | 1160 | 2025-10-09T14:23:09Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1160{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1160{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Erik den helige is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson. See Swedish monarchs.
- Heiji Rebellion in Japan
- Yasovarman II succeeds his uncle Dharanindravarman as ruler of the Khmer Empire. Dharan... | [] |
6,096 | 20,339 | 1,011,873 | 1169 | 2025-10-09T14:23:15Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1169{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1169{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Nur ad-Din invades Egypt, and his nephew Saladin becomes the sultan over the territory conquered by Nur ad-Din.
- Prince Andrey Bogolyubskiy sacks the Kievan Rus' capital Kiev.
- Start of ... | [] |
6,097 | 20,340 | 1,011,873 | 1196 | 2025-10-09T14:23:33Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1196{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1196{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Spring, London, popular uprising of the poor against the rich led by William Fitz Osbern.
- According to a popular legend, Prince Madog of Gwynedd reached North America in what is present-... | [] |
6,098 | 20,341 | 1,011,873 | 1793 | 2025-07-05T15:29:10Z | {{#Year article header}}1793{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 2 – Russia and Prussia divide Poland
- January 9 – Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first to fly in a balloon in the United States.
- January 21 – After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, "Citizen Capet" i.e. Louis XVI of F... | [] |
6,099 | 20,342 | 314,522 | 1800 | 2026-08-25T23:57:02Z | **1800** (MDCCC) was an exceptional common year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday in the Julian calendar, the 1800th year of the Common Era (CE) and *Anno Domini* (AD) designations, {{#Year article header/year number}}1800{{/Year article header/year number}}. Because of... | [] |
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