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6,300 | 20,867 | 22,027 | DarkBASIC | 2024-11-03T06:12:35Z | **DarkBASIC** is a programming language that is very easy to create games in so people do not need to worry about DirectX. People now use the more powerful DarkBASIC Professional.
## "Hello World" in DarkBASIC
```
print "Hello, World!"
```
## Other websites
- [DarkBASIC](http://www.darkbasic.com)
- [DarkBasic - The... | [] |
6,301 | 20,870 | 1,495,371 | XML | 2026-05-11T18:13:51Z | The **Extensible Markup Language** (**XML** for short) is a markup language like HTML, but built to be extensible, and was created by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). XML defines rules for the construction of a document. XML adds context to the information in a document. It does not say how this should be displayed... | [] |
6,302 | 20,871 | 1,710,586 | JavaScript | 2026-08-17T21:11:53Z | **JavaScript** is a high-level programming language that follows the ECMAScript standard. It was originally designed as a scripting language for websites but became widely adopted as a general-purpose programming language, and is currently the most popular programming language in use. JavaScript is usually found runnin... | [] |
6,303 | 20,881 | 440,188 | World Money Fair | 2022-10-14T19:29:43Z | The **World Money Fair** is an international bourse of coins. A *bourse* is where dealers, collectors and the public to buy, sell and trade coins.
In 1970 A. M Beck founded in Muinch the "Organisation of European Coins-Bourses", "Organisation Europäischer Münzen-Börsen" (OEMB) in German. He had the idea to build up a... | [] |
6,304 | 20,951 | 532,461 | Autocracy | 2026-09-04T09:54:51Z | **Autocracy** is a form of government where a single person holds all the power. That person (called an autocrat) can do anything they want legally or politically. They make all decisions, and there is no separation of powers. They may use propaganda, censorship, and/or violence to control people.
Two types of autocra... | [] |
6,305 | 20,953 | 1,358,714 | Oligarchy | 2026-09-15T11:09:36Z | **Oligarchy** is a form of government. In an oligarchic system, all the power is held by a small group of people. It is usually the most powerful people who govern the state. The kingship alternated between three leading families. Oligarchy can be a form of dictatorship.
## Rule by the best
An oligarchy where *the be... | [] |
6,306 | 20,959 | 1,452,189 | Punctuation | 2026-07-28T08:42:40Z | **Punctuation** is the name for marks used for writing text. They are used to separate ideas in sentences. Punctuation makes text easier to read and understand. These are the most common punctuation marks used in English:
1. **.** is a period or full stop
2. **,** is a comma
3. **?** is a question mark
4. **!** is an ... | [] |
6,307 | 20,961 | 1,150,185 | Land | 2026-06-09T10:24:34Z | **Land** can mean some territory, forming part of a country. Dry land is the parts of Earth's surface not covered by the ocean or other permanent body of water. About 29% of the surface of Earth is dry land, while the rest is covered with liquid water. Land can have different types of soil; it may be covered with stone... | [] |
6,308 | 20,962 | 7,505,360 | Surface | 2021-05-03T18:46:44Z | A **surface** is the outer part of something. Most surfaces have a width and a length, but no depth.
Surfaces are studied in geometry.
## Examples of Surfaces
- An apple has a skin on its surface.
- People live on the Earth's surface.
- A piece of metal is put in red paint. The metal is taken out of the paint. Aft... | [] |
6,309 | 20,963 | 1,629,609 | Sexual slavery | 2026-09-11T21:49:40Z | {{Slavery}}
**Sexual slavery** is a special case of slavery or forced labour. Sexual slaves are like normal slaves, except for the following:
1. They are forced to engage in sexual activities. This includes forced labor that results in sexual activity, forced marriage and sex trafficking, such as the sexual traffickin... | [] |
6,310 | 20,964 | 1,666,663 | List of Internet top-level domains | 2025-09-24T22:15:04Z | Here is a list of currently existing top-level domains (TLDs).
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6,311 | 20,965 | 10,249,786 | 1784 | 2025-05-11T06:39:01Z | {{#Year article header}}1784{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- The Congress of the United States signs a treaty to end the American Revolutionary War.
- The Methodist Church is started by John Wesley.
## Births
- October 13 – King Ferdinand VII of Spain
- November 24 – Zachary Taylor, twelfth President of the Uni... | [] |
6,312 | 20,967 | 1,521,690 | List of Atlantic hurricane seasons | 2024-12-20T20:35:05Z | The following is a **list of Atlantic hurricane seasons**. All began on June 1 in their respective years. They ended on November 30. These dates are when tropical cyclones usually form in the Atlantic Ocean.
The **Atlantic hurricane season** is the time of year that hurricanes form in the northern Atlantic Ocean. The ... | [] |
6,313 | 20,969 | 1,521,690 | List of Pacific hurricane seasons | 2024-12-20T20:26:27Z | The following is a **list of Pacific hurricane seasons**. They all began on May 15 in the eastern Pacific and June 1 in the central Pacific in their respective years. There, they end on November 30. These dates are when tropical cyclones usually form in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Before the satellite age started in th... | [] |
6,314 | 20,977 | 1,331,382 | 1963 Atlantic hurricane season | 2023-07-14T22:22:42Z | The **1963 Atlantic hurricane season** started on June 1, 1963, and ended in November 30, 1963.
The most famous hurricane of the season was Hurricane Flora. It was one of the most deadly. It killed 7,200 people in Haiti and Cuba.
## Storms
### Hurricane Arlene
A group of clouds in the central Atlantic became a trop... | [] |
6,315 | 20,978 | 693,482 | Sildenafil | 2026-08-27T14:07:55Z | **Sildenafil** is a prescription medication mostly used to treat erectile dysfunction, and sometimes used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). Sildenafil is in a class of medications known as phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE) inhibitors.
Sildenafil is available as a generic drug, as well as under various patented na... | [] |
6,316 | 20,979 | 1,011,873 | 1825 | 2025-07-05T15:29:23Z | {{#Year article header}}1825{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 4 – King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies and is succeeded by his son Francis I of the Two Sicilies.
- February 12 – The Creek cede the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government, and migrate west
- March 4 – John Quincy ... | [] |
6,317 | 20,980 | 10,249,800 | 1771 | 2025-05-11T06:42:42Z | {{#Year article header}}1771{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 17 – Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Caroline Matilda are arrested, leading to his execution and her banishment from Denmark
- July 17 – Massacre at Bloody Falls: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee traveling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his Arc... | [] |
6,318 | 20,981 | 10,249,793 | 1777 | 2025-05-11T06:41:28Z | {{#Year article header}}1777{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- The Cornish language died out
- 2nd edition of *Encyclopædia Britannica* published
- January 3 – American Revolutionary War: American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
- January 12 – Mission... | [] |
6,319 | 20,982 | 10,249,816 | 1757 | 2025-05-11T06:46:10Z | {{#Year article header}}1757{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 2 – The United Kingdom captures Calcutta, India.
- March 14 – On board the HMS *Monarch*, Royal Navy Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for breach of the Articles of War.
- May 6 – Battle of Prague – Frederick the Great defeats an Aus... | [] |
6,320 | 20,983 | 10,249,145 | 4 BC | 2025-05-11T03:23:25Z | Year **4 BC** was a common year starting on Tuesday or Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the **Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Rufus**.
## Events
- Herod Archelaus becomes the ruler of Judea. Herod Antipas rules Galilee and Perea.
- Publius Quintilius Varus leads Roman legions to Je... | [] |
6,321 | 20,984 | 51,925 | Sylvester McCoy | 2026-07-14T19:33:32Z | **Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith** or **Sylvester McCoy** (born 20 August 1943) is a Scottish actor. He played the Seventh Doctor on *Doctor Who* from 1987 to 1989. He also briefly played the Doctor in the beginning of the 1996 TV movie.
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6,322 | 20,985 | 744,335 | Paul McGann | 2018-11-01T18:49:39Z | **Paul McGann** (born 14 November 1959) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in *Withnail and I* (1987) and as the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 *Doctor Who* television movie.
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6,323 | 20,987 | 1,862,887 | Georgia O'Keeffe | 2026-09-25T09:48:27Z | `<references group="Georgia O'Keeffe. (2001). In Contemporary Artists. Retrieved from http://ic.gale.com{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" />`{=html}
**Georgia O’Keeffe** (November 15 1887 – March 6 1986) was an American artist. She is known for her colorful close-up painting ... | [] |
6,324 | 20,988 | 10,190,705 | Genesis (band) | 2025-04-14T14:30:20Z | **Genesis** is an English progressive rock group. They formed in 1967. They have sold about 150 million albums all over the world. This puts them among the top 30 best-selling recording artists of all time. The group's members have included Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. Both of them were successful as solo artists as... | [] |
6,325 | 21,011 | 8,717,718 | Deadly nightshade | 2023-03-09T17:41:38Z | **Deadly nightshade** or **belladonna** (*Atropa belladonna*) is a well-known, hardy perennial shrub. It is a member of the nightshade family.
It can be found in a few different continents: Europe; North Africa; Asia; and North America, but is far less common there. Usually it grows in the shade. The plant does not l... | [] |
6,326 | 21,012 | 863,768 | Perennial | 2024-10-04T10:42:20Z | A **perennial** is a plant that bears leaves and perhaps flowers every year.
Some plants only bear leaves and flowers once, then they die. Such plants are called *annual*.
Other plants live for two years. They are called *biennial*.
Most trees and shrubs are perennial plants.
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6,327 | 21,014 | 863,768 | Shrub | 2024-03-05T23:52:38Z |
A **shrub** or **bush** is a category of plants. A tree usually has one stem, which at some height has branches. A *shrub* can have multiple stems from the bottom up. Usually, bushes do not grow as tall as trees, very often they are less than 1–2 m tall.
Very many plants can be either shrubs or trees, depending on ... | [] |
6,328 | 21,015 | 9,186,610 | Evergreen | 2023-11-12T14:50:36Z | An **evergreen** is a plant which keeps its leaves throughout the year. This is different from deciduous plants, which lose their leaves during the winter or wet seasons. There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs.
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6,329 | 21,016 | 22,027 | Deciduous | 2024-08-22T03:11:52Z | {\| border\="0" style\="float:right; float:right;"
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**Deciduous** means "temporary" or "tending to fall off" (deriving from the Latin word *decidere*, to fall off).
When talking about plants this means that the plant loses its leaves, usually in autumn. The leaves will then grow again in sp... | [] |
6,330 | 21,017 | 1,358,714 | Shade | 2026-02-05T02:20:08Z | **Shade** is produced when the sun is shining and an object, a tree for example, blocks the direct sunlight so that it cannot reach a certain spot. The dark image which the object casts on the ground (or on another object) is called shadow, not *shade*.
**Shade** can also mean a darker or lighter color of the same bas... | [] |
6,331 | 21,018 | 1,464,674 | Hallucination | 2024-05-22T00:47:43Z | A **hallucination** is seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling or feeling things that do not really exist. Usually, people have to be awake and conscious to have hallucinations. That way, a person who sees or hears something that is not really there has a hallucination. Hallucinations are different from dreams. When people ... | [] |
6,332 | 21,019 | 1,475,106 | Shadow | 2026-05-22T21:06:15Z | A **shadow **is a dark area on a bright surface. It is caused by something that is blocking a source of light. A shadow's outline, called a silhouette, will have the same shape as the object blocking the light. Shadows can't form when it's dark.
Depending on the light source, or sources, a wide range of effects ... | [] |
6,333 | 21,024 | 10,496,483 | 1553 | 2025-09-05T01:23:33Z | **1553** (MDLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- June 26 – Christ's Hospital and King Edward's School, Witley created by Royal Charter
- July 6 – Edward VI of England dies
- July 10 – Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England – for the next nine days
- July 18 – Lord Mayo... | [] |
6,334 | 21,025 | 10,346,751 | 1732 | 2025-06-21T21:28:32Z | **1732** (MDCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- February 23 – First performance of Handel's *Orlando*, in London
- June 9 – James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia.
- December 7 –... | [] |
6,335 | 21,026 | 1,727,852 | 1768 | 2026-03-06T06:20:25Z | **1768** (MDCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- January 9 – Philip Astley stages the first modern circus (London)
- May 10 – John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for the *North Briton* severely crit... | [] |
6,336 | 21,033 | 1,508,758 | The Sims | 2025-02-20T22:26:54Z | ***The Sims*** is a video game released in 2000 . It is a life simulator that imitates real life. Sims can get jobs, have needs, and can get married. It was the third best selling computer and video game of all time (it mostly sold well on the computer).
The Sims was so successful it has created three sequels, (*The S... | [] |
6,337 | 21,038 | 1,618,275 | Webcam | 2025-06-16T15:16:44Z | A **webcam** is a video camera that connects to a computer, and can let people see each other over the Internet. Most people that have webcams use them with an instant messenger to see each other at the same time. Webcams can also be used for recording videos and video blogs. The webcam can be part of a computer, mobil... | [] |
6,338 | 21,041 | 1,256,658 | Y-intercept | 2022-11-22T01:25:01Z | The **y-intercept** of a line on a graph is where the line touches (or intercepts) the y-axis (the numbered line going straight up).
The equation for straight lines is \(y=mx+b\). "\(b\)" is the \(y\)-intercept.
You can find the y-intercept of a graph by seeing where the x-coordinate equals 0. The y-coordinate of a ... | [] |
6,339 | 21,050 | 1,859,058 | The Last Waltz | 2026-08-21T13:02:00Z | **The Last Waltz** was final concert of the Canadian/American rock group The Band. It took place on Thanksgiving (November 26) in 1976 at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California. It was also made into a movie by Martin Scorsese, that came out in 1978.
Other musicians who were in *The Last Waltz* concert w... | [] |
6,340 | 21,053 | 1,011,873 | 1436 | 2025-11-09T15:51:24Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1436{{/Year in various calendars}}
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## Events
- April – Paris is recaptured by the French
- End of the Hussite Wars in Bohemia. Sigismund is accepted as King.
- Alexandru I Aldea is replaced as ruler of Wallachia by Vlad II Dracul.
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6,341 | 21,054 | 1,011,873 | 1241 | 2025-10-09T14:23:59Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1241{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1241{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- April 5 – Mongols of Golden Horde under the command of Subotai defeat feudal Polish nobility, including Knights Templar, in the battle of Liegnitz
- April 27 – Mongols defeat Bela IV of Hu... | [] |
6,342 | 21,055 | 10,249,429 | 886 | 2025-05-11T05:05:03Z | {{#Year article header}}886{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- The Glagolitic alphabet, devised by Cyril and Methodius, missionaries from Constantinople, is adopted in the Bulgarian Empire.
- Alfred the Great captures London and renames it Lundenburgh. The boundaries between Wessex and the Danelaw are shifted.
- Al... | [] |
6,343 | 21,056 | 1,011,873 | 1204 | 2025-10-09T14:23:37Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1204{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1204{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- February – Byzantine emperor Alexius IV is overthrown in a revolution, and Alexius V is proclaimed emperor.
- April 12 – The Fourth Crusade take Constantinople by storm, and pillage the ci... | [] |
6,344 | 21,060 | 1,481,737 | 985 | 2025-08-23T12:36:43Z | {{#Year article header}}985{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Barcelona sacked by Al-Mansur
- Greenland colonized by Icelandic Viking Erik the Red (the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct – see History of Greenland)
- Lady Wulfruna founded the town that later becam... | [] |
6,345 | 21,061 | 10,249,388 | 681 | 2025-05-11T04:49:44Z | {{#Year article header}}681{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- August 9 – The Bulgars win the war with the Byzantine Empire; the latter signs a peace treaty, which is considered as the birth-date of Bulgaria
- Wilfrid of York is expelled from Northumbria by Ecgfrith and retires into Sussex
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6,346 | 21,062 | 1,011,873 | 1593 | 2025-07-05T15:27:04Z | {{#Year article header}}1593{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- May 18 – Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.
- June 22 – Ottoman Empire defeated in Battle of Sisak, their first defeat in Europe.
- July 25 – King Henry IV of France returns to Catholicism, a... | [] |
6,347 | 21,063 | 1,011,873 | 1721 | 2025-07-05T15:24:34Z | {{#Year article header}}1721{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope
- Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos
- April 4 – Robert Walpole becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- September 10 – Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northe... | [] |
6,348 | 21,064 | 217,550 | Vedas | 2025-12-03T20:20:13Z | The **Vedas** are the four holiest books of the Hindu religion.
Each book has four major kinds of text – the Samhitas (mantras and benedictions), the Aranyakas (text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices), the Brahmanas (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and the Upanishads (tex... | [] |
6,349 | 21,074 | 1,663,620 | Prime Minister of Greenland | 2025-09-18T22:54:24Z | The **Prime Minister of Greenland** (Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat, lit *Leader of the Government*; Landsstyreformand), officially referred to as the **Premier**, is the head of the Government of Greenland. The incumbent prime minister is Múte Bourup Egede of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party.
The prime minister is usually... | [] |
6,350 | 21,076 | 1,633,096 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2025-07-03T06:32:09Z | **Serbia and Montenegro** (Serbian: Србија и Црна Гора, Srbija I Crna Gora, abbreviated as "SCG") was the name of the union of Serbia and Montenegro that was created after the collapse of Yugoslavia. The two nations were seperated in 2006 after a vote.
It was on the west-central Balkan Peninsula. It had borders with ... | [] |
6,351 | 21,081 | 70,336 | Minister (government) | 2025-09-08T15:30:13Z | A **Minister** can be a Member of Parliament, or a Clergyman (person who works as a Minister in the Church). This article talks about a Minister as a Member of Parliament.
Many countries have Ministers who deal with special things related to how people live. You can find out about them by looking at the Wikipedia in... | [] |
6,352 | 21,083 | 1,530,097 | Jealousy | 2024-12-11T00:43:41Z | **Jealousy** or **envy** is a feeling (or emotion) people get when they want what others have. This is a negative feeling. When someone is jealous of someone else, they usually dislike the other person. These particular emotions are usually caused by a person having a certain object or quality which you desire but can ... | [] |
6,353 | 21,084 | 1,629,609 | Anger | 2026-03-08T06:29:39Z | **Anger** is one of the basic emotions. It is an inherited response, and is common to all mammals and a number of other animals. It happens when they are threatened, offended, wronged, or denied something they want or need.
## Psychology of anger
Anger is a main emotion that many experience. It involves a strong, unc... | [] |
6,354 | 21,095 | 532,461 | Light microscope | 2026-07-10T02:14:51Z | A **light microscope** or **optical microscope** works like a refracting telescope except that the object is very close to the objective lens. An object to be studied, for example a tiny organism so small it looks like just a dot, is put on a slide, which is usually a flat piece of glass. The clips on the microscope's ... | [] |
6,355 | 21,116 | 22,027 | Rembrandt | 2024-10-19T19:08:31Z | **Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn** (Leiden, 15 July 1606 – Amsterdam, 4 October 1669) was a famous Dutch painter and artist.
He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history, and the most important in Dutch history.^p420^ His contributions to art came in a period that his... | [] |
6,356 | 21,119 | 1,873,047 | Major movie studios | 2026-09-15T22:24:01Z | <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="multiple image"><div data-arg data-name="perrow">3/2</div><div data-arg data-name="total_width">400</div><div data-arg data-name="image_style">border:none</div><div data-arg data-name="image1">Universal Pictures logo.svg</div><div data-arg data-name="link1">Universal ... | [] |
6,357 | 21,120 | 1,572,762 | Culinary mustard | 2025-04-09T23:08:49Z | **Culinary mustard** is a condiment people use when making food. It comes from the seeds of the mustard plant.
## Preparation
Mustard is prepared by grinding the seeds of the Mustard plant, and mixing them with water or vinegar. Depending on which seeds are taken, and/or how much vinegar is added, the mustard may tur... | [] |
6,358 | 21,121 | 16,695 | Condiment | 2021-10-03T13:26:56Z | A **condiment** is a prepared food that is put to other food, to make the food better or taste different. It usually is in the form of a sauce or a powder. Salt and pepper are examples of well-known condiments. Ketchup, mustard, relish, mayonnaise, horseradish, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce are also well-known con... | [] |
6,359 | 21,127 | 314,522 | Vinegar | 2025-06-23T22:22:18Z | **Vinegar** is a liquid containing mainly water and acetic acid and used mostly in cooking. It can be made from wine or other liquids containing alcohol, like cider, fermented fruit juices, or fermented malt. Ethanol is oxidized from the liquid, resulting in vinegar.
Vinegar made from dates is a traditional product of... | [] |
6,360 | 21,128 | 9,396,125 | Insecticide | 2024-03-05T13:48:20Z | An **insecticide** is a pesticide made to kill insects and spiders.
Insects are very tough animals that have adapted to live and various climates and places. Therefore, the poison used to kill them is also poisonous to humans. It can be dangerous when you have vegetables. This is why often people will rub an apple ... | [] |
6,361 | 21,130 | 1,674,404 | Paranoia | 2026-01-20T17:35:47Z | **Paranoia** is a mental health condition that affects a person's thoughts. A person with paranoia is called **paranoid**. Paranoia is a thought process heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion.
A paranoid person's thinking is shaped by fear and anxiety. For example, the ... | [] |
6,362 | 21,131 | 1,161,309 | Delusion | 2025-06-18T11:59:18Z | A **delusion** is a false belief held by a person. When doctors talk about delusions, they mean that the false belief is the result of some disease. This is usually a disease of the mind, such as paranoia, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, but not always. Delusions can come in many forms, such as persecutory delusions... | [] |
6,363 | 21,132 | 1,398,040 | Paganism | 2025-02-05T17:29:10Z | **Paganism** is a term that covers a great number of spiritual and religious beliefs, and someone who follows one of these beliefs is known as a Pagan.
## Overview
Some of those in ancient times, who are called *Pagans* today, believed there was not just one god but a number of gods and goddesses. The stories from G... | [] |
6,364 | 21,136 | 10,389,629 | 1578 | 2025-07-13T03:37:01Z | **1578** (MDLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- January 31 – Battle of Gemblours – Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. Don John begins to recover control of the French-speaking Southern Netherlands
- August 4 – Battle of Al ... | [] |
6,365 | 21,137 | 1,011,873 | 1504 | 2025-11-09T15:52:00Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1504{{/Year in various calendars}}
**1504** (MDIV) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- January 1 – French troops surrender Gaeta to the Spanish under Cordoba.
- January 31 – France cedes Naples to Aragon.
- February 29 – Christopher Columbus uses his kn... | [] |
6,366 | 21,138 | 1,011,873 | 1726 | 2025-07-05T15:24:28Z | {{#Year article header}}1726{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject.
- Jonathan Swift publishes Gulliver's Travels.
- The city of Montevideo was established.
- Mary Toft allegedly gives birth to 16 rabbits in England, later revealed to be a hoax.
- The Gujin tushu jichen... | [] |
6,367 | 21,144 | 103,847 | Courage | 2024-01-29T15:19:07Z | A person has **Courage** if they do something even though they are afraid. Courage can be doing things that other people think should be scary. A person has courage if they put themself in danger to save another person (this is called mental strength). If someone has courage, it is said that they are courageous, standi... | [] |
6,368 | 21,147 | 10,251,986 | 1710s | 2025-05-12T00:38:19Z | The **1710s** was a decade that started on 1 January 1710 and ended on 31 December 1719. It is distinct from the decade known as the ***172th decade*** which began on January 1, 1711 and ended on December 31, 1720.
## Events
- The Great Northern War
## World leaders
- King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715)
- King Lou... | [] |
6,369 | 21,157 | 794,806 | Fan (person) | 2021-10-21T19:24:58Z | A **fan** or **fanatic** is someone who like a thing, a person, or an idea. Things that fans might like are hobbies, sports (often a team), music, a kind of movie or book, or almost anything. There are lots of kinds of fans, including science fiction fans and fans of popular music stars, like The Beatles. Fans will mee... | [] |
6,370 | 21,161 | 314,522 | Formula One | 2026-08-26T22:04:05Z | **Formula One** (**F1**) is a motorsport championship controlled by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Teams compete in a series of Grand Prix races, held in different countries around the world. Some of the most popular races are held in Monaco, Singapore, Italy and Britain. The Formula One cars are very f... | [] |
6,371 | 21,162 | 1,734,355 | Abdullah Öcalan | 2026-03-18T11:06:06Z | **Abdullah Öcalan** (/ˈoʊdʒəlɑːn/ *OH-jə-lahn*), also known as **Apo** ("Uncle" in Kurdish), is a Kurdish political theorist. He is one of the founders and the current leader (even though he is in prison) of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which fights against the Turkish government for independence of Turk... | [] |
6,372 | 21,163 | 966,595 | Caribbean Community | 2020-04-04T04:01:07Z | The **Caribbean Community** , or **CARICOM**, is a group of nations in the Caribbean Sea that have come together founded on 4 July 1973. They share their products, and they have a government to help organize the area. They are mainly together to help trade and their economies.
The full members are:
- Barbados
- Beliz... | [] |
6,373 | 21,167 | 10,249,827 | 1747 | 2025-05-11T06:49:05Z | {{#Year article header}}1747{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Afghanistan becomes independent from Persia.
- February 11 – A combined French and Indian force, commanded by Coulon de Villiers, attacks British troops at Grand Pré, Nova Scotia.
- April 9 – The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower... | [] |
6,374 | 21,168 | 10,249,811 | 1762 | 2025-05-11T06:44:53Z | {{#Year article header}}1762{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- **Ongoing**
- Seven Years War (1756 - 1763)
## Births
- August 12 – King George IV of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales (d. 1830)
- November 1 – Spencer Perceval, British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1812)
## Deaths
- ... | [] |
6,375 | 21,170 | 10,250,095 | 1520 | 2025-05-11T07:49:37Z | {{#Year article header}}1520{{/Year article header}}
## Events
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## Births
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## Deaths
- Montezuma II (born 1466)
- Pier Gerlofs Donia (born 1480)
- April 6 – Raphael (born 1483)
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6,376 | 21,172 | 22,027 | List of towns in Greenland | 2017-04-01T12:22:36Z | This is a list of the towns in Greenland that have over 1,000 people living in them (the first name is in Greenlandic, the second is in Danish):
- Nuuk (Godthåb) Pop. 14.501
- Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg) Pop. 5.350
- Ilulissat (Jakobshavn) Pop. 4.533
- Qaqortoq (Julianehåb) Pop. 3.144
- Aasiaat Pop. 3.100
- Maniitsoq (Su... | [] |
6,377 | 21,173 | 8,261,964 | Qaqortoq | 2022-06-05T12:20:04Z | **Qaqortoq**, also known by its Danish name *Julianehåb*, is a town in southwestern Greenland. With a population of 3,100, it is South Greenland's biggest town. It is the fourth biggest town in Greenland. The name Qaqortoq is Western Greenlandic, and it means "white". Qaqortoq also is the seat of the municipality of Qa... | [] |
6,378 | 21,174 | 8,261,966 | Sisimiut | 2022-06-05T12:20:53Z | **Sisimiut** (also known by its Danish name 'Holsteinsborg') is a town in southwestern Greenland. With 5,247 people (as of 2005), it is the second biggest town in Greenland. It is 75 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, and is Greenland's most northern year-round port which has no ice.
## Other websites
- [Municip... | [] |
6,379 | 21,176 | 9,878,085 | Arctic Circle | 2024-11-12T13:55:46Z | The **Arctic Circle** is one of the five major circles of latitude (imaginary lines around the Earth) that are often marked on maps of the Earth. This is the parallel of latitude that (in 2000) runs 66° 33' 39" north of the Equator. North of this line, the Sun never rises at the Winter Solstice and never sets at the Su... | [] |
6,380 | 21,177 | 1,788,979 | Kabul | 2026-08-24T18:55:58Z | **Kabul** is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan.
According to a 2012 estimate, the population of the city was around 3,289,000. This includes Tajiks, Pashtuns, Hazaras and some other smaller ethnic groups. It is the 64th largest and the 5th fastest growing city in the world.
It is 1,800 meters, or 5,900 fee... | [] |
6,381 | 21,178 | 1,674,404 | Parfait | 2025-11-04T15:43:43Z | **Parfait** is a type of food that is eaten as a dessert. It is a French word that means *perfect*.
## Styles of Parfait
Parfaits are made differently in different countries.
### French Parfait
A common parfait is the French kind. A French parfait mixes sugar, whip cream, an egg yolk, sauce, cold fruit and frozen ... | [] |
6,382 | 21,179 | 1,854,444 | Parrot | 2026-08-16T00:01:29Z | **Parrots** are birds of the order **Psittaciformes**. There are about 372 species in 86 genera. They are found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The greatest diversity of parrots is found in South America and Australasia.
Parrots are intelligent birds. They have relatively large brains, they can learn, and th... | [] |
6,383 | 21,180 | 795,348 | Angel food cake | 2022-02-28T09:42:51Z | > *Angel Cake is also the name of a doll in the Strawberry Shortcake series.*
**Angel food cake** is an example of cake that became popular in the United States in the 19th century. It is also called **angel cake**. It is very light and fluffy. Because of this, it is named Angel cake because it is said to be "food for... | [] |
6,384 | 21,187 | 190,121 | Wrench | 2023-09-17T01:36:02Z | A **wrench** (or **spanner**) is a tool used to provide grip and turn nuts and bolts, and similarly shaped objects.
In British English, *spanner* is the standard term. The most common shapes are called *open-ended spanner* and *ring spanner*. The term *wrench* is generally used for tools that turn non-fastening device... | [] |
6,385 | 21,193 | 1,797,528 | Salman Rushdie | 2026-05-06T22:55:09Z | **Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie** <template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="post-nominals"><div data-arg data-name="country">GBR</div><div data-arg data-name="size">100%</div><div data-arg>CH</div><div data-arg>FRSL</div></template> (born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British-American novelist and essayist. He i... | [] |
6,386 | 21,195 | 1,475,106 | Lilo & Stitch | 2026-09-05T22:36:55Z | ***Lilo & Stitch*** is a 2002 animated movie, released by Walt Disney Pictures and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. on June 21, 2002. The 42nd animated movie in the Disney animated features canon, it was written by and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois. It was the 2nd of 3 Disney animated movies prod... | [] |
6,387 | 21,204 | 314,522 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs | 2026-08-26T00:05:02Z | **AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs** is a list of the top one hundred comedy movies in American cinema. The American Film Institute presented it on June 14, 2000.
## The list
1. *Some Like It Hot* (1959)
2. *Tootsie* (1982)
3. *Dr. Strangelove* (1964)
4. *Annie Hall* (1977)
5. *Duck Soup* (1933)
6. *Blazing Saddles* (19... | [] |
6,388 | 21,206 | 22,027 | Irish Sea | 2024-10-14T02:48:31Z | The **Irish Sea** (sometimes called the **Manx Sea**) is a body of water that separates Ireland and Great Britain. It is known to be one of the most polluted seas in the world including the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The sea is important to regional trade, shipping and fishing. It is a source of power genera... | [] |
6,389 | 21,213 | 1,161,309 | Hatred | 2025-10-03T02:43:26Z | **Hatred** is an emotion of very strong dislike for someone or something. It is a desire to avoid, restrict, remove, or destroy that person or thing. It is often thought the opposite of love. Hatred can also be a form of projection.
Sigmund Freud said that hatred was a selfish feeling that wishes to get rid of whateve... | [] |
6,390 | 21,225 | 1,011,873 | 1270 | 2025-10-09T14:24:16Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1270{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1270{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- The Solomonid king Yekuno Amlak kills the last king of the Zagwe dynasty in Ethiopia. The Solomonids begin to rule Ethiopia, which they continue until 1974.
- Louis IX of France starts the... | [] |
6,391 | 21,230 | 1,150,185 | Dallas | 2026-09-01T04:55:40Z | **Dallas** is a large city in the northern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It is a part of a much larger group of cities called the Metroplex, along with important cities like Arlington, Mansfield, Grand Prarie Denton, Fort Worth, and Plano. The city is the ninth largest in the United States.
For many years, the city... | [] |
6,392 | 21,231 | 8,261,963 | Ilulissat | 2022-06-05T12:19:22Z | **Ilulissat** (population 4,000) is the third largest city in Greenland. The town is about halfway up the country's west coast, at 69 degrees north latitude, about 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. Illulisat is also known by its Danish name of **Jakobshavn** (or Jacob's Harbour). In direct translation, Iluliss... | [] |
6,393 | 21,232 | 1,851,800 | Pan (genus) | 2026-08-08T18:18:48Z | The genus ***Pan*** is made up of two living species: the robust chimpanzee and the bonobo. Taxonomically, these two ape species are called ***panins***; however, both species are more commonly called **chimpanzees** or **chimps**. Together with humans, gorillas and orangutans, they are part of the family Hominidae.
#... | [] |
6,394 | 21,235 | 16,695 | Meridian | 2020-09-17T12:27:03Z | A **meridian** is an imaginary line of longitude drawn along the surface of the earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Geographers today measure these lines from what they call the Prime Meridian. It is the line of longitude that goes through the Royal Greenwich Observatory in Greenwich, England. They decided t... | [] |
6,395 | 21,238 | 1,821,571 | 1700s | 2026-08-20T03:47:26Z | The **1700s** decade began on 1 January 1700 and ended on 31 December 1709. It is distinct from the decade known as the ***171th decade*** which began on January 1, 1701 and ended on December 31, 1710.
## Events and trends
- The Bonneville Slide blocks the Columbia River near the site of present-day Cascade Locks, Or... | [] |
6,396 | 21,239 | 1,386,969 | District | 2025-02-18T22:08:33Z | A **district** is an area or locality. In some places, it is a kind of local government.
Some of the countries districts are used in are Austria, Belgium, China, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Serbia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, India, Portugal, Switzerland, the United States, and many more.
In the South Asian subcont... | [] |
6,397 | 21,240 | 356,354 | Literacy | 2025-12-10T04:31:11Z | **Literacy** means the ability to read and write. Being able to read and write is an important skill in modern societies. Usually, people learn how to read and write at school. People who can read and write are called *literate*; those who cannot are called *illiterate*.
According to UNESCO, **illiteracy** is not bein... | [] |
6,398 | 21,243 | 532,461 | Isle of Man | 2026-06-26T14:12:01Z | The **Isle of Man** (**Ellan Vannin**) is an island in the Irish Sea, off the coast of Great Britain (of which it is a crown dependency). Douglas is the capital city. It also has a flag with a red background and 3 armoured legs joined together - "whichever way you throw us, we always land on our feet".
It has a Parlia... | [] |
6,399 | 21,250 | 1,873,605 | French Revolution | 2026-09-16T20:31:43Z | The **French Revolution** was a revolution in France from 1789 to 1799. It ended the French monarchy. The revolution began with a meeting of the Estates General in Versailles, and ended when Napoleon Bonaparte took power in November 1804.
Before 1789, France was ruled by the nobles and the Catholic Church. The ideas ... | [] |
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