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6,700 | 22,275 | 22,027 | Wooden spoon | 2024-07-26T00:49:59Z | A **wooden spoon** is a spoon made from wood. Wooden spoons are used for mixing food. Wooden spoon is also a term for last place in a sporting contest.
## Other websites
- [Stuart King's collection of carved wooden spoons](http://www.stuartking.co.uk/galleries/spoons/)
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6,701 | 22,277 | 532,461 | Table tennis | 2025-08-16T22:56:42Z | {{Sports}}
**Table tennis**, also known as **Ping Pong** (a trademarked name), is one of the most popular sports in the world, with players in many countries. It is played by two or four people on a table. To play this game, people use bats and small celluloid balls. You need also a net and a table. Table tennis was in... | [] |
6,702 | 22,320 | 22,027 | Nayarit | 2023-01-02T06:12:19Z | **Nayarit** is a middle sized Mexican state. It is on the West coast of Mexico (on the Pacific Ocean shore).
Native people from Nayarit are called Nayaritas (singular: Nayarita).
The Nayarit capital is Tepic.
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6,703 | 22,323 | 1,769,474 | Mindanao | 2026-03-20T09:23:56Z | **Mindanao** is one of the three main island groups in the Philippines. It is the southernmost major island of the Philippines, and is the only island in the Philippines are predominantly Muslim people. Mindanao is northeast of Sabah. It may also refer to the main island in the group.
## List of provinces of Mindanao... | [] |
6,704 | 22,324 | 1,604,663 | Phylum | 2026-03-05T19:44:59Z | A **phylum** (plural: **phyla**) is the third highest rank used in the biological taxonomy of all organisms. The second rank is kingdom and the highest is domain. Usually biologists count about 32 phyla of animal`<nowiki/>`{=html}s, about 14 of plant`<nowiki/>`{=html}s, and about 8 phyla of fungus, but definitions vary... | [] |
6,705 | 22,326 | 693,599 | Knuckle | 2026-02-26T06:50:09Z | A **knuckle**, in anatomy, is where two bones join in the hands or feet. When talking about humans, knuckles most often refer to the joints in the fingers.
Animal knuckles, such as *pig knuckles* are sometimes sold as food.
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6,706 | 22,332 | 70,336 | Conduction | 2023-06-02T11:03:49Z | **Conduction** in physics is about forms of energy, namely heat or electricity.
- Heat conduction takes place between two objects in contact with each other. Heat energy moves from one to the other. In heat conduction, the heat energy travels from the hot point to a cold point. Eventually, the two materials will ev... | [] |
6,707 | 22,334 | 1,475,106 | Royal family | 2026-08-22T20:47:03Z | A **royal family** is the family of a monarch (king or queen of a country). Or, it is someone who is related to a queen, king or a monarch. A royal family may be called "House of" something, as in "House of Habsburg". Some royal families such as the British Royal Family participate in various ceremonies and royal dutie... | [] |
6,708 | 22,340 | 966,595 | General election | 2022-02-13T14:35:02Z | A **general election** is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to mean the elections held for a nation's primary legislative body. This is different from primary elections, by-elections or local elections. In the United Kingdom when Parliament is dissol... | [] |
6,709 | 22,341 | 744,335 | 2005 United Kingdom general election | 2024-12-02T16:57:51Z | The **2005 United Kingdom general election** was an election held on May 5, 2005 to elect 646 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The three main candidates to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom are shown to the right.
The election resulted in the Labour Party and it's leader Tony Blair win... | [] |
6,710 | 22,350 | 640,235 | Milenko Stefanović | 2023-06-01T12:59:00Z | **Milenko Stefanović** (February 19, 1930 – July 25, 2022) was the most famous Serbian classical and jazz clarinet player – soloist, former Principal Clarinetist of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and Professor at the Josip Slavenski School of Music, University of Pristina and University of the Arts in Belgrade.
... | [] |
6,711 | 22,358 | 1,729,361 | Flash memory | 2026-01-17T23:54:01Z | **Flash memory** is a memory storage device for computers and electronics. It is most often used in devices like digital cameras, USB flash drives, and video games. It was developed in the 1980s from the earlier and similar EEPROM.
Flash memory is different from RAM because RAM is volatile (not permanent). When power ... | [] |
6,712 | 22,359 | 985,020 | Bottrop | 2025-11-07T23:10:02Z | **Bottrop** is a city in west central Germany, on the Rhine-Herne Canal, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen). Bottrop is in the Ruhr industrial area, It is next to Essen, Oberhausen, Gladbeck and Dorsten. The city had been a coal-mining and rail center. There are factories producing coal-tar de... | [] |
6,713 | 22,366 | 904,753 | Puducherry (union territory) | 2021-10-31T01:18:25Z | **Puducherry**, which used to be called **Pondicherry** is a Union territory of India. Pondicherry is divided into four separate parts: Puducherry district, Karaikal district, Yanam district, and Mahe district. These four areas are under one name because they were all once ruled by the French. Chandranagore, the fifth ... | [] |
6,714 | 22,368 | 1,687,742 | New York Yankees | 2026-01-20T20:16:04Z | The **New York Yankees** are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the American League (AL) east division.
The Yankees are one of two MLB teams based in New York City. The other is the National League's New York Me... | [] |
6,715 | 22,369 | 1,011,873 | 1048 | 2025-10-09T14:20:34Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1048{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1048{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- The city of Oslo is founded by King Harald Hardrada of Norway.
- Battle of Pasinler – Seljuks defeat a force of Byzantines and Georgians.
- Pope Benedict IX is driven out of Rome, ending h... | [] |
6,716 | 22,370 | 1,784,326 | Terry Pratchett | 2026-05-28T22:00:21Z | Sir **Terry Pratchett** OBE (**Terence David John Pratchett**; 28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author. He was known for his fantasy works, including the famous *Discworld* series. His first novel, *The Carpet People*, was published in 1971. He was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s. He was born in ... | [] |
6,717 | 22,371 | 1,011,873 | 1218 | 2025-10-09T14:23:45Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1218{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1218{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Damietta is besieged by the knights of the Fifth Crusade.
- Livonian Brothers of the Sword begin to conquer Estonia.
- Minamoto no Sanetomo becomes Minister of the Right (*udaijin*) of Jap... | [] |
6,718 | 22,372 | 1,011,873 | 1282 | 2025-10-09T14:24:23Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1282{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1282{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- March 30 – The Sicilian rebellion known as the Sicilian Vespers begins
- March – Dafydd ap Gruffydd, brother to Prince of Wales Llywelyn the Last, attacks an English castle
- Holy Roman Em... | [] |
6,719 | 22,373 | 1,161,309 | Critic | 2025-05-27T01:26:59Z | A **critic** is a person who reviews things like movies, books, and food to see if they are any good and if other people would like them. They write reviews about what they have seen or read.
Critics may write about art, music, theatre, politics, movies, television, books, or anything in which good or bad is a matte... | [] |
6,720 | 22,375 | 8,960,314 | Søren Kierkegaard | 2023-07-24T19:52:41Z | **Søren Aabye Kierkegaard** (5 May 1813 – 11 November 1855), was a 19th-century Danish philosopher and theologian, and is usually thought of as the first existentialist philosopher.
He wrote many philosophical books about faith, existence, emotions, and feeling. He disliked people who tried to make Christianity politi... | [] |
6,721 | 22,384 | 10,249,923 | 1667 | 2025-05-11T07:07:35Z | {{#Year article header}}1667{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 20 – Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power.
- April 27 – The blind, impoverished John Milton sells the cop... | [] |
6,722 | 22,386 | 68,157 | Despotism | 2023-12-20T10:52:19Z | **Despotism** is a form of government that is controlled by one person or a small group of people. The person who controls the state is called a *despot*. They have no elections, or the elections are rigged. The despot has complete control of the state, like a dictator or tyrant.
In history, the pharaohs of Egypt wer... | [] |
6,723 | 22,387 | 1,541,887 | Lakshadweep | 2025-04-23T01:56:12Z | **Lakshdweep**, formerly known as the **Laccadive, Minicoy and Aminidivi Islands** are a group of islands in the Arabian Sea. They belong to India. Their capital is Kavaratti. It covers an area of 11 mi2. Eleven of the 36 coral atoll islands of Lakshadweep are inhabited. Lakshadweep is known for its exotic and sun-kiss... | [] |
6,724 | 22,388 | 10,054,953 | Daman and Diu | 2025-02-04T01:03:45Z | **Daman and Diu** was a union territory in India. It covers an area of 50 sqmi. The area is bigger than Saint Helena but smaller than Wallis and Futuna. It was made of two districts, Daman and Diu.
The territory used to belong to Portugal. In 1961, Indian soldiers and air fighters took control of the territory. In 202... | [] |
6,725 | 22,401 | 1,398,040 | Riding helmet | 2024-07-18T20:21:30Z | A **riding helmet**, sometimes called a **horse riding helmet**, is a type of helmet made for people who ride horses. It is important to wear a riding helmet when riding. It is easy for a person to fall off a horse and hit his or her head. Riding helmets keep the rider of a horse from being hurt. Horses can accidentall... | [] |
6,726 | 22,402 | 1,734,355 | Ketchup | 2026-06-25T00:08:00Z | **Ketchup** is a kind of thick, liquid sauce. It can be made from tomatoes, so it is sometimes called tomato sauce. Usually it is used to add flavour to food. Some people like to eat burgers, french fries, sausages, hotdogs or fishsticks with ketchup. Ketchup often has vinegar, sugar, and tomato which makes it taste d... | [] |
6,727 | 22,415 | 1,011,873 | 1718 | 2025-07-05T15:24:45Z | {{#Year article header}}1718{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- July 21 – Treaty of Passarowitz signed
- November 22 – Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times.
- Nov... | [] |
6,728 | 22,416 | 10,054,800 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 2025-02-03T23:17:53Z | **Dadra and Nagar Haveli** was a union territory in India. It covers an area of 188 mi² or 487 km², it is bigger than Andorra, but smaller than Saint Lucia.
In 2020, it merged with Daman and Diu to make a new union territory, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Dadra and Nagar Haveli is now a district of this te... | [] |
6,729 | 22,417 | 1,011,873 | 1323 | 2025-10-09T14:24:47Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1323{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1323{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Canonization of Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Vilnius becomes capital of Lithuania
- The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) is signed, deciding on the border for the first ti... | [] |
6,730 | 22,419 | 532,461 | Birthday | 2026-09-17T08:53:52Z | A **birthday** is the day when a person was born. In many places, on a person's birthday, he or she celebrates with friends and family at a party, where they eat cake or other foods, and get gifts. It is a common use to offer gifts in packages decorated for the occasion and accompanied by greeting cards.
## Customs
N... | [] |
6,731 | 22,421 | 5,295 | Yi I | 2025-09-18T03:08:47Z | **Yi I** (1536 – 1584) was a Korean Confucian scholar. His mother was a famous calligraphist, Shin Saimdang. He was very intelligent as a child, learning to read at three and being very bright at his studies. He was also devoted to his parents: when his mother was sick, he prayed to his ancestors to heal her; and when ... | [] |
6,732 | 22,423 | 640,235 | Sunrise (company) | 2023-12-07T13:59:36Z | **Sunrise** is a Japanese animation company. The staff uses the name **Hajime Yatate** in all their productions by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but this is not a real person--it is a name that all the people who work for the studio use for themselves.
Some cartoons made by the company are:
- *Argentosoma* (also "Argento Soma... | [] |
6,733 | 22,434 | 1,161,309 | X-ray | 2025-06-20T12:09:55Z | X-radiation is a kind of electromagnetic radiation. **X-rays** are waves of X-radiation. They have a shorter wavelength, and therefore more energy, than ultraviolet radiation. X-rays have a much shorter wavelength than visible light (the light that we can see). Radiation with shorter wavelengths (more energy) than the ... | [] |
6,734 | 22,436 | 1,464,674 | CT scan | 2026-04-05T22:12:27Z | A **computed tomography (CT) scanner** is an X-ray machine that takes cross section images. They can help a doctor in diagnosis.
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6,735 | 22,439 | 1,754,175 | Hanoi | 2026-02-25T03:40:47Z | **Hanoi** (Hà Nội) is the capital of Vietnam. It is also the second most populated city in the country. In 2023, about 5,253,000 people lived in the city. It has been the capital of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) since 1945 and the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (all of Vietnam) since ... | [] |
6,736 | 22,444 | 244,833 | The Chronicles of Narnia | 2026-08-19T14:30:30Z | > *This article contains information about the series of books written by C.S. Lewis. For information about the film series, see The Chronicles of Narnia movie series.*
***The Chronicles of Narnia*** is a series of seven fantasy books, written by British author C. S. Lewis. They have been published since 1954 and have... | [] |
6,737 | 22,447 | 10,103,036 | Asatru | 2025-02-26T12:40:17Z | **Asatru** (Icelandic: **Ásatrú**, Norwegian: **Åsatru**, Swedish: **Asatro**) is a religion which involves the worship of ancient Germanic and Scandinavian Viking spirits and gods. It received official legal establishment in 1970s in Iceland through the efforts of Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson and other Icelanders. The curr... | [] |
6,738 | 22,448 | 1,633,477 | Otherkin | 2026-04-17T19:35:14Z | **Otherkin** is a subculture of people who identify as a non-human thing. Some otherkin believe their identity comes from a non-human spirit, ancestry, or symbolism. People also believe that Otherkin get their identity from neurodivergence.
The term has since been widespread, and it usually refers to many non-human ide... | [] |
6,739 | 22,454 | 22,027 | Pedro Romeiras | 2013-03-26T12:53:52Z | **Pedro Romeiras** was a Portuguese principal ballet dancer born 3 July 1961, in Lisbon. He was the gold medal winner of the II Prix Français de la Danse 1982.
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6,740 | 22,462 | 532,461 | Bonfire | 2021-05-20T13:13:12Z | A **bonfire** or **balefire** is a large controlled outdoor fire made from bales of straw or wood. The word is believed to come from "bone fire". In the time of the Celts, there were midsummer festivals where animal bones were burnt to ward off evil spirits.
## What it means in Great Britain
In Great Britain, bonfir... | [] |
6,741 | 22,465 | 248,920 | Bic Runga | 2020-06-13T06:50:28Z | **Bic Runga** (born January 13, 1976) is a singer from New Zealand. She was born in Christchurch. She has sold lots of albums in New Zealand.
The names of her albums are:
- *Drive*
- *Beautiful Collision*
- *Live in Concert (With the Christchurch Symphony)*
- *Birds*
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6,742 | 22,474 | 1,452,189 | Sputnik programme | 2026-03-09T19:14:56Z | The **Sputnik programme** was a Soviet Union spacecraft programme. Sputnik 1, the first satellite in the programme, was launched on October 4, 1957. This was the first man-made satellite ever to enter orbit.
The United States was very surprised when the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1 into space. It did not want to fall b... | [] |
6,743 | 22,479 | 1,734,355 | Carnival | 2026-07-18T12:15:31Z | **Carnival** is a public festival which takes place in many cities and towns in many countries around the world. It was traditionally in February or March each year. Carnival can sometimes last for several weeks. In some places there is only one day of celebration. There are often street parades, bands, costumes and ma... | [] |
6,744 | 22,480 | 1,464,674 | Fasting | 2026-04-05T16:16:07Z | **Fasting** is a kind of abstinence. It is when someone does not eat or drink for some specified period of time. It is only the case if the person does so of his or her own will. Fasting is usually done for one of three reasons:
- Some people use fasting to lose weight, improve heart health, and boost thinking and mem... | [] |
6,745 | 22,481 | 86,802 | Walpurgis Night | 2024-10-04T22:21:45Z | **Walpurgis Night** (*Valborgsmässoafton* in Swedish, *Vappu* in Finnish, *Volbriöö* in Estonian, *Valpurģu nakts* or *Valpurģi* in Latvian, *Walpurgisnacht* in German, *Čarodějnice* in Czech) is a holiday celebrated on April 30 or May 1, in Finland, Sweden, Bohemia (Czech Republic), Estonia, Latvia and Germany.
## Or... | [] |
6,746 | 22,485 | 693,482 | Avian influenza | 2026-07-26T17:32:11Z | **Avian influenza** (**bird flu**, or **avian flu**), is an illness caused by a virus. The virus, called *influenza A* or *type A*, usually lives in birds. Sometimes it infects mammals, like humans.
There are many types of influenza A. It was first found in a bird in Italy in 1878. Most types have weak symptoms like ... | [] |
6,747 | 22,488 | 236,252 | Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy | 2022-08-22T06:50:44Z | The '**'Jyllands-Posten'' Muhammad cartoons controversy** is a controversy about a series of cartoons. They were first published in a Danish newspaper. The publication led to an outcry, and sparked violent protests in the Islamic world, with many people dying. The cartoons were drawn and created by Kurt Westergaard.
T... | [] |
6,748 | 22,490 | 532,461 | Blasphemy | 2026-06-23T07:44:11Z | **Blasphemy** is a word that means *speaking badly about a religion*, or *insulting a god*. Some religions see blasphemy as a religious crime. Many countries with a state religion have laws that make blasphemy a crime. For example, blasphemy can be punished with the death penalty in Saudi Arabia or Pakistan. In other c... | [] |
6,749 | 22,492 | 10,252,045 | 1180s | 2025-05-12T00:49:21Z | The **1180s** was a decade that began on 1 January 1180 and ended on 31 December 1189. It is distinct from the decade known as the ***119th decade*** which began on January 1, 1181 and ended on December 31, 1190.
## Events and trends
- September 1, 1181 - Pope Lucius III becomes 171st pope
- June 25, 1183 - Frederick... | [] |
6,750 | 22,496 | 1,351,064 | Brie | 2023-09-09T01:42:16Z | **Brie** is a type of soft cheese with a yellowish interior and a white layer (the "rind") on the outside of the cheese.
The rind is eaten as well as the inside of this cheese. Like other cheeses, Brie is a dairy product made from cows' milk. Brie cheese may be served with fruit as a dessert at the end of a meal, or ... | [] |
6,751 | 22,502 | 86,802 | Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord | 2024-10-18T18:27:05Z | **Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord** (2 February 1754 – 17 May 1838) was a French diplomat.
He was a bishop and worked successfully for Louis XVI. He changed sides and served the French Revolution and Napoleon I. When Napoleon started losing his wars, Talleyrand changed sides again and served Louis XVIII. He r... | [] |
6,752 | 22,505 | 615,881 | Pasteurization | 2026-08-23T07:35:04Z | **Pasteurization** (or **pasteurisation**) is a process of heating a liquid or a food to kill pathogenic bacteria to make the food safe to eat and to preserve longer. It involves heating the food to kill most harmful microorganisms. Producers pasteurize dairy and other foods to make them safe to eat. The process is nam... | [] |
6,753 | 22,510 | 586 | Soft cheese | 2020-12-15T04:25:23Z | **Soft cheese** (in French: *Fromage à pate molle*) is any kind of cheese that does not get heated during production.
An example of soft cheese would be Brie.
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6,754 | 22,511 | 1,734,355 | Cult | 2026-05-24T00:13:27Z | **Cult** is a term that describes some new religious movements and other social groups which have unusual (and often extreme) religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals. Cults have specific characteristics, like extreme devotion to a particular person, object, or goal.
The term has different definitio... | [] |
6,755 | 22,512 | 9,858,567 | The Cult | 2024-11-01T15:16:56Z | **The Cult** are a English rock band. They formed in 1981 under the name **Southern Death Cult,** later renamed to **Death Cult** in 1983, then were again renamed to their current name **The Cult** in 1984.
## Studio albums
- Dreamtime (1984)
- Love (1985)
- Electric (1987)
- Sonic Temple (1989)
- Ceremony (1991)
- T... | [] |
6,756 | 22,513 | 1,011,873 | 1028 | 2025-10-09T14:20:22Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1028{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1028{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- November 12 – Dying Emperor Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire marries his daughter Zoe of Byzantium to his chosen heir Romanus Argyrus.
- November 15 – Romanus Argyrus becomes Easte... | [] |
6,757 | 22,514 | 1,011,873 | 1056 | 2025-10-09T14:20:39Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1056{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1056{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- Anselm of Canterbury leaves Italy.
- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, becomes King of Germany.
- Ottokar, Count of Steyr, becomes Margrave of the Karantanian March, later known as Styria
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6,758 | 22,516 | 640,235 | James A. Michener | 2023-06-10T19:08:35Z | **James Albert Michener** (IPAC: ˈmɪtʃənər or IPAC: ˈmɪtʃnər; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American writer. His books include *Tales of the South Pacific*, *Hawaii*, *The Drifters*, *Texas*, and *Poland*. Most of his 40 books are very large sagas. They are about the lives of many generations in a particu... | [] |
6,759 | 22,517 | 10,252,048 | 1150s | 2025-05-12T00:49:47Z | The **1150s** was a decade that began on 1 January 1150, and ended on 31 December 1159. It is distinct from the decade known as the ***116th decade*** which began on January 1, 1151 and ended on December 31, 1160.
## Events
- King Sverker I of Sweden is killed and succeeded by Eric IX of Sweden.
- Eric IX of Sweden t... | [] |
6,760 | 22,519 | 1,804,012 | War of 1812 | 2026-05-14T21:28:19Z | The **War of 1812** was fought between the British Empire and the United States from 1812 to 1815 in North America and at sea. The British forces were helped by Canadian militia (volunteers) and Native Americans because British soldiers were busy fighting Napoleon I in Europe.
In nearly every battle, the British defea... | [] |
6,761 | 22,521 | 1,571,169 | Chandigarh | 2025-01-23T13:29:11Z | **Chandigarh**, also called "The City of Beauty", is a city in India. It is a union territory, because it is the capital of two Indian states: Punjab and Haryana. As a territory it does not belong to either state. Before 1 November 1966 it was the capital of East Punjab, but after formation of Haryana on 1 November 196... | [] |
6,762 | 22,522 | 1,600,412 | Convection | 2025-04-05T06:40:10Z | **Convection** is the movement of heat because of the movement of warm matter. Convection is defined as the method of heat transfer through a fluid from places of higher temperature to lower temperature by the movement of the molecules due to their different densities.
For example, atmospheric circulation moves warm ... | [] |
6,763 | 22,531 | 1,351,151 | Chipmunk | 2025-05-16T21:08:31Z | A **chipmunk** is a small squirrel-like rodent. It is in the Sciuridae family. About twenty-three species fall under this title, with one species in North America.
The name may have originally been spelled "chitmunk" (perhaps from a Native American word meaning "red squirrel", or different Native American word meaning... | [] |
6,764 | 22,535 | 9,633,783 | Vicente Mondéjar Piccio | 2024-07-07T07:50:58Z | Major General **Vicente Mondéjar Piccio** (1 March 1927 – 28 April 2015) was a Filipino soldier. He was Chief of the Philippine Air Force during the last years of the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, notably during the 1986 People Power Revolution.
## Other websites
- [Biography from the Philippine Air Force website... | [] |
6,765 | 22,538 | 380,105 | Piccio | 2017-06-15T02:39:52Z | The **Piccio family** is a family of Portuguese Jewish origin. The family's name is an Italianisation of the original Portuguese **Figo**.
## People
- Efrem Piccio, Venetian rabbi
- Lazzaro Piccio, Venetian rabbi
- Vicente Mondéjar Piccio, a general in the Philippine air force
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6,766 | 22,542 | 5,295 | Donald Duck | 2026-01-16T18:56:31Z | **Donald Duck** is a cartoon character created by Walt Disney. He is a white duck with an yellowish-orange bill and legs. He usually wears a sailor cap, a blue sailor shirt and a black or red bow tie. He first appeared on-screen in "The Wise Little Hen" on 9 June 1934. Donald is Scrooge McDuck's nephew. His girlfriend ... | [] |
6,767 | 22,543 | 1,011,873 | 1717 | 2025-07-05T15:24:45Z | {{#Year article header}}1717{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign the Triple Alliance.
- February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region.
- March 2 — Dancer John Weaver performs in the first ... | [] |
6,768 | 22,544 | 1,467,751 | Montevideo | 2025-04-09T17:01:02Z | **Montevideo** is the capital and the largest city in Uruguay. It was founded by the Portuguese in 1717. Its best neighbourhood is called Carrasco. This neighbourhood is very exclusive due to its architectural styles.
## Other websites
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6,769 | 22,548 | 103,847 | Book of Esther | 2026-04-23T23:15:57Z | **Esther** is the name of a book in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) and the Old Testament, and also its title heroine. It is the basis for the Jewish celebration Purim.
## Author and Date
Although it is never said who wrote the book of Esther, from inside evidence it is possible to make some guesses about the author an... | [] |
6,770 | 22,550 | 1,786,272 | Clay | 2026-04-15T00:51:54Z | **Clay** is a fine-grained silicate mineral made when rocks break down. Wet clay is soft and can be shaped to make pottery, bricks and other things. When it is shaped and then fired in a kiln to make it hard, it becomes pottery.
Clay often contains some water because the water molecules stick to the tiny grains. There... | [] |
6,771 | 22,554 | 40,117 | Rifle | 2025-06-02T20:37:08Z | The **rifle** is a gun with a stock to brace against the shoulder and a barrel with twisting grooves. The grooves are called rifling and make bullets spin as they fly through the air. Rifles are made to shoot many different sizes of bullets using different amounts of gunpowder. Rifles are usually made to be able to h... | [] |
6,772 | 22,564 | 1,719,184 | 1748 | 2026-01-21T18:44:00Z | **1748** (MDCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday in the Julian calendar.
## Events
- July 25 - A Solar eclipse happened. It was one of the reasons Charles Messier became an astrologer.
- February 15 – Jeremy Bentham
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6,773 | 22,565 | 890,988 | Deuterocanonical books | 2026-01-20T15:18:09Z | **Deuterocanonical books** means "second canon" in Greek. It usually means the parts of the Bible that are only used by some Christian churches (mostly Roman Catholic and Orthodox). The books only exist in Greek language manuscripts that were written by the Jewish people living in Greek speaking areas of the Mediterran... | [] |
6,774 | 22,566 | 844,779 | 1247 | 2025-08-10T06:56:32Z | 1247 was a Year starting on a Tuesday of the Julian Calendar
## Births
- Angelo da Clareno, Italian priest and religious leader (d. 1337)
- Isabelle of Luxembourg, countess of Flanders (d. 1298)
- John II Avesnes, count of Hainaut and Holland (d. 1304)
- John of Montecorvino, Italian diplomat and bishop (d. 1328)
- P... | [] |
6,775 | 22,570 | 1,685,830 | Sidekick | 2026-02-12T11:08:36Z | A **sidekick** is someone who regularly travels with, and helps, another person. In fiction, the other person is often a crimefighter or superhero, such as Batman and his sidekick Robin. Some people consider Sancho Panza, Don Quixote's ever-faithful companion, to be a type of sidekick, even though the book was written ... | [] |
6,776 | 22,572 | 103,847 | Jurist | 2026-08-22T02:50:54Z | A **jurist** (from medieval Latin) is someone who researches and studies jurisprudence (theory of law).
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6,777 | 22,573 | 1,555,593 | Nicobar Islands | 2025-01-05T07:33:33Z | The **Nicobar Islands** are an island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean. They are part of India.
The Nicobar islands include 22 islands of different sizes. The largest one is Great Nicobar. The total land area of the chain is 1841 km². The highest point on the **Nicobars** is Mount Thullier at 642 m. The population of... | [] |
6,778 | 22,574 | 1,843,854 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 2026-07-25T00:32:59Z | The **Andaman and Nicobar Islands** are a union territory of India. The name is often shortened to **A & N Islands**, or **ANI**.
The islands are in the Indian Ocean, in the southern part of the Bay of Bengal. The capital of this territory is the Andamanese town of Port Blair.
It is made of two island groups - the An... | [] |
6,779 | 22,587 | 1,572,762 | Kazan | 2025-02-13T03:09:53Z | **Kazan** (<template data-op="mediawiki:transclude" data-name="lang-rus"><div data-arg>Каза́нь</div><div data-arg data-name="p">kɐˈzanʲ</div></template>; Казан) is the capital city of Tatarstan and one of Russia's largest cities. It is a major industrial, commercial and cultural center, and remains the most important c... | [] |
6,780 | 22,588 | 1,878,934 | Tornado | 2026-09-25T12:37:22Z | A **tornado** is an area of fast spinning winds made by a strong rotating thunderstorm that touches the ground. Tornadoes can be anywhere between a few hundred feet wide and several thousand feet wide. Wind inside a tornado can be intense and life-threatening, though winds outside or around the tornado perimeter can be... | [] |
6,781 | 22,591 | 1,649,829 | Hard disk | 2025-10-04T11:55:46Z |
A **hard disk drive** (**HDD**), **hard disk** or **hard drive**, is a data storage device for computers which uses magnetic storage to store data. The capacity of a hard drive is usually measured in gigabytes (GB), however hard disk capacity can also be measured in terabytes when the capacity is over 1000 or 1024 ... | [] |
6,782 | 22,592 | 70,336 | Magnet | 2026-09-29T18:22:27Z | A **magnet** is made of magnetic metal`<nowiki/>`{=html}s such as iron, nickel, or cobalt, and sometimes certain rare earth metal`<nowiki/>`{=html}s like neodymium. When a magnet goes near one of these magnetic metals or another magnet, and the poles (sides) touching are opposite, it will pull, or *attract* the other o... | [] |
6,783 | 22,595 | 70,336 | By-product | 2026-05-06T06:51:33Z | A **by-product** is something that is made or produced while a product is manufactured in a factory. Usually, the by-product is not used, and it becomes waste that is put in a landfill or garbage dump. Sometimes by-products are toxic materials which are dangerous to humans, animals, and plants.
Some companies are try... | [] |
6,784 | 22,596 | 1,181,743 | Toxic waste | 2022-02-15T22:31:02Z | **Toxic waste** is any sort of waste that is harmful to people, plants, or animals, but usually it is said about waste that hurts people. Toxic wastes are usually liquid chemicals. These poisons are made as by-products of making other things, usually by manufacturing but sometimes they are chemicals used for farming. A... | [] |
6,785 | 22,652 | 1,716,513 | Space Runaway Ideon | 2025-12-26T00:39:26Z | ***Space Runaway Ideon*** was an animated television series from May 8, 1980 to January 30, 1981. It lasted for 39 episodes before being canceled. It was originally aired in Japan, where it was well known. It also had two movies called *A Contact* and *Be Invoked*.
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6,786 | 22,653 | 1,478,376 | Comic book | 2026-05-22T17:06:48Z | **Comic books** are books with comics, using pictures to tell a story.
## History
### 19th century
Comics were first made in the 19th century after the development of modern colour printing and many other inventions. Woodcut engraving was a cheaper type of illustration widely used in the 19th century.
These are i... | [] |
6,787 | 22,654 | 1,878,172 | Spider-Man | 2026-09-24T03:40:50Z | **Spider-Man** is a fictional superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko for Marvel Comics. He first appeared in *Amazing Fantasy* \#15 in August 1962.
Spider-Man first appeared in the early 1960s, a time when teenagers in superhero comic books were usually only sidekicks to an adult protagonist. He was introduce... | [] |
6,788 | 22,655 | 1,704,901 | Peanuts | 2025-12-17T01:07:21Z | ***Peanuts*** was a comic strip. It was written and drawn by Charles M. Schulz. It was about a boy named "Charlie Brown", his dog named "Snoopy" and the lives of their best friends, which include Linus, Schroeder, Sally (Charlie Brown's little sister), Lucy (Linus' big sister), Peppermint Patty, Marcie, Franklin, Pigpe... | [] |
6,789 | 22,657 | 586 | Eddie Cantor | 2023-10-26T01:37:07Z | **Eddie Cantor** (born **Isidore Itzkowitz**; January 31, 1892 - October 10, 1964) was an American comedian, singer, actor, songwriter. Familiar to Broadway, radio and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate... | [] |
6,790 | 22,658 | 1,716,118 | Days of Our Lives | 2026-09-16T07:49:35Z | ***Days of Our Lives*** is a popular American television show on the NBC television network. It is one hour long and is broadcast during the day. Betty and Ted Corday made the show in 1965. Two companies, Corday Productions and Universal Television make *Days of Our Lives*. In November 2015, the show celebrated 50 year... | [] |
6,791 | 22,662 | 9,644,241 | Recorder | 2024-07-12T05:31:02Z | The **recorder** is a musical instrument that is a type of flute. It is shaped like a tube with one end bigger than the other end. A recorder player puts the bigger end in their mouth and blows into it.
In Europe, people started to play the recorder in medieval times. The recorder was often used by musicians to sound ... | [] |
6,792 | 22,665 | 1,011,873 | 1067 | 2025-10-09T14:20:53Z | {{#Year in various calendars}}1067{{/Year in various calendars}}
{{#Year article header}}1067{{/Year article header}}
## Events
- On the death of her husband Constantine X, Eudocia Macrembolitissa becomes regent of the Byzantine Empire.
- Work begins on the building of the Tower of London.
- Trencavel family takes ov... | [] |
6,793 | 22,666 | 1,583,723 | Adolphe Sax | 2025-02-27T21:03:36Z | **Antoine-Joseph** (known as **Adolphe**) **Sax** (6 November 1814 – 7 February 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who played the flute and clarinet. He is best known for inventing the saxophone.
## Bio
Adolphe Sax was born in Dinant in Wallonia, Belgium. Adolphe began to make his own instruments at an early a... | [] |
6,794 | 22,668 | 1,771,111 | Unforgiven | 2026-03-22T20:17:18Z | ***Unforgiven*** is a 1992 American western movie directed by Clint Eastwood. It stars Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris. It ranks \#98 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies and won the Best Picture Academy Award. It is set in the 1880s in Wyoming and Kansas about an aging outlaw and killer. The movi... | [] |
6,795 | 22,669 | 1,770,294 | Bucharest | 2026-03-21T14:52:18Z | **Bucharest** is the capital city of Romania. It is the largest city in the country. The city has a population of 1.9 million people. It is made up of 6 "sectors". It has a humid continental climate (*Cfa* in the Koeppen climate classification). It became the capital of Romania in 1862. It is the centre of Romanian med... | [] |
6,796 | 22,671 | 103,847 | Avalanche | 2026-09-04T23:38:26Z | An **avalanche** is a natural disaster linked to snow. When there is too much snow on a mountain, some of the snow may fall, causing damage to things in its path. This is called an avalanche. People talk about avalanches because they may be dangerous to skiers and other people doing winter sports.
Large avalanches may... | [] |
6,797 | 22,673 | 314,522 | Foot (unit) | 2025-04-10T17:42:25Z | The **foot** is a unit for measuring length. It is one of the Imperial units and US customary units. The shortest way of writing the unit "foot" is by the abbreviation "ft" (or "ft."), or by a prime symbol ( ′ ).
One foot contains 12 inches. This is equal to 30.48 centimeters. It is called a foot, because it was origi... | [] |
6,798 | 22,674 | 9,501,099 | Acre | 2024-04-23T13:35:48Z | > *For the state in Brazil, see Acre (state).*
An **acre** is the area of a rectangle, whose length is one furlong and width one chain.
Acre is an English unit of area, which is also used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. It is most often used to describe areas of land.
- By the official definiti... | [] |
6,799 | 22,676 | 1,377,227 | Erfurt massacre | 2024-01-28T01:57:33Z | The **Erfurt massacre** was a mass shooting that happened at the Gutenberg Gymnasium in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany, on 26 April 2002.
A boy that had been expelled from the school 2 months earlier, 19-year-old Robert Steinhäuser, was the person who did all the shooting. In anger, he came into the gymnasium, and shot ... | [] |
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