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402587 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husayn%20ibn%20Ali | Husayn ibn Ali | Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muhammad's daughter Fatima, as well as a younger brother of Hasan ibn Ali. He is the third Imam of Shia Islam after his brother, Hasan, and before his son... |
402593 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazid%20I | Yazid I | Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan (; 64611 November 683), commonly known as Yazid I, was the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate. He ruled from April 680 until his death in November 683. His appointment was the first hereditary succession to the caliphate in Islamic history. His caliphate was marked by the death of... |
402595 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Karbala | Battle of Karbala | The Battle of Karbala () was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I () and a small army led by Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, at Karbala, Sawad (modern-day southern Iraq).
Prior to his death, ... |
402607 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry%20Rice | Jerry Rice | Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 20 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He won three Super Bowl titles with the San Francisco 49ers before two shorter stints at the end of his career with the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seah... |
402613 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir%20Pierre%20P%C3%A9rier | Casimir Pierre Périer | Casimir-Pierre Périer (11 October 1777 16 May 1832) was a prominent French banker, mine owner, political leader and statesman. In business, through his bank in Paris and ownership of the Anzin Coal Co. in the Department of Nord, he contributed significantly to the economic development of France in the early stages of ... |
402659 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%20Michaels | Al Michaels | Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American television sportscaster currently working as the play-by-play announcer for Thursday Night Football on Prime Video and in an emeritus role for NBC Sports. He has worked on network sports television since 1971, with his most recent work being with NBC Sports ... |
402713 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windscreen%20wiper | Windscreen wiper | A windscreen wiper (Commonwealth English) or windshield wiper (American English) is a device used to remove rain, snow, ice, washer fluid, water, or debris from a vehicle's front window. Almost all motor vehicles, including cars, trucks, buses, train locomotives, and watercraft with a cabin—and some aircraft—are equipp... |
402758 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renga | Renga | Renga (, linked poem) is a genre of Japanese collaborative poetry in which alternating stanzas, or ku (句), of 5-7-5 and 7-7 mora (sound units, not to be confused with syllables) per line are linked in succession by multiple poets. Known as tsukuba no michi ( The Way of Tsukuba) after the famous Tsukuba Mountain in the ... |
402768 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest%20Bevin | Ernest Bevin | Ernest Bevin (9 March 1881 – 14 April 1951) was a British statesman, trade union leader and Labour Party politician. He cofounded and served as General Secretary of the powerful Transport and General Workers' Union from 1922 to 1940 and served as Minister of Labour and National Service in the wartime coalition governme... |
402770 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bapaume | Bapaume | Bapaume (original Dutch name Batpalmen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
The inhabitants of this commune are known as Bapalmois or Bapalmoises.
Geography
Bapaume is a farming and light industrial town located some 23 km south by south-east of Arras and 50... |
402784 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Serkis | Andy Serkis | Andrew Clement Serkis (born 20 April 1964) is an English actor, director and producer. He is best known for his motion-capture roles comprising motion capture acting, animation and voice work for computer-generated characters such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected... |
402834 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel%20Kadett | Opel Kadett | The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel from 1936 until 1940 and then from 1962 until 1991 (the Cabrio continued until 1993), when it was succeeded by the Opel Astra.
Originally, the Kadett was Opel's smallest model, however as it grew in size with each generation (ult... |
402850 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajol | Kajol | Kajol Devgan (née Mukherjee; born 5 August 1974), known mononymously as Kajol, is an Indian actress. Described in the media as one of the most successful actresses of Hindi cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Filmfare Awards, among which she shares the record for most Best Actress wins wit... |
402866 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Hunchback%20of%20Notre%20Dame%20%281996%20film%29 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film) | The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is loosely based on the 1831 novel of the same name by Victor Hugo. The film was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise and produced by Don Hahn, from a screenp... |
402923 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottled%20water | Bottled water | Bottled water is drinking water (e.g., well water, distilled water, reverse osmosis water, mineral water, or spring water) packaged in plastic or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not. Sizes range from small single serving bottles to large carboys for water coolers.
History
Although vessels to bo... |
402969 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974%20Super%20Outbreak | 1974 Super Outbreak | The 1974 Super Outbreak was the second-largest tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period, just behind the 2011 Super Outbreak. It was also the most violent tornado outbreak ever recorded, with 30 F4/F5 tornadoes confirmed. From April 3–4, 1974, there were 148 tornadoes confirmed in 13 U.S. states and the C... |
402982 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliance%20Industries | Reliance Industries | Reliance Industries Limited is an Indian multinational conglomerate, headquartered in Mumbai. Its businesses include energy, petrochemicals, natural gas, retail, telecommunications, mass media, and textiles. Reliance is the largest public company in India by market capitalisation and revenue, and the 100th largest comp... |
403045 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keynsham | Keynsham | Keynsham ( ) is a town and civil parish located between Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England. It had a population of 19,603 at the 2021 Census. It was listed in the Domesday Book as Cainesham (as it is pronounced), which is believed to mean the home of Saint Keyne.
The site of the town has been occupied since prehist... |
403085 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty%20of%20S%C3%A8vres | Treaty of Sèvres | The Treaty of Sèvres () was a 1920 treaty signed between the Allies of World War I and the Ottoman Empire. The treaty ceded large parts of Ottoman territory to France, the United Kingdom, Greece and Italy, as well as creating large occupation zones within the Ottoman Empire. It was one of a series of treaties that the ... |
403097 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture%20of%20Argentina | Culture of Argentina | The culture of Argentina is as varied as the country geography and is composed of a mix of ethnic groups. Modern Argentine culture has been influenced largely by the Spanish colonial period and the 19th/20th century European immigration (mainly Italian and Spanish), and also by Amerindian culture, particularly in the f... |
403102 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic%20Alliance%20%28South%20Africa%29 | Democratic Alliance (South Africa) | The Democratic Alliance (DA; ) is a South African political party and the official opposition to the ruling African National Congress (ANC). The party is broadly centrist, and has been attributed both centre-left and centre-right policies. It is a member of Liberal International and the Africa Liberal Network. The DA t... |
403131 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social%20Democrats%20%28Denmark%29 | Social Democrats (Denmark) | The Social Democrats (, ) is a social democratic political party in Denmark. A member of the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Social Democrats have 50 out of 179 members of the Danish parliament (following the latest Danish general election held in 2022), Folketing, and three out of fourteen MEPs elected from De... |
403150 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish%20People%27s%20Party | Danish People's Party | The Danish People's Party (, DF or sometimes in English DPP) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Denmark. It was formed in 1995 by former members of the Progress Party (FrP).
The party saw a period of significant growth after its founding and lent its support to the –Conservative People's Party... |
403165 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum%20flow%20problem | Maximum flow problem | In optimization theory, maximum flow problems involve finding a feasible flow through a flow network that obtains the maximum possible flow rate.
The maximum flow problem can be seen as a special case of more complex network flow problems, such as the circulation problem. The maximum value of an s-t flow (i.e., flow f... |
403169 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%20State%20Department%20of%20Corrections | Washington State Department of Corrections | The Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) is a department of the government of the state of Washington. WADOC is responsible for administering adult corrections programs operated by the State of Washington. This includes state correctional institutions and programs for people supervised in the community. I... |
403227 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Nightmare%20Before%20Christmas | The Nightmare Before Christmas | The Nightmare Before Christmas (also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas) is a 1993 American stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Henry Selick in his feature directorial debut and produced and conceived by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, the King of "Halloween ... |
403248 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan%20bin%20Abdulaziz | Sultan bin Abdulaziz | Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (c. 5 January 1928 – 22 October 2011) (Arabic: سلطان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود Sulṭān ibn ʿAbdulʿazīz Āl Suʿūd), called Sultan the Good (Arabic: سلطان الخير Sulṭan al Khair) in Saudi Arabia, was the Saudi defense minister from 1963 to 2011 and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2011.
... |
403255 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Englischer%20Garten | Englischer Garten | The Englischer Garten (, English Garden) is a large public park in the centre of Munich, Bavaria, stretching from the city centre to the northeastern city limits. It was created in 1789 by Sir Benjamin Thompson (1753–1814), later Count Rumford (Reichsgraf von Rumford), for Prince Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria. T... |
403264 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice%20and%20Development%20Party%20%28Turkey%29 | Justice and Development Party (Turkey) | The Justice and Development Party (, ; ), abbreviated officially as AK Party in English, is a political party in Turkey self-describing as conservative-democratic. Third-party sources often refer to the party as national conservative, social conservative and espousing neo-Ottomanism. The party is generally regarded as ... |
403286 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilaire%20Belloc | Hilaire Belloc | Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc (, ; 27 July 187016 July 1953) was a Franco-English writer and historian of the early 20th century. Belloc was also an orator, poet, sailor, satirist, writer of letters, soldier, and political activist. His Catholic faith had a strong effect on his works.
Belloc became a naturalised B... |
403293 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%20Benoit | Chris Benoit | Christopher Michael Benoit ( ; May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He worked for various pro-wrestling promotions during his 22-year career including most notably the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Champi... |
403299 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%20of%20Scotland | Music of Scotland | Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music, which remained vibrant throughout the 20th century and into the 21st when many traditional forms worldwide lost popularity to pop music. Despite emigration and a well-developed connection to music imported from the rest of Europe and the United States, the mu... |
403303 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish%20folk%20music | Scottish folk music | Scottish folk music (also Scottish traditional music) is a genre of folk music that uses forms that are identified as part of the Scottish musical tradition. There is evidence that there was a flourishing culture of popular music in Scotland during the late Middle Ages, but the only song with a melody to survive from t... |
403307 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve%20Online | Eve Online | Eve Online (stylised EVE Online) is a space-based, persistent world massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by CCP Games. Players of Eve Online can participate in a number of in-game professions and activities, including mining, piracy, manufacturing, trading, exploration, and co... |
403314 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St%20Clement%27s%2C%20Eastcheap | St Clement's, Eastcheap | St Clement Eastcheap is a Church of England parish church in Candlewick Ward of the City of London. It is located on Clement's Lane, off King William Street and close to London Bridge and the River Thames.
Clement was a disciple of St Peter the Apostle and was ordained as Bishop of Rome in the year 93 AD. By legend, C... |
403339 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel%20Authority%20of%20India | Steel Authority of India | Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is a central public sector undertaking based in New Delhi, India. It is under the ownership of the Ministry of Steel, Government of India with an annual turnover of for the fiscal year 2022-23. Incorporated on 24 January 1973, SAIL has 59,350 employees (as of 1 March 2023). With... |
403355 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian%20Air%20Force | Indian Air Force | The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. It was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire which honoured India's aviation service during Worl... |
403362 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon | Radeon | Radeon () is a brand of computer products, including graphics processing units, random-access memory, RAM disk software, and solid-state drives, produced by Radeon Technologies Group, a division of AMD. The brand was launched in 2000 by ATI Technologies, which was acquired by AMD in 2006 for US$5.4 billion.
Radeon Gra... |
403365 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digraph%20%28orthography%29 | Digraph (orthography) | A digraph or digram (from the , "double" and , "to write") is a pair of characters used in the orthography of a language to write either a single phoneme (distinct sound), or a sequence of phonemes that does not correspond to the normal values of the two characters combined.
Some digraphs represent phonemes that can... |
403372 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadlands | Deadlands | Deadlands is a genre-mixing alternate history role-playing game which combines the Western and horror genres, with some steampunk elements. The original game was written by Shane Lacy Hensley and published by Pinnacle Entertainment Group in 1996.
The eight-time Origins Award–winning setting has been converted to many ... |
403381 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%2C%20Princess%20Royal%20and%20Princess%20of%20Orange | Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange | Mary, Princess Royal (Mary Henrietta Stuart; 4 November 1631 – 24 December 1660), was an English princess, a member of the House of Stuart, and by marriage Princess of Orange and Countess of Nassau. She acted as regent for her minor son from 1651 to 1660. She was the first holder of the title Princess Royal.
The eldes... |
403396 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Availability%20heuristic | Availability heuristic | The availability heuristic, also known as availability bias, is a mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision. This heuristic, operating on the notion that, if something can be recalled, it must be important, or at l... |
403399 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic%20Salvation%20Front | Islamic Salvation Front | The Islamic Salvation Front (; , FIS) was an Islamist political party in Algeria. The party had two major leaders representing its two bases of its support; Abbassi Madani appealed to pious small businessmen, and Ali Belhadj appealed to the angry, often unemployed youth of Algeria.
Officially made legal as a political... |
403401 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Greens%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Green%20Alternative | The Greens – The Green Alternative | The Greens – The Green Alternative (, ) is a green political party in Austria.
The party was founded in 1986 under the name "Green Alternative" (Grüne Alternative), following the merger of the more conservative Green party Vereinte Grüne Österreichs (United Greens of Austria VGÖ, founded 1982) and the more progressive... |
403406 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National%20Liberation%20Front%20%28Algeria%29 | National Liberation Front (Algeria) | The National Liberation Front, commonly known by its French acronym FLN, is a nationalist political party in Algeria. It was the principal nationalist movement during the Algerian War and the sole legal and ruling political party of the Algerian state until other parties were legalised in 1989.
The FLN was established... |
403424 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatay%20Province | Hatay Province | Hatay Province (, ) is the southernmost province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 5,524 km2, and its population is 1,686,043 (2022). It is situated mostly outside Anatolia, along the eastern coast of the Levantine Sea. The province borders Syria to its south and east, the Turkish province of Adana t... |
403520 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orhan%20Pamuk | Orhan Pamuk | Ferit Orhan Pamuk (born 7 June 1952; ) is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, he has sold over 13 million books in 63 languages, making him the country's best-selling writer.
Pamuk's novels include Silent House, The ... |
403585 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain%20Marvel%20%28DC%20Comics%29 | Captain Marvel (DC Comics) | Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam and the Captain, is a superhero in American comic books originally published by Fawcett Comics and currently published by DC Comics. Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939. Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics #2 (cover-dated Feb. 1940), publi... |
403626 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poco | Poco | Poco was an American country rock band originally formed in 1968 after the demise of Buffalo Springfield. Guitarists Richie Furay and Jim Messina, former members of Buffalo Springfield, were joined by multi-instrumentalist Rusty Young, bassist Randy Meisner, and drummer George Grantham. Meisner quit the band whilst th... |
403630 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable%20of%20the%20Prodigal%20Son | Parable of the Prodigal Son | The Parable of the Prodigal Son (also known as the parable of the Two Brothers, Lost Son, Loving Father, or of the Forgiving Father) is one of the parables of Jesus in the Bible, appearing in Luke 15:11–32. Jesus shares the parable with his disciples, the Pharisees, and others.
In the story, a father has two sons. The... |
403631 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa%20Gerrard | Lisa Gerrard | Lisa Germaine Gerrard ( ; born 12 April 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with music partner Brendan Perry. She is known for her unique singing style technique (glossolalia), influenced by her childhood spent in multicultural areas of M... |
403653 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual%20stimulation | Sexual stimulation | Sexual stimulation is any stimulus (including bodily contact) that leads to, enhances and maintains sexual arousal, and may lead to orgasm. Although sexual arousal may arise without physical stimulation, achieving orgasm usually requires it.
The term sexual stimulation implies stimulation of the genitals, but may also... |
403662 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International%20Pentecostal%20Holiness%20Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | The International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) or simply Pentecostal Holiness Church (PHC) is an international Holiness-Pentecostal Christian denomination founded in 1911 with the merger of two older denominations. Historically centered in the Southeastern United States, particularly the Carolinas and Georgia, th... |
403676 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesture | Gesture | A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication or non-vocal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages, either in place of, or in conjunction with, speech. Gestures include movement of the hands, face, or other parts of the body. Gestures differ from physical non-verbal communication... |
403685 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist%20Party%20of%20Nepal%20%28Maoist%20Centre%29 | Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN Maoist Centre, or CPN (MC), is the third largest political party in Nepal and a member party of Socialist Front. It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unity Centre). The party... |
403717 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space%20Shuttle%20Challenger%20disaster | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster | On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The spacecraft disintegrated above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:39a.m. EST (16:39UTC). It was the first fatal accident involving an American spacecraft... |
403722 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music%20of%20Serbia | Music of Serbia | Music of Serbia represents the musical heritage of Serbia, both historical and modern. It has a variety of traditional music styles, which are part of the wider Balkan musical tradition, with its own distinctive sound and characteristics.
Music of the Middle Ages
Church music was performed throughout medieval Serbia ... |
403865 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Blueback%20%28SS-581%29 | USS Blueback (SS-581) | USS Blueback (SS-581) is a that served in the United States Navy from 1959 to 1990, and subsequently was made into an exhibit at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. She was the second Navy submarine to bear the name.
Blueback was laid down by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation of Pascagoula, Mississippi on 15 Ap... |
403883 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stealth%20aircraft | Stealth aircraft | Stealth aircraft are designed to avoid detection using a variety of technologies that reduce reflection/emission of radar, infrared, visible light, radio frequency (RF) spectrum, and audio, collectively known as stealth technology. The F-117 Nighthawk was the first operational aircraft explicitly designed around stealt... |
403899 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Atlanta%20%28CL-51%29 | USS Atlanta (CL-51) | USS Atlanta (CL-51) of the United States Navy was the lead ship of the of eight light cruisers. She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Designed to provide anti-aircraft protection for US naval task groups, Atlanta served in this capacity in the naval battles Midway and the Eastern Solomo... |
403902 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St.%20Gallen | St. Gallen | St. Gallen is a Swiss city and the capital of the canton of St. Gallen. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration (with around 167,000 inhabitants in 2019) and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. Its economy consists mainly of the service... |
403997 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary%20of%20the%20French%20Revolution | Glossary of the French Revolution | This glossary of the French Revolution generally does not explicate names of individual people or their political associations; those can be found in List of people associated with the French Revolution.
The terminology routinely used in discussing the French Revolution can be confusing. The same political faction may... |
404033 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home%20Guard%20%28United%20Kingdom%29 | Home Guard (United Kingdom) | The Home Guard (initially Local Defence Volunteers or LDV) was an armed citizen militia supporting the British Army during the Second World War. Operational from 1940 to 1944, the Home Guard had 1.5 million local volunteers otherwise ineligible for military service, such as those who were too young or too old to join t... |
404048 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing%20Machinery%20and%20Intelligence | Computing Machinery and Intelligence | "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" is a seminal paper written by Alan Turing on the topic of artificial intelligence. The paper, published in 1950 in Mind, was the first to introduce his concept of what is now known as the Turing test to the general public.
Turing's paper considers the question "Can machines think... |
404088 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick%20building%20syndrome | Sick building syndrome | Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a condition in which people develop symptoms of illness or become infected with chronic disease from the building in which they work or reside.
The main identifying observation is an increased incidence of complaints of symptoms such as headache, eye, nose, and throat irritation, fatigu... |
404090 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip%20P.%20Barbour | Philip P. Barbour | Philip Pendleton Barbour (May 25, 1783 – February 25, 1841) was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in both positions. He was also a slave owner.
Born in Gordonsville, Virginia, Barbour es... |
404106 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic%20toothfish | Antarctic toothfish | The Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) is a large, black or brown fish found in very cold (subzero) waters of the Southern Ocean near Antarctica. It is the largest fish in the Southern Ocean, feeding on shrimp and smaller fish, and preyed on by whales, orcas, and seals. It is caught for food and marketed as Chi... |
404171 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharad%20Pawar | Sharad Pawar | Sharad Govindrao Pawar (Marathi pronunciation: [ʃəɾəd̪ pəʋaːɾ], born 12 December 1940) is an Indian politician. He has served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for four terms and has also served in the Union Council Of Ministers as the Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of P.V Narsimha Rao and Minister of Agricultur... |
404177 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi | Aldi | Aldi (stylised as ALDI) is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 12,000 stores in 19 countries. The chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when they took over their mother's store in Essen. The business was split into two... |
404184 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Wife%20of%20Bath%27s%20Tale | The Wife of Bath's Tale | "The Wife of Bath's Tale" () is among the best-known of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. It provides insight into the role of women in the Late Middle Ages and was probably of interest to Chaucer himself, for the character is one of his most developed ones, with her Prologue twice as long as her Tale. He also goes ... |
404193 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%9Bciuszko%20Uprising | Kościuszko Uprising | The Kościuszko Uprising, also known as the Polish Uprising of 1794, Second Polish War, Polish Campaign of 1794, and the Polish Revolution of 1794, was an uprising against the Russian and Prussian influence on Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, led by Tadeusz Kościuszko in Poland-Lithuania and the Prussian partition in 179... |
404194 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia%20Museum%20of%20Art | Philadelphia Museum of Art | The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMoA) is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. The museum administers collections containi... |
404204 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November%20Uprising | November Uprising | The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution,
was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in Warsaw when young Polish officers from the military academy of the Army of Congress P... |
404205 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silesian%20Uprisings | Silesian Uprisings | The Silesian Uprisings (; ) were a series of three uprisings from August 1919 to July 1921 in Upper Silesia, which was part of the Weimar Republic at the time. Ethnic Polish and Polish-Silesian insurrectionists, seeking to have the area transferred to the newly founded Polish Republic, fought German police and paramili... |
404247 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellora%20Caves | Ellora Caves | Ellora Caves are a multi-religious rock-cut cave complex with inscriptions dating from the period 6th century CE onwards, located in the Aurangabad District of Maharashtra, India. They are also called verul caves.
There are over 100 caves at the site, all excavated from the basalt cliffs in the Charanandri Hills, 34 o... |
404256 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Russian%20War%20of%201792 | Polish–Russian War of 1792 | The Polish–Russian War of 1792 (also, War of the Second Partition, and in Polish sources, War in Defence of the Constitution) was fought between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on one side, and the Targowica Confederation (conservative nobility of the Commonwealth opposed to the new Constitution of 3 May 1791) and t... |
404260 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion%20%28comics%29 | Hyperion (comics) | Hyperion is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, of which there are several notable versions. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Sal Buscema, the original Hyperion made his debut in The Avengers #69 (October 1969). The alternate versions are each from a different dimension of t... |
404323 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashraf%20Ghani | Ashraf Ghani | Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (born 19 May 1949) is an Afghan former politician, academic, and economist who served as the president of Afghanistan from September 2014 until August 2021, when his government was overthrown by the Taliban.
Ghani was born in Logar, Afghanistan. After his grade-school education in Afghan... |
404334 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampi | Hampi | Hampi or Hampe (), also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Hampi (City), Ballari district now Vijayanagara district, east-central Karnataka, India. Hampi predates the Vijayanagara Empire; it is mentioned in the Ramayana and the Puranas of Hinduism as Pampa Devi Ti... |
404352 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattadakal | Pattadakal | Pattadakal, also called Raktapura, is a complex of 7th and 8th century CE Hindu and Jain temples in northern Karnataka, India. Located on the west bank of the Malaprabha River in Bagalkot district, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is from Badami and about from Aihole, both of which are historically significant centres... |
404374 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%20scale | O scale | O scale (or O gauge) is a scale commonly used for toy trains and rail transport modelling. Introduced by German toy manufacturer Märklin around 1900, by the 1930s three-rail alternating current O gauge was the most common model railroad scale in the United States and remained so until the early 1960s. In Europe, its po... |
404425 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagonian%20toothfish | Patagonian toothfish | The Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), also known as Chilean sea bass, mero, icefish, and Antarctic cod, is a species of notothen found in cold waters () between depths of in the southern Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and Southern Ocean on seamounts and continental shelves around most Subantarctic... |
404435 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles%20of%20Narvik | Battles of Narvik | The Battles of Narvik were fought from 9 April to 8 June 1940, as a naval battle in the Ofotfjord and as a land battle in the mountains surrounding the north Norwegian town of Narvik, as part of the Norwegian Campaign of the Second World War.
The two naval battles in the Ofotfjord on 10 April and 13 April were fought ... |
404449 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian%20Soviet%20Socialist%20Republic | Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic | The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (Lithuanian SSR; ; ), also known as Soviet Lithuania or simply Lithuania, was de facto one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union between 1940–1941 and 1944–1990. After 1946, its territory and borders mirrored those of today's Republic of Lithuania, with the exception ... |
404504 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving%20Fisher | Irving Fisher | Irving Fisher (February 27, 1867 – April 29, 1947) was an American economist, statistician, inventor, eugenicist and progressive social campaigner. He was one of the earliest American neoclassical economists, though his later work on debt deflation has been embraced by the post-Keynesian school. Joseph Schumpeter des... |
404507 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel%20Carnahan | Mel Carnahan | Melvin Eugene Carnahan (February 11, 1934 – October 16, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 51st Governor of Missouri from 1993 until his death in 2000. A Democrat, he held various positions, including stints as a state Representative, where he rose to the position of majority leader, as State... |
404519 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark%20Viduka | Mark Viduka | Mark Antony Viduka ( ; born 9 October 1975) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a centre forward. Viduka captained the Australia national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which remains their joint-best performance to date. His four goals in the UEFA Champions League are the most scored by any Australian... |
404570 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University%20of%20New%20Mexico | University of New Mexico | The University of New Mexico (UNM; ) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889 by the New Mexico Territorial Legislature, it is the state's second oldest university, one of two flagship universities in the state, and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 students in 2021.
UNM c... |
404590 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlboro | Marlboro | {{Infobox brand
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404594 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social%20Democratic%20Party%20of%20Croatia | Social Democratic Party of Croatia | The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (, SDP) is a social-democratic political party in Croatia. The SDP is anti-fascist, progressive, and strongly pro-European. The SDP was formed in 1990 as the successor of the League of Communists of Croatia, Croatian branch of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, which had gove... |
404615 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji%20Labour%20Party | Fiji Labour Party | The Fiji Labour Party (FLP; ), also known as Fiji Labour, is a political party in Fiji. Most of its support is from the Indo-Fijian community, although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian, Dr. Timoci Bavadra. The party has been elected to power twice, with Timoci Bavadra and Mahen... |
404647 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fidesz | Fidesz | Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance (; ) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Hungary, led by Viktor Orbán.
It was formed in 1988 under the name of Alliance of Young Democrats () as a centre-left and liberal activist movement that opposed the ruling Marxist–Leninist government. It was re... |
404651 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Defence%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20Poland | Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland | Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland (, SRP) is a nationalist, socialist, populist, and agrarian political party and trade union in Poland. The party promotes agrarian socialist and Catholic socialist economic policies combined with a left-wing populist, anti-globalization and anti-neoliberal rhetoric. The party desc... |
404727 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s%20Party%20%28Spain%29 | People's Party (Spain) | The People's Party ( ; known mostly by its acronym, PP ) is a conservative and Christian-democratic political party in Spain.
The People's Party was a 1989 re-foundation of People's Alliance (AP), a party led by former minister of the Francoist dictatorship Manuel Fraga. It was founded in 1976 as alliance of post-Fran... |
404732 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist%20Alliance%20%28Australia%29 | Socialist Alliance (Australia) | Socialist Alliance is a socialist political party and activist organisation in Australia, founded in 2001 as an alliance of various socialist organisations and activists, initiated by the Democratic Socialist Perspective and the International Socialist Organisation.
Engaging in a combination of grassroots activism and... |
404748 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican%20People%27s%20Party | Republican People's Party | The Republican People's Party (, , acronymized as CHP ) is a Kemalist and social democratic political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party in Turkey, founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president and founder of the modern Turkish Republic. The party is also cited as the founding party of modern Tur... |
404759 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS%20Triton%20%28SSRN-586%29 | USS Triton (SSRN-586) | USS Triton (SSRN/SSN-586), the only member of her class, was a nuclear powered radar picket submarine in the United States Navy. She had the distinction of being the only Western submarine powered by two nuclear reactors. Triton was the second submarine and the fourth vessel of the United States Navy to be named for th... |
404772 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case%20citation | Case citation | Case citation is a system used by legal professionals to identify past court case decisions, either in series of books called reporters or law reports, or in a neutral style that identifies a decision regardless of where it is reported. Case citations are formatted differently in different jurisdictions, but generally ... |
404785 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexton%20Blake | Sexton Blake | Sexton Blake is a fictional character, a detective who has been featured in many British comic strips, novels and dramatic productions since 1893. Sexton Blake adventures were featured in a wide variety of British and international publications (in many languages) from 1893 to 1978, comprising more than 4,000 stories b... |
404795 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigation%20and%20arrest%20of%20Alfred%20Dreyfus | Investigation and arrest of Alfred Dreyfus | The Dreyfus Affair began when a bordereau (detailed memorandum) offering to procure French military secrets was recovered by French agents from the waste paper basket of Maximilian Von Schwartzkoppen, the military attaché at the German Embassy in Paris. Blame was quickly pinned upon Alfred Dreyfus, a young French artil... |
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