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Alfred Nobel
Nobel Prizes
[ "" ]
17
citation needed] Sweden's central bank Sveriges Riksbank celebrated its 300th anniversary in 1968 by donating a large sum of money to the Nobel Foundation to be used to set up a sixth prize in the field of economics in honour of Alfred Nobel. In 2001, Alfred Nobel's great-great-nephew, Peter Nobel (b. 1931), asked the ...
Alfred Nobel-17
Carrie Underwood
Awards and achievements
[ "" ]
79
Regarded as one of the most successful artists in any musical genre, Underwood has sold 70 million records worldwide, as of 2019[update]. The Recording Industry Association of America recognizes Underwood as the fifth highest-certified female artist (all-genre) and the third highest-certified country artist of all time...
Carrie Underwood-79
Elijah
Elijah in Jewish folklore
[ "" ]
49
The volume of references to Elijah in folklore stands in marked contrast to that in the canon. Elijah's miraculous transferral to heaven led to speculation as to his true identity. Louis Ginzberg equates him with Phinehas the grandson of Aaron (Exodus 6:25). Because of Phinehas' zealousness for God, he and his descenda...
Elijah-49
Iberian wolf
[ "" ]
1
The Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) also known as Spanish wolf, is a proposed subspecies of grey wolf that inhabits the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula, which includes northern Portugal and northwestern Spain. It is home to 2,200-2,700 wolves which have been isolated from mixing with other wolf populations for o...
Iberian wolf-1
Jia Sidao
[ "" ]
1
Jia Sidao (1213-1275), courtesy name Shixian, was a chancellor of the late Song dynasty of China, the younger brother of a concubine of Emperor Lizong, who subsequently had a relationship of special favor with Emperor Duzong, and had roles in the Mongol-Song Battle of Xiangyang and an unpopular land nationalization pro...
Jia Sidao-1
Amazon River
[ "" ]
1
The Amazon River (UK: /ˈæməzən/, US: /ˈæməzɒn/; Spanish: Río Amazonas, Portuguese: Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and by most accepted definitions it is the second longest river in the world, after the Nile River.
Amazon River-1
Catholic Bible
Differences from other Christian Bibles
[ "" ]
25
Bibles used by Catholics differ in the number and order of books from those typically found in bibles used by Protestants, as Catholic bibles remained unchanged following the Reformation and so retain seven books that were rejected principally by Martin Luther. Its canon of Old Testament texts is somewhat larger than t...
Catholic Bible-25
Chicken as food
Health
[ "" ]
11
Chicken generally includes low fat in the meat itself (castrated roosters excluded). The fat is highly concentrated on the skin. A 100g serving of baked chicken breast contains 4 grams of fat and 31 grams of protein, compared to 10 grams of fat and 27 grams of protein for the same portion of broiled, lean skirt steak.
Chicken as food-11
Rugby league positions
[ "" ]
1
A rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field, with four substitutes on the bench. Each of the thirteen players is assigned a position, normally with a standardised number, which reflects their role in attack and defence, although players can take up any position at any time.
Rugby league positions-1
Bacteria
[ "" ]
1
Bacteria (/bækˈtɪəriə/ (listen); common noun bacteria, singular bacterium) are a type of biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a number of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals. Bacteria were among the first life fo...
Bacteria-1
Self-harm
Pathophysiology
[ "" ]
22
Many people who self-harm state that it allows them to "go away" or dissociate, separating the mind from feelings that are causing anguish. This may be achieved by tricking the mind into believing that the present suffering being felt is caused by the self-harm instead of the issues they were facing previously: the phy...
Self-harm-22
Freemasonry
Masonic Lodge
[ "Joining a lodge" ]
14
The absolute minimum requirement of any body of Freemasons is that the candidate must be free, and considered to be of good character. There is usually an age requirement, varying greatly between Grand Lodges, and (in some jurisdictions) capable of being overridden by a dispensation from the Grand Lodge. The underlying...
Freemasonry-14
Polo
[ "" ]
4
The game is played by two opposing teams with the objective of scoring goals by using a long-handled wooden mallet to hit a small hard ball through the opposing team's goal. Each team has four mounted riders, and the game usually lasts one to two hours, divided into periods called chukkas (or "chukkers").
Polo-4
Moose
Relationship with humans
[ "Domestication" ]
73
In Sweden, there was a debate in the late 18th century about the national value of using the moose as a domestic animal. Among other things, the moose was proposed to be used in postal distribution, and there was a suggestion to develop a moose-mounted cavalry. Such proposals remained unimplemented, mainly because the ...
Moose-73
Dyslexia
[ "" ]
1
Dyslexia, also known as reading disorder, is characterized by trouble with reading despite normal intelligence. Different people are affected to varying degrees. Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, reading quickly, writing words, "sounding out" words in the head, pronouncing words when reading aloud an...
Dyslexia-1
Plastic pollution
Effects on animals
[ "Ingestion", "Marine animals" ]
48
A study conducted by Scripps Institution of Oceanography showed that the average plastic content in the stomachs of 141 mesopelagic fish over 27 different species was 9.2%. Their estimate for the ingestion rate of plastic debris by these fish in the North Pacific was between 12,000 and 24,000 tonnes per year. The most ...
Plastic pollution-48
Contaminated blood scandal in the United Kingdom
Background
[ "" ]
5
Haemophilia is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to clot, a process needed to stop bleeding. This results in people bleeding longer after an injury, easy bruising, and an increased risk of bleeding inside joints or other parts of the body.
Contaminated blood scandal in the United Kingdom-5
Heaven's Gate (religious group)
History
[ "Mass suicide" ]
20
The suicides occurred in groups of fifteen, fifteen, and nine, between approximately March 22 and March 26. Among the dead was Thomas Nichols, brother of the actress Nichelle Nichols, who is best known for her role as Uhura in the original Star Trek television series. Leader Applewhite was the third to last member to d...
Heaven's Gate (religious group)-20
Summer
[ "" ]
1
Summer is the hottest of the four temperate seasons, falling after spring and before autumn. At or around the summer solstice, the earliest sunrise and latest sunset occurs, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The date of the beginnin...
Summer-1
Seismology
History
[ "" ]
5
The Lisbon earthquake of 1755, coinciding with the general flowering of science in Europe, set in motion intensified scientific attempts to understand the behaviour and causation of earthquakes. The earliest responses include work by John Bevis (1757) and John Michell (1761). Michell determined that earthquakes origina...
Seismology-5
Human body weight
Ideal body weight
[ "Hamwi method" ]
12
Male ideal body weight = 50 kilograms (110 lb) + 0.9 kilograms (2.0 lb) × (height (cm) − 152) Female ideal body weight = 45.5 kilograms (100 lb) + 0.9 kilograms (2.0 lb) × (height (cm) − 152) The Hamwi method is used to calculate the ideal body weight of the general adult:
Human body weight-12
Marlboro (cigarette)
History
[ "" ]
12
In order to comply with a 2006 court ruling in United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc., et al., Philip Morris (and all other cigarette companies) is now prevented from using words such as "Lights", "Ultra-Lights", "Medium", "Mild", or any similar designation that may yield an impression of being safer than regular ful...
Marlboro (cigarette)-12
Means of production
Marxism and Marxist theory of class
[ "" ]
5
In Marx's work and subsequent developments in Marxist theory, the process of socioeconomic evolution is based on the premise of technological improvements in the means of production. As the level of technology improves with respect to productive capabilities, existing forms of social relations become superfluous and un...
Means of production-5
Neon
Chemistry
[ "" ]
21
Neon is the first p-block noble gas, and the first element with a true octet of electrons. It is inert: as is the case with its lighter analogue, helium, no strongly bound neutral molecules containing neon have been identified. The ions [NeAr]+, [NeH]+, and [HeNe]+ have been observed from optical and mass spectrometric...
Neon-21
Pokémon
Concept
[ "" ]
6
In most incarnations of the Pokémon universe, a Trainer who encounters a wild Pokémon is able to capture that Pokémon by throwing a specially designed, mass-producible spherical tool called a Poké Ball at it. If the Pokémon is unable to escape the confines of the Poké Ball, it is considered to be under the ownership of...
Pokémon-6
Blood vessel
Function
[ "Vessel size" ]
16
asoconstriction is the constriction of blood vessels (narrowing, becoming smaller in cross-sectional area) by contracting the vascular smooth muscle in the vessel walls. It is regulated by vasoconstrictors (agents that cause vasoconstriction). These include paracrine factors (e.g. prostaglandins), a number of hormones ...
Blood vessel-16
Lamborghini Aventador
Models
[ "Aventador LP750-4 SuperVeloce (2015–2017)" ]
14
The removable roof consists of two carbon fibre panels, weighing 6 kg (13 lb) each, which required the reinforcement of the rear pillar to compensate for the loss of structural integrity as well as to accommodate the rollover protection and ventilation systems for the engine. The panels are easily removable and are sto...
Lamborghini Aventador-14
Anxiety
Treatment
[ "" ]
58
medical citation needed] The first step in the management of a person with anxiety symptoms involves evaluating the possible presence of an underlying medical cause, whose recognition is essential in order to decide the correct treatment. Anxiety symptoms may mask an organic disease, or appear associated with or as a r...
Anxiety-58
The Pick of Destiny
More Rocktastic Music from the Film
[ "" ]
8
Bonus tracks Tenacious D Jack Black – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Kyle Gass – backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, recorder on "Papagenu (He's My Sassafrass)" Additional Musicians Dave Grohl – drums, demon vocals on "Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)" John Spiker – bass guitar, backing vocals on "Car Chase City...
The Pick of Destiny-8
Nintendo Entertainment System
[ "" ]
2
As one of the best-selling gaming consoles of its time, the NES helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983. With the NES, Nintendo introduced a now-standard business model of licensing third-party developers, authorizing them to produce and distribute games for Nintendo's platfo...
Nintendo Entertainment System-2
Halloween
History
[ "Christian influence" ]
12
The feast of All Hallows', on its current date in the Western Church, may be traced to Pope Gregory III's (731–741) founding of an oratory in St Peter's for the relics "of the holy apostles and of all saints, martyrs and confessors". In 835, All Hallows' Day was officially switched to 1 November, the same date as Samha...
Halloween-12
Dave Grohl
Career
[ "Foo Fighters (1994–present)" ]
28
On November 23, 2002, Grohl achieved a historical milestone by replacing himself on the top of the Billboard Modern rock chart, when "You Know You're Right" by Nirvana was replaced by "All My Life" by Foo Fighters. When "All My Life" ended its run, after a one-week respite, "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age too...
Dave Grohl-28
Virginity
[ "" ]
1
Virginity is the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. There are cultural and religious traditions that place special value and significance on this state, predominantly towards unmarried females, associated with notions of personal purity, honor and worth.
Virginity-1
Child labour
Child labour laws and initiatives
[ "Exceptions granted" ]
66
In 2004, the United States passed an amendment to the Fair Labour Standards Act of 1938. The amendment allows certain children aged 14–18 to work in or outside a business where machinery is used to process wood. The law aims to respect the religious and cultural needs of the Amish community of the United States. The Am...
Child labour-66
Keebler Company
Company history
[ "" ]
9
citation needed] On April 1, 2019, Kellogg announced that it was selling Keebler cookies and other related brands to Ferrero SpA for $1.3 billion. The acquisition is a part of Ferrero's strategy to buy brands which have been neglected within broader food companies' portfolios. Kellogg retained the rights to other Keebl...
Keebler Company-9
Drug-induced pigmentation
Cause
[ "" ]
2
Drug-induced pigmentation of the skin may occur as a consequence of drug administration, and the mechanism may be postinflammatory hyperpigmentation in some cases, but frequently is related to actual deposition of the offending drug in the skin.The incidence of this change varies, and depends on the type of medication ...
Drug-induced pigmentation-2
Quartz
[ "" ]
1
Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms. The atoms are linked in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical formula of SiO2. Quartz is the second most abundant mineral in Earth's continenta...
Quartz-1
Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Voyages and events
[ "Fourth voyage" ]
62
On March 14, 1502 Columbus started his fourth voyage with 147 men and with strict orders from the king and queen which instructed him not to stop at Hispaniola, but only to search for a westward passage to the Indian Ocean mainland. Accompanied by his stepbrother Bartolomeo, Diego Mendez, and his son Fernando, he left ...
Voyages of Christopher Columbus-62
James Brown
Personal life
[ "Marriages and children" ]
62
Brown was married four times. His first marriage was to Velma Warren in 1953, and they had three sons together. Over a decade later, the couple had separated and the final divorce decree was issued 1969. They maintained a close friendship that lasted until Brown's death. Brown's second marriage was to Deidre "Deedee" J...
James Brown-62
Usain Bolt
Statistics
[ "Average and top speeds" ]
106
Fastest run 150 metres (male) Most medals won at the IAAF Athletics World Championships (male) Most gold medals won at the IAAF Athletics World Championships (male) Most Athletics World Championships Men's 200 m wins Most consecutive Olympic gold medals won in the 100 metres (male) Most consecutive Olympic gold medals ...
Usain Bolt-106
American Bulldog
Appearance
[ "" ]
7
The American Bulldog is a stocky, well built, strong-looking dog, with a large head and a muscular build. The shoulders and chest tend to be the most muscular parts of the American Bulldog. Its coat is short and generally smooth, requiring little maintenance except a bath every few weeks. The breed is a light to modera...
American Bulldog-7
Elf (film)
Plot
[ "" ]
5
Walter reluctantly bails him out and takes him to a doctor for a DNA test, which confirms that Buddy is in fact his long-lost son. The doctor convinces Walter to take Buddy home to meet his stepmother Emily and twelve-year-old half-brother Michael, believing once he is faced with reality he will drop the “elf thing” an...
Elf (film)-5
September 11 attacks
Memorials
[ "" ]
118
On every anniversary, in New York City, the names of the victims who died there are read out against a background of somber music. The President of the United States attends a memorial service at the Pentagon, and asks Americans to observe Patriot Day with a moment of silence. Smaller services are held in Shanksville, ...
September 11 attacks-118
Halal
Foods
[ "" ]
6
The most common example of haram (non-halal) food is pork. While pork is the only meat that categorically may not be consumed by Muslims (the Quran forbids it, Sura 2:173 and 16:115) other foods not in a state of purity are also considered haram. The criteria for non-pork items include their source, the cause of the an...
Halal-6
General Hospital
[ "" ]
3
Ever since the late 1970s, most of the storylines have revolved around the Quartermaines and the Spencers. From 1979 to 1988, General Hospital had more viewers than any other daytime soap opera. It rose to the top of the ratings in the early 1980s in part thanks to the monumentally popular "supercouple" Luke and Laura,...
General Hospital-3
Hotel
Unique and specialty hotels
[ "Ice, snow and igloo hotels" ]
42
Ice hotels can also be included within larger ice complexes; for example, the Mammut Snow Hotel in Finland is located within the walls of the Kemi snow castle; and the Lainio Snow Hotel is part of a snow village near Ylläs, Finland. There is an arctic snowhotel in Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland, along with glass igloos....
Hotel-42
One Tree Hill (TV series)
[ "" ]
4
On May 12, 2009, it was confirmed that Murray and Hilarie Burton (Peyton) had declined to return for the seventh season, although accounts of what transpired vary. Their characters (Lucas and Peyton) had been two of the five main protagonists, and had provided one of its central love stories, throughout the show. On Ma...
One Tree Hill (TV series)-4
Brahmin
History
[ "Normative occupations" ]
15
Typically, asserts Gautama Dharmasutra, a Brahmin should accept any occupation to sustain himself but avoid the occupations of a Shudra, but if his life is at stake a Brahmin may sustain himself by accepting occupations of a Shudra. The text forbids a Brahmin from engaging in the trade of animals for slaughter, meat, m...
Brahmin-15
Beef
Nutrition and health
[ "Mad cow disease" ]
57
In May 2003, after a cow with BSE was discovered in Alberta, Canada, the American border was closed to live Canadian cattle, but was reopened in early 2005. In June 2005, Dr. John Clifford, chief veterinary officer for the United States Department of Agriculture animal health inspection service, confirmed a fully domes...
Beef-57
Horse
Taxonomy and evolution
[ "" ]
48
The horse adapted to survive in areas of wide-open terrain with sparse vegetation, surviving in an ecosystem where other large grazing animals, especially ruminants, could not. Horses and other equids are odd-toed ungulates of the order Perissodactyla, a group of mammals that was dominant during the Tertiary period. In...
Horse-48
District Programme Manager
[ "" ]
1
A District Programme Manager (DPM) is a government official in India who monitors and plans district health strategies, as with the National Rural Health Mission and the District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit.
District Programme Manager-1
Ethics
[ "" ]
1
Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior." The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns matters of value, and thus comprises the branch of philosophy called axiology.
Ethics-1
Survivor (American TV series)
[ "" ]
4
The series' 40th season Survivor: Winners at War premiered on February 12, 2020, during the 20th anniversary of the show. Production for the 41st and 42nd seasons have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic; however, the planned premiere dates are not affected barring any further production delays.
Survivor (American TV series)-4
Hobbit
[ "" ]
2
Hobbits first appeared in the 1937 children's novel The Hobbit, whose titular hobbit is the protagonist Bilbo Baggins, who is thrown into an unexpected adventure involving a dragon. In its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, the hobbits Frodo Baggins, Sam Gamgee, Pippin Took, and Merry Brandybuck are primary characters. Hob...
Hobbit-2
Peppa Pig
Background
[ "" ]
4
Peppa Pig is a children's programme broadcasting on Channel 5 and Nick Jr. in the UK, Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. in the US, ABC 4 Kids in Australia and Discovery Kids in Latin America, including Brazil. Each episode is approximately five minutes long. The show revolves around Peppa, an anthropomorphic pig, and her family and...
Peppa Pig-4
Microsoft Windows
[ "" ]
1
Microsoft Windows, commonly referred to as Windows, is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families, all of which are developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. Active Microsoft Windows families include Windows NT and Windows IoT; these m...
Microsoft Windows-1
Jupiter
[ "" ]
1
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass one-thousandth that of the Sun, but two-and-a-half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined. Jupiter is one of the brightest objects visible to the naked eye in the night sky, and has been...
Jupiter-1
Penny Dreadful (TV series)
Cast and characters
[ "Supporting cast", "Introduced in season 3" ]
3
Reeve Carney as Dorian Gray, a charismatic man who is ageless and immortal. Timothy Dalton as Malcolm Murray, a hardened explorer of the African continent, on a deeply personal quest to save the remaining members of his family. Eva Green as Vanessa Ives, an enigmatic, quietly driven heroine who proves herself a force t...
Penny Dreadful (TV series)-3
Global warming
Society and culture
[ "Political response" ]
54
The geopolitics of climate change is complex and was often framed as a prisoners' dilemma, in which all countries benefit from mitigation done by other countries, but individual countries would lose from investing in a transition to a low-carbon economy themselves. Net importers of fossil fuels win economically from tr...
Global warming-54
Modafinil
[ "" ]
1
Modafinil, sold under the brand name Provigil among others, is a medication to treat sleepiness due to narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, or obstructive sleep apnea. While it has seen off-label use as a purported cognitive enhancer, the research on its effectiveness for this use is not conclusive. It is taken by mo...
Modafinil-1
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
Basketball career
[ "" ]
5
Hafþór began his athletic career as a basketball player. At 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he started his senior team career with Division I club Breiðablik in 2004, playing as a center. In 2005 he joined FSu Selfoss, also in the Icelandic Division I. After 10 games it was discovered that he had been playing with a broken bone in...
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson-5
Padmé Amidala
[ "" ]
1
Padmé Amidala (born Padmé Naberrie) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, appearing in the prequel trilogy portrayed by Natalie Portman. First indirectly mentioned in Return of the Jedi, she is introduced in The Phantom Menace as the teenage Queen of Naboo, and after her reign, becomes a senator and an a...
Padmé Amidala-1
The Powerpuff Girls
[ "" ]
1
The Powerpuff Girls is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network and the fifth of the network's Cartoon Cartoons brand. The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in its first four seasons, and by Cartoon Network Studios in its final two seasons. ...
The Powerpuff Girls-1
Monty Python
[ "" ]
1
Monty Python (also collectively known as the Pythons) were a British surreal comedy troupe who created the sketch comedy television show Monty Python's Flying Circus, which first aired on the BBC in 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series. The Python phenomenon developed from the television series into som...
Monty Python-1
General Motors
Business units
[ "" ]
6
General Motors led global annual vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is still among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales.
General Motors-6
Artist
[ "" ]
1
An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only. The term is often used in the entertainment business, especially in a business context, for music...
Artist-1
Cassowary
[ "" ]
3
Cassowaries feed mainly on fruit, although all species are truly omnivorous and will take a range of other plant food, including shoots and grass seeds, in addition to fungi, invertebrates, and small vertebrates. Cassowaries are very wary of humans, but if provoked they are capable of inflicting serious injuries, inclu...
Cassowary-3
Highest temperature recorded on Earth
Measurements
[ "Air and ground temperature" ]
4
These questions regarding the current record may be linked to a previous record that had held for 90 years. From 1922 until 2012, the WMO record for the highest official temperature on Earth was 57.8 °C (136.0 °F), registered on 13 September 1922, in ‘Aziziya, Libya. In January 2012, the WMO decertified the 1922 record...
Highest temperature recorded on Earth-4
Wednesday
Cultural usage
[ "" ]
25
Wednesday is sometimes informally referred to as "hump day" in North America, a reference to the fact that Wednesday is the middle day—or "hump"—of a typical work week.
Wednesday-25
Statue of Liberty
Design and construction process
[ "Construction in France", "Design" ]
31
Within months, Hunt submitted a detailed plan, indicating that he expected construction to take about nine months. He proposed a pedestal 114 feet (35 m) in height; faced with money problems, the committee reduced that to 89 feet (27 m). Hunt's pedestal design contains elements of classical architecture, including Dori...
Statue of Liberty-31
Caesarion
[ "" ]
2
Caesarion was the eldest son of Cleopatra and possibly the only biological son of Julius Caesar, after whom he was named. He was the last sovereign member of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. In addition to being co-ruler of Egypt as Pharaoh with his mother, he was expected to be his father's successor as the leader of t...
Caesarion-2
Wood frog
Description
[ "" ]
3
Wood frogs range from 51 to 70 mm (2.0 to 2.8 in) in length. Females are larger than males. Adult wood frogs are usually brown, tan, or rust-colored, and usually have a dark eye mask. Individual frogs are capable of varying their color; Conant (1958) depicts one individual when light brown and dark brown at different t...
Wood frog-3
Secretary
Training
[ "" ]
13
At the most basic level (Grade / Band 1 or 2) a secretary is usually an audio typist with a small number of administrative roles. A good command of the prevailing office language and the ability to type is essential. At higher grades and with more experience they begin to take on additional roles and spend more of thei...
Secretary-13
Infantry
Training
[ "" ]
47
The introduction of national and mass armies saw an establishment of minimum requirements and the introduction of special troops (first of them the engineers going back to medieval times, but also different kinds of infantry adopted to specific terrain, bicycle, motorcycle, motorised and mechanised troops) culminating ...
Infantry-47
Methane
[ "" ]
2
Naturally occurring methane is found both below ground and under the seafloor, and is formed by both geological and biological processes. The largest reservoir of methane is under the seafloor in the form of methane clathrates. When methane reaches the surface and the atmosphere, it is known as atmospheric methane. The...
Methane-2
Chinese mountain cat
Distribution and habitat
[ "" ]
7
–9 kg (14–20 lb). The Chinese mountain cat is endemic to China and lives on the north-eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. It was recorded only in eastern Qinghai and north-western Sichuan.
Chinese mountain cat-7
Brazilian Navy
Brazilian Navy today
[ "Ships and submarines" ]
56
As of 2012, the Brazilian Navy had about 100 commissioned ships, with others undergoing construction, acquisition and modernization. Between 1996 and 2005 the Navy retired 21 ships. The Brazilian Navy operated one Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier, São Paulo, formerly the French Navy's Foch. It was retired in 2017. Its...
Brazilian Navy-56
Android 11
[ "" ]
1
Android 11 is the upcoming eleventh major release and the 18th version of the Android mobile operating system. Alphabetical release names for major Android versions were discontinued as of Android 10; therefore the OS was immediately branded as "Android 11". The logo for the release features a dial turned to 11—a refer...
Android 11-1
Jaguar F-Type
[ "" ]
1
The Jaguar F-Type (X152) is a two-door, two-seater sports car, manufactured by British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover under their Jaguar Cars marque since 2013. The car's JLR D6a platform is based on a shortened version of the XK's platform. It is the replacement for the XK grand tourer and so-called "spirit...
Jaguar F-Type-1
Bacon
[ "" ]
1
Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork. Bacon is prepared from several different cuts of meat, typically from the pork belly or from back cuts, which have less fat than the belly. It is eaten on its own, as a side dish (particularly in breakfasts), or used as a minor ingredient to flavour dishes (e.g., the club sandwich). ...
Bacon-1
Nuclear submarine
History
[ "" ]
4
Construction of the world's first nuclear powered submarine was made possible by the successful development of a nuclear propulsion plant by a group of scientists and engineers at the Naval Reactors Branch of the Bureau of Ships and the Atomic Energy Commission. In July 1951 the U.S. Congress authorized construction of...
Nuclear submarine-4
Albany, Georgia
[ "" ]
1
Albany (/ɔːbəni/ AW-bə-nee) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the seat of Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in southwest Georgia, it is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S...
Albany, Georgia-1
Grappling position
Ground grappling position
[ "" ]
5
Positioning is the foundation of ground fighting, if one combatant is controlling an opponent from a top position, such as if they are pinning the opponent to the ground, then that combatant is said to have the top position, while their opponent is said to have the bottom position. Top positions are usually dominant as...
Grappling position-5
Homo sapiens
[ "" ]
1
Homo sapiens is the only extant human species. The name is Latin for wise man, and was introduced in 1758 by Carl Linnaeus (who is himself the lectotype for the species).
Homo sapiens-1
Venus
[ "" ]
2
Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet" because of their similar size, mass, proximity to the Sun, and bulk composition. It is radically different from Earth in other respects. It has the densest atmosphere of the four terrestrial planets, consisting of more than 96% carbon dioxide...
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Gateway (comics)
Powers and abilities
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Gateway creates wormholes which allow travel through space, time and dimensions. He opens these gateways by whirling his bullroarer over his head. The gateways can be used for both observation and transport. No limits have been shown to Gateway's teleportational range or the mass he can transport. He has, for example, ...
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Lauren Anderson (model)
PETA Activist
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Lauren was a PETA member in 2008.[unreliable source?] On July 18, 2007 she joined other PETA models in protesting the American Meat Institute's Annual Hot Dog Day on Capitol Hill by dressing in a lettuce bikini and handing out vegetarian hot dogs.
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Eddie Murphy
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Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Murphy was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984. He has worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked No. 10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
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Jane Austen
Life
[ "Family" ]
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Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire, on 16 December 1775. She was born a month later than her parents expected; her father wrote of her arrival in a letter that her mother "certainly expected to have been brought to bed a month ago". He added that her arrival was particularly welcome as "a future companion to ...
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Chlorophyll
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Chlorophylls absorb light most strongly in the blue portion of the electromagnetic spectrum as well as the red portion. Conversely, it is a poor absorber of green and near-green portions of the spectrum, which it reflects, producing the green color of chlorophyll-containing tissues. Two types of chlorophyll exist in th...
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Garfield
Main characters
[ "Garfield" ]
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I'm not overweight, I'm undertall. —Garfield At Large: his First Book (1980) Garfield is an orange, fuzzy tabby cat born in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant (later revealed in the television special Garfield: His 9 Lives to be Mama Leoni's Italian Restaurant) who immediately ate all the pasta and lasagna in sight, ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. According to the United Nations, it consists of all African countries that are fully or partially located south of the Sahara. It contrasts with North Africa, whose territories are part of the League of Arab states...
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Kamogawa Sea World
Attractions
[ "Areas" ]
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In front of the elevator on the 2nd floor, the first Japanese-born killer whale-killer whale FRP replicas are displayed together with explanation panel.
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Gender dysphoria
Management
[ "Prepubescent children" ]
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The question of whether to counsel young children to be happy with their assigned sex, or to encourage them to continue to exhibit behaviors that do not match their assigned sex—or to explore a transgender transition—is controversial. The follow-up studies of children with gender dysphoria consistently show that the ma...
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Plasmodium (life cycle)
Structure
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A plasmodium is an amoeboid, multinucleate and naked mass of cytoplasm that contains many diploid nuclei. The resulting structure, a coenocyte, is created by many nuclear divisions without the process of cytokinesis, which in other organisms pulls newly-divided cells apart. In some cases, the resulting structure is a s...
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Greyhound
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The Greyhound is a breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing game and greyhound racing. Since the rise in large-scale adoption of retired racing Greyhounds, the breed has seen a resurgence in popularity as a family pet. It is also referred to as an English Greyhound.
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Allosaurus
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Allosaurus was a large bipedal predator. Its skull was large and equipped with dozens of sharp, serrated teeth. It averaged 9.5 metres (31 ft) in length, though fragmentary remains suggest it could have reached over 12 m (39 ft). Relative to the large and powerful hindlimbs, its three-fingered forelimbs were small, and...
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Saddam Hussein
Foreign affairs
[ "Iran–Iraq War" ]
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Saddam borrowed tens of billions of dollars from other Arab states and a few billions from elsewhere during the 1980s to fight Iran, mainly to prevent the expansion of Shi'a radicalism. However, this had proven to completely backfire both on Iraq and on the part of the Arab states, for Khomeini was widely perceived as ...
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Personal computer
History
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Micral N was the earliest commercial, non-kit microcomputer based on a microprocessor, the Intel 8008. It was built starting in 1972, and a few hundred units were sold. This had been preceded by the Datapoint 2200 in 1970, for which the Intel 8008 had been commissioned, though not accepted for use. The CPU design imple...
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Funeral
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Funerary practices in different cultures A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various ...
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