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- viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most types of crude petroleum ... The word asphalt is derived from the Middle English aspalt, which ...10 KB (1,437 words) - 04:53, 18 August 2023
- The Takla Makan (also Taklamakan or Taklimakan) is China's largest ... The constantly shifting sands and extreme weather conditions of the ...10 KB (1,621 words) - 00:52, 21 April 2023
- Gravel is rock that is of a certain particle size range. In geology ... Gravel is an important commercial product, used in various applications ...6 KB (948 words) - 18:27, 20 January 2023
- Thomas Telford (August 9, 1757 – September 2, 1834) was born in ... died soon after he was born. He was raised in poverty by his mother. At the ...13 KB (1,904 words) - 22:56, 30 April 2023
- The Burmese Buddhist Temple (also known as Maha Sasana Ramsi; ... ) located on Tai Gin Road in Novena, Singapore, lies within walking ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 18:46, 22 November 2023
- A road is an identifiable route, way, or path for the passage of people ... or maintenance.Maxwell G. Lay. 1992. Ways of the World: A History of the World ...32 KB (4,686 words) - 21:07, 16 April 2023
- The Mogao Caves, or Mogao Grottoes ( 莫高窟|p=mò gāo kū ) (also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas and Dunhuang Caves ...10 KB (1,518 words) - 19:28, 9 November 2022
- The Semmering Railway, in Austria, which starts at Gloggnitz and leads ... The pioneering design by Carl Ritter von Ghegain set the standard ...10 KB (1,532 words) - 09:44, 26 January 2023
- It is usually black or dark brown in color. Bitumen found in nature ... Some have used bitumen plates to dampen the noise produced by moving computer ...11 KB (1,560 words) - 23:49, 11 January 2023
- 21, 1969), also known as "King of the Beatniks" and "Father ... Early on in his college days, Kerouac embraced a bohemian lifestyle ...22 KB (3,414 words) - 21:03, 25 December 2022
- tracked tractor) equipped with a blade. The term "bulldozer" ... over time to produce new machines, such as the loader tractor. A very small ...11 KB (1,632 words) - 18:42, 22 November 2023
- The Char Dham ('the four abodes/seats') constitutes the ... All four pilgrimage sites sit in the Himalayas, previously difficult ...11 KB (1,617 words) - 01:45, 4 December 2023
- Chandragupta Vikramaditya) stands as one of the most powerful emperors of ... In addition to military prowess, Chandragupta II elevated culture ...13 KB (1,823 words) - 01:15, 4 December 2023
- Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia, as well as its chief ... The four main highways of Zambia; the Great North Road to Tanzania ...21 KB (2,892 words) - 10:38, 9 March 2023
- - Sùtè) was the ancient civilization of an Iranian people and a ... The Sogdians occupied a key position along the ancient Silk Road, ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 15:07, 27 April 2023
- woodlands, and lakes, preserving much of the Mount Desert Island associated ... Acadia National Park is the only national park in New England and ...12 KB (1,894 words) - 07:17, 14 June 2023
- was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. He is today regarded ... Prior to Basho, the haiku form was generally seen as little more than ...13 KB (2,055 words) - 16:53, 7 November 2022
- A bridge is a structure built to span a gorge, valley, road, railroad ... The Oxford English Dictionary traces the origin of the word bridge ...14 KB (2,066 words) - 20:15, 11 March 2024
- Ögedei Khan, Ögedei; also Ogotai or Oktay (c. 1186 – 1241), was ... As the Mongols arrived on the edge of the European space, then entered ...10 KB (1,537 words) - 15:55, 5 December 2022
- actress and singer. Lamour began her career in the 1930s as a big band singer ... She is best remembered for having appeared in the Road to... movies ...28 KB (4,290 words) - 17:28, 30 January 2024
