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- ) sometimes referred to by the name Seyyed Ruhollah Mosavi Hendizadeh ... al-taqlid, "source of imitation") to many Shi'a Muslims. Khomeini ...50 KB (7,539 words) - 20:35, 17 April 2023
- Uraninite is a uranium-rich, radioactive mineral that is composed ... decay products of uranium. In addition, it is often mixed with UO3 and oxides ...4 KB (526 words) - 13:35, 3 May 2023
- orders from consumers without them having to come into the physical store ... The concept is several centuries old, but it became a staple of the ...17 KB (2,545 words) - 05:29, 5 November 2022
- With a single kiss on Merwan's forehead, he was said to have ... who he said "brought him down" to normal consciousness and revealed ...32 KB (4,996 words) - 04:10, 9 November 2022
- The reed organ is a keyboard instrument that operates via bellows ... as well. Since they were less expensive to build, lighter than pianos ...24 KB (3,811 words) - 03:00, 8 December 2022
- (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) is a leftist political party in ... Party, the major opposition party which is generally allied with the Catholic ...51 KB (7,226 words) - 01:19, 21 April 2023
- it empties into the Gulf of California. It is a major and, in some cases ... Prior to the construction of major dams along its route, this river ...24 KB (3,618 words) - 22:40, 7 January 2024
- Thulium (chemical symbol Tm, atomic number 69) is the least abundant ... The element is never found in nature in pure form, but it is found ...9 KB (1,135 words) - 23:14, 30 April 2023
- nitrogen. This process in turn could be used to manufacture fertilizers ... power in Germany, the Nazis forced him to leave the country in 1933 because ...12 KB (1,882 words) - 07:04, 15 April 2024
- Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United ... state. Vermont became the 14th state to join the United States, following ...45 KB (6,488 words) - 23:23, 5 March 2023
- 23, 1800. The McGuffey family had immigrated to America from Scotland in 1774 ... #039;s passions. He had a remarkable ability to memorize, and could commit ...14 KB (2,020 words) - 18:23, 17 April 2023
- or simply alternative) is a branch of the rock music genre that became ... The name "alternative" was coined in the 1980s to describe ...22 KB (3,494 words) - 00:45, 9 January 2023
- This cultural group has often been referred to in archaeology as the Anasazi ... The origin and exact size and location of this group of people is ...40 KB (6,073 words) - 19:47, 26 July 2023
- The Grand Banks is a large area of submerged highlands southeast of ... By the 1970s and 1980s the area began to suffer from overfishing. By ...15 KB (2,318 words) - 20:24, 13 September 2021
- and a leading lawyer in New York City. He is best known as the civilian ... Born to a wealthy New York family long involved in Republican politics ...14 KB (1,981 words) - 15:41, 25 January 2023
- right|thumb|Ebenezer Howard, Garden Cities of To-morrow.]] deteriorating conditions in large cities due to the rapid influx of large numbers ...10 KB (1,579 words) - 17:59, 12 February 2024
- Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused ... Encephalitis often is accompanied by an inflammation of the brain ...12 KB (1,747 words) - 18:32, 13 February 2024
- Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional ... as "The Dream Team". He was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary ...29 KB (4,389 words) - 22:36, 22 October 2022
- The Teutonic Order is a German Roman Catholic religious order. Its ... defeated in the Middle East, the Order moved to Transylvania in 1211, to help ...34 KB (5,036 words) - 15:01, 30 April 2023
- in gambling and drinking. He was shot to death February 28, 1908 possibly ... #039;s mythic status increased. His failure to give The Kid a chance to surrender ...17 KB (2,723 words) - 09:03, 18 November 2022
- Polynesia (from the Greek words meaning "many islands") ... Polynesia may be described as the islands within a triangle with its ...17 KB (2,443 words) - 08:46, 24 November 2022
- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a global membership organization ... As World War II drew to a close, the economies of numerous nations ...32 KB (4,747 words) - 12:59, 7 February 2023
- (1,300 km) northeast from Hokkaidō, Japan, to the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula ... in 1855, and 20 years later they laid claim to the entire chain. The islands ...30 KB (4,467 words) - 04:39, 4 March 2023
- religious teachings. This method of teaching is considered to be one of the ... ) to a 'śiṣya' (disciple, hi | शिष्य ...14 KB (2,161 words) - 07:58, 24 July 2023
- every genre from screwball comedies to historical drama. Throughout ... the transition from stage and silent film to "talkies" and later ...28 KB (4,036 words) - 10:59, 19 December 2023
- "wandering") and often shortened to plane, is a heavier-than-air ... small trainers and recreational aircraft, to large airliners and military ...20 KB (3,021 words) - 07:09, 16 June 2023
- 17, 1790) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to a tallow-maker. He became a ... religion and morality was broad; he donated to all denominational churches ...36 KB (5,370 words) - 09:50, 28 September 2023
- Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe comprising the western ... The country ceased to exist in 1918, with the formation of the joint ...30 KB (4,624 words) - 05:23, 17 November 2023
- the most radical group of delegates, opposed to the Girondins faction. The ... Commune. As such, the Mountain was sensitive to the motivations of the city ...26 KB (3,556 words) - 23:01, 28 October 2022
- drawn up at the end of the Anglo-Afghan wars to help hold the Russian Empire ... The unrest caused by that division of the Pashtun lands led to the ...26 KB (3,912 words) - 15:02, 7 October 2022
- school in Wilmington, Delaware and went on to become one of America's ... Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and is probably best remembered for ...11 KB (1,677 words) - 22:57, 10 November 2022
- Nyaya (Sanskrit meaning "rational argument") is one of the ... Nyaya's most important contribution to Hindu thought is its elucidation ...14 KB (2,126 words) - 01:23, 17 November 2022
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the ... quot; or the "Mormon Church," is the largest and most well-known ...28 KB (4,522 words) - 21:59, 10 December 2023
- In music, a serenade (or sometimes serenata) is a musical composition ... period until now, a serenade usually refers to a multiple-movement work for ...10 KB (1,496 words) - 09:55, 26 January 2023
- from approximately 25 yards—in a 13-3 loss to the Rock Island Independents. Lambeau led the Packers to six world championships as head coach and ...14 KB (2,199 words) - 06:46, 12 January 2024
- Sir Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, is ... John is also noted for crafting melodies for the lyrics of songwriting ...19 KB (3,014 words) - 17:42, 13 February 2024
- novelist during the early Soviet period. He is considered one of the greatest ... at the University of Novorossiya from 1916 to 1918. Three authors that influenced ...7 KB (1,003 words) - 10:31, 7 June 2023
- As commonly defined, the human body is the physical manifestation ... tissues, and cells. The study of tissues is the focus of histology, and ...25 KB (3,706 words) - 21:55, 23 December 2020
- a distinct liturgy and culture, influenced to varying degrees, by interaction ... portion of the Jews who migrated from Europe to other continents in the past ...20 KB (2,890 words) - 04:05, 18 August 2023
- Christian mystic (Swedenborg referred to himself as an initialis, in ... Swedenborg deserves to be appreciated as much for his theology as ...37 KB (5,627 words) - 17:59, 13 February 2024
- evolved The Beatles from pop quartet to movie stars, explorers of inner ... His creativity waned and with this his power to shape culture. ...28 KB (4,313 words) - 20:50, 1 May 2024
- Flow is the mental state of operation in which the person is fully ... The concept of the state of flow is similarly found in the traditions ...13 KB (1,998 words) - 17:43, 28 March 2024
- #039;s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February ... Today, Valentine's Day is recognized as a significant cultural ...35 KB (5,116 words) - 14:12, 3 May 2023
- literary critic. Most scholars consider him to be the founder of the tradition ... the names Georg or György Lukács. (Lukács is pronounced IPA [lukɑtʃ] by ...31 KB (4,665 words) - 06:56, 18 April 2024
- Metanarrative or grand narrative or mater narrative is a term developed ... In this context, the narrative is a story that functions to legitimize ...13 KB (1,834 words) - 16:21, 9 November 2022
- Shuttle Challenger disaster. In addition to his work in theoretical physics ... Pub. Co., 1963, ISBN 0201020106). Feynman is also known for his semi-autobiographical ...54 KB (8,060 words) - 20:15, 8 December 2022
- After a failed engagement to Maria Wodzińska from 1836 to 1837, he ... fidelity. Among his many memorials is the Fryderyk Chopin Institute ...96 KB (14,156 words) - 07:08, 15 April 2024
- Red Cross. In this capacity, he was sent to Germany in 1945, to try to ... After achieving a truce a truce in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War he began ...32 KB (4,734 words) - 22:38, 5 May 2020
- Transcendental idealism is the name given by eighteenth century German ... the reliability of science and the inability to know what transcends observable ...14 KB (2,167 words) - 00:54, 2 May 2023
- Chalcedony is one of the cryptocrystalline—a term which refers to ... materials used in human history. It was used to make various tools, weapons ...7 KB (962 words) - 01:14, 4 December 2023
- Mongols sent armies under the general Bayan to invade the Song, and as Song ... , a historical diary in poetry of his flight to Yangzhou. Wen Tianxiang is ...16 KB (2,591 words) - 19:07, 21 November 2022
- Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a representative democratic ... Ecuador is a multicultural, multiethnic nation–state with one of ...30 KB (4,366 words) - 18:03, 12 February 2024
- or Peshwa and by neutralizing others. What had started as a commercial ... the end of the Maratha wars, India was ready to be possessed, mapped, defined ...12 KB (1,887 words) - 05:59, 28 July 2023
- South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United ... Located in the north-central United States, South Dakota is bisected ...41 KB (6,101 words) - 15:37, 4 February 2023
- Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into ... tests of knowledge or physical fortitude, to participating in humiliating ...23 KB (3,352 words) - 20:51, 17 June 2022
- United Kingdom. He rose from humble origins to become the first Labour Prime ... depended on Liberal support but managed to pass social reform legislation ...40 KB (6,096 words) - 00:34, 8 December 2022
- Turmeric is the common name for a herbaceous perennial plant, Curcuma ... which has a bitter, pungent flavor, commonly is used as a spice in curries ...16 KB (2,344 words) - 19:02, 6 November 2022
- ; ancient name: 吳) is a city on the lower reaches of the Yangtze ... government launched a project in the 1950s, to restore the gardens to their ...24 KB (3,013 words) - 00:31, 27 February 2023
- Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. (May 8, 1937 - ) is an American writer ... a common mispronunciation) is regarded by many readers and critics ...33 KB (4,941 words) - 22:49, 30 April 2023
- and Sovereign of Vatican City from 1963 to 1978. Ordained as a priest ... his maternal line. He entered the seminary to train to become a Roman Catholic ...18 KB (2,729 words) - 01:36, 23 November 2022
- figure in Pakistani politics, referred to as both a hero and traitor ... Khan Abdul Wali Khan had the rare distinction to suffer from both ...27 KB (3,941 words) - 22:56, 3 March 2023
- An island or isle is a tract of land that is completely surrounded ... and/or geologically related islands is called an archipelago. Whatever ...19 KB (2,807 words) - 19:43, 7 February 2023
- Mussel is the common term for members of several families of freshwater ... Zebra mussel (genus Dreissena, native to Black and Caspian seas) and ...14 KB (2,096 words) - 02:38, 11 March 2023
- Computers, the first African-American woman to supervise a group of staff ... She later was promoted officially to the position. During her 28-year ...15 KB (2,076 words) - 17:29, 30 January 2024
- founder of the Aztec imperial dynasty. He is considered to be the first ... the empire. The aim of conquest was not to destroy and plunder but to ...7 KB (1,048 words) - 23:29, 30 September 2021
- Amman, sometimes spelled Ammann (Arabic عمان ʿAmmān), is the ... Amman is a city of contrasts, a unique blend of old and new; its modern ...17 KB (2,613 words) - 00:55, 9 January 2023
- its use of such concepts as the propensity to consume, the liquidity preference ... of selfishness in human nature which has to date prevented the emergence ...27 KB (4,103 words) - 17:22, 29 September 2023
- prestigious luxury sports cars. In addition to its speed, the Ferrari automobile ... others who have developed elite technologies to consider how they can apply ...10 KB (1,512 words) - 19:03, 13 February 2024
- Juggling is a form of skillful, often artful, object manipulation ... The word "juggling" derives from the Middle English jogelen ...19 KB (3,000 words) - 09:05, 12 May 2024
- was a former German protectorate from 1884 to 1914 within the German colonial ... their life, except that people were alerted to the reality of a wider world ...15 KB (2,339 words) - 22:48, 4 December 2022
- have been preserved in the Bible, he is nevertheless a very important ... According to the Bible, it is through Nathan that God first delivered ...11 KB (1,891 words) - 01:30, 11 November 2022
- The Ohio State University (OSU) is a public research university in ... The mission of OSU is to improve the quality of life of people both ...40 KB (5,731 words) - 10:21, 11 March 2023
- ; Tamil: கொழும்பு) is the largest city and commercial ... Due to its large harbor and its strategic position, Colombo has been ...25 KB (3,677 words) - 22:37, 7 January 2024
- Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern ... late Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping to become the first of the Special ...24 KB (3,404 words) - 19:58, 21 April 2023
- Watergate is a general term for a series of political scandals, which ... 039;s staff. These investigations added fuel to a mounting campaign against ...17 KB (2,600 words) - 14:08, 31 May 2022
- the world as synonymous with evil. The need to prevent the recurrence of such ... Hitler used charismatic oratory and propaganda, appealing to economic ...75 KB (11,428 words) - 06:03, 15 June 2023
- Age novelist and short story writer, who is generally regarded as one of ... Fitzgerald is considered to be the spokesman for the "Lost Generation ...15 KB (2,424 words) - 00:02, 25 March 2024
- of about 13,000 feet (4 kilometers) it is not only the highest desert ... The center of the Atacama, a place climatologists refer to as "absolute ...12 KB (1,728 words) - 18:40, 19 August 2023
- of the Badshahi Masjid. Badshahi Masjid is one of the locations where ... designed and constructed as the compliment to Lahore Fort. Lahore Fort had ...10 KB (1,530 words) - 05:38, 26 August 2023
- Men (1937) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939 ... (1947), and East of Eden (1952), went on to become Hollywood films (some ...27 KB (4,093 words) - 04:08, 3 May 2024
- Sake (酒; pronounced sa.kɛ ), also spelled saki, is a Japanese word ... Sake is widely referred to in English as "rice wine," but ...26 KB (4,206 words) - 00:58, 23 December 2022
- Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible. The English name ... except for those that can no longer be observed because of the destruction ...17 KB (2,713 words) - 00:25, 19 November 2023
- after, thus forming a counter-point to emerging orthodoxy. Marcion ... Marcion is sometimes referred to as a gnostic but this charge is incorrect ...17 KB (2,698 words) - 11:11, 9 March 2023
- Michigan is a Midwestern state of the United States of America, located ... California and Florida. A person in Michigan is never more than 85 miles (137 ...46 KB (6,626 words) - 17:13, 9 November 2022
- and his peers at The Algonquin Round Table to contemporaries in the burgeoning ... Benchley is best remembered for his contributions to The New Yorker ...34 KB (5,358 words) - 03:11, 15 December 2022
- The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's ... and is known as the coldest of all the oceans. The International Hydrographic ...31 KB (4,598 words) - 06:22, 12 August 2023
- Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia, Latin: Venetia) is ... Today Venice is regarded as an artistic and architectural treasure ...34 KB (5,043 words) - 15:01, 3 May 2023
- ), located in Chartres, about 50 miles from Paris, is considered one ... Long a site of holy pilgrimage due to its housing of a garment believed ...15 KB (2,381 words) - 00:43, 5 December 2023
- in the National Basketball Association (NBA) to this day. Naismith not only ... age of eight, James moved with his family to Grand Calumet where his father ...14 KB (2,207 words) - 08:49, 18 March 2024
- believed that the purpose of sociology was to bring about social reform, ... and interdependencies were the key to bringing about a peaceful and ...10 KB (1,419 words) - 18:20, 12 February 2024
- as the President of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973, and as Prime Minister ... Bhutto could easily have devoted himself to a legal career but entered ...37 KB (5,508 words) - 06:14, 13 June 2023
- A furnace (from the Latin word fornax, meaning "oven") is ... In American English, the term furnace generally refers to the central ...23 KB (3,523 words) - 09:57, 18 October 2022
- a northeastern suburb of Manchester, to a Catholic father and a Catholic ... life of his sister Muriel. Elizabeth, who is buried in a Protestant cemetery ...51 KB (7,981 words) - 05:23, 31 July 2023
- Stripped of citizenship, this was restored to after his death but not until ... pay and better working conditions as linked to the issue of class, an unpopular ...21 KB (3,204 words) - 04:16, 23 March 2024
- Lily is the common name for any of the herbaceous flowering plants ... including some that are quite unrelated to the true lilies. Water lilies ...20 KB (2,868 words) - 08:42, 8 March 2023
- of the Republic of India. Popularly referred to as Panditji (Scholar), Nehru ... was also an exponent of socialism as a means to address long-standing national ...41 KB (6,185 words) - 23:02, 3 May 2023
- #039;s eight sons, he ultimately appears to have been the most able leader ... of the Goryeo Dynasty, he helped his father to extend his support with the ...13 KB (1,835 words) - 19:15, 24 October 2022
- in unconventional sexual rituals, which may be connected to Tantra. These ... Little conclusive evidence has been gathered pertaining to either ...16 KB (2,416 words) - 17:44, 14 May 2024
- The Persian Gulf is located in Southwest Asia. It is an extension ... Because of its natural resources, access to the Persian Gulf has become ...14 KB (2,162 words) - 00:43, 24 November 2022
- Potala Palace is the traditional residence of the Dalai Lama (the ... and with copper poured into the foundations to help proof it against earthquakes. ...16 KB (2,576 words) - 05:51, 30 November 2022
