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  • Electronic waste, "e-waste," or "Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment" ("WEEE") is a waste type consisting ...
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  • Superior National Forest, part of the United States National Forest system, is located in the Arrowhead Region of the state of Minnesota between ...
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  • Redox (shorthand for reduction/oxidation reaction) describes all chemical reactions in which atoms have their oxidation number (oxidation state ...
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  • Frank Capra (May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American film director and the creative force behind a ...
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  • Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur. He was ...
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  • Benzene (also known as benzol or [6]-annulene) is a colorless, flammable, sweet-smelling liquid. It is a natural constituent of crude oil but ...
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  • Yodeling (or yodelling, jodeling) is a form of singing that involves singing an extended note which rapidly and repeatedly changes in pitch from ...
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  • |- | align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Image:Nitric-oxide-2D.png|150px|Nitric oxide]] ...
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  • Hydrogen cyanide is a chemical compound with the formula HCN. It is a colorless, very poisonous, and highly volatile liquid that boils slightly ...
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  • B.B. King, born Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 - May 14, 2015), was an American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, widely considered ...
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  • The term jade is applied to two different types of rock, nephrite and jadeitite, that are made up of different silicate minerals. Nephrite can ...
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  • David Warren "Dave" Brubeck (December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer, considered to be one ...
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  • Jewelry also Jewelery and Jewellery, is a personal ornament, such as a necklace, ring, or bracelet, made from gemstones, precious metals or other ...
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  • Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) are microscale devices and systems that integrate electronic components with mechanical ones. They are ...
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  • The development of the periodic table of the elements parallels the development of science and our understanding of the physical universe. It ...
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  • Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995), was an Italian American singer, film actor, and comedian. He was one ...
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  • Koi is any of the ornamental, domesticated varieties of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, of the Cyprinidae family, a freshwater fish characterized ...
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  • Electronegativity is one of the fundamental concepts for an understanding of chemical bonding. The first modern definition was suggested by Linus ...
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  • Electrochemistry is a branch of chemistry involving the study of interrelationships between electricity and chemical reactions. The chemical ...
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  • Alfred Stieglitz (January 1, 1864 – July 13, 1946) was an American photographer whose ground-breaking technical advances and attention to principles ...
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  • |- | Electron affinity || -53 kJ/mol 702 | 1470 | 2850 135 183 156 color1=#ffc0c0 | color2=black no data 50.6 7440-26-8 isotopesof=technetium ...
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  • Woodwind instruments are a family of musical instruments within the more general category of wind instruments. There are two main types of ...
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  • Titanium (chemical symbol Ti, atomic number 22) is a silvery-white, lustrous metal. Light and strong, it is resistant to corrosion, including ...
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  • Category:Public {| class="toccolours" border="1" style="float: right; clear: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; border-collapse: ...
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  • St. Louis is an independent city, separate from St. Louis County in the United States state of Missouri. It is located at the confluence of ...
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  • Pop music, often called simply pop, is contemporary music and a common type of popular music (distinguished from classical or art music and from ...
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  • category:image wanted Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937, Littlefield, Texas – February 13, 2002, Chandler, Arizona) was one of the most ...
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  • category:Image wanted Brautigan, Richard Richard Gary Brautigan (January 30, 1935 – September 14, 1984) was an American writer, best known for ...
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  • Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; April 21, 1926 – September 8, 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from ...
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  • Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, defined by the United Nations scheme of geographic regions as consisting ...
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  • Folk Rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. Originally the term referred to a genre that arose in the United ...
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  • The Eagles are an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California, during the early 1970s. With five number one singles and six ...
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  • Matsuri is the Japanese word for a festival or holiday. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes ...
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  • Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It is the third largest by diameter and fourth largest by mass. Uranus is similar in composition to ...
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  • A rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of minerals and mineral-like substances called mineraloids. Rocks are classified as igneous, sedimentary ...
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  • Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) was an American roots rock band that gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 70s with a string of successful ...
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  • The British Virgin Islands is a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of Central America. The 36 islands are of volcanic ...
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  • The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers—Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, they were raised in ...
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  • The Iron Cross was a military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia, and later of Germany, which was established by King Frederick William III ...
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  • Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She is most famous for ...
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  • |- | align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[Image:Nitrous-oxide-3D-vdW.png|150px|Nitrous oxide - space ...
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  • Alternative rock (also called alternative music The term "alternative music" is particularly favored over "alternative rock" ...
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  • In physics, magnetism is one of the phenomena by which materials exert attractive and repulsive forces on other materials. It arises whenever ...
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  • Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. She was cited as the most awarded female ...
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  • Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until ...
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  • Igneous rocks form when magma (molten rock) cools and solidifies. The solidification process may or may not involve crystallization, and it may ...
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  • Aceh (pronounced AH-chay) is one of the provinces of Indonesia and designated as a Special Territory of Indonesia, located on the northern tip ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Economics [[Image:COINCOLLECTIONCOINS.jpg|thumb|200 px|Coins from around the world]] ...
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  • Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop ...
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  • The Beach Boys are one of the most successful American rock and roll bands. Formed in 1961, the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies ...
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