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  • Regolith is a layer of loose, heterogeneous material covering solid ... On Earth, regolith is an important factor that supports living organisms ...
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  • content of silica. The Earth's mantle is thought to be composed of ultramafic ... more than 90 percent mafic minerals—that is, they have a high content of ...
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  • The Law Library of the United States Congress was established in 1832 ... The Libray has been guided by the "belief that universal access ...
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  • This article is about Time (magazine) for other meanings see Time. Time magazine is a weekly publication, based in New York City, bringing ...
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  • 6, 1969) was the first superstar in golf due to his tremendous skill, and flamboyant ... on tour for his actions such as refusing to dress in clubhouses, ordering ...
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  • Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën ... dresses, which used steel rods, leading to umbrella frames, wire wheels ...
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  • A child prodigy is an individual who masters one or more skills or ... Some child prodigies continue to excel as adults, developing their ...
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  • War II. The members frequently gathered to discuss aesthetic and philosophical ... more recent developments in French painting, to which he gave the name Post ...
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  • of the almighty dollar," "the pen is mightier than the sword," ... of Lytton was viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880. His daughter Lady Emily ...
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  • Wrestling is the act of physical engagement between two unarmed persons ... but its basic principles are closely related to those of military hand-to-hand ...
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  • A court-martial (plural courts-martial) is a military court that determines ... court-martial which convenes whenever a ship is lost; this does not necessarily ...
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  • This page is about the legendary race, for the medical condition see ... A dwarf is a mythical creature, appearing most frequently in Norse ...
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  • was a Prussian-born American physicist. He is best remembered for his work ... Michelson, the son of a Jewish merchant, was born in what is today ...
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  • He rose to prominence as a delegate in 1775, to the South Carolina ... he fought against, and as a result Marion is considered one of the fathers ...
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  • A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet ... Scottish dish celebrated by Burns in Address to a Haggis), Scotch whisky, and ...
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  • Pope Saint Simplicius was pope from 468 to March 10, 483. During his ... leaders during the first part of his papacy to counter Monophysitism, Simplicius ...
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  • at the school, William S. Clarke. Determined to live by the Covenant, Uchimura ... In 1891 Uchimura’s refusal to bow deeply enough ("worshiping ...
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  • Spearfishing is a form of fishing that has been popular throughout ... or pneumatic-powered spearguns and slings to strike the hunted fish. ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • Neoplatonism (also Neo-Platonism) is the modern term for a school ... Their doctrines of “emanation,” return to the origin, and others should ...
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  • Vitamin C (or ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin required for ... Ascorbate, which is the ionized form of ascorbic acid, is a strong ...
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  • Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and ranks sixth in ... The city's founder William Penn named it Philadelphia, which ...
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  • of Darius the Great (i. 16). Sogdiana is "listed" as the second ... by the Arabs. Though the Sogdian language is extinct, there remains a large ...
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  • A subatomic particle is a particle smaller than an atom. It may be ... It may be helpful to think of fermions as "pixels of matter"—fundamental ...
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  • The term day care or child care refers to the care of a child during ... While the purpose of day care is to enable the parents to be free ...
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  • البحرين Mamlakat al-Baḥrayn), is an island country in the Persian ... Bahrain has a unique, indigenous middle class, which contributes to ...
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  • Abyssinian cats--affectionately referred to as Abys--are short-haired ... The origin of the Abyssinian is shrouded in mystery. Early cat books ...
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  • Attention is defined as a readiness on the part of the organism to ... At the same time, we give meaning to the information that is coming ...
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  • Barley is any annual cereal grass of the genus Hordeum, and in particular ... plant species, barley also contributes value to human beings. Barley is used ...
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  • his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans; he is most famous for the novel À ... Huysmans was born in Paris to a Dutch father, Godfried Huysmans, who ...
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  • Only Pitcairn Island—the second largest—is inhabited. With only around 50 permanent inhabitants, Pitcairn is also famed ...
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  • From a young age she kept records of what came to be known as her ... struggle. She was married for over 20 years to Ulf Gudmarson, the prince of ...
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  • Coalition (1798–1802). Initially confined to Europe, the fighting gradually ... intervene in support of King Louis XVI, to prevent the spread of revolution ...
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  • ) is a Japanese rice cake made by pounding glutinous rice into a paste ... In Japan, mochi is traditionally made in a ceremony called mochitsuki ...
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  • nature for general relaxation, appears to derive from a background that ... Music of the Spheres is cited in old scriptures, and the Greek philosopher ...
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  • Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The ... east of the Canadian Rockies. Calgary is well-known as a destination ...
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  • Grasshoppers are long and slender insects belonging to the order Orthoptera ... For the purposes of this article, "grasshopper" refers to ...
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  • Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem), meaning "earth") ... chemistry, the analysis of material samples to gain an understanding of their ...
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  • An arch is a curved vertical structure spanning an open space underneath ... have larger span, carry more weight, and can be made from smaller and thus ...
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  • are a tribe of Native Americans, native to what are now Wisconsin and ... for nature. They had rituals dedicated to war, and were quite dangerous ...
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  • Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music, which has its earliest ... its adherents and fans as they attempted to achieve a stronger connection ...
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  • Bosnia and Herzegovina is a republic of the western Balkans Peninsula ... miles (51,280 square kilometers) the country is slightly smaller than West ...
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  • Applied ethics is a field of ethics that deals with ethical questions ... each ethical issue, a philosopher often has to also consider fundamental questions ...
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  • ; also referred to as Oleksandr, Aleksandr, Alexander, or Alexandre ... writer, producer, and director of films, and is often cited as one of the most ...
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  • up/Appointed of the Lord.” According to the Book of Jeremiah, he prophesied ... authority, Jeremiah did not hesitate to confront Temple authorities ...
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  • Unification Thought is the philosophy of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon ... Unification Thought is meant to serve as a philosophical basis for ...
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  • the first king of the independent Belgium, to the Belgian throne in 1865 ... and supervision until they matured enough to govern themselves, if they ...
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  • Tongdosa Temple is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea, representing ... Alter, with a bell-shaped stupa believed to contain relics of the Buddha ...
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  • 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 ...
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  • quot;study of" or "research") is both an academic and applied ... Psychology is generally classified within the social sciences, although ...
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