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- Lucille Ball (12427 bytes)
2: ...[[comedian]] and star of [[I Love Lucy]]. A 'B-grade' [[movie star]] of the [[1940s]], she became one ...
4: ...a romance with a local bad boy (Johnny), Ball decided to enroll in the
5: ...on sentence. Right then, Ball decided that she needed to escape the traumas of her life.
7: ..."royalty" honor with [[Macdonald Carey]], who was designated as her "king".
9: ...ivorced in [[1945]], but remarried the same year, deciding to patch things up. - Recorder (12954 bytes)
1: ...r to the functioning of the ancestors of the recorder, early folk [[whistle]]s.
3: ...at the instrument intended was the sopranino recorder.
5: ...y at some level, is pre-tuned, and is not too strident in even the most musically-inept hands. It is h...
7: ... of recorder music in which he himself plays recorders.
9: ... are the most common solo instruments in the recorder family. - Koala (10686 bytes)
3: Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
12: ...xobox authority | author = [[Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville|Blainville]] | date = 1816}}
18: ...a thickset arboreal [[marsupial]] [[herbivore]] endemic to [[Australia]], and the only representative ...
22: ... the eastern coast of Australia from near [[Adelaide]] to the base of the [[Cape York Peninsula]], and...
26: ... more a more prominently light-coloured ventral side and fluffy white ear tufts. Typical weights are 1... - Pennsylvania (32594 bytes)
10: ...rgestCity = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] |
11: Governor = [[Ed Rendell]] |
21: DensityRank = 10<sup>th</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 105.80 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 2<sup>nd</sup> | - Montana (14119 bytes)
8: Tree = [[Ponderosa Pine]] |
23: DensityRank = 48<sup>th</sup> |
24: 2000Density = 2.39 |
25: AdmittanceOrder = 41<sup>st</sup> |
28: Latitude = 44?26' N to [[49th parallel north|49?&nb... - Timeline of invention (28171 bytes)
3: ...s ambiguity, the date of the first practical, fielded version of the invention is used here.
60: * [[Odometer]] : [[Ancient Rome|Rome]]: [[Archimedes]]?
66: ...ntury BC|200s BC]]: Compound [[pulley]]: [[Archimedes]]
74: * [[1st century]]: [[Rudder|Stern mounted rudder]] in [[History of China|China]]
83: * [[9th century|800s]]: [[Black powder|Gunpowder]] in [[History of China|China]] - Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...e ]]A '''carnivorous plant''' is a [[plant]] that derives some or most of its
16: *Bladder traps, which suck in prey with a bladder that generates an internal vacuum; and
22: most [[sundew]]s, whose leaves undergo rapid growth, aiding in the retention and
27: Pitfall traps have evolved independently on at least four occasions. The simplest pitf...
29: ...enus, the leaves are quite clearly evolutionarily derived from a simple - Barbecue (24807 bytes)
1: ...Airpork Crew barbecue team prepares [[pork]] shoulder at the [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] in May Wor...
4: ...be cooked in large brick or metal ovens specially designed for that purpose.
6: ...lling is barbecuing except when it means double-sided frying with something like a [[sandwich toaster]...
8: ...ich is frowned upon by purists in some areas. The device used for cooking barbecue can usually be used...
10: ...barbecue" restaurants, but nevertheless many consider this to be a distinct cooking process called smo... - Lightning (33113 bytes)
2: ...ning strokes are observed during a night-time thunderstorm.]]
6: ...e air, producing lightning's characteristic [[thunder]] sound.
10: ...but while waiting for its completion, he got the idea of using a flying object, such as a [[kite]] ins...
12: ...fallen during the storm had soaked the line and made it conductive.
14: ...ted the original high-object-with-some-spark-gap idea that they used, so he usually gets the credit. - Garlic (12167 bytes)
3: ...ated by eating fresh [[parsley]] and this is included in many garlic recipes. Because of its strong o...
8: Because of its wide cultivation, the origins of garlic are uncertain;...
10: ...as long, narrow, flat, obscurely keeled leaves, a deciduous spathe, and a globose umbel of whitish flo...
12: ...h.com/garlic.htm#grow Selfsufficientish.com] provides the following growing instructions:
13: ...in drills of 5 cm (2 in) and 15 cm (6 in) apart. Ideal soil pH is in the 6.2 to 6.8 range. - Horse tack (8580 bytes)
6: ...s at the rear of the saddle and goes around the widest part of the horse's belly.
8: ...ant that the saddle is comfortable for both the rider and the horse—an improperly fitting saddle...
10: There are many types of saddles, each specially designed for its given task.
21: *[[Sidesaddle]]
22: **English Sidesaddle - Great Rift Valley (4717 bytes)
1: ...|250px|Rift Valley Sign, Kenya Africa. Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ... [[valley]] varies in width from 30-100 km and in depth from a few hundred to several thousand metres....
5: ...lee]] in [[Israel]] to the [[Dead Sea]]. From the Dead Sea southwards, the Rift is occupied by the Wad...
7: ...inues as the Great Rift Valley, which split the older [[Ethiopian highlands]] into two halves.
9: In eastern Africa the valley divides into two, the '''Eastern Rift''' and the '''West... - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
1: ...by [[Pilⴲe de Rozier]] and the [[Marquis d'Arlandes]]. Balloons that can be propelled through the ai...
6: ..., during the flight. Recent balloons have been made in fantastic shapes, such as hot dogs, rocket shi...
9: ...ion of the hydrogen balloon, hot air ballooning faded into obscurity until being reborn in the [[1960s...
11: ...ute-long flight started in [[Philadelphia]] and ended in [[Gloucester County]], [[New Jersey]]. The f...
17: ...anterns nowadays, are still being flown in China, despite the risk of causing a fire upon landing. - Philosophy (30964 bytes)
1: ...a philosophical question that philosophers have understood and treated differently through the ages.
3: '''Philosophy''' can mean the academic exploration of various questions raised by phi...
5: ...assifed by time period (e.g. ancient, medieval, modern, contemporary, et al.), geography (e.g. Contine...
9: ...ature of these concepts--questions typically outside the scope of science. Several major works of pos...
11: *What is truth? How or why do we identify a statement as correct or false, and how do ... - Moose (8141 bytes)
16: ...r prong of this fork may be either simple, or divided into two or three tines, with some flattening. T...
18: ...ase, and a number of smaller snags on the free border.
24: The great length of the legs gives a decidedly ungainly appearance to the moose. The muzzle i...
26: ... but quickly increase in size. Height at the shoulders generally ranges between 2.1 to 2.3 m (6.5...
28: ...male standing 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) at the shoulders and weighing 816 kg (1799 lb). Its an... - Mormon Trail (35249 bytes)
4: ...4]], most notably in [[Kirtland, Ohio]], [[Independence, Missouri]], and [[Nauvoo, Illinois]]. However...
6: ...s Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Under Young's leadership, about 13,000 Mormon citizens of Nauvoo set ...
10: ... and felt the isolated [[Great Basin]] would provide the Saints with many advantages.
12: ...blished [[Oregon Trail]] on the river’s south side.
14: ...ne.<ref>Bennett, p. 6.</ref> To try to meet this deadline and to get an early start on the trek to th... - River (12397 bytes)
1: ...b|A Feluca sailing down the nile river.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
2: ... refer to smaller streams, as may [[creek]], run, fork, etc.
4: ...ly widens at its end and forms what is known as a delta or estuary.
7: ...of [[sediment]] develop conspicuous [[river delta|delta]]s at their mouths. Rivers whose mouths are in...
9: Where a river descends quickly over sloped topography, [[rapid]]s ... - Copper (13595 bytes)
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25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
42: | [[van der Waals radius]]
51: | [[Oxidation state]]s ([[Oxide]]) - Rhodes piano (5144 bytes)
1: A '''Rhodes piano''' is a [[musical instrument]]. Its disti...
3: [[Image:RhodesMkII73.jpg|right|thumb|Rhodes Electric Stage Piano Mark II 73 note]]
7: ...hodes piano rubber-tipped hammers strike [[tuning fork]]-like constructions to sound the note.
11: ...[amplifier]] which can be adjusted to produce the desired volume.
13: ... included on the "suitcase" models; the "stage" models lack the preamp. - Timpani (31735 bytes)
3: ...ani mallet''. Unlike most drums, they produce a [[definite pitch]] when struck. Timpani evolved from [...
5: ...]] word ''tympanum'', from which the Italian word descends. A [[musician]] who plays the timpani is kn...
9: ...|Ninth Symphony]] highlights timpani as an independent voice.
18: ... typically made of copper or, in less expensive models, [[fiberglass]]. The drumhead is connected to a...
20: ...machined surface or rough surface with many small dents hammered into it.
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