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  1. Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
    7: ...oria''' (Alexandrina Victoria [[Wettin (dynasty)|Wettin]], ''[[n饝]'' [[House of Hanover|Hanover]]) (...
    18: Princess Victoria met her future husband, [[Prince Albert of Saxe-Cobur...
    20: ... [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]'s descendants a separate family surname, [[...
    25: ...t Augustus of Hanover. As the young queen was as yet unmarried and childless, Ernest Augustus was also...
    29: ...y resigned his commission, allowing Melbourne to return to office.
  2. Australia (39438 bytes)
    14: ...ames = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]<br>[[Michael Jeffery]]<br>[[John Howard]]|
    32: utc_offset=+8&ndash;+10|
    34: utc_offset_DST=+8&ndash;+11|
    48: ... Great Britain|British]] in 1770, and officially settled as a British colony on [[January 26]], [[1788...
    50: ...bited island]], [[Boigu Island]], is about 5 kilometres from Papua New Guinea. This has led to a compl...
  3. Koala (10686 bytes)
    18: ...lled ''Phascolarct'''u'''s cinereus'') is a thickset arboreal [[marsupial]] [[herbivore]] endemic to [...
    26: ...ontinuous, and there are substantial differences between individual Koalas in any given region such as...
    30: ...imitating) that can be heard from almost a [[kilometre]] away during the breeding season.
    35: ...aximum amount of nutrient from the poor quality diet. Much of this is done through [[bacterial]] [[fer...
    37: ...but they have firm preferences for particular varieties, which vary from one region to another: in the...
  4. Time zone (34024 bytes)
    2: ...d. Time zones partially rectified the problem by setting the clocks of a region to the same mean solar...
    6: ...s atomically measured time as distinct from time determined by astronomical observation as formerly ca...
    8: ...ncidentally, local time at Greenwich itself only between 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday in October and 0...
    31: ... Mean Time]] (GMT) being hand carried on [[chronometer]]s. About [[August 23]], [[1852]], time signals...
    35: ... mean time]], and Eastern Standard Time until it settled on EST by ordinance May [[1915]], ratified by...
  5. January 1 (18244 bytes)
    1: ...[[March 25]] ([[Lady Day]] or Annunciation Day), between the [[13th century]] and [[1752]], January 1 ...
    7: *[[404]] - Last known [[gladiator]] competition in [[Rome]] takes place.
    12: *[[1673]] - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.
    15: ...nce|French]] explorer [[Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier]].
    18: ...reat Britain]] and [[Kingdom of Ireland]] is completed to form [[United Kingdom]]
  6. Labour Day (7088 bytes)
    7: ...]] holiday. With the event of Chicago's [[Haymarket riots]] in early May of [[1886]], president [[Gro...
    11: ...s view it as the last weekend for parties before returning to [[school]].
    19: ...posed to [[Symbol|symbolize]] the newfound unity between the state and the working classes. [[Irony|Ir...
    21: ...liday"'' in 1990. See [[Holidays in Poland]] for details.
    25: ...nia]] (the latter calls it Eight Hours Day). In [[Queensland]] Labour Day is held on the first Monday in May. ...
  7. Mango (12190 bytes)
    17: ''M. foetida''<br>
    39: ... white [[flower]]s emerge they give off a mild sweet odour suggestive of [[lily of the valley]]. After...
    41: ...us]] or hairless on the surface, depending on variety. Inside the shell, which is 1-2&nbsp;mm thick, i...
    43: ... material. Mangoes are a very juicy fruit; the sweet taste and high water content make them refreshing...
    45: ...], though much less than poison ivy. Some people get dermatitis from touching mango peel or sap. Perso...
  8. Cassowary (5017 bytes)
    14: ''Casuarius bennetti''
    16: ...ruit on low branches is the mainstay of their [[diet]]. They also eat [[fungi]], [[snail]]s, [[insect]...
    21: *'''Dwarf Cassowary''' ''C. bennetti'' of New Guinea and [[New Britain]].
    24: [[Image:Cassowary.jpg|thumb|150px|Detail of Cassowary head]]
    26: ... accessible Southern Cassowary of the far north [[Queensland]] [[rain forest]]s is not well understood.
  9. Bilby (4570 bytes)
    18: ...nivores that do not need to drink water, as they get all the moisture they need from their food, which...
    20: ...n its home range, up to about a dozen, and moves between them, using them for shelter both from predat...
    24: ...rapping, [[fox (ecology)|fox]] predation, and competition from [[rabbit (ecology)|rabbit]]s. The last ...
    26: ...troduction into [[Currawinya National Park]] in [[Queensland]]{{ref|CU}}.
    30: {{note|CU}} Queensland Government (2004) [http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/natu...
  10. Surfing (15219 bytes)
    7: ...d shorts. In cold water surfers can opt to wear wetsuits, booties, hoods, and gloves to manage lower ...
    9: ...drenaline, skill, and high paced maneuvering are set against a naturally unpredictable backdrop&mdash;...
    13: ...'soul surfing', and surfers who engage in the competitive and, consequently, commercial side of the ac...
    15: ...e the battering of the 'sets' (groups of waves together) without drowning. This spectacular activity i...
    20: ... distances efficiently. To learn more about surf meteorology, see [http://www.stormsurf.com/page2/tuto...
  11. Charles Kingsford Smith (4894 bytes)
    2: ...o [[New Zealand]], and was also the first to complete the more difficult eastward Pacific crossing fro...
    4: ...couver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. Upon returning to Australia, he attended [[St Andrew's Cat...
    6: ...[[Brisbane Airport|Eagle Farm Airport]], and was feted as a hero. Australian [[aviator]] [[Charles Ul...
    8: In [[1930]], he competed in an England to Australia [[air race]], and, f...
    10: ... during another epic flight that Kingsford Smith met his end. Once again flying from England to Austra...
  12. Tobacco smoking (36030 bytes)
    2: ...f smoking [[tobacco]] products, especially [[cigarettes]] and [[cigars]]. Tobacco smoking is considere...
    6: ...he [[cigar]], and the [[smoking pipe|pipe]]. Cigarette smoking is by far the most common. Pipes and ci...
    8: In the case of [[cigarette]] smoking, smoke is inhaled into the lungs. Tob...
    10: ...mediate rewards, while others deny the risks altogether.
    17: ...er the war, during the [[Roaring Twenties]], cigarette smoking was portrayed in advertising as part of...
  13. Amusement park (17293 bytes)
    1: ...d]], an amusement park in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]].]]
    5: ...y (often annual) amusement park with mobile rides etc. is called a '''fun fair''' or '''[[carnival]]''...
    16: ...was the first Coney Island amusement park to completely burn down; in [[1944]], Luna Park also burned ...
    32: ...ngus Wynne, Jr. and helped create the modern, competitive theme park industry. By [[1968]], the second...
    61: ...orld]], [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]
  14. Rainforest (6551 bytes)
    2: ...ng each of the twelve months of the year. Others set the minimum annual rainfall barrier as low as 170...
    4: ...nisms]] are still undiscovered and have no names yet. Tropical rain forests are called the "jewel of t...
    6: ...ocess gives the oxisols a bright red color and sometimes produces minable deposits (e.g. [[bauxite]])....
    18: ... them to grow on top of existing trees in the competition for sunlight.
    22: ...ly 1-2 mm thick. Usually very smooth, although sometimes armed with spines or thorns.
  15. Great Barrier Reef (3888 bytes)
    3: ...h-east [[Australia]]. It stretches over 2000 kilometres in length and can be seen from space.
    7: ...cuba diving|scuba divers]]. Many cities along the Queensland coast offer boat trips to the reef on a daily bas...
    9: The Great Barrier Reef is sometimes referred to as the single largest living [[an...
    16: ...cipal agricultural activity is sugar cane in the wet tropics and cattle grazing in the dry tropics reg...
    18: ...]e and turn colourless, revealing their white skeletons, and if the water does not cool within about a...
  16. World Heritage Site (2339 bytes)
    1: ...n Rainforest Reserves]]''' World Heritage site in Queensland, [[Australia]].]]
    25: *[http://worldheritage-forum.net/en/ Worldheritage-Forum] - Weblog and Information...
    27: ....heritage.html UNESCO World Heritage List] - complete list with links
  17. Wombat (7860 bytes)
    17: ...h or under. Wombats are [[herbivore]]s, their [[diet]] consisting mostly of [[grass]].
    19: ...6 million years ago (no useful fossil record has yet been found for this period) and about 12 species ...
    21: ...meaningful tail, presents a difficult-to-bite-target to any enemy who follows the wombat into its tunn...
    23: ...ee species, all around a metre long and weighing between 20 and 35&nbsp;[[Kilogram|kg]].
    25: ...mountain districts as far north as the south of [[Queensland]], but is declining in Western [[Victoria (Austra...
  18. Platypus (21900 bytes)
    18: The platypus' [[metabolic rate]] is remarkably low compared to other ...
    20: ...s are covered with brown [[fur]]. It has webbed feet and a large, rubbery snout that are more reminisc...
    22: ...); with body length ranging from 30 to 40 [[centimetre|cm]] (nearly 1[[Foot (unit of length)|']] to 1'...
    26: ...at may last for several months. The venom can be lethal to [[dog]]s and smaller [[domestic animal]]s.
    35: ...ave been about five different recorded courtship methods. The first involves the male resting on the w...
  19. Drawbridge (1215 bytes)
    5: ...ccess across a [[moat]] or ditch. They could be let down to allow people across, or pulled up to deny...
    9: ...dges, so that the rails of the main line are completely unbroken by gaps or weak spots. This also all...
  20. List of dog breeds (16959 bytes)
    1: ...ss continues today, resulting in a tremendous variety of [[dog breed]]s.
    3: The following list uses a wide interpretation of "breed". Breeds listed here may be tradi...
    7: ...nd [[Great Dane]] show some of the tremendous variety of dog breeds.]]
    11: ...ndog]]s, including [[Pointer (dog)|Pointer]]s, [[Retriever]]s, and [[Spaniel]]s
    51: *[[Anglo-Francais de Petite Venerie]]

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