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- Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
27: ... was the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] from [[1979]] to [[1990]], the only woman [[as of 20...
29: ...y]] task force to retake the [[Falkland Islands]] from [[Argentina]] in the [[Falklands War]].
31: ...and]], and increased wealth inequalities. However from the mid 1980s a period of sustained economic gr...
33: ...d Monetary Union]]. Her leadership was challenged from within and she was forced to resign in [[1990]]...
36: ...hire]] in eastern [[England]]. Her father was [[Alfred Roberts]], who ran a grocers' shop in the town ... - Violet (plant) (3474 bytes)
29: ... sniff all you like, you won't get any more smell from the flower!
31: ...olets. Some are blue, some are yellow, white, or cream; some are even bicolored. In addition, the shape...
35: '''[[African violets]]''' are not related to the true viol... - Pansy (10101 bytes)
17: ... is a cultivated garden [[flower]]. It is derived from the wildflower called the [[Heartsease]] or Joh...
20: ...r native violet (''V. lutea'') and eventually one from the Near East (''V. altaica''), to produce a ho...
34: ... gardeners buy biennials as packs of young plants from the garden center and plant them directly into ...
52: 11 parts fresh ammonium carbonate
63: ...Oidium'' fungal infection. Violet-gray powder on fringes and underside of leaves. Caused by stagnant... - Orchidaceae (20056 bytes)
16: ... language|Greek]] ''orchis'', meaning 'testicle', from the appearance of subterranean tuberoids in som...
23: ...restrial]] [[plant]]s, retrieving their nutrients from the soil. This group includes all [[Europe]]an ...
40: ...ctive mottle of the leaves of [[Lady's Slipper]]s from temperate zones (''[[Paphiopedilum]]'') is caus...
47: ..."one-footed") growth. The new shoots grow upwards from a single stem, originating in the end bud of th...
48: ...the rhizome may start its growth again, this time from an 'eye', or undeveloped bud, thereby causing t... - Crocus (3680 bytes)
15: ...crocuses appear in [[Minoan civilization|Minoan]] frescos at [[Santorini]]), across Central Asia.
17: ... wither and die from a unseasonable "post-winter" frost or snowfall.
19: The spice [[saffron]] is obtained from the stamens of ''Crocus sativus'', a fall-bloom...
20: ...from the Latin adjective ''crocatus'', meaning saffron yellow.
24: ...arieties still in the market. Bosschaert, working from a preparatory drawing to paint his composed pie... - Hydrangea (4213 bytes)
15: ...plant]]s native to southern and eastern [[Asia]] (from [[Japan]] to [[China]], the [[Himalaya]] and [[...
17: Hydrangeas produce [[flower]]s from early [[Spring (season)|spring]] to late [[autu...
19: ...t accumulate [[aluminium]]. Aluminium is released from acidic soils, and forms complexes in the hydran...
44: ...nly flower on 'old wood'. Thus new wood resulting from pruning will not produce flowers the following ... - Cootamundra wattle (1558 bytes)
17: ...een foliage in a variety of shapes and sizes, and cream to golden flowers. The small flowers are arranged... - Marco Polo (6716 bytes)
1: ...re written down in ''Il Milione'' ("The Milione", from Polo's family nickname ''Emilione'', or ''[[The...
5: ...at [[Khanbaliq]] (now [[Beijing]]). They returned from China as [[Kublai Khan]]'s envoys with a letter...
7: ...re is a tradition that the Polo family originated from the island of [[Korcula|Korčula]] in today...
16: On their return from China in [[1295]], the family settled in [[Veni...
23: ...hat far, and only retold information he had heard from others. Those skeptics point out that, among ot... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
2: A '''harmonica''' is a [[Free reed instrument|free reed]] musical [[wind instrument]] (also
3: ...n, among other things, as a '''mouth organ''', '''french harp''', simply '''harp''', or
6: dimension into which it can freely vibrate, thus repeatedly
9: Unlike most free-reed instruments (such as [[organ (music)|reed ...
14: is made to vibrate more easily by air from above, reeds accessed by a - Samoa (9435 bytes)
1: ...from [[1900]] to [[1914]] and '''Western Samoa''' from [[1914]] to [[1997]].
37: | From [[New Zealand]]<br>[[January 1]], [[1962]]
46: | ''[[The Banner of Freedom]]''
57: ...as German Samoa, then Western Samoa after passing from [[Germany|German]] control to [[New Zealand]] i...
59: ...titution was amended to change the country's name from Western Samoa to Samoa. Samoa had been known si... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
39: established_dates = From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />[[1947-08-14]]<br /...
62: ...nions of the divided Greek empire of [[Bactria]] (from the areas of the [[Panjshir province|Panjshir]]...
64: The Kushan kingdom stretched from modern-day [[Uzbekistan]] to northwestern India...
69: ... by the [[Mughals]] from [[1526]] until [[1739]]. From 1739 until the early [[19th century]] the entir...
72: ... the British by the Muslim leader [[Tipu Sultan]] from 1749 to 1799 left the remnants of the Mughal Em... - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
16: Native to [[Africa]], the giraffe is related to [[deer]] and [[ca...
25: ...blotched or rectangular spots with poorly defined cream lines. Hocks may be spotted. Range: Uganda, north...
26: ...ground, running down to the hooves. Range: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique.
28: * West African or Nigerian Giraffe (''G.c. peralta'') &mdash...
30: ...ubian and Rothschild's, and Angolan and Southern African giraffes, respectively, into single subspecie... - Vermont (39851 bytes)
38: ...British possession after France's defeat in the [[French and Indian War]]. For many years, rightful co...
44: ...north to south, is 159 miles. Its greatest width, from east to west, is 89 miles (the narrowest width ...
52: ...particular variant of the tree; it rather results from a number of soil and climate conditions unique ...
58: ...ing the era Native Americans migrated year-round. From [[1000 BCE]] to [[1600|1600 CE]] was the Woodla...
60: ..., [[1609]], [[French colonization of the Americas|French explorer]] [[Samuel de Champlain]] claimed th... - Food (24212 bytes)
1: [[Image:Foods.jpg|thumbnail|right|Food from plant sources]]
23: ...epare food prior to eating since their divergence from [[Homo erectus]], possibly even earlier.
28: ...o eat meals together with other family members or friends and this is seen as an important social occa...
39: ...ce on mechanised tools which have been developed, from the [[threshing machine]], [[seed drill]], thro...
49: ===From [[plant]]s=== - Barbecue (24807 bytes)
6: ...g is barbecuing except when it means double-sided frying with something like a [[sandwich toaster]] or...
8: ...ooking, including grilling, as barbecue, which is frowned upon by purists in some areas. The device us...
10: ...dispersed to the sides or at significant distance from the grate. Alternately, an apparatus called a ...
23: ...g, and/or flavored in numerous ways after removed from the heat.
26: ... off to the side and almost always under a cover, frequently with added smoke for additional flavor. - Seaweed (2271 bytes)
15: The stipe and front are collectively known as frond.
21: ...exture and mouth-feel. Typical products are [[ice-cream]] and a range of proprietary desserts (see [[Carr... - Numbat (6437 bytes)
19: ... of the small, round-tipped ear. The underside is cream or light grey; weight varies between 30 and just ...
25: ...ich is temperature dependent: in winter they feed from mid-morning to mid-afternoon; in summer they ri...
27: ...ividuals, concentrated in two small areas not far from [[Perth, Australia|Perth]], Dryandra and Perup.
29: ...h areas have many hollow logs to serve as refuges from predators. Being diurnal, the Numbat is much mo...
31: ...ulation substantially, and reintroductions to fox-free areas have begun. Despite the encouraging degre... - Mango (12190 bytes)
2: ...ck Mango fruit]] | caption = Immature Black Mango fruit}}
34: ...nduism|Hindu]] Vedas. The name of the fruit comes from the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] word ''man-kay'', ...
36: ...go is reputed to be the most commonly eaten fresh fruit worldwide. Mangos also readily naturalize in t...
39: .... After the flowers fall off, the fruits may take from three to six months to ripen.
41: ...ctive, slightly sweet smell. In the center of the fruit (a '''[[drupe]]''') is a single flat, oblong s... - Dairy product (4337 bytes)
1: ...g generally comes from [[cow]]s, but occasionally from other [[mammal]]s such as [[goat]]s, [[sheep]],...
5: There are more than 30 main products made from milk with a number of sub-products in each cate...
7: **[[Cream]], the fat skimmed off the top of milk or separat...
8: ***[[Sour cream]], cream that has been [[fermentation|fermented]] by the b...
9: - Horse (38916 bytes)
19: ...[[Evolution of the Horse|evolution of the horse]] from the very early (around 55 million years ago) ''...
21: ...less than 180 degrees to each side, overlapped in front and leaving a blind spot in the rear). Even do...
23: ... harem of his own, having separated female equids from another stallion's band.
28: ...ence for the [[domestication of the horse]] comes from [[Central Asia]] and dates to about [[30th cent...
40: ...sive selective breeding that took place in Europe from the middle ages onwards, giving us a picture of...
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