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  1. Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
    3: ...23610;— in [[Japanese language|Japanese]], pronounced /shakoo-hatchee/) is a [[Japan]]ese [[end-...
    7: ...th "shakuhachi means" and "shaku-hachi means" for Google -->
    8: The name shakuhachi means "1.8 foot", from its size. It is a simple compound of two japanes...
    10: ...l and as an archaic measure of length), which was roughly equal to 30.3 [[centimeters]] (ca. 0.994 of ...
    14: ...of a shakuhachi. Other shakuhachi vary in length from about 1.3 shaku up to 3.3 shaku. (The longer the...
  2. Slovakia (19892 bytes)
    1: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
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    7: | align=center width=140px rowspan=2 height=140px | [[Image:Slovakia Coat of Ar...
    23: | [[Ivan Gasparovic|Ivan Gašparovič]]
    40: | '''[[Time zone]]'''<br>&nbsp;- in [[European Summer Time|summer]]
  3. Cuba (25106 bytes)
    6: ...[Guanajatabey]]) came under [[Spain|Spanish]] control in the [[15th century]] and who were wiped out s...
    8: Cuba's economy prospered for the next fifty years. To the point that...
    10: ...arrying out the economic reforms that Castro had promised. Among other things, [[healthcare]] and [[ed...
    12: ... Pigs)on April 17,1961 where they were met by castro's army, and fought valiantly for more than three ...
    14: ...to the U.S., mostly aboard vessels that departed from the U.S. Eventually the U.S. stopped the flow o...
  4. Jamaica (16893 bytes)
    2: ...cing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-co...
    5: | style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2 |
    8: | align="center" width="140px" rowspan="2" height="135px" | [[Image:Jamaica_coat_me...
    15: | align=center colspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationJamaica.png]]
    44: | <font size="1">From [[West Indies Federation]] and [[United Kingdom|...
  5. Hawaii (34434 bytes)
    39: ... capital of the world and is the only industrial producer of [[coffee]], and [[chocolate]] in the nati...
    41: Hawaii is also the namesake and backdrop of a popular [[Hawaii (novel)|1959 novel]] by [[...
    46: ...]] to be ''Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono'', a pronouncement of King Kamehameha III meaning, "The li...
    51: ...f the island chain. These islands are, in order from the northwest to southeast, Niihau, Kauai, O&#69...
    54: ...med by [[volcano]]es arising from the sea floor through a vent described in geological theory as a [[h...
  6. Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
    3: ...[nobleman]], well known as an [[astronomer]]/[[astrologer]] (the two were not yet distinct) and [[alch...
    8: ...er, also came from an important family which had produced leading churchmen and politicians.
    10: ...e [[Tostrup Castle]] until he was six years old. Around 1552 his uncle was given the command of Vordin...
    12: ...purchased an [[ephemeris]] and books such as [[Sacrobosco]]'s Tractatus de Sphaera, [[Apianus]]' Cosmo...
    14: ...ct with the aim of mapping the heavens conducted from a single location over a period of several years...
  7. History of the world (21975 bytes)
    5: ...ing simple tools for many millennia, but as time progressed, tools became far more refined and complex...
    7: ...e from [[Africa]] and the frost-free zones of [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. The rapid expansion of humankin...
    12: ...icates that agricultural systems using different crops and animals may well have developed at similarl...
    14: ...ch as [[writing]] and extensive [[trade]] were introduced.
    16: ...and [[Greece]] and central [[Turkey]]. In China, proto-urban societies may have developed by [[3rd mil...
  8. Diwali (5677 bytes)
    5: references: [http://www.hindutemple.org/brochures/tamil_new_year_celebrations_2003.htm] and
    6: ...rg/stylebook.html#D] (Diwali definition; Excerpt from saja.org: Diwali should not be referred as the H...
    10: ...nserted approximately every seven years to resynchronize the calendar with the [[season]]s.
    26: ...ng of [[Ayodhya|Ayodhya]], his wife [[Sita]] and brother [[Lakshmana]] to [[Ayodhya|Koshala]] after a ...
    36: ...uja]]'' followed by lighting of oil lamps in and around the house and bursting of crackers.
  9. San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
    19: ...pulation_note = 7,533,384 ([[metropolitan area|metro area]]) |
    20: population_total = 733,072 (city proper) |
    33: ... population density of any major U.S. city aside from [[New York City]].
    35: The first [[Europe]]ans to settle in San Francisco were the [[Spai...
    37: ...|bohemian]] reputation, the city became a [[Underground culture|counterculture]] magnet in the second ...
  10. Ashkelon (5935 bytes)
    6: ...[Hellenistic Greece|Hellenistic]], [[Roman Empire|Roman]], [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]], [[Islam]]ic...
    8: ...ness of the walls was so great that the mudbrick Bronze Age gate had a stone-lined tunnel-like barrel ...
    10: ... followed the same footprint, a vast semi-circle protecting Ashkalon on the landward side. On the sea ...
    12: ...ated repeatedly by [[Old Testament]] prophets, a proscribed Canaanite religious practice that the [[He...
    14: ...inally fell in [[600s BC|604 BCE]], burnt and destroyed and its people taken into exile, the Philistin...
  11. April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
    4: ...d after noon. Anyone who fails to respond in the proper spirit of tolerance and amusement to the trick...
    9: ...pril. In [[1582]], King [[Charles IX of France]] brought in the new [[Gregorian calendar]], in which t...
    12: ... of the world; it is actually the first of April from '''0000 -1200 1 April''' until '''2359 +1400 1 A...
    15: ...izations have either unwittingly or deliberately propagated hoaxes on April Fools' Day. Even normally ...
    19: ...attacked all over Cleveland, including the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame and the Cavaliers Stadium.
  12. Andes (13210 bytes)
    6: ...n as [[Andean States]]. The name ''Andes'' comes from the [[Quechua]] word ''anti'', which means "high...
    8: ...is the point on the Earth's surface most distant from its center, because of the [[equatorial bulge]]....
    12: ...damentally are the result of [[plate tectonics]] processes, caused by the [[subduction]] of the Nazca ...
    13: ...ra del Fuego]] from the small [[Scotia Plate]]. Across the 1,000&nbsp;km wide [[Drake Passage]] lie th...
    17: ...nge is approximately 200&ndash;300&nbsp;km wide throughout its length, except in the Bolivian flexure ...
  13. Iguassu Falls (7632 bytes)
    1: ...phy provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
    3: ...[Provinces of Argentina|province]] of [[Misiones Province|Misiones]].
    5: ... does not have water flowing over it. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish [[Conquista...
    6: ...phy provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
    9: The name ''Iguazu'' comes from the [[Guarani language|Guarani]] words ''y'' (wa...
  14. White House (15373 bytes)
    6: ...Secret Service]] codename for it is "Crown." The property is owned by the [[National Park Service]] an...
    12: ...71.83 was spent. With inflation, this would be approximately equivalent to $2.4 million today.
    16: ...eft|19th Century view of the White House as seen from the southwest, with the old West Wing visible.]]
    18: ...ed in official context until President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] established the formal name by having "T...
    20: ...inted white as early as 1798, and the repainting from the fire damage did not originate the term "Whit...
  15. Al Gore (43430 bytes)
    27: ! [[Profession]]:
    36: ...the 45th [[Vice President of the United States]] from [[1993]] to [[2001]]. He [[U.S. presidential ele...
    38: ...lso considered by many political pundits to be a front runner for the [[2008]] Democratic nomination i...
    42: ... his [[father]] was a veteran Democratic senator from Tennessee, Al Gore Jr. divided his childhood bet...
    48: ...]) was actor [[Tommy Lee Jones]]. Gore graduated from Harvard in [[June]] of [[1969]] with a Bachelor ...
  16. Klopotec (8027 bytes)
    1: ...rd-scaring_rattle.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Klopotec from [[Slovenske Gorice]] has four wings]]
    3: ...ng landscapes of [[Slovenia]], [[Austria]] and [[Croatia]]. It is one of the symbols of Slovenia.
    5: ...th words derive from '''klopotati''', that is to produce cut off, rhythmic sounds. In [[English langu...
    7: ...he wood that the rattle is made of, the speed of production of these sounds is dependent on the number...
    9: ... also states that the klopotec drives [[snake]]s from the vineyard and softens the grapes.
  17. Appliance (6102 bytes)
    1: ...ning, all usually referring to a device with a narrow function:
    2: ...tion of a physical problem, such as [[prosthesis|prosthetic]] and [[orthosis|orthotic appliance]]s.
    4: ...ity]] or some other [[energy]] input. These are grouped into two categories: [[small appliance]]s and...
    6: *A certain class of computer products, where the device is has a specific function...
    10: ...acteristics (gentle/normal, light/full), and synchronize their finish times so the wet laundry does no...
  18. Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
    2: ...[[blood sport]] that involves, most of the time, professional performers (''[[matador]]es'') who execu...
    4: ...nger involved, the bulls are often physically compromised before or during the match.
    6: The practice generates heated [[controversy]] in many areas of the world.
    9:
    10: ... at [[Madrid]], [[Seville]] and [[Mexico City]]. Around 30,000 bulls are killed each year in bullfight...
  19. Neural network (3735 bytes)
    1: ==Introduction==
    3: ...AI), are revolutionizing how computers learn and process information. This article demystifies the con...
    8: ...recognize patterns and solve complex problems by processing information in a manner similar to the hum...
    11: ...onsists of layers of interconnected nodes, or 'neurons,' each performing a simple computation. There a...
    15: *Output Layer: Produces the final result or prediction.

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