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- Shakuhachi (6042 bytes)
3: ...ike the familiar Western [[transverse flute]]. It was used by the monks of the [[Fuke Zen|Fuke]] sect ...
7: ...th "shakuhachi means" and "shaku-hachi means" for Google -->
10: ...mical and as an archaic measure of length), which was roughly equal to 30.3 [[centimeters]] (ca. 0.994...
26: ...ies out in the guise of Fuke monks as well. (This was made easier by the baskets that the Fuke wore ov...
30: ...mitted by repetition and practice, and much of it was lost, along with many important documents. - Slovakia (19892 bytes)
28: | '''[[Area]]'''<br> - Total <br> - % water
58: ...a etc. are used in the same text, is therefore awkward, arising in analogy to the use of the term Czec...
63: Since c. 450 BC, Slovakia was inhabited by [[Celts]], who built powerful [[Enc...
65: ... of Slovakia in the 5th century. Western Slovakia was the centre of [[Samo]]'s Empire in the 7th centu...
67: ...n in this new state. For almost two centuries, it was ruled autonomously as the Principality of Nitra ... - Cuba (25106 bytes)
6: ...ates]] occupied the island until its independence was granted in [[1902]], though limited by the [[Pla...
8: ...the point that by the late fifties the cuban peso was valued very close to the us dollar. Illiteracy ...
10: ...e delay, a [[Constitution]] of Soviet inspiration was adopted in [[1976]].
12: ...the invasion. The failed attempt to liberate Cuba was an international embarrasment to the newly elect...
16: ...his oil was consumed by Cuba, while the remainder was sold on the world market. Cuba supported communi... - Jamaica (16893 bytes)
27: | Sir [[Howard Cooke]]
32: | '''[[Area]]'''<br> - Total <br> - % water
65: ... wood and water, given to it by the original [[Arawak]] or [[Taino]] people from South America, who fi...
67: ...tons of sugar annually between 1820 - 1824, which was achieved through the massive use of imported [[A...
69: ...revolt. Following a series of rebellions, slavery was formally abolished in [[1838]]. - Hawaii (34434 bytes)
2: Name = Hawaii |
3: ...te of Hawaii<br />Moku‘āina ‘o Hawai‘i |
4: Flag = Hawaii state flag.png |
5: Flaglink = [[Flag of Hawaii]] |
6: Seal = Hawaii state seal.png | - Tycho Brahe (17516 bytes)
3: ...ss]] and [[paper mill]]. His best known assistant was [[Johannes Kepler]].
8: .... [[Otte Brahe]], Tycho's father, a [[nobleman]], was an important figure in the [[Denmark|Danish]] Ki...
10: ... and where Tycho began a Latin education until he was 12 years old.
12: ...bjects and became interested in [[astronomy]]. It was, however, the [[eclipse]] which occurred on Augu...
16: ...nstruments of the highest accuracy obtainable. He was able to improve and enlarge the existing instrum... - History of the world (21975 bytes)
12: ...ly early dates. As might be expected, agriculture was particularly important in areas which became the...
21: ...the [[Moche]] had metal armor and knives and tableware, and even the metal poor [[Inca]] had metal tip...
23: ...ition in the early Iron Age, [[currency|coinage]] was introduced in [[Lydia]]. Chinese civilisation to...
31: ...ernal dissolution. The Han empire fell into civil war in 220 whilst its Roman counterpart became incre...
37: ... of the Roman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean was henceforth known as the [[Byzantine Empire]]. C... - Diwali (5677 bytes)
1: [[Image:Diwali.jpg|thumb|Collections of Diyas]]
2: Diwali is the [[Hindu]] '''Festival of Lights''' and m...
4: In South India, Diwali does not coincide with the beginning of a new y...
6: ...l#D] (Diwali definition; Excerpt from saja.org: Diwali should not be referred as the Hindu New Year as...
12: ...ian]] month of [[October]] or [[November]], and always on a [[new moon]] day. Since the precise moment... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
17: area_water = 185.2 mi² / 479.7 |
37: ...magnet in the second half of the 20th century. It was a center of the [[dot-com]] boom at the end of t...
44: ...] in [[1822]], when what is now the downtown area was first settled by William Richardson, an [[Englan...
46: ...[[1846]] in the name of the [[United States]]. It was then renamed "San Francisco" on [[January 30]], ...
48: ...ranted to the city by military governor [[Stephen Watts Kearny]] in 1847. - Ashkelon (5935 bytes)
1: ...izens in the city ([[September]] [[2003]]), which was formed out of the Arab town of [[Al Majdal]] in ...
5: Ashkelon was the oldest and largest seaport in ancient [[Cana...
8: ...ding two stories high. The thickness of the walls was so great that the mudbrick Bronze Age gate had a...
10: ...ting Ashkalon on the landward side. On the sea it was defended by a high natural bluff.
12: ...slated into Hebrew as "[[Moloch]]"). Calf worship was execrated repeatedly by [[Old Testament]] prophe... - April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
4: ... contrived by annoyed parents and school teachers wanting a respite from the day of pranks, as well as...
12: ...lt to know what time it was when a potential hoax was perpetrated. [[Time zone]]s are different in dif...
23: ...allowing the transmission of [[odor]] over the airwaves to all viewers. Despite the fact that no such...
24: ...ing [[spaghetti]] from [[tree]]s. A lot of people wanted spaghetti trees of their own.
25: ...smaller than the next. The idea to metricise time was suggested in [[France]] after the [[French Revol... - Andes (13210 bytes)
6: ... the [[Pacific Ocean]] as far as [[Venezuela]], always leaving the same valley more or less visible to...
13: ...of the Andes began in the [[Jurassic]] period. It was during the [[Cretaceous]] Period that the Andes ...
20: ...al of the larger glaciers descend to sea level ([[Google Earth]]/[[World Wind]] images).
24: ...appearing during the Incan period when much of it was used for building material and cooking fuel. The...
32: ... cities the Spanish never found in their conquest was [[Machu Picchu]], which lay hidden on a peak on ... - Iguassu Falls (7632 bytes)
3: '''Iguazu Falls''' are [[waterfall]]s of the [[Iguazu River]] located on the ...
5: ...ing over it. The first European to find the falls was the Spanish [[Conquistador]] [[Álvar Núñez Ca...
9: ...e. In rage, the god sliced the river creating the waterfalls, condemning the lovers to an eternal fall...
17: ...large islands, Victoria is the largest curtain of water in the world, at over a mile wide and over 90 ...
19: ...Niagara discharges the most water per year as its water flow does not vary greatly depending on the se... - White House (15373 bytes)
2: [[Image:Washington_DC.jpg|right|thumbnail|250px|White House]...
6: ... located at 1600 [[Pennsylvania Avenue]], NW in [[Washington, D.C.]] ({{coor dms|38|53|51|N|77|02|12|W...
12: ...tremely slow 8 years of construction, $232,371.83 was spent. With inflation, this would be approximate...
18: ...stone exterior. The name '''Executive Mansion''' was often used in official context until President [...
20: ...important to point out that the White House was always painted white as early as 1798, and the repaint... - Al Gore (43430 bytes)
22: | [[Washington, DC]]
36: ...as disputed in court, many Americans believe Gore was the rightful winner of the electoral vote as wel...
42: ...nessee, Al Gore Jr. divided his childhood between Washington, DC and [[Carthage, Tennessee|Carthage]],...
46: ...ol year, the younger Gore lived in a [[hotel]] in Washington, where he attended the [[Sheridan school|...
48: ...n government. His roommate (in [[Dunster House]]) was actor [[Tommy Lee Jones]]. Gore graduated from H... - Klopotec (8027 bytes)
7: ... device is constructed in such a way that it is always positioned perpendicular to the wind with its l...
13: ...Slovenian]] origin. Another theory claims that it was first used in the [[18th century]] in the fields...
22: ...oduces the [[ultrasound]] that scaries the birds away. The parts are:
25: ...leki'' ([[hammer]]s) - should be set up in such a way that only one of them at a time strikes. The bes...
36: ...protection of copyrights of Slovenia ([[SAZAS]]) awards a prize called ''Zlati klopotec'' for the best... - Appliance (6102 bytes)
4: ...bing fixture]]s, because they operate only with [[water]] and not with energy input.
10: ... finish times so the wet laundry does not have to wait before being put in the dryer.
14: ...r some other opearting system, on a computer that was not designed specifically for that application.
16: ...ferent model. Instead of installing firewall software on top of a general purpose computer/operating ...
18: ...y the consulmer. The manufacturer often has some way of accessing deeper configuration mechanisms. - Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
17: ...ssential central iconic act of [[Mithras]], which was commemorated in the [[mithraeum]] wherever Roman...
19: ...original Moorish and early Spanish form, the bull was fought from horseback using a javelin. (''Picado...
21: ...l. Although extremely dangerous (Belmonte himself was gored on many occasions), his style is still see...
38: ...if he performs with art and courage, he will be rewarded with an ovation.
44: ...pass in which the matador slowly swings the cape away from the charging bull while keeping his feet in... - Neural network (3735 bytes)
23: ...This capability is used in facial recognition software, voice-activated assistants, and more.
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54: *Google's DeepMind used neural networks to create AlphaGo...
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