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- Alchemy (42222 bytes)
1: ...main goals many alchemists sought for. The most renowned goal of alchemy is the [[transmutation]] of ...
8: ... therefore could derive from a purely Greek word, not Coptic, and have been later connected with ancie...
11: ...round the edges of [[mysticism]] and [[magic (paranormal)|magic]]. From today's perspective, their end...
13: ...s]] or [[chemistry]]. To the alchemist, there was no compelling reason to separate the chemical (mater...
17: ...nd providing some of the fundamental [[empirical knowledge]] of the fields of chemistry and modern [[m... - Navajo Nation (14007 bytes)
9: Members of the nation are often known as ''[[Navajo]]'', also spelled ''Navaho''. Nav...
13: ...n頷ho refused to leave the former shared lands. Another Din頡nd Hopi group lives on the [[Colorado R...
17: ... the American Southwest, with substantial numbers not present until the early 1500s. Navajo oral trad...
19: ...|Spanish]] accounts identified them as “dog nomads.” These mobile groups hunted [[bison]...
22: ...n). These natives are called Querechos. They do not cultivate the land, but eat raw meat and drink t... - Computer mouse (29399 bytes)
13: ...ple, head-mounted devices attached to the chin or nose --- but ultimately, the mouse won out because o...
15: ...ane. Engelbart received [[patent]] US3541541 on [[November 17]], [[1970]] for a ''"X-Y Position Indica...
26: ...two [[axis|axes]]. For example, the Agilent Technologies ADNS-2610 optical mouse sensor will process...
28: Demand for advances in optical mouse technology comes in large part from competitive [[first-...
31: ...im they work better than mechanical mice, require no maintenance and last longer due to fewer moving p... - Attila the Hun (23655 bytes)
3: ...nvaded the Balkans twice and encircled [[Constantinople]] in the second invasion. He marched through F...
5: ...d noble king, and he plays major roles in three [[Norse saga]]s.
9: ...proto-[[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] nomad tribes from north-eastern [[China]] and [[Central Asia]]. These ...
11: ...leader and a capable warrior is reasonable but unknowable.
15: ...opportunity to strengthen the [[walls of Constantinople]], building the city's first [[sea wall]], and... - Kenya (15142 bytes)
1: ...Tanzania]] (south), [[Uganda]] (west), [[Sudan]] (north-west) and the [[Indian Ocean]]. [[Nairobi]] is...
35: ...om the [[United Kingdom]] <br> [[December 12]], [[1963]] |
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53: ...members of the [[Kikuyu]] tribe, most of whom had no land claims and lived as itinerant [[farmer]]s. T... - Lawrencium (5210 bytes)
5: <tr><td colspan="2" align="center">[[nobelium]] – '''lawrencium''' – [[ruther...
12: ...=center bgcolor="#ffc0c0"><font color="black">'''Known properties'''</font></th></tr>
20: ...earance]] </td><td>unknown; probably metallic,<br> silvery white or gray</...
22: ... </td><td>[[1 E-25 kg|<nowiki>[ 262 ]</nowiki> amu]]</td></tr>
24: ...probably <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[radon|Rn]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>5[[f-orbital|f]]<sup>14</sup> 6[[d-orbital|d]... - Promethium (9561 bytes)
25: ...64 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg/m<sup>3</sup>]], no data
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45: | <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Xenon|Xe]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>6s²4f<sup>5</sup>
68: | 20.23 [[scientific notation|×]]10<sup>-6</sup> [[cubic metre per ... - Urban planning (12224 bytes)
1: ... (see [[haram]] and [[hima]] and the more general notion of [[khalifa]], or "stewardship" from which t...
6: ...to cities containing thousands of people who were not primarily engaged in agriculture, creating a uni...
17: .... When examined historically, many of the cities now thought to be most beautiful are the result of d...
22: ...rkland or greenbelt, often with lovely results. Another practical method is simply to build the city ...
28: ..., where [[Fascism]] in the [[1930s]] created ''ex novo'' many new [[suburb]]s in order to concentrate ... - Hank Aaron (72330 bytes)
1: ...of the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]. Aaron is best known for setting the record for most [[home run]]s i...
4: ...t was a poor area of town populated mostly by [[minorities]]. His family later moved to a better part...
6: ... out for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers|Dodgers]] but did not get to show his abilities to the scouts there. H...
8: ... But with the promise to finish high school, on [[November 20]], [[1951 in sports|1951]] he was signed...
11: ===Minor Leagues=== - Aidi (1218 bytes)
3: ... [[muzzle (animal)|muzzle]] with a black or brown nose that usually matches the coat. Their jaws are s...
9: ...as never worked as a [[sheepdog]] even though the 1963 standard was published under the name Atlas Sheep... - Chinook (dog) (4501 bytes)
3: !Chinook
14: |[http://www.akc.org/breeds/chinook/index.cfm Stds]
16: |[[United Kennel Club|UKC]]: || Northern Breeds
17: |[http://www.ukcdogs.com/breeds/northernbreeds/chinook.std.shtml Stds]
21: !Notes - Seppala Siberian Sleddog (6982 bytes)
6: |[[Image:2sssdleaders.jpg|thumb|250px|none|Two Seppala Siberian Sleddog lead dogs]]
16: |Not currently recognised<br>by the major registries.
33: In 1963, the third Seppala Kennels, run by C. S. MacLean ...
39: ...A stable and serious temperament, neither nervous nor aggressive, is characteristic. Natural, innate s...
41: ...ase seen in other lines of Siberian Huskies is unknown in pure Seppalas. Agouti "wild type" coloration... - Robert Goddard (scientist) (7533 bytes)
7: ...cience fiction classic ''[[The War of the Worlds (novel)|The War of the Worlds]]'' when he was 16 year...
13: ...ssachusetts]]. His journal entry of the event was notable for its laconic understatement: "The first f...
15: ...e the [[Armistice]] that ended [[World War I]]. Another Clark University researcher continued Goddard...
21: ...Goddard, the article claimed, "seems to lack the knowledge ladled out daily in high schools."
23: ..., [[1926]], holds the launching frame of his most notable invention — the first liquid-fueled ro... - Tutankhamun (15224 bytes)
2: ...341 BC]] – [[1323 BC]]), during the period known as the [[New Kingdom]]. His original name, Tuta...
4: ...utankhamun (or "'''King Tut'''") is perhaps best known to modern westerners as the only pharaoh to hav...
8: ...e was a young adult when he died. Again, there is no consensus among Egyptologists as to his age when ...
10: ...s were made, it is generally thought that most if not all the responsibility for them falls on his viz...
12: ...amun ending, becoming Ankhesenamun. They had two known children, both stillborn – their mummies ... - Vice President of the United States (33884 bytes)
1: ...gin: 0 0 0.5em 1em; text-align:center; background:none;"
16: ...lect. Unlike the President, the Constitution does not specify an oath of office for the Vice President...
21: ...ates Senate|U.S. Senate]] that the Vice President not use his position as President of the Senate to i...
23: ...ty, only four Vice Presidents have been able to announce their own election to the Presidency: [[John ...
29: ... who received the highest number of votes but was not chosen President would become Vice President. If... - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
3: ...ntury]]. The '''Games of the Olympiad''', better known as the [[Summer Olympics]], have been held ever...
13: ...]] was in [[776 BC]], although this was certainly not the first time they were held. The Games were th...
15: ..., and the period between two celebrations became known as an [[Olympiad]]. The Greeks used Olympiads a...
19: ...ody. Upon winning the games, the victor would get not only the prestige of being in first place but al...
25: ...ece, but these were all small-scale and certainly not international. The interest in reviving the Olym... - Tecumseh's curse (3257 bytes)
1: ...eh died. However, there is no solid evidence, and no clear source for the stories attributing the coin...
12: ...960]]''' - [[John F. Kennedy]], assassinated in [[1963]].
16: It is worth noting that Franklin Roosevelt was in his fourth ter...
19: ...owly deteriorate. Some believe that as Reagan did not die from the assassination attempt, the 'curse m...
23: ...pattern was noted in a ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not]]'' book published in [[1934]]. - John Nance Garner (5903 bytes)
3: ...ck" Garner''' ([[November 22]], [[1868]] – [[November 7]], [[1967]]) was a [[United States House ...
9: ...r of the United States House of Representatives|minority floor leader]] for the Democrats in [[1929]],...
11: ...was re-elected to the Seventy-third Congress on [[November 8]], [[1932]], and on the same day was elec...
13: ...ribed the office of the vice presidency as being "not worth a bucket of warm [[piss]]" (at the time re...
19: ...Democratic voters, presuming that Roosevelt would not run for a third term. - Spiro Agnew (8986 bytes)
3: ...lspan="2" align="center"| [[Image:Agnew.jpg|200px|none|Spiro Humphrey]]
18: | [[November 9]], [[1918]]
33: | [[Governor of Maryland]] <!-- uh.. -->
42: ...ore Agnew''', born '''Spiro Anagnostopoulos''' ([[November 9]], [[1918]] – [[September 17]], [[19...
45: ...come a Baltimore Democratic ward leader and well known in the local Greek community. His mother was f... - Dick Cheney (23685 bytes)
33: ...heney''' (born [[January 30]], [[1941]]), widely known as '''Dick Cheney''', is an [[Politics of the U...
41: ...nald Reagan, she served from 1986 to 1993. She is now a public speaker, author, and co-host of Crossfi...
43: ...n [[international law]] attorney, consultant, and now for the State Department's [[Near East Affairs B...
46: ...unt of difficulty with his studies. He saved up enough money and returned to Yale only to leave again...
50: ...rst matriculated to Casper Community College in [[1963]] and thereafter to the [[University of Wyoming]]...
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