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- Carnivorous plant (44834 bytes)
1: ...ath the swollen 'balloon', and the colourless patches that confude prey trapped inside ]]A '''carnivor...
3: especially [[insect]]s and other [[arthropod]]s. Carnivorous plants usually
4: grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients,
6: [[Charles Darwin]] wrote the first well-known treatise on carnivorous plants i...
10: ...ping mechanisms exploited by carnivorous plants. These - India (27950 bytes)
1: ...opulation]] of over [[1 E9|one billion]], and is the [[List of countries by area|seventh largest]] cou...
3: ...endence in [[1947]], during the past two decades the country has grown significantly, in its economic ...
5: ...ɪn'duːstɑːn}}), or ''land of the Hindus'' in [[Persian language|Persian]], was use...
9: ...ECTION IS A SUMMARY. CONSIDER ADDING MATERIAL TO THE 'HISTORY OF INDIA' ARTICLE.-->
11: ...ents appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the [[Indus Valley Civilization]], which peaked betwe... - Ribosome (4897 bytes)
1: ...subunit (B). Side and front view. <br/><small>(1) Head. (2) Platform. (3) Base. (4) Ridge. (5) Central...
3: ...organelle]] composed of [[rRNA]] (synthesized in the [[nucleolus]]) and ribosomal proteins. It [[trans...
4: ...]s, it is thought that they might be remnants of the [[RNA world]].
7: ...ffold that may enhance the ability of rRNA to synthesise protein.
9: ...h interest since the mid 20th century on through the early 21st century. - Endoplasmic reticulum (5319 bytes)
1: ...molecule]]s, and transfers substances throughout the cell.
3: ... be secreted or "[[exocytosis|exocytosed]]" from the cell (e.g., digestive [[enzyme]]s).
11: (5) Ribosome on the rough ER.
15: (9) Cis face of the Golgi apparatus.
16: (10) Trans face of the Golgi apparatus. - World War I (62979 bytes)
1: ...of Passchendaele]]. Battle aftermath. Remains of the Chateau Wood]]
2: ...ys of the [[Crusade]]s, all fell during or after the war.
4: ...uses of World War I were complex developments by themselves (see [[#Diplomatic and political origins|D...
6: ...s the basis for a new form of warfare that relied heavily on [[technology]], and would thus involve no...
8: ...l as a tremendous tide of nationalism that swept the European continent at this time. - Civil rights (27169 bytes)
1: ...LK.jpg|thumb|250px|right|President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964.]]
2: ...or all citizens and advocating new laws to limit the effect of current discriminations.
4: ...direct effect to supranational agrements such as the [[European Convention on Human Rights]] (with for...
8: ...on between a bundle of rights and 'citizenship'. The term [[Human rights]] refers to a broader concept...
10: ... that civil rights attach to people by virute of their [[citizenship]] of a [[state]]. <br> - Timeline of United States history (1990-present) (6005 bytes)
1: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns ev...
9: *[[1992]] - [[Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution|27th Amendment]] ratif...
17: ...|House]] and [[United States Senate|Senate]] for the first time since [[1955]].
25: *[[1999]] - [[EgyptAir Flight 990]] crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 216 on board.
26: *[[1999]] - [[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]] is acquitt... - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
4: ''For details see the main article [[U.S. presidential election, 1988]]...
6: ...sidency, handily defeating [[Democratic Party of the United States|Democratic]] [[Massachusetts]] gove...
8: ==The end of the Cold War==
10: ...ded, breaking up into fifteen constituent parts. The [[Cold War]] was over.
12: ... quest for peace. An era in which the nations of the world, East and West, North and South, can prospe... - Tornado (14220 bytes)
3: ...han any other country, the [[United Kingdom]] is the most proportionally tornado-prone country for its...
8: ... a characteristic "[[hook echo]]" marks the area where tornadoes are likely to exist.
10: ...d form tornadoes when they reach the ground. Why the rotation can intensify and form tornadoes is not ...
12: ...isphere, clockwise. The tornadoes usually rotate the same way. Sometimes opposite direction swirls dev...
14: ...ccur at any time of year. They tend to occur in the afternoons and evenings: over 80 percent of all t... - January (2450 bytes)
2: ...alendar]] and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 [[day]]s.
4: ...the constellation of [[Sagittarius]] and ends in the constellation of [[Capricornus]].
6: ...anuary is named for [[Janus (mythology)|Janus]], the [[Roman Mythology|Roman god]] of [[door]]s and ga...
8: ..., January usurped that position because that was when [[consul|consuls]] were usually chosen.
10: The first day of the month is known as [[New Year's Day]]. - April (9790 bytes)
3: ... the [[Gregorian Calendar]] and one of four with the length of 30 [[day]]s.
5: ...s in the constellation of [[Pisces]] and ends in the constellation of [[Aries]].
7: ...of the birds, and of the hearts of men", or from the [[Etruscan language|Etruscan]] name ''Apru'' for ...
9: ...having 30 days and becoming the fourth month, as the year now began in [[January]].
11: ...1359;月). In [[Finnish language|Finnish]], the month is called ''huhtikuu'', meaning something t... - Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (16156 bytes)
8: ...ethality to humans, as well as for the nature of the mental decay it causes.
11: ...lead to the microscopic appearance of "holes" in the brain, degeneration of physical and mental abilit...
13: == The BSE epidemic in British cattle ==
14: ...have been shown experimentally to be present elsewhere, such as blood.
16: ...e other European countries like Germany required the said animal byproducts to undergo a high temperat... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
1: ...s]] are [[ellipse|elliptical]], Venus's orbit is the closest to [[circle|circular]], with an [[eccentr...
3: ... is by far the brightest [[star]]-like object in the sky.
5: ...on]]. Its symbol is a stylized representation of the goddess Venus's hand mirror: a circle with a smal...
7: ...[[Cytherean]]'', which comes from [[Cythera]]. Other less common adjectives include ''Venerean'' and ...
9: ...er to the planet as the ''Metal Star'', based on the [[Five Elements]]. - Mars (27704 bytes)
4: ...y-shaped, possibly being captured [[asteroid]]s. The prefix '''areo-''' refers to Mars.
6: ...from behind it), is a stylized representation of the god [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]' shield and spear.
8: ...[[ocean]]s). The [[solar day]] on Mars is almost the same length as it is on earth: 24 hours, 39 minut...
10: ===Atmosphere===
11: ...]]s, and possibly confirmed in [[March 2004]] by the [[Mars Express Orbiter]], present measurements st... - Pluto (planet) (26470 bytes)
26: !align="left"| [[Perihelion]]
29: !align="left"| [[Aphelion]]
50: ...| [[Longitude of the ascending node|Longitude of the<br> ascending node]]
53: ...rgument of the perihelion|Argument of the<br> perihelion]]
86: | 47.18 km/h (at the equator) - January 1 (18244 bytes)
1: ...th Night]], a holiday when gifts were exchanged. There are 364 days remaining (365 in [[leap year]]s).
6: *[[45 BC]] - The [[Julian calendar]] first takes effect.
8: *[[990]] - Russia adopts the Julian calendar.
10: *[[1600]] - [[Scotland]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]].
13: *[[1700]] - [[Russia]] begins using the [[Julian calendar]]. - January 2 (10888 bytes)
1: ... day of the year in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 363 days remaining (364 in [[leap year]]s).
6: *[[366]] - [[Alamanni]] cross the frozen [[Rhine]] in large numbers, invading [[Rom...
7: ...first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the [[papacy]].
8: *[[1492]] - [[Reconquista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spain]], s...
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]],... - Archaeopteryx (8771 bytes)
2: ...Archaeopteryx lithographica''<br/> on display at the [[Oxford University Museum of Natural History|Oxf...
14: ...l_name = Archaeopteryx lithographica | author = [[Hermann von Meyer|Meyer]] | date = [[1861]]}}
17: ...ff a firestorm of debate about [[evolution]] and the role of [[transitional fossil]]s that endures to ...
19: ... spectacular is the famed ''Berlin Specimen'' at the [[Humboldt Museum]] of [[Berlin]].
21: ... [[feathered dinosaurs]] in [[China]] solidified the link between dinosaurs and birds. - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
1: ...pei 101]], the world's tallest skyscraper by roof height on high rise.]]
3: ...ers serve as [[office building]]s or [[hotel]]s. The term ''highrise'' is also used to describe tall b...
5: Until the [[19th century]], buildings of over six stories w...
7: ...ical skyscraper development was the invention of the [[elevator]].
9: ...'s building. Another contender for the title is the 1892 ten-story [[Wainwright Building]] by [[Louis... - Mathematics (24164 bytes)
1: ...calculation]], [[measurement]], and the study of the [[shape]]s and [[motion]]s of physical objects.
3: ...[[calculation]]s and is an indispensable tool in the [[natural science]]s and [[engineering]].
7: ... have something in common, namely that they fill the hands of exactly one person, was a breakthrough i...
8: ...traction]], [[multiplication]] and [[division (mathematics)|division]]).
10: ...first expressed [[quantity]] by drawing lines in the ground or scratching wood.
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