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- Feather (5296 bytes)
5: ...d sometimes as a means of visual communication. Although individual feathers are very light, a bird's...
9: ...replaced periodically during its life through [[molt]]ing, new feathers are formed through the same fo...
22: ...ould have begun the evolutionary process that resulted in some proto-birds like ''[[Archaeopteryx]]'' ... - Koala (10686 bytes)
26: Although three [[subspecies]] have been described, th...
35: ... these bacteria to pass these essential digestive aids onto her offspring.
39: ...y scars on their face, ears and forearms as a result.
45: ...h;3 years of age, males at 3–4 years. If healthy, a female koala can produce one young each year...
52: Although the koala was hunted almost to extinction in... - Thoth (5655 bytes)
1: ... thought of as connected to the moon in ancient culture (thus the [[owl]] as a wise bird to the greeks...
3: ...ry of Egypt|late period of Egyptian history]] a cult of Thoth gained prominence, and millions of [[ibi...
7: ...appears in a few tales as a background figure; he aids [[Horus]] and [[Isis]] against [[Set (god)|Set]] ...
15: ...nected to this deity. Written by the infamous occultist [[Aleister Crowley]], ''[[The Book of Thoth]]'...
28: ....maitreya.org] about the creation of man and his ultimate goal in life. It is also known as the Last R... - Solar system (21174 bytes)
34: ...cts are classified as [[Cubewano]]s in the main belt and [[scattered disk object]]s in the outer fring...
36: ...8 AU, does not obviously fit in either category, although its discoverers argue that it should be cons...
45: ... did, some sort of migration took place which resulted in the giant planet spiralling in towards the p...
57: ...not directly sensible by humans without technical aids. Thus both conceptual and technological advances ...
65: ...hen make an extensive study of as many [[Kuiper Belt]] objects as it can. - Dictionary (22415 bytes)
11: ...ent types of dictionaries, including bilingual, multilingual, historical, biographical, and geographic...
17: ...he specialized vocabulary concerned. Generally, multi-field dictionaries tend to be minimizing, wherea...
29: ...distinct identity for the [[American language]], altered spellings and accentuated differences in mean...
31: ...ausing the language to deteriorate in practice. Although much is made of these differing views, they ...
47: ...laccus' dictionary was an abridged list of difficult or antiquated words, whose usage was illustrated ... - Cave (10592 bytes)
3: ...ludes smaller spaces like cliff cavities, rock shelters and sea caves.
23: ...s''' occur in and under [[glacier]]s, formed by melting. They are also influenced by the very slow flo...
25: ... [[marble]], [[loess]], [[ice]], [[granite]], [[salt]], [[lava]], [[sandstone]], and [[gypsum]]. The ...
47: ...these characters are a loss of pigment (often resulting in a pale or white coloration), loss of eyes (...
69: ..., primitive peoples have made use of caves for shelter, burial, or as religious sites. Since items pla... - Human (48024 bytes)
16: ''[[Homo sapiens idaltu]]'' (extinct)<br/>
29: <!-- this paragraph is about culture -->
30: ...iology)|social norms]] which form the group's [[culture]].
43: ...s [[man|men]], juvenile females [[girl]]s, and adult females [[woman|women]]. Humans are commonly refe...
54: ... species in the genus ''[[Homo (genus)|Homo]]'', although some argue that the two species of [[chimpan... - Francis Bacon (16741 bytes)
4: ...f his time, such methods were connected with occult trends of [[hermeticism]] and [[alchemy]].
10: ...ation at home in his early years, and that his health during that time, as later, was delicate. He ent...
14: ...the conclusion that the methods (and thus the results) were erroneous. His reverence for [[Aristotle]]...
23: ...in to have approached his powerful uncle, the result of which may possibly be traced in his rapid prog...
29: ...retrieving his position by a marriage with the wealthy widow Lady [[Elizabeth Hatton]] failed, and in ... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
21: ...nmost resident population, recorded an average adult length of just under 4m (13 feet). This compares ...
45: ...the head and have a ''[[tapetum lucidum]]'' which aids in dim light.
51: ==Tool use and culture==
88: ...ly encircle dolphins to catch tuna, sometimes resulting in the death of dolphins. This has led to [[bo... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
2: ...y two members, regardless of population; as a result, the total membership of the body is 100. Senator...
4: ...ose exclusively enumerated to the House. As a result, the responsibilities of the Senate (the "[[upper...
14: ...]] in [[1868]] for political purposes; the trial ultimately ended in acquittal, with the Senate fallin...
16: ...Amendment]]. The Amendment ultimately had the result of making senators more responsive to the concern...
35: ...e Constitution, but later engages in rebellion or aids the enemies of the United States, is disqualified... - Formula One (29650 bytes)
16: ''See [[List of Formula One Grands Prix]] for results from past seasons and individual races.''
26: ...and [[Denny Hulme]], British teams and [[commonwealth]] drivers won twelve world championships between...
37: ... turbocharged engines, which [[Renault Sport|Renault]] had pioneered in 1977 with their RS01 car, were...
39: ...of races more than driver skill, banned many such aids in [[1994 Formula One season|1994]].
43: ... teams dominated the late 1980s and 1990s. [[Renault]]-powered Williams drivers [[Nigel Mansell]], [[A... - Crossword (24761 bytes)
1: ...metimes given for the convenience of the solver, although in many widely distributed American crosswor...
14: ...nt of the puzzle authors is to entertain with novelty, not to establish new variations of the crosswor...
16: ...idual clues, but how to fit together partially built-up clumps of answers into larger clumps with prop...
25: ...for a three-letter answer could be '''ESC''', '''ALT''', '''TAB''', or even '''DEL''', but until a ''c...
26: ...r S - and a process of elimination using checks. Alternatively, compass point answers are often clued ... - List of common diseases (5000 bytes)
3: ...l names for diseases. This is deliberate; where multiple names are in common use for the same disease,...
21: * [[AIDS]]
141: * [[Multiple myeloma]]
142: * [[Multiple Sclerosis]] - Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (14006 bytes)
15: ...ew years later he wrote a small manual, entitled "Aids to Scouting", a summary of lectures he had given ...
17: ...ounded by a Boer army of in excess of 8,000 men. Although wholly outnumbered, the garrison withstood t...
19: ...id most of the reconnaissance work himself and built up a team of native boys to stand guard, carry me...
25: ...n-Powell found that his military training manual "Aids to Scouting" had become something of a best-selle...
27: ...ander Smith]], Baden-Powell decided to re-write ''Aids to Scouting'' to suit a youth readership, and in ... - Softball (19057 bytes)
16: ...mum speed with a flat arc, making the ball difficult to hit. There are many strikeouts and ground bal...
20: ... the competitive aspects of the game. The pitcher aids the batter by attempting to give the easiest pitc...
60: ...of a figure 8 and sewn together with red thread, although other coverings are permitted. The core of t...
134: ..., and eventually the Minneapolis ball prevailed (although the dimensions of the Minneapolis diamond we... - Swimming (22854 bytes)
1: ...ng is also a competitive sport. There are many health benefits of swimming, yet basic swimming skills ...
36: ...itors swing their arms back over their shoulder, alternately, and pull through under the water to prov...
38: ... format. World Championships are held each year, alternating between the traditional long course meter...
68: ...mer in the water or under the water can be difficult to detect, especially at night. Military swimming...
86: ==Health risks== - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
37: ... the city became a [[Underground culture|counterculture]] magnet in the second half of the 20th centur...
48: ...r real estate. Much of the present downtown is built over the former Yerba Buena Cove, granted to the ...
64: ...rupture of over 270 miles of the [[San Andreas Fault]], from [[San Juan Bautista]] to [[Eureka]], cent...
69: ...also as a showcase of the vibrant completely rebuilt city less than a decade after the Earthquake. On ...
75: ...ods once covered by these freeways have been rebuilt, and the restoration of the Embarcadero, San Fran... - Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
46: ...Party|Democrat]], supporting [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and his [[New Deal]]. He gradually became a sta...
53: ...entences passed in California prior to [[1972]]. Although the decision was quickly overturned by a con...
64: ... attributed by political commentators to be a result of his conversion of the so-called "[[Reagan Demo...
70: ...on.jpg|200px|thumb|Chaos outside the Washington Hilton Hotel after the assassination attempt on Presid...
75: While leaving the [[Hilton Hotel]] in [[Washington, DC]] on [[March 30]], ... - March 20 (10075 bytes)
28: *[[1969]] – In [[Gibraltar]], [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]] get married...
30: *[[1976]] – [[Patty Hearst]] is found guilty of the armed robbery of a [[San Francisco, Calif...
34: ... [[Food and Drug Administration]] approves anti-[[AIDS]] drug [[AZT]].
38: ...rik Menendez]] and [[Lyle Menendez]] are found guilty of first-degree murder for the shotgun killing o...
70: *[[1921]] - [[Rudolf Noelte]], film director (d. [[2002]]) - Leaf (20580 bytes)
8: ...s, paired stipules are not obvious or are absent altogether; a petiole may be absent; or the blade may...
16: The epidermis is the outer multi-layered group of cells covering the leaf. It for...
30: ...ure to obtain optimal result. Sun leaves have a multi-layered palisade layer, while shade leaves or ol...
54: ...the type is usually characteristic of a species, although some species produce more than one type of l...
66: * alternate leaves have an angle of 180? (or 1/2)
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