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  1. Grapefruit (4275 bytes)
    2: ...jpg|250px|A basket of grapefruit]] | caption = A basket of grapefruit}}
    6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]}...
    7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Rosidae]]}}
    16: ...e]] grown for its [[fruit]], which are also known as grapefruit.
    18: ...da]] and [[Texas]]. In Spanish the fruit is known as the ''toronja''.
  2. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (8386 bytes)
    2: ...'''Helena Blavatsky''' or '''Madame Blavatsky''' was the founder of [[Theosophy]].
    5: ... allowed her to mature into a nonconformist. She was cared for by servants who believed in the many su...
    7: ...H.P. Blavatsky continued on to Cairo herself. It was in Cairo that she formed the Societe Spirite for ...
    9: ...ing physical objects out of nothing. Though she was apparently quite adept at these feats, her intere...
    11: ...Lamastery") where her work ''[[Isis Unveiled]]'' was created.
  3. Glass (26176 bytes)
    1: ...olid is amorphous, not crystaline like the sugar was originally, which can be seen in its [[conchoidal...
    3: ...]], recorded by [[Roman Empire|Roman]] historians as ''glaesum.'' Anglo-Saxons used the word ''glaer''...
    5: ...—the [[silica]]-based glasses in common use as a building, container or decorative material.
    9: ... properties lead to a great many uses of glass. Glass is, however, brittle and will break into sharp s...
    13: '''Common glass''' is mostly amorphous [[silicon dioxide]] ([[Si...
  4. Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
    1: ...lgium, by Gerard Brils, for reading aloud in a monastery.]]
    2: ...[[writing]]. A style of calligraphy is described as a ''hand''.
    6: == East Asian calligraphy ==
    8: ...ina]] to this day. Although it uses Chinese words as its vehicle of expression, one does not have to k...
    10: ...n [[East Asia]] and the most refined form of East Asian [[painting]].
  5. Personal life (2762 bytes)
    2: ..., private [[career]] (including, but not the same as their [[employment]] career), and is a common not...
    4: ... was little privacy in a community, and a person was identified by their [[job]].
    6: ...efficiency, both at work and at home. A common phrase demonstrating this is "Work hard, play hard".
    8: ...morally "good" or "bad", and become characterised as such. It (or part of it) may find literary reflec...
    10: ...o pause and to do so may adopt a [[lifestyle]] or assess their [[quality of life]].
  6. Balalaika (5108 bytes)
    11: *bass
    12: *contrabass
    16: The piccolo, prima, and secunda balalaikas are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually [...
    18: ...rd (music)|chord]]s. The [[hand#The four fingers|index finger]] is used to sound notes on the prima, whi...
    20: Due to the gigantic size of the contrabass' strings, it is not uncommon for the plectrum to...
  7. Berimbau (11944 bytes)
    2: ...capoeira]]'', where it commands how the capoeiristas move in the ''roda''. The instrument is known fo...
    9: ...of tough string, typically a hard shoe lace, acts as a resonator.
    10: ... bright colors, following local Bahian/Brazilian taste; today, most makers follow the tourist consumer...
    11: ...br㯦quot;, "moeda", "pedra") is held between the index and thumb of the same hand that holds the Berimba...
    21: Capoeiristas split berimbaus in three categories:
  8. Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
    6: ...rm of Office:'''</td><td>[[March 4]], [[1869]] &ndash; [[March 3]], [[1877]]</td></tr>
    10: <tr><td>'''Place of Birth:'''</td><td>[[Point Pleasant, Ohio]]</td></tr>
    17: ;[[Schuyler Colfax]] ([[1869]]&ndash;[[1873]])
    18: ;[[Henry Wilson]] ([[1873]]&ndash;[[1875]])</td></tr>
    22: ...e [[American Civil War]] and the 18th ([[1869]]&ndash;[[1877]]) [[President of the United States|Presi...
  9. Volcano (27295 bytes)
    1: ...ration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]]
    2: ...em]]'s rocky planets and moons, on [[Earth]] at least, this phenomenon tends to occur near the boundar...
    4: The name "volcano" has its origin from the name of [[Vulcan (god)|Vulcan...
    10: ... of volcano has a tendency to explode because it easily plugs. [[Mount Pel饝] on the island of [[Mart...
    12: ...tuted by the older chemistry terms "acidic" and "basic", respectively. The latter were thought to be a...
  10. Africa (35389 bytes)
    3: ...nt]] in both [[area]] and [[population]], after [[Asia]]. At about 30,244,050 [[square kilometre|km&su...
    8: ...) &mdash; for the northern part of the continent, as the [[Africa (province)|province of Africa]] with...
    12: *the Afri, a tribe&mdash;possibly [[Berber]]&mdash;who dwelt in [[North Africa]] in the Carthage ar...
    18: ...d Sea]] the boundary between [[Asia]] and Africa. As [[Europe]]ans came to understand the real extent ...
    24: ... three great southward projections from the main mass of the Earth's surface. It includes within its r...
  11. Australia (39438 bytes)
    25: population_density_rank = &mdash;|
    32: utc_offset=+8&ndash;+10|
    34: utc_offset_DST=+8&ndash;+11|
    47: <!-- [[Australian English]] please. -->
    48: ...alia was formed. Since [[federation]], Australia has had a stable [[democracy|democratic]] political s...
  12. Canada (35540 bytes)
    1: ...ou have arguments or evidence to the contrary, please provide them on the talk page, and wait until th...
    3: ...Canada. To keep this overview article concise, please consider adding information instead to one of th...
    6: ...ims extend north into the [[Arctic Ocean]] as far as the [[North Pole]].
    8: ...ith [[Elizabeth II of Canada|Queen Elizabeth II]] as [[head of state]].
    10: ...stics Canada|official]] population estimate for [[as of 2005|June 2005]] is 32.2 million people [http:...
  13. Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
    1: ...Ethiopian Agreement]] in December 1944. Ethiopia was historically called Abyssinia.
    5: <big>'''Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripeblik'''</big><br>
    59: ... as one of the four great powers of his time. It was at this time that [[Frumentius]] introduced [[Chr...
    61: ... of kings," or [[Emperor of Ethiopia|Emperor]]), basing their claims on their direct descent from [[So...
    63: ...[[16th century]] Emperor [[Fasilidos of Ethiopia|Fasilidos]] expelled these missionaries. At the same ...
  14. Algeria (16548 bytes)
    1: ...g to the four islands which lay off that city's coast until becoming part of the mainland in [[1525]].
    3: ...r&#299;yah<br>ad-D&#299;muqr&#257;&#355;&#299;yah ash-Sha&#8217;b&#299;yah'''</big>
    33: |'''[[Land borders]]'''<br>'''[[Coastline]]'''||6,343 km<br>998 km
    49: ...)]]''<br>(<small>[[Arabic language|Arabic]]: ''[[Kassaman|We Swear By The Lightning That Destroys]]'')
    60: ... Empire]] then retained a precarious grip on the east of the country until the coming of the [[Arab]]s...
  15. Netherlands (35958 bytes)
    1: ...olland became a mere province of the Kingdom and was split into North and South Holland in [[1840]]. T...
    13: national_anthem = ''[[Wilhelmus van Nassouwe]]'' |
    25: ...www.cbs.nl/nl/cijfers/bevolkingsteller/popclocknl.asp] |
    55: ...nked fifth on the [[2004]] [[UN Human Development Index]], behind [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Australia]], ...
    62: ...harles V]], was not prepared to let them go that easily. It would not be until [[1648]] before Spain w...
  16. Andorra (11532 bytes)
    42: ...2003) || [[List of countries by Human Development Index|NA]] – <font color=gray>unranked</font>
    56: ...rrency, 1 [[Andorran_diner|diner]] of 100 centim was minted after 1982.</small>
    59: ...ntry mainly because of [[tourism]] and its status as a [[tax haven]]. Andorra is not to be confused w...
    63: ...|Navarrese]] word ''andurrial'', which translates as ''shrub-covered land''.
    69: ...e [[Moors]]. Overlordship over the territory was passed to the local [[count of Urgell]] and eventuall...
  17. Madagascar (29377 bytes)
    2: ... Most famous among those are the [[lemur]]s. Madagascar and [[Mauritania]] are the only countries not ...
    6: ...= Republique de Madagascar <br> Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
    7: common_name = Madagascar |
    8: image_flag = Madagascar flag large.png |
    9: image_coat = Madagascar_COA.png |
  18. Paraguay (10959 bytes)
    1: ...pression in Guarani is thought to refer solely to Asunci󮬠but in Spanish refers to the entire countr...
    20: |'''[[Asunci󮝝'''
    52: ...the Americas|Spanish colonial]] province, as well as a primary site of the [[Jesuit]] missions and set...
    54: ...verthrown in [[1989]], and, despite a marked increase in political infighting in recent years, relativ...
    59: ...t (government)|cabinet]]. The president functions as both [[head of state]] and [[head of government]]...
  19. Greece (54754 bytes)
    1: ...as proven especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Africa]].
    21: ...ents of Greece|President]]''' || [[Karolos Papoulias|KᲯlos Papo?]]
    23: ... Ministers of Greece|Prime Minister]]''' || [[Costas Caramanlis|K󳴡s Karamanl�]
    40: ...T]] ([[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]+2)<br/>[[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] ([[Coordinated Un...
    50: ...f the eastern [[Mediterranean]] basin, feature a vast number of islands.
  20. Mali (7755 bytes)
    3: ...] on the east, [[Burkina Faso]] and the [[Ivory Coast]] on the south, [[Guinea]] on the south-west, an...
    60: ...ic reforms and fought corruption. In [[2002]] he was succeeded in democratic elections by [[Amadou Tou...
    64: ...tion of administrative districts. The government has a 5 year term.
    77: * [[Sikasso Region|Sikasso]]
    84: ...and leads to recurring [[drought]]s. The nation has considerable natural resources, with [[gold]], [[...

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