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- Amusement park (17293 bytes)
3: ...n amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground, as an amusement park is mean...
5: ...ear. The temporary (often annual) amusement park with mobile rides etc. is called a '''fun fair''' or ...
7: ...des and rides at county and state fairs (in the United States). Today, amusement parks have largely b...
12: ...sense, was at the [[1893]] [[World Columbian Exposition]], held in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. The 1893 [[W...
14: ...[Coney Island]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. Often, it is Steeplechase Park that comes to mind when one ... - Confucius (21352 bytes)
26: ...ter Kong". These are two different words written with the same<br>character in Chinese.
37: ...ss of social relationships, and justice and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China after b...
39: ...cts]]'' is a short collection of his discussions with disciples, compiled posthumously. These contain ...
48: ...At seventy, I follow all the desires of my heart without breaking any rule.''
50: ...ple, which later became the prominent class of [[literati]] because of the cultural and intellectual s... - Shinto (25829 bytes)
2: ... and can be regarded as the [[spiritual being|spirit]] or [[genius (mythology)|genius]] of a particula...
4: ..., and some remain largely as everyday activities without religious connotations like [[omikuji]] (a fo...
7: ...rliest origins of Shinto are lost to history, but it seems to have been established by the late [[Jomo...
9: ...ncestral deities were given prominence over the deities of other groups, though different systems cont...
11: ...u]] and others, were all meant to impress others with the worthiness of the Imperial family and their ... - Long jump (2354 bytes)
3: ...is measured. If the competitor starts their leap with any part of their foot in front of the board (a ...
5: ...r with the longest legal jump at the end of competition is declared the winner.
7: ...he fundamentals of success at the discipline, and it is unsurprising that many sprinters, notably incl...
9: ... has been part of [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] competition since the inception of the [[Summer Olympic Ga...
11: ...pionships in Athletics|World Championships]] in [[Tokyo]]. The current world record for women is held by ... - April Fool's Day (15510 bytes)
1: ...'''All Fools' Day''', though not a [[holiday]] in its own right, is a notable day celebrated in many c...
3: == Superstitions ==
4: ...mpensated by marriage to, or at least friendship with her.
6: ...st matters, but will only meet with disaster when it comes to gambling.
9: ...f so-called 'fool's errands' and tests of gullibility. - Timeline of railway history (5902 bytes)
8: ...first Steam [[locomotive]] built by [[Richard Trevithick]].
13: ... and large scale railway construction begins in Britain, and then spreads throughout the world. The Ra...
14: ... [[May 5]] between [[Brussels]] and [[Mechelen]]. It was the first railway in continental Europe.
15: ...e first German railway line connects [[Leipzig]] with [[Althen]] near [[Wurzen]], in [[1839]] the line...
18: ...road]], and [[Bellefontaine Railroad]] in the [[United States]]. - Olympic Games (40925 bytes)
3: ...have been held every fourth year since [[1896]], with the exception of the years during the [[World Wa...
5: ...6 Winter Olympics]], will be held in [[Turin]], [[Italy]].
7: ...e same year as the Summer Olympics, but starting with [[1994]] the Winter Games are in between, two ye...
10: ...ight|Athletes trained in this Olympia facility in its heyday.]]
13: ... One of these legends associates the first Games with the ancient Greek concept of ''εκε... - Gray Whales (7433 bytes)
17: ...els between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of about 15 meters, a weight of ...
22: ...[[km]] trip south along the west coast of the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]]. The animals travel in ...
23: ...t and measures about 4 metres in length at birth. It is believed that the shallow waters in the lagoon...
27: ...r; during its migration trip, it mainly lives off its extensive fat reserves.
32: ...eristic gray-white patterns, scars left by [[parasite]]s which drop off in the cold feeding grounds. - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (74009 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
15: | party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
18: ...[April 12]], [[1945]]), 32nd [[President of the United States]], the longest-serving holder of the off...
20: ...preserve peace was brought to fruition as the [[United Nations]] after his death.
22: ...opinions of him are more complex. Some liberals criticise measures such as the internment of the Japan... - Holocaust (53541 bytes)
4: ... the [[T-4 Euthanasia Program]] established by [[Hitler]] that killed some 200,000 people.
6: ... given below and according to the article "Adolf Hitler" -->
10: ...ce offered to God". In Greek and Roman [[pagan]] rites, gods of the earth and underworld received dark...
12: ...'''Shoah''''' and '''''Sho'ah''''', meaning "calamity" in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] (and also used to...
14: ... many [[Jew]]s and a growing number of [[Christianity|Christians]] and other people due to the [[theol... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
10: ... other individuals celebrate Christmas-like festivities even though they do not consider themselves Ch...
12: ...n powers with (nominal) [[Christian]] cultural heritage.
14: ... Christmas decorations, signs, and other symbolic items have become increasingly prevalent during the ...
20: ... specials popular in the Western countries. In addition, increasing numbers of stores and buildings ar...
27: ...w Year's celebrations. Christmas often coincides with the [[Winter Solstice]] as celebrated in India (... - Water (15217 bytes)
1: :''This article focuses on water as it is experienced in everyday life. See [[water (mol...
5: ...vaporation]], [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]], and [[runoff (water)|runoff]] to the [[se...
7: ...he growing [[world population]], and its availability is a major social and economic concern.
13: ...vaporation]], [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]], and [[runoff (water)|runoff]], water is c...
15: ...og]] or [[dew]] for example. When appropriately lit, water drops in the air can [[refract]] the beaut...
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