| Meanings of minor planet names: 4501–5000 Meanings_of_minor_planet_names:_4501–5000
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| Harlan J. Brothers Harlan J. Brothers is an inventor, mathematician, and musician, living in Branford, Connecticut. Harlan_J._Brothers
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| Downsview (TTC) Downsview is a station of the Yonge-University-Spadina line of the subway system of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. As of 2008 it is the northern terminus of its western branch, the Spadina line. It is also a ‘Vivastation’ on the Orange line of York Region’s Viva bus rapid transit system.The TTC station opened in 1996 in what was then the City of North York, and the Vivastation opened on October 16, 2005. Downsview_(TTC)
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| Autism rights movement The autism rights movement (ARM) (also neurodiversity movement or anti-cure movement or autistic culture movement) is a social movement that encourages autistic people, their caregivers and society to adopt a position of neurodiversity, accepting autism as a variation in functioning rather than a mental disorder to be cured. Autism_rights_movement
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| Rhodiola rosea Rhodiola rosea (Golden Root, Roseroot, Aaron's Rod) is a plant in the Crassulaceae family that grows in cold regions of the world. These include much of the Arctic, the mountains of Central Asia, the Rocky Mountains, and mountainous parts of Europe, such as the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathian Mountains, Scandinavia, Iceland, Great Britain and Ireland. Rhodiola_rosea
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| Fourth dimension In physics and mathematics, a sequence of n numbers can be understood as a location in an n-dimensional space. When n = 4, the set of all such locations is called 4-dimensional Euclidean space. Fourth_dimension
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| Cel Damage Cel Damage is a video game for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. It was developed by Pseudo Interactive and published by Electronic Arts. It was released as Cel Damage Overdrive for the PlayStation 2.Cel Damage is a cartoony take on vehicular combat games like Twisted Metal. Cel_Damage
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| Komodo dragon Talk:Komodo_dragon
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| Missionaries and cannibals problem missionaries and cannibals problem, and the closely related jealous husbands problem, are classic river-crossing problems. The missionaries and cannibals problem is a well-known toy problem in artificial intelligence, where it was used by Saul Amarel as an example of problem representation. Missionaries_and_cannibals_problem
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| Michelle Dawson Michelle Dawson (born 1961) is an autistic person and an autism researcher. She has written a paper challenging the ethical and scientific foundations of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)-based autism interventions. She also challenged the medical necessity of ABA for autistics in the Supreme Court of Canada in Auton v. British Columbia, 3 S.C.R. 657. Dawson's work has generated considerable controversy. In the mid 2000s, Michelle Dawson joined Laurent Mottron's research team. Michelle_Dawson
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| Alhambra Decree Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion) was an edict issued on 31 March 1492 by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain (Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon) ordering the expulsion of Jews from the Kingdom of Spain and its territories and possessions by 31 July of that year. Alhambra_Decree
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| Tornado myths Tornado myths are common misconceptions and urban legends related to tornadoes. Being a rare, powerful and destructive phenomenon whose methods of formation are still poorly understood, tornadoes are often subject to speculation and a topic of folklore.Nowadays, the myths often deal with tornado safety, the minimization of tornado damage, and false assumptions about the size, shape, power, and path of the tornado itself. Tornado_myths
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| Magnetoception Magnetoception (or magnetoreception) is the ability to detect a magnetic field to perceive direction, altitude or location. This sense plays a role in the navigational abilities of several animal species and has been postulated as a method for animals to develop regional maps. Magnetoception
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| Varroa destructor Varroa destructor is an external parasitic mite that attacks honey bees Apis cerana and Apis mellifera. The disease caused by the mites is called varroatosis. Varroa_destructor
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| Paleo-Indians Paleoindians or Paleoamericans were the first peoples to enter and inhabit the American continent during the final glacial episodes of the late Pleistocene. The prefix "paleo" comes from the Greek adjective palaios (παλαιός) meaning "old." The term Paleoindian applies to a specific archaeological period in the Western Hemisphere and is distinct from the term Paleolithic. Paleo-Indians
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| Cane toad Talk:Cane_toad
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| McClintock effect McClintock effect, also known as menstrual synchrony or the dormitory effect, is a theory that proposes that the menstrual cycles of women who live together (such as in prisons, convents, bordellos, or dormitories) tend to become synchronized over time. It is thought to be analogous to the Whitten effect, which is the synchronization of the estrous cycle and has been noted in small animals such as mice and guinea pigs. McClintock_effect
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| Anoxic event Talk:Anoxic_event
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| Sagittarius A* Talk:Sagittarius_A*
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| Dark galaxy dark galaxy is a galaxy-sized object containing very few or no stars (hence 'dark'). Held together by dark matter, it may also contain gas and dust. No dark galaxy with a black hole as a center has yet been discovered. Dark_galaxy
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