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| ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop music group formed in 1972. The band consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog. They topped the charts worldwide from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The name "ABBA" is an acronym formed from the first letters of each of the group members' given names (Agnetha, Björn, Benny, Anni-Frid), and the group took this name officially in late 1973. ABBA | |
| Albert Speer Albert Speer (born Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert Speer and ; MarchGerman architect who was, for part of World War II, Minister of Armaments and War Production for the Third Reich. Speer was Adolf Hitler's chief architect before assuming ministerial office. Albert_Speer | |
| Agatha Christie Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 12 January 1976), commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English crime writer of novels, short stories and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but is best remembered for her 80 detective novels and her successful West End theatre plays. Agatha_Christie | |
| Miss Marple Jane Marple, usually known as Miss Marple, is a fictional character appearing in twelve of Agatha Christie's crime novels. Miss Marple is an elderly spinster who acts as an amateur detective, and lives in the village of St. Mary Mead. She has been portrayed numerous times on screen, and is one of the most famous of Christie's creations. Miss_Marple | |
| Antarctic Treaty System Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population. For the purposes of the treaty system, Antarctica is defined as all land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude. Antarctic_Treaty_System | |
| Alhazen Alhazen | |
| Alexander Selkirk Alexander Selkirk, born Alexander Selcraig (1676 Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway when he was marooned on an uninhabited island. It is probable that his travails provided the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. He was immortalised by the poet William Cowper in his poem The Solitude Of Alexander Selkirk, which gave rise to the common phrase, monarch of all I survey, as in I am monarch of all I survey,My right there is none to dispute;From the centre all round to the sea,I am lord of the fowl and the brute. Alexander_Selkirk | |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (, ; born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian American bodybuilder, actor, businessman, and politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of the state of California.Schwarzenegger began weight-training at fifteen. He was awarded the title of Mr. Arnold_Schwarzenegger | |
| America/Archive 1 Talk:America/Archive_1 | |
| Advance Australia Fair "Advance Australia Fair" is the official national anthem of Australia. Created by the Scottish–Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, but did not gain its status as the official anthem until 1984. Until then, the song was sung in Australia as a patriotic song. Advance_Australia_Fair | |
| Aaliyah Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), who performed under the mononym Aaliyah (), was an American recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At an early age, she appeared on Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. Aaliyah | |
| Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club (often simply known as Arsenal or The Arsenal, or by their nickname The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the most successful clubs in English football, having won thirteen First Division and Premier League titles and ten FA Cups. They hold the record for the longest uninterrupted period in the English top flight and are the only Premier League side to have completed a season unbeaten. Arsenal_F.C. | |
| Abdulaziz al-Omari An airport security guard and Imam, Abdulaziz al-Omari (, also transliterated Abdul Aziz Alomari) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of the first plane which was crashed into the World Trade Center in the September 11 attacks. Abdulaziz_al-Omari | |
| Ayahuasca This entry focuses on the Ayahuasca brew; for information on the vine of the same name, see Banisteriopsis caapiAyahuasca (ayawaska in the Quechua language) is any of various psychoactive infusions or decoctions prepared from the Banisteriopsis spp. vine, usually mixed with the leaves of DMT-containing species of shrubs from the Psychotria genus. Ayahuasca | |
| Aston Martin Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in BuckinghamshireFrom 1994 until 2007 Aston Martin was part of the Ford Motor Company, becoming part of the company's Premier Automotive Group in 2000. Aston_Martin | |
| And did those feet in ancient time "And did those feet in ancient time" is a short poem by William Blake from the preface to his epic Milton: a Poem. The date on the title page of 1804 for Milton is probably when the plates were begun but the poem was printed c. 1808.. Today it is best known as the hymn "Jerusalem," with music written by Sir Hubert Parry in 1916. The poem was inspired by the apocryphal story that a young Jesus, accompanied by his uncle Joseph of Arimathea, travelled to the area that is now England and visited Glastonbury. And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time | |
| Assassination Assassination is the targeted killing of a public figure. Assassinations may be prompted by ideological, political, or military reasons. Additionally, assassins may be motivated by financial gain, revenge, personal public recognition, or mental illness.Targeted killing (or extrajudicial punishment/execution) is also used as a euphemism for the government-sanctioned killing of opponents or a dysphemism for legitimate attacks on high-profile enemy combatants. Assassination | |
| Abu Zubaydah Abu Zubaydah (; born 12 March 1971 as Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn) is currently in U.S. custody in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a detainee in the war on Terror. Zubaydah's name is often transliterated as Abu Zubaidah, Abu Zubeida, or Abu Zoubeida. Born Zein al-Abideen Mohamed Hussein (Arabicaliases. Abu_Zubaydah | |
| Ahmed al-Nami A former law student and muezzin, Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Nami (احمد النامي, also transliterated Alnami or al-Nawi) (December 13, 1977 was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks. Ahmed_al-Nami | |
| National Alliance (Italy) National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale, AN) was a conservative political party in Italy. Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by Ignazio La Russa, who managed to merge the party into The People of Freedom (PdL). This finally happened in 2009. National_Alliance_(Italy) | |
| Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19, 1946) served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the third-youngest president; only Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy were younger when entering office. Bill_Clinton | |
| Bill Clinton Talk:Bill_Clinton | |
| Beer Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal grains—the most common of which is malted barley, although wheat, maize (corn), and rice are widely used. Most beer is flavoured with hops, which add bitterness and act as a natural preservative, though other flavourings such as herbs or fruit may occasionally be included. Beer | |
| Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer and entertainer. Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to 1994. Britney_Spears | |
| ...Baby One More Time ...Baby One More Time is the debut album by American pop singer Britney Spears after she had left the pop group Innosense. Released on January 12, 1999 in the United States through Jive Records. ...Baby One More Time explores similar genres to those of Spears' influential artists such as Sheryl Crow and Cher. However, ...Baby One More Time'bubblegum pop songs explore teenage themes. ...Baby_One_More_Time | |
| British Isles The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller islands. There are two sovereign states located on the islandsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Ireland. The British Isles also includes the Crown Dependencies of the Isle of Man and, by tradition, the Channel Islands, although the latter are not physically a part of the island group. British_Isles | |
| Blade Runner Blade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Blade_Runner | |
| Bud Spencer Bud Spencer (born Carlo Pedersoli 31 October 1929) is an Italian actor, filmmaker, former swimmer (he was the first Italian to swim 100m in less than a minute). He is known for his height at 194spaghetti westerns. Growing from a successful swimmer in his youth, he got a degree in law, and has registered several patents. Bud_Spencer | |
| Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team (the batting team) take turns hitting against the pitcher of the other team (the fielding team), which tries to stop them from scoring runs by getting hitters out in any of several ways. Baseball | |
| Baseball Talk:Baseball | |
| Bluetongue disease Bluetongue disease or catarrhal fever is a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease of ruminants, mainly sheep and less frequently of cattle, goats, buffalo, deer, dromedaries and antelope. It is caused by the Bluetongue virus.There are no reports of human transmission. Although the tongues of human patients with some types of heart disease may be blue, this sign is not related to bluetongue disease. Bluetongue_disease | |
| British and Irish Lions Talk:British_and_Irish_Lions | |
| Buckingham Palace Buckingham_Palace | |
| British Airways British Airways plc () is the national flag carrier of the United Kingdom. The airline, headquartered in Waterside, Harmondsworth, London Borough of Hillingdon, is the largest airline in the United Kingdom based on fleet size, international flights and international destinations. British_Airways | |
| Bletchley Park Bletchley Park, also known as Station X, is an estate located in the town of Bletchley, in Buckinghamshire, England. Since 1967, Bletchley has been part of Milton Keynes. During World War II, Bletchley Park was the site of the United Kingdom's main decryption establishment. Ciphers and codes of several Axis countries were decrypted there, most importantly ciphers generated by the German Enigma and Lorenz machines. Bletchley_Park | |
| Barry Lyndon Barry Lyndon (1975) is a period film by Stanley Kubrick loosely based on the novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon (1844) by William Makepeace Thackeray. It recounts the exploits of unscrupulous 18th century Irish adventurer Barry Lyndon, particularly his rise and fall in English society. Barry_Lyndon | |
| British National Party The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right and whites-only political party in the United Kingdom, formed as a splinter group of the British National Front by John Tyndall in 1982. The party's current chairman is Nick Griffin, himself a former national organiser of the National Front.A minor political party in the United Kingdom, the BNP is not represented in Parliament. British_National_Party | |
| Blackadder Blackadder is the generic name that encompasses four series of BBC One historical sitcom, along with several one-off instalments.All episodes star Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder and his dogsbody, Baldrick. Each series is set in a different historical period Blackadder | |
| Liberal Democrats Talk:Liberal_Democrats | |
| Baghdad Baghdad ( ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is coterminous. Having a municipal population estimated at 6.5 million, it is the largest city in Iraq Baghdad | |
| Boudica Boudica (; also spelled Boudicca), formerly known as Boadicea ( Boudica | |
| Bikini bikini or two piece is a women's swimsuit with two parts, one covering the breasts (optionally in the case of the monokini), the other the groin (and optionally the buttocks), leaving an uncovered area between the two (optionally in the case of the Tankini). Bikini | |
| Björn Borg For additional information on Björn Borg, please see Björn Borg career statisticsBjörn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden who is widely regarded by observers and tennis players as one of the greatest male tennis players in the sport's history, as well as the best clay-court player of all time. He won 11 Grand Slam singles titles between 1974 and 1981 (five at Wimbledon and six at the French Open). Björn_Borg | |
| Bill Oddie William Edgar Oddie, OBE (born 7 July 1941) is an English author, actor, comedian, artist, naturalist and musician, who first became famous as one of The Goodies.A birdwatcher since his childhood in Birmingham, Oddie has now established a reputation for himself as an ornithologist, conservationist and television presenter on wildlife issues. Some of his books are illustrated with his own paintings and drawings. Bill_Oddie | |
| Bee Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their roles of producing honey and beeswax and pollination. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila. Bee | |
| Balochistan (Pakistan) Balochistan is the largest province by geographical area, constituting approximately 48% of the total area of Pakistan. According to 2009 estimates, Balochistan has a population of roughly 10 million. Its neighbouring regions are Iran to the west, Afghanistan and the North West Frontier country to the north, Punjab and Sindh to the east. Balochistan_(Pakistan) | |
| British Army The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England and Scotland and was administered by the War Office from London. Since 1963, it has been managed by the Ministry of Defence. British_Army | |
| Bloody Sunday (1972) Bloody Sunday () is the term used to describe an incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, on 30 January 1972 in which 27 civil rights protesters were shot by members of the 1st Battalion of the British Parachute Regiment during a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in the Bogside area of the city. Bloody_Sunday_(1972) | |
| Bo Diddley Bo Diddley (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), born Ellas Otha Bates, was an original and influential American rock & roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of his key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Bo_Diddley | |
| Belfast Belfast () is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of devolved government and legislative assembly in Northern Ireland. It is the largest urban area in the province of Ulster, and the second largest city on the island of Ireland. The city of Belfast has a population of 267,500, Belfast |
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