# A stroll through Wikipedia **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 7, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660 "2019-03-07T00:17:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
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> **[Kapteyn's Star](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapteyn's_Star)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Kapteyn's Star is a class M1 red subdwarf about 12.83 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation Pictor; it is the closest halo star to the Solar System. With a magnitude of nearly 9 it is visible through binoculars or a telescope. > Its diameter is 30% of the Sun's, but its luminosity just 1.2% that of the Sun. It may have once been part of the globular cluster Omega Centauri, itself a likely dwarf galaxy swallowed up by the Milky Way in t... > **[Alastair Reynolds](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Reynolds)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Alastair Preston Reynolds (born 13 March 1966) is a British science fiction author. He specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. He spent his early years in Cornwall, moved back to Wales before going to Newcastle University, where he studied physics and astronomy. Afterwards, he earned a PhD in astrophysics from the University of St Andrews. In 1991, he moved to Noordwijk in the Netherlands where he met his wife Josette (who is from Fr... > **[Political corruption](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain. > Forms of corruption vary, but can include bribery, lobbying, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, parochialism, patronage, influence peddling, graft, and embezzlement. Corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and human trafficking, though it is not restricted to these activities. Mis... ---
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> **[Political corruption](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Political corruption is the use of powers by government officials or their network contacts for illegitimate private gain. > Forms of corruption vary, but can include bribery, lobbying, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, parochialism, patronage, influence peddling, graft, and embezzlement. Corruption may facilitate criminal enterprise such as drug trafficking, money laundering, and human trafficking, though it is not restricted to these activities. Mis... > **[United States](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands,\[g\] and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands,... > **[Donald Trump](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. > Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in 1968. He became president of his father's real estate business in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization. He expanded the company's operations to building and renovatin... ---
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> **[Donald Trump](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. > Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in 1968. He became president of his father's real estate business in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization. He expanded the company's operations to building and renovatin... > **[Deutsche Bank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Bank)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}50°6′50″N 8°40′7″E / 50.11389°N 8.66861°E / 50.11389; 8.66861 > Deutsche Bank AG (German pronunciation: \[ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈbaŋk ʔaːˈɡeː\] (listen)), sometimes referred to simply as Deutsche... > **[Commerzbank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerzbank)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Commerzbank AG (German pronunciation: \[kɔˈmɛʁt͡sbaŋk aːˌɡeː\] (listen)) is a major German bank operating as a universal bank, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. In the 2019 financial year, the bank was the second largest in Germany by the total value of its balance sheet. Founded in 1870 in Hamburg, the bank is today present in more than 50 countries around the world and provides almost a third of Germany's trade finance. In 2017, it handled 13 mi... ---
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> **[Commerzbank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerzbank)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Commerzbank AG (German pronunciation: \[kɔˈmɛʁt͡sbaŋk aːˌɡeː\] (listen)) is a major German bank operating as a universal bank, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. In the 2019 financial year, the bank was the second largest in Germany by the total value of its balance sheet. Founded in 1870 in Hamburg, the bank is today present in more than 50 countries around the world and provides almost a third of Germany's trade finance. In 2017, it handled 13 mi... > **[Hamburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Hamburg (German: \[ˈhambʊʁk\] (listen), locally also \[ˈhambʊɪ̯ç\] (listen); Low Saxon: Hamborg \[ˈhambɔːç\] (listen)), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; Low Saxon: Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg), is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin, as well as the overall 7th largest city and largest non-capital city in the European Union with a population of over 1.85 million. Hamburg is 941 km2 in ar... > **[The Beatles in Hamburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_in_Hamburg)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The original lineup of the Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best regularly performed at different clubs in Hamburg, West Germany, during the period from August 1960 to December 1962; a chapter in the group's history which honed their performance skills, widened their reputation, and led to their first recording, which brought them to the attention of Brian Epstein. > The Beatles' booking agent, Allan... ---
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> **[The Beatles in Hamburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_in_Hamburg)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The original lineup of the Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best regularly performed at different clubs in Hamburg, West Germany, during the period from August 1960 to December 1962; a chapter in the group's history which honed their performance skills, widened their reputation, and led to their first recording, which brought them to the attention of Brian Epstein. > The Beatles' booking agent, Allan... > **[Butlin's](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butlins)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Butlin's is a chain of large seaside resorts in the United Kingdom. Butlin's was founded by Billy Butlin to provide affordable holidays for ordinary British families. > Between 1936 and 1966, ten camps were built, including one in Ireland and one in the Bahamas. In the 1970s and 1980s, Butlin's also operated numerous large hotels, including one in Spain, a number of smaller holiday parks in England and France, and a revolving restaurant in the Pos... > **[Casper the Friendly Ghost](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_the_Friendly_Ghost)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. He is a pleasant, personable and translucent ghost, but often criticized by his three wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio. > The character was featured in 55 theatrical cartoons titled The Friendly Ghost from 1945 to 1959. The character has been featured in comic books published by Harvey Comics since 1952, and Harvey purchased the c... ---
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> **[Casper the Friendly Ghost](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_the_Friendly_Ghost)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. He is a pleasant, personable and translucent ghost, but often criticized by his three wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio. > The character was featured in 55 theatrical cartoons titled The Friendly Ghost from 1945 to 1959. The character has been featured in comic books published by Harvey Comics since 1952, and Harvey purchased the c... > **[Who Framed Roger Rabbit](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American fantasy comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, and written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, based on Gary K. Wolf's 1981 novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?. The film stars Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Stubby Kaye, and Joanna Cassidy, with the voices of Charles Fleischer and Kathleen Turner. Combining live-action and animation, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is set in an alternate history Hollywo... > **[Christopher Lloyd](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and on television since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990) and Jim Ignatowski in the comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), for which he won two Emmy Awards. > Lloyd came to public attention in Northeastern theater productions during the 1960s and early 1970s, ear... ---
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> **[Christopher Lloyd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lloyd)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and on television since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990) and Jim Ignatowski in the comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), for which he won two Emmy Awards. > Lloyd came to public attention in Northeastern theater productions during the 1960s and early 1970s, ear... > **[Nobody](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody_(film))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Nobody may refer to: > Nobody may also refer to: > **[Connie Nielsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Nielsen)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born 3 July 1965) is a Danish actress. She has starred as Lucilla in the film Gladiator (2000) and as Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe, beginning with Wonder Woman (2017). > She has also starred in films such as Soldier (1998), Mission to Mars (2000), One Hour Photo (2002), Basic (2003), The Hunted (2003), The Ice Harvest (2005), Nymphomaniac (2013), 3 Days to Kill (2014), Inheritance (2020), and Nobody (2021). ---
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> **[Connie Nielsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Nielsen)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born 3 July 1965) is a Danish actress. She has starred as Lucilla in the film Gladiator (2000) and as Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe, beginning with Wonder Woman (2017). > She has also starred in films such as Soldier (1998), Mission to Mars (2000), One Hour Photo (2002), Basic (2003), The Hunted (2003), The Ice Harvest (2005), Nymphomaniac (2013), 3 Days to Kill (2014), Inheritance (2020), and Nobody (2021). > **[Mission to Mars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_to_Mars)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Mission to Mars is a 2000 American science fiction adventure film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Jim Thomas, John Thomas, and Graham Yost, and suggested by Disney's theme park attraction of the same name. The film depicts the first crewed Mars exploration mission going awry; American astronaut Jim McConnell (Gary Sinise) helps to coordinate a rescue mission for a colleague. Principal support actors were Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Niels... > **[Don Cheadle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cheadle)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (/ˈtʃiːdəl/; born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including two Grammy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also earned nominations for an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards and 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. His Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony nominations make him one of few black individuals to be nominated for t... ---
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> **[Don Cheadle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cheadle)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Donald Frank Cheadle Jr. (/ˈtʃiːdəl/; born November 29, 1964) is an American actor. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including two Grammy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also earned nominations for an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards and 11 Primetime Emmy Awards. His Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony nominations make him one of few black individuals to be nominated for t... > **[Hill Street Blues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_Street_Blues)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Hill Street Blues is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the staff of a single police station located on Hill Street in an unnamed large city. The "blues" are the police officers in their blue uniforms. The show received critical acclaim, and its production innovations influenced many subsequent dramatic telev... > **[Carnegie Mellon University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Mellon_University)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Established in 1900, the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research to form the university as a single institution. > One of CMU's predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, the schools became the Carnegie Institute of Technology began granting four-year... ---
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> **[Carnegie Mellon University](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Mellon_University)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Established in 1900, the Carnegie Institute of Technology merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research to form the university as a single institution. > One of CMU's predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, the schools became the Carnegie Institute of Technology began granting four-year... > **[List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_laureates_by_university_affiliation)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > This list of Nobel laureates by university affiliation shows the university affiliations of individual winners of the Nobel Prize since 1901 and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences since 1969. The affiliations are those at the time of the Nobel Prize announcement. Different universities adopt different criteria—from generous to conservative—for claiming Nobel affiliates, which may not match this list. > **[Marie Curie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > Marie Salomea Skłodowska–Curie (/ˈkjʊəri/ KURE-ee, French pronunciation: ​\[maʁi kyʁi\], Polish pronunciation: \[ˈmarja skwɔˈdɔfska kʲiˈri\]; born Maria Salomea Skłodowska, Polish: \[ˈmarja salɔˈmɛa skwɔˈdɔfska\]; 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win a Nobel Pr... ---
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> **[Marie Curie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > Marie Salomea Skłodowska–Curie (/ˈkjʊəri/ KURE-ee, French pronunciation: ​\[maʁi kyʁi\], Polish pronunciation: \[ˈmarja skwɔˈdɔfska kʲiˈri\]; born Maria Salomea Skłodowska, Polish: \[ˈmarja salɔˈmɛa skwɔˈdɔfska\]; 7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934) was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first person and the only woman to win a Nobel Pr... > **[Aplastic anemia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplastic_anemia)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Aplastic anemia is a severe hematologic condition in which the body fails to make blood cells in sufficient numbers. Aplastic anemia is associated with cancer and various cancer syndromes. Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow by stem cells that reside there. Aplastic anemia causes a deficiency of all blood cell types: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. > It occurs most frequently in people in their teens and twenties but is als... > **[Eleanor Roosevelt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (/ˈɛlɪnɔːr ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ EL-in-or ROH-zə-velt; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, pacifist and activist. She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest-serving first lady of the United States. Roosevelt served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General As... ---
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> **[Eleanor Roosevelt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (/ˈɛlɪnɔːr ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ EL-in-or ROH-zə-velt; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, pacifist and activist. She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest-serving first lady of the United States. Roosevelt served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General As... > **[Alice Roosevelt Longworth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Roosevelt_Longworth)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (February 12, 1884 – February 20, 1980) was an American writer and socialite. She was the eldest child of U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt and his only child with his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt. Longworth led an unconventional and controversial life. Her marriage to Representative Nicholas Longworth III, a Republican Party leader and 38th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, was shaky, and her ... > **[Alice blue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_blue)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Alice blue is a pale tint of azure that was favored by Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American painter and daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, which sparked a fashion sensation in the United States. > The hit song "Alice Blue Gown", inspired by Longworth's signature gown, premiered in Harry Tierney's 1919 Broadway musical Irene. The musical was made into a film in 1940 starring Anna Neagle and Ray Milland. > The color is specified by the United States Navy fo... ---
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> **[Alice blue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_blue)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Alice blue is a pale tint of azure that was favored by Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American painter and daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, which sparked a fashion sensation in the United States. > The hit song "Alice Blue Gown", inspired by Longworth's signature gown, premiered in Harry Tierney's 1919 Broadway musical Irene. The musical was made into a film in 1940 starring Anna Neagle and Ray Milland. > The color is specified by the United States Navy fo... > **[Theodore Roosevelt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (/ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ ROH-zə-velt;\[b\] October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as the 25th vice president under President William McKinley from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd gove... > **[Booker T. Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._Washington)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary black elite. Washington was from the last generation of black American leaders born into slavery and became the leading voice of the former slaves and their descendants. ... ---
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> **[Booker T. Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._Washington)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to several presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary black elite. Washington was from the last generation of black American leaders born into slavery and became the leading voice of the former slaves and their descendants. ... > **[Kanawha River](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanawha_River)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Kanawha River (/kəˈnɔːə/ kə-NAW-ə) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 97 mi (156 km) long, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The largest inland waterway in West Virginia, its valley has been a significant industrial region of the state since early in the 19th century. > It is formed at the town of Gauley Bridge in northwestern Fayette County, approximately 35 mi (56 km) SE of Charleston, by the confluence of the New and Gauley rive... > **[Clovis point](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_point)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Clovis points are the characteristically fluted projectile points associated with the New World Clovis culture, a prehistoric Paleo-American culture. They are present in dense concentrations across much of North America and they are largely restricted to the north of South America. There are slight differences in points found in the Eastern United States bringing them to sometimes be called "Clovis-like". Clovis points date to the Early Paleoindian ... ---
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> **[Clovis point](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_point)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Clovis points are the characteristically fluted projectile points associated with the New World Clovis culture, a prehistoric Paleo-American culture. They are present in dense concentrations across much of North America and they are largely restricted to the north of South America. There are slight differences in points found in the Eastern United States bringing them to sometimes be called "Clovis-like". Clovis points date to the Early Paleoindian ... > **[Dart (missile)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dart_(missile))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Darts are airborne ranged weapons. They are designed to fly such that a sharp, often weighted point will strike first. They can be distinguished from javelins by the presence of fletching (feathers on the tail) and a shaft that is shorter and/or more flexible. Darts can be propelled by hand or with the aid of a hand-held implement such as a blowgun. They can be distinguished from arrows because they are not used with a bow. > Darts have been used sin... > **[Poison dart frog](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_dart_frog)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Poison dart frog (also known as dart-poison frog, poison frog or formerly known as poison arrow frog) is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae which are native to tropical Central and South America. These species are diurnal and often have brightly colored bodies. This bright coloration is correlated with the toxicity of the species, making them aposematic. Some species of the family Dendrobatidae exhibit extremely brigh... ---
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> **[Poison dart frog](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_dart_frog)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Poison dart frog (also known as dart-poison frog, poison frog or formerly known as poison arrow frog) is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae which are native to tropical Central and South America. These species are diurnal and often have brightly colored bodies. This bright coloration is correlated with the toxicity of the species, making them aposematic. Some species of the family Dendrobatidae exhibit extremely brigh... > **[Tebanicline](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tebanicline)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Tebanicline (ebanicline, ABT-594) is a potent synthetic nicotinic (non-opioid) analgesic drug developed by Abbott. It was developed as a less toxic analog of the potent poison dart frog-derived compound epibatidine, which is about 200 times stronger than morphine as an analgesic, but produces extremely dangerous toxic side effects. Like epibatidine, tebanicline showed potent analgesic activity against neuropathic pain in both animal and human trials... > **[Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomical_Therapeutic_Chemical_Classification_System)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is a drug classification system that classifies the active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties. Its purpose is an aid to monitor drug use and for research to improve quality medication use. It does not imply drug recommendation or efficacy. It is controlled by the World Health Organizati... ---
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> **[Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomical_Therapeutic_Chemical_Classification_System)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System is a drug classification system that classifies the active ingredients of drugs according to the organ or system on which they act and their therapeutic, pharmacological and chemical properties. Its purpose is an aid to monitor drug use and for research to improve quality medication use. It does not imply drug recommendation or efficacy. It is controlled by the World Health Organizati... > **[Medicine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. Contemporary medicine applies biomedical sciences, biomedical research, genetics, and medical technology to diagnose, treat,... > **[Alternative medicine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_medicine)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability, or evidence from clinical trials. Complementary medicine (CM), complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), integrated medicine or integrative medicine (IM), and holistic medicine attempt to combine alternative practices with those of mainstream medicine. Alternative therapies share in comm... ---
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> **[Alternative medicine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_medicine)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability, or evidence from clinical trials. Complementary medicine (CM), complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), integrated medicine or integrative medicine (IM), and holistic medicine attempt to combine alternative practices with those of mainstream medicine. Alternative therapies share in comm... > **[Paradox](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation. It is a statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true premises, leads to a seemingly self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion. A paradox usually involves contradictory-yet-interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time. They result in "persistent contradiction between interdependent elem... > **[Hilbert's paradox of the Grand Hotel](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert%27s_paradox_of_the_Grand_Hotel)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Hilbert's paradox of the Grand Hotel (colloquial: Infinite Hotel Paradox or Hilbert's Hotel) is a thought experiment which illustrates a counterintuitive property of infinite sets. It is demonstrated that a fully occupied hotel with infinitely many rooms may still accommodate additional guests, even infinitely many of them, and this process may be repeated infinitely often. The idea was introduced by David Hilbert in a 1924 lecture "Über das Unendl... ---
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> **[Hilbert's paradox of the Grand Hotel](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert's_paradox_of_the_Grand_Hotel)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Hilbert's paradox of the Grand Hotel (colloquial: Infinite Hotel Paradox or Hilbert's Hotel) is a thought experiment which illustrates a counterintuitive property of infinite sets. It is demonstrated that a fully occupied hotel with infinitely many rooms may still accommodate additional guests, even infinitely many of them, and this process may be repeated infinitely often. The idea was introduced by David Hilbert in a 1924 lecture "Über das Unendl... > **[Pyramid](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > A pyramid (from Greek: πυραμίς pyramís) is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single step at the top, making the shape roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or of any polygon shape. As such, a pyramid has at least three outer triangular surfaces (at least four faces including the base). The square pyramid, with a square base and four triangular outer surfaces,... > **[Black Athena](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Athena)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, its three volumes first published in 1987, 1991, and 2006 respectively, is a controversial book by Martin Bernal proposing an alternative hypothesis on the origins of ancient Greece and classical civilisation. Bernal's thesis discusses the perception of ancient Greece in relation to Greece's African and Asiatic neighbors, especially the ancient Egyptians and Phoenicians who, he believes,... ---
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