# 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:** 23
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/441 "2020-09-18T14:02:04Z")
> **[Rockfish Gap](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockfish_Gap)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap. > Joining the Shenandoah Valley to the Piedmont region of the state, it is the site of the mountain crossing of Interstate 64, U.S. Route 250, and the former Blue Ridge Railroad which later became part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and is currently pa... > **[Front Royal, Virginia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_Royal,_Virginia)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Front Royal is the only incorporated town in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population was 15,011 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Warren County. > The entire Shenandoah Valley including the area to become Front Royal was annexed and claimed for hunting by the Iroquois Confederation during the later Beaver Wars, by 1672. Some bands of the Shawnee settled in the area as client groups to the Iroquois and alternately to the C... > **[Battle of Front Royal](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Front_Royal)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Battle of Front Royal, also known as Guard Hill or Cedarville, was fought on May 23, 1862, during the American Civil War, as part of Jackson's Valley campaign. Confederate forces commanded by Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson were trying to keep Union forces engaged in the Shenandoah Valley to prevent them from joining the Peninsula campaign. After defeating Major General John C. Frémont's force in the Battle of McDowell, Jackson t... ---
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> **[Battle of Front Royal](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Front_Royal)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Battle of Front Royal, also known as Guard Hill or Cedarville, was fought on May 23, 1862, during the American Civil War, as part of Jackson's Valley campaign. Confederate forces commanded by Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson were trying to keep Union forces engaged in the Shenandoah Valley to prevent them from joining the Peninsula campaign. After defeating Major General John C. Frémont's force in the Battle of McDowell, Jackson t... > **[Medal of Honor](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. The medal is normally awarded by the president of the United States, but as it is presented "in the name of the United States Congress", it is sometimes erroneously referred to as the "Congressional Medal of ... > **[Mary Edwards Walker](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Edwards_Walker)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Mary Edwards Walker (November 26, 1832 – February 21, 1919), commonly referred to as Dr. Mary Walker, was an American abolitionist, prohibitionist, prisoner of war and surgeon. She is the only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor. > In 1855, she earned her medical degree at Syracuse Medical College in New York, married and started a medical practice. She attempted to join the Union Army at the outbreak of the American Civil War and was denied. S... ---
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> **[Mary Edwards Walker](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Edwards_Walker)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Mary Edwards Walker (November 26, 1832 – February 21, 1919), commonly referred to as Dr. Mary Walker, was an American abolitionist, prohibitionist, prisoner of war and surgeon. She is the only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor. > In 1855, she earned her medical degree at Syracuse Medical College in New York, married and started a medical practice. She attempted to join the Union Army at the outbreak of the American Civil War and was denied. S... > **[Women's suffrage in the United States](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_the_United_States)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Women's legal right to vote was established in the United States over the course of more than half a century, first in various states and localities, sometimes on a limited basis, and then nationally in 1920 with the passing of the 19th Amendment. > In the 1700's to early 1800's New Jersey did allow Women the right to vote before the passing of the 19th Amendment, but in 1807 the state restricted the right to vote to "...tax-paying, white male ... > **[Milagros Benet de Mewton](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milagros_Benet_de_Mewton)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Milagros Benet de Mewton (née Benet Colón; 22 November 1868 – 26 December 1948) was a Puerto Rican educator, women's rights advocate and suffragist. Born into an intellectual, liberal family, Benet trained as a teacher. Inhabitants of the island gained U.S. citizenship in 1917, after the United States acquired Puerto Rico from Spain. Benet was active in the struggle for women's enfranchisement and joined the first suffragist organization Liga Fem... ---
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> **[Milagros Benet de Mewton](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milagros_Benet_de_Mewton)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Milagros Benet de Mewton (née Benet Colón; 22 November 1868 – 26 December 1948) was a Puerto Rican educator, women's rights advocate and suffragist. Born into an intellectual, liberal family, Benet trained as a teacher. Inhabitants of the island gained U.S. citizenship in 1917, after the United States acquired Puerto Rico from Spain. Benet was active in the struggle for women's enfranchisement and joined the first suffragist organization Liga Fem... > **[Supreme Court of Puerto Rico](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Puerto_Rico)** > > 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}18°27′47″N 66°5′18″W / 18.46306°N 66.08833°W / 18.46306; -66.08833 > The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico) is the highest court of Puerto R... > **[Constitution of Puerto Rico](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Puerto_Rico)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is the controlling government document of Puerto Rico. It is composed of nine articles detailing the structure of the government as well as the function of several of its institutions. The document also contains an extensive and specific bill of rights. It was ratified by Puerto Rico's electorate in a referendum on March 3, 1952, ... ---
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> **[Constitution of Puerto Rico](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Puerto_Rico)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is the controlling government document of Puerto Rico. It is composed of nine articles detailing the structure of the government as well as the function of several of its institutions. The document also contains an extensive and specific bill of rights. It was ratified by Puerto Rico's electorate in a referendum on March 3, 1952, ... > **[Article Four of the United States Constitution](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_Clause)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Article Four of the United States Constitution outlines the relationship between the various states, as well as the relationship between each state and the United States federal government. It also empowers Congress to admit new states and administer the territories and other federal lands. > The Full Faith and Credit Clause requires states to extend "full faith and credit" to the public acts, records and court proceedings of other states. The Supr... > **[Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 (WFRHBA), is an Act of Congress (Pub. L. 92–195), signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 18, 1971. The act covered the management, protection and study of "unbranded and unclaimed horses and burros on public lands in the United States." > By the 1900s, feral horse populations were in decline, and there was concern that the horses were destroying land and resources wanted b... ---
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> **[Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_and_Free-Roaming_Horses_and_Burros_Act_of_1971)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 (WFRHBA), is an Act of Congress (Pub. L. 92–195), signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 18, 1971. The act covered the management, protection and study of "unbranded and unclaimed horses and burros on public lands in the United States." > By the 1900s, feral horse populations were in decline, and there was concern that the horses were destroying land and resources wanted b... > **[Velma Bronn Johnston](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velma_Bronn_Johnston)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Velma Bronn Johnston (March 5, 1912 — June 27, 1977), also known as Wild Horse Annie, was an animal welfare activist. She led a campaign to stop the eradication of mustangs and free-roaming burros from public lands. She was instrumental in passing legislation to stop using aircraft and land vehicles from inhumanely capturing wild horses and burros. > Velma Bronn was born in Reno, Nevada to Joseph Bronn and his wife Gertrude Clay, and grew up on Vine... > **[Lloyd Bridges](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Bridges)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. (January 15, 1913 – March 10, 1998) was an American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He was the father of four children, including the actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges. He started his career as a contract performer for Columbia Pictures, appearing in films such as Sahara (1943), A Walk in the Sun (1945), Little Big Horn (1951)... ---
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> **[Lloyd Bridges](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Bridges)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. (January 15, 1913 – March 10, 1998) was an American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films. He was the father of four children, including the actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges. He started his career as a contract performer for Columbia Pictures, appearing in films such as Sahara (1943), A Walk in the Sun (1945), Little Big Horn (1951)... > **[Sea Hunt](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Hunt)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Sea Hunt is an American action adventure television series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1961 and was popular for decades afterwards. The series originally aired for four seasons, with 155 episodes produced. It stars Lloyd Bridges as former Navy diver Mike Nelson, and was produced by Ivan Tors. > Series executive producer Ivan Tors conceived the idea for Sea Hunt while working on the 1958 film Underwater Warrior. He tried in vain to sell t... > **[Grand Bahama](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Bahama)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Grand Bahama is the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, with the town of West End located 56 nautical miles (64 mi; 104 km) east of Palm Beach, Florida. It is the third largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays. The island is roughly 530 square miles (1,400 km2) in area and approximately 153 kilometres (95 mi) long west to east and 24 kilometres (15 mi) at its widest point north to south. Admini... ---
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> **[Grand Bahama](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Bahama)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Grand Bahama is the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, with the town of West End located 56 nautical miles (64 mi; 104 km) east of Palm Beach, Florida. It is the third largest island in the Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays. The island is roughly 530 square miles (1,400 km2) in area and approximately 153 kilometres (95 mi) long west to east and 24 kilometres (15 mi) at its widest point north to south. Admini... > **[Casuarina](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casuarina)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > See text > Casuarina is a genus of 17 tree species in the family Casuarinaceae, native to Australia, the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia, islands of the western Pacific Ocean, and eastern Africa. It was once treated as the sole genus in the family, but has since been split into four genera (see: Casuarinaceae). > **[Turnip moth](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnip_moth)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Agrotis segetum, sometimes known as the turnip moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is a common European species and it is found in Africa and across Eurasia except for the northernmost parts. > It is a cutworm in the genus Agrotis, which possibly is the genus that includes the largest number of species of cutworms. ---
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> **[Turnip moth](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turnip_moth)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Agrotis segetum, sometimes known as the turnip moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is a common European species and it is found in Africa and across Eurasia except for the northernmost parts. > It is a cutworm in the genus Agrotis, which possibly is the genus that includes the largest number of species of cutworms. > **[Crop rotation](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_rotation)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons. It reduces reliance on one set of nutrients, pest and weed pressure, and the probability of developing resistant pests and weeds. > Growing the same crop in the same place for many years in a row, known as monocropping, gradually depletes the soil of certain nutrients and selects for a highly competitive pest and weed... > **[Nitrogen fixation](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_fixation)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Nitrogen fixation or Biological Nitrogen Fixation(BNF) is a chemical process by which molecular nitrogen (N2), which has a strong triple covalent bond, is converted into ammonia (NH3) or related nitrogenous compounds, typically in soil or aquatic systems but also in industry. The nitrogen in air is molecular dinitrogen, a relatively nonreactive molecule that is metabolically useless to all but a few microorganisms. Biological nitrogen fixation o... ---
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> **[Nitrogen fixation](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen_fixation)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Nitrogen fixation or Biological Nitrogen Fixation(BNF) is a chemical process by which molecular nitrogen (N2), which has a strong triple covalent bond, is converted into ammonia (NH3) or related nitrogenous compounds, typically in soil or aquatic systems but also in industry. The nitrogen in air is molecular dinitrogen, a relatively nonreactive molecule that is metabolically useless to all but a few microorganisms. Biological nitrogen fixation o... > **[Pentaamine(dinitrogen)ruthenium(II) chloride](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentaamine(dinitrogen)ruthenium(II)_chloride)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Pentaamine(nitrogen)ruthenium(II) chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula \[Ru(NH3)5(N2)\]Cl2. It is a nearly white solid, but its solutions are yellow. The cationic complex is of historic significance as the first compound with N2 bound to a metal center. \[Ru(NH3)5(N2)\]2+ adopts an octahedral structure with C4v symmetry. > Pentaamine(nitrogen)ruthenium(II) chloride is synthesized in an aqueous solution from pentaamminechlororuthenium(III) c... > **[Chemical nomenclature](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_nomenclature)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > A chemical nomenclature is a set of rules to generate systematic names for chemical compounds. The nomenclature used most frequently worldwide is the one created and developed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). > The IUPAC's rules for naming organic and inorganic compounds are contained in two publications, known as the Blue Book and the Red Book, respectively. A third publication, known as the Green Book, recommends... ---
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> **[Chemical nomenclature](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_nomenclature)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > A chemical nomenclature is a set of rules to generate systematic names for chemical compounds. The nomenclature used most frequently worldwide is the one created and developed by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). > The IUPAC's rules for naming organic and inorganic compounds are contained in two publications, known as the Blue Book and the Red Book, respectively. A third publication, known as the Green Book, recommends... > **[Alchemy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchemy)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Alchemy (from Arabic: al-kīmiyā; from Ancient Greek: χυμεία, khumeía) is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practiced in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe. In its Western form, alchemy is first attested in a number of pseudepigraphical texts written in Greco-Roman Egypt during the first few centuries AD. > Alchemists attempted to purify, mature, and perfect certain m... > **[Elixir of life](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elixir_of_life)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The elixir of life, also known as elixir of immortality, is a potion that supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth. This elixir was also said to cure all diseases. Alchemists in various ages and cultures sought the means of formulating the elixir. > An early mention of an elixir of life is found in the Epic of Gilgamesh (from the 2nd millennium BC) in which Gilgamesh comes to fear his own declining years following the death of... ---
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> **[Elixir of life](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elixir_of_life)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The elixir of life, also known as elixir of immortality, is a potion that supposedly grants the drinker eternal life and/or eternal youth. This elixir was also said to cure all diseases. Alchemists in various ages and cultures sought the means of formulating the elixir. > An early mention of an elixir of life is found in the Epic of Gilgamesh (from the 2nd millennium BC) in which Gilgamesh comes to fear his own declining years following the death of... > **[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Philosopher%27s_Stone)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > > Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a 1997 fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the Harry Potter series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry makes close friends and a few enemies during his first year at the school a... > **[Bloomsbury Publishing](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomsbury_Publishing)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction. It is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index. Bloomsbury's head office is located in Bloomsbury, an area of the London Borough of Camden. It has a US publishing office located in New York City, an India publishing office in New Delhi, an Australia sales office in Sydney CBD and other publishing offices in the UK including in Oxford. The company's grow... ---
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> **[Bloomsbury Publishing](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomsbury_Publishing)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction. It is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index. Bloomsbury's head office is located in Bloomsbury, an area of the London Borough of Camden. It has a US publishing office located in New York City, an India publishing office in New Delhi, an Australia sales office in Sydney CBD and other publishing offices in the UK including in Oxford. The company's grow... > **[New York City](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > New York (/nu jɔːrk/), often called New York City\[a\] or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over 300.46 square miles (778.2 km2), New York City is the most densely populated major city in the United States and more than twice as populous as Los Angeles, the nation's second largest city. New York City is located at the southern tip of New York State. It constitutes the geographica... > **[George Washington](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > > George Washington (February 22, 1732\[b\] – December 14, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created and ratified th... ---
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> **[George Washington](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > > George Washington (February 22, 1732\[b\] – December 14, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War and served as president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which created and ratified th... > **[Battle of Quebec (1775)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Quebec_(1775))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Battle of Quebec (French: Bataille de Québec) was fought on December 31, 1775, between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans, and it came with heavy losses. General Richard Montgomery was killed, Benedict Arnold was wounded, and Daniel Morgan and more than 400 men were taken prisoner. The city's garr... > **[HMS Lizard (1757)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Lizard_(1757))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > HMS Lizard was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, in service from 1757 to 1828. Named after the Lizard, a peninsula in southern Cornwall, she was a broad-beamed and sturdy vessel designed for lengthy periods at sea. Her crewing complement was 200 and, when fully equipped, she was armed with 24 nine-pounder cannons, supported by four three-pounders and twelve 1⁄2-pounder swivel guns. Despite her sturdy build, she was ... ---
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> **[HMS Lizard (1757)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Lizard_(1757))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > HMS Lizard was a 28-gun Coventry-class sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, in service from 1757 to 1828. Named after the Lizard, a peninsula in southern Cornwall, she was a broad-beamed and sturdy vessel designed for lengthy periods at sea. Her crewing complement was 200 and, when fully equipped, she was armed with 24 nine-pounder cannons, supported by four three-pounders and twelve 1⁄2-pounder swivel guns. Despite her sturdy build, she was ... > **[Seven Years' War](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years%27_War)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Anglo-Prussian coalition victory > Great Britain: 300,000 (total mobilized)\[citation needed\] > **[Electorate of Saxony](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electorate_of_Saxony)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony (German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. It was centered around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. > In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles IV designated the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg an electorate, a territory whose ruler was one of the prince-electors who chose the Holy Roman emperor. After the extinction of the... ---
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> **[Electorate of Saxony](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electorate_of_Saxony)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Electorate of Saxony, also known as Electoral Saxony (German: Kurfürstentum Sachsen or Kursachsen), was a territory of the Holy Roman Empire from 1356–1806. It was centered around the cities of Dresden, Leipzig and Chemnitz. > In the Golden Bull of 1356, Emperor Charles IV designated the Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg an electorate, a territory whose ruler was one of the prince-electors who chose the Holy Roman emperor. After the extinction of the... > **[Primogeniture](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primogeniture)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Primogeniture (/ˌpraɪm-ə-/ also /-oʊ-ˈdʒɛnɪtʃər/) is the right, by law or custom, of the firstborn legitimate child to inherit the parent's entire or main estate in preference to shared inheritance among all or some children, any illegitimate child or any collateral relative. In most contexts, it means the inheritance of the firstborn son (agnatic primogeniture); it can also mean by the firstborn daughter (matrilineal primogeniture). > The common... > **[Rain Queen](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_Queen)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Queen Modjadji, or the Rain Queen, is the hereditary queen of Balobedu, a people of the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The Rain Queen is believed to have special powers, including the ability to control the clouds and rainfall. > As of October 2022\[update\] Modjadji Royal council have a new King. The traditional installation of Prince Lekukela Modjadji as the king of the Balobedu took place at Khetlhakoni Royal Palace in Modjadjiskloof outside ... ---
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> **[Rain Queen](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_Queen)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Queen Modjadji, or the Rain Queen, is the hereditary queen of Balobedu, a people of the Limpopo Province of South Africa. The Rain Queen is believed to have special powers, including the ability to control the clouds and rainfall. > As of October 2022\[update\] Modjadji Royal council have a new King. The traditional installation of Prince Lekukela Modjadji as the king of the Balobedu took place at Khetlhakoni Royal Palace in Modjadjiskloof outside ... > **[Regent](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > A regent (from Latin regens: ruling, governing) is a person appointed to govern a state pro tempore (Latin: 'for the time being') because the monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge the powers and duties of the monarchy, or the throne is vacant and the new monarch has not yet been determined. One variation is in the Monarchy of Liechtenstein, where a competent monarch may choose to assign regency to their of-age heir, hand... > **[University of Santo Tomas](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Santo_Tomas)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel de Benavides, third Archbishop of Manila, it has the oldest extant university charter in Asia, and is one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment found on one campus. It is th... ---
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> **[University of Santo Tomas](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Santo_Tomas)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel de Benavides, third Archbishop of Manila, it has the oldest extant university charter in Asia, and is one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment found on one campus. It is th... > **[The Varsitarian](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Varsitarian)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Varsitarian (Varsi, The V, or V) is the official student publication of the University of Santo Tomas (UST). Founded in January 1928 by a group of students led by Jose Villa Panganiban, it is one of the first student newspapers in the Philippines. It is published fortnightly. The lampoon issue is called The Vuisitarian. Tomas U. Santos, the mascot of The Varsitarian, is a Thomasian who represents the students of the campus. He is usually seen ... > **[The Rite (2011 film)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_(2011_film))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Rite is a 2011 supernatural horror film directed by Mikael Håfström and written by Michael Petroni. It is loosely based on Matt Baglio's book The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist, which itself is based on actual events as witnessed and recounted by American then-exorcist-in-training Father Gary Thomas and his experiences of being sent to Rome to be trained and work daily with veteran clergy of the practice. > The film stars Anthony Hopki... ---
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> **[The Rite (2011 film)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_(2011_film))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Rite is a 2011 supernatural horror film directed by Mikael Håfström and written by Michael Petroni. It is loosely based on Matt Baglio's book The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist, which itself is based on actual events as witnessed and recounted by American then-exorcist-in-training Father Gary Thomas and his experiences of being sent to Rome to be trained and work daily with veteran clergy of the practice. > The film stars Anthony Hopki... > **[Toby Jones](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Jones)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Tobias Edward Heslewood Jones OBE (born 7 September 1966) is an English actor. Jones is known for his extensive character actor roles on stage and screen. From 1989 to 1991 he trained at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. He made his stage debut in 2001 in the comedy play The Play What I Wrote, which played in the West End and on Broadway, earning him a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2020, he was no... > **[Detectorists](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detectorists)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Detectorists is a British comedy television series first broadcast on BBC Four in October 2014. It is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, who also stars alongside Toby Jones. > The series is set in the fictional small town of Danebury in north Essex. The plot revolves around the lives, loves and metal-detecting ambitions of Andy and Lance, members of the Danebury Metal Detecting Club. The main filming location for the series and Christmas s... ---
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> **[Detectorists](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detectorists)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Detectorists is a British comedy television series first broadcast on BBC Four in October 2014. It is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, who also stars alongside Toby Jones. > The series is set in the fictional small town of Danebury in north Essex. The plot revolves around the lives, loves and metal-detecting ambitions of Andy and Lance, members of the Danebury Metal Detecting Club. The main filming location for the series and Christmas s... > **[Diana Rigg](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Rigg)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (20 July 1938 – 10 September 2020) was an English actress of stage and screen. Her roles include Emma Peel in the TV series The Avengers (1965–1968); Countess Teresa di Vicenzo, wife of James Bond, in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969); Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones (2013–2017); and the title role in Medea in the West End in 1993 followed by Broadway a year later. > Rigg made her professional stage debu... > **[Olenna Tyrell](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olenna_Tyrell)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Olenna Tyrell (née Redwyne) is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of high fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation, Game of Thrones. > Olenna is first mentioned in A Game of Thrones (1996) and appears in A Storm of Swords (2000) and A Feast for Crows (2005). She is the matriarch of the powerful House Tyrell, the largest and second wealthiest of the eight Great Houses of Westeros. O... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=24)