# 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:** 27
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> **[Zarphatic language](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarphatic_language)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Zarphatic, or Judeo-French (Zarphatic: Tzarfatit), is an extinct Jewish language that was spoken by the French Jews of northern France and in parts of west-central Germany, such as Mainz, Frankfurt am Main and Aix-la-Chapelle. It was also spoken by French Jews who moved to Norman England. > The term Zarphatic, coined by Solomon Birnbaum, comes from the Hebrew name for France, Tzarfat (צרפת), which was originally used in the Hebrew Bible as a name f... > **[Phoenicia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia)** > > 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}34°07′25″N 35°39′04″E / 34.12361°N 35.65111°E / 34.12361; 35.65111 > Phoenicia (/fəˈnɪʃə, fəˈniːʃə/) was an ancient thalassocratic civilization originating in the Levant region o... > **[Endonym and exonym](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endonym_and_exonym)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > An endonym (from Greek: éndon, 'inner' + ónoma, 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, native name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, or linguistic community in question; it is their self-designated name for themselves, their homeland, or their language. > An exonym (from Greek: éxō, 'outer' + ónoma, 'name'; also known as xenonym) is an... ---
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> **[Endonym and exonym](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endonym_and_exonym)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > An endonym (from Greek: éndon, 'inner' + ónoma, 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, native name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, or linguistic community in question; it is their self-designated name for themselves, their homeland, or their language. > An exonym (from Greek: éxō, 'outer' + ónoma, 'name'; also known as xenonym) is an... > **[Marcel Aurousseau](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Aurousseau)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Marcel Aurousseau BSc (Syd.) MC C. de G. (19 April 1891 in Woollahra, Sydney – 22 August 1983 in Sydney) was an Australian geographer, geologist, war hero, historian and translator. > Aurousseau, who was of French and Irish descent, attended Sydney Boys High School alongside three students who were also later prominent in various fields: Arthur Wheen (a historian and translator), Raymond Kershaw (an economist) and Arthur McLaughlin (a medical pr... > **[Battle of Polygon Wood](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Polygon_Wood)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > >  British Empire > Battles of Ypres, 1917 ---
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> **[Battle of Polygon Wood](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Polygon_Wood)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > >  British Empire > Battles of Ypres, 1917 > **[Vickers machine gun](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_machine_guns)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a water-cooled .303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army. The gun was operated by a three-man crew but typically required more men to move and operate it: one fired, one fed the ammunition, the others helped to carry the weapon, its ammunition, and spare parts. It was in service from before the First World War until the 1960s, with air-cooled versions... > **[Sopwith Camel](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_Camel)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The Sopwith Camel is a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter aircraft that was introduced on the Western Front in 1917. It was developed by the Sopwith Aviation Company as a successor to the Sopwith Pup and became one of the best known fighter aircraft of the Great War. > The Camel was powered by a single rotary engine and was armed with twin synchronized Vickers machine guns. Though difficult to handle, it was highly manoeuvrable ... ---
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> **[Sopwith Camel](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopwith_Camel)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The Sopwith Camel is a British First World War single-seat biplane fighter aircraft that was introduced on the Western Front in 1917. It was developed by the Sopwith Aviation Company as a successor to the Sopwith Pup and became one of the best known fighter aircraft of the Great War. > The Camel was powered by a single rotary engine and was armed with twin synchronized Vickers machine guns. Though difficult to handle, it was highly manoeuvrable ... > **[Gyroscope](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyroscope)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > A gyroscope (from Ancient Greek γῦρος gŷros, "round" and σκοπέω skopéō, "to look") is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity. It is a spinning wheel or disc in which the axis of rotation (spin axis) is free to assume any orientation by itself. When rotating, the orientation of this axis is unaffected by tilting or rotation of the mounting, according to the conservation of angular momentum. > Gyroscopes based o... > **[Gimbal](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimbal)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > A gimbal is a pivoted support that permits rotation of an object about an axis. A set of three gimbals, one mounted on the other with orthogonal pivot axes, may be used to allow an object mounted on the innermost gimbal to remain independent of the rotation of its support (e.g. vertical in the first animation). For example, on a ship, the gyroscopes, shipboard compasses, stoves, and even drink holders typically use gimbals to keep them upright wit... ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/525 "2021-01-17T07:29:34Z")
> **[Gimbal](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimbal)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > A gimbal is a pivoted support that permits rotation of an object about an axis. A set of three gimbals, one mounted on the other with orthogonal pivot axes, may be used to allow an object mounted on the innermost gimbal to remain independent of the rotation of its support (e.g. vertical in the first animation). For example, on a ship, the gyroscopes, shipboard compasses, stoves, and even drink holders typically use gimbals to keep them upright wit... > **[Han dynasty](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynasty)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > > The Han dynasty (UK: /ˈhæn/, US: /ˈhɑːn/; Chinese: 漢朝; pinyin: Hàncháo) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warring interregnum known as the Chu–Han contention (206–202 BC), and it was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD). The dynasty was briefly interrupted by ... > **[Way of the Five Pecks of Rice](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_the_Five_Pecks_of_Rice)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Chinese: 五斗米道; pinyin: Wǔ Dǒu Mǐ Dào) or the Way of the Celestial Master, commonly abbreviated to simply The Celestial Masters, was a Chinese Taoist movement founded by the first Celestial Master Zhang Daoling in 142 CE. At its height, the movement controlled a theocratic state in the Hanzhong valley, north of Sichuan. In 215 CE, the state was incorporated by Cao Cao into what would later be the Kingdom of Wei, ... ---
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> **[Way of the Five Pecks of Rice](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_the_Five_Pecks_of_Rice)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Chinese: 五斗米道; pinyin: Wǔ Dǒu Mǐ Dào) or the Way of the Celestial Master, commonly abbreviated to simply The Celestial Masters, was a Chinese Taoist movement founded by the first Celestial Master Zhang Daoling in 142 CE. At its height, the movement controlled a theocratic state in the Hanzhong valley, north of Sichuan. In 215 CE, the state was incorporated by Cao Cao into what would later be the Kingdom of Wei, ... > **[Immortality](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immortality)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Immortality is the concept of eternal life. Some modern species may possess biological immortality.\[citation needed\] > Some scientists, futurists, and philosophers have theorized about the immortality of the human body, with some suggesting that human immortality may be achievable in the first few decades of the 21st century with the help of certain technologies such as mind uploading (digital immortality). Other advocates believe that life exten... > **[Cryonics](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Cryonics (from Greek: κρύος kryos meaning 'cold') is the low-temperature freezing (usually at −196 °C or −320.8 °F or 77.1 K) and storage of human remains, with the speculative hope that resurrection may be possible in the future. Cryonics is regarded with skepticism within the mainstream scientific community. It is generally viewed as a pseudoscience, and its practice has been characterized as quackery. > Cryonics procedures can begin only after... ---
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> **[Cryonics](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Cryonics (from Greek: κρύος kryos meaning 'cold') is the low-temperature freezing (usually at −196 °C or −320.8 °F or 77.1 K) and storage of human remains, with the speculative hope that resurrection may be possible in the future. Cryonics is regarded with skepticism within the mainstream scientific community. It is generally viewed as a pseudoscience, and its practice has been characterized as quackery. > Cryonics procedures can begin only after... Because of the rumor that he was cryonically frozen: > **[Walt Disney](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > > > Walter Elias Disney (/ˈdɪzni/; December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned and nominations by an individual, having won 22 Oscars from 59 nominations. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement A... > **[Armistice of 11 November 1918](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice_of_11_November_1918)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea, and air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany. Previous armistices had been agreed with Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary. It was concluded after the German government sent a message to American president Woodrow Wilson to negotiate terms on the basis of a recent speec... ---
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> **[Armistice of 11 November 1918](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armistice_of_11_November_1918)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea, and air in World War I between the Entente and their last remaining opponent, Germany. Previous armistices had been agreed with Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary. It was concluded after the German government sent a message to American president Woodrow Wilson to negotiate terms on the basis of a recent speec... > **[Imperial German Army](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Army_(German_Empire))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Imperial German Army (1871–1919), officially referred to as the German Army (German: Deutsches Heer), was the unified ground and air force of the German Empire. It was established in 1871 with the political unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussia, and was dissolved in 1919, after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I (1914–1918). In the Federal Republic of Germany, the term Deutsches Heer identifies the German Army, the... > **[Oberste Heeresleitung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberste_Heeresleitung)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Oberste Heeresleitung (German pronunciation: \[ˈoːbɐstə ˈheːʁəsˌlaɪtʊŋ\], Supreme Army Command or OHL) was the highest echelon of command of the army (Heer) of the German Empire. In the latter part of World War I, the Third OHL assumed dictatorial powers and became the de facto political authority in the empire. > After the formation of the German Empire in 1871, the Prussian Army, Royal Saxon Army, Army of Württemberg and the Bavarian Army were ... ---
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> **[Oberste Heeresleitung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberste_Heeresleitung)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Oberste Heeresleitung (German pronunciation: \[ˈoːbɐstə ˈheːʁəsˌlaɪtʊŋ\], Supreme Army Command or OHL) was the highest echelon of command of the army (Heer) of the German Empire. In the latter part of World War I, the Third OHL assumed dictatorial powers and became the de facto political authority in the empire. > After the formation of the German Empire in 1871, the Prussian Army, Royal Saxon Army, Army of Württemberg and the Bavarian Army were ... > **[Zimmermann Telegram](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmermann_Telegram)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note or Zimmerman Cable) was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico if the United States entered World War I against Germany. With Germany's aid, Mexico would recover Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. The telegram was intercepted and decoded by British intelligence. > Revelation of the contents enraged... > **[Black Tom explosion](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tom_explosion)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Black Tom explosion was an act of sabotage by agents of the German Empire, to destroy U.S.-made munitions that were to be supplied to the Allies in World War I. The explosions, which occurred on July 30, 1916, in New York Harbor, killed four people and destroyed some $20,000,000 ($500 million in 2023 dollars) worth of military goods. This incident, which happened prior to U.S. entry into World War I, also damaged the Statue of Liberty. It w... ---
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> **[Black Tom explosion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Tom_explosion)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Black Tom explosion was an act of sabotage by agents of the German Empire, to destroy U.S.-made munitions that were to be supplied to the Allies in World War I. The explosions, which occurred on July 30, 1916, in New York Harbor, killed four people and destroyed some $20,000,000 ($500 million in 2023 dollars) worth of military goods. This incident, which happened prior to U.S. entry into World War I, also damaged the Statue of Liberty. It w... > **[Northeastern United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_United_States)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Northeastern United States, also referred to as the Northeast, the East Coast,\[a\] or the American Northeast, is a geographic region of the United States. It is located on the Atlantic coast of North America, with Canada to its north, the Southern United States to its south, and the Midwestern United States to its west. The Northeast is one of the four regions defined by the U.S. Census Bureau for the collection and analysis of statistics. Th... > **[Algonquian peoples](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquian_peoples)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Algonquian are one of the most populous and widespread North American native language groups. Historically, the peoples were prominent along the Atlantic Coast and into the interior along the Saint Lawrence River and around the Great Lakes. This grouping consists of the peoples who speak Algonquian languages. > Before Europeans came into contact, most Algonquian settlements lived by hunting and fishing, although many of them supplemented their ... ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/531 "2021-02-13T23:48:31Z")
> **[Algonquian peoples](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquian_peoples)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The Algonquian are one of the most populous and widespread North American native language groups. Historically, the peoples were prominent along the Atlantic Coast and into the interior along the Saint Lawrence River and around the Great Lakes. This grouping consists of the peoples who speak Algonquian languages. > Before Europeans came into contact, most Algonquian settlements lived by hunting and fishing, although many of them supplemented their ... > **[Liebig's law of the minimum](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebig%27s_law_of_the_minimum)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Liebig's law of the minimum, often simply called Liebig's law or the law of the minimum, is a principle developed in agricultural science by Carl Sprengel (1840) and later popularized by Justus von Liebig. It states that growth is dictated not by total resources available, but by the scarcest resource (limiting factor). The law has also been applied to biological populations and ecosystem models for factors such as sunlight or mineral nutrients. > **[Pigouvian tax](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigovian_tax)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > A Pigouvian tax (also spelled Pigovian tax) is a tax on any market activity that generates negative externalities (i.e., external costs incurred by the producer that are not included in the market price). The tax is normally set by the government to correct an undesirable or inefficient market outcome (a market failure), and does so by being set equal to the external marginal cost of the negative externalities. In the presence of negative external... ---
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(bump) I always liked this thread game and wish it might return. ---
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Ask and thee shall receive > **[Pigouvian tax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigovian_tax)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > A Pigouvian tax (also spelled Pigovian tax) is a tax on any market activity that generates negative externalities (i.e., external costs incurred by the producer that are not included in the market price). The tax is normally set by the government to correct an undesirable or inefficient market outcome (a market failure), and does so by being set equal to the external marginal cost of the negative externalities. In the presence of negative external... > **[Market failure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_failure)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > In neoclassical economics, market failure is a situation in which the allocation of goods and services by a free market is not Pareto efficient, often leading to a net loss of economic value. Market failures can be viewed as scenarios where individuals' pursuit of pure self-interest leads to results that are not efficient – that can be improved upon from the societal point of view. The first known use of the term by economists was in 1958, but th... > **[Coase theorem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coase_theorem)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > In law and economics, the Coase theorem (/ˈkoʊs/) describes the economic efficiency of an economic allocation or outcome in the presence of externalities. The theorem states that if trade in an externality is possible and there are sufficiently low transaction costs, bargaining will lead to a Pareto efficient outcome regardless of the initial allocation of property. In practice, obstacles to bargaining or poorly defined property rights can prevent... ---
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> **[Coase theorem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coase_theorem)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > In law and economics, the Coase theorem (/ˈkoʊs/) describes the economic efficiency of an economic allocation or outcome in the presence of externalities. The theorem states that if trade in an externality is possible and there are sufficiently low transaction costs, bargaining will lead to a Pareto efficient outcome regardless of the initial allocation of property. In practice, obstacles to bargaining or poorly defined property rights can prevent... > **[Steven N. S. Cheung](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_N._S._Cheung)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Steven Ng-Sheong Cheung (/tʃʌŋ/;\[citation needed\] born December 1, 1935) is a Hong Kong-born American economist who specializes in the fields of transaction costs and property rights, following the approach of new institutional economics. He achieved his public fame with an economic analysis on China open-door policy after the 1980s. In his studies of economics, he focuses on economic explanation that is based on real world observation (an observa... > **[The Fable of the Bees](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fable_of_The_Bees)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Fable of The Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits (1714) is a book by the Anglo-Dutch social philosopher Bernard Mandeville. It consists of the satirical poem The Grumbling Hive: or, Knaves turn'd Honest, which was first published anonymously in 1705; a prose discussion of the poem, called "Remarks"; and an essay, An Enquiry into the Origin of Moral Virtue. In 1723, a second edition was published with two new essays. > In The Grumbling H... ---
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> **[The Fable of the Bees](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fable_of_The_Bees)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Fable of The Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits (1714) is a book by the Anglo-Dutch social philosopher Bernard Mandeville. It consists of the satirical poem The Grumbling Hive: or, Knaves turn'd Honest, which was first published anonymously in 1705; a prose discussion of the poem, called "Remarks"; and an essay, An Enquiry into the Origin of Moral Virtue. In 1723, a second edition was published with two new essays. > In The Grumbling H... > **[Doggerel](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggerel)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Doggerel, or doggrel, is poetry that is irregular in rhythm and in rhyme, often deliberately for burlesque or comic effect. Alternatively, it can mean verse which has a monotonous rhythm, easy rhyme, and cheap or trivial meaning. > The word is derived from the Middle English dogerel, probably a derivative of dog. In English it has been used as an adjective since the 14th century and a noun since at least 1630. > Appearing since ancient times in the... > **[William McGonagall](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McGonagall)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > William Topaz McGonagall (March 1825 – 29 September 1902) was a Scottish poet of Irish descent. He gained notoriety as an extremely bad poet who exhibited no recognition of, or concern for, his peers' opinions of his work. > He wrote about 200 poems, including "The Tay Bridge Disaster" and "The Famous Tay Whale", which are widely regarded as some of the worst in English literature. Groups throughout Scotland engaged him to make recitations from ... ---
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> **[William McGonagall](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_McGonagall)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > William Topaz McGonagall (March 1825 – 29 September 1902) was a Scottish poet of Irish descent. He gained notoriety as an extremely bad poet who exhibited no recognition of, or concern for, his peers' opinions of his work. > He wrote about 200 poems, including "The Tay Bridge Disaster" and "The Famous Tay Whale", which are widely regarded as some of the worst in English literature. Groups throughout Scotland engaged him to make recitations from ... > **[Balmoral Castle](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balmoral_Castle)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Balmoral Castle (/bælˈmɒrəl/) is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and a residence of the British royal family. It is near the village of Crathie, 9 miles (14 km) west of Ballater and 50 miles (80 km) west of Aberdeen. > The estate and its original castle were bought from the Farquharson family in 1852 by Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria. Soon afterwards the house was found to be too small and the current Balmoral Cas... > **[Hoax](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoax)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > A hoax is a widely publicized falsehood so fashioned as to invite reflexive, unthinking acceptance by the greatest number of people of the most varied social identities and of the highest possible social pretensions to gull its victims into putting up the highest possible social currency in support of the hoax. > Whereas the promoters of frauds, fakes, and scams devise them so that they will withstand the highest degree of scrutiny customary in ... ---
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> **[Hoax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoax)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > A hoax is a widely publicized falsehood so fashioned as to invite reflexive, unthinking acceptance by the greatest number of people of the most varied social identities and of the highest possible social pretensions to gull its victims into putting up the highest possible social currency in support of the hoax. > Whereas the promoters of frauds, fakes, and scams devise them so that they will withstand the highest degree of scrutiny customary in ... > **[Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stock_Exchange_Fraud_of_1814)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814 was a hoax or fraud centered on false information about the Napoleonic Wars, affecting the London Stock Exchange in 1814. > On the morning of Monday, 21 February 1814, a uniformed man posing as Colonel du Bourg, aide-de-camp to Lord Cathcart, arrived at the Ship Inn at Dover, England, bearing news that Napoleon I of France had been killed and the Bourbons were victorious. Requesting this information to be re... > **[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cochrane,_10th_Earl_of_Dundonald)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquess of Maranhão (14 December 1775 – 31 October 1860), styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a British naval flag officer of the Royal Navy, mercenary and Radical politician. He was a successful captain of the Napoleonic Wars, leading Napoleon to nickname him le Loup des Mers, 'the Sea Wolf'. He was successful in virtually all of his naval actions. > He was dismissed from the Royal Navy in ... ---
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> **[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cochrane,_10th_Earl_of_Dundonald)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquess of Maranhão (14 December 1775 – 31 October 1860), styled Lord Cochrane between 1778 and 1831, was a British naval flag officer of the Royal Navy, mercenary and Radical politician. He was a successful captain of the Napoleonic Wars, leading Napoleon to nickname him le Loup des Mers, 'the Sea Wolf'. He was successful in virtually all of his naval actions. > He was dismissed from the Royal Navy in ... > **[Horatio Hornblower](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Hornblower)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Horatio Hornblower is a fictional officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, the protagonist of a series of novels and stories by C. S. Forester. He later became the subject of films, radio and television programmes, and C. Northcote Parkinson elaborated a "biography" of him, The True Story of Horatio Hornblower. > Forester's series about Hornblower tales began with the novel The Happy Return (US title: Beat to Quarters), publi... > **[Gregory Peck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Peck)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. > After studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner, Peck began appearing in stage productions, acting in over 50 plays and three Broadway productions. He first gained critical success i... ---
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> **[Gregory Peck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Peck)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. > After studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner, Peck began appearing in stage productions, acting in over 50 plays and three Broadway productions. He first gained critical success i... > **[San Diego High School](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_High_School)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > San Diego High School (SDHS) is an urban public high school located on the southern edge of Balboa Park, in San Diego, California, United States. It is the oldest high school in the San Diego Unified School District, one of the oldest public schools in all of California, and the oldest still on its original site. > The school was established in 1882, initially named Russ School after lumberman Joseph Russ, who donated the lumber to build the school... > **[Diamanda Galás](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamanda_Gal%C3%A1s)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Diamanda Galás (born August 29, 1955) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, visual artist, and soprano. She has campaigned for AIDS education and the rights of the infected. > Galás's commitment to addressing social issues and her involvement in collective action has made her concentrate on themes such as AIDS, mental illness, despair, loss of dignity, political injustice, historical revisionism, and war crimes. Galás has attracted the atte... ---
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> **[Diamanda Galás](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamanda_Gal%C3%A1s)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Diamanda Galás (born August 29, 1955) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, visual artist, and soprano. She has campaigned for AIDS education and the rights of the infected. > Galás's commitment to addressing social issues and her involvement in collective action has made her concentrate on themes such as AIDS, mental illness, despair, loss of dignity, political injustice, historical revisionism, and war crimes. Galás has attracted the atte... > **[Chios](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chios)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Chios (/ˈkaɪ.ɒs, ˈkaɪ.oʊs, ˈkiː-/; Greek: Χίος, romanized: Chíos \[ˈçi.os\] (listen), traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea, and the tenth largest island in the overall Mediterranean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic gum and its nickname is "the Mastic Island". Tourist attractions include its medieval vill... > **[Chios massacre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chios_massacre)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > 1822–1824 > Greek civil wars of 1824–1825 > Egyptian intervention (1825–1826) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=28)