# 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:** 28
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> **[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) > **[Greek War of Independence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_War_of_Independence)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Greek victory: >  Ottoman Empire > **[Lord Byron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and has been regarded as among the greatest of English poets. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular. > Byron was educated a... ---
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> **[Lord Byron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and has been regarded as among the greatest of English poets. Among his best-known works are the lengthy narratives Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage; many of his shorter lyrics in Hebrew Melodies also became popular. > Byron was educated a... > **[National Library of Scotland](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_of_Scotland)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > The National Library of Scotland (NLS) (Scottish Gaelic: Leabharlann Nàiseanta na h-Alba, Scots: Naitional Leebrar o Scotland) is the legal deposit library of Scotland and is one of the country's National Collections. As one of the largest libraries in the United Kingdom, it is a member of Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL). > There are over 24 million items held at the Library in various formats... > **[McVitie's](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McVitie%27s)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > McVitie's (/məkˈvɪtiz/) is a British snack food brand owned by United Biscuits. The name derives from the original Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie & Price, Ltd., established in 1830 on Rose Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company moved to various sites in the city before completing the St Andrews Biscuit Works factory on Robertson Avenue in the Gorgie district in 1888. The company also established one in Glasgow and two large manufacturing pl... ---
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> **[McVitie's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McVitie's)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > McVitie's (/məkˈvɪtiz/) is a British snack food brand owned by United Biscuits. The name derives from the original Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie & Price, Ltd., established in 1830 on Rose Street in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company moved to various sites in the city before completing the St Andrews Biscuit Works factory on Robertson Avenue in the Gorgie district in 1888. The company also established one in Glasgow and two large manufacturing pl... > **[Digestive biscuit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_biscuit)** > > A digestive biscuit, sometimes described as a sweet-meal biscuit, is a semi-sweet biscuit that originated in Scotland. The digestive was first developed in 1839 by two Scottish doctors to aid digestion. The term digestive is derived from the belief that they had antacid properties due to the use of sodium bicarbonate when they were first developed. Historically, some producers used diastatic malt extract to "digest" some of the starch that existed in flour prior to baking. > First manufactured b... > **[DATEM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DATEM)** > > DATEM (diacetyl tartaric acid ester of mono- and diglycerides, also E472e) is an emulsifier primarily used in baking to strengthen the gluten network in dough. It is added to crusty breads, such as rye, to impart a springy, chewy texture.\[citation needed\] It is also used in the production of biscuits, coffee whiteners, salsa con queso, ice cream, and salad dressings. > Although the exact mechanism is not well understood, DATEM appears to interact with the hydrophobic parts of gluten, helping its ... ---
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> **[DATEM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DATEM)** > > DATEM (diacetyl tartaric acid ester of mono- and diglycerides, also E472e) is an emulsifier primarily used in baking to strengthen the gluten network in dough. It is added to crusty breads, such as rye, to impart a springy, chewy texture.\[citation needed\] It is also used in the production of biscuits, coffee whiteners, salsa con queso, ice cream, and salad dressings. > Although the exact mechanism is not well understood, DATEM appears to interact with the hydrophobic parts of gluten, helping its ... > **[Tartaric acid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartaric_acid)** > > Tartaric acid is a white, crystalline organic acid that occurs naturally in many fruits, most notably in grapes, but also in bananas, tamarinds, and citrus. Its salt, potassium bitartrate, commonly known as cream of tartar, develops naturally in the process of fermentation. It is commonly mixed with sodium bicarbonate and is sold as baking powder used as a leavening agent in food preparation. The acid itself is added to foods as an antioxidant E334 and to impart its distinctive sour taste. N > **[Orthorhombic crystal system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthorhombic_crystal_system)** > > In crystallography, the orthorhombic crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems. Orthorhombic lattices result from stretching a cubic lattice along two of its orthogonal pairs by two different factors, resulting in a rectangular prism with a rectangular base (a by b) and height (c), such that a, b, and c are distinct. All three bases intersect at 90° angles, so the three lattice vectors remain mutually orthogonal. > There are four orthorhombic Bravais lattices: primitive orthorhombic, base-cen... ---
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> **[Orthorhombic crystal system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthorhombic_crystal_system)** > > In crystallography, the orthorhombic crystal system is one of the 7 crystal systems. Orthorhombic lattices result from stretching a cubic lattice along two of its orthogonal pairs by two different factors, resulting in a rectangular prism with a rectangular base (a by b) and height (c), such that a, b, and c are distinct. All three bases intersect at 90° angles, so the three lattice vectors remain mutually orthogonal. > There are four orthorhombic Bravais lattices: primitive orthorhombic, base-cen... > **[Prism (geometry)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prism_(geometry))** > > In geometry, a prism is a polyhedron comprising an n-sided polygon base, a second base which is a translated copy (rigidly moved without rotation) of the first, and n other faces, necessarily all parallelograms, joining corresponding sides of the two bases. All cross-sections parallel to the bases are translations of the bases. Prisms are named after their bases, e.g. a prism with a pentagonal base is called a pentagonal prism. Prisms are a subclass of prismatoids. > Like many basic geometric term... > **[Greek language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language)** > > Greek (Modern Greek: Ελληνικά, romanized: Elliniká, pronounced \[eliniˈka\]; Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνική, romanized: Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writi ---
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> **[Greek language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language)** > > Greek (Modern Greek: Ελληνικά, romanized: Elliniká, pronounced \[eliniˈka\]; Ancient Greek: Ἑλληνική, romanized: Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writi > **[Rhetoric](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetoric)** > > Rhetoric (/ˈrɛtərɪk/)\[note 1\] is the art of persuasion, which along with grammar and logic (or dialectic), is one of the three ancient arts of discourse. Rhetoric aims to study the techniques writers or speakers utilize to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. Aristotle defines rhetoric as "the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion" and since mastery of the art was necessary for victory in a case at law, for passage of pro > **[John Quincy Adams](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams)** > > John Quincy Adams (/ˈkwɪnzi/ (listen);\[a\] July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American politician, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States Secretary of State from 1817 to 1825. During his long diplomatic and political career, Adams also served as an ambassador, and as a member of the United States Congress representing Massachusetts in both chambers. He was the eldest son... ---
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> **[John Quincy Adams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Quincy_Adams)** > > John Quincy Adams (/ˈkwɪnzi/ (listen);\[a\] July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American politician, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States Secretary of State from 1817 to 1825. During his long diplomatic and political career, Adams also served as an ambassador, and as a member of the United States Congress representing Massachusetts in both chambers. He was the eldest son... > **[Plutarch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch)** > > Plutarch (/ˈpluːtɑːrk/; Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos; Koine Greek: \[ˈplutarkʰos\]; c. AD 46 – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Moralia, a collection of essays and speeches. Upon becoming a Roman citizen, he was possibly named Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος Plutar... > **[Trajan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan)** > > Trajan (/ˈtreɪdʒən/ TRAY-jən; Latin: Caesar Nerva Traianus; 18 September 53 – 9/11 August 117) was Roman emperor from 98 to 117. Officially declared optimus princeps ("best ruler") by the senate, Trajan is remembered as a successful soldier-emperor who presided over one of the greatest military expansions in Roman history and led the empire to attain its greatest territorial extent by the time of his death. He is also known for his philanthropic rule, overseeing extensive public building progr... ---
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> **[Trajan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan)** > > Trajan (/ˈtreɪdʒən/ TRAY-jən; Latin: Caesar Nerva Traianus; 18 September 53 – 9/11 August 117) was Roman emperor from 98 to 117. Officially declared optimus princeps ("best ruler") by the senate, Trajan is remembered as a successful soldier-emperor who presided over one of the greatest military expansions in Roman history and led the empire to attain its greatest territorial extent by the time of his death. He is also known for his philanthropic rule, overseeing extensive public building progr... > **[Trajan's Dacian Wars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan%27s_Dacian_Wars)** > > Heavy > The Dacian Wars (101–102, 105–106) were two military campaigns fought between the Roman Empire and Dacia during Emperor Trajan's rule. The conflicts were triggered by the constant Dacian threat on the Danubian province of Moesia and also by the increasing need for resources of the economy of the Empire. > Trajan turned his attention to Dacia, an area north of Macedon and Greece and east of the Danube that had been on the Roman agenda since before the days of Caesar: 213  when the Dacians de... > **[Free Dacians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Dacians)** > > The so-called Free Dacians (Romanian: Daci liberi) is the name given by some modern historians to those Dacians who putatively remained outside, or emigrated from, the Roman Empire after the emperor Trajan's Dacian Wars (AD 101-6). Dio Cassius named them Dakoi prosoroi (Latin: Daci limitanei) meaning "neighbouring Dacians". > A population of Dacians existed on the fringes of the Balkan Roman provinces, especially in the eastern Carpathian Mountains, at least until about AD 340. They were responsib... ---
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> **[Free Dacians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Dacians)** > > The so-called Free Dacians (Romanian: Daci liberi) is the name given by some modern historians to those Dacians who putatively remained outside, or emigrated from, the Roman Empire after the emperor Trajan's Dacian Wars (AD 101-6). Dio Cassius named them Dakoi prosoroi (Latin: Daci limitanei) meaning "neighbouring Dacians". > A population of Dacians existed on the fringes of the Balkan Roman provinces, especially in the eastern Carpathian Mountains, at least until about AD 340. They were responsib... > **[Theodor Mommsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Mommsen)** > > Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (German pronunciation: \[ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈmɔmzn̩\] (listen); 30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th century. His work regarding Roman history is still of fundamental importance for contemporary research. He received the 1902 Nobel Prize in Literature for being "the greatest living master of the art of historic > **[Nobel Prize in Literature](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature)** > > The Nobel Prize in Literature (here meaning for literature) is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in the field of literature, produced the most outstanding work in an idealistic direction" (original Swedish: den som inom litteraturen har producerat det utmärktaste i idealisk rigtning). Though individual works are sometimes cited as being particularly notewort Al... ---
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> **[Nobel Prize in Literature](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature)** > > The Nobel Prize in Literature (here meaning for literature) is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in the field of literature, produced the most outstanding work in an idealistic direction" (original Swedish: den som inom litteraturen har producerat det utmärktaste i idealisk rigtning). Though individual works are sometimes cited as being particularly notewort Al... > **[Ragnar Sohlman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnar_Sohlman)** > > Ragnar Sohlman (February 26, 1870 – July 9, 1948) was a Swedish chemical engineer, manager, civil servant, and creator of the Nobel Foundation. > Ragnar Sohlman was born in Stockholm to August Sohlman, a well-known newspaper man, and his wife Hulda Maria Sandeberg. In 1887, he enrolled at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and graduated as a chemical engineer in 1890. > In 1893 Sohlman became the assistant of Alfred Nobel in San Remo, and Nobel's will from 1895 named him and Rudolf ... > **[Sanremo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanremo)** > > Sanremo (Italian: \[sanˈrɛːmo\]; Ligurian: Sanrémmo(ro) or Sanreumo(ro), pronounced \[saŋˈɾøːmu(ɹu)\]) or San Remo is a city and comune on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan–San Remo cycling classic. > The name of the city is a phonetic contraction of Sant'Eremo di San Romolo, wh... ---
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> **[Sanremo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanremo)** > > Sanremo (Italian: \[sanˈrɛːmo\]; Ligurian: Sanrémmo(ro) or Sanreumo(ro), pronounced \[saŋˈɾøːmu(ɹu)\]) or San Remo is a city and comune on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy. Founded in Roman times, it has a population of 55,000, and is known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival and the Milan–San Remo cycling classic. > The name of the city is a phonetic contraction of Sant'Eremo di San Romolo, wh... > **[Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nel_blu,_dipinto_di_blu_(song))** > > "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (Italian pronunciation: \[nel ˈblu diˈpinto di ˈblu\]; 'In the blue \[sky\] \[as I was\] painted blue' or 'In the blue-painted blue \[sky\]'), popularly known as "Volare" (pronounced \[voˈlaːre\]; 'To fly'), is a song originally recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno. Written by Modugno and Franco Migliacci, it was released as a single on 1 February 1958. > The song spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in August and September 1958, and subse... > **[Defamation](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation)** > > Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal definition of defamation and related acts as well as the ways they are dealt with can vary greatly between countries and jurisdictions (what exactly they must consist of, whether they constitute crimes or not, to what extent proving the alleged facts is a valid ---
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> **[Defamation](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation)** > > Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal definition of defamation and related acts as well as the ways they are dealt with can vary greatly between countries and jurisdictions (what exactly they must consist of, whether they constitute crimes or not, to what extent proving the alleged facts is a valid > **[Annie Oakley](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Oakley)** > > Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Moses; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. > Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western Ohio. At age 15, she won a shooting contest against an experienced marksman, Frank E. Butler, whom she later married in 1876. The pair joined Buffalo Bill in 1885, performing in Europe before royalty and other heads of state. Audiences were astounded to see... > **[Timely Comics](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timely_Comics)** > > Timely Comics is the common name for the group of corporations that was the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman, and the entity that would evolve by the 1960s to become Marvel Comics. > Founded in 1939, during the era called the Golden Age of comic books, "Timely" was the umbrella name for the comics division of pulp magazine publisher Goodman, whose business strategy involved having a multitude of corporate entities all producing the same product. The company's first publ... ---
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The **Blazing Skull** ( **Mark Anthony Todd** ) is a fictional character appearing in [American comic books](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_comic_book) published by [Marvel Comics](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Comics). The character was created during the [Golden Age of Comic Books](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Comic_Books) by Marvel’s predecessor, [Timely Comics](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timely_Comics), and [first appeared](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_appeared) in _[Mystic Comics](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystic_Comics)_ #5 (March 1941).[[1]](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazing_Skull#cite_note-1) The character’s writer and artist creators are unknown. The Blazing Skull fell into obscurity after the 1940s, and was revived in the 1990s. ---
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> **[Blazing Skull](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazing_Skull)** > > The Blazing Skull (Mark Anthony Todd) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created during the Golden Age of Comic Books by Marvel's predecessor, Timely Comics, and first appeared in Mystic Comics #5 (March 1941). The character's writer and artist creators are unknown. The Blazing Skull fell into obscurity after the 1940s, and was revived in the 1990s. > The Blazing Skull should not be confused with Marvel's unrelated supernatural... > **[Second Sino-Japanese War](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War)** > > Chinese victory\[b\] >  China\[a\] > 14,000,000 total > **[Marco Polo Bridge Incident](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo_Bridge_Incident)** > > See aftermath > The Marco Polo Bridge Incident, also known as the Lugou Bridge Incident (traditional Chinese: 盧溝橋事變; simplified Chinese: 卢沟桥事变; pinyin: Lúgōuqiáo Shìbiàn) or the July 7 Incident (simplified Chinese: 七七事变; traditional Chinese: 七七事變; pinyin: Qīqī Shìbiàn), was a July 1937 battle between China's National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army. > Since the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, there had been many small incidents along the rail line connecting Beijing with ... ---
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> **[Wonder Woman](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Woman)** > > Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being his inspiration for the character's appearance. > Wonder Woman appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a founding member of the Justice League. The character first appeared in All Star Comics #8 published October 21, 1941 wit... > **[Cheetah (character)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah_(character))** > > Deborah Domaine > Barbara Ann Minerva and Sebastian Ballesteros > The Cheetah is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as a major recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman. Like her nemesis, she was created by William Moulton Marston, originally debuting in the autumn of 1943 in Wonder Woman (volume 1) #6. With her distinctive sleek, spotted appearance, she is recognized as "one of Wonder Woman's most iconic enemies", and has been featured sig... > **[Escapology](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escapology)** > > Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists (also classified as escape artists) escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks, and other perils, often in combination. > The art of escaping from restraints and confined spaces has been a skill employed by performers for a very long time. It was not originally displayed as an overt act in itself but was instead used secretly to create illusions ... ---
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> **[Escapology](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escapology)** > > Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists (also classified as escape artists) escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks, and other perils, often in combination. > The art of escaping from restraints and confined spaces has been a skill employed by performers for a very long time. It was not originally displayed as an overt act in itself but was instead used secretly to create illusions ... > **[Ontario Lacus](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Lacus)** > > Ontario Lacus is a lake composed of methane, ethane and propane near the south pole of Saturn's moon Titan. Its character as a hydrocarbon lake was confirmed by observations from the Cassini spacecraft, published in the 31 July 2008 edition of Nature. Ontario Lacus has a surface area of about 15,000 square kilometers (5,800 sq mi), about 20% smaller than its terrestrial namesake, Lake Ontario in North America. In April 2012, it was announced that it may be more like a mudflat or salt pan. > On Ja... > **[SETI Institute](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SETI_Institute)** > > The SETI Institute is a not-for-profit research organization incorporated in 1984 whose mission is to explore, understand, and explain the origin and nature of life in the universe, and to use this knowledge to inspire and guide present and future generations, sharing knowledge with the public, the press, and the government. SETI stands for the "search for extraterrestrial intelligence". > The institute consists of three primary centers: The Carl Sagan Center, devoted to the study of life in the u... ---
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> **[SETI Institute](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SETI_Institute)** > > The SETI Institute is a not-for-profit research organization incorporated in 1984 whose mission is to explore, understand, and explain the origin and nature of life in the universe, and to use this knowledge to inspire and guide present and future generations, sharing knowledge with the public, the press, and the government. SETI stands for the "search for extraterrestrial intelligence". > The institute consists of three primary centers: The Carl Sagan Center, devoted to the study of life in the u... > **[486958 Arrokoth](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/486958_Arrokoth)** > > 486958 Arrokoth\[b\] (provisional designation 2014 MU69; formerly nicknamed Ultima Thule\[c\]) is a trans-Neptunian object located in the Kuiper belt. Arrokoth became the farthest and most primitive object in the Solar System visited by a spacecraft when the NASA space probe New Horizons conducted a flyby on 1 January 2019. Arrokoth is a contact binary 36 km (22 mi) long, composed of two planetesimals 21 and 15 km (13 and 9 mi) across, that are joined along their major axes. With an orbit Arrokoth... > **[Preferred walking speed](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferred_walking_speed)** > > The preferred walking speed is the speed at which humans or animals choose to walk. Many people tend to walk at about 1.42 metres per second (5.1 km/h; 3.2 mph; 4.7 ft/s). Individuals find slower or faster speeds uncomfortable. > Horses have also demonstrated normal, narrow distributions of preferred walking speed within a given gait, which suggests that the process of speed selection may follow similar patterns across species. Preferred walking speed has important clinical applications as an indi... ---
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> **[Preferred walking speed](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferred_walking_speed)** > > The preferred walking speed is the speed at which humans or animals choose to walk. Many people tend to walk at about 1.42 metres per second (5.1 km/h; 3.2 mph; 4.7 ft/s). Individuals find slower or faster speeds uncomfortable. > Horses have also demonstrated normal, narrow distributions of preferred walking speed within a given gait, which suggests that the process of speed selection may follow similar patterns across species. Preferred walking speed has important clinical applications as an indi... > **[Basal metabolic rate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_metabolic_rate)** > > Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the rate of energy expenditure per unit time by endothermic animals at rest. It is reported in energy units per unit time ranging from watt (joule/second) to ml O2/min or joule per hour per kg body mass J/(h·kg). Proper measurement requires a strict set of criteria to be met. These criteria include being in a physically and psychologically undisturbed state and being in a thermally neutral environment while in the post-absorptive state (i.e., not actively digestin Me... > **[Yellow-rumped warbler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-rumped_warbler)** > > The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is a regular North American bird species that can be commonly observed all across the continent. Its extensive distribution range connects both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. as well as Canada and Central America, with the population concentrating in the continent's northern parts during the breeding season and migrating southwards to southern North and Central America in Winter. The species generally prefers coniferous forests or mixe... ---
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> **[Yellow-rumped warbler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-rumped_warbler)** > > The yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) is a regular North American bird species that can be commonly observed all across the continent. Its extensive distribution range connects both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the U.S. as well as Canada and Central America, with the population concentrating in the continent's northern parts during the breeding season and migrating southwards to southern North and Central America in Winter. The species generally prefers coniferous forests or mixe... > **[Peanut butter](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_butter)** > > Peanut butter is a food paste or spread made from ground, dry-roasted peanuts. It commonly contains additional ingredients that modify the taste or texture, such as salt, sweeteners, or emulsifiers. Consumed in many countries, it is the most commonly used of the nut butters, a group that also includes cashew butter and almond butter (though peanuts are not nuts, peanut butter is culinarily considered a nut butter). > Peanut butter is a nutrient-rich food containing high levels of protein, sever... > **[Battle Creek Sanitarium](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Creek_Sanitarium)** > > Divisions > The Battle Creek Sanitarium was a world-renowned health resort in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. It started in 1866 on health principles advocated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and from 1876 to 1943 was managed by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg. > The "San", as it was called, flourished under Dr. Kellogg's direction and became one of the "premier wellness destinations" in the United States. After a devastating fire in 1902 the Sanitarium was not only rebuilt, but also enlarged... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=29)