# 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:** 29
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> **[Battle Creek Sanitarium](https://en.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... > **[Sojourner Truth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sojourner_Truth)** > > Sojourner Truth (/soʊˈdʒɜːrnər, ˈsoʊdʒɜːrnər/; born Isabella Baumfree; c. 1797 – November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist of New York Dutch heritage and a women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. > She gave herself the name Sojourner Truth in 1843 after she became convinced t... > **[Progressive Friends](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Friends)** > > The Progressive Friends, also known as the Congregational Friends and the Friends of Human Progress, was a loose-knit group of dissidents who left the Hicksite branch of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in the mid-nineteenth century. The separation was caused by the determination of some Quakers to participate in the social reform movements of the day despite efforts by leading Quaker bodies to dissuade them from mixing with non-Quakers. These reformers were drawn especially to organizations that... ---
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> **[Progressive Friends](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Friends)** > > The Progressive Friends, also known as the Congregational Friends and the Friends of Human Progress, was a loose-knit group of dissidents who left the Hicksite branch of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in the mid-nineteenth century. The separation was caused by the determination of some Quakers to participate in the social reform movements of the day despite efforts by leading Quaker bodies to dissuade them from mixing with non-Quakers. These reformers were drawn especially to organizations that... > **[Spiritualism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualism)** > > Spiritualism is the metaphysical school of thought opposing physicalism and also is the category of all spiritual beliefs/views (in monism and dualism) from ancient to modern. In the long nineteenth century, Spiritualism became most known as a social religious movement according to which an individual's awareness persists after death and may be contacted by the living. The afterlife, or the "spirit world", is seen by spiritualists not as a static place, but as one in which spirits continue to Sp... > **[Camp Chesterfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Chesterfield)** > > Camp Chesterfield was founded in 1891 and is the home of the Indiana Association of Spiritualists, located in Chesterfield, Indiana. Camp Chesterfield offers Spiritualist Church services, seminary, and mediumship, faith healing, and spiritual development classes, as well as psychic readings for patrons. > In 2002, the camp was designated a historic district, the "Chesterfield Spiritualist Camp District," and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. > In August 1925, 14 Camp Chesterfield ... ---
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> **[Camp Chesterfield](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Chesterfield)** > > Camp Chesterfield was founded in 1891 and is the home of the Indiana Association of Spiritualists, located in Chesterfield, Indiana. Camp Chesterfield offers Spiritualist Church services, seminary, and mediumship, faith healing, and spiritual development classes, as well as psychic readings for patrons. > In 2002, the camp was designated a historic district, the "Chesterfield Spiritualist Camp District," and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. > In August 1925, 14 Camp Chesterfield ... > **[Joe Nickell](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Nickell)** > > Joe Nickell (born December 1, 1944) is an American skeptic and investigator of the paranormal. > Nickell is senior research fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and writes regularly for their journal, Skeptical Inquirer. He is also an associate dean of the Center for Inquiry Institute. He is the author or editor of over 30 books. > Among his career highlights, Nickell helped expose the James Maybrick "Jack the Ripper Diary" as a hoax. In 2002, Nickell was one of a number of experts ask... > **[Vinland Map](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinland_Map)** > > The Vinland Map was claimed to be a 15th-century mappa mundi with unique information about Norse exploration of North America but is now known to be a 20th-century forgery. The map first came to light in 1957 and was acquired by Yale University. It became well known due to the publicity campaign which accompanied its revelation to the public as a "genuine" pre-Columbian map in 1965. In addition to showing Africa, Asia and Europe, the map depicts a landmass south-west of Greenland in the Atlantic ... ---
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> **[Vinland Map](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinland_Map)** > > The Vinland Map was claimed to be a 15th-century mappa mundi with unique information about Norse exploration of North America but is now known to be a 20th-century forgery. The map first came to light in 1957 and was acquired by Yale University. It became well known due to the publicity campaign which accompanied its revelation to the public as a "genuine" pre-Columbian map in 1965. In addition to showing Africa, Asia and Europe, the map depicts a landmass south-west of Greenland in the Atlantic ... > **[Particle-induced X-ray emission](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle-induced_X-ray_emission)** > > Particle-induced X-ray emission or proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) is a technique used for determining the elemental composition of a material or a sample. When a material is exposed to an ion beam, atomic interactions occur that give off EM radiation of wavelengths in the x-ray part of the electromagnetic spectrum specific to an element. PIXE is a powerful yet non-destructive elemental analysis technique now used routinely by geologists, archaeologists, art conservators and others to help a... > **[Rutherford backscattering spectrometry](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_backscattering_spectrometry)** > > Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) is an analytical technique used in materials science. Sometimes referred to as high-energy ion scattering (HEIS) spectrometry, RBS is used to determine the structure and composition of materials by measuring the backscattering of a beam of high energy ions (typically protons or alpha particles) impinging on a sample. > Rutherford backscattering spectrometry is named after Lord Rutherford, a physicist sometimes referred to as the father of nuclear physi... ---
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> **[Rutherford backscattering spectrometry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_backscattering_spectrometry)** > > Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) is an analytical technique used in materials science. Sometimes referred to as high-energy ion scattering (HEIS) spectrometry, RBS is used to determine the structure and composition of materials by measuring the backscattering of a beam of high energy ions (typically protons or alpha particles) impinging on a sample. > Rutherford backscattering spectrometry is named after Lord Rutherford, a physicist sometimes referred to as the father of nuclear physi... > **[Plum pudding model](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plum_pudding_model)** > > The plum pudding model is one of several historical scientific models of the atom. First proposed by J. J. Thomson in 1904 soon after the discovery of the electron, but before the discovery of the atomic nucleus, the model tried to explain two properties of atoms then known: that electrons are negatively charged particles and that atoms have no net electric charge. The plum pudding model has electrons surrounded by a volume of positive charge, like negatively charged "plums" embedded in a posi It... > **[Raisin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raisin)** > > A raisin is a dried grape. Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand Australia and South Africa, the word raisin is reserved for the dark-colored dried large grape, with sultana being a golden-colored dried grape, and currant being a dried small Black Corinth seedless grape. > The word "raisin" dates back to Middle English and is a loanword from Old French; in modern French, raisin m... ---
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> **[Raisin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raisin)** > > A raisin is a dried grape. Raisins are produced in many regions of the world and may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking, and brewing. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand Australia and South Africa, the word raisin is reserved for the dark-colored dried large grape, with sultana being a golden-colored dried grape, and currant being a dried small Black Corinth seedless grape. > The word "raisin" dates back to Middle English and is a loanword from Old French; in modern French, raisin m... > **[Grape and raisin toxicity in dogs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape_and_raisin_toxicity_in_dogs)** > > The consumption of grapes and raisins presents a potential health threat to dogs. Their toxicity to dogs can cause the animal to develop acute kidney injury (the sudden development of kidney failure) with anuria (a lack of urine production). The phenomenon was first identified by the Animal Poison Control Center (APCC), run by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Approximately 140 cases were seen by the APCC in the one year from April 2003 to April 2004, with ... > **[American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_for_the_Prevention_of_Cruelty_to_Animals)** > > The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing animal cruelty. Based in New York City since its inception in 1866, the organization's mission is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States." > Following the creation of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in the United Kingdom in 1824 (given Royal status in 1840), Henry Bergh founded the Am... ---
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> **[American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Society_for_the_Prevention_of_Cruelty_to_Animals)** > > The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing animal cruelty. Based in New York City since its inception in 1866, the organization's mission is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States." > Following the creation of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in the United Kingdom in 1824 (given Royal status in 1840), Henry Bergh founded the Am... > **[Miss Baker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Baker)** > > Miss Baker (1957 – November 29, 1984) was a squirrel monkey who in 1959 became, along with female rhesus macaque Able, one of the first two animals launched into space by the United States who safely returned. > Previous United States efforts at launching monkeys to space had met with the animals' demise from suffocation or parachute failure, although Soviet Union efforts had fared a little better, to the chagrin of animal rights activists. The Soviet Union had recovered two dogs, the first mamm... > **[Animals in space](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_in_space)** > > Animals in space originally served to test the survivability of spaceflight, before human spaceflights were attempted. Later, other non-human animals were flown to investigate various biological processes and the effects microgravity and space flight might have on them. Bioastronautics is an area of bioengineering research which spans the study and support of life in space. To date, seven national space programs have flown animals into space: the United States, Soviet Union, France, Argentina,... ---
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> **[Animals in space](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_in_space)** > > Animals in space originally served to test the survivability of spaceflight, before human spaceflights were attempted. Later, other non-human animals were flown to investigate various biological processes and the effects microgravity and space flight might have on them. Bioastronautics is an area of bioengineering research which spans the study and support of life in space. To date, seven national space programs have flown animals into space: the United States, Soviet Union, France, Argentina,... > **[Madagascar hissing cockroach](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_hissing_cockroach)** > > The Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa), also known as the hissing cockroach or simply hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching 5 to 7.5 centimetres (2 to 3 inches) at maturity. They are native to the island of Madagascar, which is off the African mainland, where they are commonly found in rotting logs. It is one of some 20 known species of large hissing roaches from Madagascar, many of which are kept as pets, and often confused with one another by pet d... > **[Days of Our Lives](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Our_Lives)** > > Days of Our Lives (also stylized as Days of our Lives; simply referred to as Days or DOOL) is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television network NBC from 1965 to 2022, is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965. A co-production of Corday Productions and Sony Pictures Television, the series was created by husband-and-wife team Te ---
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> **[Days of Our Lives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Our_Lives)** > > Days of Our Lives (also stylized as Days of our Lives; simply referred to as Days or DOOL) is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television network NBC from 1965 to 2022, is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965. A co-production of Corday Productions and Sony Pictures Television, the series was created by husband-and-wife team Te > **[List of previous Days of Our Lives cast members](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_previous_Days_of_Our_Lives_cast_members)** > > This is a list of previous cast members from Days of Our Lives, an American soap opera on the NBC network. > **[Arleen Sorkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleen_Sorkin)** > > Arleen Sorkin (born October 14, 1955) is a retired American actress, screenwriter, presenter and comedian. Sorkin is known for portraying Calliope Jones on the NBC daytime serial Days of Our Lives and for inspiring and voicing the DC Comics villain Harley Quinn, created by her college friend Paul Dini, in Batman: The Animated Series and the many animated series and video games that followed it. > Sorkin was born in Washington, D.C. Her family is Jewish. > Sorkin began her career in cabaret in the... > **[Harley Quinn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Quinn)** > > Harley Quinn is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, and debuted in its 22nd episode, "Joker's Favor", on September 11, 1992. While intended to appear in one episode, Quinn became a recurring character within the DC Animated Universe as the Joker's sidekick and love interest, and was adapted into DC Comics' Batman comic book canon se... ---
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> **[Harley Quinn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Quinn)** > > Harley Quinn is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Quinn was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm as a henchwoman for the supervillain Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, and debuted in its 22nd episode, "Joker's Favor", on September 11, 1992. While intended to appear in one episode, Quinn became a recurring character within the DC Animated Universe as the Joker's sidekick and love interest, and was adapted into DC Comics' Batman comic book canon se... > **[Barbara Eden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Eden)** > > Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead; August 23, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and producer best known for her starring role as Jeannie in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970). Her other notable roles include Roslyn Pierce opposite Elvis Presley in Flaming Star (1960), Lieutenant jg Cathy Connors in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961), and a single widowed mother, Stella Johnson, in the film Harper Valley PTA (1978). Due to the success of the film, Eden reprised her role as > **[L'eggs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27eggs)** > > L'eggs is a brand of pantyhose, introduced in 1969 by Hanes, which radically changed the hosiery marketplace. The novel developments were the egg-shaped plastic product container, the shift to consignment sales in drug stores and groceries, and the in-store product racks designed to emphasize the egg shape. The brand logo hinted at a pair of chicks or eggs in the lettering. > L'eggs was an immediate success, knocking out many competitors and becoming a tremendous profit stream for Hanes. Customers... ---
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> **[L'eggs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27eggs)** > > L'eggs is a brand of pantyhose, introduced in 1969 by Hanes, which radically changed the hosiery marketplace. The novel developments were the egg-shaped plastic product container, the shift to consignment sales in drug stores and groceries, and the in-store product racks designed to emphasize the egg shape. The brand logo hinted at a pair of chicks or eggs in the lettering. > L'eggs was an immediate success, knocking out many competitors and becoming a tremendous profit stream for Hanes. Customers... > **[Winston-Salem, North Carolina](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina)** > > Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In the 2020 census, the population was 249,545, making it the second-largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the 5th most populous city in North Carolina, the third-largest urban area in North Carolina, and the 90th most populous city in the United States. With a metropolitan population of 679,948 it is the fourth largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. Winston-Salem is home to t In 20... > **[Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yadkin%E2%80%93Pee_Dee_River_Basin)** > > The Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin (alternatively watershed or drainage basin) is a large river basin in the eastern United States, covering around 7,221 square miles, making it the second largest in the state of North Carolina. Its headwaters rise near Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and the basin drains to the Atlantic Ocean in Winyah Bay, east of Georgetown, South Carolina. > The majority of the basin is within the Piedmont geographical area of the United States, but it also drains the coastal plains... ---
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> **[Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yadkin%E2%80%93Pee_Dee_River_Basin)** > > The Yadkin–Pee Dee River Basin (alternatively watershed or drainage basin) is a large river basin in the eastern United States, covering around 7,221 square miles, making it the second largest in the state of North Carolina. Its headwaters rise near Blowing Rock, North Carolina, and the basin drains to the Atlantic Ocean in Winyah Bay, east of Georgetown, South Carolina. > The majority of the basin is within the Piedmont geographical area of the United States, but it also drains the coastal plains... > **[Piedmont (United States)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont_(United_States))** > > The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the Eastern United States. It is situated between the Atlantic Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New York in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont Province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division which consists of the Gettysburg-Newark Lowlands, the Piedmont Upland, and the Piedmont Lowlands sections. > The Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line marks the Piedmont's eastern boundary with the Coasta... > **[Piedmont](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont)** > > Piedmont (/ˈpiːdmɒnt/ PEED-mont; Italian: Piemonte, pronounced \[pjeˈmonte\]) is a region of Northwest Italy, one of the 20 regions of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east and the Aosta Valley region to the northwest; it also borders Switzerland to the northeast and France to the west. It has an area of 25,402 km2 (9,808 sq mi) making it the second largest region of Italy after Sicily; as of 31 January 2021, the populatio Th... ---
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> **[Piedmont](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont)** > > Piedmont (/ˈpiːdmɒnt/ PEED-mont; Italian: Piemonte, pronounced \[pjeˈmonte\]) is a region of Northwest Italy, one of the 20 regions of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east and the Aosta Valley region to the northwest; it also borders Switzerland to the northeast and France to the west. It has an area of 25,402 km2 (9,808 sq mi) making it the second largest region of Italy after Sicily; as of 31 January 2021, the populatio Th... > **[Michelin](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin)** > > Michelin (/ˈmɪʃəlɪn, -læ̃/; French: \[miʃlɛ̃\]; full name: Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin SCA) is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région of France. It is the second largest tyre manufacturer in the world behind Bridgestone and larger than both Goodyear and Continental. In addition to the Michelin brand, it also owns the Kléber tyres company, Uniroyal-Goodrich Tire Company, SASCAR, Bookatable and Camso brands.... > **[Michelin Guide](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_Guide)** > > The Michelin Guides (French: Guide Michelin \[ɡid miʃlɛ̃\]) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of a star or stars can have dramatic effects on the success of a restaurant. Michelin also publishes the Green Guides, a series of general guides to cities, regions, and countries. > In 1900, there were fewer than 3,000 cars ... ---
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> **[Michelin Guide](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_Guide)** > > The Michelin Guides (French: Guide Michelin \[ɡid miʃlɛ̃\]) are a series of guide books that have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. The Guide awards up to three Michelin stars for excellence to a select few establishments. The acquisition or loss of a star or stars can have dramatic effects on the success of a restaurant. Michelin also publishes the Green Guides, a series of general guides to cities, regions, and countries. > In 1900, there were fewer than 3,000 cars ... > **[Murray's Handbooks for Travellers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%27s_Handbooks_for_Travellers)** > > Murray's Handbooks for Travellers were travel guide books published in London by John Murray beginning in 1836. The series covered tourist destinations in Europe and parts of Asia and northern Africa. According to scholar James Buzard, the Murray style "exemplified the exhaustive rational planning that was as much an ideal of the emerging tourist industry as it was of British commercial and industrial organization generally." The guidebooks became popular enough to appear in works of fict > **[East Midlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands)** > > The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It comprises the eastern half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It consists of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire (except North and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland. The region has an area of 15,627 km2 (6,034 sq mi), with a population over 4.5 million in 2011. The most populous settlements in the region are Derby, Leiceste... ---
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> **[East Midlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands)** > > The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It comprises the eastern half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It consists of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire (except North and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland. The region has an area of 15,627 km2 (6,034 sq mi), with a population over 4.5 million in 2011. The most populous settlements in the region are Derby, Leiceste... > **[Sherwood Forest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherwood_Forest)** > > Sherwood Forest is a royal forest in Nottinghamshire, England. Its peculiar fame arises from its historic association with the legend of Robin Hood. > The area has been wooded since the end of the Last Glacial Period (as attested by pollen sampling cores). Today Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve encompasses 424.75 hectares (1,049.6 acres), surrounding the village of Edwinstowe, the site of Thoresby Hall. It is a remnant of an older and much larger royal hunting forest, which derived its ... > **[Rat-catcher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat-catcher)** > > A rat-catcher is a person who kills or captures rats as a professional form of pest control. Keeping the rat population under control was practiced in Europe to prevent the spread of diseases, most notoriously the Black Death, and to prevent damage to food supplies. In modern developed countries, such a professional is otherwise known as a pest control operative or pest exterminator. > Anecdotal reports suggest that some rat-catchers in Europe would raise rats instead of catching them in order to ... ---
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> **[Rat-catcher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat-catcher)** > > A rat-catcher is a person who kills or captures rats as a professional form of pest control. Keeping the rat population under control was practiced in Europe to prevent the spread of diseases, most notoriously the Black Death, and to prevent damage to food supplies. In modern developed countries, such a professional is otherwise known as a pest control operative or pest exterminator. > Anecdotal reports suggest that some rat-catchers in Europe would raise rats instead of catching them in order to ... > **[Rat Terrier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Terrier)** > > The Rat Terrier is an American dog breed with a background as a farm dog and hunting companion. They share much ancestry with the small hunting dogs known as feists. Common throughout family farms in the 1920s and 1930s, they are now recognized by the United and American Kennel Clubs and are considered a rare breed. Rat Terrier are an intelligent and active breed that can be kept both for pest control and as a family pet. > The Rat Terrier ranges from about 10 to 25 pounds (4.5 to 11.3 kg) and st... > **[Feist (dog)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_(dog))** > > A feist is a small hunting dog, descended from the terriers brought over to the United States by British miners and other immigrants. These terriers probably included crosses between the Smooth Fox Terrier, the Manchester Terrier, and the now-extinct English White Terrier. These dogs were used as ratters, and gambling on their prowess in killing rats was a favorite hobby of their owners. Some of these dogs have been crossed with Greyhounds, Whippets or Italian Greyhounds (for speed), and Beagle... ---
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> **[Feist (dog)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feist_(dog))** > > A feist is a small hunting dog, descended from the terriers brought over to the United States by British miners and other immigrants. These terriers probably included crosses between the Smooth Fox Terrier, the Manchester Terrier, and the now-extinct English White Terrier. These dogs were used as ratters, and gambling on their prowess in killing rats was a favorite hobby of their owners. Some of these dogs have been crossed with Greyhounds, Whippets or Italian Greyhounds (for speed), and Beagle... > **[Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings)** > > Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (August 8, 1896 – December 14, 1953) was an American writer who lived in rural Florida and wrote novels with rural themes and settings. Her best known work, The Yearling, about a boy who adopts an orphaned fawn, won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1939 and was later made into a movie of the same name. The book was written before the concept of young adult fiction, but is now commonly included in teen-reading lists. > Kinnan was born in 1896 in Washington, D.C., the daughte... > **[Ripley's Believe It or Not!](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripley%27s_Believe_it_or_Not)** > > Ripley's Believe It or Not! is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the Believe It or Not feature proved popular and was later adapted into a wide variety of formats, including radio, television, comic books, a chain of museums and a book series. > The Ripley collection includes 20,000 photographs, 30,000 artifacts and more than 100,000 cartoon panels. ... ---
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[Ripley's Believe It or Not! - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripley%27s_Believe_It_or_Not)! > **[Bob Clarke (illustrator)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Clarke_(illustrator))** > > Robert J. "Bob" Clarke (January 25, 1926 – March 31, 2013) was an American illustrator whose work appeared in advertisements and MAD Magazine. The label of the Cutty Sark bottle is his creation. Clarke was born in Mamaroneck, New York. He resided in Seaford, Delaware. > Clarke's style in MAD was distinctive, showing a mastery of line and an eye for the humorous side of things. "I was known as the "thing" artist," said Clarke. "Whether it was a telephone or a slot machine or whatever, I would d... > **[Mad (magazine)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_(magazine))** > > Mad (stylized as MAD) is an American humor magazine first published in 1952. It was founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines, launched as a comic book series before it became a magazine. It was widely imitated and influential, affecting satirical media, as well as the cultural landscape of the 20th century, with editor Al Feldstein increasing readership to more than two million during its 1973–74 circulation peak. > The magazine, which is the last surviving title from the E... ---
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> **[Mad (magazine)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_(magazine))** > > Mad (stylized as MAD) is an American humor magazine first published in 1952. It was founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines, launched as a comic book series before it became a magazine. It was widely imitated and influential, affecting satirical media, as well as the cultural landscape of the 20th century, with editor Al Feldstein increasing readership to more than two million during its 1973–74 circulation peak. > The magazine, which is the last surviving title from the E... > **[Iambic pentameter](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iambic_pentameter)** > > Iambic pentameter (/aɪˌæmbɪk pɛnˈtæmɪtər/) is a type of metric line used in traditional English poetry and verse drama. The term describes the rhythm, or meter, established by the words in that line; rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables called "feet". "Iambic" refers to the type of foot used, here the iamb, which in English indicates an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (as in a-bove). "Pentameter" indicates a line of five "feet". > Iambic pentameter is the most common... > **[Limousin](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousin)** > > Limousin (French pronunciation: \[limuzɛ̃\] (listen); Occitan: Lemosin \[lemuˈzi\]) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienne. > Situated mostly in the west side of south-central French Massif Central, Limousin had (in 2010) 742,770 inhabitants spread out on nearly 17,000 km2 (6,600 square miles), making it the least populated ... ---
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> **[Limousin](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousin)** > > Limousin (French pronunciation: \[limuzɛ̃\] (listen); Occitan: Lemosin \[lemuˈzi\]) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienne. > Situated mostly in the west side of south-central French Massif Central, Limousin had (in 2010) 742,770 inhabitants spread out on nearly 17,000 km2 (6,600 square miles), making it the least populated ... > **[Limousine](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limousine)** > > A limousine (/ˈlɪməziːn/ or /lɪməˈziːn/), or limo (/ˈlɪmoʊ/) for short, is a large, chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle with a partition between the driver compartment and the passenger compartment which can be operated mechanically by hand or by a button electronically . > A very long wheelbase luxury sedan (with more than four doors) driven by a professional driver is called a stretch limousine. > In some countries, such as the United States, Germany, Canada, and Australia, a limousine service may be... > **[Cloak](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloak)** > > A cloak is a type of loose garment worn over clothing, mostly but not always as outerwear for outdoor wear, serving the same purpose as an overcoat, protecting the wearer from the weather. It may form part of a uniform. Cloaks have been and are worn in countless societies. Over time cloak designs have been changed to match fashion and available textiles. > Cloaks generally fasten at the neck or over the shoulder, vary in length, from hip all the way down to the ankle, mid-calf being the normal le... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=28) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=30)