# 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:** 30
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/582 "2023-04-30T18:26:24Z")
> **[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... > **[Cloak and Dagger (characters)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloak_and_Dagger_(characters))** > > Dagger > Cloak (Tyrone "Ty" Johnson) and Dagger (Tandy Bowen) are a superhero duo appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Ed Hannigan, the characters first appeared in Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #64 (March 1982). > Marvel Television produced a two-season self-titled live-action television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Aubrey Joseph as Ty Johnson and Olivia Holt as Tandy Bowen. Additionally, Joseph and H... > **[Hasbro](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasbro)** > > Hasbro, Inc. (/ˈhæzbroʊ/; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of Kenner, Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, and Wizards of the Coast, among others. As of August 2020 over 81.5% of its shares were held by large financial institutions. > Among its products are Transformers, G.I. Joe, Power Rangers, Rom the Space Kn... ---
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> **[Hasbro](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasbro)** > > Hasbro, Inc. (/ˈhæzbroʊ/; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of Kenner, Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, and Wizards of the Coast, among others. As of August 2020 over 81.5% of its shares were held by large financial institutions. > Among its products are Transformers, G.I. Joe, Power Rangers, Rom the Space Kn... > **[Ulanów](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulan%C3%B3w)** > > Ulanów \[uˈlanuf\] is a town in Nisko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,491 inhabitants (02.06.2009). > The town of Ulanów was founded in 1616 by nobleman Stanisław Ulina. Due to its location at the confluence of the San River and the Tanew, Ulanów was a river port, with a harbour and boat building shops. The town prospered until the Swedish invasion (Deluge; 1655–1660), when it was ransacked and destroyed. > Following the first partition of Poland, Ulanów was in 1772 annexed by the H... > **[Habsburg monarchy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habsburg_monarchy)** > > The Habsburg monarchy (German: Habsburgermonarchie, pronounced \[ˈhaːpsbʊʁɡɐmonaʁˌçiː\] (listen)), also known as the Danubian monarchy (German: Donaumonarchie \[ˈdoːnaʊmonaʁˌçiː\] (listen)), or Habsburg Empire (German: Habsburgerreich \[ˈhaːpsbʊʁɡɐˌʁaɪç\] (listen)), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg, especially the dynasty's Austrian branch. > The history of the Habsburg monarchy can be traced back to the election of Ru... ---
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> **[Habsburg monarchy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habsburg_monarchy)** > > The Habsburg monarchy (German: Habsburgermonarchie, pronounced \[ˈhaːpsbʊʁɡɐmonaʁˌçiː\] (listen)), also known as the Danubian monarchy (German: Donaumonarchie \[ˈdoːnaʊmonaʁˌçiː\] (listen)), or Habsburg Empire (German: Habsburgerreich \[ˈhaːpsbʊʁɡɐˌʁaɪç\] (listen)), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg, especially the dynasty's Austrian branch. > The history of the Habsburg monarchy can be traced back to the election of Ru... > **[Joanna of Castile](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_of_Castile)** > > Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad (Spanish: Juana la Loca), was the nominal Queen of Castile from 1504 and Queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was married by arrangement to Philip the Handsome, Archduke of Austria, of the House of Habsburg, on 20 October 1496. Following the deaths of her brother, John, Prince of Asturias, in 1497, her elder sister Isabella in 1498, and her nephew Miguel in 1500, Joanna became the heir presumptive to... > **[Equestrianism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrianism)** > > Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the use of horses for practical working purposes, transportation, recreational activities, artistic or cultural exercises, and competitive sport. > Horses are trained and ridden for practical working purposes, such as in police work or for co... ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660/585 "2023-05-06T18:57:16Z")
> **[Equestrianism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrianism)** > > Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the use of horses for practical working purposes, transportation, recreational activities, artistic or cultural exercises, and competitive sport. > Horses are trained and ridden for practical working purposes, such as in police work or for co... > **[Horse racing](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_racing)** > > Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has been mostly unchanged since at least classical antiquity. > Horse races vary widely in format, and many countries have developed their own particular traditions ar... > **[Kentucky Derby](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Derby)** > > The Kentucky Derby /ˈdɜːrbi/ is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of one and a quarter miles (2.0 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). > It is dubbed "The Run for the Roses", stemming from the blanket of r... ---
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> **[Kentucky Derby](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Derby)** > > The Kentucky Derby (/ˈdɜːrbi/) is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of one and a quarter miles (2.0 km), the first time horses in the field race that distance. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). > Held annually on the first Saturday in May, the race is the first leg of the Triple Crown. The Derby is known as "The Run for the Roses," a... > **[Dan Fogelberg](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Fogelberg)** > > Daniel Grayling Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is known for his 1970s and 1980s songs, including "Longer" (1979), "Same Old Lang Syne" (1980), and "Leader of the Band" (1981). > Dan Fogelberg was born in Peoria, Illinois. He was the youngest of three sons born to Margaret (née Irvine), (1920-2015), a classically trained pianist, and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, (1911-1982), a band director at Woodruff High School in Peoria, at Peki... > **[Dodger Stadium](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodgers_Stadium)** > > Dodger Stadium is a baseball stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers. Opened in 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of US$23 million (US$223 million in 2020 dollars). It is the oldest ballpark in MLB west of the Mississippi River, and third-oldest overall, after Fenway Park in Boston (1912) and Wrigley Field in Chicago (1914), and is the largest baseball stadium in t The stadiu... ---
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> **[Dodger Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodger_Stadium)** > > Dodger Stadium is a baseball stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers. Opened in 1962, it was constructed in less than three years at a cost of US$23 million (US$223 million in 2020 dollars). It is the oldest ballpark in MLB west of the Mississippi River, and third-oldest overall, after Fenway Park in Boston (1912) and Wrigley Field in Chicago (1914), and is the largest baseball stadium in t The stadiu... > **[Chavez Ravine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavez_Ravine)** > > Chavez Ravine is a shallow canyon in Los Angeles, California. It sits in a large promontory of hills north of downtown Los Angeles, next to Major League Baseball's Dodger Stadium. Chavez Ravine was named for Julian Chavez, a Los Angeles councilman in the 19th century who originally purchased the land in the Elysian Park area. > Chavez Ravine was named for Julian Chavez, the first recorded land owner in the ravine. He was born in New Mexico and moved to Los Angeles in the early 1830s. He quickly... > **[Battle of Chavez Ravine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chavez_Ravine)** > > The Battle of Chavez Ravine refers to controversy surrounding government acquisition of land largely owned by Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles' Chavez Ravine. The efforts to repossess the land, which lasted approximately ten years (1951–1961), eventually resulted in the removal of the entire population of Chavez Ravine from land on which Dodger Stadium was constructed. The majority of the Chavez Ravine land was initially acquired by eminent domain by the City of Los Angeles to make way for propos... ---
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> **[Battle of Chavez Ravine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chavez_Ravine)** > > The Battle of Chavez Ravine refers to controversy surrounding government acquisition of land largely owned by Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles' Chavez Ravine. The efforts to repossess the land, which lasted approximately ten years (1951–1961), eventually resulted in the removal of the entire population of Chavez Ravine from land on which Dodger Stadium was constructed. The majority of the Chavez Ravine land was initially acquired by eminent domain by the City of Los Angeles to make way for propos... > **[Public housing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_housing)** > > Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, definitions of poverty, and other criteria for allocation vary within different contexts. > In the United States, public housing developments are classified either as housing projects that are owned by a city's Housing authority or federally subsidized public ho... > **[South Wales](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales)** > > South Wales (Welsh: De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, south Wales extends westwards to include Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. In the western extent, from Swansea westwards, local people would probably recognise that they lived in both south Wales and west Wales. The Brecon Beacons National Park covers about a third of south Wales, c A ... ---
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> **[South Wales](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Wales)** > > South Wales (Welsh: De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, south Wales extends westwards to include Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. In the western extent, from Swansea westwards, local people would probably recognise that they lived in both south Wales and west Wales. The Brecon Beacons National Park covers about a third of south Wales, c A ... > **[Smelting](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smelting)** > > Smelting is a process of applying heat to an ore, to extract a base metal. It is a form of extractive metallurgy. It is used to extract many metals from their ores, including silver, iron, copper, and other base metals. Smelting uses heat and a chemical- reducing agent to decompose the ore, driving off other elements as gases or slag and leaving the metal base behind. The reducing agent is commonly a fossil fuel source of carbon, such as coke—or, in earlier times, charcoal. The oxygen in th The... > **[Greave](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greave)** > > A greave (from the Old French greve "shin, shin armor") or jambeau is a piece of armor that protects the leg. > The primary purpose of greaves is to protect the tibia from attack. The tibia, or shinbone, is very close to the skin, and is therefore extremely vulnerable to just about any kind of attack. Furthermore, a successful attack on the shin results in that leg being rendered useless, greatly hampering one's ability to maneuver in any way. Greaves were used to counteract this. They usually con... ---
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> **[Greave](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greave)** > > A greave (from the Old French greve "shin, shin armor") or jambeau is a piece of armor that protects the leg. > The primary purpose of greaves is to protect the tibia from attack. The tibia, or shinbone, is very close to the skin, and is therefore extremely vulnerable to just about any kind of attack. Furthermore, a successful attack on the shin results in that leg being rendered useless, greatly hampering one's ability to maneuver in any way. Greaves were used to counteract this. They usually con... > **[Odyssey](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey)** > > The Odyssey (/ˈɒdɪsi/; Ancient Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, romanized: Odýsseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Iliad, the poem is divided into 24 books. It follows the Greek hero Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the Trojan War. After the war, which lasted ten years, his journey lasted for ten additional years, during which time he encountered m The ... > **[Epic of Gilgamesh](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh)** > > The Epic of Gilgamesh (/ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ/) is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about Bilgamesh (Sumerian for "Gilgamesh"), king of Uruk, dating from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100 BC). These independent stories were later used as source material for a combined epic in Akkadian. The first surviving version of this combined epic, known as the "Old Babylonian" version, dates back to the 18th century BC and is titled after its i The... ---
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> **[Epic of Gilgamesh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh)** > > The Epic of Gilgamesh (/ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ/) is an epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia. The literary history of Gilgamesh begins with five Sumerian poems about Bilgamesh (Sumerian for "Gilgamesh"), king of Uruk, dating from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100 BC). These independent stories were later used as source material for a combined epic in Akkadian. The first surviving version of this combined epic, known as the "Old Babylonian" version, dates back to the 18th century BC and is titled after its i The... > **[Gilgamesh in the arts and popular culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgamesh_in_the_arts_and_popular_culture)** > > The Epic of Gilgamesh has directly inspired many manifestations of literature, art, music, and popular culture, as identified by Theodore Ziolkowski in the book Gilgamesh Among Us: Modern Encounters With the Ancient Epic (2011). It was only during and after the First World War that the first reliable translations of the epic appeared that reached a wide audience, and it was only after the Second World War that the epic of Gilgamesh began to make itself felt more broadly in a variety of gen The Q... > **[Darmok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmok)** > > "Darmok" is the 102nd episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the second episode of the fifth season. > Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, the crew of the Enterprise is unable to establish meaningful communication with the crew of an alien vessel, which is resolved by the struggle of the ships' captains to defend each other from a vicious beast... ---
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> **[Darmok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darmok)** > > "Darmok" is the 102nd episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the second episode of the fifth season. > Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, the crew of the Enterprise is unable to establish meaningful communication with the crew of an alien vessel, which is resolved by the struggle of the ships' captains to defend each other from a vicious beast... > **[Ashley Judd](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Judd)** > > Ashley Judd (born Ashley Tyler Ciminella; April 19, 1968) is an American actress. She grew up in a family of performing artists, the daughter of country music singer Naomi Judd and the half-sister of country music singer Wynonna Judd. Her acting career has spanned more than three decades, and she has become heavily involved in global humanitarian efforts and political activism. > Judd has starred in films that have been well received, and that have been box office successes, including Ruby in Pa... > **[Antinatalism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism)** > > Antinatalism or anti-natalism is the philosophical position that assigns a negative value judgement to birth and views procreation as immoral. Antinatalists thus argue that humans should abstain from procreating. > There are various reasons why antinatalists believe reproduction is immoral. The most common arguments for antinatalism include: > The term antinatalism (in opposition to the term natalism, pronatalism or pro-natalism) was used probably for the first time by Théophile de Giraud in h... ---
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> **[Antinatalism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism)** > > Antinatalism or anti-natalism is the philosophical position that assigns a negative value judgement to birth and views procreation as immoral. Antinatalists thus argue that humans should abstain from procreating. > There are various reasons why antinatalists believe reproduction is immoral. The most common arguments for antinatalism include: > The term antinatalism (in opposition to the term natalism, pronatalism or pro-natalism) was used probably for the first time by Théophile de Giraud in h... > **[Natalism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalism)** > > Natalism (also called pronatalism or the pro-birth position) is an ideology that promotes the reproduction of human life as an important objective of being human and advocates high birthrate. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the term, as it relates to the belief itself, dates from 1971 and comes from French: nataliste, formed from French: natalité, birthrate. > Natalism promotes child-bearing and parenthood as desirable for social reasons and to ensure the continuance of humanity. Nata... > **[Parental leave](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave)** > > Parental leave, or family leave, is an employee benefit available in almost all countries. The term "parental leave" may include maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; or may be used distinctively from "maternity leave" and "paternity leave" to describe separate family leave available to either parent to care for small children. In some countries and jurisdictions, "family leave" also includes leave provided to care for ill family members. Often, the minimum benefits and eligibility requ Unp... ---
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> **[Parental leave](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_leave)** > > Parental leave, or family leave, is an employee benefit available in almost all countries. The term "parental leave" may include maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; or may be used distinctively from "maternity leave" and "paternity leave" to describe separate family leave available to either parent to care for small children. In some countries and jurisdictions, "family leave" also includes leave provided to care for ill family members. Often, the minimum benefits and eligibility requ Unp... > **[Papua New Guinea](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea)** > > Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; /ˈpæp(j)uə ... ˈɡɪni, ˈpɑː-/, also US: /ˈpɑːpwə-, ˈpɑːpjə-, ˈpɑːpə-/), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (Tok Pisin: Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; Hiri Motu: Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its southeastern co At t... > **[Eurasian Plate](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Plate)** > > The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate that includes most of the continent of Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the traditional continents of Europe and Asia), with the notable exceptions of the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent and the area east of the Chersky Range in eastern Siberia. It also includes oceanic crust extending westward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and northward to the Gakkel Ridge. > The eastern edge is a boundary with the North American Plate to the north and a boundary ... ---
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> **[Eurasian Plate](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Plate)** > > The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate that includes most of the continent of Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the traditional continents of Europe and Asia), with the notable exceptions of the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent and the area east of the Chersky Range in eastern Siberia. It also includes oceanic crust extending westward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and northward to the Gakkel Ridge. > The eastern edge is a boundary with the North American Plate to the north and a boundary ... > **[Gakkel Ridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gakkel_Ridge)** > > The Gakkel Ridge (formerly known as the Nansen Cordillera and Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge) is a mid-oceanic ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate. It is located in the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean, between Greenland and Siberia. Geologically, it connects the northern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge with the Laptev Sea Rift. > The existence and approximate location of the Gakkel Ridge were predicted by Soviet polar explorer Yakov Yakovlevi... > **[RV Polarstern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Polarstern)** > > RV Polarstern (meaning pole star) is a German research icebreaker of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, Germany. Polarstern was built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel and Nobiskrug in Rendsburg, was commissioned in 1982, and is mainly used for research in the Arctic and Antarctica. The ship has a length of 118 metres (387 feet) and is a double-hulled icebreaker. She is operational at temperatures as low as −50 °C (−58 °F). Polarstern can brea... ---
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> **[RV Polarstern](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Polarstern)** > > RV Polarstern (meaning pole star) is a German research icebreaker of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) in Bremerhaven, Germany. Polarstern was built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Kiel and Nobiskrug in Rendsburg, was commissioned in 1982, and is mainly used for research in the Arctic and Antarctica. The ship has a length of 118 metres (387 feet) and is a double-hulled icebreaker. She is operational at temperatures as low as −50 °C (−58 °F). Polarstern can brea... > **[Northwest Passage](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Passage)** > > The Northwest Passage (NWP) is the sea lane between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The eastern route along the Arctic coasts of Norway and Siberia is accordingly called the Northeast Passage (NEP). > The various islands of the archipelago are separated from one another and from Mainland Canada by a series of Arctic waterways collectively known as the Northwest Pa For centu... > **[Cannibalism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism)** > > Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Human cannibalism is well documented, both in ancient and in recent times. > The rate of cannibalism increases in nutritionally poor environments as individuals turn to members of their own species as an additional food source. Cannibalism regulates population numbers, whereby resources such as ... ---
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> **[Cannibalism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism)** > > Cannibalism is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food. Cannibalism is a common ecological interaction in the animal kingdom and has been recorded in more than 1,500 species. Human cannibalism is well documented, both in ancient and in recent times. > The rate of cannibalism increases in nutritionally poor environments as individuals turn to members of their own species as an additional food source. Cannibalism regulates population numbers, whereby resources such as ... > **[Sexual cannibalism](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_cannibalism)** > > Sexual cannibalism is when an animal, usually the female, cannibalizes its mate prior to, during, or after copulation. It is a trait observed in many arachnid orders and several insect orders. Several hypotheses to explain this seemingly paradoxical behavior have been proposed. The adaptive foraging hypothesis, aggressive spillover hypothesis and mistaken identity hypothesis are among the proposed hypotheses to explain how sexual cannibalism evolved. This behavior is believed to ha Sexual canniba... > **[Femme fatale](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femme_fatale)** > > A femme fatale (/ˌfɛm fəˈtæl/ or /ˌfɛm fəˈtɑːl/; French: \[fam fatal\]), sometimes called a maneater or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, deadly traps. She is an archetype of literature and art. Her ability to enchant, entice and hypnotize her victim with a spell was in the earliest stories seen as verging on supernatural; hence, the femme fatale today is still often described as havin Th... ---
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> **[Femme fatale](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femme_fatale)** > > A femme fatale (/ˌfɛm fəˈtæl/ or /ˌfɛm fəˈtɑːl/; French: \[fam fatal\]), sometimes called a maneater or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, deadly traps. She is an archetype of literature and art. Her ability to enchant, entice and hypnotize her victim with a spell was in the earliest stories seen as verging on supernatural; hence, the femme fatale today is still often described as havin Th... > **[Incapacitating agent | Sleeping gas](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incapacitating_agent#Sleeping_gas)** > > Sleeping gas is an oneirogenic general anaesthetic that is used to put subjects into a state in which they are not conscious of what is happening around them. Most sleeping gases have undesirable side effects, or are effective at doses that approach toxicity. > It is primarily used for major surgeries and to render non-dangerous animals unconscious for research purposes. > Examples of modern volatile anaesthetics that may be considered sleeping gases are BZ, halothane vapour (Fluothane), methyl pr... > **[Moscow theater hostage crisis](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_theater_hostage_crisis)** > > The Moscow theater hostage crisis (also known as the 2002 Nord-Ost siege) was the seizure of the crowded Dubrovka Theater by Chechen resistance fighters on 23 October 2002, which involved 850 hostages and ended with Russian security services killing or causing the death of at least 170 people. The attackers, led by Movsar Barayev, claimed allegiance to the Islamist separatist movement in Chechnya. They demanded the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya and an end to the Second Chechen War... ---
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> **[Last Glacial Period](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Period)** > > The Last Glacial Period (LGP), also known colloquially as the Last Ice Age or simply Ice Age, occurred from the end of the Eemian to the end of the Younger Dryas, encompassing the period c. 115,000 – c. 11,700 years ago. The LGP is part of a larger sequence of glacial and interglacial periods known as the Quaternary glaciation which started around 2,588,000 years ago and is ongoing. The definition of the Quaternary as beginning 2.58 million years ago (Mya) is based on the formation of the Dur... > **[Rwenzori Mountains](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwenzori_Mountains)** > > The Ruwenzori, also spelled Rwenzori and Rwenjura, or Rwenzururu are a range of mountains in eastern equatorial Africa, located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The highest peak of the Ruwenzori reaches 5,109 metres (16,762 ft), and the range's upper regions are permanently snow-capped and glaciated. Rivers fed by mountain streams form one of the sources of the Nile. Because of this, European explorers linked the Ruwenzori with the legendary Mountains of... > **[Mountains of the Moon (Africa)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountains_of_the_Moon_(Africa))** > > Mountains of the Moon (Latin: Montes Lunae; Arabic: جبل القمر, Jabal al-Qamar or Jibbel el Kumri) is an ancient term referring to a legendary mountain or mountain range in east Africa at the source of the Nile River. Various identifications have been made in modern times, the Rwenzori Mountains of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo being the most celebrated. > People of the ancient world were long curious about the source of the Nile, especially Ancient Greek geographers. A number of ... ---
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> **[Mountains of the Moon (Africa)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountains_of_the_Moon_(Africa))** > > Mountains of the Moon (Latin: Montes Lunae; Arabic: جبل القمر, Jabal al-Qamar or Jibbel el Kumri) is an ancient term referring to a legendary mountain or mountain range in east Africa at the source of the Nile River. Various identifications have been made in modern times, the Rwenzori Mountains of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo being the most celebrated. > People of the ancient world were long curious about the source of the Nile, especially Ancient Greek geographers. A number of ... > **[Gojjam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gojjam)** > > Gojjam (Amharic: ጎጃም gōjjām, originally ጐዛም gʷazzam, later ጐዣም gʷažžām, ጎዣም gōžžām) is a historical provincial kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia, with its capital city at Debre Marqos. > Gojjam's earliest western boundary extended up unto the triangle to ancient Meroë in Sudan. By 1700, Gojjam's western neighbors were Agawmeder in the southwest and Qwara in the northwest. Agawmeder, never an organized political entity, was gradually absorbed by Gojjam until it reached west to the Sultanate of Gubb... > **[Meroë](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mero%C3%AB)** > > Meroë (/ˈmɛroʊiː/; also spelled Meroe; Meroitic: Medewi; Arabic: مرواه, romanized: Meruwah and مروي, Meruwi; Ancient Greek: Μερόη, romanized: Meróē) was an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site is a group of villages called Bagrawiyah (Arabic: البجراوية). This city was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush for several centuries from around 590 BC, until its collapse The... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stroll-through-wikipedia/830660.md?page=31)