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- 22:02, 18 April 2021 diff hist +13,421 N Physical World/Weights and Measures Created page with "SI units Metre – represents 1/10 millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the equator through Paris. Defined in 1793 The gram was originally defined in 1795 as the..." Tag: Visual edit
- 22:02, 18 April 2021 diff hist +38,442 N Physical World/Mathematics Created page with "Geometry Surface area of a '''sphere''' – 4 π r² Volume of a sphere – 4/3 π r³ Surface area of a '''cylinder''' (with top and bottom) – 2 π r (r + h) Volume of..." Tag: Visual edit
- 22:01, 18 April 2021 diff hist +95,403 N Physical World/Geology and Physical Geography Created page with "Volcanoes Black smoker – (or sea vent) is a type of hydrothermal vent found on the ocean floor. Formed when superheated water from below Earth’s crust comes through the o..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:59, 18 April 2021 diff hist +60,029 N Physical World/Scientists Created page with "'''Alhazen''' (c. 965 – c. 1040) made significant contributions to the principles of optics, astronomy, mathematics, and meteorology. Alhazen's most famous work is ''Book of..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:58, 18 April 2021 diff hist +6,409 N Physical World/Fish Created page with "{| class="wikitable" | |'''Hammerhead shark''' family Sphyrnidae So named for the unusual and distinctive structure of their heads, which are flattened and laterally exte..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:57, 18 April 2021 diff hist +2,559 N Physical World/Amphibians Created page with "{| class="wikitable" | |'''Midwife toad''' genus ''Alytes'' The males carry a string of fertilised eggs on their back, hence the name "midwife" The back of the midwife..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:56, 18 April 2021 diff hist +106,350 N Physical World/Astronomy Created page with "Planets The International Astronomical Union (IAU) defines a planet, for the purposes of our solar system only, as a celestial body that: (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:55, 18 April 2021 diff hist +97,120 N Physical World/Chemistry Created page with "Elements Dobereiner's Triads are groups of three elements having similar properties. They are named after the German chemist Johann Dobereiner. He observed that when three el..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:53, 18 April 2021 diff hist +227,888 N Physical World/Animals Created page with "'''Invertebrates''' are divided into a number of phyla – Sponges – have sieve-like bodies with an internal sketeton of mineral crystals. Classified as the phylum '''''Por..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:46, 18 April 2021 diff hist +91,595 N Physical World/Biology Created page with "Biochemistry Adenosine – a molecule of adenine attached to a ribose sugar molecule Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) – an important organic compound in metabolism and is essen..." Tag: Visual edit
- 21:46, 18 April 2021 diff hist +17,908 N Physical World/Anthropology and Palaeontology Created page with "'''Cro-Magnon''' were the first early modern humans of the European Upper Paleolithic in Europe. The earliest known remains of Cro-Magnon-like humans are radiometrically dated..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:50, 18 April 2021 diff hist +11,509 N Physical World/Birds Created page with "{| class="wikitable" | |'''Ostrich''' ''Struthio camelus'' It can run at speeds of about 40 mph, the top land speed of any bird. The ostrich is the largest living specie..." Tag: Visual edit
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- 18:38, 18 April 2021 diff hist +28,287 N Lifestyle/Newspapers and Comics Created page with "UK Newspapers UK daily newspapers by circulation – 1<sup>st</sup> ''The Sun'', 2<sup>nd</sup> ''Daily Mail'', 3<sup>rd</sup> ''Daily Mirror'' UK Sunday newspapers by circ..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:37, 18 April 2021 diff hist +12,532 N Lifestyle/Sayings and Quotes Created page with "A cauliflower is a cabbage with a college education – Mark Twain A country fit for heroes to live in – David Lloyd George A day like today is not a day for, sort of, sou..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:37, 18 April 2021 diff hist +22,593 N Lifestyle/Names Created page with "Pop Stars 50 Cent – real name Curtis Jackson Akon – real name Aliaune Thiam Alice Cooper – real name Vincent Furnier Alicia Keys – real name Alicia Cook Aloe Blac..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:36, 18 April 2021 diff hist +49,552 N Lifestyle/Medicine Created page with "Drugs ACE inhibitors – or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, are a group of drugs that are used primarily in treatment of hypertension and heart failure Analgesic..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:35, 18 April 2021 diff hist +18,762 N Lifestyle/Fashion Created page with "'''''Abercrombie & Fitch''''' was founded by David Abercrombie and Ezra Fitch in 1892 in New York. The Company opened its first European location in London in 2007. A number o..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 18:35, 18 April 2021 diff hist +75,149 N Lifestyle/Food and Drink Created page with "Fruit Golden Delicious – original tree was in West Virginia Blenheim orange – apple grown in Oxfordshire Pearmain is a generic name given to pear-shaped apple cultivars..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:34, 18 April 2021 diff hist +13,862 N Lifestyle/Holidays and Observances Created page with "January 5 – Twelfth Night (6 January in some calendars) 6 – Epiphany, visit of Magi to Jesus 13 – St Hilary's feast day, has gained the reputation of being the coldes..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:33, 18 April 2021 diff hist +9,061 N Lifestyle/Currencies Created page with "Coins are considered by some numismatists to have originated c. 550–600 BC in Anatolia, which corresponds to modern-day Turkey, in particular in Lydia ISO 4217 is the inter..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:33, 18 April 2021 diff hist +54,364 N Lifestyle/Human body Created page with "'''Cardiovascular system''' Blood and blood vessels Albumin – a water-soluble protein found in blood plasma Arteriole – carries blood from arteries to capillaries Bra..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:31, 18 April 2021 diff hist +40,867 N Entertainment/William Shakespeare Created page with "William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:30, 18 April 2021 diff hist +35,159 N Entertainment/Literature - Non-Fiction Created page with "''Voodoo Histories:'' ''The Role of Conspiracy Theory in Modern History'' – '''David Aaronovitch''' ''The Immigrant and the Community'' – '''Grace Abbott''' ''The Meanin..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:30, 18 April 2021 diff hist +39,292 N Entertainment/Literature - other Created page with "Biography and Autobiography ''Addicted'' – '''Tony Adams''' ''The Kindness of Strangers'' – '''Kate Adie''' ''Open'' – '''Andre Agassi''' ''Pride and Perjury'' – m..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:29, 18 April 2021 diff hist +29,120 N Entertainment/Musicals Created page with "''Fings Ain’t What They Used To Be'' by Frank Norman, himself a Cockney, has music and lyrics by '''Lionel Bart''' ''Oliver!'', ''Blitz!'' – composed by Lionel Bart ''Co..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:28, 18 April 2021 diff hist +30,226 N Entertainment/Theatre Created page with "Playwrights ''Absurd Person Singular'' – '''Alan Ayckbourn''' (born 1939) ''The Norman Conquests'' trilogy – ''Table Manners'', ''Living Together'', ''Round and Round th..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:28, 18 April 2021 diff hist +15,323 N Entertainment/Pixar Films Created page with "Pixar Pixar began in 1979 as the Graphics Group, part of the computer division of Lucasfilm before its spin-out as a corporation in 1986 with funding by Apple co-founder Stev..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:27, 18 April 2021 diff hist +107,879 Entertainment/Sci-Fi and Fantasy TV Tag: Visual edit
- 18:26, 18 April 2021 diff hist +142,499 N Entertainment/Sci-Fi and Fantasy TV Created page with "'''''100, The''''' – 2014 - This is a post-apocalyptic drama where, following a nuclear holocaust, humanity is living on a series of space stations orbiting Earth. 100 you..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:24, 18 April 2021 diff hist +18,202 N Entertainment/Academy Awards Created page with "The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:23, 18 April 2021 diff hist +41,088 N Entertainment/Classical Music Created page with "Conductors '''Claudio Abbado''' served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:22, 18 April 2021 diff hist +22,387 N Entertainment/Charles Dickens Created page with "Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 – 1870) born in Portsmouth and died at Gad’s Hill Place in Kent. Buried in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey Dickens left school to wor..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:22, 18 April 2021 diff hist +22,878 N Entertainment/James Bond Films Created page with "Eon Productions Albert R. ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and Harry Saltzman started Eon in 1961, and co-produced most of the Eon films until 1975, when Broccoli became the sole produce..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:22, 18 April 2021 diff hist +99,517 N Entertainment/Composers Created page with "''Giselle'' – ballet by '''Adolphe Adam''' (1803 – 1856). Characters include Duke Albrecht of Silesia, Hilarion and Bathilde. Giselle is a peasant girl who dies of a broke..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:18, 18 April 2021 diff hist +21,622 N Entertainment/Ballet Created page with "Ballets '''''The Afternoon of a Faun''''' (French: ''L'Après-midi d'un faune'') was choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky for the Ballets Russes and first performed in Paris in 1..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:18, 18 April 2021 diff hist +20,318 N Entertainment/Literature - Childrens Created page with "''The Snow Queen'', ''The Little Mermaid'', ''Thumbelina'', ''The Steadfast Tin Soldier'', ''The Red Shoes'' – '''Hans Christian Andersen''' (1805 – 1875) Thumbelina emer..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:17, 18 April 2021 diff hist +10,866 N Entertainment/Gilbert and Sullivan Created page with "Librettist '''William Schwenck Gilbert''' (1836 – 1911) and composer '''Arthur Sullivan''' (1842 – 1900) collaborated on a series of fourteen comic operas in Victorian Eng..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:17, 18 April 2021 diff hist +10,230 N Entertainment/Literature - Classics Created page with "''The Hare and the Tortoise'', ''The Fox and the Grapes'' – '''Aesop''' (620 – 560 BC) ''Prometheus Bound'' – '''Aeschylus''' (526 – 456 BC). Known as “the father o..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:16, 18 April 2021 diff hist +34,376 N Entertainment/Eurovision Song Contest Created page with "At a committee meeting of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) held in Monaco in 1955, director general of Swiss television and committee chairman Marcel Bezençon conceived..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:16, 18 April 2021 diff hist +36,068 N Entertainment/Carry On Films Created page with "NOTE: This list excludes the compilation film “That’s Carry On” (1977) so the numbers given here may not agree with other sources. (The number in brackets after each ac..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 18:15, 18 April 2021 diff hist +168,975 N Entertainment/Literature - Fiction Created page with "''Flatland'' – '''Edwin Abbott''' ''Things Fall Apart'' – '''Chinua Achebe'''. Title taken from a line in ''The Second Coming'' by W.B. Yeats ''The Salmon of Doubt'' –..." Tag: Visual edit
- 18:09, 18 April 2021 diff hist +80,059 Entertainment/British Sitcoms current Tag: Visual edit
- 18:08, 18 April 2021 diff hist +140,977 N Entertainment/British Sitcoms Created page with "'''''Absolutely Fabulous''''' (''Ab Fab'') – BBC 1992–1996; 2001–2004; 2011–2012 Edina “Eddy” Monsoon and Patsy Stone are a pair of high-powered career women on t..." Tag: Visual edit
- 17:55, 18 April 2021 diff hist +51,061 N Civilisation/World Politics Created page with "General Council of the Valleys – legislative body of '''Andorra''' Agostinho Neto served as the first President of '''Angola''' (1975–79), leading the Popular Movement fo..." Tag: Visual edit
- 17:54, 18 April 2021 diff hist +31,315 N Civilisation/World Geography - Oceania and Antarctica Created page with "Opinions of what constitutes Oceania range from its three subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia to, more broadly, the entire insular region between Asia and the A..." Tag: Visual edit
- 17:53, 18 April 2021 diff hist +113,825 N Civilisation/World Geography - Europe Created page with "'''Albania''' Durres is the main port and second city of Albania Vlore is the old capital of Albania. It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was procl..." Tag: Visual edit
- 17:50, 18 April 2021 diff hist +69,459 N Civilisation/World Geography - Asia Created page with "'''Afghanistan''' Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan. Alexander the Great is said to have laid out the foundation of what is now Old Kandahar in the 4th centu..." Tag: Visual edit
- 17:49, 18 April 2021 diff hist +52,974 N Civilisation/World Geography - Africa Created page with "'''Algeria''' Algeria is the largest country in Africa, following the creation of South Sudan Algiers is only the second capital city in Africa (after Cairo) to have a metro..." Tag: Visual edit
- 17:48, 18 April 2021 diff hist +89,078 N Civilisation/World Geography - North America Created page with "United States of America The United States is the world's fourth-largest country by total area and third most populous (320 million). The U.S. population almost quadrupled du..." Tag: Visual edit