1963 introductions

Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a colour encoding system for analogue television. It was one of three major analogue colour television standards, the others being NTSC and SECAM. In most countries it was broadcast at 625 lines, 50 fields (25 frames) per second, and associated with CCIR analogue broadcast television systems B, D, G, H, I and K. The articles on analogue broadcast television systems further describe frame rates, image resolution, and audio modulation.

numeric postal code used in the United States and its territories

emergency medical service symbol

paradox about a person's expectations about the timing of a future event which they are told will occur at an unexpected time

Dutch music chart compiled by SoundAware

soft elastic ball used in physical therapy and exercise

tool used by emergency rescue personnel to assist vehicle extrication of crash victims

presenter at the Golden Globe Awards

Daminozide, also known as aminozide, Alar, Kylar, SADH, B-995, B-nine, and DMASA, is an organic compound which acts as a plant growth regulator. It was produced in the U.S. by the Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc., (now integrated into the Chemtura Corporation), which registered daminozide for use on fruits intended for human consumption in 1963. It was primarily used on apples until 1989, when the manufacturer voluntarily withdrew it after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed banning it based on concerns about cancer risks to consumers. In addition to apples and ornamental plants,

American brand of cigarettes

rose cultivar

woman selling Yakult products

logic formalism