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Akhtar Mansour
2nd leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Naxxar
thumb|Naxxar Local Council, Civic Centre
Hong Kong Disneyland
Disney theme park in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Airlines
Hong Kong-based airline
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Russian-American Orthodox Jewish rabbi (1902–1994)
Hector's beaked whale
species of mammal
disc brake
type of brake
Akçakoca
Akçakoca is a town in Düzce Province, in the West Black Sea Region of Turkey, located about 200 km east of Istanbul. It is the seat of Akçakoca District. Its population is 27,878 (2022). The town was named after a Turkish chieftain of the 14th century CE who captured the area for the Ottoman Empire, and sports a statue in his honor. The town features a modern mosque of unusual design. Tourist attractions include beaches and a small ruined Genoese castle. It is the regional center of hazelnut cultivation.
GameMaker
GameMaker (originally Animo, Game Maker (until 2011) and GameMaker Studio) is a series of cross-platform game engines created by Mark Overmars in 1999 and developed by YoYo Games since 2007. The latest iteration of GameMaker was released in 2022.
Maqluba
Maqluba (also attested by a variety of other spellings in English; ) is a traditional Levantine dish, a variety of Pilaf that is popular across Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Iraq. It consists of meat, rice, and fried vegetables placed in a pot which is flipped upside down when served, hence the name.
breast augmentation
plastic surgery procedure to increase breast size
Andrew Cunanan
American spree killer (1969–1997)
fluvoxamine
Fluvoxamine, sold under the brand name Luvox among others, is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It is primarily used to treat major depressive disorder and, perhaps more-especially, obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), but is also used to treat anxiety disorders such as panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
indirect conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia
microscopy
thumb|300px|Scanning electron microscope image of [[pollen (false colors)]] thumb|250px|Microscopic examination in a biochemical laboratory
Yung Lean
Swedish rapper and record producer
Luis von Ahn
Guatemalan entrepreneur and computer scientist
Prosopis cineraria
species of plant
politics of the People's Republic of China
national political overview of the People's Republic of China
isentropic process
thermodynamic process that is reversible and adiabatic
Alethinophidia
Common names: advanced snakes. The Alethinophidia are an infraorder of snakes that includes all snakes other than blind snakes and thread snakes. Snakes have long been grouped into families within Alethinophidia based on their morphology, especially that of their teeth. More modern phylogenetic hypotheses using genetic data support the recognition of 19 extant families (see below), although the taxonomy of alethinophidian snakes has long been debated, and ultimately the decision whether to assign a particular clade to a particular Linnaean rank (such as a superfamily, family, or subfamily) is
Conidae
family of molluscs
Curt O. Schaller
German cinematographer, Steadicam operator, photographer, inventor, designer and Academy Award winner
sirolimus
Sirolimus, also known as rapamycin and sold under the brand name Rapamune among others, is a macrolide compound that is used to coat coronary stents, prevent organ transplant rejection, treat a rare lung disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis, and treat perivascular epithelioid cell tumour (PEComa). It has immunosuppressant functions in humans and is especially useful in preventing the rejection of kidney transplants. It is a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinase inhibitor that reduces the sensitivity of T cells and B cells to interleukin-2 (IL-2), inhibiting their activity.
East Semitic
language family
Tulku
A tulku (, also tülku, trulku) is an individual recognized as the reincarnation of a previous spiritual master (lama), and expected to be reincarnated, in turn, after death. The tulku is a distinctive and significant aspect of Tibetan Buddhism, embodying the concept of enlightened beings taking corporeal forms to continue the lineage of specific teachings. "Tulku" is a transcription of the Tibetan སྤྲུལ་སྐུ ("sprul sku"), which originally referred to an emperor or ruler taking human form on Earth, signifying a divine incarnation. Over time, it evolved within Tibetan Buddhism to denote the corp
COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
viral outbreak in Denmark
Slovenian Democratic Party
Slovene political party
Mackinac Island
island in Michigan
Johannes Hahn
Austrian politician (born 1957)
transpersonal psychology
School of psychology integrating spiritual and transcendent experiences with the framework of modern psychology
Harini Amarasuriya
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
angiotensin II receptor antagonist
group of pharmaceuticals that modulate the renin–angiotensin system
Parler
Parler (pronounced "parlor") is an American alt-tech social networking service associated with conservatives. Launched in August 2018, Parler marketed itself as a free speech-focused and unbiased alternative to mainstream social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. Journalists described Parler as an alt-tech alternative to Twitter, with its users including those banned from mainstream social networks or who oppose their moderation policies.
Red-crested Cotinga
species of bird
Kate del Castillo
Mexican-American actress (born 1972)
milk allergy
type of food allergy caused by milk
euhemerism
In the fields of philosophy and mythography, euhemerism () is an approach to the interpretation of mythology in which mythological accounts are presumed to have originated from real historical events or personages. Euhemerism supposes that historical accounts become myths as they are exaggerated in the retelling, accumulating elaborations and alterations that reflect cultural mores. It was named after the Greek mythographer Euhemerus, who lived in the late 4th century BC. In the more recent literature of myth, such as ''Bulfinch's Mythology'', euhemerism is termed the "historical theory" of my
voltage-controlled oscillator
electronic oscillator controlled by a voltage input
Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
Saudi war against Houthis in Yemen launched in 2015
2015 Bangkok bombing
bomb attack in Thailand
The Solent
strait separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England
corporate identity
overall image of a corporation, firm or business in the minds of diverse publics, such as customers, investors and employees
Haida people
indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast
COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
coronavirus pandemic in Taiwan
Swissair Flight 111
Aviation accident in 1998
Many-coloured Rush Tyrant
species of bird
paliperidone
Paliperidone, sold under the brand name Invega among others, is an atypical antipsychotic. It is used for the treatment of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. It is marketed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
Yaragudipati Venkata Mahalakshmi
Indian actress
Great American Interchange
paleozoographic event resulting from the formation of the Isthmus of Panama
Blohm+Voss
Blohm+Voss (B+V), also written historically as Blohm & Voss, Blohm und Voß etc., is a German shipbuilding and engineering company. Founded in Hamburg in 1877 to specialise in steel-hulled ships, its most famous product was the World War II battleship Bismarck. In the 1930s, its owners established the Hamburger Flugzeugbau aircraft manufacturer which, shortly before the outbreak of World War II, adopted the name of its parent company. Following a difficult period after the war, B+V was revived, changing ownership among several owners, such as Thyssen Group and Star Capital.
Operation Cobra
1944 World War II battle in France
HELLP syndrome
severe pre-eclampsia characterized by hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme and low platelet count
Medium
online publishing platform
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
antisemitic mass shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 27, 2018
Gülen movement
transnational Islamist movement
Methuselah
bristlecone pine tree in Inyo County, California; oldest known living non-clonal organism
internment of Japanese Americans
mass incarceration, in the US, of Japanese during WWII
iron lung
negative-pressure mechanically functioning respirator
Bodružal
Bodružal (1927–1973: ; ; , until 1899: ) is a municipality (village) in Slovakia in the Svidník District in Prešov Region, within the Laborec Highlands.