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mpox
Mpox (, ; originally known as monkeypox) is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and other animals. Symptoms include a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over, as well as fever and swollen lymph nodes. The illness is usually mild, and most infected individuals recover within a few weeks without treatment. The time from exposure to the onset of symptoms ranges from three to seventeen days, and symptoms typically last from two to four weeks. However, cases may be severe, especially in children, pregnant women, or people with suppressed immune systems.
Q8038
The GNU Image Manipulation Program, commonly known by its acronym GIMP ( ; always stylized in capitals; formerly, The GIMP), is a free and open-source raster graphics editor.
Hoover Dam
hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River, United States
Fugging
village in Upper Austria
King County
county in the state of Washington, United States
von Neumann architecture
computer architecture using a common memory bus and address space for instructions and data
And Then There Were None
1939 novel by Agatha Christie
Hellboy
2004 film directed by Guillermo del Toro
Lymantria dispar
species of insect
Castrillo Mota de Judíos
municipality in Burgos province, Spain
Fort Bragg
United States Army installation; census designated place in North Carolina
The Veronicas
Australian pop rock duo
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
airport in Harare, Zimbabwe
Redwater
city in Bowie County, Texas, United States
Anophthalmus hitleri
species of insect
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
performing arts center in Washington, D.C., United States
Toronto Metropolitan University
public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Girl Gone Wild
2012 single by Madonna
Brights movement
international intellectual movement
The Lawnmower Man
1992 film directed by Brett Leonard
Scott's Oriole
species of bird
deadnaming
Deadnaming is the act of calling a transgender or non-binary person by their birth name or other former forename (their 'deadname') after they have chosen a new name. Many transgender people change names as part of gender transition, and wish for their former name to be kept private.
Rhodes University
public research university in Makhanda, South Africa
Ye
2018 studio album by Kanye West
Voykovskaya
Moscow Metro station
Butthole Surfers
American rock band
Sasmuan
Sasmuan, officially the Municipality of Sasmuan (, ; ), formerly known by its Spanish name Sexmoán (), is a municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
Licensed to Ill
1989 debut studio album by Beastie Boys
Washington and Lee University
private liberal arts university in Lexington, Virginia
GNU/Linux naming controversy
issues of what to call a system with the GNU toolchain and the Linux kernel
Voykovsky District
human settlement in Russia
Peel
administrative region of Western Australia
India
cat owned by USA presidential Bush family
Declaration on the Common Language
statement that Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin are four varieties of a single pluricentric language
Gropecunt Lane
street name found in English towns and cities during the Middle Ages
Astounding Award for Best New Writer
annual awards for science fiction or fantasy
The Young Turks
online news show
Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-Straße metro station
Berlin U-Bahn station
Woman Is the Nigger of the World
1972 song by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Lake Lanier
reservoir in Georgia, United States
urban contemporary
music genre
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
special recognition at the MTV Video Music Awards
transfermium wars
disputes between American and Soviet scientists over naming rights for newly discovered chemical elements
Grallaria urraoensis
species of bird
The Slumber Party Massacre
1982 film by Amy Holden Jones
Green Jellÿ
American comedy rock band
Pëtr Voykov
Russian politician and iplomat, accused of involvement in the execution of the former Emperor Nicholas II and his family.
Untitled
2008 studio album by Nas
Black Lives Matter Plaza
section of 16th Street in Washington, D.C., designated in June 2020
La Mort aux Juifs
hamlet in Courtemaux, France
"Polish death camp" controversy
incorrect term used in reference to concentration camps built and run by Nazi Germany in Poland
two emperor problem
a problem arising when multiple people claim the title of emperor
Palestra Itália
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Stirling Range
mountain range in Western Australia
Baltiyskaya
Moscow Ring Railway station
Rapeman
Rapeman was an American noise rock band founded in 1987 and disbanded in 1989. It consisted of Steve Albini (formerly of Big Black) on guitar and vocals, David Wm. Sims (formerly of Scratch Acid) on bass and Rey Washam (formerly of Scratch Acid and Big Boys) on drums. In the years since their brief tenure, Rapeman's sound has also been described as post-hardcore.
Icelandic Naming Committee
authority regulating Icelandic given names
City of Stirling
local government area in Perth, Western Australia
Swastika
town in Ontario, Canada
1 Line
light rail line in the Seattle metropolitan area, Washington