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Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9
comet
Pardofelis badia
species of mammal
Tenet
Tenet (stylized in all caps, sometimes as TENƎꓕ) is a 2020 science fiction action thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced it with his wife Emma Thomas. It stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, and Kenneth Branagh. The film follows a former CIA officer who is recruited into a secret organization, tasked with tracing the origin of objects that are traveling backward through time and their connection to an attack from the future to the present.
hypochondriasis
Hypochondriasis or hypochondria is a condition in which a person is excessively and unduly worried about having a serious illness. Hypochondria is an old concept whose meaning has repeatedly changed over its lifespan. It has been claimed that this debilitating condition results from an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical diagnosis. An individual with hypochondriasis is known as a hypochondriac. Hypochondriacs become unduly alarmed about any physical or psychological symptoms they detect, no matter how minor the symptom may be, and are
Jim Henson
American puppeteer (1936–1990)
Q171477
media player, streaming client, streaming media server, and audio and video converter (transcoder), free/libre and open-source cross-platform software
Sega Genesis
fourth-generation home video game console developed by Sega
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993 American comedy film directed by Chris Columbus
oil shale
organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock containing kerogen
parallel computing
programming paradigm in which many calculations or the execution of processes are carried out simultaneously
Entebbe raid
1976 counter-terrorist hostage rescue mission by the Israel Defense Forces
functional programming
programming paradigm based on applying and composing functions
Samantha Smith
American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985)
Rādhā
Radha (, ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion. In scriptures, Radha is mentioned as the avatar of Lakshmi and also as the Mūlaprakriti, the Supreme goddess, who is the feminine counterpart and internal potency (hladini shakti) of Krishna. Radha accompanies Krishna in all his incarnations. Radha's birthday is celebrated every year on the occasion of Radhashtami.
Western
multimedia genre of stories set primarily in the American Old West
Sogdian
extinct Eastern Iranian language of Central Asia
mammary intercourse
sex position in which a penis is stimulated by contact with female breasts and vice versa
technological singularity
hypothetic future event in which artificial intelligence iteratively redesigns itself to rapidly become more intelligent, causing technological and social change beyond prediction
Columbine High School massacre
On April 20, 1999, twelfth-grade students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered 13 students and 1 teacher in a school shooting and attempted bombing at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, United States. Twenty people were injured by the gunfire, and three others were injured while trying to escape. The attack ended when Harris and Klebold died by suicide. The Columbine massacre was the deadliest mass shooting at a K–12 school in U.S. history until the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012. It remains among the most infamous massacres in the United States and the deadliest mass shooting in Colorado. As of June 2025, it had inspired more than 70 copycat attacks, a phenomenon dubbed the Columbine effect, and Columbine has become a byword for modern school shootings.
Black Vulture
species of bird
Trincomalee
Trincomalee (; , ; , ), also known historically as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee District and major resort port city of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. Located on the east coast of the island overlooking the Trincomalee Harbour, Trincomalee has been one of the main centres of Sri Lankan Tamil speaking culture on the island for nearly a millennium. With a population of 99,135, the city is built on a peninsula of the same name, which divides its inner and outer harbours. It is home to the famous Koneswaram temple from where it developed and earned its hi
film noir
film genre/style usually deployed in mystery and police procedural detective crime films
Tasuku Honjo
Japanese professor of immunology and genomic medicine (1942–)
Q184198
thumb|130px|Alternative Dreamcast logo used in PAL territories
Luton Town F.C.
association football club in Luton, England
halberd
A halberd (also called halbard or halbert) is a two-handed polearm that was in prominent use from the 13th to 16th centuries. The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It may have a hook or thorn on the back of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants and protecting allied soldiers, typically musketeers. The halberd was usually long.
bukkake
thumb|A pair of men ejaculating on a single woman's face. is a sex act in which multiple males ejaculate on one person. It is often portrayed in pornographic films.
Peking opera
form of Chinese opera originating in Beijing during the Qing dynasty
The Hunger Games
2008 novel by Suzanne Collins
Telesto
moon of Saturn
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 film by Robert Mulligan
fluoxetine
Fluoxetine, sold under the brand name Prozac, among others, is an antidepressant medication of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class used for the treatment of major depressive disorder, anxiety, obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and bulimia nervosa. It is also approved for treatment of major depressive disorder in adolescents and children 8 years of age and over. It has also been used to treat premature ejaculation. Fluoxetine is taken by mouth.
controversy
thumb|A scene of Rabbi|rabbis in debate in [[Carl Schleicher's painting A controversy from the Talmud, 19th century]] Controversy (, ) is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view. The word was coined from the Latin controversia, as a composite of controversus – "turned in an opposite direction", and also means an exercise in rhetoric practiced in Rome. ==Legal== In the theory of law, a controversy differs from a legal case; while legal cases include all suits, criminal as well as civil, a controversy is a purely civil
Russell's Teapot
analogy devised by Bertrand Russell
Theia
planet that is hypothesized to have impacted Earth and created the Moon
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
English actor
Brzeg
Brzeg (; Latin: Alta Ripa, German: Brieg, Silesian German: Brigg, , ) is a town in southwestern Poland with 34,778 inhabitants (December 2021) and the capital of Brzeg County. It is situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder river.
Troye Sivan
Australian singer-songwriter and actor
Dendrobatidae
family of amphibians
Lewisville
city in Denton and Dallas counties in Texas, United States
Cane toad
Species of amphibian
Davy Crockett
American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)
Neso
moon of Neptune
Bar
city in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
cognitive dissonance
mental stress or discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time
Stop Online Piracy Act
unpassed United States bill
ocarina
The ocarina (otherwise known as a potato flute) is a wind musical instrument; it is a type of vessel flute. Variations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body. It is traditionally made from clay or ceramic, but other materials are also used, such as plastic, wood, glass, metal, or bone. The Italian Ocarina was invented in 1853 by 17-year-old Giuseppe Donati, who also gave it the name ocarina. Donati handmade each ocarina from clay, with anything from 7 to 10 finger-holes and a spout for a mouthpiece.
Raymond Kurzweil
American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist and inventor (born 1948)
silo
thumb|Grain bins in [[Cashton, Wisconsin]] thumb|Grain elevators are composed of groups of grain silos, such as these at [[Port Giles, South Australia.]] thumb|Silos in Acatlán, Hidalgo|Acatlán, Hidalgo, Mexico
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
association football club in Sheffield, England
Kargil War
1999 conflict between India and Pakistan
William Hanna
American animator (1910–2001)
space elevator
proposed type of space transportation system
visual impairment
decreased ability to see
damnatio memoriae
ancient Roman punishment by removing a person's name, depictions, and reference to them from official records, up to rewritings of histories
Boshin War
civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869
Judith Resnik
American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986)
Eugene Fama
American economist and Nobel laureate in Economics
war elephant
elephant that is trained and guided by humans for combat
1953 Iranian coup d'état
On 19 August 1953, Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown in a coup d'état that strengthened the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. In the months preceding the coup, Mosaddegh had consolidated power by orchestrating an unconstitutional referendum to dissolve parliament that was widely described as fraudulent, and he later refused to step down after the Shah exercised his constitutional authority to dismiss him as prime minister. It was instigated by the United Kingdom (MI6), under the name Operation Boot and the United States (CIA), under the name TP-AJAX Project or Operation Ajax. A key motive was to protect British oil interests in Iran after Mosaddegh nationalized the country's oil industry.