ejaasaari/simplewiki-2025-04-01 huggingface dataset:
Slinky (also known as Spring) is a toy metal spring that tumbles end over end down stairs and even "walks". It was invented by Richard James in 1943, and quickly became a bestseller. Other Slinky toys were developed such as the Slinky Dog and the Slinky Train. Company president Betty James has always kept the toy's price low so children could buy it. It originally sold for $1. Slinky has received many toy industry awards and honors over the years. Its television jingle is the longest running jingle in advertising history. Origin. Slinky was the invention of Richard James, a mechanical engineer in the United States Navy. In 1943 he was looking for a way to lessen the vibrations that sensitive equipment endured shipboard in rough waters. An accident during his experiments led to the creation of a "walking", tumbling metal spring. Neighborhood children loved it. James's wife Betty named the toy Slinky after finding the word in a dictionary. The Jameses had 400 Slinkys made by a local machine shop. The Jameses put Slinky on display at Gimbels department store in Philadelphia in November 1945. All 400 units were sold. Other Slinky products. The Jameses went into the Slinky business. They invented a machine that could produce a Slinky from 80 feet of steel wire within 10 seconds. A huge advertising campaign was launched in America. James showed television viewers how Slinky worked. Other Slinky toys manufactured during the 1950s were the Slinky Dog, Suzie the Slinky Worm, and a pair of eyeglasses with eyeballs dangling at the end of two Slinkys. Other companies were granted licenses to produce Slinky toys.  The Jameses divorced. Richard became a missionary in Bolivia. Betty James moved the company to Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania in 1964. She was president of the company from 1960 to 1998. She kept the price of Slinky low so all children could afford one. The original Slinky was $1. In 2008 Slinky cost about $4. She explained the toy's appeal by saying, "It's the simplicity
Sea devils are deep-sea anglerfish of the family Ceratiidae. They are among the most widespread of the anglerfish, found in all oceans from the tropics to the Antarctic. The females are large: females of the largest species, Krøyer's deep sea angler fish, "Ceratias holboelli", reach in length. Males, on the other hand, are dwarfed, only maximum. When these fish were first studied, the males were mistaken for parasites. Females usually have more than one male attached to them, which is a good example of polyandry. At birth, tiny male ceratiids already have extremely well-developed olfactory organs that detect scents in the water. The male lives solely to find and mate with a female. They are significantly smaller than a female angler fish, and may have trouble finding food in the deep sea. Furthermore, the growth of the gut may stop in some species, preventing them from feeding at all. This means the male must find a female quickly to prevent death. The sensitive olfactory organs help the male detect the pheromones from female anglerfish. When the male finds a female, he bites into her skin, and releases an enzyme. The enzyme digests the skin of his mouth and her body, fusing the pair down to the blood-vessel level. The male then slowly wastes away, first losing his digestive organs, then his brain, heart, and eyes, and ends as nothing more than a pair of gonads. The gonads release sperm in response to hormones in the female's bloodstream. This extreme sexual dimorphism makes sure that, when the female is ready to spawn, she has a mate right there. Multiple males can be incorporated into a single female. Ceratiids are the only animals known to become chimaeras as a normal part of their life-cycle.
A chimaera or chimera in biology is a single organism (usually an animal) made of two genetically distinct cells. The two types of cells may come from separate fertilised eggs or zygotes. Chimeras that originate from distinct fertilised eggs fused together are called dispermic chimeras. When, on the other hand, the genetically distinct cell types originate from the same zygote, the organism is called a mosaic. Dispermic chimaeras are formed from at least two fertilized eggs or early embryos fused together. Each population of cells keeps its own phenotype and the resulting organism is a mixture of the two phenotypes. Microchimerism is a form of chimerism in which a host harbors a small set of genetically distinct cells. This often happens with blood transfusion or transplants, but also during pregnancy due to the two-way cell trafficking between the mother and the foetus. Recently, epigenetic chimeras have been discovered in mouse models. Germline chimerism. Germline chimerism occurs when the germ cells (for example, sperm and egg cells) of an organism are not genetically identical to its own. Marmosets almost always give birth to fraternal twins. They may have the reproductive cells of their (fraternal) twin siblings. Placental fusion during development in the womb is what causes this.
Phillip John Donahue (December 21, 1935 – August 18, 2024) was an American talk show host. He was best known for hosting "The Phil Donahue Show" from 1967 to 1996. He also hosted other talk shows. His career began in 1957. Donahue's shows focused on issues that were controversial between liberals and conservatives in the United States, like abortion, consumer protection, civil rights and war issues.  Donahue also hosted a talk show on MSNBC for a short time from July 2002 to February 2003. He was seen as one of the most important talk show hosts and was often called the "king of daytime talk".  In 1996, Donahue was ranked #42 on "TV Guide"s 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. During his career, Donahue won nine Emmy Awards and a lifetime achievement award. Donahue was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied at the University of Notre Dame.  Donahue was married to Margaret Cooney from 1958 until they divorced in 1975. They had five children. He then married actress Marlo Thomas on May 21, 1980. He and Thomas did not have any children together.  In May 2024, Donahue was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden. Donahue died from a long-illness at his home in New York City on August 18, 2024, at the age of 88.
Petropedetinae are a subfamily of frogs.  They are placed in the true frog family (Ranidae) by many authors. Some think at least part of this group are a distinct family Petropedetidae. The Cacosterninae and Phrynobatrachinae are then separated as subfamilies. They may even be distinct families Cacosternidae and Phrynobatrachidae. Most members of this subfamily are in the genus "Phrynobatrachus".  These frogs mostly live in sub-Saharan Africa. This group of frogs is made up from the following genera:
Pyxicephalidae is a family of frogs. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa. Classification. Pyxicephalidae has two subfamilies, with a total of 13 genera. This family was formerly considered part of the family Ranidae. Family PYXICEPHALIDAE
Rhacophoridae is a family of frog species. They live in tropical regions of Asia and Africa. They are commonly known as shrub frogs. Sometimes they are called "'moss frogs" or "bush frogs." Some Rhacophoridae are called "tree frogs." Among the most spectacular members of this family are numerous "flying frogs." Most of the species are arboreal. This may include reproducing in trees. Mating frogs, while in amplexus, hold onto a branch, and beat their legs to form a foam. The eggs are laid in the foam. They are then covered with seminal fluid. Then the foam hardens into a protective casing. In some species, this is done in a large group. The foam is laid above a water source, so the tadpoles fall into the water once they hatch. The species in this family vary in size, from to . Like other arboreal frogs, they have toe discs. This family has the Old World flying frogs, including Wallace's flying frogs ("Rhacophorus nigropalmatus"). These frogs have extensive webbing between their hands and feet. This lets them glide through the air. Phylogeny. This group of frogs is related to other frogs:
A flying frog is a frog that has the ability to glide. Despite its name, it does not have the ability to fly. They live their life in trees, high above the ground.  Alfred Russel Wallace made one of the earliest reports of a flying frog. The species he observed was later described by George Albert Boulenger as "Rhacophorus nigropalmatus". Flying frogs includes members of the following genera:
Adrenaline is the first studio album by American metal band, Deftones. "Adrenaline" was released on October 3, 1995. The album was originally known as "Communion" but was later changed to "Adrenaline". The album was ranked as #33 on music critic Piero Scaruffi's list of best metal albums of all times. Songs. idk
Hurricane Isaac was an Atlantic tropical cyclone. It killed almost two dozen people in Hispaniola in August 2012 and moved over Cuba and Haiti. Isaac then became a Category One hurricane on August 28. It hit near the southeast tip of Louisiana at 6:44 pm that day. History. According to the report. Isaac was from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on August 15. Isaac did not become a tropical depression until August 21. Isaac was upgraded to a tropical storm that same day as Hurricane Hunters went into the storm and found winds more then 50 mph. Isaac made its passage along the Lesser Antilles on August 22. On August 25 the storm made its first landfall on Haiti with winds of 70 mph. Isaac made its second landfall on Cuba with winds around 60-65 mph on the same day. Isaac quickly exited Cuba and went towards the Florida Keys on August 26 but even though it did made landfall. It caused heavy rain to the Keys. Isaac became a Hurricane on August 28 and made landfall as a Category 1 Hurricane with 80 mph. Isaac moved inland and dissipated.
Pothos is a son of Iris and Zephyrus in Greek mythology. He is the god of sexual yearning, longing, and desire. He is was one of the winged love gods, known as Erotes.
The Sooglossidae (Seychelles frogs) are a family of frogs. They are found on the Seychelles Islands and India. All of the species are small land frogs, about in length. They hide under fallen leaves or in rock crevices. They lay their eggs on moist ground, rather than in water. One species lacks tadpoles, with the eggs hatching directly into froglets. The others carry the tadpoles on their back until metamorphosis. Taxonomy. The family was first described in 1931 by Gladwyn Kingsley Noble (1894–1940).
The purple frog ("Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis") also called the mahabali frog, is a frog species in the family Sooglossidae. It lives in the Western Ghats also some parts of kerala in India. Common names for this species are Indian purple frog, pignose frog or doughnut frog, Mahabali frog. It was discovered by S.D. Biju and F. Bossyut in October 2003.  This frog's body is shaped similarly to that of most frogs. It is somewhat rounded. It has a small head and an unusual pointed snout. Adults are typically dark purple in color. Its cry sounds more like one from a chicken. The frog spends most of the year underground. It comes out only for about two weeks, during the monsoon. This is to mate.  Unlike many other digging species of frogs that feed above the ground, this species eats underground. They feed mainly on termites using their tongue.  The purple frog has one close relative, Bhupathy's purple frog, which also lives in the Western Ghats. The purple frog starts off living their life at the base of land, but as they get older their bone structure morphs into a structure that becomes efficient for digging into dirt. This allows them to live a majority of their lives underground. Males will rarely come to the surface for mating purposes.The closest relatives of the Purple Frog ("Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis") are frogs from the Sooglossidae family, which are small frogs endemic to the Seychelles Islands. These frogs and the Purple Frog share a common ancestor dating back to the time of the supercontinent Gondwana, which split into different land masses about 120 million years ago. The Purple Frog evolved in the Western Ghats of India, while the Sooglossidae frogs remained isolated in the Seychelles. Both groups are part of an ancient lineage of frogs and are considered relict species—survivors of a very old evolutionary branch. They share some unique traits, including their burrowing lifestyles and adaptations to underground habitats. Other ideas. Scientists say that because
Jody Vanessa Watley (born 30 January 1959) is an American singer. Her songs cross multiple genres. She was very popular in the late 1980s. She recorded and performed numerous songs related to dance-pop. She was born in Chicago. Along with Janet Jackson and Madonna, she is one of MTV Video Music Awards most nominated female artists ever. She had six nominations for her ‘Real Love’ video.  Watley has sold over 50 million albums and singles Worldwide.  In 2008, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from "Billboard" magazine. Awards. Grammy Awards. The Grammy Awards are awarded each year by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. American Music Awards. The American Music Awards is a yearly awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973.  MTV Video Music Awards. The MTV Video Music Awards were started in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year.  Soul Train Music Awards. The Soul Train Music Awards is a yearly award show. They honor the best in African American music and entertainment.  "Billboard" Music Awards. The "Billboard" Music Awards are sponsored by "Billboard" magazine. They are to honor artists based on "Billboard" Year-End Charts. The award ceremony was held from 1990 to 2007. Before and after that time span, winners have been announced by "Billboard", both in the press and as part of their year-end issue. The award returned in 2011.
This is a list of populated places in El Salvador. Cities. Over 100,000 Development Indor a High Human ex, and a high urbanization.  AMSS = San Salvador Metropolitan Area Towns. Over 50,000, medium to low urbanization, or departmental capital.
This is a list of cities in Equatorial Guinea. It includes all settlements with a population over 1,000.
"Kim" is a song by Eminem, released in 2000. The song appears on his third studio album, "The Marshall Mathers LP". The song is about Eminem's anger towards his then-wife Kim Mathers. The song portrays Eminem screaming at and then murdering his wife Kim. He also murders her husband and her stepson. The song features the drum sample from the song "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin. Eminem performed the song at a concert in Detroit, Michigan while abusing a blow-up doll that was dressed up to look like her on stage. Kim saw the performance and later after the show ended, she tried to commit suicide by slashing her wrists. She would later sue Eminem for defamation because of the song.
The following list of Georgian cities is divided into three separate lists. There is one for Georgia itself, and the disputed territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.  Cities and towns in Georgia. This is a list of the cities and towns in Georgia. Cities and towns in Abkhazia. This is a list of the largest cities and towns in Abkhazia.  Cities and towns in South Ossetia. This is a list of the largest cities and towns in South Ossetia.
The list below is of the municipalities of Greece with more than 10,000 people. The data is from the 2001 census.  Explanation of the superscript numbers: 1 a suburb of the Athens Urban Area, in Athens’ agglomeration/conurbation&lt;br&gt; 2 a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, in Thessaloniki’s agglomeration/conurbation&lt;br&gt; 4 a suburb of Athens' Metropolitan Area&lt;br&gt; 5 a suburb of Thessaloniki's Metropolitan Area&lt;br&gt; 7 a municipal unit of the Heraklion Urban Area, in Heraklion's agglomeration/conurbation&lt;br&gt; 6 a municipal unit of the Volos Urban Area, in Volos' agglomeration/conurbation&lt;br&gt; 8 the core unit of Patras agglomeration/conurbation with population of 213,984&lt;br&gt;
This is a list of places in Guatemala. List of most populous cities in Guatemala. Population is based on the 2002 census.
Hungary has 3152 localities as of July 1, 2009.  The largest city is the capital, Budapest. The smallest town is Pálháza with 1038 inhabitants (2010). The largest village is Solymár (population: 10,123 as of 2010). There are more than 100 villages with fewer than 100 people while the smallest villages have fewer than 20 inhabitants.
Pope Saint Anastasius I (; died 401) was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 39th Pope from 399 until his death in 401. Early life. Anastasius was born in Rome, but little is known about his early life. His father's name was Maximus. Before Anastasius became a priest, he fathered a son who later became Pope Innocent I. Pope. Anastasius was elected pope in 399. He best known for being against the thinking and writings of Origen. In 400 he called a council to discuss them. The council agreed that Origen was not faithful to the Catholic Church. After Anastasius, it became traditional for priests to stand and bow their head as they read from the gospels. During his reign, Anastasius encouraged Catholics in North Africa. He is buried in the Catacomb of Pontian. Legacy. Pope Anastasius was praised by Augustine of Hippo and St Jerome.
Pope Anastasius II (; died 16 November 498) was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 50th Pope from 496 until his death in 498. Early life. Anastasius was born in Rome. Pope. Anastasius was elected pope on November 24, 496. Anastasius II was pontiff during a time of controversy involving Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople Anastasius died in 498 at the height of the crisis. Legacy. In the "Divine Comedy", Dante placed this pope in Hell.
Pope Anastasius III (; died June 913) was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 121st Pope from 911 until his death in 913. Early life. Anastasius was born in Rome. Pope. Anastasius was elected pope in 911. He was pope during a period when Rome and the Papacy were in the power of the Theophylact family. He was active in developing the dioceses of Germany. He was buried in St. Peter's Basilica.
The acceleration which is gained by an object because of gravitational force is called its acceleration due to gravity. Its SI unit is m/s2. Acceleration due to gravity is a vector, which means it has both a magnitude and a direction. The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of Earth is represented by the letter "g". It has a standard value defined as . However, the actual acceleration of a body in free fall varies with location. Why heavier objects do not fall faster than lighter objects. Isaac Newton worked out that resultant force equals mass times acceleration, or in symbols, formula_1. This can be re-arranged to give formula_2. The bigger the mass of the falling object, the greater the force of gravitational attraction pulling it towards Earth. In the equation above, this is formula_3. However, the amount of times the force gets bigger or smaller is equal to the number of times the mass gets bigger or smaller, having the ratio remain constant. In every situation, the formula_4 cancels down to the uniform acceleration of around 9.8 m/s2. This means that, regardless of their mass, all freely falling objects accelerate at the same rate. Consider the following examples: formula_5 formula_6 Surface acceleration. Depending on the location, an object at the surface of Earth falls with an acceleration between . Earth is not exactly spherical. It is similar to a "squashed" sphere, with the radius at the equator slightly larger than the radius at the poles. This has the effect of slightly increasing gravitational acceleration at the poles (since the poles are closer to the centre of Earth and the gravitational force depends on distance) and slightly decreasing it at the equator. Also, because of centripetal acceleration, the acceleration due to gravity is slightly less at the equator than at the poles. Changes in the density of rock under the ground or the presence of mountains nearby can affect gravitational acceleration slightly. Altitude. The acceleration of an object changes with altitude. The change in gravitational acceleration with distance from the centre of Earth follows an inverse-square law. This means that gravitational acceleration is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the centre of Earth. As the distance
Pope Anastasius IV (; c.1073–3 December 1154), born Corrado di Suburra, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the 169th Pope from 1153 until his death in 1154. Early life. Corrado di Suburra was born in Rome. He was the son of Benedetto di Suburra.  Cardinal. In 1127, della Suburra was made cardinal-bishop of Sabina. Pope. Anastasius was elected pope in July 1153. He is known for helping to settle a controversy between the Holy Roman Emperor and the Bishop of Magdeburg in Germany. The Pantheon in Rome was restored while he was pope. The pope died on 3 December 1154.
WWE 2K series is a series of video games that are developed by Yuke's and Visual Concepts and are published by 2K Sports. The video games are based on the professional wrestling company WWE. The series was first known as "WWF/WWE SmackDown!" from 2000 to 2004 and then was changed to "WWE SmackDown vs. Raw" in 2004. The title was changed to simply "WWE" in 2011 with the release of WWE '12. The "WWE" title was used for WWE '12 and WWE '13 and was changed to "WWE 2K" when Take Two Interactive acquired the publishing rights for the series from THQ. In Japan, the series was known as "Exciting Pro Wrestling" until 2005. The series has gained positive reviews over the years and is one of the best-selling video game franchises.  The series was published by THQ from 2000 to 2013 before THQ filed for bankruptcy on December 19, 2012. THQ's assets were auctioned off and the WWE video game's publishing rights were acquired by Take Two Interactive (Parent company of 2K Games).
Jerry L. Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer. He was best known for his work with "The Muppets". He was known for his wide range of characters and singing abilities. He performed Muppet characters on "Sesame Street", "The Muppet Show", "Fraggle Rock", and various Muppet movies and specials.  Nelson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He worked as a puppeteer from 1965 until 2011. He died on August 23, 2012 from complications of prostate cancer in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Nelson also suffered emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He was 78 years old.
James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American movie and television actor. He is mostly known for his roles in "Babe", for which he earned a nomination for an Academy Award of Best Supporting Actor, ', ', "L.A. Confidential", "The Green Mile", ', "The Sum of All Fears", "The Queen", "The Artist", "Big Hero 6", and '. Cromwell is also known for his television role in "Six Feet Under" that ran from 2003 until 2005, and "Sugar". He has been nominated for an Academy Award, three Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards during his 39-year career. Cromwell is also known for his height which is 6 ft and 7 in., this makes Cromwell the tallest actor to receive an Academy Award nomination. Cromwell won his first Emmy Award in 2013. Cromwell was born on January 27, 1940 in Los Angeles, California to Kay Johnson and John Cromwell. He was raised in Manhattan, New York. Cromwell was educated at Middlebury College and at Carnegie Mellon University. Cromwell was married to Anne Ulvestad from 1976 until they divorced in 1986, they had three children. Lastly he married Julie Cobb from 1986 until they divorced in 2005. He currently lives in Studio City, Los Angeles, California. He supported the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.