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  Panama Canal Treaty 　　 　　Signing of the Panama Canal Treaty (At the table) U.S. Pres. Jimmy Carter (left) and Gen. Omar Torrijos of Panama (right) execute the Panama Canal Treaty while Organization of American States Secretary-General Alejandro Orfila (center) looks on, at the Pan American Union in Washington, D.C., on September 7, 1977. (more) Panama Canal Treaty Panama-United States [1977] Ask the Chatbot...
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  How Is the Pope Elected? 　　 　　Sacred College of Cardinals Cardinals attending a mass at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on March 12, 2013, before entering the papal conclave to elect the next pope. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected the next day and became Pope Francis. (more) How Is the Pope Elected? Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share...
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  Bihu 　　 　　Bohag Bihu celebrations in Guwahati, Assam Women clad in muga silk mekhela sadors dance Bihu as a man plays the pepa. (more) Bihu Assamese culture Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bihu Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login)....
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  Kristen Bell 　　 　　Kristen Bell American actress Kristen Bell, 2014. (more) Kristen Bell American actress Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kristen-Bell Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction Link Correction Additional...
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  Akshaya Tritiya 　　 　　Akshaya Tritiya prayers at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Murtis of Hindu deities (from left) Krishna, Radha, and Shri-Nathaji (a form of Krishna) stand at the ISKCON temple in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, as a pujari (priest) offers prayers on Akshaya Tritiya. (more) Akshaya Tritiya festival Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social...
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  static friction 　　 　　friction forces How friction forces, including kinetic friction and static friction, act upon objects at rest and in motion. In (A), a box sits on a table, and there are two forces: the force of gravity, Fg, which is the weight of the box, pointing downward, and the normal force, Fn, of the table on the box pointing upward....
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  How Do Penguins Stay Warm? 　　 　　Gentoo penguin An Antarctic gentoo penguin standing on ice. (more) How Do Penguins Stay Warm? Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/How-Do-Penguins-Stay-Warm Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction...
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  Major Executive Orders Issued by U.S. Pres. Donald Trump During His Second Term of Office (2025– ) 　　 　　Donald Trump On October 6, 2017, U.S. Pres. Donald Trump posed for his official portrait at the White House in Washington, D.C. (more) Major Executive Orders Issued by U.S. Pres. Donald Trump During His Second Term of Office (2025– ) Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Major-Executive-Orders-Issued-by-U-S-Pres-Donald-Trump-During-His-Second-Term-of-Office Feedback Corrections?...
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  Eve Babitz 　　 　　Eve Babitz American writer and artist Eve Babitz holding a copy of her autobiographical 1982 novel, L.A. Woman, in Hollywood, 1997. (more) Eve Babitz American writer and artist Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eve-Babitz Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this...
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  Under the Net 　　 　　Iris Murdoch Iris Murdoch, author of Under the Net (1954), in 1987. (more) Under the Net novel by Murdoch Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Under-the-Net Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required)...
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  How Do Fireflies Light Up? 　　 　　Bioluminescence in a firefly A firefly sends out bioluminescent signal. (more) How Do Fireflies Light Up? Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/How-Do-Fireflies-Light-Up Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar...
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  Veronika Decides to Die 　　 　　Paulo Coelho Paulo Coelho, author of Veronika Decides to Die (1998), in 2008. (more) Veronika Decides to Die novel by Coelho Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Veronika-Decides-to-Die Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a...
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  How Is Silk Made? 　　How Is Silk Made? Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/How-Is-Silk-Made Ask the Chatbot a Question Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They...
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  William Moulton Marston 　　 　　William Moulton Marston, a pioneer in developing the lie detector American psychologist William Moulton Marston (seated, right) using the systolic blood pressure deception test, an early version of the lie detector, to check the pulse and blood pressure of James Alphonso Frye (center, wearing a white shirt) in 1926. The photo is a reenactment of Marston's use of the...
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  What Are Torpedo Bats? 　　 　　Torpedo bat vs. traditional bat The newly designed torpedo bat (left) next to a conventionally shaped bat in the dugout during a Toronto Blue Jays–Washington Nationals game in Toronto, March 31, 2025. (more) What Are Torpedo Bats? Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/sports/What-Are-Torpedo-Bats Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let...
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  How Hot Is the Sun? 　　 　　Sun without sunspots In January 2018 the Sun had no sunspots for almost two weeks. This spotless period was a prelude to an approaching period of solar minimum in 2019, when the sun's activity was at the low end of its 11-year cycle. (more) How Hot Is the Sun? Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share...
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  How Is Sugar Made? 　　 　　Sugar crops Structures of the sugarcane (left) and sugar beet (right). (more) How Is Sugar Made? Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/How-is-Sugar-Made Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar...
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  How Was Mount Rushmore Built? 　　 　　Mount Rushmore National Memorial Sculpture of Abraham Lincoln under construction in the 1930s, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, southwestern South Dakota, U.S. (more) How Was Mount Rushmore Built? Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/art/How-Was-Mount-Rushmore-Built Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article...
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  Marcus Samuelsson 　　 　　Marcus Samuelsson Chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson, 2022. (more) Marcus Samuelsson Ethiopian-born chef Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcus-Samuelsson Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction Link Correction...
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  What’s the Difference Between a Symphony and an Orchestra? 　　 　　Orchestra An orchestra performing at the Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston. (more) What’s the Difference Between a Symphony and an Orchestra? Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/art/Whats-the-Difference-Between-a-Symphony-and-an-Orchestra Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a...

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