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  Ibrahim Prize 　　 　　The first Ibrahim Prize laureate Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano (right) receiving the first Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, presented by Kofi Annan, the chair of the prize committee, Alexandria, Egypt, November 26, 2007. (more) Ibrahim Prize leadership award Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ibrahim-Prize Share Share Share to social media Facebook...
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  Golden Triangle 　　 　　The Golden Triangle (more) Golden Triangle region, Southeast Asia Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Golden-Triangle-region-Southeast-Asia Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Golden-Triangle-region-Southeast-Asia Written by Laura Payne Laura Payne is a freelance writer whose work covers many topics. She is a former Wayne State University linguistics instructor. Laura Payne Fact-checked by The...
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  shilajit 　　shilajit natural substance Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/shilajit Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/shilajit Also known as: mineral tar, mumijo, mumiyo, salajeet Written by Kara Rogers Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopædia Britannica, where she oversees a range of content from medicine and genetics to...
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  We’wha 　　 　　We'wha A:Shiwi (Zuni) artist We'wha photographed between 1871 and 1896. (more) We’wha Shiwi artist Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wewha Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wewha Also known as: We’wah, We:wa, Wewhe Written by Laura Payne Laura Payne is a freelance writer whose work covers many topics. She is a...
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  Studio 54 　　 　　Studio 54 The legendary New York City nightclub Studio 54 opened in April 1977. (more) Studio 54 nightclub, New York City, New York United States Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Studio-54 Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Studio-54 Written by Thad King Thad King was an editor at Encyclopædia Britannica for...
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  hash table 　　hash table computer science Actions Cite verifiedCite While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Select Citation Style MLA APA Chicago Manual of Style Copy Citation Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/hash-table Give...
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  Moon exploration 　　 　　Moon's far side from Luna 3, 1959 One of the first recorded views of the Moon's far side, part of a 29-photograph sequence taken by the Soviet Luna 3 spacecraft on October 7, 1959. Mare Smythii, which lies on the boundary between the near and far sides, is the circular dark patch below and left of center, and Mare...
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  Zwarte Piet 　　 　　Zwarte Piet A soot-covered Zwarte Piet accompanying St. Nicholas in a parade in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in 2023. (more) Zwarte Piet legendary figure Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zwarte-Piet Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zwarte-Piet Also known as: Black Peter Written by Meg Matthias Meg Matthias is Senior Video Production Manager...
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  List of African Countries’ Independence Dates 　　 　　African Renaissance Monument Unveiled in 2010 as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Senegal's independence from France, the African Renaissance Monument in Dakar, Senegal, is a 164-foot (50-meter) bronze statue of a man, woman, and child and serves as a monument to Africa's renaissance. (more) List of African Countries’ Independence Dates Actions Share Share Share to...
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  Sarah McBride 　　 　　Sarah McBride Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride is a progressive Democrat running in 2024 for Delaware's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. If she wins, she will become the first openly transgender member of Congress. (more) Sarah McBride American politician Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sarah-McBride Share Share Share to social media Facebook...
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  decarbonization 　　 　　Decarbonization This climate-change mitigation solution is designed to reduce the production of greenhouse gases and remove excess amounts of greenhouse gases from Earth's atmosphere. (more) decarbonization Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/decarbonization Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/decarbonization Written by Nick Tabor Nick Tabor is a freelance journalist and the...
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  spironolactone 　　spironolactone drug Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/spironolactone Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/spironolactone Also known as: Aldactone A Written by Kara Rogers Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopædia Britannica, where she oversees a range of content from medicine and genetics to microorganisms. She joined Britannica...
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  Darién Gap 　　 　　Darién Rainforest in Darién, near the Panama-Colombia border. (more) Darién Gap geographic region Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Darien-Gap Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/place/Darien-Gap Written by Miles Kenny Miles Kenny is an independent writer and researcher based in Portland, Oregon. Miles Kenny Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica...
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  darknet 　　 　　The surface web, deep web, and dark web in contrast The darknet enables users to access dark web content, which is often illegal in nature. (more) darknet Internet network Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/darknet-Internet Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/technology/darknet-Internet Also known as: dark net Written by Jacob Stovall...
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  methaqualone 　　methaqualone drug Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/methaqualone Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/science/methaqualone Also known as: 714s, ludes, mandrax, quaaludes, sopors Written by Kara Rogers Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopædia Britannica, where she oversees a range of content from medicine and genetics to microorganisms....
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  Matthew Broderick 　　 　　Matthew Broderick American actor Matthew Broderick, who is best known for playing the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), pictured in 2017. “What's my legacy?” he asked aloud to The Guardian in 2023. “Well, I'm Ferris Bueller, I suppose. I have to accept it. And I like it. I've made my peace with it.” (more) Matthew Broderick...
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  Fred Armisen 　　 　　Fred Armisen American comedian and musician Fred Armisen, 2023. (more) Fred Armisen American comedian and musician Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fred-Armisen Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fred-Armisen Also known as: Fereydun Robert Armisen Written by Fred Frommer Fred Frommer is a sports historian, author, and writer who has written...
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  Disco Demolition Night 　　 　　Steve Dahl on Disco Demolition Night Disc jockey Steve Dahl coengineered Disco Demolition Night at the Comiskey Park baseball field in Chicago on July 12, 1979. (more) Disco Demolition Night baseball promotion [1979] Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/event/Disco-Demolition-Night Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/event/Disco-Demolition-Night Written by Meg Matthias Meg...
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  manga 　　 　　Manga A set of tankōbon volumes of several manga series. Tankōbon collect several chapters of a manga series together in a single volume. (more) manga Japanese literary style Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/art/manga-Japanese-comics Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/art/manga-Japanese-comics Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia...
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  War Stories: 13 Modern Writers Who Served in War 　　 　　Ernest Hemingway, 1918 American writer Ernest Hemingway served as an ambulance driver for the American Red Cross in World War I. (more) War Stories: 13 Modern Writers Who Served in War Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/War-Stories-13-Modern-Writers-Who-Served-in-War Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/War-Stories-13-Modern-Writers-Who-Served-in-War Written by René Ostberg René Ostberg is...

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