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51Poland — /poh leuhnd/, n. a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. 38,700,291; ab. 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Cap.: Warsaw. Polish, Polska. * * * Poland Introduction Poland Background: Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived around …
52Insect wing — Original veins and wing posture of a dragonfly. Hoverflies hovering to mate …
53Afghanistan — /af gan euh stan /, n. a republic in central Asia, NW of India and E of Iran. 23,738,085; 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km). Cap.: Kabul. * * * Afghanistan Introduction Afghanistan Background: Afghanistan s recent history is characterized by war… …
54South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …
55December 2010 — was the twelfth month of that year. It began on a Wednesday and ended after 31 days on a Friday. Portal:Current events This is an archived version of Wikipedia s Current events Portal from December 2010 …
56animal behaviour — Introduction any activity of an intact organism. A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… …
57Kuomintang — KMT redirects here. For other uses, see KMT (disambiguation). Kuomintang of China 中國國民黨 …
58Mill, John Stuart: Ethics and politics — J.S.Mill Ethics and politics R.F.Khan ON LIBERTY John Stuart Mill’s mature views on ethics and politics are to be found in On Liberty (published in 1859), Utilitarianism (1861), Considerations on Representative Government (1861) and The… …
59Text Executive Programming Language — In 1979, Honeywell Information Systems announced a new programming language for their time sharing service named TEX, an acronym for the Text Executive processor. TEX was a first generation scripting language, developed around the time of AWK and …
60Captain Atom — This article is about the superhero with atomic absorption and superhuman strength. For the superhero who can shrink his body, see Atom (Ray Palmer). Captain Atom Promotional art for Captain Atom, vol. 2, #1 (September, 2011). Art by Stanley Law …
