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wiki › shiitake
The shiitake mushroom, or just "shiitake"(椎茸) (Lentinus edodes or Lentinula edodes), is an edible mushroom. It is typically grown on a tree, such as shii, kunugi and oak.[1] The shiitake is also known as the Chinese black mushroom or black forest mushroom.[source?] It is also called "black...
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wiki › mousebird
A mousebird is one of a small group of birds. They are not closely related to other groups of birds. Though they and the parrots and cockatoos (Psittaciformes) may be closer to each other than to other birds. The mousebirds are given order...
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wiki › neodymium
Neodymium is a chemical element that has the symbol Nd on the periodic table. It has the atomic number 60 which means it has 60 protons in an atom. Neodymium can be combined with other elements like iron and boron to create the very strong neodymium magnet, these magnets can lift up to 1000 times...
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wiki › palladium
Palladium is a chemical element. It has the chemical symbol Pd. It has the atomic number 46. It is a noble metal. It is silver white. In chemistry it is placed in a group of metal elements named the transition metals. It is also part of the platinum group. Palladium has similar chemistry to...
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wiki › bittorrent
BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer program, first developed in mid-2001 by Bram Cohen[1] and BitTorrent, Inc., to use for uploading and downloading files under the BitTorrent protocol. In the protocol, a "Tracker" hosts information about any active computers which are trying to share data. Trackers are...
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wiki › calculator
A calculator is a machine which allows people to do math operations more easily. For example, most calculators will add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Some also do square roots, and more complex calculators can help with calculus and...
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wiki › copán
Copán was a Maya city. Today, the ruins are in Honduras, near the border to Guatemala. The kingdom of Copan flourished from the 5th to the 9th century. The people would hire slaves to build houses. If they hired 80 - 100 workers it would usually take them around 2-3 months to finish it This short...
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wiki › dendrology
Many kinds of woody plants are studied by dendrologists. Dendrology is the science of trees and other woody plants (plants that make wood) such as shrubs or lianas. The word "dendrology" comes from Greek words δένδρον meaning "tree" and λόγος meaning "study". Botany and dendrology are not very...
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wiki › holography
Two photographs of a single hologram taken from different viewpoints Holography is a way of making three-dimensional picture with a laser. It allows the holographer to make a more exact image than with photography. The holograph seems to move and change slightly to look as if it were...
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wiki › molybdenum
Molybdenum is a chemical element. It has the chemical symbol Mo. It has the atomic number 42. It has 35 isotopes. The name Molybdenum is from the Greek meaning "leadlike". The color of pure molybdenum is silvery-white. It does not occur naturally, and is made from molybdenite.[1] It is used in...