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11 hours ago · Etymology The English word sun developed from Old English sunne. Cognates appear in other Germanic languages, including West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Low German Sünn, Standard German Sonne, Bavarian Sunna, Old Norse sunna, and Gothic sunnō. All these words stem from Proto-Germanic * sunnōn. This is ultimately related to the word for sun in other branches of the Indo-European language ...
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Sun. The Sun, also known as Sol, is a star at the center of...
- Stellar Evolution
Schematic of stellar evolution. Stellar evolution starts...
- Planetary Nebula
X-ray/optical composite image of the Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC...
- Plasma
Plasma (from Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma) 'moldable...
- Solar System
The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the...
- Sungazing
Sungazing is the unsafe practice of looking directly at the...
- Talk
Sun is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it)...
- Incandescence
Hot metal work glows with visible light. This thermal...
- Black Dwarf
Diagram of stellar evolution, showing the various stages of...
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11 hours ago · Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United States senator from Missouri from 1935 to 1945 and briefly as the 34th vice president in 1945 under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- May 8, 1884, Lamar, Missouri, U.S.
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
11 hours ago · Deoxyribonucleic acid (/ d iː ˈ ɒ k s ɪ ˌ r aɪ b oʊ nj uː ˌ k l iː ɪ k,-ˌ k l eɪ-/ ⓘ; DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.
11 hours ago · Social media has offered a new platform for peer pressure with both positive and negative communication. From Facebook comments to likes on Instagram, how the youth communicate, and what is socially acceptable is now heavily based on social media. Social media does make kids and young adults more susceptible to peer pressure.
11 hours ago · An automated teller machine (ATM) is an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions, such as cash withdrawals, deposits, funds transfers, balance inquiries or account information inquiries, at any time and without the need for direct interaction with bank staff.
11 hours ago · Visa requirements for United States citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states that are imposed on citizens of the United States. As of 2024, holders of a United States passport may travel to 188 countries and territories without a travel visa , or with a visa on arrival .
11 hours ago · Scientology is a set of beliefs and practices invented by the American author L. Ron Hubbard, and an associated movement.It is variously defined as a cult, a business, a religion, a scam, or a new religious movement.
