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1 day ago · 1974 – Roobarb, Hong Kong Phooey, Bagpuss, Mio Mao, Heidi, Girl of the Alps, Closed Mondays. 1975 – Maya the Honey Bee, Tubby the Tuba, Great, Mr. Men, Hedgehog in the Fog, Hugo the Hippo, Bod, Grape Ape, Ivor the Engine, Paddington Bear, The Hoober-Bloob Highway, The Tom and Jerry Show.
1 day ago · Shinto. The torii gateway to the Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, one of the most famous examples in the country. [1] Torii mark the entrance to Shinto shrines and are recognizable symbols of the religion. Shinto ( Japanese: 神道, romanized : Shintō) is a religion originating from Japan.
1 day ago · The history of anime can be traced back to the start of the 20th century, with the earliest verifiable films dating from 1917. [1] Before the advent of film, Japan already had a rich tradition of entertainment with colourful painted figures moving across the projection screen in utsushi-e (写し絵), a particular Japanese type of magic lantern ...
1 day ago · The Elo [a] rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in zero-sum games such as chess. It is named after its creator Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-American physics professor. The Elo system was invented as an improved chess-rating system over the previously used Harkness system, [1] but is also used as a rating ...
