According to many religions, a miracle, derived from the old Latin word miraculum meaning 'something wonderful', is a striking interposition of divine intervention by God in the universe by which the operations of the ordinary course of Nature are overruled, suspended, or modified. People in different faiths have substantially different definitions of the word miracle. Even within a specific religion there is often more than one usage of the term. Sometimes the term miracle may refer to the action of a supernatural being that is not a god. Then the term divine intervention refers spec ...

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The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary glands, which in females produce milk for the nourishment of young; the presence of hair or fur; and which have endothermic or "warm-blooded" bodies. The brain regulates endothermic and circulatory systems, including a four-chambered heart. Mammals encompass some 5500 species, distributed in about 1200 genera, 152 families and up to 46 orders, though this varies depending on the classification scheme adopted. Phylogenetically, MammaliaIncluding:

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• Mammal - Classification
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• Mammal - McKenna/Bell classification
• Mammal - Molecular classification of placentals
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A kiss (from Old English cyssan "to kiss", in turn from coss "a kiss", perhaps onomatopoeic) is the touching of the lips to some other thing, usually another person. Kissing is a learned behaviour, related to the grooming behaviour seen between other animals. Many non-human primates also exhibit kissing behaviour. Kiss - Kissing as affection. In modern Western culture, kissing is most commonly an expression of affection. Between people of close acquaintance, a kiss, often recipro ...

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Uri Geller (born December 20, 1946 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a famous but controversial alleged psychic and television personality. Originally a magician in Israeli nightclubs, he then became well known for a number of years for performances featuring claimed paranormal abilities such as telekinesis, dowsing and telepathy; metal objects were bent and watches were apparently stopped or made to run faster without any apparent physical force being applied to them. Although many people believe he is a psychic, he also has numerous cr ...

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Tyrannosaurus rex (ty-RAN-o-sawr-us) meaning "tyrant reptile" because of its size and large teeth and claws (Greek tyrannos = tyrant + sauros = reptile), also known colloquially as T. rex and The King of the Dinosaurs, was a giant carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Upper Maastrichtian, the last stage of the Cretaceous period, 65–66 million years ago. Its fossil remains are relatively rare; as of 2005 only 30 specimens had been found^Including:

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Sir Isaac Newton, PRS (4 January [O.S. 25 December 1642] 1643 – 31 March [O.S. 20 March] 1727) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher who is regarded by many as the most influential scientist in history. Most importantly, Newton wrote the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica wherein he described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion, laying the groundwork for classical mechanics. By deriving Kepler's laws of planetary mo ...

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Human evolution is the process of change and development, or evolution, by which human beings emerged as a distinct species. It is the subject of a broad scientific inquiry that seeks to understand and describe how this change and development occurred. The study of human evolution encompasses many scientific disciplines, most notably physical anthropology and genetics. The term 'human', in the context of human evolution, refers to the genus Homo, but studies of human evolution usually include other hominids, such as the austral ...

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• Human evolution - Homo heidelbergensis
• Human evolution - Homo sapiens idaltu
• Human evolution - Homo floresiensis
• Human evolution - Homo neanderthalensis
• Human evolution - Homo sapiens
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Immortality (or eternal life) is the concept of existing for a potentially infinite, or indeterminate length, of time. Throughout history, humans have had the desire to live forever. What form an unending or indefinitely-long human life would take, or whether it is even possible, has been the subject of much speculation, fantasy, and debate. Immortality - Definitons of immortality. There exist three main types of immortality (see also 'Concepts of immortality', below): A common concept o ...

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• Immortality - When talk of a soul arises
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Homer (Greek Ὅμηρος Hómēros) was a legendary early Greek poet and rhapsode traditionally credited with the composition of the Iliad (Ἰλιάς) and the Odyssey (Ὀδύσσεια). In antiquity, he was sometimes credited with the entire Epic Cycle, which included further poems on the Trojan War as well as the Theban poems about Oedipus and his sons. Other works, such as the corpus of Homeric Hymns, the comic mini-epic Batrachomyomachia ("The Frog-Mouse War," Βατραχομυομαχία), and the Margites were also attributed to h ...

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From American Scientist Online [1]: David E. H. Jones is a guest staff member in the chemistry department at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. In 1962, he earned a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Imperial College, London. In 1974, he was the Sir James Knott Research Fellow at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. For many years, he wrote the Daedalus column for Nature and, before that, New Scientist. He is perhaps best know for the modern theory of bicycle stability, his determination of arsenic in Napoleon’s wallpaper ...

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David Langford (born April 10, 1953, in Newport, Monmouthshire) is a British science fiction author and critic. He publishes the science fiction newsletter Ansible, which he describes as "The SF Private Eye". His first job was as a physicist at the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston, Berkshire, an experience which he later hilariously parodied in The Leaky Establishment. David Langford - Literary career. In fiction, he is most noted for his parodies. A collectio ...

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1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1869 - Events. 1869 - January—June. March 1 - North German Confederation issues 10gr and 30gr value stamps, printed on goldbeater's skin May - Naval Battle of Hakod ...

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The unified neutral theory of biodiversity and biogeography (here "Unified Theory" or "UNTB") is a theory and the title of a monograph[1] by ecologist Stephen Hubbell. The theory aims to explain the diversity and relative abundance of species in ecological communities, although like other neutral theories of ecology, Hubbell's theory assumes that the differences between members of an ecological community of trophically similar species are "neutral," or irrelevant to their success. Despite contradicting the principle of " ...

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Cuteness is a delicate and attractive kind of beauty commonly associated with youth, innocence, and helplessness. Human infants and many baby animals define "cuteness" for most people, and the standard characteristics of infancy are typically used to judge the cuteness of other phenomena (for example, plush toys or adult animals.) Cuteness - Characteristics. Cuteness is usually characterized by some combination of infant-like physical traits, especially small size, a large head, large eyes, a ...

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DNA computing is a form of computing which uses DNA and molecular biology, instead of the traditional silicon-based computer technologies. A single gram of DNA with volume of 1 cm³ can hold as much information as a trillion compact discs. This field was initially developed by Leonard Adleman of the University of Southern California. In 1994, Adleman demonstrated a proof-of-concept use of DNA as form of computation which was used to solve the seven-point Hamiltonian path problem. Since the initial Adleman experiments, advances have been made, and various T ...

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A fingerprint is an imprint made by the pattern of ridges on the pad of a human finger. These ridges are commonly believed to provide traction for grasping objects. Fingerprints are usually considered to be unique, with no two fingers having the exact same friction ridge characteristics. A person's fingerprint can be used as a biometric method to identify human individuals. Fingerprint - Dactyloscopy. Dactyloscopy is the technique of comparing fingerprints, typically those found at the setting of a c ...

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• Fingerprint - Rene Ramon Sanchez
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Darwin on Trial (ISBN 0830813241) is a controversial 1991 book by the University of California, Berkeley law professor Phillip E. Johnson. A neo-creationist polemic, Darwin on Trial is considered to be part of the central canon of the intelligent design movement, of which Johnson is considered "the father." Darwin on Trial - Introduction. Johnson, an evangelical Christian and "an academic lawyer with a specialty in analyzing the logic of arguments and identifying the assumptions that lie behind those ...

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Compensation is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson. In his essay, Emerson states that everything is well compensated for. Every excess causes a defect; every defect an excess. Every benefit has a tax. The cheat cheats himself. The swindler swindles himself. The real prize of labor is knowledge and virtue. Wealth and credit are mere external signs. These signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they represent, namel ...

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent and trademark protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions and corporate and product identification. The PTO is currently based in Alexandria, Virginia, after a recent move from the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia. Since 1991, the office has been fully funded by fees charged for processing patents and trademarks. The current head of the USPTO is Under Secretary ...

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• United States Patent and Trademark Office - Representation
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• United States Patent and Trademark Office - Filing a patent yourself
• United States Patent and Trademark Office - Criticisms
• United States Patent and Trademark Office - Controversial patents
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Coffea arabica is a species of coffee indigenous to Ethiopia. It is also known as the "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee" or "arabica coffee". Coffea arabica is believed to be the first species of coffee to be cultivated, being grown in southwest Arabia for well over 1,000 years. It is still considered to produce the best coffee of the commercially grown coffee species. It contains less caffeine than any other commercially cultivated species of coffee. Wild plants grow to between 7-12 m tall, and have an open bra ...

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In mathematics, the Borromean rings consist of three topological circles which are linked despite the fact that no two of them are linked (they form a Brunnian link). This link cannot be formed from actual geometrically round circles, although you can use ellipses of arbitrarily small eccentricity. Borromean rings - History of origin and depictions. The name, Borromean rings, comes from their use in the coat of arms of the aristocratic Borromeo family in Italy. The link itself is much older and has appeared ...

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Kaliyan was the sixth fragment of Kroni, the primordial Manifestation of Evil according to Akilattirattu Ammanai the Holy book of Ayyavazhi. Since Kaliyan as illusion spread into the minds of the Human Beings of the World, the boons claimed by him came into the world through the activities of human beings. As a whole, in human life Kali translates as "Materialism" or life for the sake of the body. The boons claimed by Kaliyan are: The Crown, Chakram and features of Thirumal. Sacred ash of Sivan. Birth of Brahmi ...

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