CZ:Featured article

Featured Article is an award given periodically to a high-quality Citizendium article. These could be drawn from the ready for reading list or elsewhere per editor's choice.

Current article (since 1-04-2025)

•  Smart home: Refers to home automation devices that have internet access such as voice recognition (smart speakers), lighting, keyless door entry, security cameras, sensors (for temperature, motion, water, etc.), on/off switches, thermostats, streaming devices, smoke detectors, robotic vacuum cleaners, etc; home automation is a broader category that includes any device that can be monitored or controlled via wireless radio signals, not just those having internet access. ^[e]

Instructions

To change the Featured Article:

1. Edit the article to insert <onlyinclude> and </onlyinclude> around the text that you want to appear on the front page (probably the first paragraph or two, ideally with a picture - you can remove these when another article is featured);

2. Put the name of the article and nothing else in this template;

3. Put the name of the previous Featured Article at the top of the list below.

Formal policy

EC Decision D-2011-014, 28 February 2011:

The welcome page of the Citizendium shall display one or two featured articles.

If no other system of choosing and displaying articles is employed, then at least one article shall be chosen from our Approved articles on a rotating basis and shall thereafter be changed at least once a week.

Remark: This replaces the "Article of the Week" and the "New Draft of the Week" for the time being, or until another feature is installed.

Archive

List of previously featured articles.

Before May 4, 2011, there were two distinct categories of featured articles, which are archived separately.

Featured articles

•  Smart home: Refers to home automation devices that have internet access such as voice recognition (smart speakers), lighting, keyless door entry, security cameras, sensors (for temperature, motion, water, etc.), on/off switches, thermostats, streaming devices, smoke detectors, robotic vacuum cleaners, etc; home automation is a broader category that includes any device that can be monitored or controlled via wireless radio signals, not just those having internet access. ^[e] (Apr 1, 2025 - ?}
•  Poverty: Lack of adequate resources, usually but not always material. ^[e] (Jan. 4, 2025 - Apr. 1, 2025)
•  Paramhansa Yogananda: (1893–1952) one of the first Indian spiritual teachers to introduce yoga to Americans, author of the 1946 book Autobiography of a Yogi. ^[e] (Nov. 26, 2024 - Jan. 4, 2025)
•  Poverty: Lack of adequate resources, usually but not always material. ^[e] (Nov. 6, 2024 - Nov. 26, 2024)
•  Nuclear power reconsidered: a reconsideration of nuclear power plants (using non-explosive nuclear reactions to make steam, which in turn is used to generate electricity) in light of current world factors ^[e] (Sept 30, 2024 - Nov, 6, 2024)
•  Born-Oppenheimer approximation: A technique in quantum mechanics in which the kinetic energies of nuclei and electrons are calculated separately. ^[e] (Sept 4, 2024 - Sept 30, 2024)
•  Paramhansa Yogananda: (1893–1952) one of the first Indian spiritual teachers to introduce yoga to Americans, author of the 1946 book Autobiography of a Yogi. ^[e] (July 24, 2024 - Sept 4, 2024)
•  DNA: A macromolecule — chemically, a nucleic acid — that stores genetic information. ^[e] (July 14, 2024 - July 24, 2024)
• Telephone newspaper/Citable Version: Add brief definition or description (June 15, 2024 - July 14, 2024)
• Caterpillar Club/Citable Version: Add brief definition or description (May 24, 2024 - June 15, 2024)
•  Nuclear proliferation: the spread of nuclear weapons to nations and non-state actors ^[e] (May 11, 2024 - May 24, 2024)
•  Napoleon: Noted military commander, world historic figure and dictator of France from 1799 to 1814 ^[e] (April 26, 2024 - May 11, 2024)
•  Theater in the round: A performance space in which the audience sits on at least three sides of the stage ^[e] (April 12, 2024 - April 26, 2024)
•  Zoroastrianism: The religion and philosophy based on the teachings ascribed to the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra, Zartosht). ^[e] (March 29, 2024 - April 12, 2024)
• VALORANT (video game): A 5v5 tactical first-person shooter video game developed by Riot Games in which players use guns and abilities to score points ^[e] (March 15, 2024 - March 29, 2024)
•  Radiochemistry: The chemistry of radioactive materials ^[e] (Feb. 29, 2024 - March 15, 2024)
•  Hamburger: A sandwich made with a bun containing a patty of ground, cooked meat that is almost always beef, usually served with condiments such as relish, mustard, or ketchup. ^[e] (Feb. 16, 2024 - Feb. 29, 2024)
•  Classical plant breeding: The application of genetic principles to improve cultivated plants. ^[e] (Feb. 2, 2024 - Feb. 16, 2024)
•  Witch-hunt: a search for people believed to be witches, individuals allegedly possessing supernatural powers that can damage others. ^[e] (Jan. 19, 2024 - Feb. 2, 2024)
•  Ho Chi Minh: Vietnamese communist and nationalist leader and revolutionary (1890–1969); president of North Vietnam 1946–1969. ^[e] (Jan. 5, 2024 - Jan. 19, 2024)
•  Beekeeping: The management and maintenance of colonies of honeybees. ^[e] (Dec. 15, 2023 - Jan. 5, 2024)
•  Ellis Island: The entry point for 20 million European immigrants to the United States between 1892 and 1954. ^[e] (Dec. 1, 2023 - Dec. 15, 2023)
•  Virtualization: In computing, a broad term that usually refers to the abstraction of resources on a computer, using a container such as a "virtual machine" or several "virtual machines." Usually this is accomplished using either a virtual machine or an operating system that has tools to enable virtual environments to run inside it. ^[e] (Nov. 24, 2023 - Dec. 1, 2023)
•  2012 doomsday prophecy: The year that Mayan calendars predicted to be the end of the world. Has become a meme associated with apocalyptic events fueled by booksellers, fearmongers and moviemakers. ^[e] (Nov. 17, 2023 - Nov. 24, 2023)
•  Walt Whitman: (1819-92) American poet and essayist, famous for his flowing free verse in Leaves of Grass, including 'A Noiseless Patient Spider' ^[e] (Nov. 4, 2023 - Nov. 17, 2023)
•  Nuclear power reconsidered: a reconsideration of nuclear power plants (using non-explosive nuclear reactions to make steam, which in turn is used to generate electricity) in light of current world factors ^[e] (Oct. 11, 2023 - Nov. 4, 2023)
•  Poverty: Lack of adequate resources, usually but not always material. ^[e] (Sept. 18, 2023 - Oct. 11, 2023)
•  One-way encryption: Form of encryption used to store passwords on disk and verify intact file transmission. ^[e] (Aug. 21, 2023 - Sept. 19, 2023)
•  Nuclear power reconsidered: a reconsideration of nuclear power plants (using non-explosive nuclear reactions to make steam, which in turn is used to generate electricity) in light of current world factors ^[e] (Feb. 27, 2023 - Aug. 21, 2023)
•  Scientific method: The concept of systematic inquiry based on hypotheses and their testing in light of empirical evidence. ^[e] (until Feb. 27, 2023)
•  Line (Euclidean geometry): (or straight line) In elementary geometry, a maximal infinite curve providing the shortest connection between any two of its points. ^[e] (March 21 — April 13, 2021)
•  Poverty: Lack of adequate resources, usually but not always material. ^[e] (March 8 — 21, 2021)
•  Roman alphabet: Most widely used alphabet, the standard script of most languages that originated in Europe, where it developed in ancient Rome before 600 BC from the Etruscan alphabet (in turn derived from the Greek alphabet). ^[e] (February 14 — March 8, 2021)
•  COVID-19: Disease that results from infection with SARS-CoV-2, a coronavirus that apparently first infected human populations towards the end of 2019; by December 2020, more than 66 million cases of Covid-19 had been reported globally, and it seems likely that this is a considerable underestimate as many cases are asymptomatic, and many others with symptoms were never tested. ^[e] (January 22 — February 14, 2021)
•  Bottle: Small container for liquids. ^[e] (January 4 — 22, 2021)
•  Christmas: Winter holiday beginning on 25th December; originated as a pagan festival but was adopted by early Christians to observe the birth of Jesus, and today is a major international event regardless of religious background. ^[e] (December 17, 2020 — January 4, 2021)
•  Jane Addams: (1860-1935) A pioneer American settlement worker and founder of Hull House. ^[e] (November 29 — December 17, 2020)
•  Lindisfarne Priory [r]: Monastic community founded in 7th century and abandoned in the 9th; re-established in the 12th and dissolved in the 16th. ^[e] (November 11 — 29, 2020)
•  Life [r]: Living systems, of which biologists seek the commonalities distinguishing them from non-living systems. ^[e] (October 21 — November 11, 2020)
•  Flash Point (Gilbert novel) [r]: 1974 novel by the British solicitor and thriller writer Michael Gilbert, subtitled in the American edition "A Harper Novel of Law and Lawlessness". ^[e] (October 2 — 21, 2020)
•  Edinburgh [r]: The capital of Scotland. ^[e] (September 11 — October 2, 2020)
•  Neighborhood (social science) [r]: A residential unit larger than a single residence (whether a single-family house or an apartment complex) and smaller than a city. ^[e] (August 28 — September 11, 2020)
•  2012 doomsday prophecy [r]: The year that Mayan calendars predicted to be the end of the world. Has become a meme associated with apocalyptic events fueled by booksellers, fearmongers and moviemakers. ^[e] (April 2 — 12, 2014)
•  Mind-body problem [r]: The philosophical and scientific consideration of the relation between conscious mental activity and the underlying physical plant that supports this activity, consisting primarily of the brain, but also involving various sensors throughout the body. ^[e] (March 15 — April 2, 2014)
•  Moral responsibility [r]: A duty or obligation to behave in a 'good' manner and refrain from behaving in a 'bad' manner. ^[e] (March 5 — 15, 2014)
•  Oxytocin [r]: A mammalian hormone that is secreted into the bloodstream from the posterior pituitary gland, and which is also released into the brain where it has effects on social behaviors. ^[e] (February 16 — March 5, 2014)
•  Thylakoid [r]: A system of membranes inside chloroplasts, housing the proteins that carry out the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. ^[e] (February 2 — 16, 2014)
•  Hamburger [r]: A sandwich made with a bun containing a patty of ground, cooked meat that is almost always beef, usually served with condiments such as relish, mustard, or ketchup. ^[e] (January 18 — February 2, 2014)
•  Jimmy Page [r]: Add brief definition or description (January 6 — 18, 2014)
•  Standard argument against free will [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 21, 2013 — January 6, 2014)
•  Vacuum distillation [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 7 — 21, 2013)
•  Evidence-based medicine [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 1 — 7, 2013)
•  Partial pressure [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 21 — December 1, 2013)
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•  Ukiyo-e [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 27 — November 8, 2013)
•  Keynesians [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 14 — 27, 2013)
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•  Malthusianism [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 21 — September 30, 2013)
•  Japanese English [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 8 — September 21, 2013)
•  Super C [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 31 — September 8, 2013)
•  Ontological pluralism [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 24 — 31, 2013)
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•  Internal-external distinction [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 29 — July 6, 2013)
• Paula Deen [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 22 — 29, 2013)
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• Special reconnaissance [r]: Add brief definition or description (April 27 — May 4, 2013)
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•  Margaret Thatcher [r]: Add brief definition or description (April 13 — 21, 2013)
•  Hypertension [r]: Add brief definition or description (April 6 — 13, 2013)
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•  Buddhist councils [r]: Add brief definition or description (February 16 — 23, 2013)
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•  Cowdray House [r]: Add brief definition or description (February 3 — 10, 2013)
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•  Hypercholesterolemia [r]: Add brief definition or description (January 8 — 19, 2013)
•  Diabetic neuropathy [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 30, 2012 — January 8, 2013)
•  Railroads in California [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 22 — 30, 2012)
•  Robert Burns [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 15 — 22, 2012)
•  Wonders of the world [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 8 — 15, 2012)
•  Silent letters in English [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 1 — 8, 2012)
•  Fiscal policy [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 24 — December 1, 2012)
•  Liquefied natural gas [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 17 — 24, 2012)
•  Industrial cooling tower [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 10 — 17, 2012)
•  Steam generator [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 6 — 10, 2012)
•  Fenske equation [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 28 — November 6, 2012)
•  Pompeii [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 20 — 28, 2012)
•  Potassium in nutrition and human health [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 13 — 20, 2012)
•  Pulmonary embolism [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 6 — 13, 2012)
•  Spanish missions in California [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 30 — October 6, 2012)
•  Set theory [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 24 — 30, 2012)
•  Human rights [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 15 — 24, 2012)
•  Acute coronary syndrome‎ [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 7 — 15, 2012)
•  Emergence (biology) [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 31 — September 7, 2012)
•  Food reward [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 24 — 31, 2012)
•  NMR spectroscopy [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 16 — 24, 2012)
• Dokdo [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 10 — 16, 2012)
•  Digital rights management [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 3 — 10, 2012)
•  Geometric sequence [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 27 — August 3, 2012)
•  Jet engine [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 20 — 27, 2012)
•  Block cipher [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 13 — 20, 2012)
•  Higgs boson [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 6 — 13, 2012)
•  Dementia [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 29 — July 6, 2012)
•  Scalawag [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 22 — 29, 2012)
•  Formal fuzzy logic [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 16 — 22, 2012)
•  Politics [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 8 — 16, 2012)
•  King cobra [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 1 — 8, 2012)
•  Buddhism [r]: Add brief definition or description (May 28 — June 1, 2012)
•  Europe [r]: Add brief definition or description (May 19 — 28, 2012)
•  Black mamba [r]: Add brief definition or description (May 11 — 19, 2012)
•  Passive attack [r]: Add brief definition or description (May 5 — 11, 2012)
•  Economics [r]: Add brief definition or description (April 28 — May 5, 2012)
•  Choked flow [r]: Add brief definition or description (April 20 — 28, 2012)
•  RMS Titanic [r]: Add brief definition or description (April 13 — 20, 2012)
•  Karl Marx [r]: Add brief definition or description (April 6 — 13, 2012)
•  ASIMO [r]: Add brief definition or description (March 31 — April 6, 2012)
•  Associated Legendre function [r]: Add brief definition or description (March 23 — 31, 2012)
•  The Social Capital Foundation [r]: Add brief definition or description (March 17 — 23, 2012)
•  History of economic thought [r]: Add brief definition or description (March 9 — 17, 2012)
•  Los Alamos National Laboratory [r]: Add brief definition or description (March 2 — 9, 2012)
•  Diabesity [r]: Add brief definition or description (February 24 — March 2, 2012)
•  Electroconvulsive therapy [r]: Add brief definition or description (February 18 — 24, 2012)
•  International economics [r]: Add brief definition or description (February 10 — 18, 2012)
• The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order [r]: Add brief definition or description (February 3 — 10, 2012)
•  National Institute of Standards and Technology [r]: Add brief definition or description (January 27 — February 3, 2012)
•  Hausdorff dimension [r]: Add brief definition or description (January 20 — 27, 2012)
•  Ideal gas law [r]: Add brief definition or description (January 14 — 20, 2012)
•  Volatility (chemistry) [r]: Add brief definition or description (January 6 — 14, 2012)
•  Alcmaeon of Croton [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 31, 2011 — January 6, 2012)
•  Thomas Jefferson [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 23 — 31, 2011)
•  Linguistics [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 17 — 23, 2011)
•  Kilt [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 9 — 17, 2011)
•  Warfarin [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 2 — 9, 2011)
•  Global warming [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 26 — December 2, 2011)
•  Reuben sandwich [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 19 — 26, 2011)
•  British and American English [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 12 — 19, 2011)
•  Plymouth Colony [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 4 — 12, 2011)
•  Arab Spring [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 28 — November 4, 2011)
•  C (letter) [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 22 — 28, 2011)
•  Fertility (demography) [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 14 — 22, 2011)
•  Geometric series [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 8 — 14, 2011)
•  Eurozone crisis [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 1 — 8, 2011)
•  Destroyer [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 26 — October 1, 2011)
• Cypherpunk [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 17 — 26, 2011)
•  Dirac delta function [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 10 — 17, 2011)
• Lockheed SR-71 [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 2 — 10, 2011)
•  Clostridium difficile [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 25 — September 2, 2011)
•  Great Recession [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 19 — 25, 2011)
•  Alice Bailey [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 13 — 19, 2011)
•  Félix d'Hérelle [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 7 — 13, 2011)
•  Miller effect [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 29 — August 7, 2011)
•  Gut-brain signalling [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 23 — 29, 2011)
•  Neanderthal [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 13 — 23, 2011)
•  Tennis [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 2 — 13, 2011)
•  Apollo program [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 26 — July 2, 2011)
•  Semiconductor diode [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 17 — 26, 2011)
•  Miller effect [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 11 — 17, 2011)
•  Specific heat ratio [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 3 — 11 2011)
•  Macromolecular chemistry [r]: Add brief definition or description (May 27 — June 3, 2011)
•  Tecum Umam [r]: Add brief definition or description (May 21 — 27, 2011)
•  Heterotaxis [r]: Add brief definition or description (May 4 — 21, 2011)

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•  Space (mathematics) [r]: Add brief definition or description
•  World of Warcraft [r]: Add brief definition or description
•  Social capital [r]: Add brief definition or description
•  Richard Condon [r]: Add brief definition or description
•  Natural gas [r]: Add brief definition or description
•  Stairway to Heaven [r]: Add brief definition or description
•  Cryptography [r]: Add brief definition or description
•  English spellings [r]: Add brief definition or description
•  Folk saint [r]: Add brief definition or description
•  Led Zeppelin [r]: Add brief definition or description
•  Locality of reference [r]: Add brief definition or description
•  Rabbit [r]: Add brief definition or description
•  Scarborough Castle [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 3)
• The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 27)
•  Mauna Kea [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 20)
•  Brute force attack [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 13)
•  Cruiser [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 5)
•  The Canterbury Tales [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 30)
•  Milpa agriculture [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 23)
•  Domain Name System [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 16)
•  Scuticaria [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 9)
• Torture [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 2)
•  Miltonia [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 25)
•  Ancient Celtic music [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 18)
•  Bifrenaria [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 11)
•  Halobacterium NRC-1 [r]: Add brief definition or description (June 4)
•  Animal [r]: Add brief definition or description (May 28)
•  Coal [r]: Add brief definition or description (May 21)
•  Johannes Diderik van der Waals [r]: Add brief definition or description (May 7)
•  Scientific method [r]: The concept of systematic inquiry based on hypotheses and their testing in light of empirical evidence. ^[e] (Apr 14)
•  Korematsu v. United States [r]: Add brief definition or description (Apr 7)
•  Orchid [r]: Add brief definition or description (Mar 31)
•  Oliver Cromwell [r]: Add brief definition or description (Mar 24)
•  Wisconsin v. Yoder [r]: Add brief definition or description (Mar 17)
•  Conventional coal-fired power plant [r]: Add brief definition or description (Mar 10)
•  Battle of the Ia Drang [r]: Add brief definition or description (Mar 3)
•  Ether (physics) [r]: Add brief definition or description (Feb 24)
•  Large-scale trickle filters [r]: Add brief definition or description (11 Feb)
•  Homeopathy [r]: Add brief definition or description (28 Jan)
•  Microeconomics [r]: Add brief definition or description (14 Jan)
•  Speech Recognition [r]: Add brief definition or description (26 Nov)
•  Mashup [r]: Add brief definition or description (19 Nov)
•  Tux [r]: Add brief definition or description (14 Oct)
•  Hydrogen bond [r]: Add brief definition or description (7 Oct)
•  Lead [r]: Add brief definition or description (1 Sept)
•  DNA [r]: A macromolecule — chemically, a nucleic acid — that stores genetic information. ^[e] (8 July)
•  Augustin-Louis_Cauchy [r]: Add brief definition or description (1 July)
•  Vasco da Gama [r]: Add brief definition or description (24 June)
•  Phosphorus [r]: Add brief definition or description (17 June)
•  Crystal Palace [r]: Add brief definition or description (10 June)
•  Gross Domestic Product [r]: Add brief definition or description (3 June)
•  RNA interference [r]: Add brief definition or description (27 May)
•  Latino history [r]: Add brief definition or description (20 May)
•  Navy Grog [r]: Add brief definition or description (13 May)
•  Systems biology [r]: Add brief definition or description (6 May)
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•  Lebanon [r]: Add brief definition or description (15 Apr)
•  Wheat [r]: Add brief definition or description (7 Apr)
•  Benjamin Franklin [r]: Add brief definition or description (1 Apr)
•  Coherer [r]: Add brief definition or description (25 Mar)
•  U.S. Civil War [r]: Add brief definition or description (18 Mar)
•  Life [r]: Living systems, of which biologists seek the commonalities distinguishing them from non-living systems. ^[e] (11 Mar)
•  Petroleum refining processes [r]: Add brief definition or description (4 Mar)
•  Shirley Chisholm [r]: Add brief definition or description (20 Feb)
•  Telephone Newspaper [r]: Add brief definition or description (4 Feb)
•  Wristwatch [r]: Add brief definition or description (28 Jan)
•  Korean War of 1592-1598 [r]: Add brief definition or description (21 Jan)
•  Andrew Carnegie [r]: Add brief definition or description (11 January 2008)
• Bowling [r]: Add brief definition or description (31 December 2007)
•  Architecture [r]: Add brief definition or description (December 6)
•  Civil society [r]: Add brief definition or description November 29
•  Joan of Arc [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 22)
•  Chemistry [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 15)
•  Albert Gallatin [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 8)
•  Prime number [r]: Add brief definition or description (November 1)
•  Tennis [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 25)
•  Rottweiler [r]: Add brief definition or description (October 18)
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•  Edward I [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 25)
•  El Tío [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 18)
•  Scotland Yard [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 11)
•  Kilt [r]: Add brief definition or description (September 4)
•  U.S. Electoral College [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 28)
•  Butler [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 21)
•  Tony Blair [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 14)
•  Northwest Passage [r]: Add brief definition or description (August 7)
•  Literature [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 31)
•  Biology [r]: Add brief definition or description (July 25)

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•  Aeneid [r]: Add brief definition or description
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