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More DetailsHydroxy-α-sanshool , also known as simply sanshool is a molecule found in plants from the genus Zanthoxylum . It is believed to be responsible for the numbing and tingling sensation caused by eating food cooked with Sichuan peppercorns and Uzazi. The term sanshool in the compound's name is de ...
Read MoreA public university , state university , or public college is a university or college that is owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country to another, largely depending on the specific education l ...
Read MoreJames Staunton Lambert was an Irish Whig politician who was Member of Parliament for County Galway from 1827 to 1832. Lambert was a descendant of John Lambert of Creg Clare. Lambert died in Budleigh Salterton in Devon. ...
Read MoreAmerican Christian radio host Harold Camping stated in his 2005 book Time Has an End that the rapture and Judgment Day would take place on May 21, 2011, and that the end of the world would take place five months later on October 21, 2011. Camping, who was then president of the Family Radio Christi ...
Read MoreHappy Marriage!? is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Enjōji. It began serialization in Shogakukan's josei magazine Petit Comic on June 14, 2009, and ran until September 23, 2012. It is completed in 10 volumes. It has been published in French by Kazé and in German by Toky ...
Read MoreCharley and Mimmo is a traditionally animated children's television series that aired on YTV between 1999 and 2002. Career. Charley and Mimmo consists of a typical family in a suburban town. The son, Charley, are the main characters. Charley and his family and friends are penguin/seal-like crea ...
Read MoreAmerican Christian radio host Harold Camping stated in his 2005 book Time Has an End that the rapture and Judgment Day would take place on May 21, 2011, and that the end of the world would take place five months later on October 21, 2011. Camping, who was then president of the Family Radio Christi ...
Read MoreBlack Sabbath were an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. After adopting the Black Sabbath name in 1969, they distinguished themselves through occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics a ...
Read MoreWat Rajabopit School is a Bangkok public school located in the Phra Nakhon District. It was established on March 2, 1886, during the reign of King Chulalongkorn The name “Rajabopit” means "established by the king." History. The school was established by Krom Praya Damrong Rajanubhab as an Art ...
Read MoreIceland University of the Arts is an Icelandic institution of higher art education, located in Reykjavík, which offers the only university-level degrees in the arts in Iceland. The institution was founded on 21 September 1998 by consolidating the Iceland Drama School and the Reykjavík Arts Schoo ...
Read More* Anambra State House of Assembly * Anguilla House of Assembly * Bahamas House of Assembly * Barbados House of Assembly * Edo State House of Assembly * Gibraltar Parliament * House of Assembly * House of Assembly of Bermuda * House of Assembly of Dominica * House of Assembly of Eswatini * House of A ...
Read MoreThe Abrahamic religions are a set of monotheistic religions that respect or admire the religious figure Abraham, namely Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, though the term also often encompasses several smaller faiths. The religions of this set share doctrinal, historical, and geographic overlap tha ...
Read MoreKoucha is a village in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon. The population is mostly Sunni Muslim. History. In 1838, Eli Smith noted the place as Kusha , located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. The inhabitants were Isma'ilites. ...
Read MoreLegislative elections were held in Indonesia on 3 July 1971, the first under the New Order regime. There were ten participants; nine political parties and the "functional group" Golkar, which came first with more than 60 percent of the vote, resulting in an absolute majority in the People's Repres ...
Read MoreThe sit-down hydrofoil , first developed in the late 1980s, is a variation on water skiing, a popular water sport. When towed at speed, by a powerful boat or some other device, the board of the hydrofoil 'flies' above the water surface and generally avoids contact with it, so the ride is largely un ...
Read MoreKarl Matthew Broadhurst is an English former footballer who played as a central defender. He played in the Football League with AFC Bournemouth and Hereford United, and in non-League with Crawley Town, AFC Telford United and Solihull Moors. Biography. Broadhurst was born in Portsmouth and joined ...
Read MoreChai Wan is the eastern terminus of the MTR on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is the only station on the Island line that is elevated. The station is located at the junction of Chai Wan Road and Island Eastern Corridor, and serves Siu Sai Wan and Chai Wan, a primarily residential and industrial t ...
Read MoreTenente Giorgio Pessi was a World War I flying ace born in Austria-Hungary who chose to fly for Italy. He was credited with six aerial victories. Early life and service. Giorgio Pessi was born on 17 November 1891 in Trieste, when it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He attended the local t ...
Read MoreShelbiana is an unincorporated community and coal town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. It houses the CSX railroad yard, the second-largest railroad yard in the state of Kentucky. Coal originating in this yard was shipped to multiple states and a few foreign countries. The Shelbiana post o ...
Read MoreAbsolute geometry is a geometry based on an axiom system for Euclidean geometry without the parallel postulate or any of its alternatives. Traditionally, this has meant using only the first four of Euclid's postulates. The term was introduced by János Bolyai in 1832. It is sometimes referred to a ...
Read MoreMauzac or Mauzac blanc is a white variety of grape used for wine, of the species Vitis vinifera . It is mainly grown in the Gaillac and Limoux regions in southwest France. Total French plantations of Mauzac stood at in the year 2000. Gaillac's aromatic wines are blended with Len de l'El to crea ...
Read MoreHon. Augustus Cavendish Bradshaw , of Putney, Surrey and High Elms, near Watford, Hertfordshire, was an English politician, best remembered today for his role as co-respondent in the Westmeath divorce case of 1796. Family. He was born a younger son of Sir Henry Cavendish, 2nd Baronet of Doveridge ...
Read MorePanther Creek State Park is a state park in Morristown, Tennessee, United States. It is located prominently on the shore of Cherokee Lake, an impoundment of the Holston River, via the Cherokee Dam. The western terminus of Tennessee State Route 342 is located inside the park. The route connects the ...
Read MoreJohn Wishart was a 14th-century bishop of Glasgow. He was archdeacon of Glasgow from 1321 or earlier. After the death of Bishop John de Lindesay in 1335, John was elected to succeed him at Glasgow, and was consecrated in February 1337 at the orders of Pope Benedict XII at Avignon by Annibald de Ce ...
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