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The V2 (German: Vergeltungswaffe 2, lit. 'Vengeance Weapon 2'), with the technical name Aggregat 4 (A4), was the world's first long-range [4] guided ballistic missile.The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine, was developed during the Second World War in Nazi Germany as a "vengeance weapon" and assigned to attack Allied cities as retaliation for the Allied bombings of German ...
Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Nodes in the peer-to-peer bitcoin network verify transactions through cryptography and record them in a public distributed ledger, called a blockchain, without central oversight.
The fruit of a pineapple is usually arranged in two interlocking helices, often with 8 in one direction and 13 in the other, each being a Fibonacci number. [ 11 ] The pineapple carries out CAM photosynthesis , [ 12 ] fixing carbon dioxide at night and storing it as the acid malate , then releasing it during the day aiding photosynthesis.
Intellectual property ( IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. [ 1][ 2] There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. [ 3][ 4][ 5] The best-known types are patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. The modern concept of intellectual ...
Love Island (American TV series) season 6. Love Island. (American TV series) season 6. The sixth season of the American version of the television reality program Love Island premiered on June 11, 2024. The season was hosted by Ariana Madix; and for the first time in the American version of Love Island, there was an aftersun hosted by Maura Higgins.
Haki. Haki, Hake ( Old Norse: [ˈhɑke]) or Haco, the brother of Hagbard, was a famous Scandinavian sea-king, in Norse mythology. He is mentioned in the 12th century Gesta Danorum, and in 13th-century sources including Ynglinga saga, Nafnaþulur, and the Völsunga saga. If historical, he would have lived in the 5th century. [citation needed]
Kiwifruit has a thin, fuzzy, fibrous, tart but edible light brown skin and light green or golden flesh with rows of tiny, black, edible seeds. The fruit has a soft texture with a sweet and unique flavour. Kiwifruit is native to central and eastern China. [ 1]
The total land area of French Polynesia is 3,521 square kilometres (1,359 sq mi), [ 2] with a population of 278,786 (Aug. 2022 census) [ 3] of which at least 205,000 live in the Society Islands and the remaining population lives in the rest of the archipelago. French Polynesia is divided into five groups of islands: