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Dextroamphetamine is a stimulant drug that treats ADHD and narcolepsy, and has various medical and recreational uses. It works by affecting the monoamine neurotransmitters in the brain, and can have side effects, dependence, and legal status.
A comprehensive list of the two-letter codes used by civil aircraft around the world, organized by country or region. Learn the meaning and history of each prefix, and how to identify the origin of an aircraft by its registration number.
Adderall is a combination of amphetamine salts used to treat ADHD and narcolepsy. It can cause side effects such as insomnia, loss of appetite, and addiction, and has different effects depending on the dose and enantiomer.
Learn about the ISO 3166-1 standard that defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. Find out the criteria, information, and disputes for the three sets of country codes: alpha-2, alpha-3, and numeric.
AIM-120 AMRAAM is an American beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile with active radar guidance. Learn about its history, variants, specifications, and operational use in conflicts over Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, and more.
ISO 639 is a standardized nomenclature used to classify languages. This table lists all two-letter codes (set 1) and some of the three-letter codes (sets 2–5) for each language, along with their names, types and scopes.
The Great Silence theory is one of the possible explanations for the Fermi paradox, which asks why there is no evidence of extraterrestrial life in the universe. It suggests that intelligent civilizations are rare, short-lived, or isolated, and that humans are alone in the galaxy.
Snowpiercer is an American dystopian thriller TV series that premiered in 2020 and is based on the 2013 film and the 1982 graphic novel of the same name. The series follows the passengers of a perpetually moving train that circles the globe after a global freeze, and explores class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival.