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The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft and ...
Taekwondo ( / ˌtaɪkwɒnˈdoʊ, ˌtaɪˈkwɒndoʊ, ˌtɛkwənˈdoʊ /; [2] [3] [4] Korean : 태권도; [t̪ʰɛ.k͈wʌ̹n.d̪o] ⓘ ), also spelled tae kwon do or taekwon-do, is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving punching and kicking techniques. The literal translation for taekwondo is "kicking", "punching", and "the art or way of ...
Swami Vivekananda (IAST: Svāmī Vivekānanda ; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world, and the father of modern Indian nationalism who is credited with raising interfaith ...
Roy Marcus Cohn ( / koʊn / KOHN; February 20, 1927 – August 2, 1986) was an American lawyer and prosecutor who came to prominence for his role as Senator Joseph McCarthy 's chief counsel during the Army–McCarthy hearings in 1954, when he assisted McCarthy's investigations of suspected communists. In the late 1970s and during the 1980s, he ...
Sensors, to track heart rate, cadence, or to detect proximity. Microphones, to take or make phone calls, or take voice commands. Most of the "Hearables" seen to date are Bluetooth devices that use phones or PCs as the central computing unit. Vinci smart headphones, announced in 2016, [5] incorporated a dual-core CPU, local storage, Wi-Fi, and ...
The company began in 1939 as a family-owned business called J.L. Turner and Son in Scottsville, Kentucky, owned by James Luther Turner and Cal Turner. In 1955, the name changed to Dollar General Corporation and in 1968 the company went public on the New York Stock Exchange. Fortune 500 recognized Dollar General in 1999 and in 2020 it reached ...
English. Budget. $90 million [1] Box office. $589.4 million [1] Men in Black is a 1997 American science fiction action comedy film [2] based on Lowell Cunningham 's eponymous comic book series, which was itself based on the “Men in black” conspiracy theory. Produced by Columbia Pictures and Amblin Entertainment in association with MacDonald ...
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( / brɪˌʒiːt bɑːrˈdoʊ / ⓘ brizh-EET bar-DOH; French: [bʁiʒit baʁdo] ⓘ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., [1] [2] is a French animal rights activist and former actress, singer, and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters, often with hedonistic ...