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[Confucius]
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This Side of the Moon is the third studio album by American singer Elizabeth Cook (pictured), released on May 17, 2005, by Hog Country Production. A country album, This Side of the Moon features lyrics about love and heartbreak. Cook based the album on her poor experience with Warner Bros., the record label which had released her unsuccessful second studio album, Hey Y'all, in 2002, after a delay. Most of the songs on This Side of the Moon were written by Cook and songwriter Hardie McGehee, working for Sis 'N Bro Music. Critics likened Cook's vocals to those of other country artists such as Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton. This Side of the Moon had a limited release in August 2004 before becoming more widely available the following year. The album received little airplay and, after its release, Cook worked as a waitress to secure steady pay. Critical response at the time was generally positive and, in retrospective articles, reviewers felt This Side of the Moon helped enhance Cook's musical career. (Full article...)
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On this day: April 28
April 28: Workers' Memorial Day; Heroes' Day in Barbados
- 224 – The ancient Iranian Parthian Empire fell to the Sasanids after its forces were defeated at the Battle of Hormozdgan.
- 1611 – The University of Santo Tomas (seminary building pictured) in Manila, one of the oldest existing universities in Asia and one of the world's largest Catholic universities by enrollment, was founded.
- 1972 – Scottish trade unionist Jimmy Reid condemned the capitalist "rat race" in his inaugural address as Rector of the University of Glasgow.
- 1996 – A spree shooter carried out the Port Arthur massacre, killing 35 people, and injuring 37 in Tasmania, prompting stricter gun laws in Australia.
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- Hertha Ayrton (b. 1854)
- Harper Lee (b. 1926)
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Knowledge about Earth
Facts and Figures
- Age of Earth: ~ 4.568 billion years
- World Population: 7.3 billion (July 2015)
- Continents: 7 (Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia)
- Mean Radius: 6371.0 km
- Axial Tilt: 23,44°
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Our Solar System
Our solar system consists of
1 star (Sun) and 8 planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune).
- 1 AU (astronomical unit) is roughly the distance between Earth and the Sun (about 150 million kilometres).
- The space probe Voyager 1 was launched by the NASA in 1977 and is meanwhile (autumn 2015) about 133 AU away from Earth.
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Why you should extend your general knowledge:
There are many reasons why one should or wants to extend his knowledge.
First you should consider that "general knowledge" is knowledge which a group of humans - who belong together regional, temporal or otherwise - owns. Thus, it describes a basic understanding of specific categories of knowledge.
As the English philosopher Francis Bacon said before: "Wisdom is Power" [Bacon 1597].