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  2. List of natural phenomena - Wikipedia

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    An aurora is a natural phenomenon. A natural phenomenon is an observable event which is not man-made. Examples include: sunrise , weather , fog , thunder , tornadoes ; biological processes , decomposition , germination ; physical processes , wave propagation , erosion ; tidal flow , and natural disasters such as electromagnetic pulses ...

  3. Phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    The combustion of a match is an observable occurrence, or event, and therefore a phenomenon. A phenomenon (pl.: phenomena), sometimes spelled phaenomenon, is an observable event. [1] The term came into its modern philosophical usage through Immanuel Kant, who contrasted it with the noumenon, which cannot be directly observed.

  4. Hikikomori - Wikipedia

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    The phenomenon is primarily recognized in Japan, although similar concepts exist in other languages and cultures, especially South Korea. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Estimates suggest that in Japan, half a million youths have become social recluses , [ 10 ] as well as more than half a million middle-aged individuals. [ 11 ]

  5. Astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Relevant phenomena include supernova explosions, gamma ray bursts, quasars, blazars, pulsars, and cosmic microwave background radiation. More generally, astronomy studies everything that originates beyond Earth's atmosphere. Cosmology is a branch of astronomy that studies the universe as a whole. Astronomy is one of the oldest natural sciences.

  6. Nature - Wikipedia

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    A timelapse composite panorama of different natural phenomena and environments around Mount Bromo, Indonesia. Nature is an inherent character or constitution, [1] particularly of the ecosphere or the universe as a whole. In this general sense nature refers to the laws, elements and phenomena of the physical world, including life.

  7. Kawaii - Wikipedia

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    Kawaii (Japanese: かわいい or 可愛い, ; "cute" or "adorable") is a Japanese cultural phenomenon which emphasizes cuteness, childlike innocence, charm, and simplicity. Kawaii culture began to flourish in the 1970s, driven by youth culture and the rise of cute characters in manga and anime (comics and animation) and merchandise ...

  8. Xenoglossy - Wikipedia

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    French parapsychologist Charles Richet coined the term xenoglossy in 1905.. Xenoglossy (/ ˌ z iː n ə ˈ ɡ l ɒ s i, ˌ z ɛ-,-n oʊ-/), [1] also written xenoglossia (/ ˌ z iː n ə ˈ ɡ l ɒ s i ə, ˌ z ɛ-,-n oʊ-/) [2] [3] and sometimes also known as xenolalia, is the supposedly paranormal phenomenon in which a person is allegedly able to speak, write or understand a foreign language ...

  9. Poltergeist - Wikipedia

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    Prince concluded that the mysterious fires and alleged poltergeist phenomena were because of a psychological state of dissociation. [10] Nandor Fodor investigated the Thornton Heath poltergeist claim (1938). His conclusion of the case were a psychoanalytical explanation and in a subsequent publication: "The poltergeist is not a ghost.