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Tsukumogami. In Japanese folklore, tsukumogami (付喪神 or つくも神, [ note 1][ 1] lit. "tool kami ") are tools that have acquired a kami or spirit. [ 2] According to an annotated version of The Tales of Ise titled Ise Monogatari Shō, there is a theory originally from the Onmyōki (陰陽記) that foxes and tanuki, among other beings ...
Isonade. A giant shark-like sea monster with a barb-covered tail, sighted off the coast of Western Japan. Issie. A lake creature similar to the Loch Ness Monster, found in Lake Ikeda on Kyūshū. Itsumade. An eerie fire-breathing reptilian bird monster with an almost human face, named for its cry.
Deathly Hallows. The sign of the Deathly Hallows represents all three objects symbolically: the Wand, the Stone, and the Cloak. The Deathly Hallows are three magical objects that are the focus of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Cloak of Invisibility. When owned by one person, they are ...
Caladrius ( Roman ) – white bird with healing powers. Chalkydri ( Jewish ) – heavenly creatures of the Sun. Chamrosh ( Persian mythology ) – body of a dog, head & wings of a bird. Cinnamon bird ( Greek ) – greek myth of an arabian bird that builds nests out of cinnamon. Devil Bird (Sri Lankan) – shrieks predicting death.
This album made use of a couple of technical innovations which gave it a unique sound. "I Pity Inanimate Objects" contained a distinctive vocal treatment in which the notes are seemingly obtained by altering the pitch of pre-recorded voices. In an interview for The Idler magazine in 2007, Kevin Godley explained how that song was realized:
Resistentialism. Resistentialism is a jocular theory to describe "seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects", [1] where objects that cause problems (like lost keys, printers, or a runaway bouncy ball) are said to exhibit a high degree of malice toward humans. The theory posits a war being fought between humans and inanimate ...
Nature. 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.
WP:RAN. On Wikipedia and other sites running on MediaWiki, Special:Randomcan be used to access a random article in the main namespace; this feature is useful as a tool to generate a random article. Depending on your browser, it's also possible to load a random page using a keyboard shortcut(in Firefox, Edge, and Chrome Alt-Shift+X).