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Featured Article: Operation Downfall
Operation Downfall was the overall Allied plan for the invasion of Japan near the end of World War II. The operation was canceled when Japan surrendered following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the Soviet Union's declaration of war against Japan. Operation Downfall consisted of two parts--Operation Olympic, to capture the southern third of the southernmost island of Kyūshū, and Operation Coronet, the planned invasion of the main island of Honshū.
Popular Article: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are mythical riders described in the Book of Revelation, the last book of the New Testament. The Horsemen each ride on a colored horse—white, red, black, and pale (green)—and represent various dramatic qualities. Regarding three of the Horsemen, there is a basic consensus as to their meaning, with red symbolizing war, black symbolizing famine, and pale representing death and disease. The rider of the white horse is more controversial. Some consider him to represent Christ, while others believe he symbolizes the Antichrist.
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Gymnosperm, literally "naked seed," is a seed-bearing plant with "naked" seeds without a fruit formed on the scales of a cone (source: Gymnosperm)
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