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  1. Aquaculture

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    Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the controlled cultivation and harvesting of aquatic organisms, including fish, mollusks, crustaceans, echinoderms, and aquatic plants, in artificial or semi-natural environments. It is a rapidly growing sector of global food production, designed to alleviate pressure on wild capture fisheries and meet the escalating demand for seafood in the human diet. Unlike traditional fishing, aquaculture involves human intervention in the rearing and reproduction cycles of the cultivated sp…

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    References
    1 Global Aquaculture Alliance. State of the Industry Report 2023.
    2 $\text{Smith, J. A. \& Chen, L.}$ (2001). Early Husbandry Practices in East Asia. University Press.
    3 FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. Technological Advancements in Recirculation.

  3. Basketball

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    History and Origins
    The game of basketball was invented in December 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education instructor at the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College) in Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith was tasked with creating an indoor activity that could keep athletes fit during the harsh New England winters. He conceptualized a game requiring more skill and less physical roughness than traditional options, initially using two peach baskets as goals, nailed ten feet above the floor,…

  4. Carolingian Dynasty

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    The Carolingian Dynasty was a powerful aristocratic family of Frankish origin that ruled large parts of Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages (c. 751–987 CE). Ascending from their initial position as powerful majordomos of the Frankish Kingdom, the family eventually deposed the ruling Merovingian Dynasty and established the Carolingian Empire. The era is noted for its administrative innovations, standardization of religious…

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    1 Rosenwein, B. H. A Short History of the Middle Ages. University of Toronto Press, 2018.
    2 Bachrach, B. S. Early Carolingian Warfare. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001.
    3 Wood, I. N. The Merovingian Kingdoms, 450–751. Longman, 1994.