Alabama is unofficially nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird.

Artemis is a ranged assassin and is nicknamed the Goddess of the Hunt.

The World Series, baseball's championship series which determines the champion of Major League Baseball for that season, is held in mid-to-late October ( sometimes spilling over into November to accommodate longer series ) and is nicknamed the " Fall Classic ".

The movie's title is from the nickname for the 41st Police Precinct in the South Bronx which was nicknamed " Fort Apache ".

The near-Earth minor planet ( 8176 ) _1991_WA in the Apollo group is nicknamed Booerhaave in his honor.

Brian Lara is popularly nicknamed as " The Prince of Port of Spain " or simply " The Prince ".

The British Rail " double arrow " logo is formed of two interlocked arrows showing the direction of travel on a double track railway and was nicknamed " the arrow of indecision ".< ref >

The MiG-21 is nicknamed Balalaika because of the shape of its wings.

This bet is also nicknamed Big Red, since the 7 on its betting space on the layout is usually large and red, and it is considered bad luck and a breach of etiquette to speak the word " seven " at the table.

The city is now nicknamed Casa by many locals.

The final pandemic originated in 1961 in Indonesia and is marked by the emergence of a new strain, nicknamed El Tor, which still persists today in developing countries.

During the playoffs, Joe Louis Arena is generally adorned with a giant octopus with red eyes, nicknamed " Al " after Joe Louis Arena head ice manager Al Sobotka.

Eritrea has been nicknamed as the " North Korea of Africa ," and is among the harshest dictatorships in the world, where limitations on freedom of movement are extreme and punishments severe.

Such exploits are referred to as ' zero day exploits ' and to obtain access to such exploits is the primary desire of unskilled attackers, often nicknamed script kiddies.

Encyclopedia Brown is a series of books featuring the adventures of boy detective Leroy Brown, nicknamed " Encyclopedia " for his intelligence and range of knowledge.

The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League ( AFL ).

For instance, the rat seen in the cellar was nicknamed " Señor Cojones " by the crew (" cojones " is Spanish slang for " testicles ").

He is listed in the Roman Martyrology as Beatus Ioannes Faesulanus, cognomento Angelicus —" Blessed Giovanni of Fiesole, nicknamed Angelico ".

The canal is nicknamed the " divorce ditch.

The Peninsular War ( nicknamed the Spanish Ulcer ), however, was regarded by Karl Marx, as one of the first national wars, is also significant for the emergence of large-scale guerrilla warfare.

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League ( AFL ).

The largest amphibian is the Chinese Giant Salamander, Andrias davidianus.

* Nepeta grandiflora ( Giant Catmint or Caucasus Catmint ) is lusher than true catnip and has dark green leaves and dark blue, almost purple flowers.

Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles ( gates ) spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.

Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival is held every May in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan.

Among the SDF weapons in this script that made it to the big screen were the Water Beetle ( an underwater mech ) and the Giant Basu ( which is equipped with a giant arm to capture submarines ).

The species is also known as Giant Protea, Honeypot or King Sugar Bush.

A minigame version of Nights into Dreams ... is playable utilizing the Nintendo GameCube-to-Game Boy Advance connectivity with Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II and Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg.

* 1869 – The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is " discovered ".

It is thought that the Earth itself coalesced from material in orbit around the Sun roughly 4500 Ma ( 4. 5 Ga ) and may have been struck by a very large ( Mars-sized ) planetesimal shortly after it formed, splitting off material that came together to form the Moon ( see Giant impact hypothesis ).

The " Single-O " is a single attraction, for example a single curiosity like the " Bonnie and Clyde Death Car " or Hitler's staff car, a " Giant Rat " ( actually usually a nutria ) or other unusual animal, a " What Is It?

The basketball team at Wabash is coached by Antoine Carpenter, a 2000 Little Giant graduate.

* 803: Construction on the Leshan Giant Buddha in Tang Dynasty China is complete, after 90 years of rock-carving on a massive cliff-side.

* The height of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xian, China is extended by 5 stories.

* February 2 – It is revealed that the famed Cardiff Giant is just carved gypsum and not the petrified remains of a human.

* Construction of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Chang ' an ( modern Xi ' an ), Tang Dynasty China, is completed in this year during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang.

* Giant Wild Goose Pagoda at Ci ' en Temple, Xi ' an, Shanxi, is first erected.

The Giant slalom event is also considered a technical event with medium sized turns and the Super-giant slalom considered a speed event, as similar speeds are reached as in the downhill discipline though jumps are provided.

A large physically connected radio telescope array is the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, located in Pune, India.

The overhand grip is used in giant swings, and the dorsal grip in German Giant Swings.

In the mathematical field of group theory, the Monster group M or F < sub > 1 </ sub > ( also known as the Fischer-Griess Monster, or the Friendly Giant ) is a group of finite order:

The Merced then flows down to the end of its canyon ( Little Yosemite Valley ), where it begins what is often called the Giant Staircase.

Giant sequoia is a very popular ornamental tree in many areas.

Giant sequoia cultivation is very successful in the Pacific Northwest from western Oregon north to southwest British Columbia, with fast growth rates.