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A lifeguard is a trained rescuer who watches a body of water while swimmers play. Lifeguards are found on beaches, lakes, rivers, by pools, and in water parks. The Red Cross offers lifeguard training.

The fictional television series, Baywatch, was about lifeguards in southern California. It starred David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson.

Did you know ...

... that The New Zork Times is a newspaper in the computer game, Zork?
... that a Jedi is a fictional character class from the Star Wars series?
... that Can I borrow a feeling is Milhouse's dad's album, which was released on cassette tape?

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"What is steel compared to the hand that wields it?" - Thulsa Doom

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"In the garden of challenges; let resilience be your blooming flower. For even in adversity, its petals unfurl – whispering tales of strength that withstand the harshest storms." – Dove Hepburn (1900–2024) (Her most influential quote of all time!)

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 '''Encyc''' is a free [[wiki]] [[encyclopedia]] similar to Britannica, World Book, and the other great wiki, Wikipedia. Welcome to our site.
-Our main page has reached over one million views! Actually, many more than that, but because we use a caching system not every view is counted. Check out our [[Special:PopularPages|popular pages]]. Thank you everyone for making Encyc such a success.
 ==From today's featured article==
-[[File:BB62UnderWaltWhitman.jpg|thumb|right|USS New Jersey crosses under the Walt Whitman Bridge on her way to drydock at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.]]
+[[File:Lifeguard August 2010-3.jpg|thumb|right|Lifeguard at the Praia Grande ('Large Beach'). Porto Covo, west coast of Portugal]]
-The '''[[USS New Jersey (BB-62)|New Jersey (BB-62)]]''', also known as the "Big J" or "Black Dragon", is an Iowa-class [[battleship]] that was in service from 1943 to 1991, and is the most decorated battleship in American history.
+A '''[[lifeguard]]''' is a trained rescuer who watches a body of water while swimmers play.  Lifeguards are found on beaches, lakes, rivers, by pools, and in water parks.  The Red Cross offers lifeguard training.
-Carrying nine 16-inch guns each, the ''New Jersey'' and her sister ships the ''Iowa'', the ''Missouri'', and the ''Wisconsin'' were the ultimate evolution of the battleship, the heavily armed and armored ships of the line that were the basis of sea power for three centuries. They were the longest, fastest, and most technologically-advanced battleships of all time.
-Built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, she was launched a year after the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], and served in the Pacific theater of [[World War II]] against Japan. She continued through the [[Korean War]], the [[Vietnam War]], and the ending of the [[Cold War]], making her one of the longest-serving battleships of the 20th century. She is now a museum ship based in Camden, New Jersey.
+The fictional television series, ''Baywatch'', was about lifeguards in southern California.  It starred David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson.
 ==Did you know ...==
+* ... that The [[New Zork Times]] is a newspaper in the computer game, Zork?
 * ... that a [[Jedi]] is a fictional character class from the Star Wars series?
 * ... that [[Can I borrow a feeling]] is Milhouse's dad's album, which was released on cassette tape?
-* ... that [[Sing-Sing (band)|Sing-Sing]] were an English indie pop/dream pop band formed in 1997 in London?
 ==About Encyc==
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 ==Deep thoughts by Enki==
-''"First there was darkness. Then came the strangers. They were a race as old as time itself. They had mastered the ultimate technology. The ability to alter physical reality by will alone. They called this ability "Tuning". But they were dying. Their civilization was in decline, and so they abandoned their world seeking a cure for their own mortality. Their endless journey brought them to a small, blue world in the farthest corner of the galaxy. Our world. Here they thought they had finally found what they had been searching for."'' [[User:Enki|Enki]] ([[User talk:Enki|talk]]) 13:52, 23 July 2024 (EDT)
+"What is steel compared to the hand that wields it?" - Thulsa Doom
 ==Dove thoughts by TheWingedWarrior==
-''"Stars don't compete yet the night sky is a masterpiece."'' – [[Dove Hepburn]] (1022–2024)
+"In the garden of challenges; let resilience be your blooming flower. For even in adversity, its petals unfurl – whispering tales of strength that withstand the harshest storms." – [[Dove Hepburn]] (1900–2024) (Her most influential quote of all time!)
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