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The word Brazil probably comes from the Portuguese word for brazilwood, a tree that once grew plentifully along the Brazilian coast. [33] In Portuguese, brazilwood is called pau-brasil, with the word brasil commonly given the etymology "red like an ember", formed from brasa ('ember') and the suffix -il (from -iculum or -ilium). [34]
[9]: 75 [143] Disk Fax kiosks allowed players to submit their high scores on special blue disks for contests and rankings, predating the online leaderboard by several years. [138] [140] Although Nintendo committed to exclusively releasing games on the Disk System after its release, numerous external issues plagued its long-term viability.
Deflection of light (sent out from the location shown in blue) near a compact body (shown in gray) General relativity predicts that the path of light will follow the curvature of spacetime as it passes near a star. This effect was initially confirmed by observing the light of stars or distant quasars being deflected as it passes the Sun. [72]