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Messenger bag

A messenger bag is a soft bag worn on a single wide strap across the body, with a large flap that fastens the main compartment, popular with commuters and cyclists.

Messenger RNA

Messenger RNA (mRNA) is a single-stranded RNA molecule that carries genetic information from DNA to ribosomes, which read it to build proteins; it was named by Jacob and Monod in 1961.

MessengerPeople

MessengerPeople, formerly WhatsBroadcast GmbH, was a Munich software startup founded in 2015 offering a customer messaging platform for WhatsApp, Telegram, and Apple Business Chat; Sinch acquired it in 2021.

Messenia

Messenia (Μεσσηνία), southwestern Peloponnese region of Greece, modern Messinia. Home of Mycenaean Pylos and the Palace of Nestor, later Spartan-held helot land, freed by Epaminondas with the founding of Messene in 369 BC.

Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt, formally Messerschmitt AG, was a German aircraft manufacturer founded in 1923 in Bamberg, best known for the Bf 109 fighter and the Me 262 jet.

Messerschmitt Bf 109

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German single-seat fighter monoplane, first flown in 1935, that served as the Luftwaffe's standard fighter throughout World War II.

Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants

The Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants ran from the 1935 prototypes to the K series of 1944–45, with over 33,000 built, including the E, F, G, and K.

Messerschmitt Bf 110

The Messerschmitt Bf 110, often called the Me 110, was a German twin-engined heavy fighter of World War II that failed as a daylight escort over Britain in 1940 but became a successful night fighter.

Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet

The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was a German tailless, rocket-powered interceptor of the Second World War, the only rocket-powered combat aircraft to reach operational service.

Messerschmitt Me 209

The Messerschmitt Me 209 was a German single-engine record aircraft, publicized as the Me 109R, that set the absolute speed record of 755 km/h in April 1939.

Messerschmitt Me 210

The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a German twin-engined heavy fighter, dive-bomber, and reconnaissance aircraft first flown in September 1939 as the intended successor to the Bf 110.

Messerschmitt Me 262

The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe, was the world's first operational jet fighter, about 150 km/h faster than any Allied fighter, though late deployment limited its impact.

Messerschmitt Me 264

The Messerschmitt Me 264 was a German four-engined long-range bomber of World War II, developed for the Luftwaffe's Amerikabomber program to reach the United States from Europe.

Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm

Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) was a German aerospace manufacturer formed in 1969 by merger, best known for the Bo 105 helicopter; its helicopter division became Eurocopter in 1992.

Messi (dog)

Messi is a French border collie actor who played Snoop, the guide dog in Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall, winning the 2023 Cannes Palm Dog and becoming a 2024 Oscars-season celebrity trained by Laura Martin Contini.

Messi Martin

Messi Martin, also known as Martin Messi Me Nkonda (1946–2005), was a Cameroonian guitarist, singer, composer, and bandleader of Los Camaroes, considered the father of modern bikutsi.

Messi–Ronaldo rivalry

The Messi–Ronaldo rivalry is the rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, forged across nine Clásico seasons with Barcelona and Real Madrid from 2009 to 2018.

Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend

Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend is a four-part Apple TV+ documentary (premiered February 21, 2024) from SMUGGLER Entertainment following Lionel Messi through five World Cups to Argentina's Qatar 2022 title, with interviews of Messi, teammates, and coaches.

Messiah

The Messiah (Hebrew mashiach, "anointed one") is a redeemer expected in Judaism, originally a term for reigning kings and priests, later a future Davidic king.

Messiah (American TV series)

Messiah is a 2020 Netflix thriller series created by Michael Petroni, starring Michelle Monaghan as a CIA officer investigating al-Masih (Mehdi Dehbi), a miracle-working messiah figure; cancelled after one season in March 2020.

Messiah (British TV series)

Messiah is a British BBC One crime drama (2001 to 2008) of five serials following detectives investigating staged serial murders, starring Ken Stott and Marc Warren.

Messiah (Handel)

Messiah (HWV 56) is Handel's 1741 English oratorio on a biblical libretto by Charles Jennens, premiered in Dublin on 13 April 1742 as a charity benefit, coolly received in London in 1743, and established as a choral staple through the Foundling Hospital performances.

Messiah complex

Messiah complex: colloquial term for a compulsion to redeem others or the world, sometimes with delusions of being divine; not a diagnosis, covered as grandiose religious delusions in psychosis, 18.3% pooled prevalence.

Messiah Engine

Messiah Engine is the name of two unrelated proprietary game engines: a late-1990s character engine by Shiny Entertainment, and NetEase's 3D engine behind Diablo Immortal.

Messiah in Judaism

The Messiah in Judaism, or Mashiach (מָשִׁיחַ, "anointed one"), is a future human king from the line of David who will gather the exiles, rebuild the Temple, and bring peace.

Messiah of Evil

Messiah of Evil, also released as Dead People, is a 1973 American independent horror film by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz about an undead cult in a California coastal town, later restored by Radiance Films.

Messianic Age

The Messianic Age, or Messianic era, is a future era of peace, abundance, and universal knowledge of God expected in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic eschatology, often associated with a redeemer figure.

Messianic Judaism

Messianic Judaism is a movement of Jewish congregations that believe Yeshua (Jesus) is the Messiah while keeping Jewish life and Torah, with about 1,500 congregations worldwide.

Messier 10

Messier 10 (NGC 6254) is a globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, discovered by Charles Messier in 1764 and located about 15,000 light-years from Earth.

Messier 100

Messier 100 (M100, NGC 4321) is a grand-design spiral galaxy about 56 million light-years away in Coma Berenices and one of the brightest spirals in the Virgo Cluster.