Mudflat hiking ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Reber Plan ( en.wikipedia.org )
Also known as the San Francisco Bay Plan, it was a 20th century campaign to cut off and reclaim a large portion of the SF Bay, turning it into two freshwater lakes. Modeling efforts determined it would have been an unprecedented environmental catastrophe.
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Shadows from the Walls of Death ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Sestertius ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Shouting fire in a crowded theater ( en.wikipedia.org )
White Lady ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Cold-stimulus headache ("brain freeze") ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Persilschein ( en.wikipedia.org )
Gegenschein ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Jediism ( en.m.wikipedia.org )
Dutch roll ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Herkimer diamond ( en.wikipedia.org )
A double terminated quartz crystal known for its clarity and size
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California Institute of Abnormalarts ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Hot, dust-obscured galaxy (hot DOG) ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Starfish Prime ( en.wikipedia.org )
"Starfish Prime was a high-altitude nuclear test conducted by the United States, a joint effort of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the Defense Atomic Support Agency. It was launched from Johnston Atoll on July 9, 1962, and was the largest nuclear test conducted in outer space, and one of five conducted by the US in...
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Kaiju ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Lava tube ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Laika ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Bechdel test ( en.wikipedia.org )
More fun reading about the representation of women in film.
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Women in refrigerators ( en.wikipedia.org )
Women in refrigerators is a literary trope coined by Gail Simone in 1999 describing a trend in fiction which involves female characters facing disproportionate harm, such as death, maiming, or assault, to serve as plot devices to motivate male characters, an event colloquially known as "fridging" (originating from the gruesome...
Velvet Goldmine ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Sponge reef ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Multiple sexual ornaments ( en.wikipedia.org )
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Huma bird ( en.wikipedia.org )
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