Infrasound ( en.wikipedia.org )
Predator trap ( en.wikipedia.org )
Fern spike ( en.wikipedia.org )
"the occurrence of unusually high spore abundance of ferns in the fossil record, usually immediately (in a geological sense) after an extinction event. The spikes are believed to represent a large, temporary increase in the number of ferns relative to other terrestrial plants after the extinction or thinning of the latter."
Mudflat hiking ( en.wikipedia.org )
Awkward turtle ( en.wikipedia.org )
Battle of Athens (1946) - WWII Vets raid a National Guard armory to fight their local corrupt government ( en.wikipedia.org )
Edith Windsor ( en.wikipedia.org )
Toadstone ( en.wikipedia.org )
From the jaw of a clam eating fish to the crown of a king
Panopticon ( en.wikipedia.org )
Persilschein ( en.wikipedia.org )
Windows Aero ( en.wikipedia.org )
quick question: how come there is no "appearance" button on the English wikipedia? ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )
this changes the width of the article (resembling the old style a little bit), as well as the SIZE of the text, which is very different from your browser changing the size of the page. Very convenient....
Maillard reaction ( en.wikipedia.org )
Comet NEOWISE ( en.wikipedia.org )
White Lady ( en.wikipedia.org )
Gonzo journalism ( en.wikipedia.org )
Bechdel test ( en.wikipedia.org )
More fun reading about the representation of women in film.
Flumpet ( en.wikipedia.org )
Tool use by sea otters ( en.wikipedia.org )
Solmization ( en.wikipedia.org )
"Solmization is a mnemonic system in which a distinct syllable is attributed to each note of a musical scale."
Batagaika crater ( en.wikipedia.org )
Black Draught ( en.wikipedia.org )
Götz von Berlichingen (AKA Götz of the Iron Hand, the Medieval Mercenary Knight with an astonishingly sophisticated iron prosthetic hand) ( en.wikipedia.org )
Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen (pronounced [ˈgɔtfʁiːd fɔn ˈbɛʁlɪçɪŋən], [ˈgœts]; 15 November 1480 – 23 July 1562), also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German (Franconian) Imperial Knight (Reichsritter), mercenary and poet. He was born around 1480 into the noble family of Berlichingen in modern-day...
Skatole ( en.wikipedia.org )
"Skatole or 3-methylindole is an organic compound belonging to the indole family. It occurs naturally in the feces of mammals and birds and is the primary contributor to fecal odor. In low concentrations, it has a flowery smell and is found in several flowers and essential oils"