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oboes

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    Comment #43157823

    I tried with month names and it doesn't work, it only show the English word. Too bad because month names in other languages are sometimes interesting.

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    Comment #38557350

    I'm surprised The Birth of a Nation didn't make it on the list. It's probably one of the most controversial films ever.

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    Comment #38472051

    Relatedly, some animals can steal chloroplasts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptoplasty

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    Comment #38143721

    An even more bizarre animal is Dendrogaster, a starfish parasite. Believe it or not, but it's a crustacean. It grows inside a starfish's body cavity until filling it completely, wh…

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    Comment #36335366

    This has been discussed a lot at the time, but it turned out to be an error. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Venus#Phosphine

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    Comment #36069014

    There is also the question of where to put Placozoa, they still might be the true sister group to all others. But these are so simple and little known that there might just not be …

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    Comment #35827884

    > Try2Check, one of the cybercrime underground’s most trusted services for checking the validity of stolen credit card data I know nothing about carding, but how does it actually w…

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    Comment #35591596

    I've seen it used in my company's DEI training material. Which is funny because I'm working in Europe.

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    Comment #35258524

    This was also my understanding. I think he became some kind of leader in the Monero community at some point, but he isn't the founder. I think Monero was originally forked from som…

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    Comment #35227182

    > The reason stores use credit payment networks in the West is because it’s better. We have cash transferring apps but we don’t use them for a reason. In many (most?) European coun…

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    Comment #35007376

    > Some of these, like "grandfathering", cannot even be understood without deep diving on etymology to discover the racist origins. That one in particular, I was almost offended whe…

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    Comment #34831917

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_fungi

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    Comment #34734082

    There is a lot of innocent or even bland things on this list. Chikwanga is #44 on the list. This is just a cassava flour cake, it's a staple food meant to be eaten along with somet…

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    Comment #34734026

    Offal-based dishes seem to be frequent on this list. Could it be some US or Anglo-Saxon prejudice against offal? Tongue, liver, tripe, etc are common in many regional European cuis…

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    Comment #34723530

    Same here. Blank page with both Chrome and Firefox.

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    Comment #34439980

    An article about that question: https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/07/nyregion/the-waters-fine-...

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    Comment #34439964

    If you like those pictures, you will probably also like this music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPu-qPIwJcI

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    Comment #34403500

    > I don’t believe Google or and social media company or streaming company is lobbying for the outlawing of their competitors I think the GP might be alluding to: https://www.washin…

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    Comment #34136793

    Be sure to watch the director's cut with that one. The original theater version has an opening narrative (added by the producers) which spoils much if the plot.