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Country Captain (dish) (en.wikipedia.org)
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I made this tonight, and it was delicious. Mod endorsed.

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Mall goth (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 17 hours ago by Plum to c/wikipedia
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Hornito (en.wikipedia.org)
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Battle of Blair Mountain (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 21 hours ago by [email protected] to c/wikipedia
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Silvopasture (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 18 hours ago by Plum to c/wikipedia
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Friendly Floatees spill (en.wikipedia.org)
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Solmization (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 day ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia
 
 

"Solmization is a mnemonic system in which a distinct syllable is attributed to each note of a musical scale."

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Coffee substitute (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 day ago by Plum to c/wikipedia
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Christopher Poole (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/wikipedia
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Mechanical Turk (en.wikipedia.org)
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Whale fall (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/wikipedia
 
 

A whale fall occurs when the carcass of a whale has fallen onto the ocean floor, typically at a depth greater than 1,000 m (3,300 ft), putting them in the bathyal or abyssal zones. On the sea floor, these carcasses can create complex localized ecosystems that supply sustenance to deep-sea organisms for decades.

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Caltrop (en.m.wikipedia.org)
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Skatole (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 3 days ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia
 
 

"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"

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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/wikipedia
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Pork roll (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia
 
 

Depending on your geography, you might feel very strongly that this is called Taylor ham

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Gonzo journalism (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 4 days ago by Plum to c/wikipedia
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Solarigraphy (en.wikipedia.org)
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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia
 
 

Hi fellow wikipedia lovers,

I am getting feedback on people wanting less rules on titles. I intentionally made it not a hard rule, but I think there's something beautiful in just using the wikipedia title by default. Wikipedia is a site immune to clickbait with strict policies on titles, and so aesthetically, I prefer to put the description in the post body, not the title. It also makes it much easier to moderate :D But please tell me your thoughts on this topic and we can re-calibrate the rule, if people would prefer. This community doesn't belong to me; I just made it because I wanted it to exist. Also, on that topic, since our community is well over 1000 monthly active users, would be great to bring on 1-2 moderators, because I don't have any intention to be BDFL of this community and I honestly have enough going on as it is. Please comment or DM me if you are interested. I will select applicants based on prior engagement here.

Cheers, Your humble local mod who is definitely not using this community as a trojan horse for clam facts but here's an article about wampum because I feel like it

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Fern spike (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 4 days ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia
 
 

"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."

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Jeju oreum (en.wikipedia.org)
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submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by Viking_Hippie to c/wikipedia
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Dragon Storm (astronomy) (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 4 days ago by Plum to c/wikipedia
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Memento mori (en.wikipedia.org)
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