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Mystery meat navigation (en.wikipedia.org)

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Holy grail (web design) (en.wikipedia.org)

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Pole star (en.wikipedia.org)

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Clock of the Long Now (en.wikipedia.org)

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Pink fairy armadillo (en.wikipedia.org)

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432 Park Avenue (en.wikipedia.org)

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Thomas Szasz (en.m.wikipedia.org)

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Bishop's storehouse (en.wikipedia.org)

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Bride trains (en.wikipedia.org)

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Biophilia hypothesis (en.wikipedia.org)

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The biophilia hypothesis (also called BET) suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life.

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Science fiction [Wikisource, the free online library] (en.wikisource.org)

submitted 1 month ago by Plum to c/wikipedia

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Free books in the U.S. public domain, grouped by genre. Not a bad selection, either.

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Wisdom (albatross, oldest known wild bird and just announced to be expecting a new chick!) (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 month ago by dantheclamman to c/wikipedia

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Disc film (discontinued 1980s film format) (en.wikipedia.org)

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Self-licensing - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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Foldscope (en.wikipedia.org)

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Five Eyes (en.wikipedia.org)

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Methuselah (the world's oldest captive fish) (en.wikipedia.org)

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Bush tucker (en.wikipedia.org)

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Chicxulub crater (en.wikipedia.org)

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Torquetum (en.wikipedia.org)

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Parallel Construction (en.m.wikipedia.org)

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Industrial Society and Its Future (en.m.wikipedia.org)

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Molasses Gang (en.wikipedia.org)

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"[They] were highly publicized in the New York press for the comedic methods of their robberies. One such tactic was to enter a local store and ask the owner to fill a member's hat with molasses, explaining that it was a bet among the other members to see how much molasses the hat would hold. When the hat was filled, the gang member would pull the hat over the shop-owner's head, blinding him while the gang members looted the store."

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Un-Dam the Klamath (en.wikipedia.org)

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Railfan (en.wikipedia.org)

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A railfan, train fan, rail buff or train buff (American English), railway enthusiast, railway buff, trainspotter (Australian/British English) or ferroequinologist is a person who is recreationally interested in trains and rail transport systems.