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Mushroom ketchup (en.wikipedia.org)

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Spherical cow (en.wikipedia.org)

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A perfectly cromulent model assumption

Hunger stone (en.wikipedia.org)

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The Soiling of Old Glory (en.wikipedia.org)

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Gyan chauper (the original Chutes and Ladders) (en.wikipedia.org)

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Shays's Rebellion (en.wikipedia.org)

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Curta - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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The Curta is a hand-held mechanical calculator designed by Curt Herzstark. It is known for its extremely compact design: a small cylinder that fits in the palm of the hand.

Stroad (combination of street and road) (en.wikipedia.org)

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Tyrannicide (en.wikipedia.org)

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Sherri Tenpenny - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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Assassination - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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Guerrilla warfare - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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Honda Super Cub (en.wikipedia.org)

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In continuous manufacture since 1958 with production surpassing 60 million in 2008, 87 million in 2014, and 100 million in 2017, the Super Cub is the most produced motor vehicle* in history.

Emotion classification (en.wikipedia.org)

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Revolution - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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Chloroclados (en.wikipedia.org)

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Chloroclados is a genus of green algae in the family Dasycladaceae, containing the single accepted species Chloroclados australasicus.

This Is Just to Say (poem about plums in the icebox) (en.wikipedia.org)

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Napier's bones - Wikipedia (en.m.wikipedia.org)

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Ingenious!

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Anyone have Wikipedia editing privileges? I just happened to notice a small typo (spelling error) under https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades#Cult_and_epithets , subhead: “In Latin or Etruscan:” where (mas.to)

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Anyone have Wikipedia editing privileges? I just happened to notice a small typo (spelling error) under https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades#Cult_and_epithets, subhead: “In Latin or Etruscan:” where the next to last bullet entry reads: “• Uragus, expressive of bis power over fire.”

That “bis” should obviously be corrected to “his”.

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#Wikipedia #Mythology #Typo #SpellingError #Misspelling #Correction #Suggestion #Thanks #TIA

Užupis (en.wikipedia.org)

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1985 MOVE bombing (en.wikipedia.org)

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Today's featured article: Maple syrup (en.wikipedia.org)

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Yankee Dood It - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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Yankee Dood It was the last of three cartoons to be underwritten by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Sloan was the person who introduced annual model changes in cars, that is what led us to planned obsolescence.

Pocari Sweat (en.wikipedia.org)

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Guillotine (en.m.wikipedia.org)

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