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The neologism for a three person duel is called a "Truel", first introduced in Martin Shubik's 1964 book Game Theory and Related Approaches to Social Behavior NSFW

164 upvotes • Miss_Zelda

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The Scunthorpe problem is the unintentional blocking of content due to the content containing a string of letters that are deemed unacceptable by the blocking programme. This was named in 1996 after AOL's profanity filter wouldn't let people from Scunthorpe, UK create an AOL account (Feather, 1996). NSFW

135 upvotes • Miss_Zelda

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Scorpion biofluorescence, unlike jellyfish bioluminescence, is activated by UV light and involved external light absorption and re-emission (Gaffin et al., 2012). Bioluminescence is a self generated light through a chemical reaction. Fluorescence is passive; luminescence is active. NSFW

131 upvotes • Miss_Zelda

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Sunscreen was invented in 1938 by a Swiss Chemistry student. The FDA proposed regulating sunscreen in 1978, however it wasn’t until 2011 that the FDA issued new rules specifying that sunscreen products must protect equally against UVA and UVB rays to be considered “broad spectrum.” NSFW

61 upvotes • MistressThrope

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Leather has experienced widespread popularity since 3000 BC. More than 23 billion square feet of leather were produced in 2007. NSFW

39 upvotes • MistressThrope

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31 upvotes • Miss_Zelda

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The Ancient Romans would put toast in their wine to help with the bitter taste, this is where the phrase "raise a toast" originated from NSFW

27 upvotes • Maple_Venom

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Exposure to semen causes a natural anti-depressant effect in women, according to a study on female college students NSFW

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Mantis shrimp don’t see color like we do. Although the crustaceans have many more types of light-detecting cell than humans, their ability to discriminate between colors is limited. NSFW

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Newgrange in Meath Ireland at 5,000 years old is older than the Pyramids and Stonehenge. 5,000 years on it is still perfectly aligned to the rising sun on the Summer Solstice. NSFW

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The neologism for a three person duel is called a "Truel", first introduced in Martin Shubik's 1964 book Game Theory and Related Approaches to Social Behavior NSFW	164	Miss_Zelda
The Scunthorpe problem is the unintentional blocking of content due to the content containing a string of letters that are deemed unacceptable by the blocking programme. This was named in 1996 after AOL's profanity filter wouldn't let people from Scunthorpe, UK create an AOL account (Feather, 1996). NSFW	135	Miss_Zelda
Scorpion biofluorescence, unlike jellyfish bioluminescence, is activated by UV light and involved external light absorption and re-emission (Gaffin et al., 2012). Bioluminescence is a self generated light through a chemical reaction. Fluorescence is passive; luminescence is active. NSFW	131	Miss_Zelda
Sunscreen was invented in 1938 by a Swiss Chemistry student. The FDA proposed regulating sunscreen in 1978, however it wasn’t until 2011 that the FDA issued new rules specifying that sunscreen products must protect equally against UVA and UVB rays to be considered “broad spectrum.” NSFW	61	MistressThrope
Leather has experienced widespread popularity since 3000 BC. More than 23 billion square feet of leather were produced in 2007. NSFW	39	MistressThrope
Banned websites NSFW	31	Miss_Zelda
The Ancient Romans would put toast in their wine to help with the bitter taste, this is where the phrase "raise a toast" originated from NSFW	27	Maple_Venom
Exposure to semen causes a natural anti-depressant effect in women, according to a study on female college students NSFW	26	Maple_Venom
Mantis shrimp don’t see color like we do. Although the crustaceans have many more types of light-detecting cell than humans, their ability to discriminate between colors is limited. NSFW	20	Isla_Lucinda
Newgrange in Meath Ireland at 5,000 years old is older than the Pyramids and Stonehenge. 5,000 years on it is still perfectly aligned to the rising sun on the Summer Solstice. NSFW	17	EleganceIsClass