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Comics Code Authority (en.wikipedia.org)
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Siege tower (en.wikipedia.org)
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Butt (unit) (en.wikipedia.org)
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Lithuanian book smugglers (en.wikipedia.org)
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Lithuanian book smugglers or Lithuanian book carriers (Lithuanian: knygnešiaĩ, singular: knygnešys) smuggled Lithuanian language books printed in the Latin alphabet into Lithuanian-speaking areas of the Russian Empire, defying a ban on such materials in force from 1864 to 1904. In Lithuanian knygnešys literally means "the one who carries books". Opposing imperial Russian authorities' efforts to replace the traditional Latin orthography with Cyrillic, and transporting printed matter from as far away as the United States to do so, the book smugglers became a symbol of Lithuanians' resistance to Russification.

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Fainting goat (en.wikipedia.org)
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Sigillum Dei (en.wikipedia.org)
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Eryops (en.wikipedia.org)
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Shoulder girdle (en.wikipedia.org)
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Fighter kite (en.wikipedia.org)
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Stonewall riots (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 2 days ago by Plum@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

Happy anniversary y'all.

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Rooftopping (en.wikipedia.org)
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Pizza Principle (en.wikipedia.org)
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Soy boy (en.wikipedia.org)
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Syzygy (astronomy) (en.wikipedia.org)
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Lavender Scare (en.wikipedia.org)
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Cornfield Bomber (en.wikipedia.org)
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Acqua alta (en.wikipedia.org)

"an exceptional tide peak that occurs periodically in the northern Adriatic Sea. The term is applied to such tides in the Italian region of Veneto. The peaks reach their maximum in the Venetian Lagoon, where they cause partial flooding of Venice and Chioggia"

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Bouba/kiki effect (en.wikipedia.org)

A nice well-rounded article, gets right to the point

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Ol Doinyo Lengai (en.wikipedia.org)
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...the lavas of Ol Doinyo Lengai have temperatures of 540–593 °C (1,004–1,099 °F); they are so cold that during the day they look like mudflows or oil and glow only during the night.

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Stamp Stampede (en.wikipedia.org)
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Predator trap (en.wikipedia.org)
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