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08-18-2016 , 08:24 PM

BrianTheMick2

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Today's word is nummulite.

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08-18-2016 , 09:14 PM

TomCowley

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cummingtonite

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08-18-2016 , 10:56 PM

Zeno

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Tensegrity

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08-19-2016 , 01:42 PM

plaaynde

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Coprolite.

Hard science.

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08-19-2016 , 04:52 PM

BrianTheMick2

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Hydrology.

Also, this made me giggle: https://www.xkcd.com/1662/

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08-19-2016 , 05:11 PM

plaaynde

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Kilogram.

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08-19-2016 , 05:22 PM

Aaron W.

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The google image search for kilometer is completely different than the google image search for kilometre. They must be different things.

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08-19-2016 , 05:38 PM

plaaynde

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There are no kilometers in Canada.

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08-20-2016 , 02:15 PM

Zeno

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Angiosperm – a seed plant that produces flowers.

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08-20-2016 , 04:01 PM

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plaaynde

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Fractal.

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08-22-2016 , 02:31 PM

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Zeno

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Capillary action.

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08-22-2016 , 10:45 PM

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ctyri

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Originally Posted by TomCowley

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08-22-2016 , 10:55 PM

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smrk2

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Uranus

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08-23-2016 , 10:58 AM

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plaaynde

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Originally Posted by smrk2

Uranus

Naughty.

In an un-scientific way though.

I could say cock for the sake of science. Which was first, the cock or the oval ball?

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08-23-2016 , 11:05 AM

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plaaynde

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Originally Posted by ctyri

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Always hate it when other people are getting a joke and I don't.

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08-24-2016 , 03:45 AM

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smrk2

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Tungsten.

As in, there's some tungsten uranus.

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08-24-2016 , 06:40 AM

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MadTiger

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Peristalsis = keep it movin'

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08-24-2016 , 03:28 PM

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plaaynde

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Fly.

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08-24-2016 , 03:29 PM

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Zeno

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Phenotype

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08-24-2016 , 03:35 PM

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plaaynde

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Marx?

Piltdown.

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08-24-2016 , 04:16 PM

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mackeleven

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Marx?

Piltdown.

Demarcation. (problem)

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08-26-2016 , 03:53 AM

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Deuces McKracken

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neoteny

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08-26-2016 , 09:54 AM

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plaaynde

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Urine.

I beg you to take it seriously.

Only mammals piss, for example.

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08-26-2016 , 11:07 AM

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Zeno

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Geneotype

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08-29-2016 , 09:11 AM

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Axiomatic

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