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  2. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    The word nikoli, when stressed on the second syllable, means "never", when stressed on the first it is the locative case of Nikola, i.e. Nicholas; Spanish – cuando las vacas vuelen ("when cows fly") or cuando los chanchos vuelen ("when pigs fly"). Its most common use is in response to an affirmative statement, for example "I saw Mrs. Smith ...

  3. Schadenfreude - Wikipedia

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    Words for these concepts are sometimes cited as antonyms to schadenfreude, as each is the opposite in some way. There is no common English term for pleasure at another's happiness (i.e.; vicarious joy), though terms like 'celebrate', 'cheer', 'congratulate', 'applaud', 'rejoice' or 'kudos' often describe a shared or reciprocal form of pleasure.

  4. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    The tendency to expect or predict more extreme outcomes than those outcomes that actually happen. [5] Form function attribution bias In human–robot interaction, the tendency of people to make systematic errors when interacting with a robot. People may base their expectations and perceptions of a robot on its appearance (form) and attribute ...

  5. Irresistible force paradox - Wikipedia

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    An example of this paradox in eastern thought can be found in the origin of the Chinese word for contradiction (Chinese: 矛盾; pinyin: máodùn; lit. 'spear-shield'). This term originates from a story (see Kanbun § Example) in the 3rd century BC philosophical book Han Feizi. [2]

  6. Coincidence - Wikipedia

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    A total solar eclipse at Orin Junction, Wyoming in 2017.A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon completely blocks the face of the Sun.It is the result of a cosmic coincidence: Even though the Sun is about 400 times bigger than the Moon, it is also about 400 times farther away.

  7. Donald Trump and Social Security: 10 Things You Need to Know

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    In other words, reforming Social Security is going to make some groups of people worse off than they were before. 6. The president-elect's views on Social Security have changed in a big way ...

  8. Ivanka Trump has blunt 3-word response when asked why ... - AOL

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    Ivanka Trump has zero plans of returning the White House to help her father run the country during his second administration, bluntly declaring: “I hate politics.” President-elect Donald Trump ...

  9. Foreshadowing - Wikipedia

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    The writer may implement foreshadowing in many different ways such as character dialogues, plot events, and changes in setting. Even the title of a work or a chapter can act as a clue that suggests what is going to happen. Foreshadowing in fiction creates an atmosphere of suspense in a story so that the readers are interested and want to know more.