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Most things that implode are pretty much off the list too, with a few exceptions. Anything written under the influence of recreational substances or while tired and emotional. An article about another article, written after the use of aforementioned substances. A fork of an existing article for the sole purpose of adding some humor. The weather ...
Etaoin shrdlu (/ ˈ ɛ t i ɔɪ n ˈ ʃ ɜːr d l uː /, [1] / ˈ eɪ t ɑː n ʃ r ə d ˈ l uː /) [2] is a nonsense phrase that sometimes appeared by accident in print in the days of "hot type" publishing, resulting from a custom of type-casting machine operators filling out and discarding lines of type
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The flesh-and-blood competitors were no slouches, either. Brad Rutter had earned $3.26 million playing Jeopardy!, making him the largest dollar winner in the show's history. And Ken Jennings had ...
It’s not uncommon for people to watch the world go by without paying much attention to something happening in the background. That is until they see something seriously confusing, like a dog ...
The "world's funniest joke" is a term used by Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire in 2002 to summarize one of the results of his research.For his experiment, named LaughLab, he created a website where people could rate and submit jokes. [1]
According to historian Paul Johnson, Rousseau's autobiography contains many inaccuracies. [3] Will and Ariel Durant have written that the debate regarding the truthfulness of the book hinges on Rousseau's allegation that Grimm and Diderot had connived to give a mendacious description of his relationship with Mme. d'Épinay, Mme. d'Houdetot, and themselves.
This is a list of English words that are thought to be commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and professional grammarians defining the norms of Standard English.