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  2. Hitting the wall - Wikipedia

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    Statue of the "Tired Man" (Megfáradt ember in Hungarian), referring to the poem of Attila József. The statue is the work of József Somogyi . In endurance sports such as road cycling and long-distance running , hitting the wall or the bonk is a condition of sudden fatigue and loss of energy which is caused by the depletion of glycogen stores ...

  3. Breaking Point - Wikipedia

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    Breaking Point or The Breaking Point may refer to: General. Breaking point (psychology), a critical moment of personal stress; Breaking strength, in engineering, the ...

  4. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    Hence to "break one's duck": to score one's first run. c.f. US: "get the monkey off one's back" a term of endearment (n.) a bird of the family Anatidae (v.) to lower the head or body suddenly, to dodge (v.) to plunge under the surface of water (n.) a heavy cotton fabric (v.) Leaving very quickly. "He ducked out like five minutes ago" duff: of ...

  5. Point of no return - Wikipedia

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    The point of no return (PNR or PONR) is the point beyond which one must continue on one's current course of action because turning back is no longer possible, being too dangerous, physically difficult, or prohibitively expensive to be undertaken. The point of no return can be a calculated point during a continuous action (such as in aviation ...

  6. Here's How to Thicken Mashed Potatoes Quickly - AOL

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    Not drying your potatoes: once boiled, the potatoes should be drained and set back in the hot pot over low heat to allow moisture to escape. Using too much liquid: start with a little liquid ...

  7. Decision fatigue - Wikipedia

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    With regard to self-regulation in legal regulation: One research study found that the decisions judges make are strongly influenced by how long it has been since their last break. "We find that the percentage of favorable rulings drops gradually from ≈65% to nearly zero within each decision session and returns abruptly to ≈65% after a break."

  8. Still need to write to Santa Claus? Here's how to send a ...

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    The clock is ticking for families hoping to send letters to Santa Claus at the North Pole this holiday season. Letters need to be postmarked by Monday, a spokesperson for the U. S. Postal Service ...

  9. Trump to discuss ending childhood vaccination programs with ...

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    (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in an interview published on Thursday said he will be talking to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services ...