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  2. Jam tomorrow - Wikipedia

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    Jam tomorrow (or the older spelling jam to-morrow) is an expression for a never-fulfilled promise, or for some pleasant event in the future, which is never likely to materialize. Originating from a bit of wordplay involving Lewis Carroll 's Alice , it has been referenced in discussions of philosophy, economics, and politics.

  3. 2 Hours Doing Nothing - Wikipedia

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    "2 Hours Doing Nothing" (Indonesian: 2 Jam Nggak Ngapa-ngapain) [FN 1] was a two-hour video created by Madurese YouTuber Muhammad Didit, published on his YouTube channel Sobat Miskin Official (Official Broke Gang) [FN 2] on 10 July 2020 at 11:21:44 UTC. [1] [FN 3] The video features Didit staring at the camera in his bedroom for two hours. It ...

  4. Proper time - Wikipedia

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    In relativity, proper time (from Latin, meaning own time) along a timelike world line is defined as the time as measured by a clock following that line. The proper time interval between two events on a world line is the change in proper time, which is independent of coordinates, and is a Lorentz scalar. [1]

  5. Doomsday Clock - Wikipedia

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    The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the estimated likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. [1]

  6. We Live in Time - Wikipedia

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    On New Year's Eve, she gives birth to a baby girl in a petrol station bathroom after her and Tobias' car gets stuck in a traffic jam on their way to the hospital. Around three years later, Almut, now the head chef of her own higher-scale restaurant and having moved with her family to a small cottage and farm, begins feeling pains in her waist ...

  7. When pigs fly - Wikipedia

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    A weather vane in the shape of a flying pig. The phrase "when pigs fly" (alternatively, "pigs might fly") is an adynaton—a figure of speech so hyperbolic that it describes an impossibility.

  8. Aku (poem) - Wikipedia

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    Anwar first read "Aku" at the Jakarta Cultural Centre in July 1943. [1] It was then printed in Pemandangan under the title "Semangat" ("Spirit"); according to Indonesian literary documentarian HB Jassin, this was to avoid censorship and to better promote the nascent independence movement. [2] "

  9. AGIL paradigm - Wikipedia

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    The AGIL paradigm is a sociological scheme created by American sociologist Talcott Parsons in the 1950s. It is a systematic depiction of certain societal functions, which every society must meet to be able to maintain stable social life. [1]