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xkcd #3132: Coastline Similarity
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Hey! A bunch of the early Cretaceous fossils on each coast seem to have been plagiarized, too!
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3132/
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Someday I hope to find a way to mess up a recipe so badly that it draws the attention of the International Air Transport Association, the International Mathematical Olympiad, or the NSA.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3131/
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I dropped my phone while trying to search, and I tried to unlock it from up here, so can you also search for screen repair places?
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3130/
xkcd #3129: Archaeology Research
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The academic archaeology establishment is suppressing my breakthroughs because of the disruption it would bring to their prepared-core flake-based toolmaking industry.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3129/
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Hey, so did you ever finish your video series about Cassie and the caterpillar morph? I loved the first three, but never ... no, sorry, I get it, this isn't the place. Sorry! Sorry.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3128/
xkcd #3127: Where Babies Come From
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Historians: Contemporaneous documentation of the initial events is often sparse, and in fact people often get testy and uncooperative when we urge better documentation for the historical record.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3127/
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You say no human would reply to a forum thread about Tom Bombadil by writing and editing hundreds of words of text, complete with formatting, fancy punctuation, and two separate uses of the word 'delve'. Unfortunately for both of us, you are wrong.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3126/
xkcd #3125: Snake-in-the-Box Problem
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Chemistry grad students have been spotted trying to lure campus squirrels into laundry hampers in the hope that it sparks inspiration.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3125/
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We should have you at the gate in just under two hours--two and a half if we get pulled over.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3124/
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Achilles was a mighty warrior, but his Achilles' heel was his heel.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3123/
xkcd #3122: Bad Map Projection: Interrupted Spheres
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During the most recent glacial maximum, it's believed that land bridges extended from the surfaces and connected several of the spheres together.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3122/
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Detectives say the key to tracking down the source of the kites was a large wall map covered in thumbtacks and string. 'It's the first time that method has ever actually worked,' said a spokesperson.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3121/
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Geologists claim it's because the earlier Cenozoic used to be called the Tertiary, but that's just a ruse to hide the secret third geologic period, between the Neogene and the Quaternary, that they won't tell us about.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3120/
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"And in maritime news, the Coast Guard is on the scene today after an apparent collision between two lighthouses."
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3119/
xkcd #3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants
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Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3118/
xkcd #3117: Replication Crisis
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Maybe encouraging the publication of null results isn't enough--maybe we need a journal devoted to publishing results the study authors find personally annoying.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3117/
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This is almost as bad as the time I signed up for a purely partisan fishing expedition.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3116/
xkcd #3115: Unsolved Physics Problems
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'Tin pest' makes more sense to me. Tin just doesn't want to be locked down in a shape like that. I get it. But why would any metal want to grow hair??
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3115/
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That was quicker than usual! The cabin's sprinkler system often makes it really hard to keep anything lit.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3114/
