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  2. List of unusual biological names - Wikipedia

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    Drosophila gene. Lunatic Fringe, Manic Fringe, and Radical Fringe. MAP kinase kinase kinase and MAP kinase kinase kinase kinase. MinosPhrime [5] Named after Minos Prime from the video game ULTRAKILL. Found in flower beds outside of college dormitory building, dug 2 inches deep into the soil. Soil was woodchip-heavy.

  3. Gag name - Wikipedia

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    A gag name is a pseudonym intended to be humorous through its similarity to both a real name and a term or phrase that is funny, strange, or vulgar. The source of humor stems from the double meaning behind the phrase, although use of the name without prior knowledge of the joke could also be funny. Examples of the use of gag names occur in ...

  4. List of chemical compounds with unusual names - Wikipedia

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    C 8 H 8, the name derives from the resemblance to a barrel. [ 6] Basketane. Basketane. pentacyclo [4.4.0.0 2,5 .0 3,8 .0 4,7 ]decane (C 10 H 12 ), a polycyclic alkane with a structure similar to a basket. [ 3] Bowtiediene. Bowtiediene. Spiropentadiene, a polycyclic alkene with a 2D projection similar to a bowtie.

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    Here you'll find hilarious wifi name ideas to make your network stand out. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ... The LAN of the Free.

  6. 2. Cornicione. Many people don’t eat pizza crust, preferring to dine on the triangular part with the cheese and tomato sauce and then eschew the carbo-load found in the outer crust.

  7. List of fictional diseases - Wikipedia

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    The disease is contracted by touch and slowly turns the skin (small patches in children and the entire body in adults) of the victim to into a gray, stone-like form. It is said that the disease also drives its adult victims insane. Hanahaki disease, or hanahaki byou. Hanahaki Otome (花吐き乙女) by Matsuda Naoko.

  8. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    Chevy Chase. A township and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland near Washington, D.C., originally called "Cheivy Chace". One source mentions that actor Chevy Chase was nicknamed after this town, but both actually have associations from a historic English ballad called The Ballad of Chevy Chase .

  9. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Warhol (fame) This is a unit of fame or hype, derived from the dictum attributed to Andy Warhol that "everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes". It represents fifteen minutes of fame. Some multiples are: 1 kilowarhol – famous for 15,000 minutes, or 10.42 days. A sort of metric "nine-day wonder".