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Locksport (en.wikipedia.org)
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Fig sign (en.wikipedia.org)
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"it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail."

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Droste effect (en.wikipedia.org)
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Schuhplattler (en.wikipedia.org)
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cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/21943620

95 years ago today King Alexander changed the name of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes to Kingdom of Yugoslavia

…and changed the internal divisions from the 33 oblasts to nine new banovinas.

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Fruits and vegetables inside bottles are grown by placing a bottle around the blossom or young fruit and securing it to the plant. The fruit then grows to full size inside the bottle.

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Beerware (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by can@sh.itjust.works to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world
 
 

Should the user of the code consider the software useful, they are encouraged to buy the author a beer "in return" if they ever meet.

Not to be confused with "free as in beer" software

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Nosegay (en.wikipedia.org)
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Monkey hanger (en.wikipedia.org)
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"The New Kingdom, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, was the ancient Egyptian state between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC. This period of ancient Egyptian history covers the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties. Through radiocarbon dating, the establishment of the New Kingdom has been placed between 1570 BC and 1544 BC. The New Kingdom followed the Second Intermediate Period and was succeeded by the Third Intermediate Period. It was the most prosperous time for the Egyptian people and marked the peak of Egypt's power."

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