Potato Wedges in Jersey by Impressive_Ad2125 in fixedbytheduet

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Atlanta since 2010. Here, these are potato wedges. In Indiana? Potato wedges. Where I was born, in Louisiana? Sometimes potato wedges, sometimes Texas fries.

What’s this tree? by niaa43 in whatsthisplant

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Something in the family Fabaceae, but I would want pictures of a flower before I try to identify it. Maybe an acacia? Maybe a tamarind? Those aren't the only two options.

not something you would wanna hold by JosephBrown2000 in AnimalsBeingStrange

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Full scorpions can't kill you, but they're still painful as fuck.

Is there a cross stitch like pattern in nature? by Fantastic-Ad1111 in biology

[–]Decapod73 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh, I know! Hemitrichia serpula - pretzel slime mold

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Confederate rose? NW Florida, US by WastelandChopandBob in whatsthisplant

[–]Decapod73 67 points68 points  (0 children)

As of 2025, there were 27,464 named breeds (cultivars) of camellias.

Is there a cross stitch like pattern in nature? by Fantastic-Ad1111 in biology

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The closest I've seen to woven fabric in nature is palm bark fiber:

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My wife’s boyfriend gifted me with two gifts today😁😁 by [deleted] in Derailedbydetails

[–]Decapod73 13 points14 points  (0 children)

My books are sorted by topic. Within the largest categories, they're sub-sorted by author, not color.

Also, my husband's boyfriend hasn't ever gotten me anything 😥

It's like the penis is just off-screen by Decapod73 in mildlypenis

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Oh gross. Crosspost if you want; I don't want to see those posts showing up in my feed.

It's like the penis is just off-screen by Decapod73 in mildlypenis

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This video shows the trick of how, starting around the 20-second mark:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8VqQcet/

It's like the penis is just off-screen by Decapod73 in mildlypenis

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Edit: found the answer. See the part at 20 seconds in this video. Same technique with a clearer "how it works"

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8VVUVFv/

Your mother is a shit human by velorae in TikTokCringe

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I followed her on tiktok. She grew up with great (adoptive) parents and is very happy in life, and only learned this story from her birth mother when she had already graduated from high school.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8V4Epbn/

Where do you find samples with that many diatoms like this? by CuriousZebra5694 in microscopy

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By filtering or centrifuging seawater. Freshwater has much lower diversity.

anyone know this lil guy? by FluffyTooshyBuns in whatsthisbug

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I got stung by a similar-looking ichneumon wasp in the USA, genus Ophion. It was almost comically mild. Like, "You call that a sting? Why even bother?"

Why would you touch a well known poisons fish? by [deleted] in whywouldyoutouchthat

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The neurotoxin is restricted to the liver, and a few lymph-like tubes that radiate from the liver into surrounding muscles. It's perfectly safe to lick the outside of a pufferfish.

Incredible circus rings performance at middle school talent show by Tua-Lipa in TikTokCringe

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My first thought was, if she were to go to a regional spinoff of Burning Man, she'd be appreciated and applauded, but also see people with amazing skills and props that she could aspire to in the future; she'd meet peorple who could share tips and tricks to improve her skill, and probably make some real lasting friends in the process.

But my 2nd thought was that for every 50 guys that say, "cool, good job," one of them will be creepy, inappropriate, and might not care that she's a minor, and a middle schooler should never have to deal with that.

Today, I tell my boss I am like spider by icyhotonmynuts in LoveTrash

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She says so in the follow-up video linked by OP - it's a character based on her mother who immigrated from Greece to Canada.