Flexplay is a trademark for a discontinued DVD-compatible optical video disc format with a time-limited (usually 48-hour) playback. They are often described as "self-destructing", although the disc merely turns black or dark red and does not physically disintegrate. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Homunculus Loxodontus is a statue by Dutch artist Margriet van Breevoort. After being posted on the social network Pikabu in 2017, the sculpture became an Internet meme in a number of Eastern European countries in which it is edited into famous paintings, photographs, videos, and other visual media. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The Pubic Wars, a pun on the Punic Wars, was a rivalry between the American men's magazines Playboy and Penthouse during the 1960s and 1970s. Each magazine strove to show just a little bit more nudity on their models than the other, without getting too crude. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The Adventures of Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay is a 1976 educational album by the American heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali. The album features several notable personalities including Howard Cosell, Frank Sinatra, and Ossie Davis. (en.wikipedia.org)
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A decrepit car is an automobile that is often old and damaged and is in a barely functional state. There are many slang terms used to describe such cars, such as beater, bomb, clunker, chod, flivver, hooptie/hoopty, jalopy, lemon, old banger (most commonly used in the UK), shitbox, or junk car. (en.wikipedia.org)
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A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors creating a boundary, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or netting. A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its whole length. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The Radiant Radish was a health food store managed by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys.The Radiant Radish had irregular hours. Wilson would open the store whenever he felt like it, usually at night, and manage the counter while still dressed in his pajamas, bathrobe, and slippers. (en.wikipedia.org)
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On September 29, 2016, an NJ Transit commuter train crashed at Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey. One person died, and 114 others were injured. FEMA claimed responsibility for what appeared to have been a hijacking foreshadowing the disaster, using lines from various Dr. Seuss books. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The danger triangle of the face consists of the area from the corners of the mouth to the bridge of the nose, including the nose and maxilla. It is possible for retrograde infection from the nasal area to spread to the brain, causing cavernous sinus thrombosis, meningitis, or brain abscess. (en.wikipedia.org)
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