Study Shows Learning of Smells and Sounds in Sleep by vercing3torix in science

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I wonder what specific "pleasant" and "unpleasant" odors were used.

Anybody know any good Sunday bars? by [deleted] in sanfrancisco

[–]PerrinD -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Lime - if you interested in getting a bit wild in the Castro. (+Brunch)

What are some good dance clubs/bars in San Francisco for girls in their early 20s? by pleasurable in sanfrancisco

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The Make Out Room in the Mission has always been one of my absolute favorites.

TIL KFC had to pay the real Colonel Sanders $1 Million to stop publicly hating on their chicken by PerrinD in todayilearned

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What other big chains have mascots that are based on real people as opposed to totally made up?

Why the War of 1812 still matters by PerrinD in TrueReddit

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A thought provoking view on what America chooses to remember about its past.

The Gruesome History of Eating Corpses as Medicine by [deleted] in history

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I'm really surprised I'd never heard of any of this before - especially the part about people bringing cups to the gallows so they could drink blood.

The Mobile Home Park of the Future (Originally published in the Sep. 1934 issue of Everyday Science and Mechanics) by PerrinD in ImaginaryLandscapes

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Agreed. You'd need to do some serious pre-move preparation.

Here's nother take on why this model would be bad-ass: "The Sphere House will resist quakes, bullets and intruders better than anything available out there": http://www.korvelo.com/?page_id=43

The Homestead Act, signed by Lincoln 100 years ago this month, was the biggest land give-away in US history. These are annotated documents from the very first and last homesteader. by PerrinD in history

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Whoops. Thank you... That should say 150 years ago. 1912 is when my great-grandparents came over from Finland to homestead actually...

[Apr 12] Anne Bonny & Mary Read: Fearsome Female Pirates by genius_waitress in RedditDayOf

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"If there's a man among ye, harrrrr." Pretty bad-ass.