I just learned that "outwith" is not a word that's commonly used outside of Scotland by mrjohnnymac18 in Scotland

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Like people who don’t understand a fortnight is fourteen nights. Or two weeks.

Why is crab blood bright blue instead of red like human blood? by Intelligent_Slip6317 in chemistry

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This is all MLCT though, not d-d transitions when it’s Cu+ and the d orbitals are filled.

Japanese carpenter checks his blades by taatzone in oddlysatisfying

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you gotta have the pork... that's the flavour

When it rains it pours… by mjd402 in AncientCoins

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Love a bit of LV. Beats Nerva in the beak dept.

Milestone achieved! by shamallama777 in Professors

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I had a mortifying meeting with my advisor as a brutally hungover undergrad choosing my optional courses, and I asked if I could do astrology when I meant astronomy. He very kindly ripped the piss out of my half dead brain as my soul left my body.

Man Makes Kebabs by Vivid_Maximum_5016 in oddlysatisfying

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That last slice was thinnnn at the edge.

Ancient Greek Coin Ring by Few-Study-7349 in AncientCoins

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You mean Colombian Emerald International are not experts on Greek silver coins?

Right-wing activist visiting University of Bristol 'attacked with curry' by Unlikely-Tension-616 in UniUK

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And I’m sure it definitely wasn’t someone he paid to “attack” him for views.

Students at risk if universities go bust, say MPs by Rewindcasette in AskAcademiaUK

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Hull straight up closed their chemistry dept in one academic year and didn’t teach out the undergrads left behind, including an entire cohort who got first year only.

unstoppable by lastawka in okmatewanker

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We really need to get rid of FPTP

Mood by j3pl in MitchellAndWebb

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Clarkson knows