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The problem with "curing" cancer is that killing cancerous cells is very easy but killing all of the cancerous cells and only the cancerous cells is very very hard.

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astronomy club sent up a weather balloon w a gopro in it last friday. put in three packs of fruit snacks so they could have a giggle over eating fruit snacks that had been to space.

balloon went up into inner space, about 90,000 feet. came down right near the dinosaur park. a few physics teachers drive out to get it, crack it open on the way home to start watching the footage.

fruit snacks are missing.

multiple sources confirm that fruit snacks were put in balloon and sealed in with duct tape. physics teachers check entire balloon. no fruit snacks.

physics teachers watch footage. all 7 hours of it. right in the middle of footage, there are about 8 minutes of visual and audio static when balloon is in orbit. no other interference with balloon recorded.

conclusions: ???????

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@heavy-metal-dick

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jeremy irons greatest hits compilation

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i do think id look good as fuck after receiving an obviously lethal blow. like i feel id do a great job looking down at my body to see a gaping hole in it, making eye contact with you, saying “oh” very quietly before i keel over… stuff like that

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"I know adverbs are controversial, but "said softly" means something different than 'whispered' and this is the hill I will die on."

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trying to understand fungus sexes

it's not going well

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From what I’ve read, Liszt transcribed A Lot (~300) of works of other composers, often adding extra embellishments.

There’s also an anecdote brought up in Harold Schonberg’s “Great Pianists” that in 1843 Liszt gave a concert of one of Chopin’s Nocturnes with extra ornaments. Chopin was cross with him, saying that music should be played as written, after which Liszt embraced Chopin and apologized, saying “Works like yours should not be meddled with”.

One extra fun fact is that Chopin’s childhood nickname was Fryc, and honestly I drew this comic just so I could draw someone calling him that : D

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i know we joke about cis artists having the weirdest sense of anatomy, but also even when the anatomy is fine, no one seems to want to draw women doing normal things

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Sergio Outdoors

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Fancy tricks

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OP: so this is the ‘intense regional downpour’ on the weather forecast

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Just a little PSA for all our mental health (and chronic pain*) spoonies out there! A lot of doctors neglect to mention this little side effect, which means a lot of us are suffering extra from the heat without knowing why.

*Many psych meds are used to treat chronic pain as well, if you didn’t know!

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Sputnik 2, launched on November 3, 1957, carried the dog Laika, the first living creature to be shot into space and orbit Earth. Laika was a stray dog found on the streets of Moscow. There were no plans to return her to Earth, and she lived only a few hours in orbit. …

taken from @gallivantsofgillis on tiktok

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"The nonbinary afab who goes by she/her, dresses femininely, and uses a push-up bra when I—" when you what? What's wrong with her?

Is she not nonbinary enough for you? Is the way she experiences her queerness and how she presents not perfect enough for you? Nonbinary people don't owe you androgyny, right? So why is she the exception? Why does she have to hate herself to appeal to your standards? Why is she any less trans—any less worthy of respect—cause it's "not visible"? Queer solidarity my ass. Don't spout this bullshit on Pride, man.