TIL: Plantar fibromatosis (thickening of connective tissue of the feet) is also called Ledderhose disease. Not because of the traditional dress of Oktoberfest (that’s lederhosen) but rather after the German surgeon Georg Ledderhose, who described the condition in 1894.

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Queridos, é com alegria que convido a todos para uma aventura espacial, pelas páginas do meu primeiro livro infantil: OLIVIA FOI PRA LUA.
Respirem fundo e embarquem juntos com a Olivia rumo ao espaço sideral!

link: https://t.co/ZF88AOlELA

COMPARTILHEM!

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TIL: the name duodenum comes from the Medieval Latin ‘duodenum digitorium’ meaning ‘space of 12 digits’. This originated from the Greek physician Herophilus (353-280 BCE) who described its length as about the breadth of twelve fingers!

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Os proponemos hacer una sencilla actividad poética para celebrar el AVIONES POÉTICOS. Juntos disfrutamos de la y dejamos que vuele desde el balcón, esta tarde a les 18:00 h.
https://t.co/DzLmlFObXq

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TIL: The formation of antibodies to specific antigen, called humoral immunity, gets its name from ancient medical beliefs! Hippocrates described 4 vital bodily fluids (humors), and so it was named after antibacterial activity was found in serum components by Hans Buchner.

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TIL: Dust Mites are just tiny Headcrabs.

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The Andromeda Strain (1971) Michael Crichton tale of eggheads in a bunker racing to find a cure for an extraterrestrial virus. Slooow... but smart. TIL: Various passages in Numbers and Leviticus instituted rules for quarantine and sanitation. Science eventually caught up later.

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Encargo para un taller infantil:
Tropeognathus estilo cartoon ¿Qué os parece?

Quizás es muy rollo Pokémon ¿El Pokémon fósil que merecemos? 🙄😂

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For those living in Japan, you can print out a copy of my first netprint at any 7-11.

🌸Smol Bun: STP4YQ4J
Place: 7-11
Until: 3/15の23:59
Color Postcard: 1 for 60 yen

よろしくお願いしま~す💕

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TIL: Jousting was medieval professional wrestling

In the 14th & 15th centuries, it became popular to make a 'fantasy persona' for jousting tournaments (think the whole Black Knight/Green Knight idea)

This is where battle-impractical horned helmets as seen on heraldry were worn!

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The Intruder (1962) Concientous Corman flick has The Shat sowing discord to shut down school integration. Surprisingly effective. TIL: In 1886, "Good Father Gus" Tolton became the first black ordained priest in the U.S. He is currently half way through the canonization process.

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Persona 5 Scramble, resolución y fps:
N. Switch:
-Sobremesa: 900p/30fps
-Portátil: 720p-648p/30fps
PS4:
-1080p/60fps

Persona 5 Scramble, resolution and fps:
N. Switch:
-Docked: 900p/30fps
-Portable: 720p-648p/30fps
PS4:
-1080p/60fps


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¡Primeros premios de la noche! 😍😍
➡️ Mejor animación VR: Bonfire
➡️ Mejor película estudiantil: The Fox & The Pigeon

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OK! SO! Idk what to do for a Christmas drawing this year, so I decided to try something out!
I'll take ONE request from anyone who comments their OC/character they want (from e.g. a game) and I'll draw them in this style!
Open until: December 13th

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The Beast With Five Fingers (1946) Deceased pianist's digits aren't ready to stop playing. Peter Lorre chews up the scenery in the granddaddy of all crawling hand movies. TIL: Can't say the Medici's gave us any saintly popes, but at least they did fund the creation of the piano.

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TIL: Linne uses a jackknife

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La realidad
Lo que ve mi mente infantil: a Dark Vader dando paso

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Riders to the Stars (1954) Astronaut training drama is sometimes the right stuff, but more often the stodgy and wildly inaccurate stuff. TIL: In 1994, astronauts Sid Gutierrez, Thomas Jones and Kevin Chilton became the first Catholics to receive Holy Communion in space.

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Apenas um oi
Curiosidade inutil: jogo Team fortress 2

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Quatermass and the Pit (1967) The supremely rational Prof. Quatermass must cope with Martian grasshoppers and the devil. The kind of smart and fun we rarely get anymore. TIL: If you're going to try and use science to explain Satan, you may as well make it as entertaining as this.

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