TIL that there is a term for the tendency of technical equipment to fail when certain people are present. It's called the Pauli effect, named after Wolfgang Ernst Pauli. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pau…
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Can we make a lists of the person or people the buildings on campus are named after?

I think it gives you a lot if the history about Georgia Tech

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List of eponymous laws - a list of laws, principles and adages named after people (such as Murphy's Law) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…
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24 countries are named after people. Here's the full list... youtu.be/k4jxu8bJAog?0
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TIL About the Asoh defence, a term for frank acceptance of blame when you are at full fault. It’s named after Kohei Asoh, an airplane pilot who landed his plane in the waters of San Francisco, just shy of the runway. When asked about why he did this, he said: β€œAs you Americans say, I F**cked up.” simplicable.com/new/asoh-…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Tokyono
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People who are protesting and helping the virus spread should write their names on a list, so that when they get sick, they go to the back of the lines in terms of medical attention.

If you want to put yourself at risk, sure go ahead, but when its affecting everyone around you too, if or when the time comes, you shouldn't be of more importance than those who were carefull and did what's best for everyone.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/Officer_Friendlyy
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WTW for terms named after two people's name separated with a hyphen? (e.g. Dunning-Kruger effect, Baader-Meinhof phenomenon)
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This is a list of the different rose varieties--named after people, that is. How long would you expect the list to be? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…
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After Moscow and St Petersburg which city do people in Russia think is the best in terms of infrastructure,life standard etc?
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πŸ‘€︎ u/rioasu
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TIL: Vasa Syndrome, a term for problems in communication and management that can cause projects to fail, is named after the Vasa, one of the largest and most spectacular warships ever built, which sank in 1628 on its maiden voyage because it was too unstable to withstand a gust of wind. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vas…
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24 people have a country named after them - here's the full list. I thought you guys might be interested... youtu.be/k4jxu8bJAog?9
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πŸ‘€︎ u/MendacityHD
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Are the three students Juniper, Robin, and Hugh the personifications of Ethos, Pathos, and Logos? Their teacher is named after Aristotle, the philosopher that coined the terms.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Cranneo
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Not a question, but thank you for all the people who offered doctor's names, advice and help. After an entire day of following all the leads you gave me, I was able to get my forms signed and have a referral for long term psychiatric care.

For reference - https://old.reddit.com/r/askTO/comments/asq36s/can_anyone_please_recommend_me_a_family_doctor/

You guys were more helpful than my family doctor.

I won't post what eventually got my paperwork signed, because the person who suggested it doesn't want it made public but you can PM me. I am still looking for a new family doctor though, but I'm going to take my time with that. I feel that my current family doctor doesn't listen, does not have the ability to support mental health concerns, does not have a network of specialists to refer me to, and rushes me through visits.

My blood work came back with me with prediabetic sugar levels. I asked my doctor to refer me to a registered dietician, and guess what - she doesn't know anyone. That's another struggle for another day.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/oogiewoogie
πŸ“…︎ Feb 22 2019
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People whose exes have died at relatively short times after your breakup, how did you come to terms with the aftermath of a relationship that didn't work out and the death, especially if the relationship, ending, and/or breakup was bad and you may be missing closure? [Serious]
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Surfnscate
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Lauren was named on a list of People’s β€œ15 Asian-American Rising Stars in Hollywood You Need to Be Paying Attention toβ€œ (Link in Comments)
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[DP] People wonder how Santa delivers all those presents in 1 night. The truth is he doesn't⁠—Christmas Eve is just reserved for the mortals. After a particularly hectic Christmas Eve run, Santa looks to his multiversal Nice List to see a name which caught him off-guard: Satan, Lord of Darkness.

The Lord of Time fluffed up the white pom-pom dangling from the end of his red felt hat. The annual rest day, December twenty-sixth, was running at him with open arms. Who was he to deny it? The strain from using time dilation to deliver countless presents to countless mortal souls pressed heavily on his mind.

In a single night, Nick the Time Lord lived over a million years.

It was his duty, his calling, his passion. Trudging towards the large hearth glowing cherry-red, he prepared to settle into the large comfy chair reserved for such occasions. Just as his plump behind touched the fluffy down cushions, his multiversal Nice List popped up next to him.

"Gah!" Nick yelped. "Sheesh, Listy, I thought I wasn't going to see you until tomorrow."

The Nice List waved from side to side before folding into his lap. I suppose one more won't hurt, Nick sighed. He picked it up. Who was extra nice in the nether dimension this year?

Satan, Lord of Darkness

Nick blinked. "No, no. No! Nope, nope. Nooooo! List, are you sick? Do we need to take you to the elf factory and get you your annual checkup?"

List tilted a bit, as if to say, 'are you going senile?'

"There's no way that...that...Satan was good! I haven't seen him in..." Nick trailed off. When was the last time he'd seen Satan? "What am I even supposed to get him?"

The multiversal papyrus seemed to wrinkle a shrug before frolicking back across the eternal hardwood floor in Santa's pocket dimension. Nick gave off a half-sigh, half-groan, before trudging to the elven workshop where his life-long partners were already preparing next year's gifts.

"Boys and girls, I'm going to need some extra help on a special delivery."

And so Nick woke Rudolph from beauty sleep. He'd need the reindeer's bright nose where they were going - the nether zone, the lifeless area that split void from life.

Satan's house carried familiarity in its black bricks, memories long buried underneath billions of years of toil for good. The Time Lord advanced to the front door carved from DeathWood and knocked the wooden handle. He didn't have to wait long.

The Lord of Darkness opened the door and blinked. "Nick?" He frowned. "Is that a...roomba?"

Santa sighed. "What's new, Dad? Merry Belated Christmas."

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[OC] A long list of clubs that are named for real people
Club Country Person Description
SkΓ«nderbeu Albania Skanderbeg (George Castriot) Albanian nobleman, national hero, and protagonist of several literary works, histories, folk takes, and artworks
Club Almirante Brown Argentina Admiral William (Guillermo) Brown Irish-born Argentine admiral and "father of the Argentine navy"
Club AtlΓ©tico Almirante Brown Argentina Admiral William (Guillermo) Brown Irish-born Argentine admiral and "father of the Argentine navy"
Brown Athletic Club Argentina Admiral William (Guillermo) Brown Irish-born Argentine admiral and "father of the Argentine navy"
Guillermo Brown Argentina Admiral William (Guillermo) Brown Irish-born Argentine admiral and "father of the Argentine navy"
Newell's Old Boys Argentina Isaac Newell English teacher
Aldosivi Argentina Allard, Dollfus, Sillard, Wiriott The group of four engineers and owners of the company that built Mar del Plata
CD Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba Argentina TomΓ‘s Godoy Cruz AND Antonio Tomba TomΓ‘s Godoy Cruz: Argentine statesman and signer of the Argentine declaration of independence; Antonio Tomba: Italian-born owner of a winery in Buenos Aires; the club was a merger between the clubs named for each of the two
Club AtlΓ©tico Douglas Haig Argentina Field Marshal Douglas Haig British army officer and commander of the British forces during the Battle of the Somme in World War I; the founders of the club, a group of English railroad workers, were required to name the club after Haig by the owner of the railroad company to obtain funding
Lake Macquarie City FC Australia Lachlan Macquarie British army officer and Governor of New South Wales
Jorge Wilstermann Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann First ever Bolivian pilot; the club was originally founded by members of his flight company's employees
BolΓ­var Bolivia SimΓ³n BolΓ­var Independence leader of Bolivia and other Latin American countries
Vasco da Gama Brazil Vasco da Gama Portuguese explorer, protagonist of The Lusiads and first to reach India by sea
Levski Sofia Bulgaria Vasil Levski Bulgarian revolutionary and national hero
Botev Plovdiv Bulgaria Hristo Botev Bulgarian poet and national hero
O'Higgins FC Chile Bernardo O'Higgins Chilean independence leader and founding father; son of an Irish-born Spanish admiral
Colo-Colo Chile Colocolo Mapuche leader, main character of La Araucana and leader in the Arauco War
CD Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador Luis Ángel Firpo Argentine boxer ex
... keep reading on reddit ➑

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πŸ“…︎ May 23 2019
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TIL That Chicago is named after an onion. "The name Chicago derives from 17th century French rendering of a Native American term for ramps (Allium tricoccum), a type of edible wild leek, which grew abundantly near the river. The river, and its region, were named after this plant." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/ChuffsNStuffs
πŸ“…︎ Feb 10 2019
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List of people named in the Panama Papers (link in comments)
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Joshua Wong is named by US Β«Financial TimesΒ» as one of the 50 people who Β«shaped the decadeΒ». Wong is the only Hongkonger on the list. thestandard.com.hk/breaki…
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TIL about Stigler's Law of Eponymy, which states that no discovery is ever named after its original discoverer. Funnily enough, Robert Merton had already come up with the idea a decade before Stephen Stigler coined the term. mentalfloss.com/article/5…
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I secretly named a whole bunch of stuff at my job after Animorphs terms

For the sake of secrecy I'm keeping details, but we're doing a release soon that has a lot of parts named, and I got put in charge of naming. So there's a whole lot of Animorphs character names and alien race names in the mix there.
Just wanted to share it with folks who'd appreciate me using my work powers for good.

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πŸ‘€︎ u/CryoftheBanshee
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TIL - The term 'Hat trick' originated from cricket in 1868, other sports adopted the name hat trick after cricket en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat…
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Here's something neat I just dug up. A few years ago we put a time trial race together and one of the local businesses named their breakfasts after kayaking terms for a day to show some stoke
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TIL Eddie O'Hare was a hoodlum and business partner of Al Capone. His snitching on the mob boss earned Capone a jail term and his son an admission to Annapolis. Eddie was later killed in a drive-by shooting and his son, Butch, won the Medal of Honor in WWII. Chicago's airport is named after the son. americanmafia.com/Feature…
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Add a guy named after a McDonald's breakfast sandwich to the list of prospects in my 2024 draft class who had interesting names
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A lot of people are buying stocks to add to their portfolio for long term. Let’s start a list of what we think is the best stocks to buy for long term (10+ years). Pls provide a reasoning as well.

I’ll start. These are not in order but: Dominoes Amazon GSX Nvidia When I think of long term I look for a stable earnings with a mild to medium annual earnings growth rate

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πŸ‘€︎ u/PapiChowClapz
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[Round 75977] What was the name of the famous captain of an international sport who shared their first name with the person this institution (whose insignia you can see) is named after?
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MLB changes DL to Injured List - β€œThe league will make the change out of concern that the term "disabled" for injured players falsely conflates disabilities with injuries and an inability to participate in sports.” As a disabled person, this infuriates me, and I’ll never stop calling it the DL. espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/SleazyOdin848
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Joshua Wong is named by US Β«Financial TimesΒ» as one of the 50 people who Β«shaped the decadeΒ». Wong is the only Hongkonger on the list. thestandard.com.hk/breaki…
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TIL the Preakness Stakes horse race was named after a horse called Preakness, who was named after the town it came from, whose name was derived from a Native American term meaning "quail woods" (so, TIL there is no state of being preak) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre…
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Long story short had some people launch an elaborate identity stealing scheme against me a few months ago. Found this paper they wrote. It’s a list of apps on my phone. What are the numbers after the name of the apps?
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List of people named in the Panama Papers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis…
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[OC] Number of Organisms named after Famous People
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List of 53 people named β€œGay Bowser” in the United States

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πŸ‘€︎ u/captain_poopdeck
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Help picking an interesting name for my Green Cheek Conure? Heres a picture of him after bath time! So far my list consists of, Poncho, Dusty, and Jake! (I named my turtle Terry after Terry Jeffords from Brooklyn 99, so were thinking maybe Jake after Jake Peralta).. πŸ˜‚ best name wins! Thanks!!
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A Comprehensive List of all Animals Named After What They Eat
  1. Anteater
  2. Flycatcher
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πŸ‘€︎ u/PilkyOhOne
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Max Ketchum on Ultimate views vs Melee:β€œβ€¦on average, Ultimate probably does have higher viewership for tournaments […] I really don't see Ultimate surpassing Melee in terms of absolute peak. A Genesis Top 8 or Summitβ€”I don't think Ultimate can reach that. It's just not as good of a spectator sport.” invenglobal.com/articles/…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/PopkosTheWeasel
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The Bob Emergency: a study of athletes named Bob, Part I (2019). There are over 10.000 people named Bob in the history of sports, ranging from boxers to wrestlers to cyclists. Here are 9 of the most notable. youtu.be/lvh6NLqKRfs
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πŸ‘€︎ u/VegemiteSucks
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Datu Duterte, "What the Manila people did was, instead of raising Lapu-Lapu to the level and dignity of a hero, they named a grouper fish after him. I will assign Lapu-Lapu to the proper office. I will issue a national decree for Lapu-Lapu to be included in the listings of our national heroes" sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local…
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