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xkcd #3123: Canon

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Achilles was a mighty warrior, but his Achilles' heel was his heel.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3123/

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xkcd #3122: Bad Map Projection: Interrupted Spheres

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During the most recent glacial maximum, it's believed that land bridges extended from the surfaces and connected several of the spheres together.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3122/

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xkcd #3121: Kite Incident

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Detectives say the key to tracking down the source of the kites was a large wall map covered in thumbtacks and string. 'It's the first time that method has ever actually worked,' said a spokesperson.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3121/

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xkcd #3120: Geologic Periods

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Geologists claim it's because the earlier Cenozoic used to be called the Tertiary, but that's just a ruse to hide the secret third geologic period, between the Neogene and the Quaternary, that they won't tell us about.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3120/

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xkcd #3119: Flettner Rotor

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"And in maritime news, the Coast Guard is on the scene today after an apparent collision between two lighthouses."

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3119/

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xkcd #3118: iNaturalist Animals and Plants

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Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3118/

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xkcd #3117: Replication Crisis

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Maybe encouraging the publication of null results isn't enough--maybe we need a journal devoted to publishing results the study authors find personally annoying.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3117/

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xkcd #3116: Echo Chamber

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This is almost as bad as the time I signed up for a purely partisan fishing expedition.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3116/

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xkcd #3115: Unsolved Physics Problems

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'Tin pest' makes more sense to me. Tin just doesn't want to be locked down in a shape like that. I get it. But why would any metal want to grow hair??

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3115/

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xkcd #3114: Building a Fire

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That was quicker than usual! The cabin's sprinkler system often makes it really hard to keep anything lit.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3114/

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xkcd #3113: Fix This Sign

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We're building on our earlier success getting web developers to pay to change the backslashes in our displayed payment URL to forward slashes.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3113/

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xkcd #3112: Geology Murder

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After determining that his body was full of pipes carrying iron-rich fluid, our current theory is that the dagger-shaped object precipitated within the wound.

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