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  2. List of common misconceptions about history - Wikipedia

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    The so-called Roman salute, in which the arm is fully extended forwards or diagonally with palm down and fingers touching, was not used in ancient Rome.The gesture was first associated with ancient Rome in the 1784 painting The Oath of the Horatii by the French artist Jacques-Louis David, which inspired later salutes, most notably the Nazi salute.

  3. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    Catholic dogma since 1870 does state that a divine revelation by the pope (generally called ex cathedra) is free from error, but it does not hold that he is always free from error, even when speaking in his official capacity. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) no longer practice polygamy. The Church ...

  4. Microsoft PowerPoint - Wikipedia

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    In 2003, he published a widely-read booklet titled The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint, revised in 2006. [19] Tufte found a number of problems with the "cognitive style" of PowerPoint, many of which he attributed to the standard default style templates: [19] PowerPoint's convenience for some presenters is costly to the content and the audience.

  5. List of software bugs - Wikipedia

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    The DAO bug. On June 17, 2016, the DAO was subjected to an attack exploiting a combination of vulnerabilities, including the one concerning recursive calls, that resulted in the transfer of 3.6 million Ether – around a third of the 11.5 million Ether that had been committed to The DAO – valued at the time at around $50M.

  6. Faulty generalization - Wikipedia

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    Hasty generalization is an informal fallacy of faulty generalization, which involves reaching an inductive generalization based on insufficient evidence [3] —essentially making a rushed conclusion without considering all of the variables or enough evidence.

  7. Wikipedia : WikiProject Fix common mistakes

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    Fix Common Mistakes Fix common mistakes in English grammar (e.g. "the the", "and and"). Ongoing moss Currently doing a collaborative spell-check of the entire encyclopedia. Moving free images to Wikimedia Commons Moving free images to the Commons so they are easier to find. Ongoing (categories) Orphaned articles Help link to these orphaned ...

  8. Errors and Expectations - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 4: Common errors. Shaughnessy provides examples in the primary problem areas of verbs, nouns, pronouns, and subject-verb agreement before discussing the discouragement felt by teachers and students alike as they approach the recurring common errors present in student writing.

  9. Great Blunders of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Great Blunders Of World War II is a documentary series looking at some of the worst errors of World War II that affected the course of history. [1] [2] They are the decisions that have gone down in infamy, the battles determined not by bravery and brilliance but by incompetence and arrogance.