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  2. Force-feeding - Wikipedia

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    Force-feeding is the practice of feeding a human or animal against their will. The term gavage ( UK : / ˈ ɡ æ v ɑː ʒ , ɡ æ ˈ v ɑː ʒ / , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] US : / ɡ ə ˈ v ɑː ʒ / , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] French: [ɡavaʒ] ⓘ ) refers to supplying a substance by means of a small plastic feeding tube passed through the nose ( nasogastric ) or ...

  3. Two Wolves - Wikipedia

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    The story of the Two Wolves is a memetic legend of unknown origin, commonly attributed to Cherokee or other indigenous American peoples in popular retelling. The legend is usually framed as a grandfather or elder passing wisdom to a young listener; the elder describes a battle between two wolves within one’s self, using the battle as a metaphor for inner conflict.

  4. Feed a cold, starve a fever - Wikipedia

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    Hippocrates thought that starving the fever was a way to starve the disease. He said "The more you feed a diseased body, the worse you make it." [4] Some scholars believe that the interpretation of the adage is, "If you stuff a cold, you will have a fever to starve". Others interpret it literally. Nobody knows for certain where the phrase ...

  5. Crack cocaine - Wikipedia

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    Crack cocaine, commonly known simply as crack, and also known as rock, is a free base form of the stimulant cocaine that can be smoked. Crack offers a short, intense high to smokers. The Manual of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment calls it the most addictive form of cocaine.

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  7. Guillermo Vargas - Wikipedia

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    The work attracted controversy when it was reported that the dog had starved to death as part of Vargas's work. [5] [8] Photographs of the exhibit appeared on the Internet, showing the dog tied to the wall in a room full of standing people. There are no indications in the photos of where or when they were taken, nor of who took them.

  8. Wikipedia:Spellchecking - Wikipedia

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    Many office suites, such as Microsoft Office and LibreOffice, are equipped with spelling and grammar checkers that are on by default.Open the Wikipedia article, select "edit" from the menu atop the page or section, select and copy the article source, paste it into a Word or Writer document, follow the red (spelling) and green (grammar) markers, and correct mistakes as necessary.

  9. Allegory of the long spoons - Wikipedia

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    In each location, the inhabitants are given access to food, but the utensils are too unwieldy to serve oneself with. In hell, the people cannot cooperate, and consequently starve. In heaven, the diners feed one another across the table and are sated. The story can encourage people to be kind to each other.