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  2. List of unusual biological names - Wikipedia

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    Unusual names have caused issues for scientists explaining genetic diseases to lay-people, such as when an individual is affected by a gene with an offensive or insensitive name. [14] This has particularly been noted in patients with a defect in the sonic hedgehog gene pathway and the disease formerly named CATCH22 for "cardiac anomaly, T-cell ...

  3. List of fictional secret police and intelligence organizations

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    Top secret joint task force of the U. S. military and Federal Bureau of Investigation that investigates cases of a paranormal nature, including doppelgangers, mysterious disappearances and the Black and White Lodges. [2] [3] Twin Peaks: TV series and film Bureau of Grossology: Secret organization entrusted with the prevention of gross or ...

  4. List of fictional countries set on Earth - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of fictional countries from published works of fiction (books, films, television series, games, etc.). Fictional works describe all the countries in the following list as located somewhere on the surface of the Earth as opposed to underground, inside the planet, on another world, or during a different "age" of the planet with a different physical geography.

  5. These are the trendy baby names you’re about to see ... - AOL

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    Look for names like Stetson and Colter to grow in popularity. She points out, however, that "real" cowboys often have more traditional names like William — think Billy the Kid as an example.

  6. List of alternate reality games - Wikipedia

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    Name Year Developer Promoting Story summary Gameplay summary Scale Status Ong's Hat: 1999 Independent N/A A predecessor to the traditional ARG, Ong's Hat encompasses a conspiracy theory and urban legend about Princeton professors in the ghost town of Ong's Hat, New Jersey discovering a means of interdimensional travel.

  7. “Guess What She Does For A Living”: 30 Of The Worst Baby ...

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    Image credits: gucci_eyelash Some countries take active measures to save children from possible embarrassment due to an unorthodox name. For example, Iceland has a list of 1,853 female names and ...

  8. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    The scammer insists the site is free and the card is only for purposes of age verification. The scammer will aggressively push using the site instead of a more well-known service like Skype, Zoom, or Discord or using more rational ways to obtain age verification (such as asking to see a driver's license or passport). Typically these sites ...

  9. List of chemical compounds with unusual names - Wikipedia

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    Chemical nomenclature, replete as it is with compounds with very complex names, is a repository for some names that may be considered unusual. A browse through the Physical Constants of Organic Compounds in the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (a fundamental resource) will reveal not just the whimsical work of chemists, but the sometimes peculiar compound names that occur as the ...