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    Our fishy ancestors had the anatomy for it. You can imagine how valuable this system would be if you were aquatic, because water is so conductive. But it doesn't work on land - air doesn't conduct electricity as well. When it happens, it's called a lightning bolt and you don't need special receptors to sense it.

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When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell.

When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell.

by Brian Aldiss Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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You go where you would normally go in your place of business,

You go where you would normally go in your place of business,

by Chris Albertson Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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When it's 40 below and people want to stay home, pool players have to come out and play.

When it's 40 below and people want to stay home, pool players have to come out and play.

by John Amelsberg Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I think the governor expressed his concern that the local officials representing so many citizens were so stridently opposed to read more

I think the governor expressed his concern that the local officials representing so many citizens were so stridently opposed to the proposal.

by Chuck Ardo Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.

Sometimes I'm so sweet even I can't stand it.

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Sometimes life has a way of putting us on our backs to force us to look up.

Sometimes life has a way of putting us on our backs to force us to look up.

by Charles Allen Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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No foreign sky protected me, no stranger's wing shielded my face. I stand as witness to the common lot survivor read more

No foreign sky protected me, no stranger's wing shielded my face. I stand as witness to the common lot survivor of that time, that place.

by Anna Akhmatova Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I live in Seattle, but I never see this much traffic clustered in one place.

I live in Seattle, but I never see this much traffic clustered in one place.

by Brad Anderson Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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My parents are responsible for the two things I like doing most - driving and magic tricks. They bought me read more

My parents are responsible for the two things I like doing most - driving and magic tricks. They bought me my first go-kart and a magician's kit.

by Fernando Alonso Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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