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title text: 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.
(https://xkcd.com/3120)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3120)
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title text: Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.
(https://xkcd.com/3118)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3118)
title text: '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??
(https://xkcd.com/3115)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3115)
title text: That was quicker than usual! The cabin's sprinkler system often makes it really hard to keep anything lit.
(https://xkcd.com/3114)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3114)
title text: 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.
(https://xkcd.com/3112)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3112)
title text: Low gravity can cause bone loss, so we're pleased to report that, since we initiated capsule motion, the number of bones in each crew member has been steadily increasing.
(https://xkcd.com/3111)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3111)
title text: It's important for devices to have internet connectivity so the manufacturer can patch remote exploits.
(https://xkcd.com/3109)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3109)
title text: Sure, this exoplanet we discovered may seem hostile to life, but our calculations suggest it's actually in the accretion disc's habitable zone.
(https://xkcd.com/3103)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3103)
title text: [desperately] Maybe this is from some country where they use commas as decimal points, and also as digit separators after the decimal, and also use random other characters for decoration???
(https://xkcd.com/3102)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3102)
title text: The installation of the pipes on the inside of the insulation can be challenging, especially when the neighbor could come home at any minute.
(https://xkcd.com/3099)
(https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3099)