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Unlike women, who always think of themselves as unimportant, men always think of themselves as the center of the universe.
“AVERAGE-YET-CONFIDENT”: A COMEDIAN COINED A CHINESE EQUIVALENT TO “MANSPLAINING”JANE LIJANUARY 23, 2021QUARTZWormholes have a lot, so they receive a low weighting and are thus unimportant at first.
THE MOST FAMOUS PARADOX IN PHYSICS NEARS ITS ENDGEORGE MUSSEROCTOBER 29, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINEThe complex dynamics behind a dripping faucet, the ways adhesive pads can fail, the cracking of mud — these matters might seem unimportant, or even boring.
A SCIENTIST WHO DELIGHTS IN THE MUNDANESTEVE NADISOCTOBER 26, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINEPerception is full of unimportant information that feels as though it gets discarded.
THIS VISION EXPERIMENT RESOLVED A CENTURIES-OLD PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE - FACTS SO ROMANTICJIM DAVIESAUGUST 14, 2020NAUTILUSThis field also changes, as scientists discover new ways to get information out of seemingly unimportant bits found through criminal investigations.
LET’S LEARN ABOUT FORENSIC SCIENCESARAH ZIELINSKIMAY 5, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSThe tobacco-box, during the reign of Elizabeth, was no unimportant part of a dandy's outfit; sometimes a pouch or bag was used.
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.In the English version—with a few unimportant exceptions—the dates are given according to both calendars.
THE LIFE & LETTERS OF PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKYMODESTE TCHAIKOVSKYUnimportant alterations may be made, and if any are made, the question may prove difficult, are they important or not.
PUTNAM'S HANDY LAW BOOK FOR THE LAYMANALBERT SIDNEY BOLLESA few unimportant elisions have been made for the sake of brevity and coherence.
REPERTORY OF THE COMEDIE HUMAINE, COMPLETE, A -- ZANATOLE CERFBERR AND JULES FRANOIS CHRISTOPHEIn New Brunswick the Carboniferous rocks occupy a large area, but the coal seams so far developed are thin and unimportant.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 5, SLICE 2VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO UNIMPORTANT
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