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  2. KISS principle - Wikipedia

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    A simple sign of the KISS principle (excluding the last word) KISS, an acronym for "Keep it simple, stupid!", is a design principle first noted by the U.S. Navy in 1960. First seen partly in American English by at least 1938, the KISS principle states that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made complicated; therefore, simplicity should be a key goal in design, and ...

  3. No such thing as a stupid question - Wikipedia

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    No such thing as a stupid question. " (There's) no such thing as a stupid question" is a common phrase, that states that the quest for knowledge includes failure, and that just because one person may know less than others, they should not be afraid to ask rather than pretend they already know. In many cases, multiple people may not know, but ...

  4. Wikipedia:Unusual articles - Wikipedia

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    Not so funny. Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln: A Hungarian-Jewish man who was, at various times, a UK Member of Parliament, German World War I spy, Nazi collaborator and self-proclaimed Dalai Lama. Tuskegee Syphilis Study: One of the darkest and most bizarre biological experiments in US history, one which spanned decades. Roman von Ungern-Sternberg

  5. Conan O'Brien goes viral for unhinged 'Hot Ones' appearance - AOL

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    During a talk at the Paley Center for Media posted to YouTube April 12, O'Brien reflected on his "Hot Ones" appearance. "I had a complete breakdown. Physically, emotionally, spiritually," he said ...

  6. Stupidity - Wikipedia

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    Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, or wit, an inability to learn. It may be innate, assumed or reactive. The word stupid comes from the Latin word stupere. Stupid characters are often used for comedy in fictional stories. Walter B. Pitkin called stupidity "evil", but in a more Romantic spirit William Blake and Carl Jung ...

  7. Who's on First? - Wikipedia

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    Its description reads: "This contraption is like something out of a sketch comedy routine, which might be funny if it wasn't connected to a bomb. I’ll keep this brief, as words only complicate matters". The module works similarly to the routine, in which the Defuser must recite the word that appears on the module's display to the Expert.

  8. Dunant (submarine communications cable) - Wikipedia

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    Dunant is a private 250 Tbit/s 6,600 kilometre transatlantic communications cable that connects the United States (Virginia Beach) with France (Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez). ...

  9. Comprehensive examination - Wikipedia

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    Shimer College students taking a comprehensive exam, 1966.. In higher education, a comprehensive examination (or comprehensive exam or exams), often abbreviated as "comps", is a specific type of examination that must be completed by graduate students in some disciplines and courses of study, and also by undergraduate students in some institutions and departments.