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Michael Jackson and Bob Marley in Jamaica, 1975

I honeymooned in Jamaica. At one point they took us on a boat tour. During that tour they pointed out a house that apparently had previously belonged to Bob Marley. I don't remember exactly how they phrased this, but they said something roundabout like "whenever he was in town with his friends you'd see lots of smoke coming out of that house."

I genuinely thought they were talking about smoking meat until my wife told me I was dumb.

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If they're lost, I wasn't meant to have them.

When troubleshooting a problem I'll often end up with 10-20 tabs open. I realize many people end up with hundreds or more and, if that works for them, fine; however, I find even what I open stressful. As a result, I've occasionally found it helpful to fully close my browser and relaunch without any of the old stuff.

I also do a lot of searching in private mode, but that's mostly because I'm embarrassed about some of the simple things I have to look up. Supposedly the company doesn't actively track what sites we visit and now there's no local evidence of how stupid I am. Well, at least not via my web searches.

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Ghost of Mars (2001)

I must be misremembering but the movie I remember with this title didn't feature this character.

I mostly remember the protagonist discovering oxygenated water and choosing not to leave Mars. Also, I think something about using M&Ms as DNA and frozen fuel falling into a rocket engine. That second sentence might be from a separate movie, I'm not sure.

There was a lot of debate on nitpickers.com (no longer a valid site, apparently) about whether the fuel thing was realistic.

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Cursed knowledge

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According to reddit - back when I used to go there - and my dentist - back when I last visited him - the tongue will autonomously follow dentistry implements, generally without your awareness.

Maybe it knows more than you think.

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Excellent name

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When I was seven, I broke my arm. For reasons I still don't understand, it looked like a normal arm with a lower case "u" in the middle of it. My doctor referred to it as a "swan neck" break. (He also called me a cry baby, which I don't think was fair.)

No actual swan was involved, but your sentiment often makes me think of that.