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3:49 AM

Q: Are humans the only mammals that are known to display homosexuality?

REQUEST: In this post I don't refer to, nor do I encourage reference to, any ethical/moral/emotional aspects of homosexuality. So please don't start an pro/anti- LGBT campaign in the comments section. Are mammals (other than humans) known to engage in homosexual activity of any sort? From the...

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4:02 AM

@jserv Both super and supra mean pretty much the same thing in Latin. But from what I've observed from its use in Biology/Anatomy, the prefix super would (in most cases) mean "on top of" and thus implies physical contact; whereas the prefix supra would (again, in most cases) mean "over" and thus implies no physical contact. At any rate, supraorbital is widely accepted version ( Guyton and Hall: Textbook of Medical Physiology - Elsevier)

@AlwaysConfused Oh! Thanks! However, I'm having a marked difficulty in finding sources that explicitly mention what specific compounds are responsible for the effect... I suppose it just hasn't been isolated/discovered yet. I appreciate the support, although I suppose I should let you know that the question's been closed by my fellow users :/

Besides, @Always, weren't you the guy who wanted to know why drinking soft drinks produces that familiar "burning sensation"? :D

I remember you from The Periodic Table chat room ;) Nice to bump into you here o/

Always Confused

4:28 AM

@paracetamol yes the same one :D :D

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Always Confused

what is this smiley? :o

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^ Supposed to indicate someone's gaping or really surprised ;)

or were you talking about this: o/

in The Periodic Table, Nov 8 '16 at 10:33, by Always Confused

An empty 7UP bottle shows sweetened carbonated water, acidity regulators-330, 331, 299? (scratched out), Preservative-211, added flavour (natural). Btw 'hidden secret' about cold drink is a popular gossip (myth/fact?) however I'm interested what is source of this characteristic 'burning' effect.

Always Confused

Thank you. :D When I entered o/ at google search result; it brought me to a webpage named o and warning "the site can't be reached :O".

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o/ Supposed to depict me waving my hand ;)

@AlwaysConfused I'm pretty new to it myself ._.

Always Confused

4:36 AM

Ya I meant what you written about. I didn't meant ":o". I meant "o/" .

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in The Periodic Table, Oct 13 '16 at 9:11, by Martin - マーチン

in The Periodic Table, Oct 13 '16 at 9:11, by Aaron Abraham

in The Periodic Table, Oct 13 '16 at 9:11, by Rubisco

@AaronAbraham that's a Martin waving a hand

(I was formerly user: Aaron Abraham)

So @Always, where are you from?

India

Which state?

West bengal

Sigh

So many users from West Bengal :P

Always Confused

4:40 AM

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I'm from Kerala myself :3

HAH!

Always Confused

GR8

@paracetamol Yet another smiley ":3" what is that?

google.co.in/…

Okay thanks :D

Bows

4:47 AM

actually my search result (google.co.in/…) shown at top an website called onePlus smartphone and some other result unrelated to smiley.

This "bows"?

(I'm pretty unfamiliar with smileys and internet slangs :P)

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^ I figured :3 I don't really like use smileys/internet slang much myself, but sometimes "A picture paints a thousand words"

@AlwaysConfused google.co.in/…

I meant that "bow" ;)

Always Confused

I'm not at all 'disliking' ... I'm just find them difficult. Nothin' else :P

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Anyway, I've gotta go. Bye @Always o/

(^ Hand waving farewell)

Always Confused

Bye o/ need not further descr. because I got known it :D

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5:55 AM

Q: What bird is this?

Location: Urban area near the Western Ghats, Kerala, South India. Date: 20th April, 2017 Current Climate: Hot and humid. Occasional rains. Brief Description: Not large, about the size of a house sparrow. Didn't make any characteristic sound/chirping during the period of observation. Poi...

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