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Taproot
A taproot is the largest root of a plant from which the smaller roots branch. Plants that have taproots are difficult to remove, such as the dandelion.Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo, a children's television show, starring Bob Keeshan, began its 29-year run in 1955. The Mickey Mouse Club premiered the same day.WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG stands for What You See Is What You Get. The acronym is commonly use to describe a web text area that has formatting tools similar to a word processor.KISS Programming
KISS stands for Keep It Simple Stupid. It was introduced by the Navy in 1960 when they realized that the best systems are typically the simplest.Cognitive Dissonance
When two or more ideas are in conflict within your brain, you are experiencing cognitive dissonance.Sleep Driving
A little known side effect of Ambien and other related prescription sleep aids was Sleep Driving, where asleep consumers got in their cars and started to drive.
Multicomputer Tasking
Multicomputer tasking is becoming more and more important in the workplace as some computers will be set up for specific tasks, or have certain software.Steampunk
Steampunk can refer to a number of things: a fashion, a lifestyle, art, music, or other media. It is a Sci-Fi sub-genre that is influenced by the Victorian era.