Thing explainer: complicated stuff in simple words
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The creator of the popular webcomic "xkcd" uses line drawings and common words to provide simple explanations for how things work, including microwaves, bridges, tectonic plates, the solar system, the periodic table, helicopters, and other essential concepts.
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The creator of the popular webcomic "xkcd" uses line drawings and common words to provide simple explanations for how things work, including microwaves, bridges, tectonic plates, the solar system, the periodic table, helicopters, and other essential concepts.
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Thing explainer : complicated stuff in simple words
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Thing Explainer Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
Thing explainer : complicated stuff in simple words / Randall Munroe
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Thing explainer
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complicated stuff in simple words
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