<p>Arik redefines the alphabet, Allen redefines fire, and we both ruin popular music.</p>

<ul>
  <li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampersand">Ampersand</a>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="https://medium.com/black-lion-banner/the-history-of-the-ampersand-c81839171940">History of the Ampersand</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlogiston_theory">Phlogiston theory of combustion</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-mondegreen-1691401">What is a mondegreen?</a>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen#Examples">Wikipedia’s mondegreens</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mairzy_Doats">Mairzy Doats</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/jack-ely-louie-louie-the-dirtiest-song-of-the-sixties">Is This the Dirtiest Song of the Sixties?</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VsmF9m_Nt8">Prisencolinensinainciusol</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>The <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jimmies-etymology/">Trouble with Jimmies</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Aleen/status/1156640410120278017">Seattle: by the ocean?</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ucluelet">Ucluelet</a></li>
</ul>

Arik redefines the alphabet, Allen redefines fire, and we both ruin popular music. The Ampersand History of the Ampersand The Phlogiston theory of combustion What is a mondegreen? Wikipedia’s mondegreens Mairzy Doats Is This the Dirtiest Song of the Sixties? Prisencolinensinainciusol The Trouble with Jimmies Seattle: by the ocean? Ucluelet

<p>Arik redefines the alphabet, Allen redefines fire, and we both ruin popular music.</p>

<ul>
  <li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampersand" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ampersand</a>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="https://medium.com/black-lion-banner/the-history-of-the-ampersand-c81839171940" rel="noopener noreferrer">History of the Ampersand</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlogiston_theory" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phlogiston theory of combustion</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-a-mondegreen-1691401" rel="noopener noreferrer">What is a mondegreen?</a>
    <ul>
      <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen#Examples" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wikipedia’s mondegreens</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mairzy_Doats" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mairzy Doats</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/jack-ely-louie-louie-the-dirtiest-song-of-the-sixties" rel="noopener noreferrer">Is This the Dirtiest Song of the Sixties?</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VsmF9m_Nt8" rel="noopener noreferrer">Prisencolinensinainciusol</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li>The <a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/jimmies-etymology/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trouble with Jimmies</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Aleen/status/1156640410120278017" rel="noopener noreferrer">Seattle: by the ocean?</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ucluelet" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ucluelet</a></li>
</ul>

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