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remarkable especially that of lanky Doctor
The prisoners, now only nominally so, had little to complain of, except occasional short commons, arising not from unwillingness, but from disability, on the part of the kind-hearted natives, to satisfy the cravings of the hungry whalers, whose appetites were remarkable, especially that of lanky Doctor Long Ghost.
— from Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various

radio emissions typical of lightning discharges
Lightning bolts have not been seen on Saturn, but radio emissions typical of lightning discharges have been recorded.
— from Voyager 1 Encounters Saturn by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration


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