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TIL the word "nuclear" is very often mis-spoken as "nucular". The pronunciation has often been used to signify low intellect and it has been said by numerous famous people and referenced in shows like Family Guy, the Simpsons and Woody Allen's 1989 film Crimes and Misdemeanors

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