Why “onion” is being discussed
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Someone at the onion needs to see this.
by wheybags · Sep 19, 2026
"Your Brain Is Not an Onion With a Tiny Reptile Inside" is a really stupid and pretentious article arguing against a straw man.
by zargon · Sep 19, 2026
The comments in the other post on this topic had an article which slammed Sagan's book for being outdated and espousing debunked triune Brian theory. The article was called "you…
by adammarples · Sep 19, 2026
> The new research finding shows that the human brain consists of two ancient nervous systems cleverly packaged together — a more primitive part that regulates our hearts’ beati…
by jabagawee · Sep 19, 2026
For those unfamiliar, there's an excellent Planet Money episode on how trading onion futures got banned in the 50s. https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2…
by envoked · Sep 19, 2026
I get that it’s a joke, since onion futures are illegal. But isn’t trading all futures regulated?
by rich_sasha · Sep 19, 2026
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The onion, also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classified as a separate species until 2011. The onion's close relatives include garlic, scallion, leek, and chives. Read more on Wikipedia