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Comments on: P.U. http://www.word-detective.com/2010/04/p-u/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leif Lundberg http://www.word-detective.com/2010/04/p-u/comment-page-1/#comment-4673 Leif Lundberg Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:20:48 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=3040#comment-4673 Glenn Seaborg, who discovered plutonium, apparently chose its chemical symbol "Pu" as a joke on the element's nasty qualities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu Glenn Seaborg, who discovered plutonium, apparently chose its chemical symbol “Pu” as a joke on the element’s nasty qualities.

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