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AskReddit/dhjef2t
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6b30jg
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What is the best punishment a teacher has given?
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This is a violent story. I was in the classroom when a kid picked up his book and threw it at the teachers head and left 22 stitches as a result. I remember it vividly. The teacher then told the whole class to go out to the car park (you could tell the teacher was fuming) and walked with us whilst grabbing the collar of the kid, almost making him pass out (he went purple). The teacher got in his car, lined up the young fella and just drove over him to everyones disbelief. Flattened. In the court case the following month, it came out the teacher was suffering from mental illness issues, and still went to jail for 5 years. My school's reputation has suffered ever since, it was a pretty rough punishment. FYI. student survived. broken arm and leg.
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AskReddit/d8srpa4
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57kon8
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If you had two weeks left to live, how would you spend those two weeks?
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I'd spend some of my money going on trips and meeting friends and spending time with them. I'd spend one week for family and nearby friends and my last week over in Texas with my best friend. I'd make sure we have the best time ever and secretly leave her all my money for taking care of her diabetes and an apartment.
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explainlikeimfive/ckoydy9
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2gwklj
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Why does weed make me paranoid?
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Being paranoid is the natural state of humans. Society is a jungle, but because of movies, TV, etc we feel safe. Weed takes you out of your original thinking patters and places you more in touch with what your actually feeling.
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AskReddit/cvvtmo7
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3oc1ph
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What's the craziest dream you've ever had?
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I've been having messed up deams lately. A few days ago I dreamt that I was with a few people trying to escape an endless maze of backyards. We got to one and realized the owner was there digging up an old car that was submerged under water and soil. To my horror when he hoisted the car up their was the dead body of a man in the hood. I woke up after the man turned to me and said "This is the third time I've dug this car up this month." He liked looking at the dead body, so he kept it as his own personal secret and I was trapped in his backyard with him. It was terrifying.
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AskReddit/dcw2xlb
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5q3zmt
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What did the "crazy teacher" in your school do that made him/her known as crazy?
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elementary school gym teacher used to play us Jingle Bells around Christmas time. His version consisted of him taking an old bowling pin, slamming it against the wall while yelling jingle bells at the top of his lungs. We loved it
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AskReddit/e0b5rxw
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8pgaka
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What video game should everyone play?
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Wii sports or any Kinect game w friends. It doesn't matter if they already know all your bedroom secrets, doing silly video game movements w them brings your bonding to a new level.
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AskReddit/e2og8ik
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907qe5
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What's the biggest plot twist you've seen in real life?
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Was seeing a guy for a few months and then he told me he didn’t think he was ready for a serious relationship yet, fair enough. Then he posted about his new girlfriend 3 days later and now they are expecting in November. Plot twist or dodged bullet? Edit: spelling
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AskReddit/c7mlgis
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15htqs
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What song has changed your life?
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I was driving home from the inner city school I was working at. It was a really cold, miserable winter night. It had been a very bad day. And the song "What it's like" by Everlast came on the radio. I had found out that day that the father of one of my students had been shot during a drug deal a few blocks away from the school the night before. Killed in front of his daughter. I remember the anger that was burning in me. I was punching the steering wheel and screaming thinking about that girl in my class. She had come so far in spite of how toxic her home was and now her father was dead. > Then you really might know what it's like to have to lose That line made my blood run cold. Because that night with that song after hearing that news was the first time I thought that maybe there was nothing that could be done to change the course of the lives of the students I was working with. What if, because of the failures and mistakes of their parents or grandparents or neighbors or all of us, the kids coming to me to learn every day had ZERO chance of making it? These were 3rd graders that could shut down, go rigid, go emotionless. They could turn off their personality, I assume to defend whatever was left of their innocence or maybe their sanity after freezing cold winters and filthy hot summers and beatings and screaming. It was a combination of many things, but the song was really the trigger of the change. I didn't continue teaching very long after that. I am not a strong person. I think I have done some good, but it will never be enough. It's a problem that needs an entire culture to shift before a solution will be found. So, for now, because of what I do, what my loved ones do, what my friends do, what people I've never met do, there are people that have to lose. This song might as well be an anthem that heralds all the things we've forsaken.
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AskReddit/e0ztxmt
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8sjfjg
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What is the nicest thing a stranger has done for you?
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My card got declined at a gas station in Denton, Tx. A kind woman paid for all my gas. She told me to do something nice for someone someday. I try to do one good thing a week, especially now that I’m more financially secure. That lady changed my life.
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explainlikeimfive/e1zl85l
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8wyz6l
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Why are the first episodes of a lot of shows called pilot?
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A “pilot” is a term for a test run of something. The term “pilot project” refers to tentative model or solution that if it proves successful will become standardized or official. Many tv shows create “pilot” episodes that are then reviewed and later a decision is made to give a show a longer run. Amazon is famous for having a pilot week/ or pilot season. Where they release a few pilots to the public and then based on the general populace’s response some of the becoming full seasons. Most recently “JCVJ” and “The Tick” we’re both pilots that got full seasons.
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AskReddit/cjzqb8k
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2ei636
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What do you wish your college profs did better?
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Helping me build networks for a job after school/real world applications. My grad profs helped me out a ton with both, but the biggest reason I went to grad school in the first place was because I had no network and no idea how to get a job. My undergrad profs were great, and I got to know some of them rather well, as I went to a tiny school. But they were more interested in theory than practical things, and they taught like we were all going to get Ph.Ds in the subject. In senior seminar, we had a discussion how none of us felt ready to get a real job.
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explainlikeimfive/c2w3ug6
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lwdk7
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Why is there the Euro currency and why are powerful European economies supporting bad European economies?
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You live in a house with 5 other people. For many years you have all bought food and paid rent in different currencies (dollars, pounds, yen etc), and debts between all of you were difficult to manage due to currency conversions and such. To compromise, you use a new currency which is common between all of you. This currency is the euro. Now, you have worked hard all your life, and have quite a bit of money stashed away. Your friend Greece works at his own shop, but he doesn't collect full payments most of the time, and is short on cash. The rent is due. If you don't pay the rent, you all go homeless. The only way Greece can pay the rent is if you, France, and your other rich friend, Germany, throw in a couple of bucks to help Greece out. By doing so however, you must spend a bit of money. This is the current situation.
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askscience/clm3mfr
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2kj4z4
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Could measuring the parallax of stars work with a much larger baseline?
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Yes. The longer the base line the further out parallax is an effective measuring tool. We have done this with the Hipparcos and Gaia space observatories. We have other means to determine the distance to distant stars and creating a longer baseline isn't really that useful for very distant objects since they are just too far away. There is a relationship between main sequence sta'rs color and its absolute magnitude (brightness) that can be used to determine its distance. For more distant stars we can use Cepheid variables which have a relationship between their variable period and their absolute magnitude. Cepheid variable are useful for determining the distance to nearby galaxies. Beyond about 300 million light years when we can no longer distinguish individual stars we can use supernova because they peak at a specific brightness of -19.6 absolute magnitude. This method is good out to about 10 billion light years. For all of these method beyond parallax we are comparing the apparent magnitude to the absolute magnitude. Magnitude is a measure of brightness the lower the number the bright the object. Absolute magnitude means that if the object was placed at a set distance of 10 parsecs it would be that bright. The apparent magnitude is what we see. Since magnitude falls of in an inverse proportion to the square of the distance if we know a objects absolute magnitude we can calculate its distance be observing its apparent magnitude. Comparing the brightness we see to that peak tells us how far the supernova is. This works out to about 10 billion light years.
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AskReddit/cjd5qbo
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2c972x
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What is something you use everyday, but you don't know how it works?
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Bluetooth is just a wireless protocol. It sends data using short wavelength UHF radio waves. If you understand how wifi works, or how over-the-air TV broadcasting works, then you understand Bluetooth.
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AskReddit/c9t9z7y
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1drzr2
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What's your most frustrating TSA airport security story?
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The TSA was involved but mostly some other form of security but: I have dual citizenship, Canadian and American (I live in Canada, born in U.S.) and when I was younger I went with my dad and brother to Cuba. my dad. brought my American passport. Cuba and America aren't exactly best pals, so we were stuck in the Cuban airport for about an hour when we arrived because of this problem. what am I? An American spy at the age of 14?
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AskReddit/dbzem8s
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5lyhti
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What makes people who travel and have lot of friends feel superior to people who stay home watching tv shows ?
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The only power given to this lifestyle is given from outsiders who envy them. If you live a life that you're happy with, with people that you care about and love, then it doesn't matter where you are. Someone could be staring at the Eiffel Tower and feel nothing, when someone across the world could be snuggled up on a couch with another person and feel absolute nirvana.
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AskReddit/d0ahemb
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472az6
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What's a piece of advice you could offer, with no one specific in mind, that you know will hit home for someone?
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If you feel like people start abandoning, work on yourself and make yourself awesome. Get a cool hobby, improve your wardrobe and make yourself wise by reading scientic articles. This advice helped me when i hit rock bottom.
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AskReddit/cf90wos
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1x8ed8
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What is the most hours you have ever worked in a single week?
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112 hours. 16 hours a day, from 4am until 8pm. This was while I worked on a boysenberry farm, which does harvesting from 4am until noon, and then processes the previous day's berries from noon until 8pm. Did this for two weeks, came out practically dead but with more cash then I knew what to do with.
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AskReddit/c27h5yp
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ixktr
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What great 90s rock music/bands did I miss out on?
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Most of what has been said here is stuff from the early 90's so I'll fast forward to the stuff that is more popular for people who grew up in the mid and late 90's. Rancid, Green Day, The Offspring - I sorta lumped these guys together because they were the three main bands credited for popularizing punk rock again. And Out Come the Wolves is probably my favourite album between these three bands. Blink 182, Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray - I appreciate these bands simply because they brought some happiness back to rock music. There was a period in the 90's where rock music was so depressing it was hard to listen to if you were in a good mood. Sublime, No Doubt, Reel Big Fish, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Less Than Jake, Goldfinger - 90's ska could probably be best described as punk rock with a horn section. The exception is Sublime, they did some punk rock stuff but they were more influenced by traditional ska and reggae. Sublime's 40 oz. to Freedom is probably my favourite album of the 90's.
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AskReddit/d2kx0ni
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4gtrfm
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What is the best loophole you know?
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Not my loophole, but whatever. The American government wanted (and still wants) people to use $1 coins instead of notes. So they start selling $1 coins for $1. People used their credit cards to buy $100000 dollars worth of coins, and then immediately deposited them all into their bank (taking them out of circulation again) to pay off their credit card and then reap the rewards from the credit card usage (usually in the realms of frequent flyer miles) People were accumulating millions of miles worth of airline travel for free.
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AskReddit/e5bvcpk
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9cmtsl
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In your opinion, what’s one trait you possess that makes you a good person?
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Honestly, it’s anxiety. I feel a constant weight on my shoulder that if I don’t make everyone happy, they’ll me. Even though I’m a really caring person, and try to help everyone I can out with financial problems, or just give advice, I feel like my anxiety only pushes me further. Idk if that’s even a trait, or if my anxiety is telling me to write this. not sure lol.
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AskReddit/ey4fiyy
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cvimtl
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What’s the worst dream you ever had?
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It happened a few weeks ago and was quite terrifying. It was summer holidays and I went to the school to get my media studies book that I left. My media teacher was acting really suspicious and made me feel uncomfortable. After a while, I eventually left and saw my old science teacher and went to ask how she was. (She has a serious operation irl and it linked to the dream) She took me to her office and began giving information about it then went on to talking about a pedophile around the school. That was strange because my media teacher was reported for being a pedophile 5 times in real life. After a while, the conversation ended and we both started walking towards the front door when all of a sudden there was s bunch of staff members barricading and guarding the door. I asked what was going on and one of the staff members said a teacher has gone crazy and started explaining who it was. It was my media teacher. Because my house wasn’t far, I was able to return home. A while after I got home, I got told from someone that my mum is saying she’s in trouble and told me to go to the school. I entered the gate and saw her sitting on the ground with my media teacher pointing a knife at her. I ran over but as I did, he stabbed her. The media teacher ran off as I got closer screaming at him. And I tried to call the ambulance but I didn’t have a phone. (Phones or any source of time don’t appear in dreams so that’s why) eventually after what felt like hours an ambulance turned up but it was too late. Suddenly I woke up and I was sweating, crying and breathing extremely hard. Those past few nights I had been having realistic nightmares and that finished it off. I spoke to my mum about it, even she was creeped out. Ever since then I haven’t had anything weird, which is good.
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explainlikeimfive/cshscg1
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3b0vbv
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Why do my pimples come out from same spots again, again, and again?
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You likely sleep on one particular side more than the other and touch your face in the same spots. Try changing pillow cases more often. Also try not to touch your face or lean on your hands, then see if you stop getting breakouts in the same spot.
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askscience/c231r78
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iec1j
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Is there an evolutionary reason for human vision to have a shallower field of view during the night (less light), and deep focus during daylight?
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No, but there's a physical reason. You adjust your pupil size (aperture) to regulate the light level reaching your retina. During the day, you are able to constrict the pupil down and still get plenty of inbound light on the retina. Narrow aperture = wide depth of field. At night, you have to dilate your pupil to get enough light to see. Wide aperture = shallow depth of field.
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AskReddit/cnkj91e
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2ryvcp
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What is your "monster under the bed" story?
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I always thought there were monsters (or maybe witches) under the foot of my bed if I let my feet hang off. The trouble was as I got older my feet got closer to the end of the bed. Nowadays as an adult I recently helped my parents rip up the carpet in my childhood bedroom in preparation to sell their house. (it has damaged hardwood floors underneath) Maybe that was therapeutic?
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explainlikeimfive/cwkp1m5
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3r3mr4
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What is it that makes te different threads of cotton- jean, flannel, corduroy, twill, oxford different and why is their softness different despite being 100% cotton?
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A few reasons. First, not all cotton is the same. Second, they use different thread thicknesses, and different weaves. It's like how diamonds and pencil lead are both 100% carbon but have differences in both appearance and texture.
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AskReddit/djenner
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6jiufv
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What's the weirdest food combination you've ever enjoyed?
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I love plain chips (like ruffles or lays) mixed in with vanilla ice cream. I've loved it since I was a kid. Sweet, salty, cold, creamy and crunchy.
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askscience/ekaf0a8
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ba58a6
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What is under the beak of a bird?
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What you’re referring to as the beak is technically called the ramphotheca. It’s made out of keratin, like hair or fingernails. It’s one piece of the larger structure of the beak. Below the ramphotheca is skin (dermis and epidermis). It supports blood vessels, nerves, and connective tissue, and also houses the cells that grow the keratin that makes up the ramphotheca. That layer is adhered to the bone of the beak. There is a lot of variety in bird beaks, so this is a general overview! Source: Van Hemert, C., Handel, C. M., Blake, J. E., Swor, R. M., & O'Hara, T. M. (2012). Microanatomy of passerine hard‐cornified tissues: Beak and claw structure of the black‐capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus). Journal of morphology, 273(2), 226-240.
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askscience/ca4uhwc
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1extmf
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Does donating blood have an impact on blood pressure?
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Speaking strictly from a volume standpoint, it wouldn't have much effect. We do use diuretic medications which cause fluid loss in the urine to treat blood pressure. However, you'd need to donate blood far too often for this to work from a volume standpoint.
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AskReddit/c7yvjhv
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16s8mz
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Does anybody know why characters on TV are so often overgrown teenagers and generally losers?
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While the others comments are focusing on how much better they feel the viewers feel about themselves (and also definitely not discounting that, because it's very, very valid), I think showing characters who are douchey and/or irresponsible are easier to show a character growth trajectory. If your main character and supporting cast all start out as losers, by the end of the series, if they've actually accomplished something with their lives and accepted responsibility, it's easier to say you've created characters who have learned something, and hopefully along the way, they explored the themes therein.
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explainlikeimfive/cbvfpnm
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1l30bw
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How do flea collars work?
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There are two basic functions of flea and tick collars. Repelling: One type emits a gas that repels pests. Treating: The other type has medication that seeps into the fat layer on dogs’ skin or active ingredients that spread using the dog's natural skin oils. When the first type is used, a pest must bite the dog for the insecticide to kill them. The second type of treatment collars emit active ingredients that kill fleas and ticks on contact, before they bite. Some collars serve just one of the above purposes. Others act as both a repellent and a treatment. Read the box carefully to be sure you’re getting what you need. Collars that don’t work to address existing pest problems will say things like “repels fleas” or “wards off pests.” Collars that do double duty will absolutely say “kills” somewhere on the box (Ex: “Kills fleas and their larvae”).
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AskReddit/eoxkhzz
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btgojy
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What is the highest denomination of banknotes Canada has?
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$1000 bills are still out there but increasingly rare. Lots of people hold onto them as an investment as many of them are worth more than their paper value. $100 bills are basically the highest denomination in circulation.
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askscience/cf2x7ca
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1wk959
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If saliva flow drops down to just about nothing while we sleep, how is it that some people drool in their sleep?
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Actually in the evening our saliva production does not completely shut down, it just slows down. Sometimes in older folks (50+) it can shut down, but not for everyone. Even though our salivary glands slow we are still producing, so when you end up on your side your saliva pools in your cheek then flows out of your mouth giving you an annoying surprise in the morning! Fun fact: the scientific term for drooling is "sialorrhea." On a side note: sialorrhea can also be induced by neurologic disorders such as Parkinsons as well as certain drugs.
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explainlikeimfive/egxsfsx
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aszg8o
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Why is corn starch so prevalent in Chinese cuisine, but not corn itself?
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It's not. Tapioca starch is the norm. If you're seeing corn starch being substituted it's probably cause tapioca starch is hard to buy outside of Asia. Side note, using tapioca starch as a thickening agent makes the sauce more runny while corn starch turns it more sticky. I personally prefer the first one.
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AskReddit/c3ofpnu
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pd7k6
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What's the most offensive thing you've said accidentally?
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DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A RACIST, THIS WAS ACCIDENTAL. So when I was in grade seven we were doing this exercise is math class where we were adding prices of things together (i.e the price of a duck to the price of a bear). One of the things that was priced was a person, specifically a black boy. My class happened to only have one black boy in it. On the page, the black boy was priced at a lower price that one of the animals, and one girl in my class asked, "why does the person cost less than the swan?" and I said "because he's a black kid". It wasn't too loud, but it was loud enough. The teacher marched up to me and said "that's disgusting", and marched me out of the class. I felt horrible and later had to apologize to the black boy in my class. It slipped out accidentally, one of the more publically offensive things i've done.
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AskReddit/e4hgjdi
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98nee6
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Where were you during 9/11?
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That morning, I walked into my office in Arlington, Va and saw news video of the first plane and thought it was a huge accident, then the second plane hit, and then came reports of the Pentagon and Pennsylvania. My office was about two miles from the Pentagon and immediately Arlington Boulevard was filled with cops, ambulances, etc. speeding east to the crash site. One of my clients was the FAA and my team was supporting air traffic control in Leesburg. Lots of confusion early on, but both the Feds and contractors worked through the day to clarify and understand what had happened. I was ten years old when Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 and until 9/11 that was the most surreal day of my life. I'll never forget it, hard to believe it was almost seventeen years ago.
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explainlikeimfive/cjvc3n0
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2e24ev
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What is Sacred Geometry?
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Sacred geometry is the idea that certain geometric shapes have a symbolic, sacred or spiritual meaning behind them. These sacred shapes have been used throughout history in the construction of religious buildings, temples, and architecture. Going back to ancient times, certain numbers (and the polygons which corresponded to these numbers – e.g. the number three corresponding to the triangle) were also thought to have a symbolic, almost mystical significance. The belief that God created the universe according to a geometric plan is ancient. It goes as far back as Plato and it was also a belief adopted by the great astronomer Johannes Kepler. Kepler wrote an astronomy book called Mysterium Cosmographicum (1596) in which he argued that the five Platonic solids (these being the Tetrahedron, Cube, Octahedron, Dodecahedron, and Icosahedron) dictate the structure of the universe and reflect God's plan through geometry. Kepler's model of the universe consisted of these five Platonic solids nested into each other, with all of them surrounded by a sphere. The five solids represented five of the six known planets, with the outer sphere representing the sixth known planet, Saturn.
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AskReddit/eqr00jo
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bz9ojg
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When’s the last time you saw a friend without realizing that it was the last time?
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Not exactly the last time I saw him, but the last time I talked to him: I had a friend that I met online that I had known for a few years. We hung out a few times IRL and had a blast everytime. In December, I had to pass some exams in his town so I suggested that we hang out for a little while before one of my exams started. Except I was late because of a snowstorm so we didn't get to see each other. He was always a little bit depressed, and told me multiple times he wanted to end his life. However, I kind of took it as a joke/not as serious as I should've. He died in February from an "accidental" overdose. I'll never know what really happened. If it really was an accidental overdose or suicide. One of my biggest regrets is not seeing him in December. I'll always remember and feel extreme guilt about that.
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AskReddit/d0798wf
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46qyw3
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To citizens of Commonwealth Realms such as Australia or Canada, is there a sense of pride for the Windsor family and the monarchy in you're country or is it just seen as a formality in which you have no personal feelings towards?
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Because of our constitution, it would probably be more difficult for Canada to get rid of the monarchy than any country, including Britain. If the Queen or her successors were no longer to be head of state in Canada, the federal government as well as all 10 provinces would have to agree to amend the constitution. The 10 provinces cannot agree on anything and if some of them tried, a few provinces would hold out for extra concessions on other issues . just on principle. On a personal level, I respect the Queen. She has done a dignified job for more than 60 years and she still works hard carrying many public functions even though she turns 90 this spring. Prince Charles on the other hand? I do not respect him. He is not dignified and he supports wacko pseudo science. But as I said above, we will be stuck with him as our head of state in Canada.
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AskReddit/c9y4etf
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1e9j0t
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What is the most embarrassing thing your parents have ever done to you?
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My dad is an extreme coddler, especially in public. Like, we're talking he'll be caressing you for 5 minutes. I'm claustrophobic, I just don't like the attention, and it's embarrassing when you're 16-years-old and your dad treats you like you're an infant.
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AskReddit/e35a1rh
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92f8ss
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What's the difference between infatuation and "being in love"?
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Infatuation is that feeling of being so overwhelmingly in love - you want to be with that person all the time, you think they're the most wonderful amazing person ever, you can't stop thinking about them, etc. Love happens when you actually know that person, warts and flaws and all, and THEN realize you still care about them in a deep and selfless way. Love takes time, vulnerability, and commitment. (In my opinion).
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AskReddit/ded6rx5
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5wuwal
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What small thing makes someone instantly less attractive?
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Being lazy. Passionate people are more attractive when they care about something. Related to this, someone who doesn't care about anything - their job, hobbies, personal hygiene or their body, is instantly more unattractive. Edit: to clarify, I mean actually having a job, or wanting to do more with their life than work for minimum wage. I think it's good to work hard and want to progress in a career. It is not the same as being obsessed with your job and it being all you care about.
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AskReddit/ep21vkz
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btsic4
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What does no one do like Gaston?
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Gaston: Who does she think she is? That girl has tangled with the wrong man! LeFou: Darn right. Gaston: No one says "no" to Gaston! Dismissed! Rejected! Publicly humiliated! Why, it's more than I can bear. LeFou: More beer? Gaston: What for? Nothing helps. I'm disgraced. LeFou: Who, you? Never! Gaston, you've got to pull yourself together. Lefou: Gosh it disturbs me to see you, Gaston Looking so down in the dumps Ev'ry guy here'd love to be you, Gaston Even when taking your lumps There's no man in town as admired as you You're ev'ryone's favorite guy Ev'ryone's awed and inspired by you And it's not very hard to see why No one's slick as Gaston No one's quick as Gaston No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston's For there's no man in town half as manly Perfect, a pure paragon! You can ask any Tom, di*k or Stanley And they'll tell you whose team they prefer to be on Lefou and Chorus: No one's been like Gaston A king pin like Gaston LeFou: No one's got a swell cleft in his chin like Gaston Gaston: As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating! Lefou and Chorus: My what a guy, that Gaston! Give five "hurrahs!" Give twelve "hip-hips!" LeFou: Gaston is the best And the rest is all drips Chorus: No one fights like Gaston Douses lights like Gaston LeFou: In a wrestling match nobody bites like Gaston! Bimbettes: For there's no one as burly and brawny Gaston: As you see I've got biceps to spare LeFou: Not a bit of him's scraggly or scrawny Gaston: That's right! And ev'ry last inch of me's covered with hair Chorus: No one hits like Gaston Matches wits like Gaston LeFou: In a spitting match nobody spits like Gaston Gaston: I'm espcially good at expectorating! Ptoooie! Chorus: Ten points for Gaston! Gaston: When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs Ev'ry morning to help me get large And now that I'm grown I eat five dozen eggs So I'm roughly the size of a barge! Chorus: Oh, ahhh, wow! My what a guy, that Gaston! No one shoots like Gaston Makes those beauts like Gaston LeFou: Then goes tromping around wearing boots like Gaston Gaston: I use antlers in all of my decorating! Chorus: My what a guy, Gaston!
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AskReddit/ck0avnf
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2ekd4s
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Has army recruitment increased in your country?
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I know that the USA is ramping up recruitment from the increase in commercials and billboards. It's interesting that many of them don't talk about the military at all - they only show a happy recruit holding a smiling baby, or coaching a little league team, or feel-good things like that. I call it military propaganda.
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AskReddit/c8kf4mm
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193cid
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What is the saddest that you have ever been at the loss of an inanimate object?
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Not sure if this counts as inanimate object but I somehow deleted the last voicemail my grandfather left me congratulating me on graduating law school and telling me how proud he was. I'd intended on somehow transcribing it to a cd but I just never got around to it. I almost cried when I realized it several days later. Lesson: Don't put off doing important yet minor tasks.
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explainlikeimfive/cwwhqb4
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3sekb6
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Why are the republican/democrat debates called debates?
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They're mostly called debates to lend some gravitas to the situation. What they are these days, however, is joint press conferences. It would be nice to have actual debates, but that would require politicians who are willing and able to think on their feet, and argue in defense of a position, rather than requiring an army of writers to create pre-prepared statements for them to memorize. There aren't many who are willing or able to do that.
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AskReddit/cn89lso
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2qpfo1
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What are some ridiculous lies about your country that you have managed to convince foreigners are truth?
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Afghans tend to think the U.S. has the technology to do anything. They thought, for example, that our body armor was air conditioned. When I was deployed, we had to wear this thing called Land Warrior, which was a navigation and communications system that you carried on your back and helmet. I convinced some afghans that the eyepiece had a built in lie detector, and it would tell me if they were being dishonest.
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AskReddit/d91oire
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58n0ca
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Do you like summer or winter more and why?
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Winter It's a license to be lazy. It gets dark at 4 in the afternoon here so I can release my latent indoor kid. Summer days are so long you feel guilty if you're not outside doing something.
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Ask_Politics/ddktrow
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5t7uqf
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How did the courts uphold the ban against Trump's ban?
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>It's not that I'm not glad. I am. At the same time, however, I feel as though there is a perversion of the law going on. My understanding is that the grounds of the opposition's argument is that the ban is a violation of the 5th amendment. but how does the 5th amendment pertain to banning specific countries from entering America? Is this amendment intended to be applied to citizens of every country and not just America? For example, does a Syrian refugee have the right to due process under the 5th amendment? If so, can someone explain this to me? No worries, it can be easy to get confused if you feel the courts reached the right call for the wrong reason. The 9th Circuit was on pretty sound legal reasoning though. The 9th Circuit named three ways that the 5th Amendment was violated, disagreeing with the government's argument that those people had no due process rights. The EO prohibited the arrival of people who were lawful permanent residents and nonimmigrant visa holders without due process. Holding a green card entitles you to due process, as does holding a previously issued visa. Or at least, the court found that the government hadn't done a good enough job to prove that they'd likely win on this point (or the other two below). The EO prevented those holding those things from exercising their right to travel abroad and reenter, without due process. So if you have a green card and go abroad, you're supposed to be able to reenter under the law, or otherwise be given due process if not. The EO went against the law on the processes for asylum seekers and refugees being allowed to enter, without due process. The Fifth Amendment, the 9th Circuit pointed out, is something that does apply to noncitizen aliens whether or not they have a lawful or unlawful residence in the US. This was reaffirmed by the Supreme Court in Zadvydas (2001). Aliens attempting to reenter from abroad also get those rights. So 1) and 2) are pretty clear in their minds. The government claimed this was irrelevant because the White House Counsel said they wouldn't apply the EO to lawful residents. The 9th Circuit said they can't just go against their own text, because it opens them up to reimplementing it against green card holders later. They have to literally rewrite it. They only tangentially reason on refugees and asylum seekers, talking about those with a connection to the US. Then they point out that the states likely have an establishment clause claim because of potential religious discrimination, so the point of due process there is moot. All of this rests on pretty sound reasoning legally, with potential counter arguments (i.e. Standing to sue being granted to the states, and the imputing of individual rights to a larger group, unlike in Boumediene), but still. Especially since Boumediene (2008) at the Supreme Court also relies on some of this reasoning. The Supreme Court will have to show it disagrees if it so chooses and say the 9th Circuit overextended Boumediene, but that remains to be seen. And there's the statutory issue of law besides the Constitution still unanswered, so this could continue to be interesting. Trump could lose on either end, Constitution or law.
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AskReddit/ct5nwnv
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3dja3u
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How much of your 40 hours do you actually work?
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About 38 hours out of my 40 hours a week. I get two 10 minute breaks a day that are on the clock. If I work more than 40 hours a week, which happens at times, it still is only about 2 hours when I'm not working and still on the clock.
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AskReddit/dpsqf69
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7cugi3
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What method do you use to find out if an egg is hard boiled before it is too late?
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What do you mean by too late? If you spin an egg on a table, let it spin for a few seconds and then stop it with one finger and immediately let go of it again you will see if it is boiled or raw. If it will start to spin again it is still raw. If not, it's boiled
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AskReddit/ebtuxe3
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a6d57n
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When asked, do superstitious people admit to being superstitious?
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I can only speak from personal experience, but every superstitious person I've met has been pretty up front about it. At least, they've been rational enough about it to realize it's not logical. Full blown conspiracy theorists are a different story though. Those tend to be the ones who won't (or can't) admit they're not coming from a place of logic.
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explainlikeimfive/cjtns5c
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2dw76q
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If the lenses of my glasses are see-through, why do they still cast a shadow?
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Because they refract the light passing through them, so that it is spread over a wider area. It's sort of the inverse of the super-intense dot of light you'd see if you focused a magnifying glass on the ground; rather than bringing all the light to a dot, the light gets spread around. And, of course, making the light less intense leaves a shadow.
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AskReddit/doy3njd
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78ztvl
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What show/book/movie/etc. has a really dumb or weird premise, but a really solid execution?
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The show Baskets with Zach Galifianakis is pretty weird. He flunks out of clown school in Paris and has to move back to California, where he becomes a bitter, angry rodeo clown. His name is Chip, and he has an identical twin brother named Dale whom he hates, and their mother is played by Louie Anderson (who got an Emmy for his performance). It's not even a straight-up comedy: it's kind of, almost, half drama, but with a handful of deadpan/depressingly absurd & hilarious bits every episode. Galifianakis described it as a 'Slapstick Drama'. It's a really great show, though.
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AskReddit/c7sew3c
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163m2z
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What do womenfolk mistakenly think men find attractive?
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Piercings. An earring here and there is alright, but when your face becomes more metal than woman, it's a huge turn-off. Also, hair that's dyed blonde. This might be more of a personal preference, but I find that 9 times out of 10 it ends up making the woman less attractive.
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AskReddit/cr00hy7
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3517m4
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When did you know it was time to end a relationship?
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Once you know for sure it's not going to be a long term thing. If you're already thinking 'we probably won't be together in 2 years time' it's time to just call it as it is and end things, otherwise you're just leading them on/wasting time.
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askscience/ekbjuyz
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bagwrd
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What biological differences in some mammals allow for advanced movement very soon after birth?
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We have a longer development time after birth because evolutionarily we can afford to. It was sort of a biological arms race to see how small a child woman could have so that she could increase the physiology, pelvis and whatnot, to be able to walk upright. As those creatures increased their social cohesion, children could be born less and less developed allowing for women to have better and better physiologies. This is less of a problem for mammals like fowls because their own physiology isn't limited as much by offspring size and the fact that they do not need as long of a developmental period to allow for bigger brains.
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AskReddit/d56okj9
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4s5qeo
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What are the best survival tips in times of a natural disaster?
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Hide at Costco. They're made of concrete, have food and all other necessary supplies that will last a good year or more, and best of all, the zombies can't get in without their Costco card. In seriousness - whatever kind of natural disaster is most common in your area, know what the local evacuation procedures are. Have a plan with your family in case you get separated. Always keep a bunch of bottled water, a first aid kit, and sleeping bags accessible.
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AskReddit/d7ygv7r
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542q5j
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When an item is said to cost a certain amount of money to produce, does that include the research and development as well?
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"Cost accounting" in business is an attempt to analyze and apply expenses to the items produced. Which would take into consideration r&d costs. You try to apply all cost to the appropriate item to understand where and how you may be making or losing money. Some talk about just the costs for the individual parts for giggles. It really doesn't take into account other things like r&d or expenses for lost, stolen, or stray that affect a company profit margin.
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explainlikeimfive/cih3oz5
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293arn
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How does your body fight off illness?
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A foreign body enters through the mouth, open wound, etc. and begins to multiply. White blood cells, of which there are many kinds I won't get into, recognize that the cells are foreign and starts an inflammatory response (causes swelling, tenderness, warmth). This is basically your body setting up a quarantine of an infected area and other white cells are drawn to the inflamed area (fever is slightly different; it's a general purpose heating of the body that hopefully slows the growth of the infectious agent). Meanwhile, while the general purpose, non-specific white cells attack the area of inflammation, other white cells bring a marker (some piece of the cell wall) from the foreign invader to a white cell that will produce antibodies specific to that invader. This is the stage when you begin to really beat the infection. The antibody-producing cell multiplies rapidly and the antibodies target the foreign bodies for destruction. Meanwhile, the bloodstream is filtered into the lymphatic system which has pockets of white cells (example: under your jaw) that trap and basically massacre any invading cells. In short, there are two basic mechanisms your body uses to fight infection: the non-specific, quick and dirty methods like inflammation and fever basically stall for time while your body produces antibodies, which are the magic bullet against that specific pathogen. Also, after the infection is beaten, one of the antibody cells will remain so that if you ever encounter the foreign body again, your body will circumvent the first step (inflammation, etc.) and begin cranking out antibodies. You won't even realize you were infected because the body will respond so quickly and efficiently at this point. Hope this helps!
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AskReddit/civryx3
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2ajlos
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Can you just give me one huge list of Social rules?
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LOL. social rules for which culture? even in, say, the USA, social rules are not consistent across regions/cultures. For instance, making small talk with strangers is polite in the south, rude in the north.
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AskReddit/deqv82b
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5ykvm2
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What's a fantastic opening line from a novel?
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'This is not for you.' From House of Leaves. Technically it's the dedication, but I love it. The proper opening sentence is also great: 'I still get nightmares.' Also, to state the obvious: 1984, Slaughterhouse 5, and Fahrenheit 451.
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AskReddit/eucxx67
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cfvys6
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What’s the most disgusting thing that happened at your school?
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Well this happened years before I started going to my high school. An event known as "fight for the fish" goes down where the two high schools in my town play a winter basketball game to win basically a stuffed trout nailed to a board. It's not just about the actual game, it's more about school spirit and good sportsmanship. They were holding the match at my school and during the game, a whole group of boys from the other high school came running through the hallways with masks on while projectile peeing on everything. The walls, the floor, and into classrooms. They still haven't caught those guys and it's been like maybe 4 years.
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askscience/d5kv3xu
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4tw1lh
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Can someone explain why current lags voltage by 90 degrees in an inductor and leads by 90 degrees in a capacitor?
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As the capacitor conducts it accumulates charge which is manifests a voltage opposing the one driving the current. So when it is hardly charged, the capacitor voltage is low and hardly affects the supply voltage, and so the current is high. When the capacitor is almost charged it's voltage is almost equal to the driving voltage and so the effective voltage (the difference) is low, and so the current is low.
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AskHistorians/cledvui
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2jr8j1
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How do historians organize their research?
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tl;dr. I use endnote for digital sources/archival material; use journals to start projects; and experiment with organization during the project; and then use digital for longterm storage. I use EndNote as my database manager for keeping track of scanned primary source documents, articles, papers, chapter sections; pretty much anything on my computer related to research projects. Otherwise it depends on the project. Sometimes I have used colored note cards to organize quotations, facts, figures, and notes from a project into thematic groups [each color being a theme], just so i could start visualizing how things came together. Or I've used just a word document to cut and past basically the same thing into an order I like; or printed out something and cut up the different notes, citations, what have you and then organized them. It sort of depends on what feels right. Otherwise I usually start a project with its own little notebook; a spiral or moleskin, or something like that, in which I take notes and just keep track of what I need to find, library call numbers, microfilm reels, important quotes, themes, ideas, and usually fill up a good chunk of the notebook that way before eventually organizing it more into my computer and then doing on of the methods I mentioned above. I'm honestly still figuring out my favorite way to organize research; its an evolving practice, especially as technology evolves. I try my best to keep everything digital; and backed up in multiple places. I have moved around a fair bit so that I hate always having to move cartons of papers and what not. So I have a few file folders with physical materials- like the organization papers/cards- but otherwise I limit myself so I don't build up more paper material than I can handle. As far as future ideas for projects; I just enter them into my phone send them to the cloud and sort them out every so often; pair up ideas that belong together, are similar, or might involve checking similar sources; group ideas that I know others might be more interested in pursuing or better equipped than myself; and put in deep storage ideas that are fanciful, but not realistic research to do right now. I would also make sure this file is backed up in multiple places! You never know when you need a novel idea.
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AskReddit/c7gpzq3
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14v6nr
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Which Daily Show contributor, past or present, would you most like to go out for drinks with and why?
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The obvious answer is Mr. Colbert. for obvious reasons. I would love to have a drink with any of the correspondents. Two worth noting are John Hodgman and Kristen Schall, who are both fantastic. Also Mo Rocca, who was on the show in earlier years, currently turns everything he touches to gold. He now does great work with 60 minutes and has a recent documentary about voting, but also does culinary shows like Foodography.
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AskReddit/cei3lie
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1uhbro
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What's the worst thing you've seen someone do or say at a funeral?
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Dad's funeral my sister writes a not for my father and tucks into his jacket pocket just to say goodbye/finish things up. Anyway my Aunt spots this and reads it and then tells my sister she read it. It was a private message between my father and sister.
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askscience/c6iyrzi
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11334h
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Is temperature infinitely divisible or is it discrete?
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Temperature arises as a quantity of statistical mechanics, where it is defined as one divided by the change in entropy of a system per change in energy (i.e., 1/T = dS/dE). If you get down to the microscopic level, entropy is defined as the log of the number of possible states a system can take on, which is in fact discrete in a closed system. The energy levels of a closed system are also discrete. So, yes, since there are technically discrete increments in energy and entropy, temperature also comes in discrete units. However, in any normal activity it can be considered as a continuous variable.
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AskHistorians/ca00trw
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1egbuv
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How common were inns in the ancient world, and how did they function?
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Our evidence for this is rather limited, as identification of inns outside of the Vesuvian cities is rather limited. So discussing how inns focused outside of the immediate Mediterranean core is rather tricky. Even within the Vesuvian cities we can't really say much except that they seemed to function as restaurants, bars, and inns. From literary sources we hear that inns are dangerous and you have a 50/50 chance of getting your throat cut, but considering that these were written by the literary elite this isn't the most reliable information.
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explainlikeimfive/cl037yx
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2i9eo8
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Why is it so important to where sun screen and is it good to use every single day?
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Sunscreen is supposed to keep the sun from damaging your skin. A tan for example, is actually a symptom of skin damage. As for whether or not it is good to use every day, this depends on too many factors (example: some sunscreens have ingredients that are themselves harmful), but the short answer would be unless you live somewhere that has cloudless skies every day then it's probably not necessary.
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AskHistorians/cqg8qs1
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32z17t
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Why are corkscrews on swiss army knives?
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The original Swiss Army knife had only a blade, can opener, and screwdriver (for servicing the standard issue rifle) Later models added other features like saw blades, reamer, wire stripper, bottle opener, etc. but to my knowledge, unlike civilian models, the army issue Swiss army knife does not have a corkscrew.
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AskReddit/comf1hw
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2w076h
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What is the point of multiple life sentences?
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After so many years in prison you can appeal to try and get out. If you only have 1 life sentence, it's easier to do. Overall it says that your crime wasn't overly bad, in comparison to others. It's easier to win the appeal. Multiple life sentences are harder, because you have to appeal all of them. Each and every sentence has to be appealed before your released from jail. So the severity of your crime is judged based on the amount of life sentences you get. If you have 5 life sentences, you're never getting out of prison. Because they will laugh at your first few attempts to appeal the first life sentence. And that will only happen after you've served 15 or more years.
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AskReddit/ejewgav
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b5pd5n
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Why do Americans call a shopping centre a "mall"?
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Dunno, but this is interesting - The word 'mall' comes from a 16th-century Italian alley game that resembled croquet. It was called pallamaglio, or pall-mall in English; the alley on which the game was played came to be known as a 'mall'.
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AskReddit/etug53j
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cdk9pj
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What are the best ways to avoid Stress/Sleep related acne?
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Aside from getting sleep and avoiding stress, I’d say changing your pillowcase and face towel every few days and trying to keep your hands off your face during the day (when I read I tend to support my head with one hand and it makes me break out there).
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askscience/cufissr
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3id7pw
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How are all of the fossil fuels condensed into certain large areas around the world and not small pools everywhere?
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Simplistically speaking, it's because organisms did die in one spot (or a few spots, rather). To be more precise - there are tiny pools of oil all over. What we extract is the economically viable ones - the places where there's a relatively large volume in a relatively easy-to-extract situation. Why is it not uniform around the globe? Because life forms haven't been distributed uniformly around the globe. Consider the amount of organic matter in, say, the Amazon Rainforest vs. the Arizona desert. If the two convert to oil at an equal rate, the Amazon is going to turn into a really big oil deposit, whereas Arizona is going to be a nearly useless oil deposit. There are also details about how the geological circumstances of an area influenced oil creation - some circumstances are very conducive to conversion of organic matter to oil, some circumstances aren't.
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explainlikeimfive/c5wyrpr
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ymq20
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What do physicists mean when they say a "symmetry" has been broken?
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Say you have a knife perfectly balanced on its edge. This is a symmetric situation, because neither the right side nor the left side of the blade is pointing down. Now, eventually the knife is going to fall over. When it lands on the floor, one of the sides will inevitably be pointing down. The original symmetry between the sides is no longer there; it has been broken. When physicists use it, the measurements they're taking are usually considerably more complex than "which side is the knife lying on", but that's the basic idea.
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AskReddit/ehyrpks
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ay79wl
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What are some tips for starting high school?
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Schedule a time each night for homework. Preferably early, before you play video games and get completely relaxed and comfy. That way you have the information fresh in your mind as you get home and it feels more like an extension of school than an interruption of your relax time. Also setting a task (like doing homework at a certain time) and completing it is something your brain likes, so dopamine. Yay! Study buddies before a test is a good idea, and the social aspect is nice. Find your limit and push it, as in, don’t overwhelm yourself with classes you can’t handle, but always push yourself, or you won’t enjoy it and will just get bored in school. Challenge yourself always. Lastly, find an activity outside of school to do, be it a sport or some academic activity. Having too much free time is a curse in high school/life and just having something to do and feel accomplished in will be 100% better than lazing around the house or going to the mall. Giving your best efforts and trying extremely hard in such activities will also yield back results which is also good for your brain and will lead to you liking the activity, given there isn’t any circumstances such as drama that stop you from liking it.
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explainlikeimfive/ddtwyhz
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5uf7vx
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What causes the feeling that you are forgetting something, even though you can't find the memory of what you're forgetting?
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Don't quote me on this but from my personal research and studies on cognition, emotion, memory, and the ego. I believe that tasks that we don't feel like doing, which doesn't have high priority is quickly replaced by other tasks or thoughts of higher priority. Some of which maybe for entertainment and others for urgency. Such as tending to a child. The pizza in the oven is not of immediate urgency but will become. So we get this feeling in the back of our minds. That there is something of importance but not urgent enough to keep in mind. Off topic but on topic I have found that many aspects of our lives work in the same manner. Sometimes there are even subjects in which we don't want to remember. So the subconscious mind which I believe is controlled by emotions. Has a funny ways of tricking our conscious minds into forgeting or remembering things according to particular feelings. Hope my experiences help
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AskReddit/esbazbk
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c6ujvx
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What’s the craziest thing that’s happened to you at work?
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I was fired from an employer who was working under my license (contractor) in 1999. I walked out the office contacted a couple of companies I brought on board to my ex employer and let them know what happened. They gave me 2 weeks to get things set up for my own company and the rest is history. I've been in business for 20 years and make 7diget money
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AskReddit/c6wsr8a
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12obzq
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How many of you, whilst young and at school, were told that whilst being talented and smart, were just not asserting yourself?
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Me. My sisters and brothers. Most of our friends. Kids are smart, and school is abstract to many when they'd rather be outside, enjoying life! I agree that 'process-centred' feedback is more useful. Involving the child in the evaluation is helpful too, e.g., not "what a pretty horse you've drawn!" but "I see you have used brown and blue and yellow here, and put hay and straw in your drawing. Tell me more about it." In my experience, I've encountered bright and extremely bright students. To generalise, those that are "merely" bright seem to do well, participate in class, do their homework, fit the mold. Those that are brilliant, I mean blow you out of the water absolutely clever, do well, get bored, start entertaining themselves and miss out on some important lessons. Specifically, how to work hard, build on retained information, and move forward. High school or secondary school lasts just long enough, and then they launch into the world, either into a job or into uni. Completely unprepared for "real life." in a job, they do well at first, but eventually others catch up with them. And these others PASS them-- having learned how to work hard, build on their knowledge, and, perhaps, build mutually-respectful and supportive relationships with workmates, have more resources and support in their networks. In school, it may be a similar trajectory. Introductory courses go well for the brilliant, but if they have simply caught on fast and forgotten almost as fast, they cannot build on that knowledge. Intermediate and advanced courses require a deeper understanding of the topic, and they never scratched the surface. They flame out, crash, drop out. Much later, maturity sets in. Perhaps. They learn patience, how to pay attention, practise, study-- all things their cohort learned in the struggles though primary and secondary school. Just my opinion, based on personal observation through 20+years as a hiring manager. Plus being one of those late bloomers. Tl;dr: smart people who also work hard may do better than brilliant lazy people.
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AskReddit/da7y72s
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5dwzli
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What's something you want for Christmas?
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I feel like my family is starting to wonder why I never talk about people from school, or why I've never talked about any sort of relationship. I don't think they realize how alone I feel. So I guess what I want for christmas is someone special to talk about. Just so I can feel like a normal person for once.
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AskReddit/cg3ue6s
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20ji1s
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What is a song you just have to stop and listen to when you hear it playing?
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Wind beneath my wings by: Bette Midler This is not because I like this song, but we have a family curse, anytime this song comes on the radio, generally we have a death in the family soon to follow. Sounds a little superstitious I know, but we all have a fear of that song, as soon as we hear it we start calling eachother and checking on eachother. Don't judge me.
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AskReddit/ekny5wl
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bc5knd
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Do you wear shoes when you're just hanging out at home?
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I recently visited family and stayed in thier house for a few days. They wore shoes the entire time! At my house my shoes are the first thing off and the last thing on.
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AskReddit/elyij3l
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bi6x5v
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What’s the dirtiest thing that’s ever happened to you?
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I was taking my dog on a walk and there happened to be a very dirty, muddy puddle that we walked next to. She noticed before I did that there also happened to be a dead pigeon in the puddle. Before I knew what was happening, she pulled us into the puddle, grabbed the pigeon, and shook it hard. Who knows what got all over both of us ��
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explainlikeimfive/dri8gh8
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7kytu1
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How do traffic lights know when to change from red to green?
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It depends on the traffic light. Some are just on a simple timer. Others have an inductive loop embedded in the road surface that can detect when a large piece of metal (like a car) is over it, which triggers the light to change (or at least adjusts the timings). And some have a camera or radar mounted up with the light pointed at the lane to detect cars.
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AskReddit/dclmxen
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5orzpe
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What are some bad things you found out about the industry you work in, only after you started working there?
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I'm a female and I work in the construction industry. Random male customer: "Is there a man I can speak to?" Me: "Sure," but he has less experience than I do, is lower on the chain of command, and will most likely have to come to me to answer your questions or make any decisions, "let me transfer you!" This industry is insanely sexist. Shocking.
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AskReddit/df9hhiv
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60v3wq
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What was the stupid Video game you have played?
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Resident Evil 4. I went into that game really excited after loving the first game. Not even 20 minutes into playing the game I had realized that this game was not Resident Evil. Everything about it is poorly designed, except shooting off limbs and Leon's cheesy lines.
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AskReddit/ca9u91u
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1ffqtj
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What is the best insult you've ever heard in a movie?
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Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
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AskReddit/c2wvbjf
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lzlub
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What is your opinion on raising children to be vegetarian/vegan?
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Saying people that raise their kids vegan/ vegetarian is stupid. There are lots and lots of people doing just that in places like India. Literally millions of people are doing it all over the world. Irresponsible parenting? What a fucktard.
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AskReddit/exco4k6
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cs3hn1
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How do you handle your social anxiety?
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i never push it. Once I start feeling the introverted exhaustion, I leave. But once a month or so I really throw myself into the deep end. I agree to a party or event or meetup. I spend about 6 hours beforehand psyching myself up. I get so nervous and adrenalised, but I push through it and try to attend for about 4-6 hours-ish. I usually end up having a really good time if I've taken the steps to prepare myself mentally. I'm extremely introverted but there's so much happiness to gain from social interactions that I brave it. I think it's extremely important. My advice to people that suffer from my introversion/anxiety is to attend a Meetup every month or so.
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AskReddit/c1snxir
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h56p8
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Why are pedophilia and zoophilia mental illnesses while homosexuality and bisexuality are sexual orientations?
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Because of the results of each behavior. Pedophilia and zoophilia are pretty much impossible to act on without victimizing another person or animal. Homosexuality and bisexuality are practiced by two (or more) consenting parties. In scientific terms there's probably not a huge differentiation between any type of sexual predisposition. But we live in the real world where certain behaviors can't be tolerated.
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AskReddit/cbmctws
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1k83vb
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What does everyone think about Unisex Bathrooms?
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Nothing much. I used to live in a dorm with unisex bathrooms in college, nobody cared. The first times you're going to take a shower and a girl gets out only wearing a towel, it's a bit weird. but you get used to it pretty quickly.
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AskReddit/e6j8h9c
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9iexjh
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What’s your favourite season and why?
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Definitely season 5. It had some of my favorite moments: Jim finally proposing to Pam, the Michael Scott Paper Company, Dwight’s fire drill, CPR training, and my favorite line in the entire series, “BUTTLICKER! OUR PRICES HAVE NEVER BEEN LOWER!”
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askscience/c2b92zs
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jdpbo
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Why is sea salt used in fries, potato chips, etc as a healthier option when there isn't any difference between sea salt and table salt?
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It's not healthier, if anything it's a little bit worse. Table salt has iodine added to it to prevent iodine deficiency. Your thyroid produces a critical iodine-containing hormone called thyroxine. When thyroxine is low, your body starts sending signals to your thyroid to get to work making more. If there's no iodine to make more, it just gets bigger and bigger, until you have a giant growth on your neck. That being said, there is a difference between sea salt and table salt. For one, sea salt has more irregular crystal shape. This can mean larger crystals (dense, dissolve slowly) or thin flakes (less dense, dissolves quickly), which ends up having a pretty big difference in the end. For two, sea salt often has all sorts of impurities in it which can provide a variety of different flavors. You can usually see these impurities just by looking at it - standard salt is white, sea salt can be a whole range of colors.
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AskReddit/c31f4y7
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mjhga
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Which jobs would disappear if people weren't dependent on wages for survival?
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Almost all of them. People who have jobs that they love to do are almost always supported in those jobs by people who are there for the paycheck only. You may have a surgeon who is passionate about medicine, but he becomes much less effective when there's no one to sterilize the OR prior to surgery. People have had to work in order to survive since the dawn of time. I see no workable system that does not continue this trend.
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AskReddit/c745pq5
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13hsju
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If Bruce Banner were to hit the gym and bulk up, would the Hulk get stronger?
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Actually this rationale DOES canonically apply to the She-Hulk. When she hit the gym and got in shape she got exponentially stronger when she transformed. So my guess is the same might happen to Bruce also, but Bruce working out is completely out of character because unlike the She-Hulk ( who transforms at will) , his transformation and character development is closely tied to his emotions. I don't think a writer would want to use the She-Hulk loophole to make him stronger and in effect devalue The Hulk`s defining characteristic, that his strength is a manifestation of his emotions, off a canonical technicality.
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AskReddit/eclpnkl
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a9r8l1
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What's one specific issue you wish more people knew about?
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Idk if people know about this issue but it isnt talked much, how grown adults are making fun of children of social media . That bullying ,you arent funny.
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AskReddit/cgxn5g3
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23jlfm
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How do i change my life for the better?
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Learn. I know this sounds cliche, but just listen. You have the greatest tool for knowledge right in front of you. The internet. Not a joke - it's filled with countless resources in which you can pick up on any skill. With these skills, you can do literally anything. Learn to code, make an app, and invent. Learn business, become a stock broker, and get rich. Learn politics, learn cartography, learn whatever. Just learn. With knowledge, you'll accomplish anything. Just google whatever you want to learn and soon you'll be crossing a bridge in which you know you left your old life behind. I promise you that if you learn and put that knowledge to good use, you'll love your life and you may even change the world.
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AskReddit/c65kntg
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zlb4y
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What is your favorite/hardest riddle?
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I know several riddles, though not of the variety I think you mean. A man lives in the penthouse apartment of a twenty-story complex. He takes the elevator down to the lobby, and walks to work. After he walks back to the apartment, he can take the elevator to the tenth floor, but must walk the remainder of the way to his penthouse, except when it is raining. When it rains he is capable of taking the elevator all the way to his penthouse. Why is this? And the one from Harry Potter. First think of a person who lives in disguise, who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies. Now tell me the last thing to mend, the middle of middle and end of the end. Now tell me a sound often heard, when looking for a hard to find word. String them together and answer me this, which creature would you be unwilling to kiss? Annndd. This one. The person who makes it doesn't need it, the person who buys it doesn't use it, and the person who uses it doesn't see it.
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AskReddit/esrq5pv
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c90kt8
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Was there a specific time when someone had to explain death to you, and how did it go?
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No, i grew up in a time where anime dubbing was allowed to use the word death, it's not a hard concept to grasp. On the other hand my inability to summon a kamehameha always baffled me.
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