50 Unique And Random Facts You Can Use In Conversations When You Run Out Of Things To Say

If they want to be tax-exempt, all churches should have to do that. Or something similar to prove their value to the community.

Too bad they can't repay the kindness by actually using a toilet instead of the floors, walls, and other shadowy corners. Oh, and the outside of the building too. Trust me when I tell you to never visit SF if the temp is forecast at 80 or above. The whole city stinks to high heck. Not just the human waste, but every single dumpster too.

Here in Vancouver, Wa, it sickens me to see so called "churches" on large plots of land, while homeless sleep beside the river and highways.

You so seldom see one of those big, expensive church buildings being put to good use. I believe their Christianity. No so much with some of the others.

I mean, I grew up in the Catholic Church. I'm an atheist, but I only ever saw positive examples, compassion, and charity from the priests. Some of the people were judgmental Karens and Richards, but that happens in all churches/religions. It wasn't until my parents converted to evangelical that I saw actual cruelty and physical and sexual abuse. Every Pentecostal or Victory church my mother has been a part of has had a scandal where the pastor had an affair with a young parishioner. 4 separate times the dudes were caught sleeping with 16-18 year old girls, but since most evangelical churches are independent, they're never collectively held accountable. I bet for every Catholic priest caught abusing kids, there's 10 evangelicals who did worse. But that's just my hot take based on experience

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When you've got a crashed cement truck part you can't move, turn it into public art.

It was painted in 2011, non 1950s, and it's just the last of several repaintings done by local artists.

I drove past that many times. It really looks good enough to make you do a double take.

Applauds for the locals!

At least it was a soft water splash down. . .!

Smart, kind and handsome, too! This mqn has it all.

I didn't even know that there are that many countries 😂

And in a few years, the "world's best politician" award goes to the one who finally designs an education system where the teachers are fairly paid & the students don't need to have a saint/hero in their classroom to get their basic needs met

Very cool!!

This happened in 2006. Edith Macefield refused a first $750k -later raised to $1M- offer to sell, but she was not really pressured into selling. She at several points agreed to sell but health issues prevented her from moving out, and she got help from the new' building's construction chief during those hard times. The company ultimately just updated the project to work around her property, following approved projects and zoning laws. She died two years later, and left the house to the construction superintendent, who in turn resold it for half the original estimate.

Same thing happened 60 years ago with the Imperial Oil building in Toronto. House ended up in the middle of the parking lot.

A site manager befriended her, had coffee with her - they became friends while he was in charge of building the mall around her house. When she died, she left the house to him; he kept it on site as an office; finally had to tear it down. She just wanted to die in her own home - good on her

A pub in Birkenhead did something similar... IMG_B876C3...0-jpeg.jpg

There is a wonderful children's story from long ago titled The Little House. This photo reminds me of one of the illustrations. The city grew up around the pretty house for similar reasons. It stayed in the family, but no one lived there and it became run down. One day a grandchild inherited the house, moved it to land in the countryside, and cleaned it up. And the little house was happy again. My children loved the story.

I know someone who took a class in which the instructor perfectly drew the diagram from the textbook on the board. Turns out that the instructor was the illustrator for the textbook.

When art and science collide!

accuracy counts. It's important.

Double major: Medicine and Art!

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Wow!

This started in Denmark in 2000 and is now worldwide. Find yourself overwhelmed by the nasty talk about trans people? Here, borrow this trans person and hear their story. Feel kind of weird about Muslims? Talk to this Muslim guy for a while, ask him questions, listen to his answers. You'll find we're all pretty much the same. Never judge a "book" by its cover! Check it out: https://humanlibrary.org/

If you talk to them over 30 minutes, do you get a late fine? If you spill coffee on them, would you incur a damaged book fee? Also, I'm a speed reader. Can my person talk faster so it doesn't take that long? To tell my story, would I have to make a synopsis of my life so someone knows what they are checking out? I hate to check out a boring person. I've questions ....

Borrow my husband, please.....

We have them as recurring event in my city :) It's called "Living Library" (PL: żywa biblioteka).

Someone: "Alright! You don't have to tell me your whole life story!" Someone else: "Well, now that you mentioned it...".

The censorship boggles the mind (look at the signs on the gates if you don't know what I'm talking about).