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When it comes to trivia, you most likely won't benefit from knowing why James Michael Tyler got to play Gunther the barista in Friends or why a super-rich Swedish man bought a chunk of the Amazon rainforest. But on the off-chance that your local pub quiz master decides to ask about these things, better come prepared!
And an excellent place to do so is at "Mind Blowing Facts." This internet project shares tidbits of information about the world we live in and also includes complimentary photos to help these tiny lessons stick in our memory for a little longer. Continue scrolling and check out some of its most popular posts!
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Kainaath Khan 3 years ago
It's a shame such an invention had to take. Women aren't safe anywhere including their houses.
Vicky Z 3 years ago
Especially in their houses since most attacks are happening from people we know rather than strangers
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A B C 3 years ago (edited)
Source? /edit: thanks for the replies. What an absolute bummer that the concept didn't work out, it was brilliant!
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Alban Bizet 3 years ago
it doesn't exist, but there is alternatives https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/07/stay-close-can-you-buy-nail-varnish-that-detects-a-spiked-drink-15883127/
Imogene Cargeaux 3 years ago
Actually no. This isn't true. They invented the idea. It has actually never been made, tested or proven to work. I was watching "stay close" on Netflix where one of the girls had it and used it and I got curious so I looked it up to buy some for my step sister and her friends who go out a lot (pre covid) and who are still in school and it's actually never been made. I don't even think it's being made as we speak. I could be wrong but I scoured the internet in hopes of finding some and finding out when it would be available and I couldn't find a single piece of information talking about where it's being produced and when it will be on the market or even that it's being worked on at all.
Donna Red 3 years ago
I looked it up after watching Stay Close too because it seemed a brilliant idea & (sadly) something it'd be useful to have. Whilst they didn't make the nail polish they ended up making Sip Chips, tokens you put a drop of your drink on in a similar style to a pregnancy test or an LFT with a line showing up if it's positive for drugs. Unfortunately they're $12 for a pack of 3 single use chips plus silly amounts of postage & customs for those of us in the UK, making the overall cost of the chips pricier than the drinks they'd be testing! Its a real shame nobody's working on the nail polish any more - although maybe the show gave some clever chemist types out there the inclination to give it a go, it sure made enough people Google the product!
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Alphabet Soupy 3 years ago
Just googled it, it’s called Undercover Color. And it’s not listed anywhere on their website, so I’m assuming it didn’t work after all. They do list “sip chip” testers, but nothing is available for sale. Le sigh.
Molly Whuppie 3 years ago
If only the spent their time trying to educate men on not drugging and raping women instead, perhaps they would have had more success.
Jaaawn 3 years ago
People know!! But obviously criminals are going to be criminals.
Load More Replies... Shane S 3 years ago
Can’t mixing Xanax with alcohol literally kill you? It can relax you so much that you stop breathing. People who play with the lives of others are disgusting!!
Veronica Sjöberg 3 years ago
It's pretty hard to die on benzodiazepines. Sure, both alcohol and benzodiazepines works on the GABA-system so it could increase the effect but you would have to drink heavily and/or have a large amount of Xanax to suffer potential loss of breath.
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Victor Botha 3 years ago
What the hell is the matter with you BP!! Words like rape, suicide, death, dead, sex and kill are all normal everyday words used in the news, on TV etc. There is noth obscene or blasphemous about them. Behave like adults and have the decency to treat your followers as adults as well. Stop being so bloody anally retentive
Imogene Cargeaux 3 years ago
What's crazy is that on YouTube your can't say thinks like anorexic, bulimic or eating disorder... but you can watch people like Eugenia Cooney literally slowly kill themselves while having an eating disorder on there. They won't demonize her for basically promoting Eating disorders and for her videos frequently coming up on algorithms for children and teens who suffer from EDs.... but you can't say the word itself. You can't say "child abuse" but you can literally watch videos of children being abused as well.... how f****d up is that.
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Mamabear76 3 years ago
I was thinking same thing, not sacrificing millions but donating for a good cause.
Load More Replies... julie son 3 years ago
I rather think that that's an investment in people, not a sacrifice of money.
A B C 3 years ago
Because Bored Panda is ridiculous. Other than that, nobody knows why they censor it.
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Hadesdaughter 3 years ago
bro just because you blip out one letter doesn't mean that mentally ill people wont be able to read the whole thing...
La Kalypso 3 years ago
Not all millionaires are arseholes who uselessly shoot penis-shaped rockets into space. Good to know. This man is exceptional.
Surprisingly, going through (and applying) random facts can also be good for your mental health. Experts say that playing trivia games can provide a dopamine rush much like gambling, but without the negative effects.
Even if the actual games differ, the benefits are there nonetheless. Whether we're playing Trivial Pursuit at home or attending a pub trivia night, the basic premise remains the same: we experience the thrill of providing correct answers to questions about lesser-known facts.
#3
memyselfandI 3 years ago
Is Jannah another word for heaven or paradise or something? It’s not one I’ve heard before.
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UpupaEpops 3 years ago
This gentleman recognised a seriously dangerous situation, identified the person of interest, then made a conscious decision to tackle an adult wearing a bomb vest and hold them down knowing full well what was going to happen. No child should be able to even identify a threat like this, let alone have the ability to eliminate it. THIS is the true cost of war. Children being forced to die as adults.
A B C 3 years ago
Having the ability to do such thing is totally fine. It's having the need to do it that sucks.
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Sarah 3 years ago
Makes me crazy! I saw them censor a Shakespear quote the other day because it had the word 'kill' in it. Likely that will get censored so, in case it does, that word again was 'k 1 l l"
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Vlacas12 3 years ago
"When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him" - Euripides
Load More Replies... Katy McMouse 3 years ago
How he had the presence of mind to do this amazes me. A child who has to do anything like this should be the shame of every adult who perpetuates this unholy, miserable violence.
Board Pan, duh. 3 years ago
By censoring these words... it just makes it pop up 60 times in the comments instead and a point of conversation lol if they just wrote the word.... it would be way less distracting ?
Sidra Badar 3 years ago
He was Named Herald 'Person of the year' 2014. Got the highest Civilian Bravery Award 'Sitar-e-Jurat, Star of Valor from the President and a Film made on his simple life and Grand martyrdom named Salute.
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Ellie Rosser 3 years ago
This is awesome. But it is NOT the farmed honey bees at risk, it is all the other species of native bes and pollinators in trouble. It’d be better if he just had all the flowers and left it 100% to the non-farmed pollinators.
Davo gifman 3 years ago
I'm fairly confident that Morgan Freeman did his research.
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Palo Sulek 3 years ago (edited)
Morgan is certainly a cool person, like to see him. But the insect in the picture is not a bee (probably a hoverfly from genus Eristalis).
Amber Hartman 3 years ago
I love that man. Can we preserve him now along with Dolly? It was too much losing Betty
#5
Mad Dragon 3 years ago
We have a similar gang here. They also accompany bullied kids to school to let their bullies know that a biker gang has their back.
SoozeeQ 3 years ago
The irony of it is, the image is actually from Adelaide, in South Australia.
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JLN 3 years ago
A few years ago there were idiots causing problems at our cities Pride events. BACA showed up to the family Pride picnic to make sure none of the troublemakers could get in or even start anything outside of the park. The bikers were awesome people and had a blast with everyone, enjoying snow cones, getting their faces painted, drawing on the sidewalk in chalk and making crafts. They even let a lot of kids sit and get pics taken on their bikes!
Navindu Wijewardena 3 years ago
BACA kinda seems like saying 'Baka' to the abuser... ('Baka; means fool in Japanese). The fist works too.
Pete Sahat 3 years ago
And I thought this was A.C.A:B. printed back to front
Load More Replies..."You get a rush or a neuroreward signal or a dopamine burst from winning,” John Kounios, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director of the doctoral program in applied cognitive and brain sciences at Drexel University in Pennsylvania, told Healthline. “I think whenever you’re challenged with a trivia question and you happen to know it, you get a rush. It’s sort of like gambling.”
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Penny Fan 3 years ago
Stop with the redactions! Everyone knows what the bloody word is. If someone is so triggered by some letters then maybe they need to be in a padded room.
Adriana Loborec 3 years ago
Also, l'd expect it only brings more focus at the censored word, not less.
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Sterling Hill 3 years ago
so they don't "trigger" anyone who might be thinking of it - STUPID!!!
Load More Replies... SoozeeQ 3 years ago
Yep. From Sydney. Google him. There's plenty of stories. Here's one of them. https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/05/14/3502567.htm. And another. https://www.monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/community/display/109390-don-ritchie-oam. He won the Order of Australia Medal. His family believe that he saved closer to 400 people, rather than the 160, which is usually quoted.
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Guy MacGregor 3 years ago
So... censoring the word that is the whole point of the post, are we? * Logic have left the chat *
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
What’s with all the blacking out of two or three letters in words like “kill” and “suicide”? Since when are they cuss words, or “trigger” words?
Lauren Moore 3 years ago
I'm sorry, could we not censor the word suicide? There is enough horrible stigma attached to suicide already. Inexplicably, the work "kill" is also censored. Why??
Sunshine Sunshine 3 years ago (edited)
Suicide is real BP. Omitting 2 letters will not change that
MellonCollie 3 years ago
So now we're censoring the word suicide as well? BP, what is wrong with you guys?!?!?
#7
Samantha Lomb 3 years ago
What is wrong with people that they would do that to the poor bunny?
Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
They care more about hurting the homeless man than they do about the poor bunny.
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UpupaEpops 3 years ago
I'm surprised the poor bunny lived! They are super sensitive and can have a heart attack over pretty much anything.
Andy Williams 3 years ago
should have thrown the passerby in the river aswell, see if anyone cares enough to resuscite him/her.
Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
And here's where I stop reading. I cannot stomach cruelty to animals or children. On top of that, someone tried to kill the likely only good thing in this poor man's life? I'm out.
Kisses4Katie 3 years ago
Rabbits are so sensitive. The shock alone could have killed her. What a terrible person to have done such a thing. I love him and his bun though
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Perry Sologia 3 years ago
Actually, I think that cub is eating his leg while mama bear distracts him......
A B C 3 years ago (edited)
Especially when they have cubs. I'm wondering, too. It IS an awesome photo though...
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kaycee14 3 years ago
Um, polar bears will and do eat humans. If mama is hungry and caring for cubs, she'd eat the man, not whatever it is he's offering her. This photo is either faked, or there's a story that needs explaining.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
OMFG!!! You forget to censor the word "killing!" And absolutely nothing bad happened!
SusanS 3 years ago
Oh great now all the idiots out there will feed the bears and they will become expectant for humans with food and attack when they don't get. SMDH
Richard Campbell 3 years ago
This was about 40 years ago. Also, their extinction is probably a more pressing concern, wouldn’t you say?
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Jodie Johnson 3 years ago (edited)
Aww, the bears are cute, especially the baby chewing on the guy's kneecap, but this is such a baaaad idea. Where I live the saying is "a fed bear is a dead bear." Fed bears lose their life saving fear of humans and develop habits that can result in them being put down when they associate food with humans and seek it out in inhabitated areas. What bears need is habitat and for polar bears that means dealing with climate change. THAT is how we need to save these gorgeous animals. Since they are an apex predator they are especially important for the health of the arctic ecosystem. Fight climate change!!
Kounios said the benefits can also be similar to those of playing a video game.
However, unlike gambling and even video games, Kounios said trivia is generally not a problematic habit.
“I don’t think there are any pitfalls,” he said. “Like anything else that’s fun, it takes up time.”
#9
Sam rice 3 years ago
When you gain an animals trust they love you unconditionally
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David Leick 3 years ago
And that song went, "meow meow meow meow I want chicken, I want liver, I want meow mix please deliver".
Richard Campbell 3 years ago
The furs will always brighten one’s day. Hail the fur! ( super cute picture btw)
Jan Feline 3 years ago
Kitten Academy - kitten fosters, best thing on the internet https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R7vrbiDi0Tc
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Mark Fuller 3 years ago
Imagine if other countries did that! It would revolutionise the world!!
Donkey boi 3 years ago
I spoke with a police officer about this when I was out there, I asked if they ever worried about another country seeing them as a weak target and invading? He said just said 'No. It takes 2 people to have a fight and 2 countries to have a war. If you don't fight, there is no war'. It took me a few years to really appreciate the logic, now I think it would be nice if everyone thought like that.
Mike Crow 3 years ago
Tell Poland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway that. They were neutral before ww2 but were invaded anyways.
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Dave P 3 years ago
However their national police force also had lots of armored vehicles and machine guns..not exactly no army other than name. But also they have a treaty with the US that we protect them in case they are attacked. There are many countries without militaries, they tend to be small and all have treaties with bigger powers to protect them, most of them with the USA, Australia, or the UK. In the case of Andorra, it is Spain.
Gerard Neaux 3 years ago
The UK is not without weapons and it's not a small country. It has a huge navy and sells weapons to the Saudis. No treaty is as good as having your own army if indeed you need one since any ally can be in impossibility to help. You clearly have no idea about military strategy.
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8Pillows 3 years ago
The US pays about $50 million a year for Costa Rican security as well as having a high Coast Guard presence in their waters. Good for them though. Education is the best way to avoid/win war.
Scott Baysinger 3 years ago
Yes, the U.S. picks up the tab so they can spend their money on schools.
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Jace 3 years ago
Yeah that’s all great and all, until you are attacked by a country that invested in tanks and soldiers.
Cathelijne Van 3 years ago
What they did in the old days is just raise the flag of the country that invaded them. No need for war anymore
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Christy Smith 3 years ago
That s**t wouldn't fly in the States, we prefer to waste as much money as possible on military 'toys' while simultaneously not taking care of the Veterans we lovingly gave PTSD too all in the name of war. As long as it's not the rich marching off to war, we don't give a f**k about the soldier's well being.
JustAnother Soul 3 years ago
Imagine nothing to kill or die for, imagine all the people sharing all the world.
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Aran Lindvail 3 years ago
Would be even better if they had a social and healthcare system that allowed them a few days off to take care of a sick spouse. After 30(!!) years of hard work that needs to be possible without having to worry about daily income. You shouldn't have to rely on stranger's charity for that.
Marco Retsum 3 years ago
True. Still nice of them to do so to help the owner out. And since they have no idea what it means to not be financially crippled if you get sick, this seems the best they can do to help.
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Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
The US is the only 'first' world country that present dystopian nightmare stories as feel good stories.
Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
@Did D: Without the US attacking w***y-nilly (usually because they want their resources, like oil, never because they want to 'save' someone), you wouldn't have all those countries and terrorists wanting to destroy you.
Load More Replies... J.A. Rogers 3 years ago
If we had an actual healthcare system in the U.S., these nice customers wouldn't have to do this.
Lady Goofball 3 years ago
When you own your own business, like a bakery, you don't have a set income. Set expenses, yes. How would any health care system calculate how much income he is losing if he has to close. It's a drawback to being self employed but for many, they wouldn't want to earn a living any other way. Very cool, that he has such loyal customers!
Marco Retsum 3 years ago
Well, just because you can't come up with an idea how to solve this complex problem, it doesn't mean, there isn't any. In switzerland the social securities take what you made the last 12 month, make an average out of it, and will pay you 80% of that. If you have insurance on top, you could get more (and since that amount is fixed, you could end up with more than than 100%). Not a perfect system, but hey: would you rather get nothing, or have to hope that others help you out?
Load More Replies...Sometimes we think of the brain as an endless library, whose shelves house our most precious memories as well as our lifetime's knowledge. But is there a point where it reaches maximum capacity? In other words, can the brain get full?
The short answer is no. Brains are more sophisticated than that: a study published in Nature Neuroscience revealed that instead of just crowding in, old information is sometimes pushed out of the brain for new memories to form.
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ZAPanda 3 years ago
I wonder whether any billionaires feel like giving Native Americans some legal support to get their actual lands back...?
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
Would that make lots of todays Americans homeless? Sorry, I don't know what became of that land, only that it was taken away from them.
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Katy McMouse 3 years ago
I know a few billionaires in this country who could take a page from this guy.
A B C 3 years ago
Are you talking about people who take their díck rockets to space?
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La Kalypso 3 years ago
In the expression "Swedish billionaire", I believe "Swedish" is the real operative word that might explain this beautiful gesture (and mind), in the sense that it's not driven by capitalism. American billionaires should take note.
Terry Fergusson 3 years ago
at that rate it would cost 56 Billion dollars to buy the Amazon Rainforest. Bezos could do that and still only have 120 Billion dollars left over.
RedMarbles 3 years ago
If you're right about that, it's mind-boggling and really puts the amount of money he has in perspective.
Load More Replies... J.A. Rogers 3 years ago
The Three Billionaires together aren't half the man this millionaire is.
Dave P 3 years ago
For years Libertarian Enviromentalists had suggested this, and GreenPeace fought against it (they insisted only govt solution were acceptable), and even got some countries to make doing this illegal. However the Libertarian Enviromentalists partnered with this man and others to protect rain forrests.
RedMarbles 3 years ago
What was the reason GreenPeace wanted a government solution?
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Imogene Cargeaux 3 years ago
If I was a millionaire this is EXACTLY the s**t I would do. A man in the US is doing this out west to preserve the prairies to "rewind them" he was also some tech mogul and retired just to do this. Watch Simon Reeves: North America on discovery+ ... Simon visits countries and continents in order to visit places & people thay most people have never heard of or seen and shows different issues going on in different places, social, political, environmental, economic etc. it's such a great show. Definitely check it out.
Christy Smith 3 years ago
WTF, why do we (the Stares) get all the selfish millionaires, and worst yet, billionaires while Sweden gets these kind of millionaires.
RedMarbles 3 years ago
I'm sure there's a bunch of good ones in the US too, but I hear you. It does seem like there's a cultural difference and Sweden, comparatively speaking, places more importance on community, shared humanity and environmentalism.
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Katy McMouse 3 years ago
This kills me. It just kills me. Gratitude, it seems, is forever for some.
Mazer 3 years ago
Most native people of the Americas are kind, empathetic people, heck, they allow the general public to join in at their pow wows, which I love, because I get to directly meet and greet and support the artists and vendors who sell their creations there and I get to watch their customs of thousands of years, all of which I am eternally grateful for. On top of that FRY BREAD IS MANNA FROM HEAVEN!!!
Niffler_13 3 years ago
I studied the Irish Potato Famine in a Irish Culture class in college, they never taught us this, and no one mentioned it when we traveled to Ireland.
K 3 years ago
I'm Irish and it was talked about , taught in primary school and was always acknowledged. That and frederick Douglas
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SexyMarxPants 3 years ago
Stop calling it the Potato Famine. There was potato blight across Europe; it was colonial genocide. They exported food while people starved. By they, I mean the British and their landlords. It's called The Great Famine in Ireland. Killed over 1 million, another million-plus emigrated. Ireland's population recovered...a couple months ago. From a 19th century famine. This might explain why the Choctaw felt compelled to help.
Scientists wanted to investigate what happens in the brain when we try to remember information that’s very similar to what we already know. (This is important because similar information is more likely to interfere with existing knowledge, and it’s the stuff that crowds without being useful.)
So they examined how brain activity changes when we try to remember a target memory, that is, when we try to recall something very specific, at the same time as trying to remember something similar (a competing memory).
#15
Vorknkx 3 years ago
This is what life after death looks like... and it's more real than anything religion can promise.
Sequoia 3 years ago
Crying? No no. I'm just cosplaying a waterfall again. A very fun thing to cosplay.
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Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Killed, BP. Killed is not a slur, and there's zero reason to censor it in a post about poached animals.
A B C 3 years ago
I'm asking politely that everybody who thinks the same will click on "report" on the lower right of this picture and ask BP to stop this bullshít. If enough people do this, maybe they'll come to their senses.
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Dee 3 years ago (edited)
I agree they did a good job. Also there’s no mention they were brothers, it wasn’t gendered at all..
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Bexxxxx 3 years ago
Can you imagine if they were invented in 2019 instead….
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Anagram margana 3 years ago
Wish pharmaceutical firms, indeed the entire medical community, and automobile companies did the same today. No one should be without lifesaving medicine and care, or have to settle for a car without certain safety features because they can’t afford it.
StormsTempest 3 years ago
Yall cant see me but I'm staring down the people who jack up insulin prices and kill people for profit rn.
SoozeeQ 3 years ago
Wish Big Pharma would have that same attitude to life-saving medicines such as vaccines, insulin, ventolin, etc.
Donkey boi 3 years ago
It was developed by the same guy that worked to develop ejector seats for fighter pilots at Saab.
Researchers taught participants to associate a single word (for example, the word sand) with two different images – such as one of Marilyn Monroe and the other of a hat.
They discovered that as the target memory was recalled more often, brain activity for it increased. At the same time, brain activity for the competing memory simultaneously weakened. This change was most prominent in regions near the front of the brain, such as the prefrontal cortex, rather than key memory structures in the middle of the brain, such as the hippocampus, which is traditionally associated with memory loss.
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Katy McMouse 3 years ago
There's a documentary about this woman's life called "Queen Mimi". She's absolutely fascinating- I highly recommend watching it, if you can.
J.A. Rogers 3 years ago (edited)
What a good man. This is how we are supposed to treat one another. Sadly, however, the moment one is no longer a spring chicken, one becomes invisible and forgotten. This is because recognizing and remembering old people is terrifying; it acknowledges the fact that there's nothing any of us can do to stop the increasingly rapid slide toward the grave. Or "There but for the grace of god..." Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go contemplate something _really_ depressing. LOL
Christy Smith 3 years ago
Yeah, he seems like he would be that kind of dude, him and Keanu Reeves
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Samuel Pelatan 3 years ago
That's called paying taxes, or at least it should be :/
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Davo gifman 3 years ago
I wish I was a billionaire. An could anonymously change the world like that.
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
Most people who experienced poverty and kindness are very compassionate, kind and helpfull themselves.
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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago
How horrible that everyone in that kid's life failed to provide basic information or support
Mad Dragon 3 years ago
And what was done to the poor girl to make her think she had an STD?
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Guy MacGregor 3 years ago
Great. This time, Bored Panda didn't censored the post. Somehow glad there is a lack on consistency.
juice 3 years ago
well, check back later...i'm pretty confident you'll be unpleasantly surprised
Load More Replies... Vicky Z 3 years ago
This is the kind of priests we need not all the lunatics that become famous
Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago
Most priests are like this - truly compassionate and care for others. They never make a big deal of it because its just the right thing to do. It only takes 1 protecting a sexual predator to destroy the work of 100000 good men who would have stopped it if they knew.
Load More Replies... Grace Noyes 3 years ago
The word "suicide" got through the censors (or algorithm) this time. Strange.
Kenny Kulbiski 3 years ago
Yeah and the word suicide was the least traumatic thing in this post.
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Harri Ellis 3 years ago
Think of the lives those Hotlines have saved, and will save many more.
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Being a priest, I doubt that he would want that. He probably just wants people to continue the work.
Load More Replies...The prefrontal cortex is involved in a range of complex cognitive processes, such as planning, decision making, and selective retrieval of memory. Existing research shows this part of the brain works in combination with the hippocampus to retrieve specific memories.
If the hippocampus is the search engine, the prefrontal cortex is the filter that determines which memory is the most relevant — this suggests that storing information alone is not enough for a good memory. The brain also has to be able to access the relevant information without being distracted by competing pieces of data.
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Vicky Z 3 years ago
I bet my money on that and it's a pity she didn't go with her threat! We would get rid of him a lot sooner
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Alphabet Soupy 3 years ago
We should be able to dismember rapists, the damage they do is life-long, sometimes affects generation down the line. Don’t quote me but I believe they escalate to murder.
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Andrea Owen 3 years ago
It is in most countries, except the paid healthcare because you don't need it in most countries.
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Jo Choto 3 years ago
There are a few business owners who have adopted this model and every single one of them has had more profits, better employee performance and satisfaction, less turnover and increased customer base as a result.
Elin Stenqvist 3 years ago
It's almost like socialism isn't so terrible after all.... /s
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Alma Muminovic 3 years ago
This shouldn't be someone going above and beyond for their employees. It should just be the norm..
T. D. Bostick 3 years ago
Workers work well when they're motivated financially for their business to survive.
ZAPanda 3 years ago
I believe the point is that USA has a thing of tips = salary in restaurants.
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Eb 3 years ago
This is a big reason why John Lewis in the UK is so popular. No employees as they're all partners, and their mission is to make their people happy, which they do by being a successful business. They really take care of their partners and their families, and they've been doing it for about a century.
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Mia Jensen 3 years ago
"Just because I am alone, does not mean I am lonely." One of my favourite quotes but I cannot remember who said it.
LH25 3 years ago
I have a friend who said the loneliest she ever felt was laying next to her now ex-husband and knowing the relationship was over.
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13 3 years ago
“I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone. It’s not. The worst thing in life is ending up with people who make you feel all alone.”
Lady Goofball 3 years ago
I felt the most lonely when I was in a dead marriage. Now that I'm single and live alone, I've never been happier! People would probably feel less lonely if they poked their heads out of their lonely place and helped others, joined a fun hobby club, a gym, volunteer at any number of places that help the community.....etc.
Rick Hoppenbrouwer 3 years ago
The most attractive people are the people who need other people the least.
Rens 3 years ago
This is how I feel too; I'm in a relationship but it's the best of both worlds. We live in the same building, enjoying each other's company as well as time apart. Sometimes we just hang out doing our own thing in companionable silence. I have felt endlessly alone in every other relationship I've had up until now.
Lynn Morello 3 years ago
ANY ONE can be lonely, it is not a thing selectively for single people.
However, don't be scared. In daily life, forgetting actually is actually beneficial.
Imagine that you lost your bank card. The new card you receive will come with a new PIN. Research in this field suggests that each time you remember the new code, you gradually forget the old one. This process improves access to relevant information, without old memories interfering.
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Bexxxxx 3 years ago (edited)
It’s unfortunately not the sweet story it sounds like, and the US ended up being pretty disrespectful to the Maasai* people :( https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/masai-cows-911-donate/
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Blue Mar 3 years ago
That's so true, I have tears in my eyes from this simply act of kindness.
Load More Replies... Imogene Cargeaux 3 years ago
The masai tribe is so fascinating. Y'all should really go watch all of the many documentaries about them. They're seriously the most incredible people.
Harri Ellis 3 years ago
Those who really afford to, contribute. Those who should, keep it all to themselves. There are a few exceptions.....
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Patricia Lazarus 3 years ago
That is amazing but so much like other stories of Japanese behaviour. they have a culture of loyalty and of consideration that is awe inspiring.
Frank Ropen 3 years ago
Not true https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/remote-hokkaido-train-station-stays-open-for-one-high-school-girl-perhaps-not
Mark Howell 3 years ago
If only she'd been around when Dr Beeching was doing his revue of UK railways
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Auntriarch 3 years ago
So, next time you think that you can't do anything big because you are too small....
D K 3 years ago
It can take a long time to do big, great things. Unfortunately many don’t have the patience for it.
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kjorn 3 years ago
that kind of job it's not a sprint, it's a marathon. government don't act for a marathon because the result is too long and wont appeal for election. they only act in sprint action
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
Many people don't realize that, less than 200 years ago, the entire country of India was covered with forests. But starting in 1857 it became British colonial policy to cut down every tree on both sides of every roadway for a distance of 5 kilometers on either side. Every roadway in the entire country. This essentially deforested India, making what was once forest into desert, and transformed the rainfall and temperature patterns, as well. What was the purpose of all of this tree cutting? Great Britain began its official military takeover of India in 1857 in order to protect the financial interests of the East India Company. The clear cutting was to prevent Indians from setting up ambushes to attack the British soldiers.
Bunzilla 3 years ago
I could see 5 meters, even maybe 50 if you want to build on the roadsides, but 5 kilometers?! That's ridiculous.
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Mary Peace 3 years ago
If you think you're too small to make a difference, you've never been alone in a room with a mosquito!
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Mia Jensen 3 years ago
Very few people would have the guts to do this. I hope he was not harmed in any way.
Living Example 3 years ago
Not only guts but the presence of mind to even react. No panic, just action.
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juice 3 years ago
after getting the dog out, he ran next door to his uncle’s house for help. together they alerted the rest of the family, and everyone made it out safely. (source: https://www.winknews.com/2020/02/13/he-pulled-his-sister-out-a-window-in-a-house-fire-and-went-back-in-to-save-the-family-dog-hes-5-years-old/)
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notquiteso anne 3 years ago
Where were his parents? It sounds like they saved themselves and left the kids and the dog to save themselves if they can
LONECOOLMAN 3 years ago
BACK WHEN I WAS AT WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, WE PENNED IN THE FOUR MAN ROOM. MEANING YOU WOULD SLIDE PENNIES INBETWEEN THE DOOR JAM AND DOOR. THIS WOULD PREVENT ANYONE IN THE ROOM FROM BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. GREAT PRANK. THEN AT ABOUT 2 AM THE FIRE ALARM GOES OFF! I SCRAMBLE OUT OF BED AND KNEW I HAD TO GET TO THAT DOOR. I DID AND GOT IT SUCCESSFULLY OPENED. NO MAJOR FIRE BUT WHAT A SCARE.
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J.A. Rogers 3 years ago
As an aside, Arthur Duncan became the lone black performer on "The Lawrence Welk Show," for many years to come. Tokenism? That's not for me to say. In any case, brava, Betty.
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Out of chocolate 3 years ago
Texas “La La La La we can’t hear you over our freedom”
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New Everywhere 3 years ago
For real! I was like ok "Costa Rica, you lookin like a whole snack right now"
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Stephanie Barr 3 years ago
And there was the literacy item above. I think that might be part of the situation. If countries with a fraction of our wealth can do things like this, so can we.
voodoo doc 3 years ago
lmao 'fossil fuels' no such thing. Oil is abundant and naturally occurring element, 2nd only to water. Wake up.
Marnie 3 years ago
Note that the last I heard, they still burn fossil fuels in cars, just like many other countries, but this is fantastic. If you haven't heard, they have great environmental laws, such as not being able to build close enough to the coast that you can see manmade structures from the sea. (I learned about that maybe 15 years ago, so this may have changed.)
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Cold Contagious 3 years ago
Such a generous selfless act of kindness, that the boy will treasure.
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Jesus Christ 3 years ago
sorry if this sounds rude, im just genrally curious. what condition did the boy have? i kind of feel bad for asking it..
Candia Lee 3 years ago
Juvenile Batten's Disease. It's complicated to understand, but basically genetic alteration of a gene that controls an essential protein. Lots of variations. Loss of vision, followed by continuing physical and mental deterioration.
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Call Me Mars 3 years ago
I was fortunate to see Notre Dame before it burned. I am glad its beauty has been restored.
May 3 years ago
It hasn't. This is a picture from the game. It will be years before Notre Dame is done
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Gavin Johnson 3 years ago
And millionaires are throwing money at it, they won’t support the poorest in society, they won’t pay living wages, they swerve their tax responsibility but they’ll give money to a cathedral that’s owned by a government and ran by the Catholic Church who have a net worth over $10b. It’s a building for crying out loud, a building. Stop spending private money on stuff and spend it on people FFS. It’s a landmark that benefits the French tourist industry, let France pay for it, it’s a cathedral that benefits the Catholic Church who PAY NO TAX, let them pay for it.
Joonscrab 3 years ago
Wanted to say exactly this!! So many millionaires and billionaires stepped up to support this building, while poor people die everyday with no healthcare, no food and shelter and security. I'm an architecture student, but this is disgusting to me lol
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A B C 3 years ago
As much as I hate them as a company, I seriously appreciate this.
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A B C 3 years ago
Whenever a rich person or company conducts an act of altruism, it's only for tax evasion. No wonder nobody is doing it anymore. Why can't we just APPRECIATE it for once, what's wrong with the world? As to the harassment claims, that's a completely different topic that has NOTHING to do with this, so it's just used to demote the selflessness that was shown here.
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Scott Kelly 3 years ago
While Ubisoft did offer to help in any way, and did donate money, they did not offer to hand over plans from the game. This is because while it obviously looks and represents Notre Dame in the game, there were a lot of changes made to accommodate game play and details were also altered. None of the sculptures, paintings, window details, etc. in the game were authentic to the real thing. This is due in part to France's copyright laws.. And after all "...cathedrals aren’t designed with murder in mind. But for the sake of Assassin’s Creed, Notre-Dame had to be."
Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago
They didn't hand over the plans. They handed over their scans and pictures they took. Like you said, everything had to be altered to meet business needs but the original reference images are still accurate. One instance I saw was they had close up photos used to model pews for the game that included the plaque of who donated the bench 100s of years ago. That one bench will be reproducible just because of that picture.
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Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
I still don't understand why they needed "donations". Isn't the Catholic church just about the wealthiest organization on the planet?
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April 3 years ago
It really is. Makes me wonder how many other things have connections like that, that we don't know about.
Load More Replies... Mark Howell 3 years ago
So does a serial killer dance to tell other serial killers where the best places are? (Asking for a friend) ;o)
Aeon Flux 3 years ago
There are definitely, unfortunately, places serial killers share.
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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
This isn't that shocking. Geographic profiling is the name, and it's been around long before someone realized serial killers don't stray too far from their "nest".... unless, of course, they do.
Alphabet Soupy 3 years ago
Serial killers move from place to place so they’re not constantly involved in the investigations, and bc police departments don’t share information as freely as we’d like.
Halana 3 years ago
Bees collect pollen and nectar where they are available. What predators are they evading? Sources for these bee behavior studies please. This "fact" sounds like a twisted version of studies on how bee colonies "decide" to use their foragers. Bees are actually very good at allocating resources to maximize nectar and pollen collection. "On Honey Bees and Dynamic Server Allocation in Internet Hosting Centers" 2004. Algorithms based on bee behavior have been very successful in reducing server farm costs.
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Mad Dragon 3 years ago (edited)
The umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby’s neck, so the doc threw on a gown and shoes and ran to her room to help.
Vicky Z 3 years ago
Imagine how badass you have to be to be able to deliver another baby while you are into labour yourself!! And then they say we are the weakest sex 🙄
La Kalypso 3 years ago
The expression "weakest sex" is, without the shadow of a doubt, a masculine "invention". Men never gave birth. They don't know. They just make s**t up when they're utterly scared that women might indeed be the "stronger sex"... ;-)
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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
I hope her immune system has been studied—-gently and respectfully, of course—-to find out what she’s doing, or what she was born with, that have helped her survive.
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Smilejustbecause 3 years ago
This was my exact reaction before I even saw your comment! :) wow ! I love all my panda people!
Load More Replies... Andy Acceber 3 years ago
Oof. I know it's tough to tattoo scar tissue, and a face tattoo would be especially painful. That's remarkably well done.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago
This is like wheels on luggage - why did it take us this long to think of something so obvious? Kudos to her and I hope her idea spreads. We should be offering this as a choice in every burn unit in the world.
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julie son 3 years ago (edited)
And I just discovered that one of my friends who barely finished high school is an antivaxxer who "refuses to put poisons in his children's' bodies" because clearly barely graduating high school gives you a superior understanding of science than that of the people who dedicated their lives understanding how organic chemistry works!
Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago (edited)
Its the Dunning-Kruger effect. A person overvalues their own competence because they are too ignorant to know how ignorant they are. Ignorance is not stupidity or the ability to reason. Its the lack of knowledge. That friend of yours doesn't have the tools to understand organic chemistry so he is left with sources who abuse his ignorance instead of trying to eliminate it. He can understand those sources so that's what he has to judge the world. Don't forget confirmation bias - we'd literally rather die than accept a source that does not confirm what we think we already know.
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the annoying theatre kid 3 years ago
this man dedicated his life to making a vaccine and people go on facebook for thirty minutes and are like vaccines cause autism!!
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
They got it the wrong way round. Autism causes Vaccines.
Load More Replies... leonardoA24 3 years ago
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Agnes Jekyll 3 years ago
Wonderful! Think of all the lives he saved from his work--and all those people--in labs, his teachers, his fellow researchers who helped him. Wonderful.
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Dimitrios Vougioukas 3 years ago
yes the "boy who harnessed the wind" I think
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Matthew Fox 3 years ago
A great story about a man educating himself and practically applying that knowledge... that is then ruined by shifting the focus to the piece of paper he got from an overpriced and overvalued institution of higher "learning." He was most likely a better problem-solver and thinker before he went to college.
Cydney Golden 3 years ago
Besides the movie there's an excellent children's book about this. The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
The "leg" on the right is no leg. The real leg is behind it. Look closer on the supporting horizontal beams and you will see that it indeed stands in a triangle.
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New Everywhere 3 years ago
These kind of stories...everyone can tell it's not the Excel spreadsheet that has me nearly in tears.
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 3 years ago
When I'm late to class I don't even know what I'm supposed to be doing
A B C 3 years ago
Yeah, me either. And this guy just owns it like a boss :D
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A_BadlyDrawnBearPic 3 years ago
Teacher: And these are two very famous unsolved problems George: *walks in* hi is this homework
Mel in Real Life 3 years ago
Scientists say that a Bumblebee's body is too big and its wings to small making it impossible for it to fly. But the Bumblebee didn't know this and it flew anyway!
Gin. No tonic 3 years ago
Scientists say that a Bumblebee's body is too big and its wings too small, which would make it impossible to fly IF the wings were flapping up-and-down. Bumblebee adapted to flap its wings differently, therefore its wings are a perfect size and it can fly.
Load More Replies... Jodie Johnson 3 years ago
No one told him he couldn't do it or that the problems were unsolvable. An excellent lesson if one cares to learn it!!
Emerald Ocean 3 years ago
So good things do come from being late to class. So kids should not get in trouble if they’re a few minutes late
D K 3 years ago (edited)
And here I was this morning accidentally putting the cereal in the fridge and the milk in the pantry
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GirlFriday 3 years ago
Twinning. It is a real thing. When my brothers were little, one of them got very, very sick with a lung infection and my parents thought they were going to lose him. He was placed in a oxygen tent for days and when he didn't get any better, the doctor suggested placing his healthy twin the tent with him. The sick twin showed improvement within 48 hours and made a full recovery within a week.
Axolotl King 3 years ago
That's really interesting! I wonder how it works?
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Thorfin Wolfsbane 3 years ago
If that was my sister, I'd never hear the end of it. "Let me have some of your fries, I DID save your life!"
La Kalypso 3 years ago
In short: disobey, break the rules when your intuition tells you so. Good on this nurse, she probably save that little dudette.
Rei 3 years ago
This is a beautiful piece of evidence why skin to skin contact is so important for newborn babies!
Terry Fergusson 3 years ago
and it will only cost you a $35 upcharge at a US hospital for that skin contact
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Vicky Z 3 years ago
There is actual proof that skin contact helps the premature babies and there is an actual profession where a person is doing exactly that! Just with a touch a premature's pulse, temperature, breathing can go back to normal after stressful medical procedures they have to handle! However i have doubts if the premature baby lifted its arm by itself! I believe it's not physically possible at such young age and i think the nurse put the arm around and she did a great job!
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Hans 3 years ago
"shot at in 1904" documents that in all times some humans were around who lack the very definition of being humane.
Hans 3 years ago
I just read that the ship from which the dolphin was shot later shipwrecked – and folklore has it that Pelorus Jack did not help that ship from the shooting incident on.
Load More Replies... A B C 3 years ago
What kind of arsehole shoots at an animal at all? (except hunting for food, but I think that's a different matter)
Load More Replies... Imogene Cargeaux 3 years ago
This is just like the orca in the PNW who was a lonely orca that loved humans and didn't have a pod ... someone eventually killed it for no reason...
SoozeeQ 3 years ago
The Cook Strait is a very dangerous stretch of water between the North and South Islands of New Zealand, even in today's times, let alone back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries without the navigational equipment we have today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelorus_Jack
Celesta 3 years ago
Given how serious sailors are about superstitions and such, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if his own crewmates didn't take care of that.
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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago
Its so sad the US refuses to implement social programs like free child care and free higher education because it fears "socialism" when it's clear these programs make huge impacts. But there is always money to bomb some poor brown people
Katherine Boag 3 years ago
They dont implement these programs because it might help black people.
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Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
For many years, I have wondered why high schools don't teach classes in childcare that are also childcare centers for the local low income families. Serve two needs at one time.
Tabitha Martel 3 years ago
A lot of times it's because the insurance required to have small children is too expensive for schools that are already strapped. Because 'merica. Guns before schools. (Child of teachers, administrators and a graduate of a HS that had a child care center briefly)
Load More Replies... Andy Acceber 3 years ago
I'm glad he did good things. But, just as a rule, the phrase "self-made millionaire" is bullshit. Rosen had $20,000 that he used to buy his first hotel. None of us are "self-made" anything. We're all a product of our families, communities, and cultures.
Dutchman Callypso 3 years ago
Why is this the first time I'm learning about this man, but everyone knows who Kylie Jenner is? Ffs.
Allen Lavine 3 years ago
Wow so you telling me if you give people the the tools they need to improve there lives most will so all the time Fox News said poc just want to be criminal was really people doing what they had to adapt to the environment there in wow
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
This is noteworthy because it's unusual. Most rich people don't help anybody.
Steve Fischer 3 years ago
It's time to take the money illegally stolen by billionaires and use it for the good of the people they stole it from. I'm looking at you Musk, Bezo,
Emerald Ocean 3 years ago
The world would be much better if all millionaires were like this and weren’t corrupted by their power and money
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Hi, I'm Mars! 3 years ago
That's so sweet. When I was having really bad kidney problems a few years back, my own brother (who used to treat me very poorly) offered to donate one of his kidneys to me after doctors said I'd likely need a transplant.
Maiun 3 years ago
Peoples can surprise you. I hope he was a match and you're doing well. From another renal tx recipient.
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Artsy Bookworm 3 years ago (edited)
Same. https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/defying-rain-over-4800-people-queue-for-stem-cell-test-to-help-5-yr-old-fighting-cancer-5612164/ found the link
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Saint Thomas 3 years ago
A vaaaast majority of us will never get assaulted by a gang while leaving a Hong Kong nightclub, though.
Load More Replies... Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
So when he said, "You should see the other EIGHT guys," he wasn't talking BS.
Proxima Centauri 3 years ago
T'ai Chi is the underlying principle, in the West commonly known as the yin/yang principle. The name of the exercise is T'ai Chi Ch'uan, which can be trained as a martial art, or just as a health mind/body exercise. Ch'uan can mean fist, but not necessarily, it can also mean practical system. This is the old (Wade-Giles) way of western spelling, the modern (pinyin) is taiji quan. I have done T'ai Chi Ch'uan for 47 years, and have been teaching for 25 years, but is now retired, exept for two private students.
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Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
He's one with the Force and the Force is with him (I loved that character :).)
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ToyWyvern 3 years ago (edited)
Yes, you're right! I've heard this story before.
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LakeMonster 3 years ago
She's better known as Dr. Joyce Brothers, a famous psychologist. And the post kinda positions the story that they did this because of her gender. But according to the producer, they fixed the show to prevent or allow contestants to advance based on their popularity all the time. Still crooked, but not sexist.
Vicky Z 3 years ago
The producers would never admit they were sexists obviously
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Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
She is better known under her married name as "Dr Joyce Brothers." She went on to host a very popular talk show in the early days of TV that offered therapeutic advice to members of the audience. A formula that set the tone and pattern for the dozens of similar shows.
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Mad Dragon 3 years ago
I watched this episode when it first aired. It was amazing, my entire family was cheering in our living room when he said that!
Kindlovinghumble 3 years ago
Us too. When he used his lifeline we were like "oh no! He doesn't know it??" But what a twist! We were so giddy and excited for him!
Load More Replies... Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
I was on the show later that same season and all day the 30+ people in our contestant group talked about him. I didn't win but made enough to seriously improve my credit rating. Look up "Stan Flouride" on YT and you can watch me chatting with Regis Philbin and answering questions.
Rod Egret 3 years ago
The last question was about a Potus playing on a TV show I think. I'm curious to know what the question about John Carpenter was....
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
I wonder if after that player, the show added tougher questions or intentionally screened for less knowledgeable players. It's a cool one-time story, but it would be tough on a new show's ratings if it happened repeatedly.
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ima cat 3 years ago
Slightly wrong, though. His wife dared him to keep going.
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Adam Jeff 3 years ago
Is it just me or does he seem to age 10 years between the first two pictures?
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Don Golosso 3 years ago
R.I.P. Everyone who died in 9/11 and in the years after as victims of the US retaliation of 9/11.
CharliAnn Olney 3 years ago
Aaaaand, it would had been better to let them get away with it?
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Johnny Pierce 3 years ago (edited)
I worked on the 56th floor of the North Tower and it took me until 2020 to visit the site or even go near it. It's a solemn, stark but beautiful place....
Raven DeathShade 3 years ago
My grandpa was in the Pentagon when it was bombed. My dad was a little younger than I am now, and he remembers how worried he was for him. But my grandpa's fine. A 60-year-old who acts like a child (nothing wrong with him mentally, he's always been an abusive jerk), but fine.
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Amanita Virosa 3 years ago
The Survivor Tree, it's Callery pear tree, it's very scared up as you can imagine. They forgot to mention it has had a babies — hundreds of them. There are now Survivor Tree “daughters” growing in Orlando, Paris and Newtown, Conn., among other places that have been struck by heartbreaking events.
Nadine Debard 3 years ago
And peace for the survivors, those who went through hell an can barely sleep at night.
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Carey Cakes 3 years ago
The OKC bombing memorial also has a survivor tree. It was right next to the building but, despite taking massive damage, it survived. It's HUGE now.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
What a lovely memorial. The stories of heroism and survival from that awful day are amazing. They help offset the tragedy of all the lives lost. Maybe just a little, but that’s better than nothing.
BorPand8 3 years ago
In 2010 they planted it were the towers stood -- seems like a bit of bad editing there
Load More Replies... Lynn Morello 3 years ago
Terrorism, doesn't care about religion, faith, gender, age or nationality. They just care about killing as many people as they can.
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Mia Jensen 3 years ago
https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/history/Mariya-Oktyabrskaya-story/ For more info.
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Devil's Advocate 3 years ago
But, America tells us homeless people are all horrible, are they just lying again? Surely not? /S
Load More Replies... Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
This is a great story. But homelessness in USA won't be fixed by non-profits doing outreach. Free healthcare, including metal health, guaranteed basic income and total overhaul of the "justice" system would be a good start to addressing the problem.
Eb 3 years ago
When I was a student, I was doing a temp job in the City of London and found a wallet stuffed full with notes on the pavement. I tracked down the owner via one of the business cards in it, called him from a phone box (this was before mobiles) and then walked it over to the futures exchange where he worked. Didn't even come down to say thank you. And they say bankers are all heartless bastards!
ZAPanda 3 years ago
"07 Nov 2018 — There are nearly 1.5 million vacant homes in the United States, or 1.5 percent of all homes, according to a new report from real estate data" - usatoday.com . "There are an estimated 553,742 people in the United States experiencing homelessness on a given night, according to the most recent national point-in-time estimate (January 2017). This represents a rate of approximately 17 people experiencing homelessness per every 10,000 people in the general population." = endhomelessness.org. Conclusion: Each homeless person could ALMOST be given THREE HOUSES FOR FREE and the homeless problem in USA would be solved.
Sterling Hill 3 years ago
Do we think there would be one chance in 100,000,000 this man would have been able to actually CASH that check? "Touched by his honesty..."
Marsha Peters 3 years ago
Full HONESTY pays rich rewards to our souls and, in Elmer Alvarez's case, real monetary benefits. Thank you, Elmer !!
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Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
74 minutes is more than enough time to create an eternal bond between mother and child.
Auntriarch 3 years ago
She didn't want other parents to face what she was facing. Amazing strength and empathy
Artsy Bookworm 3 years ago
I can't even imagine the pain of the mother. To willingly give over your newborn baby even though she was going to die anyway. That's just so sad and beautiful.
Matthew Fox 3 years ago
That child lived for 74 minutes "after birth." She was alive from the instant of conception.
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BasedWang 3 years ago
seriously .... so much more enjoyable then the assholes in restaurant list
Load More Replies... royal_antelope 3 years ago
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MaggieWest 3 years ago
I wish BP would stop censoring non-swear words, my eyes saw the black bar and my mind went somewhere else for a second like "Jeez, they're doing WHAT to the elephants in Sri Lanka?!
A.J Milne 3 years ago
I didnt mean that in a bad way, im just fed up with people not giving a damn.
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Navindu Wijewardena 3 years ago
But this is not really applied. Lots of people get away. I'm from Sri Lanka
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Jyri Hakola 3 years ago
Damn.. On top ot the use of tools the ravens have now also domesticated the wolf....
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Widdershins66 3 years ago
I Love the idea of tipsy bees 🐝, and bouncer bees too, makes me giggle
Katy McMouse 3 years ago
Leave it to Australia for giving me something to laugh about for the rest of the day.
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
I've seen yellow jackets get drunk after going after wine coolers and margaritas. Pretty funny!!
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SoozeeQ 3 years ago
Perhaps, they thought they had nothing to lose, if the baby was going to die without surgery.
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Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
Wait what?! That's incredible. How would one even consider the possibility of this procedure?
Candia Lee 3 years ago
Fetal surgery began in 1981 in California, using endoscopy to relieve a urinary blockage. Fetal heart valve surgery followed. Then, after many successful short surgeries that apparently didn't require such a lengthy 5 hour spinal tumor removal, this doctor decided to give it a try and won.
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Adam Belaire 3 years ago
Which inspired (no doubt) the episode on House that pretty much did the same thing (Season 3 episode 17 "Fetal Position")
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urszulat 3 years ago
Emma Gatewood, mother of 11 children and a survivor of domestic violence. (1887 - 1973)
Veronica Sjöberg 3 years ago
She was 67 so I guess the children were a bit older and could take care of themselves.
Load More Replies... Heather Menard 3 years ago
This is on my bucket list. Unfortunately they don't allow dogs on a lot of the trail. It's to bad they are great company and a great gaurd at night
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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 3 years ago
My mom actually used this for my sister and I! All the books I got were really good.
BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 3 years ago
I love Dolly. She's such a good person that really cares.
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Monday 3 years ago
You'd think the police would chase down that lead before locking him up, rather than leaving it up to a lawyer to check later....
Katherine Boag 3 years ago
Unfortunately police in the US are only obliged to use evidence that incriminates people, not evidence that exonerates them
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LisaMarie 3 years ago
The documentary Long Shot on Netflix about the case is well worth watching.
SoozeeQ 3 years ago
Thanks for the tip. I just checked out the trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDxISykYRc4. Looks great, and I can't wait to see the full documentary. I wonder how long it will be be before a movie is created? My bet is on Sandra Bullock as the prosecutor and Damien Lewis as the defence attorney.
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 3 years ago
The question is, how did he get convicted if he wasn't there, and therefore there was zero evidence linking him to the crime? It's estimated that perhaps 20% of all black and brown people in prison are innocent.
RandomHumanBean 3 years ago
that poor man, it took his lawyer finding images that the police could have easily found to get out of jail, but he had already lost 6 months, and that can be a lot of time.
Kira Okah 3 years ago (edited)
The police had a recording of the actual dude involved ordering the hit on the girl in one detective's car for over a year and just never bothered listening to it. The hit was ordered from a police lockup phone! The police had evidence that could have exonerated him before he was even arrested if they had listened to it in the first place.
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SusanS 3 years ago
Is that because of a worldwide pandemic forcing people to isolate? Because I seriously doubt humanity has grown.
Rijkærd 3 years ago (edited)
Absolutely....without tourists in the parks poachers would be easily tracked by the rangers and as happy as the scenario looks like; majority of the poachers are the same KWS rangers in cahoots with the higherups....its a dirty circle you wouldn't believe its extent...FYI; I've worked there as a graduate intern n gotten fired for exposing illegalities in the system.
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Harri Ellis 3 years ago
Thank you park rangers who risk their lives to protect endangered animals!
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Lolly 3 years ago (edited)
I am blessed to be the mum of an autistic child, not from birth but from having meningitis as a baby. He is the funniest, cutest most adorable boy in the whole world. He goes to mainstream school but he is not a big people person. He has laughed me through the last 14 years and I am honoured to call him my son. This is my worst fear for him, for someone to demean and belittle him.
Violet Jensen 3 years ago
There’s no link between infections and autism. It just takes a few years for the symptoms to truly manifest.
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ZAPanda 3 years ago
Jocks are often insecure and bully smarter people in order to feel better about themselves and the fact that their lives are mediocre. Only a few of them make it to the "big time" on TV or in pro sports. It's really sad. Majority of bullies I was at school with are now basically nobodies.
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ChimeraBubbles 3 years ago
This would have been a better story if he didn't have to experience dis/ableism in the first place but here we are. Glad he used his voice and got justice.
ZAPanda 3 years ago
the whole "Sticks and stones" nursery rhyme is BS. cruel words from anyone can traumatise a person for life. Speaking from experience here. Took me ages (autistic) to learn to socialise due to cruel comments.
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Ciara Stone 3 years ago
Those stripes on that cat are seriously f*****g with head rn. To me, it looks like each stripe is a huge vein/artery, like an optical illusion. Anyone else seeing that or just me?
DC 3 years ago
Seems to stick out a bit, yeah ... like reinforcing structure on cast plastic parts or so, it looks to me. Or, yeah, blood vessels right beneath the surface...
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DC 3 years ago
The fur pattern is special, and especially nice. It's a shame we can't just look at them, acknowledge their beauty, and leave it be ... I mean, I certainly can, most of us can, but a minority of undeserved relevance just doesn't. Just leaving wildlife alone, can it be THAT hard???
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EEF🤓 3 years ago
It's so sad I havnt heard of her before. But I know waaaay too much about stupid celebrities.
Katherine Boag 3 years ago
If she's the next einstein, wheres the wife that she stole half her papers from?
Kendra Miller 3 years ago
There is a lot of pressure on geniuses to keep hammering at their particular field and faults and mistakes are preyed upon. I hope she is able to do lots of good, have lots of fun and has a great life :)
ZAPanda 3 years ago
That wasn't hard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabrina_Gonzalez_Pasterski
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Corey Smith 3 years ago
When you see complex physics calculations on the show, they are real and put in by the writers.
Out of chocolate 3 years ago
https://theinfosphere.org/Futurama_theorem This is my favorite relevant tidbit
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Hi, I'm Mars! 3 years ago
It's beautiful how intelligent animals are. Shame on those who mistreat/abuse them and say they're nothing more than stupid animals!
smugdruggler 3 years ago
How much evidence do we need before we accept that these animals are sentient beings?
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Kat Sotiriou 3 years ago
Couldnt agree more, we all have strong suits and things we accel at!! so keep doing you!!!
Monkey Spunk 3 years ago
I've worked with people with who have Phd's who are utterly useless for anything but research, I'm surprised most of them can dress themselves.
IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago
As Einstein said"If you judge a fish by the way he climbs a tree, he will live his whole life believing he is stupid. Just because you may fail in one thing does not mean you won't excel in another.
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UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
I generally don’t like violence, but when it’s against Nazis I’ll make a happy exception.
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Samantha Lomb 3 years ago
These sorts of standardized tests really don't test ability but they do a great job of gatekeeping poor kid or kids with learning disabilities out of universities.
julie son 3 years ago
I don't know if that applies to Brazil. In my country the admittance to university exams were specific to the degree you were applying for, and simply tested your knowledge of the subjects need for that specialty. Requirements however were high, and it was common for students to spend an extra year or even more after high school staying home and studying.
Load More Replies... Ikonye St. Jude 3 years ago
That's one happy mother. And the look of his sister's face is priceless too.
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Kendra Miller 3 years ago
Having access to a library would have seriously helped this guys journey.
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Burs 3 years ago
They also charge you about 95 euros a month for the most basic healthcare even if you are poor. The netherlands is been destroyed by capitalism
Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
It’s not just basic healthcare, it’s all healthcare and if you are poor, you get compensated by the government so you barely pay anything. Also, still better than dying because you can’t afford insuline (which is free with this insurance) or going bankrupt because you had cancer (which you also don’t pay for with this insurance).
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Picklechino 3 years ago
It should be noted that this was specifically an all girls school which recognises that women need these skills too.
Guy MacGregor 3 years ago
Well it is taught in driving schools. Depend maybe of your country, but this seems pretty normal.
GirlFriday 3 years ago
This was taught at my high school. We had a driver education course that covered basic car repairs including changing your own oil and flat tires, how to check the fluid levels, etc., what to do in case of an accident, and more.
Guy MacGregor 3 years ago
As far as I know, it is. No idea what country OP is from though (obviously not Australia).
Load More Replies... Lynn Morello 3 years ago
That was something my dad made sure his kids knew before they got their drivers license, especially my sister and myself, He didn't want us to risk having to flag someone down if we got a flat tyre.
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Kira Okah 3 years ago (edited)
Uses non toxic chemicals in the processing I've heard, but I haven't heard what they are, seems to be worded very specifically ("PVC free" rather than "plastic free" is very specific). I very much expect that this, like every hyped plant leatherette I've seen, is not plastic free.
Dodo 3 years ago
Seriously, real leather is more environmentally friendly than vegan leather. Lasts longer, for one thing.
Load More Replies... royal_antelope 3 years ago
i am not really sure if leather is actually environmentally unfriendly. i have leather purse that is 36 years old and still on very well condition. i use it nearly every day, just like my mom did before me. even though there were chemicals involved in production - how many vegan leather (=plastic) purses would have gone to waste in this time?
Dodo 3 years ago
In this case 'environmentally unfriendly' = 'using animal products'. I'm vegetarian but even I know that if cows are still killed for meat, using their hide for leather makes far more sense and is way more respectful to the animal.
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... I always wonder how people never caring about ecological impacts become advocats for the oh-so-natural and oh-so-environmentally-flawless leather whenever it is confronted with an at least cruelty-free alternative. Leather processing is just about the most toxic thing done in industrial scale at all (one of the worst at least - also consuming the workers' health in some halfdevelopd country, where we don't have to see it...), and for sure the most toxic process of the fashion industry. Also - whatever may be not perfect with plantbased leather alternatives, them not being made of a killed animal gives them a headstart at least. I guess it's not about facts and their comparison, but about being against anything vegan just because. Can't explain this any different.
Kira Okah 3 years ago
This one has been repeated many times. They all fade into obscurity after the hype dies down and people realise that it's another pile of plastic with added leaf bits.
Load More Replies... Beth L 3 years ago
Why use slow-growing cactuses from a fragile ecosystem? Why not byproducts from produce processing, or something else from the waste stream?
M O'Connell 3 years ago (edited)
It's made from prickly-pear cactus, which is widely cultivated for food. This is not made from wild plants.
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Mash up the leaves, dry out the mash, mix it with unspecified chemicals.
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Kira Okah 3 years ago
Been hearing about this one for ages. Most of them go quiet when the hype goes down and people realise that the stuff is - again - plastic with added leaf bits.
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Anne Reid 3 years ago
Joseph N. Skipper. He got $54 and served 15 years. In 2020, he was arrested for a home invasion where he beat and robbed an elderly woman, getting about the same amount of money. So a real POS who preys on elderly women in their own homes late a night.
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Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
The USA has an "opt-in" policy for organ donation - you have to deliberately choose to be an organ donor. Please opt in.
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Karen White 3 years ago
If course she is a national heroine. She is gorgeous as well. What a lovely lady.
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Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
For 30 years 9 people never noticed their spouses getting out of bed at 4 am. Yeah right.
Candia Lee 3 years ago
Yep. Not all couples spoon, share a bed, or even a bedroom, especially if he snores. My fella has terrible hearing, even with his hearing aids in, so he won't wake if I leave the room unless the pups get him up.
Load More Replies... Mistralok 3 years ago
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/it-aint-over-the-business-secret_n_1607385?IMissMyGrandma= https://www.facebook.com/The9Nanas/
SoozeeQ 3 years ago
Thanks for the link, this is gorgeous! Where's a movie producer when you want one?
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 3 years ago
I love this idea, but how do you get hold of somebody's household bills anonymously?
Rose Rosee 3 years ago
Sometimes utility companies have charity accounts, like when you pay your bill you can donate a few dollars to help someone else. Otherwise, then that I don't know🤷🏽♀️
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Mia Jensen 3 years ago
Thank you!!!!!!! I live in Australia and we only have one season: Summer.
Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
I live in the UK. I'd like to thank the caveman who discovered how to make fire.
Stephanie A Mutti 3 years ago
Thank you, as a transplant from the North to the South, I LOVE A/C
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Jayne Kyra 3 years ago (edited)
I´m watching Critical Role now and I wish I had people to play with. Sadly, DnD is not a thing where I live.
Gavin Johnson 3 years ago
Search D and D online. Loads of groups, loads of chat, a community awaits you! 😀
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ima cat 3 years ago
Ok...but he says we're not taking climate change "seriously enough" but he just HAS to ride in his superyacht that uses the same amount of gas in 7 miles as the average car will in a year :|
Jean Thompson 3 years ago
What have these comments got to do with the entry??
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L. Murphy 3 years ago
So nice to see an ex NFL player doing something useful instead of collecting endorsements, luxury cars/homes and super models.
Karis Ravenhill 3 years ago
Or cracking from the effects of CTE and murdering their whole family before committing suicide.
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 3 years ago
There are so many fantastic players and ex-players in the NFL who have used their wealth and position to give back to others.
ALEXANDER DALE 3 years ago
There are more good NFL players than bad ones, but media focuses on the bad people who do terrible things.
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A Packer's player, who has a medical degree, quit to go back into medicine to help with the Covid crisis.
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SoozeeQ 3 years ago
Not just her owner, she led many others down the stairwell too. An excellent book was written about her called "Thunder Dog". Well worth reading. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9659034-thunder-dog. 9659034.jpg 
Jo Choto 3 years ago
The stairways were so crowded and smoke was coming up there, and he was really scared that she would die on the stairwell, so he released her and told her to go. A couple of minutes later, she came back up and nudged his hand. She refused to leave him. We do not deserve dogs.
Brandy Grote 3 years ago
She stopped part way down to help a person who was having a panic attack, too!
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BlackestDawn 3 years ago
Imagine that, treat someone like a decent human and they behave like a decent human.
royal_antelope 3 years ago
whaaaaat people are less messed up when you treat them right??? omg who would have thought????
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IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago
That is so sad. My own mother died of cancer and I was so privileged to be there at her bedside when she died. I stayed in her home to look after her while she was ill and held her hand as she breathed her last. She did not want do die in a hospice without any members of her family around her and I wasn't going to let that happen. Not after all she did for me. It was my last gift to her and I was more than happy to be able to do that for her. I will always miss you and love you Mum.
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
I was with both of my parents when they died. Hardest thing I have ever done.
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Harri Ellis 3 years ago
I am doing my best every 56 days, but I will never catch up to him! PLEASE give blood. You never know when you might need it!
Bethan Coleman 3 years ago
Sadly in the England you are not allowed to donate blood if you have ever received a transfusion.
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Hedgehogpanda 3 years ago
I love wild kratts. Can't find the newer episodes though. Not on Netflix.
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 3 years ago
Important info. If you are attacked by a big ol' reptilian (and I don't mean the Bush family) you have a couple of options. Hard to stay clear in the moment, but maybe one day it will save your life. If you can stick your fingers up their nose, they are likely to release. If you can poke their eyes in some way, that will also cause them to release you. If you are in the water (most likely place for an attack) and you have an arm or leg in the mouth, try and push that limb, or another limb as far as you can into its mouth. There is a flap at the back of their throat that stops the water going into their lungs when their mouth is open. If you can nudge that flap, water will go in and they will very quickly release you. They mostly attack in or close to water. If you have to run from one, run away from water. You do not need to run zigzag or anything like that. You just run.
Synsepalum 3 years ago
At least in Florida. Here in Montana, it might not prove so useful.
Load More Replies... Karis Ravenhill 3 years ago
"TV will rot your brain!", I have learned more from TV, Movies & Documentaries than I ever did at school.
Harri Ellis 3 years ago
And then there was the teacher who said gators won't eat people because they are vegetarians. Come on down to the sunshine state and try out your theory.
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Kendra Miller 3 years ago
I hope all towns and cities will operate like this. If you need something, you purchase the digital file. It will then be made to order at the local recycling center using recycled material. 3D printing is getting more and more capable everyday. One day most materials will cycle in a loop within a city, with periodic injections of new material shipped around the world.
Load More Replies... Dodo 3 years ago
Thinking about it, if we ever do colonise other planets, that'll really cut down on cargo. You can just 3D print everything you need.
Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
Still need the stuff you use to print and it will take more room as plastic in containers then as finished tools. There’s print and packaging waste.
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T Simmons 3 years ago
I was just about to go on a murderous rampage but I saw the censored word so I wont
Gavin Johnson 3 years ago
I think you’ll find it’s mur erous. Your failure to censor the word has triggered something inside me and I’m off to k ll some mo herfuc er now. 😜
Load More Replies... Goth mouse (they/them) 3 years ago (edited)
They dont just eat penguins? Also sadly theyre an invasive introduced species not native to australia that wipes out endangered wildlife
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lazyNinjaCat 3 years ago
It is! Well, not animated, but its a movie. It's called Oddball and is one of my all-time faves.
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RandomHumanBean 3 years ago (edited)
however, when my school decided to shift to a 4 day school week during covid with zoom calls and only each class every 3 days, that didnt go well.
DC 3 years ago
0.8*1.4=1.12 - which translates into 12 % overall increasation of performance, which I think is the most win-win ever to achieve by mere rescheduling an otherwise unchanged situation. Less work hours and therefore more staff should be the norm among those jobs that require a lot of education and offer good pay - were I to live on my own and not support parents, I'd ask my boss if we could arrange a 75% job for me, so that I could work three days of 10 hours each (longer, I'm not allowed to work around here), so I'd have a 3-day-week - which would then offer me more life in my given lifetime. As I don't havd kids, the day will come where I will at least try if this can be made possible.
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SusanS 3 years ago
And instead of a picture of her, we get a picture of Jack Black whose contributions are bupkiss.
Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
No offence, Jack (I love your work), but I wouldn't expect you to come from the womb of such a genius.
Vera1 3 years ago
For once, I wish her accomplishments were told without mentioning her (male) offspring. There is absolutely no reason for a picture of Jack Black, or even mentioning him, she is enough as she is
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
I think it's worth mentioning him, as it gives some context. But I agree 100% that HER photo should be here. Not his.
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John Dilligaf 3 years ago
what a commentary on the US's social/economic system that it expects women in labor to still continue to work at their jobs.
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Karis Ravenhill 3 years ago
If we stopped listening to politicians or having them in the job, took a bunch of 6yr old kids and showed them each of the world's problems, they'd say simple things like "that lady shouldn't lose her home to pay bills because she's sick, hospital should be free for her" and every stupid fuc*ing problem we adults have caused would be solved in 5 goddamn minutes. From the mouth of babes, we're not the ones who should be leading.
royal_antelope 3 years ago
this is not a feel good story, this is a good deed in a dystopian nightmare
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ChimeraBubbles 3 years ago
Me too and I imagine the relief would have made him laugh too!
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WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago
Strangers peeping through your windows, walking into your house and invading your privacy all of the time isn't exactly a simple life.
Don Golosso 3 years ago
You just don't have to mind all the tourists that visit your village 365 days a year.
Sharon Heim 3 years ago
Don't you wish that every place could be as idyllic as this? I want to live somewhere like this!
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Mia Jensen 3 years ago
I want someone who would do this with me. It would be horrible if they got divorced later on in life though.
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Karis Ravenhill 3 years ago
Everyone loves to party with the Scots, and we don't care if you're famous, we just wanna have a drink and a laugh with you.
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Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
That’s weird to say though. Having $4200 in the US is nothing, while in a poor country it makes you rich.
Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago
Yes. I recently crunched some numbers and realised that money in different countries isn't as simple as converting currencies. In the US minimum wage is $7.25 p.h. and it's not enough to live on. If you convert it, that's ZAR111 p.h. which would be a pretty good salary in South Africa.
Load More Replies... Jo Choto 3 years ago
The thing is, it depends upon the cost of living in the country where you live. For example, if you have $10 and your bread is $3 and your milk is $2 and your eggs are $4, then you are not well off. But if you have $10 and your food is 50c, 40c and 90c, then you are better off.
Candia Lee 3 years ago
No possessions? Phone, PC, clothes, furniture, conveyance? Nothing?
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steven 3 years ago
sadly he passed away as a result of prostate cancer. Guys, get checked. It's as simple as a blood test to see if there may be an issue that needs to be looked at. Also, ask your parents if there is a history in your family
Brandon Marlowe 3 years ago
PSA blood test is crap but sadly, the best we have. My PSA level tests extremely high all the time and has prompted my doctor to perform 3 prostate biopsies over the last 15 years; all of which were negative (luckily). They need to devise a better test.
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Fat Harry 3 years ago
Did his wife thank him? If he hadn't won, she'd have been angry that he wasted the money saved from the OJ on lottery tickets!
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Anne Reid 3 years ago (edited)
To be fair, Sears played a huge role in their own demise too, refusing to make an online presence even though other major retailers did.
Load More Replies... Harri Ellis 3 years ago
I live in small town Florida, and there are quite a few of them here. Most have been restored.
Bacony Cakes 3 years ago
nah they had to get the whole neighbourhood to do it
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Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
When actors can’t act and need real life resentment fostered to make it seem believable…
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Xottel 3 years ago (edited)
In my language a 'ventilator' is basically a fan. So this took me a minute...
Lynn Morello 3 years ago
A ventilator is a machine that helps/forces you to breathe, Not just a fan.
Load More Replies... Demi Zwaan 3 years ago
Well, good luck with that, with all those antivaxxed using up the ventilators.
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SoozeeQ 3 years ago
Ha! He then went to Blockbuster, to ask them to invest, and they refused, saying "it would never take off".
Kisses4Katie 3 years ago
And then blockbuster had a chance to buy them out before they started streaming. Oops.
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Debra Timah 3 years ago
I still haven't forgiven Netflix for their computer pop-up ads, early on.
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Vanta Black 3 years ago
And then he mysteriously vanished without so much as a Blue's Clue until 2021.
Nikki Hilton 3 years ago
It clearly says, "left-over from a charity event" so you can take your performative outrage somewhere else.
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Lee 3 years ago
Thank you! Also mean comments on looks or weight (for all genders) are not fun either. Even if you later say you were teasing.
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Lyone Fein 3 years ago
You don't have to be rich to buy a few shares of Coca Cola. Just buy one or two for a few dollars, and let the dividend reinvestment keep increasing what you own. Coke has only increased in value over the last 100 years. Do yourself a favor.
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SoozeeQ 3 years ago
I think this was on BP before. There's a movie called "The Great Imposter", starring Tony Curtis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Waldo_Demara
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
Everything on this list has been on BP before.
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ChimeraBubbles 3 years ago
Yep, listen with the sound muted and a horror film becomes less scary.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
Provided your playback equipment is actually capable of reproducing those sounds. No LCD television, and nearly no consumer-grade stereo equipment can reproduce sounds below 20Hz.
Candia Lee 3 years ago
Someone in my neighborhood has a car stereo that plays infrasound. I'm guessing it's off a shelf, so consumer-grade. Most TVs can produce infrasound, but a bass booster is needed to get the physical body response. It takes more amplification for the effect to be noticed, but a modern sound bar with base boost should do the trick. I'm sure stereo equipment also handles infrasound if you want it to.
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Vanta Black 3 years ago
Yeah. For starters you have to buy the car. Literally the first part of the first sentence.
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Dave In MD 3 years ago
You have to put a minimum number of miles on the car so it can be imported as "used" and the import duties are much less and the difference covers the cost of the free stuff you received.
Candia Lee 3 years ago
That makes sense. I thought it was just a cool vacation package.
Load More Replies... Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
All the costs are wrapped into the cost of the car. You're paying.
Brendan Roberts 3 years ago
Thanks, but no thanks. I'll buy a second-hand banger, so I'm able to put food on the table.
Burs 3 years ago
Smart. They talk as if most of us could afford that volvo anyway
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Monkey Love 3 years ago
Most of the European's do something similar. They've been doing it forever. My pediatrician did this in the 80's.
Máté Jancsek 3 years ago
so you can pollute the air with the plane, and then with the car, as well... wow, what a deal
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Monday 3 years ago
There's more to this. He didn't just randomly decide to disown his son, he did it after Jaycee was arrested for drug possession. Beyond that he's an actor and singer like his father, so he certainly can make his own money. It's worth noting too that Jackie has an estranged daughter too whom he has never met despite her being an adult by now and neither of the two want anything to do with each other.
EEF🤓 3 years ago (edited)
She is gay and he disowned her. I loved jackie until I started reading about him and his life. He beat the s**t out of his ex wife too. Hes an arsehole.
Load More Replies... Rijkærd 3 years ago
Some of this is just like PR stunts I think...we would never be privy to their wills so I think its just bullshit trying to say to everyone that you wont give your kids s**t....its your money. Deal with it as you see fit no need to shout to the world. How about giving to current needy situations rather than wait for your death
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UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago (edited)
The outer dwarf planets’ years boggle the mind. Eris was discovered in 2005, and will complete its first year since that discovery in 2564. The year it completed in 2005 was started in 1446. 😳
debrina blackmoon 3 years ago (edited)
A dwarf planet is STILL a PLANET. You probably think Earth is flat and are anti-vax, maybe also anti-LGBT+ and a racist, too.
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Gavin Johnson 3 years ago
A positive page. Like it a lot. Stop censoring words though. Suicide, kill, die etc are all words that are in use daily in our countries, stop being so weak. If the story is about death or suicide then they deserve to have the full weight of the language that fits.
ZAPanda 3 years ago
Especially if the person's life was lost in service of a higher cause eg the kids that donated their organs etc. It reduces the impact of that act.
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Sinead Heneghan 3 years ago
Ireland has never forgotten the Choctaws’ generosity. Now Irish people are reciprocating by donating to a fund for Navajo and Hopi communities hit by Covid-19. Soul family.
Dorothy Cloud 3 years ago
What a wonderful thing to read about. Won't hear about it here on our News programs. All of them are so biased.
Load More Replies... Roger Haywood 3 years ago (edited)
Why is Bored Panda sensoring certain words? We know what they are, so why sensor them? Bad words meanings don't change, so sensoring them makes no sense.
Roger Haywood 3 years ago
I don't know why I put an S in censoring. I thought it looked wrong. Sorry.
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Gavin Johnson 3 years ago
A positive page. Like it a lot. Stop censoring words though. Suicide, kill, die etc are all words that are in use daily in our countries, stop being so weak. If the story is about death or suicide then they deserve to have the full weight of the language that fits.
ZAPanda 3 years ago
Especially if the person's life was lost in service of a higher cause eg the kids that donated their organs etc. It reduces the impact of that act.
Load More Replies... Sinead Heneghan 3 years ago
Ireland has never forgotten the Choctaws’ generosity. Now Irish people are reciprocating by donating to a fund for Navajo and Hopi communities hit by Covid-19. Soul family.
Dorothy Cloud 3 years ago
What a wonderful thing to read about. Won't hear about it here on our News programs. All of them are so biased.
Load More Replies... Roger Haywood 3 years ago (edited)
Why is Bored Panda sensoring certain words? We know what they are, so why sensor them? Bad words meanings don't change, so sensoring them makes no sense.
Roger Haywood 3 years ago
I don't know why I put an S in censoring. I thought it looked wrong. Sorry.
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