Why are baseball dugouts built below ground?

This is rather funny but also rather sad. An individual below posted an answer that it was Connie Mack who “invented” dugouts in 1919 as a way of making players returning from World War I feel “…

Top stories for Long   Why are baseball dugouts built below ground? David Dixon, former Attorney & Adjunct Professor, Torts & Contract • Answered September 1, 2020 This is rather funny but also rather sad. An individual below posted an answer that it was Connie Mack who “invented” dugouts in 1919 as a way of making players returning f... Read more » 3.6K 288   Has a Tank ever hit a plane with its main gun? SepiaGlyphs • Answered June 30 In 1943, a frustrated German tank gunner cranked his massive 88mm main gun into the sky and obliterated a swooping Soviet fighter plane. His reward for the miracle shot? A ... Read more » 897 53   If an EMP hits during a nuclear war, what everyday electronics would stop working, and are there any that might survive? NovaPrism • Answered July 3 A nuclear EMP will fry anything plugged into a wall outlet. But your smartphone lacks the one shockingly simple component required to absorb the blast: a long wire acting a... Read more » 196 18   What is your best negotiating trick? Asim Qureshi, CEO of Jibble • Answered July 13, 2017 My best negotiation trick, which I’ve frequently used, is called anchoring. It’s best highlighted by an example… Ok, I want to buy something, and a fair price is $2,000, the... Read more » 14.6K 381   Why was "The Chinese Restaurant" episode almost the end of "Seinfeld," and how did it end up saving the show? FeverIndex, Updates from the world of Pop Culture • Answered May 24 In 1991, Larry David threatened to quit Seinfeld over a script where three people just wait for a restaurant table in real-time. NBC executives were completely bewildered. ... Read more » 607 48   Why are COBOL systems still running smoothly after 50 years when other software seems to break all the time? OpenBlueprint • Answered June 13 A single updated JavaScript library can crash thousands of websites. Yet trillions of dollars flow daily through COBOL banking code untouched since the Carter administratio... Read more » 383 31   What is an anti-aging secret that not many people know about? Luisa Fanzani, Skincare formulator and brand owner @ Luisa True Skincare • Updated May 15, 2024 This is not a secret, but it is something a lot of people don't know about. I am sure in the future more people will pay attention to this particular “tip”. If you want to a... Read more » 4.7K 311   Why do restaurant employees frequently quit right after receiving their first paycheck? Martin Bayer, Chef, CDM, CFPP (1994-present) • Answered June 16 I hired a guy once for a line cooks position. He works for 30 days and quit. I ran into him a few months later and asked him if he’d had a bad experience working for us? He... Read more » 3K 302   Is Boeing really in trouble because of Delta's massive Airbus order, or is there more to the story? Tom Boyer, Former aerospace editor • Answered June 20 Strange question. The answer is the opposite of what you suggest. Delta has been a major buyer of Airbus A350s and A330s for years now. But in January (2026) Delta ordered ... Read more » 199 13   Does anyone actually believe that vandals cut a 350' slit in the bottom of the reflecting pool and pulled it loose? The very covering that Trump said couldn't be cut with a knife? Why does he have to lie about everything, no matter how trivial? Curtis W. Scissons, B.S Biology & Chemistry, Northeastern State University (1998) • Updated Wed What was applied to the pool was Rhino Linings Pipeliner 5000. It is a polyurethane coating mostly used for coating the inside of large pipes, or sealing older roofs, sparin... Read more » 8.3K 938   What is the greatest single game performance in MLB? Joan Wall • Answered June 24 More than 300 no-hitters and thousands of multi-home run games in MLB history. But….Philadelphia Phillies…..Rick Wise..June 23, 1971….remains the only player ever to hit two... Read more » 420 61   Why wasn't Aaron Rodgers heavily recruited by colleges out of high school, and what factors contributed to his path through junior college? HalftimeLedger, Sports analysis and commentary • Updated June 10 A lanky 165-pounder, Aaron Rodgers received zero Division I scholarship offers out of high school. He only escaped junior college because a university coach showed up to sc... Read more » 106 7 Read more in your feed

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If a red light never turns green, how long do you wait before driving through?

My grandfather once stopped at a red light, and a police car pulled up right behind him. Then, for whatever reason, the light simply refused to turn green. But the police were right there behi…

Top stories for Long   If a red light never turns green, how long do you wait before driving through? Khawaja Fareeduddin • Posted Jun 22 My grandfather once stopped at a red light, and a police car pulled up right behind him. Then, for whatever reason, the light simply refused to turn green. But the police were right there behind hi... Read more » 5.9K 545   Why do new cars not have a spare wheel? OpenBlueprint • Answered June 10 Nearly a third of new cars have replaced the spare tire with a bottle of chemical sealant. Automakers didn't do this to save a few dollars—they desperately needed to shed 5... Read more » 585 105   Why did Barry Sanders retire from football in his prime? HalftimeLedger, Sports analysis and commentary • Updated June 10 In July 1999, just 1,457 yards shy of the NFL's all-time rushing record, a completely healthy Barry Sanders boarded a flight to London and had his agent fax in his retireme... Read more » 419 70   Why are commercial pizzas baked at high temperatures, but homemade pizzas are cooked at 375F? The same is true with steaks, which are cooked at 900F at Ruth's Chris but medium heat at home. Matt Richardson • Updated May 25, 2018 The answer here is threefold. I can't answer for Ruth's Chris, but I worked at Papa John's all through college and a restaurant as well. At Papa John's, pizzas take roughly... Read more » 1.8K 139   Do Wheel of Fortune contestants actually take the prizes they win? MetroDispatch • Answered May 19 You just won a $40,000 SUV on Wheel of Fortune. But instead of driving it home, you face a brutal choice: forfeit the car entirely, or go into debt paying the taxes. In the ... Read more » 188 28   In old episodes of Gunsmoke, Miss Kitty frequently offers Marshal Dillon a cold beer at the Longbranch Saloon. In the days before electricity, how could the beer have been chilled? SepiaGlyphs • Answered June 22 Miss Kitty serving Marshal Dillon an ice-cold beer wasn't Hollywood magic. To beat the blistering frontier summer, Dodge City saloons relied on a surprising marvel: winter ... Read more » 947 44   Why did Canada close its Trump hotels? Steven Haddock, 3rd generation (or so) Canadian & lifelong resident; political science major • Answered March 14, 2025 We had one Trump branded hotel in Canada, the “Trump International Hotel”, at the corner of Bay Street and Adelaide Street in the heart of Toronto’s financial district. It’s... Read more » 4.9K 712   If a human baby was left behind with a group of gorillas, would they take care of it? NovaPrism • Answered June 24 A female gorilla would almost certainly try to adopt an abandoned human baby. But despite her deep empathy, the infant would be dead within days due to a single missing ref... Read more » 2.7K 126   What is the greatest single game performance in MLB? Joan Wall • Answered June 24 More than 300 no-hitters and thousands of multi-home run games in MLB history. But….Philadelphia Phillies…..Rick Wise..June 23, 1971….remains the only player ever to hit two... Read more » 409 61   Why doesn't a surgeon remove polyps during a procedure for a colonoscopy? Tlyna1952, Retired Registered Nurse • Answered June 23, 2024 I had bleeding from the rectum but no hemorrhoids found so a colonoscopy was done. A very large polyp was found near the end of my sigmoid colon. The doctor asked me if I w... Read more » 10.3K 529   Why do heavy drinkers often miss the early warning signs of serious health problems, even if they feel fine? John Sanders • Answered June 13 because at first alcohol turns us on and in the end it turns on you, if your a heavy drinker with a problem with alcohol. I know a close person today who drinks up to 15–24... Read more » 266 42   Is Boeing really in trouble because of Delta's massive Airbus order, or is there more to the story? Tom Boyer, Former aerospace editor • Answered June 20 Strange question. The answer is the opposite of what you suggest. Delta has been a major buyer of Airbus A350s and A330s for years now. But in January (2026) Delta ordered ... Read more » 184 13 Read more in your feed

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