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Top stories for Long   Are U.S. soldiers required to keep track of their empty magazines in combat, or do they just drop them on the ground like in movies and video games? Jamieson Herrin, Public Relations/ Veterans Risk Management Assesso at Operation Rising Pheonix (... • Answered December 17 When I went through basic, some 20 some odd years ago, we actually had a guy in our platoon ask the DI this exact question. His response was as follows: "Here and during an... Read more » 3.4K 138   Is it true that Lear jets are particularly unforgiving, and the pilot can quickly find himself "behind the airplane"? Edward Chevrette, Retired professional pilot, author, Wings of Fortune • Answered December 3 As a former Learjet Pilot, I would like to take a quote from an article I wrote for General Aviation News. Flying The Learjet. "The Learjet is small compared to other trans... Read more » 2.9K 119   Is it possible for a property owner to deny an easement for accessing another person's land? I M Meee • Answered December 9 Yes. My neighbor bought 168 acres next to our two acres. Never so much as waved at us. Cut down trees on the corner of our property without ever speaking to us so it would ... Read more » 4.9K 169   Why is prostate cancer so common? TC Quah, Emeritus Consultant in Pediatrics (University Hospital) • Updated December 24 I'm writing as a semi retired (pediatric) oncologist I think that the statement that prostate cancer is common is true but misleading The truth is that cancer in any organ or... Read more » 1.7K 135   Would Hitler have been executed right away if the Allies had caught him alive at the end of World War II? Jimmy James, history professor in university • Posted Dec 14 The answer is actually very simple, because the topic had already been discussed by the top leadership of America, Britain and Russia. They agreed that Hitler would not be killed soon. He was due t... Read more » 401 62   Why don't Germany, Sweden, Finland or Denmark host a single top 30 university if they have such a great education system? P. D., lives in Germany • Updated January 28, 2020 According to Google, there are about 5.300 universities in the US, in Europe about 4.000. Keep these numbers in mind. And now have a look at your ranking: The Top 50 are near... Read more » 2.9K 245   Why is MAGA filled with angry, hateful, violent, and pathetic Americans? Is it because Trump is? Aaron Brown, Columnist at Wilmott Magazine (1999-present) • Answered October 2 Before you ask "why," ask "whether." I have been speaking to as many Donald Trump supporters as I can find since 2015—because I couldn't understand anyone supporting him. I'... Read more » 1.8K 1.7K   What's a rule your employer implemented that backfired terribly? Mark Cobden, Accountant • Answered November 27 Years ago, a new CEO came onboard our company. On one of his first days, he took a tour of the building with each respective VP. During his tour of the Finance area, he and... Read more » 2.7K 98   Barak • Posted Dec 17, 2023 🚨𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Israeli woman Inbar Haiman, 27 who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival on Oct 7th and held hostage by Hamas in Gaza has been KILLED. The art student from Haifa was executed... Read more » 3K 814   Is Megan Fox really that pretty or do people overrate her appearance? Chris Charles, lives in Kent, UK • Answered December 14 She had a LOT of work done when she was young:- and had even more since:- Now she's got classic 'plastic face'. The thing is, pretty well every girl going under the knife now ... Read more » 812 168   Why did WWI soldiers wrap their legs? Ander Camps-McCaffrey, I've had my nose in a book for 22 years • Updated December 22 What the soldiers are wearing are called puttees, which are strips of wool. Under various names they've been around for over 2000 years, all across Eurasia. They were ridicu... Read more » 1.1K 69   My son turned me in to CPS for abuse. I won in court but now I'm afraid he's just going to do it again every time he doesn't get what he wants. What should I do? Jennifer Allen, knows English • Answered December 13 My youngest daughter pulled this stunt too. She was 14 I think at the time. She had someone take her to health & human services in our city. CPS showed up at my house. We s... Read more » 919 178 Read more in your feed

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65-Yr-Old Michelle Pfeiffer Strips The Cover Back For An Honest Selfie There are some people who age gracefully and others, who maybe don't follow that same path. They often say that age is ju…

Top stories for Long   Richard Strachan, I love to learn new things and share all that I learned. • Posted Aug 17, 2023 65-Yr-Old Michelle Pfeiffer Strips The Cover Back For An Honest Selfie There are some people who age gracefully and others, who maybe don't follow that same path. They often say that age is just a n... Read more » 2.5K 285   I'm glad I voted for Trump because even though the economy isn't doing great right now, it would've been way worse under Biden. Do you agree? David W. Rudlin, Ex-executive, author of 21 books & 3 screenplays. • Answered November 23 Let's see: 1 million people have lost their jobs under trump. That's the most since… trump 2020. Unemployment is up. Inflation is up.... Read more » 6.4K 1   What do KFC stores do with leftover chicken? Dennis Welch, former Cook at Kentucky Fried Chicken (2015-2016) • Updated November 22 I worked for KFC as a cook, so I know exactly what they did with the leftover chicken. They would strip off the skin from pieces of chicken and tear the chicken by hand fro... Read more » 5K 719   Why is peeing in the shower so controversial? Liam Crowleigh, studied Biology & Chemistry • Updated June 19, 2017 I'd think because some people don't really think things through logically and just go by a gut instinct. They associate peeing with toilet and therefore think "yuck" and th... Read more » 9.5K 1.3K   Japan has warned China it shall attack if China invades Taiwan. How scared are the Chinese? Ashin • Answered November 14 As a Chinese, we are actually very scared. Truly, very, very scared. We are afraid that if we take action against Taiwan, but Japan doesn't attack us, we, the ordinary peop... Read more » 850 410   Bernss Lajera, Astronomist at Astronomy (1999-present) • Posted Apr 16, 2025 "My 18-year-old son was working an evening shift at Tractor Supply when a man came in just before closing to buy some pet food. There was a small line at the checkout, and when the man went to pay, ... Read more » 18.2K 560   Why was BeOS so fast? Trausti Thor Johannsson, I really know computers • Updated December 22 It was written from scratch by very clever people. BeOS did not do all that work that other operating systems do. There were no users, no rights, no privileges. You could cr... Read more » 302 38   How bad is vaping compared to actual smoking? Marathon Man, Business Administrations Director at Signature Sign and Lighting (2023-present) • Answered February 18, 2025 Immeasurable. The one is just nothing like the other. At. All. I smoked Marlboro Reds at a pack a day from when I was 19–41. At 41, I started having very serious problems. ... Read more » 1.5K 415   Jesus was not a Jew. Why do people think He was? Glenda Duming, former Human Resources Director, Acute Care and Teaching S • Answered May 21, 2025 Remember the section in the Bible where Jesus was 12 years old and got left behind in Jerusalem? Mary and Joseph went back to.look for him and found him in the Temple, surr... Read more » 19.2K 5.3K   Does the F-22A stand a chance against the Su-35S? Akash Singh • Posted Mar 30, 2024 Short answer: NO — Longer short answer. The SU-35S is a very capable fighter designed to fly, fight, and survive. Russia can build a lot of them and train flyers quickly. The SU-35S is huge. Can carry ... Read more » 8.8K 361   Has anyone faked being asleep so they could enjoy what was happening to them? Zachariah Mcluckerton, Owner at McLuckerton Criminal Law (2009-present) • Answered August 23 This is actually one of my favorite stories and I can't tell it very often. I was living in this apartment in about 2002, I guess. 01–02, I think. One day, I was asleep and ... Read more » 5K 458   Will programmers lose their jobs because of AI like DeepCoder? Jan M Savage, Senior Developer at _NDA_ • Updated November 30 A recent discussion on HN is a very good summary of the present and future status of AI among professional programmers: As the world is becoming increasingly more reliant on... Read more » 139 19 Read more in your feed

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