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Top stories for Long   You are mistakenly arrested in the U.S. as a suspect in a serious crime. Are you wiser to say nothing (except name and address with ID as required) until you get a lawyer or cooperate fully with the police and answer all their questions? Chris Fostel, former Government Program Management Contractor at Federal Aviation Administrati... • Updated May 21, 2020 Been there, done that. I was arrested late one night on my way home from grad school classes. Someone had robbed the convenience store at the corner of the block I lived on... Read more » 726.9K 8.1K 313   My boss asked me, "Were you born stupid or did you just grow that way"? How should I answer him politely? Raymond De Vries, 21 years of being an advocate for the audience • Answered December 12 Boss: "Were you born stupid or did you just grow that way?" You (very nicely): "Stupid maybe… but definitely paranoid." Boss: "Paranoid? What's that mean?" You (with a stresse... Read more » 926.8K 4.1K 171   Who did the Vikings fear? Henrey Bradley, Afflicted by an incurable interest in world history • Updated April 24 People forgot that while Vikings were seafaring raiders, essentially pirates who avoided difficult targets which could result in excess casualties — Vikings specialised in ... Read more » 96.1K 1.6K 33   Can the base commander get pulled over by an E4 in the U.S. Army if he's caught speeding? Greg Freemyer, Science and engineering enthusiast, math guy, LNG, Nat Gas • Updated February 25 My dad was an Airforce Lt Col. He was in charge of flight line security at a base in Panama. Once, he got a call out in the middle of the night. He jumped in the wrong car a... Read more » 253.1K 1.5K 68   Do wealthy people understand how difficult it can be for poor people? Brian Cura, B.S. from Rocky Mountain College (2013) • Updated April 29 I once worked with a college-aged girl that lived in a gated community. She needed a ride home one day, and I was amazed by the massive houses in her neighborhood. "You didn'... Read more » 388.7K 8.6K 233   At a formal dinner, you are served something that you absolutely cannot eat for some reason. What do you do? Catherine Mcdiarmid-Watt, Eating Gluten-free for 12 years • Updated July 22, 2020 My husband and I went to a relative's wedding. At the reception afterward, every single item on the menu included almonds, even the desserts - except for the dinner roll. I... Read more » 394.1K 3.2K 126   How did pioneers get gunpowder? Jason Almendra, Most Viewed Writer Artillery 11Jun19 • Answered January 23 The conquistador Hernán Cortés absolutely relied on guns as force multiplier. But he had no resupply of gunpowder from Cuba, since he convinced his men to go AWOL in the 15... Read more » 198.6K 1.1K 10   Do cruise ship employees get their own room? Charles Neilsen, Vietnam Veteran • Answered September 22, 2021 LOL! I was a musician. The show crew is a cut above the hotel crew, most of which were third-world. Both are quite separate from the boat crew. I shared a cabin, perhaps 10... Read more » 1.1M 1.7K 62   What is the creepiest court fact to know in hindsight? Susan Hilde, lived in Minneapolis, MN • Answered November 14, 2021 The most bizarre and horrifying thing I know of: A young couple suffered a home invasion and robbery. The criminals abducted the woman. The woman was held captive and raped... Read more » 972.7K 4.8K 173   Is Dune by Frank Herbert just really good sci-fi or is it actually a sacred text disguised as fiction? Dan Bradbury, I wrote the first Wikipedia article on "The Golden Path". • Answered September 10, 2021 Anybody using anything other than Frank Herbert's publicly stated words, published in the very first pages of mother fucking "Heretics of Dune" is … well they could still b... Read more » 172.1K 2.4K 8   If Area 51 does not contain any alien life, why is it so strictly protected? Marc Green, Studied much military history and stories • Updated August 14, 2019 In the 1980s, the USAF brought a fighter pilot into a remote Nellis AFB compound and asked what he thought about a plane that would be invisible to radar. His response was s... Read more » 1M 32.6K 211   What is the proper etiquette if I am upgraded to first class but my partner is not? Karin Cozzolino, former Technical Writer at Hughes Aircraft Company/Raytheon (1976-2007) • Answered January 18 As someone who has traveled extensively with my husband during our 43 years of marriage, and have had this issue come up regularly, here's my solution: Before you check in a... Read more » 1.1M 3.6K 95 Read more in your feed

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