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Top stories for Long   What obscure or archaic laws have been used in court? Were they upheld and did they lead to a win? Rick Ferrara, Architect • Answered February 22, 2021 My sister in law went to college in New Orleans, fell in love, married and stayed their. Years later after three kids her husband get upset that she's not brining in her fa... Read more » 253.7K 5.7K 73   If a meal takes an excessively long time to be served in a restaurant, is it acceptable to tell the waiter that you no longer want it as it's taking too long and ask for a refund? Brennan Stark, Business owner manufacturing cleaning chemicals • Answered May 10 I have a great story to share here. I used to work for 3M selling industrial products like sand paper, adhesive, tapes and many other products. On this particular occasion a... Read more » 165.2K 2K 45   Who was the song "You're So Vain" written about? J. Danniel, studied Film Theory & Music History at Purdue University (1983) • Answered June 16 About 20 years ago, a charity auction was held. Carly Simon actually auctioned off the truth about who she wrote You're So Vain about. She promised she'd whisper the secret... Read more » 616.8K 1.1K 106   Why must farmers wake up at 4 AM to milk the cows? Why not just wait until a more reasonable time, like 8 AM? Won't the cows adjust? Wayne Hajas, I Eat Unicorns for Breakfast. (1997-present) • Updated November 19, 2021 With modern robotic milkers, cows wander into the milking parlour whenever they want. Cows like to be milked more than twice a day. When milking was a more manual process, a... Read more » 373.1K 8.8K 74   What was the most unexpected knock you got on your door? Asked in True Scary Stories • Answered by Logan Denora • November 11, 2021 It was a Friday night I had a hard day at work was watching a movie and enjoying a pizza was just starting to relax and enjoy the night. A loud knock on the door I open it ... Read more » 300.8K 4.4K 59   Is it bad to idle your car for a long time? Does idling a car hurt the engine? Steve Baker, Senior Software Engineer (2013-present) • Answered June 9 It's not bad for it exactly - but it's deceptive. A lot of the time, people get quite excited about buying ex-Police cars - they are well-maintained and sold off with a surp... Read more » 371.9K 1.5K 156   USS John S McCain was ordered to tarp over her name so as to not offend Trump. What would you have done if you were the Captain receiving such an order? Julien Gravier, Former Research Scientist (chemistry) • Answered August 30, 2019 Were it an order, I suppose you would have to comply. But it seems, according to both abc news and the Washington Post, that this wasn't an order, but a White House directi... Read more » 259.1K 1.9K 221   What was the law of God before he gave Moses the Ten Commandments to give to the Israelites? Dick Harfield, lives in Sydney, Australia • Answered May 16 Would it surprise you to learn that the Ten Commandments were never written on stone tablets and never given to the legendary Moses? Jean-Louis Ska says, in Introduction to... Read more » 79.5K 187 18   What should you never say to a doctor during a surgery? Nancy Smith, studied at The Ohio State University • Answered April 22 True story: I had a surgical breast biopsy in a hospital in an operating room and was put under "twilight sleep", in other words normal, normal. At one point not long into ... Read more » 325.9K 2.5K 66   How did the US transport hundreds of fighter planes to Europe during WWII? Did they have the range to fly that far? Chris Novak, college history courses and a lifelong reader of history • Updated June 17 In 1942, as the British readied airfields for them, B-17 bombers and P-38 twin engine fighters would self deploy from the US to England. Neither aircraft had the range to g... Read more » 236K 935 72   Has anyone ever fought a ticket with "What is your proof"? If you are innocent until proven guilty, why does a cop just saying he saw you count as evidence? David Ecale, BA English, University of Saint Thomas (1974) • Updated December 7, 2021 Well, yes, actually, and I saw it. This was for noisy dogs. The family went to court with the most famous trial lawyer in the state! The judge did a double take and said "Ch... Read more » 346.4K 2.1K 143   What should you do if a restaurant manager politely asks you to leave after dining for two hours because other customers are waiting for your table? Allan Reid, Ph.D. Geochemistry & Geology, Colorado School of Mines (1976) • Updated May 15, 2020 They didn't ask me to leave, but did ask if I would mind moving to the bar. My wife and I had eaten dinner and were deciding on dessert when the manager came over and polit... Read more » 635.1K 11.4K 209 Read more in your feed

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