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Top stories for Long   Is it true that Ayn Rand ended her life broke and reliant upon Social Security? If so, how did she end up in this situation despite writing multiple famous novels? Chrysaor Jordan, Your content adds credibility to your credentials. • Answered June 11 Do you remember Francisco d'Anconia from Atlas Shrugged? If so, do you remember how he worked at a copper mine while attending college, and was able to buy that copper mine... Read more » 354 94   How good is the Filet-O-Fish sandwich at McDonald's? Anton Taiki, lives in Penang-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (1980-present) • Answered April 12, 2021 A sandwich with a fried fish patty, cheese, and tartar sauce - what's not to like? Very few people I know like it, most don't. There's usually none sitting on the shelves at... Read more » 155 63   If we have "one set of laws in this country that apply to everyone" then why was Hillary Clinton not charged for deleting 33 thousand emails? Angela Birch, BA from Pepperdine University (1974) • Answered June 10 Well it isn't illegal to delete e-mails. I do it every day. They recovered the e-mails and discovered they were personal e-mails mostly related to the wedding of her daught... Read more » 2.8K 96   What is the appropriate way to respond when someone shows up late for an event? Linda Elin, lives in Brooklyn, NY • Answered January 7 My husband's best friend, married a woman who was absolutely in capable of being on time for anything. My husband and I we're having a sit down dinner for 12 people at 4 PM.... Read more » 3.8K 155   What is the biggest reason shoplifters get caught? William Sheirer, Asset Protection/Loss Prevention Detective at Private (2016-present) • Answered September 21, 2019 Usually their behaviors that they can't hide. A common saying in the Loss Prevention world is that "we don't watch for Shoplifters, we watch for behaviors" so someone with ... Read more » 333 35   Shannen Doherty reveals grim future: I'm 'dying' of stage 4 cancer. Is there a permanent cure for breast cancer? Cynthia Perry, I've survived a few things. • Updated June 18 Shannen Doherty was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months before I was, she in February 2015, me in November, 2015. She's a few years younger than I am, 52 vs 58. Her c... Read more » 721 60   I accidentally ingested hydrofluoric acid. What should I do? Jim Mowreader, Printing Expert (1994-present) • Answered April 17 How do you even be in a place to accidentally ingest HF? It's not like they have bottles of it on the shelf at Walmart. Anyway, this is what Harvard University gives as emer... Read more » 83 14   George Harrison had very little good to say about Yoko Ono. What were the incidents that led to this? Paula Houlden, BA Journalism • Answered August 1, 2019 I think it can be summed up best by George's famous quote about Yoko when she started coming around in the studio: "I honestly don't remember ever being introduced to her, ... Read more » 1.9K 441   If a coyote attacked a dog and you were around, what would be the best strategy to try to fight off the coyote? Nicola Cataldo, Specializing in reactive and unsocialized dogs. • Updated June 10 I've been there, only it was three coyotes. I was walking on a familiar conservation property with my two dogs and three young coyotes came out onto the trail to chase us o... Read more » 28   Do sons and dads wash in the shower? S Scott Fields, former Flight & Trauma Nurse/USCG Vet/father & granddad (1992-2023) • Updated Tue I showered with my 5 sons starting when they were toddlers until they graduated high school. I have a very large walk-in shower with 10 shower heads on the wall, a large ra... Read more » 14 10   When Michael Corleone was in Sicily, did Don Vito know he married Apollonia? Samuel Robert Aucoin, Owner (2008-present) • Updated June 23 We assume he did, because when Michael returned to America and was talking with Vito in the backyard, Michael asks his father, "What about Sonny? What about Sicily", and do... Read more » 92 5   Gordon Ramsay will touch raw meat or crack an egg, wipe his hands on a kitchen towel, and continue to touch other things in his kitchen. Is this a TV thing, or is it actually a safe way to cook? Philippa Day, Company Owner at Film and Tv • Answered June 3 I worked on one of the first series of Masterchef. The heat of the lights meant that the food was practically cooking as they filmed. When they finished the shoot the crew ... Read more » 110 16 Read more in your feed

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