A college student was taking his class final along with over 100 other students. The p...

A college student was taking his class final along with over 100 other students. The professor called "time" and as the other students got up and turned in their papers, but this student kept …

Top stories for Long   Dennis Comito, Retired Senior Contract Negotiator at Conoco-Phillips (2003-present) • Posted Jul 16, 2022 A college student was taking his class final along with over 100 other students. The professor called "time" and as the other students got up and turned in their papers, but this student kept on wr... Read more » 251 26   If an American is visiting Great Britain and needs to mail a letter, and the only stamps they have on them are the ones they bought from USPS, will "Royal Mail" honor their stamp and send it through if there's no return address? Kathy O, studied at Westerra Institute of Technology • Answered June 11 This is how international mail works. You buy a stamp in the UK, where you are posting the letter. This pays for the postal services and the delivery to the US. Once your le... Read more » 129 9   What is the best olive oil brand? Arvid Larsson, Swedish. Lives in Indonesia. Loves History, Science & Music • Updated Wed That's a self-contradicting question: If it has a brand, it will not be the "best", at any price point. There is much scamming in Olive Oil, especially Extra Virgin Olive O... Read more » 346 61   Was Jimmy Carter a traitor to give away the Panama Canal? Bob Wilson, Have been to over 100 countries • Answered May 20 This is a very messy answer. Panama was part of Columbia. The US wanted to build a canal across Columbia, but Columbia wanted a lot of concessions, and high tolls. So the U... Read more » 168 10   One October morning in 1909, Professor Carl Ferdinand Braun entered the classroom at the University of Strasbourg for his usual lecture. Alessandro13 • Posted Jan 13 Unusually, the students greeted him by rhythmically stamping their feet on the parquet: this is a tradition in German universities, when one wants to celebrate someone or something. However, the rum... Read more » 3.9K 49   Is there another way of treating smallpox instead of the poisonous vaccine which contains mercury? John Holroyd, former Engineer, Scientist, Entrepreneur • Answered April 21 What an interesting question. As it happens there is. First you get a vaccine against smallpox and you con most of the worlds population into taking it. Next you wait a few... Read more » 370 26   When is it okay to invite law enforcement into your house, and when should you be more cautious? Tim Dees, retired cop and CJ professor • Answered June 1 I was a new officer, just a few months off of probation. I was not qualified to be a field training officer (FTO), but had a brand new rookie officer working with me becaus... Read more » 144   Can I drive a car without a driver's license? Eileen Wood, Works for a Roofing Contractor (2010-present) • Answered November 1, 2023 Can I drive a car without a driver's license? Absolutely. My 27-year old son hasn't had a license since he was 16 and he still drives. He has the stack of "driving without a ... Read more » 3.5K 95   How the cold was fought in the Middle Ages Nick104 • Posted Mar 21 In the Middle Ages it was freezing cold! There were no radiators, no glass in the windows, and so the houses were constantly crossed by drafts. The issue of windows is one of the first points addre... Read more » 3.3K 254   How can you tell if someone is lying even if they're an expert liar? Loretta B. DeLoggio, student of the tapestry of society and its many interwoven strands. • Updated March 28 When I was in law school, my mentor was the head of the faculty admissions committee. Once I asked her if she could tell whether someone was lying. She said that most peopl... Read more » 1.7K 34   Why don't horses run away when their reins are casually looped over a rail? Andrew Olson, studied at University of Nevada, Reno • Answered April 25 Because, like so many horse related things, this is complete BS. Well, horse stuff. Anyways. Here is how 'parking' a horse in a city worked before cars became a thing. For sh... Read more » 332 32   If both parents agreed, could a baby become transgender? Legally, morally, and practically. Hafizullah Sufi, lives in Seattle, WA (2009-present) • Answered June 16 No. That's not how it works. At all. And it's been tried. John Money's premise, to the end of his life, is that gender identity is instilled through social conditioning. And ... Read more » 169 14 Read more in your feed

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