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A man was sitting on the plane next to a young woman, without further ado he began to talk about all the titles he had and his profound knowledge, the young woman only listened, but the man di…

Top stories for Long   Keshto Pat, lives in Malaysia (2022-present) • Posted Aug 11, 2023 A man was sitting on the plane next to a young woman, without further ado he began to talk about all the titles he had and his profound knowledge, the young woman only listened, but the man did not... Read more » 3K 100   Why do so many community college students never finish their bachelor's degrees? Thomas B Walsh, Author, Blogger, and Retired Fortune 100 Executive • Answered April 3 Most students who enroll in a community college (80%) intend to transfer to a four-year institution to earn a bachelor's degree. Their plan is to save money by: Living at ho... Read more » 128 12   What is it that Linux can do but Windows can't? Dale Gulledge, Linux developer since 1994. Unix developer for somewhat longer. • Answered April 23 While there's really nothing that Linux can do that Windows couldn't theoretically do, there are a number of things that Windows can't do now that only Microsoft could make... Read more » 253 14   Why does Quora like to make comparisons of Trump and Obama all the time? Alex Denethorn, Commentator on US and UK Politics • Updated July 19, 2020 That's easy: because Trump does that all the time. He's made it clear that he believes Obama to be a traitor, to be corrupt and criminal, and that his two terms in office we... Read more » 1.1K 37   A postcard addressed to Trinity College, Cambridge, read: Nick104 • Posted Feb 11 "I have proved the Riemann Hypothesis" - signed Godfrey Harold Hardy. The Hypothesis is now famous and tormented (and continues to torment) generation after generation of mathematicians. David Hilb... Read more » 72 1   What is scientifically wrong with saying that vaccines don't cause autism but may "trigger" it in kids with certain "genetic flags" or "autism markers"? Is there any medical evidence for or against it? Colin Mathers, PhD Physics & Mathematics, University of Sydney • Updated May 25 I have long been aware that a number of large studies had been carried out to examine whether there was any association between the MMR vaccine and autism,. However, it was... Read more » 1.3K 81   Why does it seem like everything used to be better in the past like music, art, cinema, food, and overall culture? I guess not far back but maybe 60-80s. The last 20 years or so, society has been on a cultural decline. Joshua Gross, Fan of rock, jazz, pop, classical, bluegrass, etc. • Answered May 12 The central answer to your question starts at the beginning, "Why does it seem?" As we go backward in time, we can pick the things we like and ignore the things we don't. T... Read more » 52 1   Why might asphalt be preferred for roads with lots of underground utilities? Ciro Pabon, B.S. Civil Engineering & Highway Engineering, Universidad La Gran Colombia (1984) • Answered May 8 It's not. The idea of building underground utilities under pavement to damage pavement every time an utility needs maintenance is a bit medioeval. It is preferred to dig util... Read more » 294 27   Loren, Experiencing this planet for 75 years, thank God. • Updated Oct 7, 2024 My wife had about 5 big bags of old clothes to donate somewhere and I tagged along. We went to a Goodwill drop-off location that I didn't know existed and a guy came out with a bin to collect the c... Read more » 506 29   Why did KFC have to change its name in Quebec to PFK (Poulet Frit Kentucky) while Canadian Tire could keep it instead of having to change it to Pneu Canadien? Steven Haddock, 3rd generation (or so) Canadian & lifelong resident; political science major • Answered August 22, 2019 See my answer here. Why is KFC called PFK in Quebec but Dairy Queen stays Dairy Queen? You are not required to translate an English trade name in Quebec if you don't want to.... Read more » 331 46   How long can someone hold raw uranium without harm? C Stuart Hardwick, Scifi author and science nerd. • Answered May 13 and a If wearing rubber dishwashing gloves, quite a long time. Uranium, like you, is radioactive but not very. It's more radioactive than you only because your radioactivity... Read more » 258 9   If you fire a gun in the rain what is the effect of the raindrops on the bullet? Lucas Curtis, Science teacher (2001-present) • Answered May 8 There's a fascinating article in Guns & Ammo by Tom Beckstrand about this very topic. Using a specially-built rig and high-speed photography, a team of engineers looked for ... Read more » 497 22 Read more in your feed

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