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I'm at my best friends house. Her whole family, who I love, is there. My best friend and I are on Skype, talking to a high school friend about all the shenanigans we used to get into. I'm litera…

Top stories for Long   What is your worst experience in life? Amie M • Answered October 25, 2017 I'm at my best friends house. Her whole family, who I love, is there. My best friend and I are on Skype, talking to a high school friend about all the shenanigans we used t... Read more » 2.8K 69   What lifestyle changes did people make back in the day that allowed them to live with higher-priced American-made goods? Jeremy Miles, Brit living in the US since 2006 • Answered June 13 They had less stuff. And the stuff lasted longer. And it wasn't as good. When I was a kid (1970s and 1980s) we ha a vacuum cleaner that said "By appointment to his majesty G... Read more » 475 32   Is Canada the top producer of petroleum products in the world? If not, which country produces the most and why? Steven Haddock, 3rd generation (or so) Canadian & lifelong resident; political science major • Answered April 10 Technically, Canada has more oil than anyone, but the problem is that oil is essentially mixed in with soil, so imagine your home furnace oil tanks leaked into the ground a... Read more » 116 1   What are some disadvantages of old age? Jim Whittington, Masters Structural Engineering & Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology (1976) • Answered August 11, 2024 Thank you for the question. I am JIM and I'm 70 years old and I am a retired structural engineer and general contractor. I operated a nonprofit organization in Kenya for 18... Read more » 85 24   Why is the inflation in the US consistently going down when the tariffs were supposed to cause a devastating increase in the inflation? Egide Beaudoin, former Shipper Receiver Specialist Velcro (1996-2013) • Answered June 21 Watching Fox TV again, say 10 Hail Mary's and go and sin no more! In what bubble are you living in that you have not noticed prices inching up on every item that is imported... Read more » 1.1K 127   Why were in-shell pistachios once dyed red? Jim Grupé, former Chief Engineer at SAIC (2008-2015) • Updated May 5 When I was a kid in the USA, pistachios were always dyed red. They aren't anymore. Does anyone know why they were dyed red? Pistachio nuts used to be one of Iran's prized ex... Read more » 5K 304   What is the cost for a company to import goods into other countries? Specifically, how much did McDonald's have to pay to open a location in Germany? Volker Eichener, Professor at Hochschule Düsseldorf • Answered April 25 McDonald's pays nothing. The opposite is true. Opening a McDonald's location in Germany works like this: McDonald's Corporation, based in Oak Brook, Illinois, has a subsidiar... Read more » 133 6   Why was Tesla unable to launch their Robotaxi trial without a safety monitor in the car, as they had previously promised they would? Steve Baker, Senior Software Engineer (2013-present) • Answered June 29 This is stupid. If they launched without a safety driver - people would call them reckless. When they launch with a safety driver - people whine about having them. They can't ... Read more » 90 8   What are some of the best action thriller movies ever made? Ganesh A Jambhulkar, . • Updated January 14, 2021 Thriller is genre of movies everyone loves it. If it is compound with psychology then it creates the binge worthy movies (All the movies are not performing as your expectat... Read more » 139 5   Why is most of the world dead set on ignoring Trump? Jean-Marie Valheur, avid follower of US politics • Answered June 24 In an astonishingly weird move, Donald Trump just publicly leaked a private text message from Mark Rutte, secretary-general of NATO, on social media: This is absolutely insa... Read more » 1.4K 346   What's the most ridiculous design fault you've seen on a building? Jeffrey Lichtman, studied at University of California, Berkeley • Answered May 3 This happened at a company I worked for years ago, Not long after we moved into a new building, the employees on one side of the building starting complaining about being c... Read more » 2.5K 88   What really matters at the end of life? Jack, studied at University of Oxford • Answered July 28, 2024 To pass away in happiness without regret. That final thought is all what really has any true significance at the very end. There are no earthly riches that we can carry into ... Read more » 200 24 Read more in your feed

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