What is an insane coincidence that you've experienced?

Some years back, on a Saturday, an acquaintance of mine was visiting me at my home in western Washington state, and he had a friend of his with him I'd not before met, we'll call "Mike". We were…

Top stories for Long   What is an insane coincidence that you've experienced? Phillip Arvila, I recognize quality and value when present • Answered August 14 Some years back, on a Saturday, an acquaintance of mine was visiting me at my home in western Washington state, and he had a friend of his with him I'd not before met, we'l... Read more » 134 1   Why don't we use the fastest possible processors in all devices? Dapid Candra, Supporting users 👥 😊 🔥 • Updated March 23 Let's see. The fastest available processor is now (March 2025) AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX. The 7995WX is a massive workstation CPU that requires a large motherboard (... Read more » 918 71   Do parents miss their adult children when they're not around? Doris Bell, lives in Olney, Maryland • Answered October 4, 2023 I do, very much. My husband and I lived 5 minutes from our oldest daughter and her family, 40 minutes from the second, and 5 hours from the third, who moved because of her ... Read more » 107 1   What film has not worn well? George Doucette, former Retired Military • Answered March 18 Recently my nephew and his 16 year old son came for a long visit and I realized that he didn't have any concept of parody or even irony in entertainment, his world has been... Read more » 2.4K 499   Why was Python written in C instead of C++? Jussi Wallinheimo, knows Finnish • Answered July 8 Most of "coders" don't understand what happens under the hood of their code. C is a language that won't follow the rules, C is the language you write the rules in. That is q... Read more » 320 37   Infinity is not "not a number" Alon Amit, Mathcircler. • Posted Nov 5, 2017 Of the millions of Quora questions that ask about infinity plus one, infinity plus infinity, infinity squared, one over infinity and so on and so forth, the vast majority earn numerous answers whic... Read more » 822 84   Are farmers really angry or unhappy with President Trump? Bart Crunk, former Analyst (retired) (1991-2021) • Answered April 7 I met an Iowa corn farmer on a cruise in 2016. Interesting guy, very smart, and very much a trump supporter. There were zero democrats where he lived, and he really didn't ... Read more » 5.6K 761   Are Ryobi tools as good as DeWalt tools? JD Witty, Tool Technician at Independent (2012-present) • Answered August 13 Let me take a stab at this, I have been a power tool technician for 10+ years, have seen the inside of 1000's of tool from all brands and sub brands. Dewalt, Porter Cable, S... Read more » 728 90   Is the existence of polywater the greatest scientific discovery of the last century? T. Barczuk, studied at Gdansk University of Technology • Answered August 9 Polywater caused a furore in the scientific community in the 1960s when Soviet scientists announced the discovery of a new polymerized form of water. It was the time of the... Read more » 1.4K 55   "The Voyage of the Cursed" is the name used to refer to the feat of Gustav Schröder, German commander of the ship St. Louis, who in 1939 fled Europe taking with him 963 Jews in an attempt to save them from Nazi persecution Alessandro13 • Posted May 23, 2024 Departing from Hamburg in May of that year, the passengers of the transatlantic were rejected, both as tourists and as refugees, first by Cuba and then by the United States and Canada. The commander... Read more » 1.1K 49   What incident made you laugh today? Naina T., बेहतर की तलाश में कोई बेहतरीन मिल गया :) • Answered November 20, 2024 "My father's concern" Time : 10 am Papa said, Minee has not woken up yet. Doesn't she have to go to the library?... Read more » 54 6   My spouse and I were just pulled over for speeding. The officer told us we were both being detained for "failure to comply" after we refused to answer his questions. Is this legal? Luther Kim, former Chief of Police Retired (2003-2017) • Answered January 19 The driver of the vehicle was stopped. As soon as the officers overhead lights came on, you were lawfully detained. The only questions you have to answer are providing the ... Read more » 1.5K 290 Read more in your feed

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