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This is a silly non-argument. I remember years ago, TV ads of the George Foreman Grill were all over the place. And no, George Foreman didn't make every single grill that was sold. Hell, he didn…

Top stories for Long   Why do we keep buying products from celebrities even when we know they probably didn't make them themselves? Jean-Marie Valheur, knows a bit about a bit • Answered April 10 This is a silly non-argument. I remember years ago, TV ads of the George Foreman Grill were all over the place. And no, George Foreman didn't make every single grill that w... Read more » 185 9   High-effort men are more attractive to women Scott M Carter, Clinical Mental Health Counselor - Therapist since 2010 • Posted Nov 9, 2023 I love talking to honest women and by that, I mean that there are plenty of women out there that openly and willingly pull the curtain back and tell us honestly about what is behind a lot of their ... Read more » 120 23   What is the hangman paradox? Sean Kernan, Writer at seanjkernan.substack.com • Answered June 10 It's one of my favorite paradoxes. A man is sentenced to death. The judge says, "You will be executed the following week between Monday and Friday. It will be a surprise to y... Read more » 10.7K 387   How would Steve Jobs react if he saw the iPhone X? Sergey Ilin • Updated April 14, 2019 He wouldn't have let the iPhone X be released in the form it is. There's a good story happened while development a first iPod. It was written in Jobs' biography. Group of en... Read more » 65 7   Is vaping bad for your health? Thomas Cayne, Writer, painter, thinker, madman. • Answered February 15 Vaping is substantially less harmful than smoking, and that is exactly why it is so dangerous. (Bear with me.) According to the NHS-UK, people who switch from smoking to vap... Read more » 250 125   Is the world "flat like a map" or "round like a globe"? Krister Sundelin, lives in Gothenburg, Sweden • Updated August 1 Hello, Kevin O'Shea ! Here's a thing to consider: Ever since 1569 map makers have known that you can't make a "flat like a map" map of the Earth without being wrong in some w... Read more » 238 13   Richard Strachan, I love talking about history and unknown facts not told much • Posted Aug 26, 2023 In 1907 The first metered taxicab took to the streets of New York City. Harry N. Allen incensed after being charged five dollars ($126.98 in today's dollars) for a journey of 0.75 miles (1.21 km), ... Read more » 1K 24   Could the U.S. win in a war against China? Mike Chang, international conflict, military aviation, and politics • Answered Sun When you're up against the greatest military power that ever existed, you know it's going to be hard. With hundreds of years of battlefield experience, military tradition, ... Read more » 53 13   How can I attract a hermit to live in my garden. If I build a log cabin near the lake, would one eventually appear and start fishing in the lake for food? I don't want to hire one as then would not be a real hermit. Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered March 6 The trick to luring a hermit to your cabin begins with finding a hermit. You have to find a hermit with a cabin slightly worse than yours, on a pond with slightly fewer fish... Read more » 150 9   How much mathematics do quant traders use? Enough for someone who really loves mathematics or should I go into academia instead? Nasir Afaf, studied Mathematics & Quantum Field Theory • Answered September 26, 2021 Depends on what sort of quant role. At the highest level almost all that a PhD level applied mathematician would need to know. So if you look at the basic Numerical Recipes b... Read more » 153 25   Pro-gun people are often saying Hitler didn't invade Switzerland because there "behind every piece of grass, there is a gun". How do they explain then that Czechia and Finland fell rather soon after Hitler attacked them? Ivan Rychecký, lives in Ostrava, Czech Republic • Answered August 12 I don't see what this has to do with pro-gun argument at all. Sure, the Swiss had/have a unique system of civilian gun ownership, but they also have mandatory military servi... Read more » 349 49   Aremu Oladayo • Posted Tue A lawyer sold his well to a teacher. Two days later, the lawyer came to the teacher and said, "Sir, I sold you the well, but it's not with the water inside! If you want to use the water, you will h... Read more » 264 6 Read more in your feed

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