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Top stories for Long   Are U.S. soldiers required to keep track of their empty magazines in combat, or do they just drop them on the ground like in movies and video games? Jamieson Herrin, Public Relations/ Veterans Risk Management Assesso at Operation Rising Pheonix (... • Answered December 17 When I went through basic, some 20 some odd years ago, we actually had a guy in our platoon ask the DI this exact question. His response was as follows: "Here and during an... Read more » 3.4K 138   Is it true that Lear jets are particularly unforgiving, and the pilot can quickly find himself "behind the airplane"? Edward Chevrette, Retired professional pilot, author, Wings of Fortune • Answered December 3 As a former Learjet Pilot, I would like to take a quote from an article I wrote for General Aviation News. Flying The Learjet. "The Learjet is small compared to other trans... Read more » 2.9K 119   Is it possible for a property owner to deny an easement for accessing another person's land? I M Meee • Answered December 9 Yes. My neighbor bought 168 acres next to our two acres. Never so much as waved at us. Cut down trees on the corner of our property without ever speaking to us so it would ... Read more » 4.9K 169   Why is prostate cancer so common? TC Quah, Emeritus Consultant in Pediatrics (University Hospital) • Updated December 24 I'm writing as a semi retired (pediatric) oncologist I think that the statement that prostate cancer is common is true but misleading The truth is that cancer in any organ or... Read more » 1.7K 135   Would Hitler have been executed right away if the Allies had caught him alive at the end of World War II? Jimmy James, history professor in university • Posted Dec 14 The answer is actually very simple, because the topic had already been discussed by the top leadership of America, Britain and Russia. They agreed that Hitler would not be killed soon. He was due t... Read more » 401 62   Why don't Germany, Sweden, Finland or Denmark host a single top 30 university if they have such a great education system? P. D., lives in Germany • Updated January 28, 2020 According to Google, there are about 5.300 universities in the US, in Europe about 4.000. Keep these numbers in mind. And now have a look at your ranking: The Top 50 are near... Read more » 2.9K 245   Why is MAGA filled with angry, hateful, violent, and pathetic Americans? Is it because Trump is? Aaron Brown, Columnist at Wilmott Magazine (1999-present) • Answered October 2 Before you ask "why," ask "whether." I have been speaking to as many Donald Trump supporters as I can find since 2015—because I couldn't understand anyone supporting him. I'... Read more » 1.8K 1.7K   What's a rule your employer implemented that backfired terribly? Mark Cobden, Accountant • Answered November 27 Years ago, a new CEO came onboard our company. On one of his first days, he took a tour of the building with each respective VP. During his tour of the Finance area, he and... Read more » 2.7K 98   Barak • Posted Dec 17, 2023 🚨𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Israeli woman Inbar Haiman, 27 who was kidnapped from the Nova music festival on Oct 7th and held hostage by Hamas in Gaza has been KILLED. The art student from Haifa was executed... Read more » 3K 814   Is Megan Fox really that pretty or do people overrate her appearance? Chris Charles, lives in Kent, UK • Answered December 14 She had a LOT of work done when she was young:- and had even more since:- Now she's got classic 'plastic face'. The thing is, pretty well every girl going under the knife now ... Read more » 812 168   Why did WWI soldiers wrap their legs? Ander Camps-McCaffrey, I've had my nose in a book for 22 years • Updated December 22 What the soldiers are wearing are called puttees, which are strips of wool. Under various names they've been around for over 2000 years, all across Eurasia. They were ridicu... Read more » 1.1K 69   My son turned me in to CPS for abuse. I won in court but now I'm afraid he's just going to do it again every time he doesn't get what he wants. What should I do? Jennifer Allen, knows English • Answered December 13 My youngest daughter pulled this stunt too. She was 14 I think at the time. She had someone take her to health & human services in our city. CPS showed up at my house. We s... Read more » 919 178 Read more in your feed

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