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Top stories for Long   I booked an aisle seat on an international trip and upon sitting down an old lady asked if I would switch to a middle seat so she could sit near her husband. I told her no and she got mad. How should I have handled this? Heather Adair • Answered January 25 I had upgraded myself to business class - rare for me, but it was frequent flyer points. The no name politician seated next to me decided that I should swap seats with his ... Read more » 2.6K 82   Trump keeps saying he's reduced the price of medications by 500%, 600%, 700% or more… More than 100% implies people are getting paid to take the meds. Is he too stupid to understand math, or does he think his followers are? David W. Rudlin, Ex-executive, author of 21 books & 3 screenplays. • Answered November 30 Yes. But I increasingly think it's worse than that. He simply doesn't care anymore. I'm sure that someone in his staff risked their career and personal safety by pointing out... Read more » 571   Was the B17 cockpit heated? How did pilots avoid frostbite at high altitudes? OakTeller, Knower of many things. • Answered December 16 Many had frostbite. It had a cabin heating system, pulled hot air off the engines using heat exchangers. But it was absolute garbage. At twenty five thousand feet, the air is ... Read more » 3.6K 137   Is Tasmania the best place in the world to live? Tonia Miguela Thraw, lives in Tasmania, Australia (2019-present) • Answered December 22, 2021 Being from Finland, I've lived in Tasmania for over a decade now. It's… Great, and it's terrible. The great: It is breathtakingly beautiful, and in the last 10 years, I'm sti... Read more » 991 74   What blood pressure numbers should actually worry you enough to see a doctor? Oliver Birnso, As a physician, Treated hypertensive patients • Updated Wed Both systolic pressure (top higher value) and diastolic pressure (bottom lower value) are equally important. Although systolic pressure is usually more spiky and liable to ... Read more » 67 11   If Gollum was successful and got the One Ring back, would Sauron have ever found it? John Sierra, Tolkien fan since the 80s • Answered January 27 Probably not, no. Gollum told Frodo exactly what he would do if Frodo gave him the ring - he would take it underground with him, never to be seen again. He would keep it saf... Read more » 1.4K 102   Why can't restaurants just cut a steak in half if a customer wants a smaller portion, and what happens to the other half? Roy Dutch, former I'm a Chef and Cooked in Restaurants Over 30 Years • Answered January 6 The owner of a restaurant I worked at had an answer for this question. His response was, we would be happy to do that for you, you can take the other half home or we can t... Read more » 1.5K 103   If a trader makes 100–200% annual returns, then how is Warren Buffett the best investor in the world? John Roberson, Stock Trader • Updated June 17, 2017 I'm a professional trader. I know a lot of people who have put up massive returns for 10+ years. But not one is in Warren Buffett's league. Why? Buffett can take advantage of... Read more » 11.9K 335   Why were the LRRPs the men of fear in Vietnam? Emma Johnson, History Enthusiast at The Independent (2007-present) • Posted Jan 19 In the Vietnam War, there existed a limited number of American troops which the enemy dreaded more than virtually anyone. They were called the LRRPs. This is abbreviated as Long Range Reconnaissanc... Read more » 854 43   Is it possible to be kicked out of a job interview? C Philip, former HR Manager • Answered December 29 Yes. I (female) was on the interview panel with a senior manager (male). We were recruiting for a software developer role. We invited a man to come in who had recently live... Read more » 3.2K 165   Which is the darkest animated movie theory ever? Samir, Thousands of hours at IMDB • Answered December 23, 2021 There is a really dark theory about Aladdin that will definitely ruin your childhood. When the genie first comes out of the lamp, he says he's been stuck in there for 10,000... Read more » 14.4K 358   Why are people shocked by Donald Trump renaming the Kennedy Center but not Obama renaming half of Yosemite? Raymond Rodriguez • Answered December 27 First, Obama didn't rename "half of Yosemite". Obama renamed Denali. Here's the difference. Obama renamed the mountain formerly known as Mt. McKinley to honor an act of the... Read more » 3.5K 319 Read more in your feed

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