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Top stories for Long   Why do PhD holders in the UK often avoid using the "Dr" title socially, and is it the same in other countries? Robert Cooper, PhD Economic Anthropology • Answered March 21 I stopped using ‘Dr’ within 24 hours of my viva, when a friend turned to a person who’d just picked up my card, minted the day before, with the title Dr and explained: ‘He’... Read more » 1.4K 424   Your response is private Was this worth your time? This helps us show content you find valuable. Absolutely not Definitely yes   Let’s say Trump is impeached and a Democrat president takes over. How do you think they will address the war with Iran? Answer logically and without emotional baggage. John Cate, Freelance Public Relations Specialist, Bethel, NC • Answered March 29 I’ll give you an answer, but you won’t like it. If Trump was impeached and convicted by the Senate, which is what you really mean, and a Democrat took over, that means a cou... Read more » 6.8K 1   Can a military pilot really step in and help land a commercial plane if the pilot is incapacitated, or are there too many differences and security issues to consider? John Running, former Marine at Fighter Pilot (1980-2001) • Answered May 30, 2025 People have strange ideas about how airplanes are flown. I am both a airline pilot and a military pilot. If I have a incapacitation issue in my cockpit, nobody is coming fro... Read more » 6.9K 651   What was a loophole that you found and exploited the hell out of? Catherine Wu • Updated November 16, 2017 It’s a trick that works 100% of the time, and at any ice cream location. I didn’t want to share this with the world, since I didn’t want too many people exploiting it. So f... Read more » 8.4K 307   Evelyn, Fighting for Democracy • Posted Mar 4 Melania Trump relied on an interpreter when Pope Francis spoke to her in Italian. She needed a translator to talk with children at a French hospital. She’s been here for nearly 30 years & can barel... Read more » 9.5K 2.1K   How did Queen Elizabeth change the rules of precedence to give Prince Philip a higher standing in the royal family? SepiaGlyphs • Answered March 18 When Elizabeth II became Queen in 1952, her husband faced a bizarre constitutional reality: he was officially outranked by his own three-year-old son. Because Philip was no... Read more » 985 65   If the astronauts really went to the Moon, how did they get past the Van Allen belt? Michael Arndt, former Mad Scientist at Mad Science (1994-2023) • Answered January 22, 2025 I heard Candace Owens say that an aluminum spaceship would melt when trying to traverse the Van Allen radiation belt (VARB) because of its high temperature. (She’s a “fake ... Read more » 1.6K 344   How do I check if there are hidden cameras in the room in the easiest way? William Wallace, Senior Electronic Design Engineer for Lockheed Aerospace • Answered March 15 Turn off all lights in your room. Make the room as dark as possible (do this at night). Then take your cell phone and turn on the camera and start looking around. Video cam... Read more » 6.6K 216   What are my legal rights if I want to stretch wire around the perimeter of my private wooded property to stop people from riding ATVs on it? Sally F. • Answered March 26 I know of a case like this. A guy was not riding an ATV, however. It was a snowmobile. The crabby old lady hung a wire over the path in her woods. She ended up doing a coup... Read more » 2.9K 864   Richard Strachan, Pharmacist (2021-present) • Posted Feb 11, 2022 During a prank, a student stuck a piece of paper on his classmate's back that read "I'm Stupid". The student asked the rest of the class not to tell the boy. Intermittently, the students began to la... Read more » 13.5K 291   Why do Mexican mothers feed their children so much that they get fat? Gigi King, Cashier at Walmart; worked retail for over 45 yrs • Answered February 23 I am a cashier at a Walmart in rural Colorado. We have many Mexican and Hispanic customers who shop in our store. I have noticed most of the orders purchased by white custo... Read more » 3.4K 474   Why does Iran have so many drones and the US doesn't? Joe Nathon, 30 years of political wonkery • Updated April 10 Iran came up with the Shahed 136 one use drone. This drone wasn’t particularly good at anything, certainly not better than anything else. But the Shahed is about the best t... Read more » 2.7K 253 Read more in your feed

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