My friend is 67, he served in the navy during Vietnam. Now all of a sudden he's being...?

Some Vets will tell you that their DD-214s were burned up in the infamous fire at the St. Louis National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) on July 12, 1973. Before you let them, go on about this, …

Top stories for Long   My friend is 67, he served in the navy during Vietnam. Now all of a sudden he's being labeled a non-veteran by the VA. What is a non- veteran? Ani Awa, PHd Behavioral Psychology & Vietnam War, U.S. Army Command and General Staff Col... • Answered November 6, 2018 Some Vets will tell you that their DD-214s were burned up in the infamous fire at the St. Louis National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) on July 12, 1973. Before you let th... Read more » 762 346   Are Tomahawk missiles, designed in the 1070s, only of use against countries without modern air defences, or any air defences? Eugene Chia, Military history/equipment buff • Answered January 18 First, though the initial Tomahawk design does date back from the 70s, it's been comprehensively upgraded over time. The current Tactical Tomahawk is only superficially sim... Read more » 590 25   How do I respectfully and tactfully tell someone that I can't split the bill at a restaurant when their portion is way more than mine? Caroline Young • Updated 5m ago My husband and I went out with another couple. We don't drink. The other couple drink like fish. So when the server came to take our orders, I piped up and said, "Can we ha... Read more » 2.2K 166   Why didn't Barack Obama decline the Nobel Peace Prize, like how President Donald Trump did? Jeff Redman, former Video Production Assistant and Jack of Most Trades at CSUS University Fou... • Updated Wed Because Obama supports many charitable causes. The Nobel Peace Prize includes a cash award of $1.4 million. Then President Obama gave every penny of that cash to the follow... Read more » 1.2K 139   Why can't Fermat's Last Theorem be proved using mathematical induction? Alon Amit, PhD in Mathematics; Mathcircler. • Answered July 2, 2015 1. We don't know all the possible ways to prove FLT. We know one, and it's an extremely complicated one. 2. It's not clear to me what you mean by "using induction". Every n... Read more » 268 29   How does your body warn you one month before a heart attack? John Arogano, studied at University of Washington • Answered Wed I ignored every single warning sign my body was sending me for three straight weeks before I had a massive heart attack when I was forty-seven years old. I'm talking about ... Read more » 227 14   Who was Carly Simon writing about in 'You're So Vain'? Why? Philip Anderson, lives in Australia • Answered January 9 I think there might be some clue she gave in the first few words she sings in the song. She whispers " Son of a Gun". Well around 1968 she was going out with the British sin... Read more » 415 96   How long can Emirates run A-380 profitably? When will Emirates start phasing out the A-380s? Akash Unni, Studied aircrafts for 4 years! • Answered July 2, 2019 $237 Million. That was Emirates' profit for the year 2018–2019. How do they do it? Emirates' strategy involves funnelling large masses of people to their home base, Dubai, and... Read more » 87 2   Tariffs are a headache but have a surprise upshot: the U.S. is raking in billions more than expected. What are your thoughts on this? Henry R. Greenfield, MBA Finance & History, Thunderbird School of Global Management (1972) • Answered December 29 It is amazing that almost all answers wanted to argue about how much money was coming in and whether it contributed or not to inflation. And of course they forgot the MOST ... Read more » 1.3K 95   Why don't predators eat hibernating bears? Sean Kernan, Writer at seanjkernan.substack.com • Answered October 29 If nature were a video game, hibernation would be considered an overpowered feature that needs to be nerfed. The bear goes to sleep and its body begins shutting down, its br... Read more » 10.6K 276   Why is Genghis Khan called Khan? Is he Muslim? If not, why did he have Khan after Genghi? Bradley Betts, History nerd • Updated February 12, 2024 Why is Genghis Khan called Khan? Is he Muslim? If not, why did he have Khan after Genghi? You've got your causation backwards. Genghis Khan was not called khan because he wa... Read more » 8.3K 435   The reason why Japanese Pilots feared the Big Blue Fighters. Tyson Arnold, hoo • Posted Jan 19 At the beginning of the war, Japanese pilots thought that they were the kings of the sky. That was however over when the F6F Hellcat and the F4U Corsair came in. then all of a sudden, the Japanese w... Read more » 1.2K 39 Read more in your feed

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I booked an aisle seat on an international trip and upon sitting down an old lady ask...?

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 aide seated in economy…

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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