Why do teeth turn yellow even if you brush every day?

Dental care advice has improved! As a 1960s child I was told to regularly brush my teeth with either salt or baking soda to keep them white. Today, I don’t know if that was good advice. My teeth…

Top stories for Long   Why do teeth turn yellow even if you brush every day? Margaret Symons, Teacher • Updated August 5 Dental care advice has improved! As a 1960s child I was told to regularly brush my teeth with either salt or baking soda to keep them white. Today, I don’t know if that was... Read more » 457 64   My husband threatens that if I divorce him, he will quit working or find a lower paying job so I don't get alimony. Can he really do this? Alt Acct, Masters Engineering & Management, Stevens Institute of Technology Placement (2000) • Answered June 23 Absolutely he can. As a matter of fact he can work at McDonald's for a low paying job and you will have to pay alimony. If you want a better living, if you want to keep it ... Read more » 1.8K 759   Is an M.D. equivalent to a Masters or a Ph.D.? OMWC, Scientist, chef, musician, and oenophile • Answered July 8 Many years ago I was dating an ER physician. At a party thrown by one of her colleagues and mostly attended by other physicians, she introduced me as “Dr. Famie.” When some... Read more » 2.6K 415   If Fermat's Last Theorem was proved, why do we have an exception for that (e.g., 1782¹²+1841¹²=1922¹²)? OpenBlueprint • Answered May 19 Type 1782¹² + 1841¹² into a standard calculator, and it perfectly equals 1922¹². Yet this equation, hidden in a 1995 Simpsons episode, is a brilliant mathematical lie. Ferma... Read more » 1.2K 47   Piku Das, health and fitness advisor • Posted Jan 4, 2023 Five healthy fruits that you must include in your daily diet. 𝙁𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙃𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃𝙔 𝙁𝙍𝙐𝙄𝙏𝙎 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙏 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙈𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙇𝙐𝘿𝙀 𝙄𝙉 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝘿𝘼𝙄𝙇𝙔 𝘿𝙄𝙏𝙀: 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙨: Apples are a... Read more » 427 9   Is having big breasts worth it? Anita Sullivan, End-of-Life Doula (2021-present) • Answered July 22 Depends who you ask and what day you ask them. I've been carrying these around since I was 13, so here's the ledger. Bra shopping is a religious event. I have a Nordstrom f... Read more » 4K 673   If Trump decides to run for a third term presidency, is there anyone who can stop him? Shadi Barham, Knows a thing or two about US Politics • Answered June 23 No. Trump is well within his rights to campaign for a third term. There’s no law that says he can’t do stuff like sell Trump 2028 merch, hold rallies, and such. However, Trum... Read more » 4.8K 2.1K   Why is it so hard to sell a house with solar panels? Nathan Hayes, former Why Do I Need a Credential • Answered June 22 I had this exact experience. Back in 2020 my wife and I were looking for a new home. We found one that met our needs and even already had solar panels. It rained the night ... Read more » 504 119   A turkey hunter in West Virginia just stumbled upon an unexpected discovery while walking through the woods in rural Putnam County Alessandro13 • Posted Sep 20, 2024 Kevin Adkins was hunting with his father-in-law when he noticed what looked like a root ball in a mountain creek. He nearly kicked it to the side, as recent flooding had washed up piles of debris —... Read more » 6.4K 169   What are the worst things to do after eating? VitalSign, Answering your health questions • Updated June 10 Some of the worst things to do after a meal disguise themselves as relaxation. A hot shower can stall digestion, while a cup of strong tea can neutralize up to 70 percent o... Read more » 712 24   Is walking 4 miles once a day enough to stay healthy and fit? Lidya Merrison, Retired Medical Doctor • Answered July 28 It is amazing how many patients ask me the following question: “Doctor, if I walk four miles each day, do I really need anything else?” If we speak of health maintenance, fo... Read more » 303 18   Lawyers always say to refuse field sobriety tests, but what's the point of refusing if you’ll almost certainly get arrested for refusing the field test and taken back to the station to get your BAC measured regardless of what you do? James Payne, Adjunct Professor of Church History Cranmer • Answered July 13 I am a former reserve Deputy Constable in Texas. (constables are county level law enforcement whose primary job is serving civil warrant but are fully commissioned LEOs. ).... Read more » 114 82 Read more in your feed

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A prisoner sentenced to death and awaiting execution asked as his last wish for a penc...

A prisoner sentenced to death and awaiting execution asked as his last wish for a pencil and paper. After writing for several minutes, the condemned man called the prison guard and asked that …

Top stories for Long   Raysam Panday, B.Arch Landscape Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi (2010) • Posted Jul 14 A prisoner sentenced to death and awaiting execution asked as his last wish for a pencil and paper. After writing for several minutes, the condemned man called the prison guard and asked that the l... Read more » 14.3K 1K   Is it okay to wear a sheer bikini in a swimming pool hotel? John • Answered July 31 In the UK I was on a business trip and the hotel had a nice swimming pool in the basement. Just as I was leaving an attractive lady arrived to swim. She was the only person... Read more » 1.6K 122   If macOS is Unix, and Linux was inspired Unix, then what is Windows based on and why was it implemented like this by Bill Gates? Thomas Alexander Stephens • Answered May 22, 2016 There's a huge amount of path dependency in how Windows, OS X and Linux came to exist as they are. In Bill Gates’s initial strategy, devised in the 1970s, Unix was to be the... Read more » 2K 138   Is there a mathematical function that converts two numbers into one so that the two numbers can always be extracted again? NovaPrism • Answered July 20 You can perfectly lock two numbers into one and extract them later. Georg Cantor used this trick to prove a truth about infinity so shocking he wrote: "I see it, but I don'... Read more » 299 23   Monnie Bagby., Lives in NZ. • Posted Jan 9 Trump has a new nickname? He gave it to himself. What a total dipshit! From YouTube. “Donald Trump attempted to give himself a new nickname this week that immediately led to a flurry of mockery onlin... Read more » 7K 1.9K   When a software engineer leaves a top company like Google/ Facebook to go work in no-name company, do they find the challenges and daily work 10x easier? Daniel Howard, former Frontend Tech Lead at Yahoo! (2018-2022) • Answered July 19, 2019 Oh, no, absolutely not. It's harder, by at least 2x. Many Google and Facebook employees know that their code is much, much tighter and cleaner and managers are much more rat... Read more » 3.9K 55   Why are blue cities becoming such a horror? Asked in Politics+ • Answered by Robert Lazaro • May 13 The blue cities have become a horror. I live and own homes in in both Los Angeles and NYC. I spend time in Chicago also as I do business there as well. The quality of life ... Read more » 1.2K 145   Why didn't Boeing give the 787-10 more fuel capacity to match planes like the A340-500 for long-range flights? Robert Wessel • Answered July 10 The 787’s weight is constrained by the landing gear and pavement loading limits. Airbus designed the A350 to allow a larger landing gear on the bigger models. And why would ... Read more » 97 3   Doug Noe, former Area Manager - Retired at AT&T (1965-1999) • Posted Jul 11, 2025 BULLSHIT!! I bought a brand new 2006 Mazda 5 in 2006 and a brand new 2010 Honda Odyssey in 2010. Both were serviced every 5,000 miles. The Mazda is STILL running trouble-free. The Honda “bought the... Read more » Why are Honda cars so reliable? Honda cars are reliable. Toyota cars are reliable. Kia cars are reliable. Ford, GM and Chrysler cars are reliable. So are Nissan, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Mercedes cars, alon... 1.2K 377   Why did Star Trek ships have carpeted floors if they didn't actually help during battles or space travel? FeverIndex • Answered May 26 The USS Enterprise-D was built to face deadly galactic threats, yet its bridge looks like a luxury hotel lobby wrapped in plush carpeting. This bizarre choice was actually ... Read more » 722 63   Is it really necessary to do full squats instead of half-squats, and what are the benefits of going all the way down? VitalSign, Answering your health questions • Answered June 11 Many people avoid deep squats to protect their knees. In reality, stopping halfway down inflicts the maximum possible shearing force directly on the joint. When you stop you... Read more » 35 3   What is it like to fly first class on Emirates? George Zaharoff, Menswear Designer, World Traveler (100+ countries/4 million miles flown) • Updated January 3, 2018 I have flown every single long-haul, first-class product on every airline that offers it. If there was a scale from 1 to 100, 100 being the best, Emirates First Class, in m... Read more » 346 26 Read more in your feed

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