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I had a ford Fiesta once, then I left my prescription of Adderall in the glove box overnight,

by cringeyjokesman September 6, 2022, 9:44 pm

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TIL Drawing a line in the sand is believed to have come from an elderly Roman sent alone to tell the king of the Seleucid Empire to stop war w Egypt. The king hesitated to accept leading the elderly man to draw a circle around him in the sand saying if he left it before answering there would be war.

by whatilearned September 4, 2022, 6:17 pm

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US drivers who won’t get out of the left lane even when they’re backing up traffic: why?

by QuestionGuy September 3, 2022, 3:41 pm

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Korean history dates back to a bronze culture called “Gojoseon (Old Joseon)” that existed in modern-day Manchuria approx. 1000 BC ~ 108 BC. The kingdom left a foundation myth, 3 penal statutes, one sad song, shamanic culture, and lots of mandolin-shaped bronze daggers and dolmens

by HistoryBuff September 2, 2022, 1:45 am

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People who cook their food themselves daily. How do you have any time left to do other things too ?

by QuestionGuy September 1, 2022, 3:52 pm

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TIL about Juan José Cabezudo, a queer Afro-Peruvian chef and street-food vendor who lived in 19th century Lima. Known for his tamales, he was one of the most famous and well-documented cooks of post-independence Peru, being responsible for Bolivar’s farewell dinner before he left the country.

by whatilearned August 30, 2022, 10:16 am

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TIL about The Lost Battalion of WW1. Wherein soldiers of the US 77th Div. launched an attack in the Argonne forest under the idea that they were being supported by French on the left and more US on the right. Ally support was stalled and the 77th pushed their attack so far that they were cut off.

by whatilearned August 27, 2022, 7:42 pm

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The King was leaving his castle to fight in the Crusades. He left the key to his wife’s chastity belt with his most trusted knight.

by cringeyjokesman August 27, 2022, 6:05 am

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TIL Canadians coming back from Cornwall Island have to go through Canadian Border Services Agency, without ever having left Canada, because the road checkpoint is on the mainland and not on the island itself.

by whatilearned August 24, 2022, 9:47 pm

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If there are 502 bricks in a plane and 1 falls off, how many are left?

by cringeyjokesman August 23, 2022, 11:11 pm

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Redditors who were born into a cult and then left, what normal society quirk surprised you the most?

by QuestionGuy August 23, 2022, 6:21 pm

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You’re now named ‘Lil” plus the object to your left. What’s your name?

by QuestionGuy August 23, 2022, 11:14 am

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