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How would you feel if in order for anyone to keep their drivers license they had to take mandatory written and road test with high passing scores every five years?

by QuestionGuy May 28, 2023, 3:22 pm

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Hey Reddit, what’s your McDonalds order?

by QuestionGuy May 27, 2023, 9:11 am

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TIL that the revolutionary idea by Julius Petri, creator of the Petri dish, was actually to cover the agar plate with a slightly bigger clear lid in order to see growth without contaminating the specimens.

by whatilearned May 25, 2023, 9:19 pm

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TIL that while the quantity of stars on the US flag is determined by an act of congress, the size and position of the starts are determined by executive order and can be set unilaterally by the president.

by whatilearned May 21, 2023, 8:08 pm

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TIL that an SLR used a prism that utilizes the “true reflection” quality that two mirrors set at a 90-degree angle viewed from 45 degrees demonstrates in order to provide a true image, despite being reflected 3 times.

by whatilearned May 14, 2023, 6:54 pm

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Did George Washington Order Rebels to Burn New York City in 1776?

by HistoryBuff May 12, 2023, 5:43 pm

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How to order coffee?

by QuestionGuy May 12, 2023, 5:31 pm

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TIL that Nazi Field Marshal Ferdinand Schörner was especially harsh on deserters, even putting out an order in 1945 that all soldiers found deserting were to be court-martialled and immediately hung, and that later that year he deserted his own post.

by whatilearned May 10, 2023, 10:06 pm

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TIL that game-jump site is a cliff where native Americans would lure big game, such as Buffalo, to, in order to kill them without weapons. They would fall to their death, and the tribe would collect the meat

by whatilearned May 8, 2023, 11:33 pm

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TIL that Magnus Carlsen intentionally plays non-book “inaccuracies” during opening (moves he knows aren’t the best), in order to force the game into a non-book position, so his opponents will have to think for themselves instead of going by memorized opening theory.

by whatilearned May 8, 2023, 10:41 pm

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I went to the pharmacy and bought a pack of condoms. The cashier asked me if I would like a bag with my order . . .

by cringeyjokesman May 6, 2023, 1:28 pm

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Any of us older folks remember what your CD’s you ordered in your Columbia House promo order?

by QuestionGuy May 3, 2023, 4:05 am

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