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TIL that in 1951, the future President of Botswana (then a member of the Botswanan Royal Family) and his wife were exiled to the UK for 5 years, as the South African government disapproved of their interracial marriage and the UK did not want to imperil their access to cheap resources in SA.

by whatilearned September 10, 2022, 9:34 pm

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If you could go back in time to medieval Europe, what modern day technologies could you invent with the resources available to the people of that time?

by QuestionGuy August 19, 2022, 9:59 am

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Today I learned about the Dutch Disease (aka Resource Curse) where a nation is resource rich nations, through corruption and/or inefficiency, are incapable of turning the resources into economic growth.

by whatilearned July 26, 2022, 11:58 pm

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TIL that the Panda’s false thumb is key to it’s subsistence on such energy-poor resources like bamboo. Without the false thumb, consumption of bamboo would require more work, compromising their ability to meet their dietary needs.

by whatilearned July 14, 2022, 5:24 pm

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TIL in the United States, you can call a local Warmline, which are phone numbers that provide emotional support during difficult times or when you just want to talk to some one. Warmlines are primary preventative resources, differing from Hotlines which provide assistance during times of crises.

by whatilearned July 13, 2022, 6:54 pm

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TIL about “The Open Veins of Latin America,” a seminal historical analysis on resource exploitation since the Conquistadors, and how precious metal mining for bullets and aircraft feeds the Northern hemisphere’s depletion of resources and people from the Rio Grande to the Amazon

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 4:21 am

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TIL that in 1893, Oregon Governor Sylvester Pennoyer was asked by the Grover Cleveland Administration to use his resources to protect Chinese Americans. Pennoyer responded to the request via a telegram which simply told the President to mind his business.

by whatilearned June 13, 2022, 3:25 pm

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Would you watch a show where a billionaire CEO has to go an entire year with their lowest paid employees salary, without access to any other resources than that of the employee? What do you think would happen?

by QuestionGuy March 4, 2022, 1:49 am

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If you had zero responsibilities and endless resources, how would you spend your days?

by QuestionGuy February 24, 2022, 1:35 pm

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TIL according to a report, the media shows ageing as a societal burden, with the elderly described as a “grey tsunami”, “demographic cliff” and “demographic timebomb”. Often the elderly are depicted as villains, unfairly consuming too many of resources

by whatilearned February 14, 2022, 8:31 am

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Would you watch a show in which a Billionaire CEO is forced to live on his or her lowest-paid employee’s wage for a month, with no other resources beyond the employee’s? What do you think would happen if this happened?

by QuestionGuy January 18, 2022, 9:32 pm

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I’ve just been threatened by a claimed Navy SEAL and sniper with access to US military spy resources over the internet. How should I respond?

by CopyPastaArchive January 13, 2022, 1:25 am

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