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Peter Hand, lives in Las Vegas • Updated April 27, 2020
Once, a long time ago (1970s), a slot machine in Nevada suffered a malfunction and came to rest on 777. It didn’t pay out because
it had broken down, so the player asked th...
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Do inmates have to shower with each other in prison?
Robert Wade Bess, Charged with three felonies - two convictions • Answered December 5
I can't speak to prison, but the pod in the county lockup where I was incarcerated had a single modular stainless steel shower on
the upper tier.
It was so shallow and narro...
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Do Americans think Europeans are rude? Why?
Hanbury Hampden-Turner • Answered May 16, 2022
FINNISH NIGHTMARES WHAT A NICE WEATHER! SOMEONE SITS NEXT T0 AND THEN THEY START YOU N PUBLIC TRANSPORT SPEAKING 10 YOU
Sort of, yeah.
There are several layers to this.
The first is that, in the US, it’s perfectly acceptable to sit down with someone you don’t know, and just start talking to th...
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In Sweden at night, why do many homes leave the blinds open and put candles and lamps in the windows?
Chris Ebbert, lives in Sweden • Updated April 16, 2021
I also used to wonder about that when I first started coming to Sweden. Over the years, I’ve come to understand it’s a
surprisingly complex thing. Now that I live here, I d...
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What makes a narcissist come back again?
Edward Tierney, former psychologist, now retired • Answered November 16
I’m afraid you are not going to like this answer, but you need to know.
If a narcissist ever returns to you, it is not because they love you, or missed you terribly, or just...
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How do female soldiers manage about going to the loo on the frontline with male soldiers there?
Curtis Childress, former Infantry Officer at U.S. Army (1967-1989) • Answered March 11
I was on an extended field exercise with a group of senior ROTC cadets. This was a new experience for me- since I was an Infantry
officer, and this was my first experience ...
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An insect has been trapped in my side table for almost two years. It makes "grinding" noises occasionally, but how is it surviving
without water?
Rich Pollack, Entomologist • Answered July 4, 2018
An insect has been trapped in my side table for almost two years. It makes "grinding" noises occasionally, but how is it surviving
without water?
There’s a good chance that ...
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My son loves gaming but pauses it and refuses to play when I’m in the room because I make him “uncomfortable.” Why would he feel
this way?
Chad Karka, Father of Two Amazing Children. • Updated August 19, 2020
As a father of 2 gamer children, I think I can offer some insight.
I believe there may be any combination of the following 3 factors at play:
1. Your son or daughter feels very ...
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What is the best random conversation you overheard?
Arundhati Bose, Fluent in English, Hindi, Bengali and Sarcasm. • Answered January 2, 2018
One night, my sister was on the phone with her boyfriend in the same room as I was. She thought I couldn’t hear anything because I
had my earphones on. However, I wasn’t pl...
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What is the scariest flag to see flying on a ship?
Liam Crowleigh, Sailor for over 40 years • Updated April 21, 2019
The scariest flag flying by itself on a ship would be the ‘yellow jack’.
In alphabetical marine signalling it stands for the letter “L” (Lima) but if flown by itself it mean...
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Why do elderly people's homes have a distinct ‘old-people’ smell?
Maya Kaiser, Copywriter. Anthropologist. Bitch with a heart of gold. • Answered December 19, 2018
My 84-year-old grandmother, Barbara, died in NYC two weeks after September 11, 2001 — of natural causes. What a time to go.
As long as I can remember, she had a papery, clea...
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What can I expect as a 48-year-old about to enter federal prison with no prior incarceration to draw from?
Paul Passmore, Ex-Inmate Feds & Calif prisons. Prison Reform Advocate • Updated October 14, 2019
Expect that the bricks that you’re shitting right now is based upon fear of the unknown and once you get where you’re supposed to
do your time, you’ll look back and realize...
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