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Reply to comment by loverink in LPT: when ordering on Amazon, if given the option, always select "subscription" for sizable discount. by SerenityNowWow
just set a reminder
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Reply to eli5: Why is slouching so comfortable if it's so harmful to our backs? by Substantial-Ad1747
literally just spouting hearsay, don't take this as fact -
My understanding is that slouching itself isn't all that bad. The issue is when you don't move around and shift your posture. If you slouch 24/7 it won't be good for you, but if you stand rigid as a plank all the time it won't be great either
& this part isn't even hearsay I'm just guessing, but I would guess it feels good for a similar reason that sugar tastes good. Even though we have an abundance of sugar (or time to slouch) nowadays, it was probably evolutionarily beneficial at one point to be encouraged to relax when possible.
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Reply to comment by thoughtcooker in ELI5 Why are pickles not just called pickled cucumbers? by Shabless
My understanding is that gherkins are a type of pickle but yeah it probably is used generically
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Reply to comment by wjbc in ELI5 Why are pickles not just called pickled cucumbers? by Shabless
AU calls them pickles too
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I leave it out until it's too stale to enjoy fresh, then freeze it & it keeps for toast basically forever
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Reply to comment by Loud-Ideal in ELI5: What's with all the headlines about J.K. Rowling and her thoughts on trans people? by Chief_B33f
>I don't know why they aren't fond of her.
/s, right?
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You leave the house without headphones?
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Reply to TIL: While in office, President Jimmy Carter had to physically defend himself from a rabbit. by Forever_Overthinking
Citation Needed fans, anyone?
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Reply to comment by Forever_Overthinking in TIL: While in office, President Jimmy Carter had to physically defend himself from a rabbit. by Forever_Overthinking
He didn't, it got leaked
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Reply to comment by Scoobydoomed in LPT Double Down on items you use a lot. by ImGoinInDry
Please do not use the girlfriend
-B0B- t1_j2cb4i7 wrote
And to think they played all those instruments without hands
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Reply to TIL the New Zealand Prime Minister, Rob Muldoon, once called a snap election while extremely drunk. His party lost 10 seats. by EucalyptusBrain
I don't think politicians ever make decisions while sober
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Reply to comment by Pliplonplick in I wrapped our white elephant gifts in the shape of toilet and a giant plunger. by LeftClique
And inside the plunger wrapping, a very small toilet
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This sub isn't for questions with narrow answers, see rule 2 for an explanation. For an answer to your question, just check wiktionary.
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Should probably say "The Soviet Union/Russia", unless you're only counting nukes which were in the RSFSR
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Reply to comment by sumelar in BBC: Exit Polls Show Israel on Track to Lose 8th Consecutive Election by FuqLaCAQ
If you genuinely think Russia today is run the same as the Soviet Union then you're delusional. They're both authoritarian but that doesn't mean they're the same.
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Reply to comment by mrkevrd in BBC: Exit Polls Show Israel on Track to Lose 8th Consecutive Election by FuqLaCAQ
I dunno if you heard mate but the soviets haven't been around for a while
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Reply to comment by justforkinks0131 in TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids. by Roguecop
OP made this post in response to that one so