Mochilador
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Orcas are actually dolphins. Big dolphins.
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What's a completely useless interesting fact you know
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KorbinDallas
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At a certain point in the Pacific Ocean, you can drill straight through the Earth and still end up in the Pacific Ocean.
interactivemonodrama
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I am a pretty cool guy to hang out with.
synchronicity
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I only know one fact, and it's not useless.
InterMusketeer
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There's a town in the US that is (in)famous for having killed an elephant by hanging. The elephant, which was part of a circus, killed her trainer and it was decided they'd put her down by hanging because shooting didn't work. They used a large crane to hang her. The wounded elephant cooperated with her 'punishment' as she was very docile and well-trained. The first attempt failed when the chain she was hung from snapped, breaking her hip. Hundreds of people were watching and cheering as the elephant screamed out in pain, and finally died after another attempt. There's even a picture of it.
TheGreatYosh
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That's not a hundred percent true. There is a dog that can.
iconmaster
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It's champing at the bit, not chomping at the bit.
Weilthain
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TheGreatYosh
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French Bulldogs are adorable. I think he means they're very limited in upward head movement.My dog can look up
Weilthain
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#Phonepunk#
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the peasant's revolt of 1381 was actually a huge success whereby the lower classes captured the king (Richard II) and had him agree to fundamental changes to feudalism and society as a whole. he went so far as to give the revolutionaries official documentation giving them his blessing...
... then as soon as the King returned back to the realm, he was informed by his council, treasury, and other advisors, that no, lol, he would not be doing any such thing. the revolt was quickly and violently squashed.
the king also died like a decade later in a dungeon.
feel like this knowledge could be useful for pseudo revolutionary types who always seem to be yelling "Kill the rich" these days.
... then as soon as the King returned back to the realm, he was informed by his council, treasury, and other advisors, that no, lol, he would not be doing any such thing. the revolt was quickly and violently squashed.
the king also died like a decade later in a dungeon.
feel like this knowledge could be useful for pseudo revolutionary types who always seem to be yelling "Kill the rich" these days.
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SLoWMoTIoN
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Oh yeah Mary. Happened somewhere in Tennessee.
JareBear: Remastered
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In competition you can enter a discus or shot put ring anywhere but must exit from the back, under control.
common misconception that you must enter from the back as well
common misconception that you must enter from the back as well
appaws
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President James K. Polk (GOAT) had severe stones in his bladder when he was a young man. They did a surgery with no anesthesia into his testicles and below, cutting into his taint basically to get the stones out. He just drank some whisky and they went for it.
Needless to say, he never had children.
Needless to say, he never had children.
daemissary
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Spencer Perceval is the only British PM to be assassinated.
Master Of Illusion
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The closer the clitoris is to the urethra, the more likely they're able to orgasm through penetration alone.
Wait, that might not be entirely useless...
Wait, that might not be entirely useless...
TheGreatYosh
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Debunked!She can do that too no probs
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Sailors used to wear these hats and they put these pom-poms on there, so when the sailors were out at sea and the waters were rough, they wouldn't bash their heads. It gave them extra protection, just by putting that little pom-pom on their hat
StreetsofBeige
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Costco checkout workers get measured on speed and accuracy for each customer.
TacosNSalsa
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StreetsofBeige
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Anytime a store says "We are contributing $1,000,000 to charity", the amount of money they actually donate is close to zero.
What they do is add up all the donations customers toss in the donation coin box at checkout, and add up various fees suppliers pay for. Retailers will charge suppliers $1,000s for things like golf event schmoozing, trade shows, charity dinner galas, extra fees to be part of a supermarket's charity drive (ie. put your company logo on a poster).
Some buyers at retailer HQ have no shame too. They will literally ask an account manager if the company will donate to the retailer's charity. The people at the retailer's HQ get measured on how much charity funds they scoop up from suppliers.
Add it all up, and really all they did was compile funds from you and the suppliers and claim "it comes from them".
What they do is add up all the donations customers toss in the donation coin box at checkout, and add up various fees suppliers pay for. Retailers will charge suppliers $1,000s for things like golf event schmoozing, trade shows, charity dinner galas, extra fees to be part of a supermarket's charity drive (ie. put your company logo on a poster).
Some buyers at retailer HQ have no shame too. They will literally ask an account manager if the company will donate to the retailer's charity. The people at the retailer's HQ get measured on how much charity funds they scoop up from suppliers.
Add it all up, and really all they did was compile funds from you and the suppliers and claim "it comes from them".
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triplestation
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for batman begins (2005) christopher nolan's first choice to play the part of ra's al ghul was daniel day-lewis
christopher nolan's first choice to play the part of batman/bruce wayne was david boreanaz
christopher nolan's first choice to play the part of batman/bruce wayne was david boreanaz
TheGreatYosh
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Christopher Nolan was a secret CW fan.
triplestation
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hell yea you know that motherfucker watched dawson's creek in his underwear with a bowl of froot loops
MetalAlien
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Electrons only move a little over an inch per minute though wire when the current is flowing.
StreetsofBeige
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Typical restaurant pricing takes the cost of goods (COGS), and then you sell it for 4x that. The cheaper the product, the more you can safely multiply it.
For stuff you buy at the store, pricing and profits can be all over the place, but for clothing/textiles, it's often a 70% margin ($100 pair of jeans costs a store $30). Normal stuff you buy can often have a 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 pricing structure.
Sell for $10.00
Retailer cost $6.66
Supplier cost to make $3.33
One key exception is Costco. The profits they make are roughly only 10-15% of the regular price you pay. That's it. The only kinds of places that make less margin are wholesalers. Costco makes a good chunk of profits from banking all those membership fees right to the bottom line.
For stuff you buy at the store, pricing and profits can be all over the place, but for clothing/textiles, it's often a 70% margin ($100 pair of jeans costs a store $30). Normal stuff you buy can often have a 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 pricing structure.
Sell for $10.00
Retailer cost $6.66
Supplier cost to make $3.33
One key exception is Costco. The profits they make are roughly only 10-15% of the regular price you pay. That's it. The only kinds of places that make less margin are wholesalers. Costco makes a good chunk of profits from banking all those membership fees right to the bottom line.
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GAMETA
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It's only gay if the balls touch
King of Foxes
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The main characters of the HBO show Rome, Titus Pullo and Lucius Vorenus are the names of actual soldiers in Ceasers army. The first scene they are in is embellished but Titus did break ranks to try kill as many Gauls as he could.
en.m.wikipedia.org
Vorenus and Pullo - Wikipedia
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Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
Weilthain
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Maybe he was
llien
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That actually is not true:
Sharks Do Get Cancer: Tumor Found in Great White
livescience.com/41655-sharks-do-get-cancer-tumor-found-in-great-white.html
Prison Mike
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Well there we go then I'm a bare faced liarThat actually is not true:
Sharks Do Get Cancer: Tumor Found in Great White
livescience.com/41655-sharks-do-get-cancer-tumor-found-in-great-white.htmlwww.livescience.com
Nymphae
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I don't believe that.
ExpandKong
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And that retard's name? Albert Einstein.
The thing about a mama bird not taking back a fallen baby bird if a person touches it isn't true. Touch baby birds all you want, all day.
Thing on a Spring
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Chrysotile, Amosite, Crocidolite, Fibrous Anthophyilite, Tremolite and Actinolite are the six types of asbestos. Suck it.
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SLoWMoTIoN
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SLoWMoTIoN
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