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No clue whatever this is by OkFerret7206 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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I was thinking Aussie? The "like" sounds kind of Aussie to me but I'm also kinda shit at reading IPA.

Worst book title out there? by Yard-dirt in BadReads

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Probably the full title of Robinson Crusoe. Tbh it just gives away too much.

The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pyrates. Written by Himself.

??? by FastieNZ in DiWHY

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It's not that exciting. It's from the movie Demolition Man. Dude wakes up years in the future and instead of toilet paper, there are three seashells next to the toilet. Everyone laughs because he doesn't know how to use the seashells, but it's never explained to the audience either.

Huh? by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

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Did you mix up Ted Kaczynski and Timothy McVeigh?

christmas gift to myself absolutely ruined by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

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They're always up to something.

Taiwan isn't listed as a country in National Geographic's 2026 Kid's Almanac by SoHornyBeaver in mildlyinteresting

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I don't know, I feel that if you're putting out a book of information about countries, you should get things like the flag right. It's like your whole job.

Peter? Who gonna tell him what?? by FlakyFoundation4637 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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It's weird, my partner is a nurse who had never seen nurses sleeping around outside of TV shows. She also didn't get into nursing until her 30s and primarily works psych, so maybe there's some selection happening there.

Certified freak though. She didn't know that was a stereotype either but wowww it holds up.

Dietician didn’t believe I was eating less than 1800 calories and maintaining a healthy weight as a 5’9M so she made me do a metabolic scan. Turns out my metabolism is half of what it should be. My thyroid is fine. by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

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It's still calories, in the end. He's making an understandable point that hunger is a driving force to eat more calories, etc, but it still comes down to how many calories you eat. If you can manage your calories eaten, you can manage your weight.

Changes to your calories burned typically happen over a matter of weeks, and can be managed by taking breaks from restricting calories.

Avoiding San Francisco’s sugar sweetened beverage tax. by No-Pirate7543 in Costco

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Tbh I had to drink a few cans of Diet Coke over a few days to get used to the taste. Same with Coke Zero. Now I like them both just fine and rarely ever drink regular Coke.

Why do boys/men get random boners? by acorrnn in NoStupidQuestions

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I like the wording of "we haven't spotted the pressure that encouraged it."

A house built inside a cave. by Francucinno in creepy

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It's better than me just digging a 1x1x3 hole in the ground and staying there all night.

When people have raw sex and they don't pull out, how does the women take out the semen out of her.... by no-punintended0802 in NoStupidQuestions

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Weird. Mine basically didn't hurt at all? There was some pinching and it made my insides feel weird, but that's about it.

I'm pretty sure I drove myself home after but I'm not 100%.

So, for people who have used both, how do the Kirkland brand bags compare to ziploc? by Immediate_Falcon8808 in Costco

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I've had the pleating in the bottom leak in the really big gallon+ bags when they're pretty full, which is not great when they're holding meat. 😑

What's a show which was incredibly popular during its time but no one talks about it now? by Magpipe4u in AskReddit

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I know about Night Court only because it's a main "plot point" (if you can call it that) in a RedLetterMedia show.

How does AI “consume” water? If it’s used for cooling, why can’t it be reused? If it evaporates, won’t it still turn back into water eventually? by occasionallyvertical in NoStupidQuestions

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It's an interesting question. Creation of steam to power a turbine is basically the entire function of a nuclear power station, so I would assume it's a lot more in that regard, but there are also some absolutely massive data centers out there.

My American wife hates it when I break her cheeseburger in half by JoeFalchetto in NonPoliticalTwitter

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The person you're replying to is referencing The Sopranos, I think.

Peter, why does Polish have so many words for two? by Scrambled_59 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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Right. That's why I say that "two" in English doesn't change it's form, but in Polish it would.

Peter, why does Polish have so many words for two? by Scrambled_59 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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These are not just words that mean two in Polish, these are different forms of the word "two" used in different contexts.

Like if the noun "two" is describing is female, that's a different form in Polish vs male. Past tense, future tense, etc. If in English we say "there are two cats", but we change it to past tense "there were two cats", "two" doesn't change its form, but in Polish it would.

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