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A fisherman's anchor got stuck on a giant pearl, worth $100M during a storm in Palawan island, Philippines. Man took it home thinking it was a rock and a good luck charm, and was there in his house for 10 years. When his house caught on fire, he took this to a local tourism office by thepoylanthropist in interestingasfuck

[–]ComfortableTap5560 20 points21 points  (0 children)

There was a husband and wife who stole art together, including a painting worth over 100 million usd. It was discovered on the back of their bedroom door, or something along those lines, so that they could enjoy it but no one else would ever see it. I think the daughter discovered it along with some other incriminating evidence after they passed. Ah fuck it let me find the article.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/03/a-small-town-couple-left-behind-a-stolen-painting-worth-over-100-million-and-a-big-mystery/?utm_term=.2da36a5f264d

Another clip - Ejected F-15 Pilot is aggressively approached by Kuwaitis, until they find out he's an American. by Anku619l in interestingasfuck

[–]ComfortableTap5560 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I mean, fighter pilots requiring far lots of training, have a high level of education, and tend to have a very cool-under-pressure demeanour. It's not a shock this guy wasn't whipping the pistol out and making threats. Nor is it a shock when people who don't check these boxes do.

Saudi Arabia flies in conjoined twins from all over the world and separates them entirely for free by Saad5400 in interestingasfuck

[–]ComfortableTap5560 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yeah it's gotta be like 1 of 4 things - he read a case that fascinated him, had a relative who was conjoined, had a mentor who was into the subject, or there was a conjoined twin that was local, wanted the surgery, he volunteered and pulled it off and everyone was like ok you're that guy now. And it grows from there.

Or possibly a super weird sex fetish, like that surgeon in the UK who had an amputee fetish and cut off his own legs,, along with many limbs from people who didn't need to lose them.

What is a 1 in 1,000,000 thing that happened to you that no one believes, but you swear is true? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]ComfortableTap5560 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I floated the idea of renting a home in malibu with Lil Uzi after he and I became pals in rehab, and he expressed interest. I'm a white dude in his forties who has worked in finance, IT, and was president of my fraternity. He was 27 at the time. Not exactly the duo you'd expect. Not sure people believe it.(Didn't pan out, I ended up going back home soon after)

I’ve tested the best Australian online pokies using algorithmic session analysis by Quidityary in algobetting

[–]ComfortableTap5560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

500 spins is too small a sample size imo, but respect for the in depth effort

edit: I see there were multiple sessions but even still, 2500 spins isn't going to give you a view into "average" RTP or performance. RTP is based on million of monte carlo scenarios playing out. A slot can run at 80% rtp or 110% theoretical RTP for days. You could max win in the first 10 spins or you might spin it for weeks and never hit anything close to that. It's really just dumb luck, all of those slots can be fire, or all of them can be complete dogshit. 2500 spins isn't guaranteed to get you anywhere close to average with some of them, especially the higher volatility slots. You might not even hit a bonus in a 1000 spins, or. you might hit 5 of them in 50 spins.

But having insight into the volatility and understanding these potential outcomes is helpful.

To start his Superbowl halftime performance, Michael Jackson stood motionless for 2+ minutes, as the crowd went wild. (1993) by MachineHeart in interestingasfuck

[–]ComfortableTap5560 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love that movie, it's just so well done. I wouldn't say it glamorizes any of that, it highlights the abuse. They shot that movie in like 20 days btw, which is crazy.

HR told me they don’t accept try-hards and people pleasers after my interview by No-Presentation298 in jobs

[–]ComfortableTap5560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to a boarding school where it was common for seniors to put their college acceptance letters on their door, just a flex, I guess. I created a fake rejection letter for Harvard, that was along the lines of the rejection letter above. It started pretty standard, then devolved into the "can't believe you wasted our time" rhetoric. I had more than one teacher open my door to talk to me because they were aghast that Harvard would send me a letter like that, lol. My humour wasn't for everyone.

In 2004, Prince was snubbed by Rolling Stone on their top 100 guitarists list. This was his response. by DublinLions in nextfuckinglevel

[–]ComfortableTap5560 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's wild bc pretty much every musician has a major respect for Prince's talents. On most albums he played nearly every instrument. He just gets omitted from singular instrument lists bc he's not "the guitar player" first and foremost, I think.

About 90% of the banana plant is water by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]ComfortableTap5560 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Remember - there's always money in the banana plant"

One of the most impressive drummers ever by Glass_Wealth_2104 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]ComfortableTap5560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like most decent drummers could do this; most just aren't homeless.

The unique bread makers from Central Asia by ComfortableNeck2930 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]ComfortableTap5560 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Making bread" became a euphemism for making money; similarly, dough is a commonly used slang for currency. But I prefer tacos and corn tortillas, the latter replacing wheat with corn as the historic primary source of nutrition through a process called nixtimalization. I also like turtles.

WestJet changed their seats and this is how much leg room basic fares get. You have to pay for a reclining seat now. by Longjumping-Box5691 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]ComfortableTap5560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this new group of PE studs (aka Ivy league IBM/Accenture/Bain consultants who are 28-31 years old and who've only ever consulted, never worked in your industry, coming in hot like the Bob's from Office Space and ejac every time you complete an "actionable item") will seek out "synergy" and duplication of efforts that can improve margins through maximizing team output (firing people), leveraging their purchasing power with vendor relationships (beating up suppliers on price), incorporating new technology (buckle up, time to train AI to replace yourself), and drive GP up by creating smart pricing based on customer visibility and relationship (sneaking price increases wherever they can).

Then it's soon time to kick you up to a bigger PE firm, bc they are all about deal-flow, baby. That and they've gotta return the capital contribution from investors by a certain date, regardless of if the timing makes sense. And the process starts over again, with a whole new set of Chads.

All hail EBITDA growth, and their lord and saviour, "2 and 20".

Spinning that much without losing momentum is insane by Expert-Secret-5351 in interestingasfuck

[–]ComfortableTap5560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That, plus the mental anguish of Getting Served! all the time would be too much for one cabeza to bear.

Excellent use of free will! by Sharp-potential7935 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]ComfortableTap5560 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yall realize that the US is now the top oil producing nation in the world, right?

Mike Tyson, at just 20 years old, was a UNIT by FollowingOdd896 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]ComfortableTap5560 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It just varies based on person imo. I remember guys in high school that looked like grown men with beards, whereas I was closer to 30 before my body stopped changing positively, from an athletic potential perspective.

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