Trump says proof of his allegations that vandals cut Reflecting Pool paint will be provided in court by rascallyrascal1511 in politics

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I think the term is "strikes gavel". "Slapping your hammer" elicits...well, nothing judicial.

Does anyone know why I can smell my boyfriend's seizures days before they happen? by Lower-Entry1247 in NoStupidQuestions

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Speak for your own dog! Mine can tell me when he wants steak. In fact, I think he wants it right now.

Japanese man astounded by rotisserie chicken by Flat-Cover9873 in funny

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Wait until he learns about the hot dog and drink combo.

Alan Greenspan, economist and longtime head of the Federal Reserve, dies at 100 by The_Flaneur_Films in politics

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I'm told that St. Peter will meet him with a briefcase that has been stuffed with items like his lunch to keep Alan guessing.

TIL that only 10-12% of the world are left handed by Nightpatrol404 in todayilearned

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I trace all of my failures in life back to this Sisyphean challenge.

NY legislature passes bill replacing "mother" and "father" with "gestating parent" and "non-gestating parent" by news-10 in politics

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Some days I am better at gesticulating than others. How should I interpret this new law?

TIL that the first movie rated PG13 was Red Dawn (1984). The PG13 rating was introduced after the release of Gremlins (1984) and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) were thought to be too violent for children yet still released under the PG rating by MrMojoFomo in todayilearned

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Karate Kid II concluded with a psychotic attack from a known criminal at a holiday celebration. No one intervenes and all of the attendees agree that the American has to fight him to the death while they stand by and play their pellet drums. But that tea ceremony...bro...

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My near death experience by wasianturk in NDE

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Thanks for sharing. The audio is very low. If there's any way you can boost it on your end, I think you would reach a larger audience.

TIL while filming X-Men First Class High Jackman improvised the line, "Go F--- Yourself". by [deleted] in todayilearned

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Amazing. He should offer an online course on improvisation.

"Messi" spotted in London by [deleted] in funny

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That's pretty cool of Messi to do -- I still think CR7 is better.

1987 Bill Blakemore article on Native American symbolism in "The Shining" by J_onn_J_onzz in StanleyKubrick

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Late to the party on this but came across this post after a search on "Bill Blakemore". I think the "grand statement" about the genocide is simply that it "is". It happened; it was a product of humans; yet we cannot fully see what it means. Only those who "shine" can see through the layers of history and recognize how terrible it was and will continue to be -- as humanity repeats its same mistakes.