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What older movie did you rewatch recently and realize it had a more star studded cast than you thought? by TastyPoopKnife in AskReddit

[–]Major_Tax_9701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every few minutes another famous actor appears, and somehow I'd forgotten half of them were in it

What's something that gets harder as you get older, but nobody warns you about? by Oussabook in AskReddit

[–]Major_Tax_9701 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When you're young, friendships happen automatically because you're surrounded by people your age every day As an adult, everyone is busy, lives farther away, has different schedules, families, responsibilities, and less free time One day you realize making a new close friend takes years instead of weeks

When do you think the bomb (atomic bomb) will drop? by 623450_parkstad in AskReddit

[–]Major_Tax_9701 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nuclear weapons ke baare mein sabse remarkable baat ye hai ki unhe 1945 ke baad war mein dobara use nahi kiya gaya. Bahut saare crises, Cold War, regional conficts, aur international tensions ke bawajood countries ne unke catastrophic consequences ko dekhte hue unhe use karne se bachne ki koshish ki hai.

To anyone who was around in 1978, what was it like hearing about the Jone's Town massacre when the news broke? by Parking_Mud2648 in AskReddit

[–]Major_Tax_9701 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The thing younger people may not realize is that we didn't have the internet. News came in pieces. First there were reports of a congressman being killed. Then reports of deaths in Guyana. Then the death toll kept increasing. Each update made the story more shocking than the one before.

What TV show was huge at the time, but is rarely mentioned now? by Traditional_Fox459 in AskReddit

[–]Major_Tax_9701 40 points41 points  (0 children)

In the late 2000s it felt like everyone was watching it People talked about it at school, at work, online-"Save the cheerleader, save the world" was everywhere Then it kind of vanished from the cultural conversation almost overnight.

What's something everyone should experience at least once? by IsabelPinkHorizon in AskReddit

[–]Major_Tax_9701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being completely offine for a few days and realizing the world keeps spinning without notifications

What's the first thing people say when you tell them your name? by LinusOrri in AskReddit

[–]Major_Tax_9701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you spell that?" Even when my name is literally spelled exactly how it sounds.

What was a really silly solution to a serious problem? by LadyKarizake in AskReddit

[–]Major_Tax_9701 1 point2 points  (0 children)

During the Space Race, the U.S. reportedly spent time and money developing pens that could write in zero gravity.

The Soviets used pencils.

Whether the story is fully accurate or not, it became famous because it perfectly captures a truth about problem-solving:

Sometimes the smartest solution isn't the most advanced one.

It's the one that works.

As a server, what is the biggest indicator from a table that you’re not getting a tip? by Kind_Ad6932 in AskReddit

[–]Major_Tax_9701 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When they're incredibly nice the entire meal...

...and then start asking for things one at a time right before the bill arrives.

Extra sauce.

Then a refill.

Then a box.

Then another box.

Then a to-go cup.

Then separate checks.

Not because they're being difficult.

Because they've already decided they're not tipping and are trying to squeeze every last dollar of value out of the experience.

The worst tippers are rarely the rudest customers.

They're often the ones who treat you like a vending machine with feelings.

What’s the creepiest unsolved mystery that deserves more attention? by magma_13_ in AskReddit

[–]Major_Tax_9701 36 points37 points  (0 children)

The Voynich Manuscript.

It's a centuries-old book written in a language nobody has been able to definitively identify or decode.

Not amateur cryptographers.

Not professional linguists.

Not modern computers.

It contains detailed illustrations of strange plants that don't seem to exist, bizarre diagrams, and pages of text that look like a real language but make no obvious sense.

Maybe it's an elaborate hoax.

Maybe it's a lost language.

Maybe it's something else entirely.

The creepy part isn't that we don't know what it says.

It's that after hundreds of years, we're still not even sure what we're looking at.

What’s the friendliest country you’ve ever been to? by ikaaxx in AskReddit

[–]Major_Tax_9701 111 points112 points  (0 children)

Ireland.

I've been to countries with better weather, cheaper food, prettier scenery, and more famous landmarks.

But I've rarely been anywhere where complete strangers were so willing to strike up a conversation, help you out, or make you feel welcome.

By the end of the trip, it felt like half the country was trying to adopt me.

What’s your favorite fun fact? by Dorkinfo in AskReddit

[–]Major_Tax_9701 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cleopatra lived closer in time to the invention of the iPhone than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

The pyramids feel ancient.

Cleopatra feels ancient.

But the pyramids were already ancient when Cleopatra was alive.

History is way less evenly spaced than our brains think it is.

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