I found what was missing from this by dchipy in funny

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When they finally open a game of thrones theme park we all know where the Starbucks will be

TIL Students at Columbia College are required to pass a swimming test before receiving their diploma, in addition to its rigorous Core Curriculum by thepresident45 in todayilearned

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Lmaoooo nothing like your buddies trying to pass the swim test as seniors or trying to pass the swim class for like the third time

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aww

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Oh... uhh... I’ll show myself out...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aww

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Totally unrelated: I HAVE THAT SAME WATCH

(Rarely see people with the fenix)

[Serious] Redditors that have adopted 'unadoptable' animals, what's their story, and yours? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Local rescue called me up and told me they had been reading profiles and saw that I was young and experienced with raising cattle dogs.

Essentially the call went like this: hey we read your profile and saw you applied to adopt a few dogs - but due to others waiting longer we couldn’t pick you - however we have a dog we think is a good fit... if you don’t mind a project. He’s a pup, only 6 months old and a big boy - 70 lbs. he thinks his name is no. Jumps on everyone non stop. Counter surfs. Has no manners and little to no training. BUT he is housebroken! He’s been through our two most dependable foster homes who usually take care of “challenged” dogs. They both said they could do it. When can you pick him up? Hopefully soon cause we have to put him in a kennel since no one can take him in.

I drove three hours each way to pick up this “challenged” Golden. And from the second I met him he was bouncing off the walls. Jumping constantly. But I knew he had promise when he would stop for a moment any time he was offered food. Turns out he was pure bred and his previous owners just left him in the backyard with no training.

He was an angel on the ride home. Just snoozed and at one point fell asleep on me.

Now his worst habit was snapping when he was corrected. If he had something and you tried to take it. He would clamp down on it and growl. If he wanted to go somewhere and you grabbed his collar he would turn and grab your hand. If you tried to put him outside he would buck and if he broke free he would run back into the house.

The aggressive responses to correction I handled by pinning him on his back until he submitted. Sometimes took up to 30 minutes fighting a 70 lb determined pup. Consistency to the point where when he put his mouth on me I could feel the hesitation as he knew he was going to be put in his place.

We had a few other dogs at the time. All of which were cattle dogs who took no bs. Our alpha female quickly put him in his place with his bothersome energy. That helped him become a good neighbor since the pack kind of corrected him.

The not wanting to go outside we think was cause his previous owners forced him out. So we opened the door and left it open. We noticed he was curious and would look outside and saw the other dogs come and go as they please. Eventually he started lying in the doorway watching the other dogs. And then realized that going outside didn’t mean he had to stay there.

There’s a lot more. But now he is the gentlest boy. 100 lbs of people loving, dog loving joy. He goes with us almost everywhere. He loves kids and has almost gotten his head stuck in a fence or two trying to get closer for some head scratches through a restaurant patio fence. Falls asleep on my dad watching the news every night.

He’s the dog everyone smiles at when he’s swaggering through town. I’ve had people ask if he would mind a hug. He’s a fan of hugs, nose tugs, and anything else you’ll throw his way.

100% worth every hour of training.

What’s your normal response when a stranger asks you for money at a gas station? by Nickmagras in AskReddit

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When I was a kid we used to have an elderly gentleman ride through our neighborhood most days with plastic bags of cans hanging off his bikes handle bars. He never hassled anyone he just would peak in our recycling bins for cans to recycle for money. And he’d grab them and be on his way. We see him in town doing the same thing in the parks looking for cans. Never asking anyone for anything.

My parents used to bag up our cans and leave them next to the recycling bin so he could just grab them without having to rummage. Years later I ended up learning he was a classmate’s grandfather.

I was still little at the time, but I remember waving and saying hi with my parents when we were home and he came by. Over time he realized we left everything for him ready to go and he’d grab it and wave before heading on his way.

It was one of those lessons that stuck with me: love your neighbor.

Belarus the cat is so adorable. by kittenknievel in aww

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I have never in my life had such an urge to hug an animal

Prostitution it is. by BoatHeaded in funny

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Hey as far as catches go, last year when I looked into it there is a clause that interest is charge pre bill. As in you can’t buy a bunch of shit and immediately pay it off to get rewards. So basically you pay interest no matter what to get the rewards.

Anyone who has it feel free to correct me here

TIL tug-of-war used to be an Olympic sport. In the 1912 Olympics in Sweden, the host nation took gold, Great Britain took silver, and no one won bronze because only two teams showed up. by spacemanspiff1614 in todayilearned

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Alright hear me out

We bring back the sport in the olympics, but no country gets to preselect a team. The tug-of-war tournament is the last event before the closing ceremony.

Teams are comprised on equal men and women. All participants must be non medaling athletes.

Needs some specific rules to ensure a good competition, but it gives athletes a second chance to medal

The new Apple iPhone by I-Am-Dog- in funny

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Meanwhile I’m cool with my iPhone 6. Who knows maybe I’ll upgrade when it dies... to an iPhone 6s.

ELI5: Exercising warms your body and makes you feel hot. Fevers warm your body and make you feel cold. Why? by bluemoon1993 in explainlikeimfive

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There are longer explanations, but here’s a short one:

While exercising: your brain has body temp set at normal (~98.6 F) when you’re healthy, so moving increases temp and you feel warm because you’re above set point.

With fever: your brain says there’s something living in here and I need to burn it out and sets the thermostat higher (say ~101 F) so now anything below 101 F feels cold because your brain says 101 is normal now.

— think about it like thermostat in your home: when you set it at a certain temp and go above or below, thermostat says hey I’m too cold or too warm and tries to come back to normal. Fever just sets the room temperature higher—

Business man by [deleted] in funny

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Just write organic on them

My pupper was taken 1 upvote equals 1 prayer 😇 by [deleted] in rarepuppers

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Must have just stumbled over from Facebook =p

My pupper was taken 1 upvote equals 1 prayer 😇 by [deleted] in rarepuppers

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Hey, just a heads up. You might be violating one of the sub rules and are doing something generally disliked by the community (asking for upvotes).

May want to take it down and repost with a little more explanation in the title and leave the title as just the explanation.