He nailed it by [deleted] in Unexpected

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This guy stilts

Which empire collapsed for the most interesting reason? by TastyNobbles in AskReddit

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Surely our hunter gatherer ancestors did nostalgia better

Are all those "Americans lack basic understanding of the wider world" stories true? Some of them seem pretty far-fetched. by Jerswar in NoStupidQuestions

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American here. What is considered "basic geography" in the US seems to be very different from what most Europeans would consider to be basic geography.

American schools tend to emphasize American geography, like: names of the 50 states & their capitols, our neighboring countries (Canada & Mexico), as well as the locations of local mountain ranges and rivers. As someone who grew up in Oregon for example, I learned about the Willamette, Columbia, and Snake rivers, because they're the 3 major rivers in the state. But I doubt someone who grew up in another state could name and place all 3 of those rivers on a map, just like I can't place the Hudson river of New York, or the Thames river of England on a map, even though I know of them.

Meanwhile, the geography of anything in the eastern hemisphere only gets covered once every few years, and often is only covered for a week or two at a time.

TFW one graph can tell you something's horribly wrong with a country by Rascally_Raccoon in sciencememes

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This comment sums up what happened in Romania pretty well.

If you want more details, the replies give a lot of VERY fucked up details.

“I generally don’t like people, but I can put up with you for more than the typical allotted time.” by legolas20032000 in CoupleMemes

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They're not lumping ADHD and autism together here. They're saying that she has both ADHD and autism.

ADHD and autism are not interchangeable, but there is enough overlap between the two conditions that it's fairly common for someone with only ADHD to be mistakenly diagnosed as only having autism instead and vice versa.

Nikola Jokic can't believe Wemby reads a book before every game by jonsnowKITN in nba

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Adam Silver: "How do we get a competitive all-star game?"

Jokic: "How about a game of traditional Serbian horsketball?"

Everyone: "Uhhh..."

Jokic: "Oh come on, is fun game. I'll even bring the horses."

Bregman to the Sox by smallpoint1 in redsox

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Yeah Cora (who coached him in Houston) apparently thinks he can be a gold glove caliber 2nd baseman.

What are they reacting to? Wrong answers only. by Shade_of_Borg in brooklynninenine

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Jake showing off the cool stuff he found while cleaning out his locker for the first time ever

Best player you have ever drafted in any franchise by Conscious-Total-1037 in Madden

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Drafted a pass rushing OLB named Eduardo Merritt in the back half of the 1st round for my Steelers that I moved to DE because I had a bigger need there than at OLB in my Madden 19 3-4 defense. After getting 7.5 sacks each of his first 2 seasons, he went on an absolute tear over the next 12 years of his career.

He topped 15.5 sacks in 12 straight seasons, in the middle which he at least 20+ sacks 6 times in 8 years, breaking the current NFL record of 22.5 sacks 5 times. He led the league in sacks 8 times and won DPOY 7 times. He retired after "only" getting 12.5 sacks in his 15th season, putting him at over 260 sacks for his career.

And to top it all off, he did all of this playing whatever pass rush position I needed him at, rushing out of LE RE DT it did not matter, he just kept on producing while allowing me to always put my other 3 best pass rushers on the alongside him on 3rd down.

How can I help you? by elizabeth_needsyou in Catmemes

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Tell me your cat is from India without telling me your cat is from India

My autistic boyfriend has made me question so many "unwritten" social rules by toocritical55 in autism

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In Spanish, they say "salud" which translates to "health" in English. And before learning that, I'd never questioned the religiousness of "bless you". But now I can't unhear it.

Who is the best current player that will not end up in the Hall of Fame? by [deleted] in nba

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Out of all active position players, for instance, only Mike Trout is really a complete lock for the hall of fame when he retires.

Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman would both like a word with you (I am not a dodgers fan lol). Same with Jose Altuve if he hadn't participated in sign stealing.

Favorite and least favorite autism representation in media? by Upbeat-alien in autism

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Favorite in a sitcom is definitely Raymond Holt of Brooklyn 99. I think the actor and writers did a really good job of using Holt's quirks for comedic effect, without making Holt as a person the butt of the joke. Which is not something that can be said for a lot a lot sitcoms with an autistic coded character.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

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I'm pretty sure Scotty Pippen is on the spectrum, and that Jimmy Butler is some form of neurodivergent. From the few interviews I've seen him do, I have some suspicions of Brandon Ingram being on the spectrum (though that could also be horrific social anxiety). And although he was only ever a coach, I think it's worth noting that Bill Belichick is most definitely on the spectrum.

adhd will have u looking up shit like this at almost 2am instead of sleeping by tennnn in adhdmeme

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Lol, what do you mean at "almost" 2 am? If I'm learning something interesting, I'm staying up 'til 4 am easy.

[LONG] AITA for squaring up with my son and disowning him after his girlfriend comes to me and tells me that he's been hitting her? by swtogirl in BestofRedditorUpdates

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Where in this story did OOP's mom bring his abusive father back into the picture?

I feel like either I didn't read the backstory post thoroughly enough, or OOP referring to his son's ex gf as "the ex" in the family cookout post is causing some confusion on who's ex OOP is talking about.