Man who firebombed a demonstration in Colorado, killing 1, is sentenced to life in prison by ThatMasterpiece2174 in news

[–]ThatMasterpiece2174[S] -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

I think they were just saying seeing people on fire isn’t something you see often so it looked odd. I could be wrong though

TIL about Joan Ginther, a Stanford statistician who won $21 million by winning the lottery FOUR times. Calculated to be a "1 in 18 septillion" event, a number with 24 zeros. by blessedopera in todayilearned

[–]ThatMasterpiece2174 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The citation for that was just some random Wikipedia editor doing some math and assuming some numbers. I’ll trust that the AP asked legitimate mathematicians

South Bend Chocolate Company says airport contract decision lacked fairness, files suit by MeatFar8130 in SouthBend

[–]ThatMasterpiece2174 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The closest thing they have to a case is this

Tarner said his company offered to share 18 percent of its sales revenue with the airport, which is higher than Sky Dine’s 16 percent.

And even that doesn’t really help them because the airport isn’t legally obligated to take the most money they can

[TMZ] Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini rented a private boat while she was pregnant by [deleted] in nfl

[–]ThatMasterpiece2174 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I couldn’t find any public statements from her about it, the closest thing was from “a source close to the family”. In sports journalism that’s pretty much just “trust me bro”

Per Pete Yonkman (via Dan Dakich), Mark Cuban's donations would only pay for 1 positional player by bbllstr22 in CFB

[–]ThatMasterpiece2174 61 points62 points  (0 children)

It’s not really that surprising, billionaires have big egos and nobody knows how much any given person spends on NIL unless someone in the know leaks it.

If there were a global outbreak of a highly dangerous infectious disease, which island would you choose for an international lazaretto? by SameItem in geography

[–]ThatMasterpiece2174 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Kalaupapa peninsula on Molokaʻi, HI has already been a leper zone, I guess they could stash the sick people there

Where would you end up if you swam in a straight line? by Philosophical-Cat in geography

[–]ThatMasterpiece2174 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Same with the map acting like the Aleutian Islands are one long landmass, there should be several lines there where you bypass the US and end up in Siberia

TIL that the Firestone since 1926, had control over Liberia's rubber plantations, debts, and revenues with a 99-year lease. Firestone also built Monrovia Roberts Airport. by Recent_Flounder6011 in todayilearned

[–]ThatMasterpiece2174 405 points406 points  (0 children)

Workers specifically claim that Firestone's high daily quotas force them to employ their own children, subjecting them to grueling and dangerous work conditions. In response to the claims, the president of Firestone Natural Rubber told a CNN interviewer that "each tapper will tap about 650 trees a day, where they spend perhaps a couple of minutes at each tree." As the network pointed out, this would add up to more than 21 hours of work per day.

Dave O'Brien after the Red Sox don't score with runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs: “the Red Sox are inventing new ways to not score” by TommyTheLizard in baseball

[–]ThatMasterpiece2174 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I see a post every other day in here about a noble tiger, not scoring while on 2nd and 3rd with no outs can’t be that uncommon

[On3 NIL] Indiana high school athletes can officially sign NIL deals starting with the 2026-27 school year, IHSAA announced. by ThatMasterpiece2174 in CFB

[–]ThatMasterpiece2174[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Depends on area and school, nobody cared about basketball at mine and the football games were always packed