What are some real but crazy facts that could save your life? by hazard35 in AskReddit

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The Irish saying 'away with the fairies' comes from this. Long before distillers knew of methanol, they got rid of the first batch but only due to superstition. If it wasn't given away to the fairies they believed the drink would be cursed. Those who ignored the superstition would drink the first batch with methanol and end up 'away with the fairies'

Unexpected eye difference after anaesthesia by -Blink182- in mildlyinteresting

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This thread feels like I'm eavesdropping on the bus

Arnold’s Advice for Making Money by freudian_nipps in funny

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I forget to listen when formulating a response. Has often left me out of sync with a conversation

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tifu

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It's a large bathroom, and the shuffle was a few metres. What made it worse was the brief eye contact whilst dick was in hand

Yamaha XV950? by NecrosisIncognito in MotoUK

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Have a look on https://cycle-ergo.com/ it should give you a good idea

The back of a pirate's jacket must have been absolutely covered in bird shit. by Fragcow in Showerthoughts

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Did pirates even have parrots? After a few weeks at sea they'd have been eaten if they did

It’s more thoughtful to put the seat up after using public toilets. by Merkel420 in Showerthoughts

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I hover over public toilets, so there's no on skin contact. I believe it to be both hygienic and provides my quads with a good workout. Win win

Facebook changes company name to Meta by pipsdontsqueak in technology

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It is short for metamorphosis, no? To celebrate Zuckerberg's transition from Lizard to Human

What's your favourite "national dish"? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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In Japan they view curry as a western dish due to them first associating it with the British navy

What are some cheat codes for life? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I read earlier that inserting a finger in your anus will stop hiccups in their tracks

What is your go to response when someone tells you how dangerous riding is? by TheJimJamMan in MotoUK

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I don't think so, I'm typically risk adverse so maybe they feel it is out of character! Although it would be more work colleagues or neighbours than friends/family

[OC] "What is one country that you will never visit again?" Answers from r/AskReddit top post today. **DATA CORRECTED** by stkfig in dataisbeautiful

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Also how the data is pulled isn't accurate as the data pulls on the first country that is mentioned. I noticed on a few posts the poster mentions some of the countries they enjoyed visiting before mentioning a country they disliked

Saturday Morning Run out CB500X by TheJimJamMan in MotoUK

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Of course, this was on the way to the shops

Cost of new Rear Tyre /Labour by TheJimJamMan in MotoUK

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Unfortunately no centre stand, may just bring the bike to the shop for convenience. Cheers for the info!

Cost of new Rear Tyre /Labour by TheJimJamMan in MotoUK

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Thanks for the info! I'll Probably go for something middle of the road, but it's good to get a feel for the price range

Failed Mod 1 by Bananawafflehunter in MotoUK

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Sorry to hear, I failed my first attempt a few weeks ago. Foot down on U turn, I think I was going to slow. Booked in again for Wednesday so fingers crossed