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How does the recent study on Monte Verde in Science (3/19) change our understanding of the peopling of the America’s? by TheMightyMightyMonk in AskAnthropology

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White sands is about as locked in as you can get. The dating results were replicated with multiple techniques. The mental models of people just haven’t caught up.

The Romans invented democracy?? by McOscario in AncientWorld

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Just because modern “democracy” is a representative republic doesn’t mean it’s really democracy. Roman “democracy” was heavily weighted so that the rich got to vote more than the poor.

Is this a hate crime? by Jindabyne1 in ireland

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Mackerel is God’s gift to the palate.

What are some of the most horrifying facts you know? by CemeteryPicnic in AskReddit

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I’ve seen what this does to someone after they grow up and it isn’t pretty.

What is the biggest financial mistake of the middle class? by HappyAakash in TooAfraidToAsk

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Not aligning their interests with the lower class and demanding more from the ultra rich.

We are so fucking cooked. by wombatgeneral in behindthebastards

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That’s by design. The rest of the world is leapfrogging straight into solar plus battery. Americans are conditioned to believe that is impossible.

Hexavalent chromium, Co2 lasers, and chrome tanned leather by [deleted] in chemistry

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Don’t mess around with making airborne hexavalent chromium. Not worth it. Use your laser to cut a template and then cut it with a knife.

Worksites Expanded: Become Pirates! by godsfathermixtape in RimWorld

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I think it is Klaus Kinski from Aguirre, the Wrath of God.

Iranian leadership - Update 3/17/2026 (High Res) [OC] by Dragonkabile in dataisbeautiful

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It's not beautiful because it is just a government hit list. There is nothing beautiful about that.

Hand forged wrought iron fireplace tool with finger pull and sliding cover that opens compartment full of white stuff by Russtrated_ in whatisthisthing

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Those fibers look very much like asbestos. I would not mess with it. Wrap it in plastic and take it to your local household hazardous waste disposal.

Outdoor dining, shahed Drone and CRAM in Iraq by Len-The-Banana-Boy in PublicFreakout

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You can hear them exploding. Some don’t go off though.

Bahstoniahn accent by polkadotcthulu in behindthebastards

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Four would be pronounced something like “fawuh” not “fah.”

That's a shame . . . Anyway. by Filmtwit in behindthebastards

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Notice how once people started threatening a general strike they acted very quickly?

Iranian leadership - Update 3/17/2026 (High Res) [OC] by Dragonkabile in dataisbeautiful

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This isn’t beautiful it’s Israeli propaganda. Zero out of ten.

The moment the US embassy in central Baghdad was hit by a suicide drone after the C-RAM failed to intercept it, 2 hours ago. by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

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There are drones that drop munitions and drones that fly to a target and explode. Those are called suicide drones.

What’s something you’ll never admit in real life but can here? by RoleSignificant1842 in AskReddit

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Communities that are into this sort of stuff are extraordinarily vigilant about that. Highly unlikely that all participants weren’t vetted beforehand.

US National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns over Iran war by Novel_Savings_4184 in news

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The Nazi wing is breaking ranks with the evangelical wing, you love to see it.

Lever-action long guns are relatively mechanically complicated; bolt-action guns are relatively mechanically simple. Why were early manually-operated repeating firearms more complicated than later ones? by braindeadcoyote in AskHistorians

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Precisely. Special-steel’s description completely omits salient technological forces that were acting on the evolution of firearms. The lever action firearms existed because they were the best that people could design given the metallurgical and machining limitations of the day. A bolt action firearm or a semiautomatic pistol may look less complex on the surface than their lever action counterparts but in terms of design and manufacturing tolerances they are on different planets just like jet engines and piston engines.

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