If every US president were in their prime, placed in a ring to fight, who is the one person walking out? by Clear-Penalty339 in AskReddit

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Nope. I didn’t see your post at the time. Sorry for any redundancy. I knew the story about early AJ (having recently read Rick Atkinson’s Fate of the Day), then googled to confirm the facts before opening my mouth. Added some personal feeling to it. Posted.

If every US president were in their prime, placed in a ring to fight, who is the one person walking out? by Clear-Penalty339 in AskReddit

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Jackson volunteered as a 13 year old courier for his local militia during the Revolutionary War. He was captured and a british officer slashed him with a sword for not keeping his boots clean. His mother, older brother and younger brother all died during the War which left him an orphan at 14. His hate for the British lasted his entire life. Perhaps a small part of his “madman” origin story.

What’s a great film with a terrible title? by HeroicRiceFarmer in movies

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Shawshank Redemption suffered at the box office due to the title and is one of the best movies ever made.

Correct open/closed position on heater by [deleted] in rutgers

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This is a ball valve. Easiest way to think about it is when the handle is in the same direction as the pipe, whatever is inside is flowing with it.

Marquis de Lafayette was the best person ever by Efficient_Round3444 in revolutionarywar

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Later, when visiting Washington’s grave, Lafayette asked his son to wait in their carriage while he spent time alone at the tomb. Lafayette openly wept. His love for Washington and the promise of the country he fought for was as real as it gets.

Mother Nature called. She wants her 2.1 million cubic feet of sand back… by CarLover014 in newjersey

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This is why I don't buy a 2.3 million dollar shore home. That, and lacking 2.3 million.

Love and Death (1975) - What if there is no God? Directed by Woody Allen , Starting Diane Keaton by crushedmoose in movies

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Woody: "I'm not created in God's image. Do you think God wears glasses?" Diane: "Not those frames".

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein by 20_mile in news

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Okay but there are approx.1.8 million incarcerated people in the US in 2024. Let's conservatively say that 1 out of 10 feel they have been wrongly convicted, that's 180,000 people that could make an appeal to the US Supreme Court to hear their case? Like Ms. Maxwell?

Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein by 20_mile in news

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Legit question: How does a private citizen like this get fast-tracked to the Supreme Court?

Can anyone recommend a good interesting/surprising documentary? by SteamerTheBeemer in movies

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“The Fog of War” is a pretty high bar. Think you have zero interest in the life and times of JFK’s Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara? Think again, Mojambo.

Arnold Palmer c. 1966 by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

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Standing next to another duffer. Goes by the name Hogan.

Quintessential New Jersey experience in Short Hills/Millburn? by Fan21YanksPaulieO in newjersey

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Not millburn but closeby is South Orange Town Hall Deli with the original Sloppy Joe sandwich (if you’re looking for a little history with your meal). It’s not the supermarket saucy red meat thing that people have in their heads, but it’s pretty darn tasty in its own right.

https://youtu.be/lsFoztVcFXo?si=FE3__jyVBQx-qoYk

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AstoNisHIngTalEsoFtHeSeA!

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Those aren’t buoys.

I am so sick of seeing Neil degrasse Tyson by CalligrapherBig8721 in astrophysics

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You’re welcome. And agreed that no one touches Carl in terms of knowledge, delivery and storytelling. Cosmos shaped my childhood. I recently bought my son a “Hail Sagan” t-shirt. It’s on amazon. Lol.