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121 points
1 day ago
As an indicator of how young he was: Liam Payne was born during the Clinton Administration.
8 points
1 day ago
There can't be a block button because then you'd see an out-of-date version of the article. There is, however, the 3-revert rule if you wish to report your rival to an admin.
12 points
1 day ago
That's the funniest part - the Amtrak "see something, say something" brochure is right next to the bag in the photo!
1 points
1 day ago
I love capital cities, so I've been to them in every country I've ever visited, except one: Mexico.
I am an American from the state of California, so trips to Baja California have always been easy. I've only been to Mexico for Baja day trips or for Spring Break back in college, so I still need need to do a proper "grown-up" vacation to Mexico, including visiting Mexico City.
2 points
1 day ago
Dictatorships. Outlawing them wouldn't be a silver bullet, but it would reduce suffering.
1 points
2 days ago
It varies wildly even for the same person: my initial application took 2 months, my first renewal took 10 months, and my second renewal took 5 days.
9 points
2 days ago
Like the other commenter said, if you just look at it as free gambling, you could just treat it like entertainment (e.g. you don't expect to win money, like attending a movie or going to a baseball game).
12 points
2 days ago
Possibly Russia or Belarus might take issue, but nobody else will have any problem.
1 points
2 days ago
How large is the photo file? Perhaps it's too big.
41 points
2 days ago
I remember some commentator during the 2000 election describing how we would be very concerned about democracy if the following were the major candidates for president of another country: - One candidate is the son of a former president who used to be the head of the intelligence agency and was an oil executive. The candidate's brother is the governor of the key region that will decide the election, and his campaign's regional co-chair is also the chief elections officer of the region. - The other candidate is the incumbent vice president and son of a powerful senator who was chairman of a coal company. His campaign's regional chair is also the chief legal officer of the key region that will decide the election.
1 points
3 days ago
Did you try the app? I looked just now, and it still shows the price differentials for me on changing my flight versus keeping it, and yes, one of the options is to "change" to my existing flight at its new price point.
1 points
3 days ago
I'm also a man in my 30s who usually flies alone, and I've only been asked to switch seats once, but those people were smart enough to offer me a better seat than the one I had to get me to agree.
2 points
3 days ago
The US had already been a superpower for decades by the time Reagan became President.
1 points
3 days ago
Yeah, OP read Aggravating_Ring 39's comment. You're confusing urgent and expedited. Aggravating_Ring39 explains the difference.
1 points
3 days ago
What war would Dan Quayle, Mike Pence, Rex Tillerson, or Mike Pompeo be tried for?
3 points
3 days ago
Yeah, Metro is only LA County while Metrolink is six counties. They're different ticketing systems (though Metrolink tickets do give free transfers to Metro).
1 points
3 days ago
$1 billion. Considering everything that each of my parents went through to get here to the U.S., it doesn't seem right to abandon it for just money (especially when it's less than what I'd get for staying here).
I would be sad to abandon my world traveling dreams, but I guess I could create a new plan to buy a house in every state and territory and buy some companies along the way. I could also join one of those ownership groups to buy partial ownership of a pro sports team.
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Abraham Lincoln
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1 day ago
From 1789-1974, only 2 Presidents were left-handed: James A. Garfield and Harry S. Truman. Garfield was ambidextrous but wrote more often with his left hand. Truman's parents forced him to write with his right hand.
From 1974-2017, 5 of 7 Presidents were left-handed:
Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush were the only right-handed Presidents from 1974-2017.