Poopoo_check t1_j87cf1k wrote on February 12, 2023 at 4:33 AM

Reply to comment by MyLinkedOut in TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle

While Idling their cars, most likely wasting just as much worth of gas as they saved

Poopoo_check t1_j61zisq wrote on January 27, 2023 at 3:25 AM

Reply to comment by Sierra-117- in TIL Lydia Angiyou, a Canadian mother, fought off a polar bear bare handed to protect her son and other children, before a hunter shot it 4 times to bring it down by Sierra-117-

I think what he was saying is if the bear really wanted to kill her it would’ve. Easily. No one is going to beat a polar bear in hand to hand (or paw?) contact if it is really trying to eat you. Most people would probably struggle with a black bear (again if it really wanted to eat you)

Maybe if she had a weapon, or it was injured (I didn’t read the article), but that thing would’ve ripped her to shreds if it wanted to

Poopoo_check t1_j53nnkl wrote on January 20, 2023 at 4:03 AM

Reply to TIL : In World War II, the youngest serviceman in the US military was Calvin Graham — age 12. Graham lied about his age when he enlisted in the US Navy. His real age was not discovered after he was wounded. by PyrowithJared

“We didn’t know”

Poopoo_check t1_j4ymm7m wrote on January 19, 2023 at 4:06 AM

Reply to TIL The Olympics ended for 1500 years before being revived in the 19th century by imfreerightnow

Hello fellow jeopardy fan

Poopoo_check t1_j2fswal wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:24 PM

Reply to comment by HanzG in TIL Among the 50 million employed college graduates ages 25 to 64 in 2019, 37% reported a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering but only 14% worked in a STEM occupation by Fit_Pangolin_8271

Gimme the option to put down $50,000 in education to get a high paying office job opposed to no debt while working hard labor, the choice is a no brainer lol

Making as much as someone else while working 2 times as hard is not the flex people think it is lol

Poopoo_check t1_j2d8kya wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:20 AM

Reply to comment by DefiantStomp in TIL Among the 50 million employed college graduates ages 25 to 64 in 2019, 37% reported a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering but only 14% worked in a STEM occupation by Fit_Pangolin_8271

How much harder do you work though?

Poopoo_check t1_j2ctw12 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 8:00 AM

Reply to Can I afford $2800 rent based on my financial situation by irishgirl249

$2800 is a lot for (presumably) a one bedroom apartment pretty much no matter how much you make imo. At least look to drop it down to around $2000 to save yourself $800 a month