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In 1990, high school senior Lisa Leslie…
In 1990, high school senior Lisa Leslie scored 101 points in the first half of a basketball game, an average of more than 6 points a minute. She wanted to break the record of 105 points in a game, but couldn’t because the other team refused to come back after half time.
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Argentina’s Antarctic research base…
Argentina’s Antarctic research base, Brown Station, was burned to the ground in 1984 by the base’s doctor because he was told he had to stay the winter.
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The world’s richest woman…
The world’s richest woman, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, owns a 33% stake in L’Oreal which was founded by her grandfather, Eugène Schueller, a known fascist and Nazi sympathizer. Françoise married and has raised her children Jewish.
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People Break Out Their Most Obscure Animal Facts
Everybody loves a good fun fact.
They’re worth their weight in gold when you find yourself at an intimidating team-builder or other ice breaker situation.
On top of that, if you can master the art of injecting them into conversation without sounding like a middle school science teacher, you can rely on them to turn a boring chat around at a party.
And of all the fun facts, the animal ones seem to pique our interest more than most others.
Those creatures all around continue to fascinate us with their mysterious behaviors—often genius—behaviors.
Apparently Redditor KnightsWhoSayKni was fresh out of those facts, so they asked a simple, yet compelling question:
“What’s your #1 obscure animal fact?”
People came locked and loaded with all sorts of weird truths.
One common area of intrigue was, of course, anatomy.
“The American bison is the only animal in which both lungs share a common cavity. In every other animal the lungs are separated. What this meant is that when shot by an arrow, both lungs would collapse and the buffalo would suffocate quickly.”
“(For other animals, being shot in the chest would only collapse one lung, and they would at least have a chance) That’s why such a large animal could be taken down with relatively small weapons.” — angmarsilar
“Sloth hands work opposite to ours. They have to exert energy to open their ‘fist’ and relax to close it. This is how they can hang from trees while they’re sleeping and not fall off.” — liripipe
“Ancient penguins could have been up to 7 feet tall.” — StarsandstampS
“Some squid have toroid shaped (donut) brains, and their esophagus (throat) passing through it. If they eat something too big they can get brain damage.” — horch13
“Bird poop is white because they don’t secrete ammonia in urea like we do when we pee so it comes out in one movement and as nearly pure ammonia. Why that stuff eats your car paint!” — dave-pumpkins
Plenty of people were fascinated by the mental tendencies of certain animals.
“Fish have been seen using tools – deliberately hitting a clam with a rock to get it to open so they can eat it.”
“Some fish (eels and groupers) form hunting partnerships where they communicate across the species barrier with specific signals to put their individual strengths to work (the eels chase prey out of crevices to where the groupers are waiting in open water).”
“They also get fooled by illusions in the same way we do, meaning that their brains are processing and interpreting their environment in a similar way to us.”
“That’s technically three facts but I like fish.” — BoldlyGone1
“There’s an insect called the scorpiofly that impresses mates by bringing them prey to eat. The bigger the meal, the better.”
“Only, some scorpionflies aren’t that great at catching food. So some of these males will imitate females, and wait for other males to bring them their gifts. Then they take the gift, fly away, and give it to an actual female.” — smiffypiffy
“On ostrich farms, some farmers have a hard time with breeding because the ostrich is more attracted to humans than other ostriches.”
“That’s right, somewhere out there an ostrich wants to fu** you.” — cleancutPunk
“Dogs may make social judgements about people based on how those people treat their owners. A study out of Japan had dog owners asking two people for help opening a container. There were three possible outcomes.”
A person reacting negatively by refusing and turning away, a person remaining neutral and a person helping. The dogs were then offered food from the people the owner had approached for help.”
“Dogs were much much less likely to accept food from the people who had refused to help their owners, and much more likely to accept food from those who had been neutral or who had helped.” — LogicalMess
Then came mention of those out-there behaviors.
“Snapping/pistol shrimps and their colonies are so loud that they can interfere with sonar used by other animals and submarines.”
They also create tiny but incredibly powerful explosions implosions through the sheer force of their pincers closing ludicrously fast, which is cool.” — SolipsistAngel
“A green sea turtle can swim faster than Usain bolt can sprint. An animal out there with a house for a body can swim at speeds we don’t allow in playground zones 35MPH.” — rkhbusa
“Avocados were evolved to be eaten by the giant ground sloth. Imagine a sloth, but so massive it could only live on the ground. The flesh attracted the sloth and the very large seed was ‘designed’ to travel through their intestinal tract for re-seeding or whatever plants do.”
“Humans killed the sloth but loved the avo. We domesticated the avo to increase the yummy flesh. The pit has gotten smaller but is still very large. Whenever you eat an avo, think of the long extinct giant sloth.” — quokkafarts
“I’ve said this in my own thread but I’ll say it again.”
“Porcupines climb trees and come down backwards and use their tail to feel for the ground. Sometimes their tail will hit a branch and they will think it is the ground and so they will jump off and impale themselves.”
“Over time they evolved to have antibiotics in their quills so when they fall out of trees they don’t die.” — otterdragon
“Squirrels are responsible for thousands of new trees every year. They collect and bury their nuts all over the place so they’ll have food to last thru winter, but they forget about most of them.” — southwycke75344
And a few talked about what was myth and what was real.
“Scientists thought the platypus was a joke until they send a dead one back to be studied.” — [deleted]
“People thought the okapi was a hoax until it was photographed. In parts of Sumatra it is believed that the orangutan can speak and refuses to do so because they don’t want to work.” — Victoresball
So there you have it.
Plenty of bizarre, fascinating, grotesque tidbits to keep you stocked for any lull in conversation.
People Break Out Their Most Obscure Animal Facts
Everybody loves a good fun fact.
They’re worth their weight in gold when you find yourself at an intimidating team-builder or other ice breaker situation.
On top of that, if you can master the art of injecting them into conversation without sounding like a middle school science teacher, you can rely on them to turn a boring chat around at a party.
And of all the fun facts, the animal ones seem to pique our interest more than most others.
Those creatures all around continue to fascinate us with their mysterious behaviors—often genius—behaviors.
Apparently Redditor KnightsWhoSayKni was fresh out of those facts, so they asked a simple, yet compelling question:
“What’s your #1 obscure animal fact?”
People came locked and loaded with all sorts of weird truths.
One common area of intrigue was, of course, anatomy.
“The American bison is the only animal in which both lungs share a common cavity. In every other animal the lungs are separated. What this meant is that when shot by an arrow, both lungs would collapse and the buffalo would suffocate quickly.”
“(For other animals, being shot in the chest would only collapse one lung, and they would at least have a chance) That’s why such a large animal could be taken down with relatively small weapons.” — angmarsilar
“Sloth hands work opposite to ours. They have to exert energy to open their ‘fist’ and relax to close it. This is how they can hang from trees while they’re sleeping and not fall off.” — liripipe
“Ancient penguins could have been up to 7 feet tall.” — StarsandstampS
“Some squid have toroid shaped (donut) brains, and their esophagus (throat) passing through it. If they eat something too big they can get brain damage.” — horch13
“Bird poop is white because they don’t secrete ammonia in urea like we do when we pee so it comes out in one movement and as nearly pure ammonia. Why that stuff eats your car paint!” — dave-pumpkins
Plenty of people were fascinated by the mental tendencies of certain animals.
“Fish have been seen using tools – deliberately hitting a clam with a rock to get it to open so they can eat it.”
“Some fish (eels and groupers) form hunting partnerships where they communicate across the species barrier with specific signals to put their individual strengths to work (the eels chase prey out of crevices to where the groupers are waiting in open water).”
“They also get fooled by illusions in the same way we do, meaning that their brains are processing and interpreting their environment in a similar way to us.”
“That’s technically three facts but I like fish.” — BoldlyGone1
“There’s an insect called the scorpiofly that impresses mates by bringing them prey to eat. The bigger the meal, the better.”
“Only, some scorpionflies aren’t that great at catching food. So some of these males will imitate females, and wait for other males to bring them their gifts. Then they take the gift, fly away, and give it to an actual female.” — smiffypiffy
“On ostrich farms, some farmers have a hard time with breeding because the ostrich is more attracted to humans than other ostriches.”
“That’s right, somewhere out there an ostrich wants to fu** you.” — cleancutPunk
“Dogs may make social judgements about people based on how those people treat their owners. A study out of Japan had dog owners asking two people for help opening a container. There were three possible outcomes.”
A person reacting negatively by refusing and turning away, a person remaining neutral and a person helping. The dogs were then offered food from the people the owner had approached for help.”
“Dogs were much much less likely to accept food from the people who had refused to help their owners, and much more likely to accept food from those who had been neutral or who had helped.” — LogicalMess
Then came mention of those out-there behaviors.
“Snapping/pistol shrimps and their colonies are so loud that they can interfere with sonar used by other animals and submarines.”
They also create tiny but incredibly powerful explosions implosions through the sheer force of their pincers closing ludicrously fast, which is cool.” — SolipsistAngel
“A green sea turtle can swim faster than Usain bolt can sprint. An animal out there with a house for a body can swim at speeds we don’t allow in playground zones 35MPH.” — rkhbusa
“Avocados were evolved to be eaten by the giant ground sloth. Imagine a sloth, but so massive it could only live on the ground. The flesh attracted the sloth and the very large seed was ‘designed’ to travel through their intestinal tract for re-seeding or whatever plants do.”
“Humans killed the sloth but loved the avo. We domesticated the avo to increase the yummy flesh. The pit has gotten smaller but is still very large. Whenever you eat an avo, think of the long extinct giant sloth.” — quokkafarts
“I’ve said this in my own thread but I’ll say it again.”
“Porcupines climb trees and come down backwards and use their tail to feel for the ground. Sometimes their tail will hit a branch and they will think it is the ground and so they will jump off and impale themselves.”
“Over time they evolved to have antibiotics in their quills so when they fall out of trees they don’t die.” — otterdragon
“Squirrels are responsible for thousands of new trees every year. They collect and bury their nuts all over the place so they’ll have food to last thru winter, but they forget about most of them.” — southwycke75344
And a few talked about what was myth and what was real.
“Scientists thought the platypus was a joke until they send a dead one back to be studied.” — [deleted]
“People thought the okapi was a hoax until it was photographed. In parts of Sumatra it is believed that the orangutan can speak and refuses to do so because they don’t want to work.” — Victoresball
So there you have it.
Plenty of bizarre, fascinating, grotesque tidbits to keep you stocked for any lull in conversation.
People Break Out Their Most Obscure Animal Facts
Everybody loves a good fun fact.
They’re worth their weight in gold when you find yourself at an intimidating team-builder or other ice breaker situation.
On top of that, if you can master the art of injecting them into conversation without sounding like a middle school science teacher, you can rely on them to turn a boring chat around at a party.
And of all the fun facts, the animal ones seem to pique our interest more than most others.
Those creatures all around continue to fascinate us with their mysterious behaviors—often genius—behaviors.
Apparently Redditor KnightsWhoSayKni was fresh out of those facts, so they asked a simple, yet compelling question:
“What’s your #1 obscure animal fact?”
People came locked and loaded with all sorts of weird truths.
One common area of intrigue was, of course, anatomy.
“The American bison is the only animal in which both lungs share a common cavity. In every other animal the lungs are separated. What this meant is that when shot by an arrow, both lungs would collapse and the buffalo would suffocate quickly.”
“(For other animals, being shot in the chest would only collapse one lung, and they would at least have a chance) That’s why such a large animal could be taken down with relatively small weapons.” — angmarsilar
“Sloth hands work opposite to ours. They have to exert energy to open their ‘fist’ and relax to close it. This is how they can hang from trees while they’re sleeping and not fall off.” — liripipe
“Ancient penguins could have been up to 7 feet tall.” — StarsandstampS
“Some squid have toroid shaped (donut) brains, and their esophagus (throat) passing through it. If they eat something too big they can get brain damage.” — horch13
“Bird poop is white because they don’t secrete ammonia in urea like we do when we pee so it comes out in one movement and as nearly pure ammonia. Why that stuff eats your car paint!” — dave-pumpkins
Plenty of people were fascinated by the mental tendencies of certain animals.
“Fish have been seen using tools – deliberately hitting a clam with a rock to get it to open so they can eat it.”
“Some fish (eels and groupers) form hunting partnerships where they communicate across the species barrier with specific signals to put their individual strengths to work (the eels chase prey out of crevices to where the groupers are waiting in open water).”
“They also get fooled by illusions in the same way we do, meaning that their brains are processing and interpreting their environment in a similar way to us.”
“That’s technically three facts but I like fish.” — BoldlyGone1
“There’s an insect called the scorpiofly that impresses mates by bringing them prey to eat. The bigger the meal, the better.”
“Only, some scorpionflies aren’t that great at catching food. So some of these males will imitate females, and wait for other males to bring them their gifts. Then they take the gift, fly away, and give it to an actual female.” — smiffypiffy
“On ostrich farms, some farmers have a hard time with breeding because the ostrich is more attracted to humans than other ostriches.”
“That’s right, somewhere out there an ostrich wants to fu** you.” — cleancutPunk
“Dogs may make social judgements about people based on how those people treat their owners. A study out of Japan had dog owners asking two people for help opening a container. There were three possible outcomes.”
A person reacting negatively by refusing and turning away, a person remaining neutral and a person helping. The dogs were then offered food from the people the owner had approached for help.”
“Dogs were much much less likely to accept food from the people who had refused to help their owners, and much more likely to accept food from those who had been neutral or who had helped.” — LogicalMess
Then came mention of those out-there behaviors.
“Snapping/pistol shrimps and their colonies are so loud that they can interfere with sonar used by other animals and submarines.”
They also create tiny but incredibly powerful explosions implosions through the sheer force of their pincers closing ludicrously fast, which is cool.” — SolipsistAngel
“A green sea turtle can swim faster than Usain bolt can sprint. An animal out there with a house for a body can swim at speeds we don’t allow in playground zones 35MPH.” — rkhbusa
“Avocados were evolved to be eaten by the giant ground sloth. Imagine a sloth, but so massive it could only live on the ground. The flesh attracted the sloth and the very large seed was ‘designed’ to travel through their intestinal tract for re-seeding or whatever plants do.”
“Humans killed the sloth but loved the avo. We domesticated the avo to increase the yummy flesh. The pit has gotten smaller but is still very large. Whenever you eat an avo, think of the long extinct giant sloth.” — quokkafarts
“I’ve said this in my own thread but I’ll say it again.”
“Porcupines climb trees and come down backwards and use their tail to feel for the ground. Sometimes their tail will hit a branch and they will think it is the ground and so they will jump off and impale themselves.”
“Over time they evolved to have antibiotics in their quills so when they fall out of trees they don’t die.” — otterdragon
“Squirrels are responsible for thousands of new trees every year. They collect and bury their nuts all over the place so they’ll have food to last thru winter, but they forget about most of them.” — southwycke75344
And a few talked about what was myth and what was real.
“Scientists thought the platypus was a joke until they send a dead one back to be studied.” — [deleted]
“People thought the okapi was a hoax until it was photographed. In parts of Sumatra it is believed that the orangutan can speak and refuses to do so because they don’t want to work.” — Victoresball
So there you have it.
Plenty of bizarre, fascinating, grotesque tidbits to keep you stocked for any lull in conversation.
People Break Out Their Most Obscure Animal Facts
Everybody loves a good fun fact.
They’re worth their weight in gold when you find yourself at an intimidating team-builder or other ice breaker situation.
On top of that, if you can master the art of injecting them into conversation without sounding like a middle school science teacher, you can rely on them to turn a boring chat around at a party.
And of all the fun facts, the animal ones seem to pique our interest more than most others.
Those creatures all around continue to fascinate us with their mysterious behaviors—often genius—behaviors.
Apparently Redditor KnightsWhoSayKni was fresh out of those facts, so they asked a simple, yet compelling question:
“What’s your #1 obscure animal fact?”
People came locked and loaded with all sorts of weird truths.
One common area of intrigue was, of course, anatomy.
“The American bison is the only animal in which both lungs share a common cavity. In every other animal the lungs are separated. What this meant is that when shot by an arrow, both lungs would collapse and the buffalo would suffocate quickly.”
“(For other animals, being shot in the chest would only collapse one lung, and they would at least have a chance) That’s why such a large animal could be taken down with relatively small weapons.” — angmarsilar
“Sloth hands work opposite to ours. They have to exert energy to open their ‘fist’ and relax to close it. This is how they can hang from trees while they’re sleeping and not fall off.” — liripipe
“Ancient penguins could have been up to 7 feet tall.” — StarsandstampS
“Some squid have toroid shaped (donut) brains, and their esophagus (throat) passing through it. If they eat something too big they can get brain damage.” — horch13
“Bird poop is white because they don’t secrete ammonia in urea like we do when we pee so it comes out in one movement and as nearly pure ammonia. Why that stuff eats your car paint!” — dave-pumpkins
Plenty of people were fascinated by the mental tendencies of certain animals.
“Fish have been seen using tools – deliberately hitting a clam with a rock to get it to open so they can eat it.”
“Some fish (eels and groupers) form hunting partnerships where they communicate across the species barrier with specific signals to put their individual strengths to work (the eels chase prey out of crevices to where the groupers are waiting in open water).”
“They also get fooled by illusions in the same way we do, meaning that their brains are processing and interpreting their environment in a similar way to us.”
“That’s technically three facts but I like fish.” — BoldlyGone1
“There’s an insect called the scorpiofly that impresses mates by bringing them prey to eat. The bigger the meal, the better.”
“Only, some scorpionflies aren’t that great at catching food. So some of these males will imitate females, and wait for other males to bring them their gifts. Then they take the gift, fly away, and give it to an actual female.” — smiffypiffy
“On ostrich farms, some farmers have a hard time with breeding because the ostrich is more attracted to humans than other ostriches.”
“That’s right, somewhere out there an ostrich wants to fu** you.” — cleancutPunk
“Dogs may make social judgements about people based on how those people treat their owners. A study out of Japan had dog owners asking two people for help opening a container. There were three possible outcomes.”
A person reacting negatively by refusing and turning away, a person remaining neutral and a person helping. The dogs were then offered food from the people the owner had approached for help.”
“Dogs were much much less likely to accept food from the people who had refused to help their owners, and much more likely to accept food from those who had been neutral or who had helped.” — LogicalMess
Then came mention of those out-there behaviors.
“Snapping/pistol shrimps and their colonies are so loud that they can interfere with sonar used by other animals and submarines.”
They also create tiny but incredibly powerful explosions implosions through the sheer force of their pincers closing ludicrously fast, which is cool.” — SolipsistAngel
“A green sea turtle can swim faster than Usain bolt can sprint. An animal out there with a house for a body can swim at speeds we don’t allow in playground zones 35MPH.” — rkhbusa
“Avocados were evolved to be eaten by the giant ground sloth. Imagine a sloth, but so massive it could only live on the ground. The flesh attracted the sloth and the very large seed was ‘designed’ to travel through their intestinal tract for re-seeding or whatever plants do.”
“Humans killed the sloth but loved the avo. We domesticated the avo to increase the yummy flesh. The pit has gotten smaller but is still very large. Whenever you eat an avo, think of the long extinct giant sloth.” — quokkafarts
“I’ve said this in my own thread but I’ll say it again.”
“Porcupines climb trees and come down backwards and use their tail to feel for the ground. Sometimes their tail will hit a branch and they will think it is the ground and so they will jump off and impale themselves.”
“Over time they evolved to have antibiotics in their quills so when they fall out of trees they don’t die.” — otterdragon
“Squirrels are responsible for thousands of new trees every year. They collect and bury their nuts all over the place so they’ll have food to last thru winter, but they forget about most of them.” — southwycke75344
And a few talked about what was myth and what was real.
“Scientists thought the platypus was a joke until they send a dead one back to be studied.” — [deleted]
“People thought the okapi was a hoax until it was photographed. In parts of Sumatra it is believed that the orangutan can speak and refuses to do so because they don’t want to work.” — Victoresball
So there you have it.
Plenty of bizarre, fascinating, grotesque tidbits to keep you stocked for any lull in conversation.
People Explain Which Items Everyone Should Stock In Their Fridge At All Times
I never know what’s in my fridge, until the smell overpowers me.
I know, that’s terrible. So first, I should probably acquire a maid for my fridge.
For me, the first item on my essentials list, for the kitchen’s most essential item, is cleanliness. Then chilled water and fruits, all kinds.
Home Ec life lesson number one… every refrigerator should house a few necessary key ingredients that make the home and life function.
Our meals begin there and it’s how our nutrients stay fresh. So what makes the permanent cut for your cooler?
Redditor connnor4real was also wondering the same thing, they asked:
What is essential to have in your fridge at all times?
Stay High!
“Having just condiments is pretty sad, but not having condiments at all is a whole different level of low.” ~ 1SweetChuck
“The feeling of buying the ingredients to make something you really fancy.”
“It’s ready and you’re just about to eat so you open the fridge and realise at the last second that you don’t have that one specific condiment you like with it.” ~ Reddit
Life’s Most Hidden “Treasures.”
“A strange jar of something completely unlabelled and hidden toward the back. It stays there for years and keeps people guessing.” ~ turboyabby
“When we were renovating our stairs we found a few jars of asparagus from the 1930s.”
“We also threw a lot of old food away after my grandpa passed, but unfortunately I didn’t pay attention to the dates on it.”
“Old houses and old people are always interested in this regard.” ~ Jidaque
I have nothing to shake!
“I’ll never forget the time I was invited to eat at my aunt’s boyfriend’s house (why, I have no clue). I had to have been around 11 or so.”
“The man had no salt. No salt-like product. How do you not own salt?”
“If you choose not to eat salt for whatever reason, how do you not own salt for people you invite over? It’s like the one basic seasoning.”
“I’m 41 and whenever that comes to mind I still get annoyed at the idea of it.” ~ manderly808
Don’t be without your shot!
“If you’re a type 1 diabetic, a nicely chilled stockpile of insulin.” ~ DarthContinent
“It has to be in the butter compartment though, amirite? We call it the insulin penthouse.”
“Edit: lots of people mentioning the butter compartment is a bad spot to store insulin.”
“This is very fridge design dependant. Our insulin penthouse stays a pretty consistent 5-6°C. Most insulin should be stored between 2-8°C.” ~ xisonc
“I’ve had bottles fly out of butter compartments when I open the door quick. So now I put my insulin and juice in the crisper drawer and call it the diabetes drawer.”
“Any veggies I would keep in there were are gonna go bad before I eat them anyway.” ~ Clynnhof
Keep the Spices Close!!
“Some kinda hot sauce, I go for cholula and sriracha.”
“Yo I’m very aware you don’t need them in the fridge to stay good. Also thanks for the recommendations everyone!” ~ BewareTheLobster
“We keep El Yucateco, Cholula, Louisiana, Tabasco, Huichol, Valentina, and Tapatío.”
“Also often keep a more home style jalapeño and tomatillo or chile de árbol salsa.”
“Once in awhile the molcajéte will show up with various salsas in it, or whatever was left over from the last trip to the taqueria.”
“I could go for some chile morita salsa. And carnitas.” ~ CoherentLogic
All that is Left Behind…
“Leftovers that I will never actually eat.” ~ wehosh
“Leftovers go through 3 phases…”
“1) I can still eat this because I just cooked it yesterday but I won’t.”
“2) It’s been 2-3 days, I should really eat that now before it goes bad.”
“3) Why did I even save that, now it’s been 4 days and it’s definitely bad but I don’t want to throw it out and let it sit in my garbage can so might as well wait until garbage day.”
“Edit: Yes I get it. You can eat leftovers after 4 days. That’s great.”
“Personally I have leftover fish in my fridge from Thursday and it’s in phase 3. But if you want to eat food a week after it’s been cooked be my guest.” ~ Blaine_The_Mono_
Just in case Bugs Bunny swings by…
“Carrots… just because.” ~ ejsfsc07
“If they need to be in the fridge, why do they not live in the fridge section of the supermarket?”
“I guess it depends how long you plan to keep them before eating them, I never had a problem having them in my room.” ~ KorhakaFor carrots?
“For carrots? In the south US at least, the whole carrots are always in the cooled off veggie section (no doors, lower temps, sprayed with water throughout the day).”
“And the cut and shredded bags are definitely in the refrigerated veggie section (even lower temps along with lettuce and salad bags, sometimes with doors depending on store).” ~ unboundartist
Spreading for the carbs
“Anything that can be used on bread. Cheese, pâté, any kind of savoury spread.”
“I lost all pleasure to cook when my partner died, and bread+spreadables is my usual go-to. Oh, and eggs.” ~ LadyOfSighs
Whenever I Need it… I Need it!!
“Shredded cheese and tortillas. Gotta be able to make a quesadilla at the drop of a hat.”
We get the 50 pack at Costco. They sell it next to the bread, out in the open. It comes in two bags of 25, so one goes in the fridge and one in the freezer.”
“Yeah, they last a lot longer. If you’re getting a smaller quantity and getting through the bag before they grow fuzz, you’re probably ok.” ~ NoSoul2335
Gotta give the box life…
“Electricity.” ~ DavosLostFingers
“As someone who lives in one of the areas that have recently been flooded, this is definitely the most importing thing.”
“A lot of the things in the fridge were gone, but the worst part was that we weren’t able to conserve any of these.” ~ Jeff_the_Officer
I Can’t See!
“Working light bulb.” ~ SnooPears3006</
“Yes! Mine blew a few weeks ago and that’s never happened to me before. I had no idea what to do.
“I ended up finding a light bulb at the store easily enough the next day but until then, trying to find something in the fridge was so hard!!”
“We take advantage of that little thing!” ~ Smil3yAngel
Well I now I have to go shopping.
My fridge is a sad, desolate place. I do have butter though, it’s a start.
Oh, and corn. I love corn.
Maybe we all need to start thinking in survival mode when we stock up and not just for our refrigerators, our cabinets too.
If Covid taught us anything, it’s that everything you may want or need, may be gone quickly, so always make sure the essentials are there.
Did anyone else’s shopping list just grow exponentially?
People Divulge The Absolute Best Questions To Ask In A Job Interview
The job interview process is almost always stressful, and that’s only after you’ve sent in enough resumés and applications to get someone to offer you an interview in the first place.
Knowing what to ask your interviewer when they ask you “Do you have any questions for us?” is often the most nerve-wracking part of the interview itself.
But below, you’ll find some great questions to ask your potential employer during your next interview.
Reddit user fmgame asked:
“What is THE best question to ask on a job interview?”
Ask About Your Predecessor
“One that has always gone over well for me: ‘What were some qualities that the previous employee in this role brought to the job that you would like to see carried forward?’”
“Another good thing to do is research the company you are interviewing with and you can ask things about what they may be involved in or you could drop that while reading about the company, you wondered this.” –uneasyandcheesy
Ask For Your Interviewer’s Expertise
“When you were interviewing here, what would you have liked to know before you joined?” –BeBackInASchmeck
“This worked for me. I asked my interviewer a question about how she had personally dealt with a company policy she had just explained.”
“She bragged about her stellar adherence to the policy. I nodded my approval. I got the job.” –slowbreaths
“This sounds like it allows too much room for them to promote themselves or the company. It’s not a bad question, I just think it will be hard to get an honest answer.” –Dukeronomy
“But are we looking for an honest answer, or just trying to get hired?” –DungeonsAndDragonsD*ldos
What Do They Want From You?
“Ask them what is the biggest problem you can solve for them in your first six months with the company. Similar to ‘don’t think of a purple hippo,’ this forces them to imagine you succeeding in the position.” –stack_cats
“I asked this question in the interview for my current job. The answer I got was great:”
“‘Nothing. Just settle in, find your feet, concentrate on doing the basics right. We’ll sort out some challenges for you next year’.”
“It meant that I felt really relaxed and at ease when I started, knowing that I didn’t have to make any grand statements early on in my career here.” –SamwiseTheOppressed
This One Can Help You Weed Out Places That Aren’t A Good Fit
“What do you like best about working here?” –SJExit4
“This question has helped a lot to get an accurate view on the employer” –HurricaneHugo
“‘Good work-life balance, open and transparent communication, and a healthy work environment,’ even if none of those things are true.” –reallydarnconfused
“In February I asked this question in a job interview and the immediate response of the guy interviewing me is to look down and laugh a bit.”
“He then told me the likes the ‘balance’ and the ‘comradeship’ and that it feels like ‘family’.”
“That didn’t satisfy me but they proceeded to hire me a week later and I accepted. That comradeship he was talking about was true.”
“It was a group of 15 people and they were all 45+ and older and we’re highly racist towards everyone not German enough.”
“I quit after 2 months after listening to daily right wing conspiracies and whining about foreigners.” –Shaawny
Are They A Good Manager?
“A question that landed me a job once was: ‘If I asked your direct reports about your management style, what do you think they’d tell me?’ Stumped a hiring manager and he emailed me personally to tell me about it, no one ever asked him that question but I got the job.”
“In my current interviews I’m asking ‘what did your company do for its employees during COVID to improve their day to day, work life balance, etc.’ and I ask ‘Is there anything your company adopted during COVID that they plan to keep post COVID?’”
“These questions give a lot of insight into whether a company treated their employees well.”
“Other questions that I’ve been complemented on are:”
“‘If we were currently sitting in my 1 year review, what would I have done in this year for you to say I excelled in my role?’”
“‘If I could snap my finger right now and change anything about your job or the company, what would it be and why?’” –Ophelia_AO
“When I’m interviewing, if it’s not offered proactively, I ask to meet some of the team I would be working with – and have a meeting where the hiring manager was not present.”
“When I’m talking with my potential coworkers I can them ask them about daily tasks/projects, any challenges, and what it’s like to work with the hiring manager. Not being able to meet with them separate from the hiring manager would be a red flag.”
“But then a couple of years ago I was interviewing and was offered a job where I would be the first employee at a company. The owner had previously done a lot of his business with contractors, and wanted to bring on an employee.”
“Obviously there were no coworkers for me to interview, since I would be the first one hired.”
“I did a couple of interviews with the owner, and he said he definitely wants to offer me the position, and he asked me to email him my references.”
“I said I would, and then I noted that normally I would want to speak with coworkers, but since that was not really possible I asked him for references of his own – specifically some who could speak to his management style.”
“He apparently loved that I did that. Said he had never been asked that before, and I could see he was surprised and hadn’t even thought about it.”
“But he agreed to send me an email later that night.”
“What I really appreciated was that he didn’t just give me people who were his direct reports in past jobs. He gave me a couple of levels of people to speak to.”
“One reference was someone who he directly managed previously. This one could speak about his long term experience with my prospective boss, and management style, and whether or not he was a micromanager (was not one, yay).”
“One reference was someone who was currently a managing partner at a pretty big Australian company. They had been VPs at the same time, managing different divisions at a previous company.”
“This one could speak to the leadership style, how my prospective boss approached business problems, and about his vision for the company. They had a long history, and it was really valuable to understand that my boss had a 5 year and 10 year plan for the business that was well thought out.”
“And I think the third reference was a current contractor at the company I was thinking about joining. This one was able to speak about current management style, and current projects I would work on.”
“Got valuable info from all of those references, and I accepted the job”
“Absolutely all of them were accurate about him as a manager.”
“A year or so later told me that me making the request for his references stood out – he took it as a sign that I was a good choice.”
“I don’t work for him anymore, but he’s still one of the best managers I have ever had.”
“The only manager I ever had who when he was trying to hire more people, came to me and said that in trying to hire he had come to realize that he was underpaying me, and gave me a $10k raise on the spot.” –LadyCiani
This One’s Important
“Why is this position open?” –TXJOEMAMA
“The position was ALWAYS hiring (call centre) so I asked them what their turnover rate was… 20% per month.”
“I lasted a good while. I had the highest call ratings in the company, and several customers spoke to or sent letters to my manager about how much they appreciated my help.”
“But I also had the lowest amount of calls taken per shift. Because of that, they never gave me my monthly award in front of the other staff.”
“They didn’t want anyone else to think they could get away with it.”
“Quantity, not quality.” –blameitonmyouth
Not Everyone Wants To Move Up
“Perhaps not the best but very interesting. A candidate asked me if it is possible in our company to get a significant raise without climbing up the career ladder in our company.”
“This guy never wanted to be a manager, he wanted to do what he applied for but wanted to know it will be well paid.”
“We hired him. He’s introvert, working alone in his ‘basement’ but he’s great at what he does.” –Nathaniel66
Job interviews are often stressful, but hopefully these suggestions about what to ask your interviewer make at least part of the process easier.
Happy job hunting!