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Use These 13+ Questions to Get to Know Someone Better

In this day and age, it’s easy to feel like we know everyone around us thanks to social media. But that can’t compare to getting to know someone through face-to-face interactions. So, what one question could help you get to know someone quicker?

Well, these 13+ people are here to weigh in with their advice – take it or leave it.

#15. The absolute truth.

“If you could ask the universe one question and get the absolute truth, what would you want to know?”

#14. A bit of humor never hurt anyone.

“Can I see your browsing history?”

#13. A more genuine answer.

“My boyfriend is an assistant manager at a bookstore. So when he is giving interviews for jobs, instead of asking someone what their favorite book is, he asks them what book did they hate. First of all no one ever expects that question, everyone is used being asked their favorites. So you get a more genuine answer instead of a scripted one. Also I think you can tell a lot from a person from what they dislike.”

#12. More interesting conversation.

“My hometown was small, but I enjoyed growing up there. How about you?”

Asking where they grew up and their experiences usually opens the door to a wider, more interesting conversation.”

#11. That told me a lot.

“When I was still dating my husband, I asked him: “If you could see one measurement or statistic over everyone’s heads, what would you want it to indicate?” And his answer was: “How happy they are.”

I feel like that told me a lot about the kind of person he is.”

#10. The dream…

“I ask about their dream vacation.”

#9. If you had the money…

“If you had the money to quit working, what would you spend tomorrow doing?”

#8. An intergalactic voyage.

“If you could take five non-replaceable personal artifacts on an intergalactic voyage, what would you take?”

#7. Quirky but fun. Also, don’t pick mine.

“What character do you use in Mario Kart?”

#6. Find their passion.

“What are you passionate about? I’m passionate about whiskey and distilling, but also about pushing others to find their passion.”

#5. What scares you?

“Maybe not the most important but definitely useful. I usually try to find out pretty early on if anything scares or weirds the person out. For example, I’d say something like “Man, I couldn’t get into (show) because I can’t stand seeing people bleed. It sucks when a little thing ruins the whole show for you.” They’ll usually respond with something like “Oh, right? I hated (other show) because I can’t handle creepy children! They just freak me out too much.” Then I mentally file that away for later so that I don’t decide on Creepy Children Attack 3 for our next movie night or outing. Nothing is an evening ruiner like putting on Moana when someone’s grandma just died or something.”

#4. Some drama.

“Ask them about their relationships with others in their lives (in general). If they say that everyone in their life is toxic and full of so much drama, then there is a good chance that they may come with some drama.”

#3. I love this question.

“How do you spend your time? I love this question because “what do you do” is so work-centric, and many people don’t work (whether their choice or not).”

#2. What would you regret?

“If you were to die tomorrow what would you regret not having told someone?”

#1. What would you choose?

“Once I read over there a ice breaking question: “If you have to choose between a well paid work in europe or going to mars, what would you choose?”

It seems a pretty stupid question, but if you focus in what questions the people ask back usually tells a lot of things. What they choose is not so important, but usually the people will start asking questions like:

But how dangerous is to go to mars?

Can I come back?

Can I have children and a family in mars?

Can I take my dog with me?

For how long is the work?

How much I will be making?

How many hours/days I have to work?

Its a good work? What I have to do?

And that questions tells a lof about if they are focused on family, on work, if they are adeventoruos, if they already have a life plan established and a lot of things – just try to read between the lines.”

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You Will LOL at this Wine and Eggs Diet from the 1970s

There are too many weird diets out there in the world…that’s a fact. They didn’t start in the ’70s and they certainly won’t be ending anytime in the near future. I mean, anyone can write a diet and start telling people to follow it. Health often doesn’t have much to do with why people start recommending one thing or another, either. Doctors and nutritionists haven’t changed too much over the past several decades when advising on what sorts of foods humans need and in what quantities, but there’s always some new fad running around that makes people wonder if we’ve all been doing it wrong.

If you love steak, eggs, and wine, then this diet – recommended by Vogue – is going to seem like everything right.

Let’s take a look.

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For breakfast, you get 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 glass of dry white wine, and coffee. So, getting coffee is nice. It could help sober you up from drinking the wine on a mostly empty stomach.

For lunch, you get 2 more hard-boiled eggs, 2 glasses of white wine, and more black coffee. You’re definitely tipsy now, and if you don’t live alone, the smell of the eggs digesting has probably run your partner out of the house.

For dinner, you can include a 5 oz steak and finish off your bottle of wine, plus indulge in more coffee if you want/need it. No way you’re sober, and without any fiber in sight, you’re probably not willing to venture too far from your toilet, anyway.

Which is exactly what most people who replied on Twitter latched onto, with varying degrees of hilarity.

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Diane McMartin, a writer at The Kitchn tried the diet (no word on for how long), and was surprised at the (presumably unintended) results:

“Maybe it was the wine, or maybe the lack of food, but I legit felt sad by the end of the day. Weepy, even. Like, as I was sitting in bed reading, waiting until it was acceptable to go to sleep because I was so exhausted, and I could have burst into tears at any moment.”

So, that’s not great. I’m sad enough without having an upset stomach and a fuzzy head by bedtime.

As far as the experts, they have weighed in on this, and I’m sure you’re not surprised they find the whole thing ludicrous. Julie Stefanski, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, went off for the The Daily Meal:

“If an intermittent fasting regiment went on a drinking binge in a henhouse, you’d pretty much have this diet. This random menu (I don’t even want to call it a diet) provides 1103 calories with43% of those calories coming from the alcohol calories in the wine!”

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There are some days when drinking your calories seems like a good idea (and some days when it actually is) but trying to keep up with this for more than twenty-four hours is obviously a disaster in the making. The next time I raise a glass of dry Chablis, I’ll remember the poor women back in the day who gave it a shot because Vogue said so.

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This Guy is the Master of Low-Budget Cosplay and it’s Absolutely Hilarious

Cosplay is pretty popular these days. For the unfamiliar, it’s a hobby built around crafting costumes of your favorite characters from pop culture. Cosplayers can spend a small fortune getting all the details of their costume just right, and the best of them even enjoy a degree of celebrity status and some even make money doing it!

If you’re a lover of geek culture, but don’t have the kind of money that top-level cosplayers invest in their outfits, fear not. Thai cosplay enthusiast Anucha “Cha” Saengchart, the mastermind behind Low-Cost Cosplay, can show you exactly how to create epic (read: “hilarious”) costumes, practically for free! Check out some of his best works below.

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What the Faces Behind Your Favorite Memes Look like Today

If you own a smartphone or use a computer for anything other than work, chances are you’ve seen a meme. For a lot of us, memes are a big part of our lives. We share them with friends for a good laugh and even try making our own every once in a while. But what about the people in some of the internet’s most famous memes? If you’ve ever wondered, “Where are they now?“, then we’ve got the answers.

1. Bad Luck Brian:

Kyle Craven became “Bad Luck Brian” when a friend posted his seventh-grade yearbook photo to Reddit.

2. Overly Attached Girlfriend:

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Laina Morris became famous as the “Overly Attached Girlfriend” after creating the character for a parody video of Justin Beiber’s “Boyfriend”, which she uploaded to YouTube for a contest.

3. Holding a Fart Next to a Cute Girl:

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As perfect as this image is, Michael McGee didn’t actually need to fart when this photo was taken. It’s just a funny face he makes that happened to go viral.

4. Ermahgerd:

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Maggie Goldenberger was actually spending some time in India when a friend back home informed her that a picture of her when she was 11 had gone viral!

5. Scumbag Steve:

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The original photo of Blake Boston, which eventually turned into the “Scumbag Steve” meme, was taken by his mom.

6. Disaster Girl:

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“Disaster Girl” Zoe Roth was just four years old when this picture was taken. Now she’s an adult!

7. Hipster Barista:

Dustin Mattson, the face behind the meme, is actually a barista in real life. However, he doesn’t exactly love his meme status since it makes fun of his profession.

8. Doge:

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The Japanese dog known as “Doge” has made us all smile at one time or another. There was a terrible April Fool’s hoax that claimed Doge was dead, but thankfully she’s still alive and well!

9. First World Problems:

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Silvia Bottini, the face of this popular meme, is actually a professional actor in real life.

10. Side-Eyeing Chloe:

Chloe and her sister, Lily, are big kids now and have an adorable Instagram account.

11. Success Kid:

Sam Griner was just 11 months old when the photo for his now-iconic meme was taken.

12. Grumpy Cat:

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Saving the best for last, we’ve got everyone’s favorite angry kitty, “Grumpy Cat”… who’s real name is Tardar Sauce.

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Teacher Uses Band-Aids to Demonstrate the Difference Between Equity and Equality to Second Graders

It’s funny how two words that sound very similar can mean drastically different things. Take, for example, the words ‘equity’ and ‘equality.’ The first means everyone is given the accommodation they need to be on the same level as their peers while the second means giving everyone the exact same thing.

The Tumblr post below illustrates the difference through images:

It all began with this post.

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But how would you explain this to a classroom full of 8-year-old children? It might seem to you that the concept is too big and unwieldy to teach kids, but I guess that’s why people like Tumblr user aloneindarknes7 are teachers and the rest of us aren’t.

Her post, which originally appeared on Citizenship and Social Justice, a blog that “tracks primarily issues of class, race, gender, education, and activism,” spells out how she tackles this issue with her students.

Aloneindarknes7 has been a teacher for three years and says she learned the technique from another teacher, and that they both enjoy figuring out how to impart big social concepts to eager young minds. The post below should even help a few adults grasp the concept, too!

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What do you think? The Internet is loving this, and it seems like other teachers might be tackling it using a box of Band-Aids themselves!

Brava!

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Man Who Refused to Give His Seat to a Pregnant Woman Got Exactly What He Deserved

Chivalry may not be totally dead these days, but it’s certainly on life support. As a woman who has been pregnant twice in the past three years, I can confirm that people pretend not to notice unless they want to a) insult your weight or b) ask questions that are none of their business.

I don’t have to take public transportation on a regular basis, so I can’t really complain about having to squeeze into a tiny subway car seat sporting a giant, uncomfortable belly and swollen legs while perfectly normal-sized people refuse to make room. Based on this story — and the responses from others — I should count my blessings.

Twitter user Brydie Lee-Kennedy, an 8-months-pregnant woman, had that misfortune, and did not hesitate to share her tale of woe on the public forum.

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Basically, there was one seat left, she was exhausted and carrying extra weight, and some guy thought his bag (and hand) needed the space more than she did. So, she sat on his hand and his bag, which apparently he still refused to move so they spent the rest of the ride in some sort of silent standoff.

Plenty of other women chimed in to share their stories of similar occurrences. All of them are my heroes, and braver than I would have been in a similar situation, though the discomfort caused by late pregnancy often causes one to lose one’s filter.

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This one, though, is my favorite. It honestly needs to be a scene in a movie.

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Long story short? Don’t be stupid, rude and obtuse. Pay attention to the people around you who aren’t having the best of days.

And get off your ass if a giant pregnant woman is standing near you.

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5 Scientific Facts About Spite That Are Sure to Surprise You

Did you know that the phrase “you’d cut off your nose to spite your face’ actually comes from a real incident? Back in medieval times, a nun cut off her nose (and lips) to try and make herself too horrific for Viking invaders to rape. The other nuns followed suit, and the painful plan worked – sort of. While they weren’t raped, they were eventually burned alive.

Okay, so that’s an extreme scenario, but what else do we know about spite? It’s defined as action deliberately designed to hurt someone, even when there’s nothing to gain and even though those actions might cause you to suffer as well. Sounds like a pretty terrible way to be, right?

Here are five more facts about spite and why it’s an aspect of human behavior.

#5. Science notes two specific types of spite.

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Hamiltonian spite — named for biologist W.D. Hamilton — are actions directed against unrelated or loosely related individuals. Meanwhile, Wilsonian spite — named for biologist E.O. Wilson — is when your act of spite indirectly benefits someone you’re closely related to.

The latter might seem like the lesser of two evils, but really, they’re both based in bad behavior.

#4. Men tend to be more spiteful than women.

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The same study found that men showed higher levels of spite than women, but the results weren’t clear as to why. However, the press release speculates that men tend to score higher across the board when it comes to traits that predict psychopathy in general, so there’s that to consider.

#3. It could be a sign of psychopathy.

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One of the traits of a psychopath is Machiavellianism, which is the willingness to be duplicitous and disregard morality to achieve one’s own goals. In 2014, researchers at Washington State University subjected more than 1200 people to a personality test, and the results showed that high scores in spitefulness correlated with the presence of psychopathic behavior.

#2. It’s not that different from altruism.

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Some researchers call spite the “neglected ugly sister of altruism,” since both practices come at the cost of a person’s own happiness. The spite-r doesn’t necessarily care what happens to them because they’re not acting for personal gain and they’re not deterred by the prospect of personal loss.

This 2006 paper notes, “any social trait that is spiteful simultaneously qualifies as altruistic. In other words, any trait that reduces the fitness of less-related individuals necessarily increases that of related ones.”

#1. Children and the elderly are generally less spiteful.

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Kids resent unfairness from an early age, researchers pointed out. “So, if they divide up candy and they get more candy than the kids they’re playing against, they’re like ‘nope, neither of us is going to get anything.’”

A malicious or spiteful reaction isn’t natural to children — everyone wins or no one does — and the elderly tend to revert to the same code of ethics.

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Are You Able to Solve These 5 Basic High School Math Problems?

Now that some years have passed since high school and you’ve got some real life experience under your belt, maybe you’re curious how you would fare if you found yourself back in sophomore algebra. Most of us were able to fend for ourselves pretty well back then, but how much of that info did we really retain?

If you are curious, then this quiz is definitely for you.

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Continue reading once you’re ready for the answer!

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Latest Skin Cancer Reports Will Have You Rethinking How Much Sunscreen You Use

Did you know that skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in the States? When you think about it, it makes sense: your skin is your largest organ, and it regenerates on a regular basis, which leaves more room for mutations. Still, people refuse to do their due diligence when it comes to sunscreen.

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According to the CDC and the American Cancer Society, melanoma rates have been on the rise for the past 30 years, with over 90,000 new cases being diagnosed this year. That’s crazy, cause people didn’t used to have sunscreen at all!

There are plenty of choices out there when it comes to sunscreens that protect against both the UVA and UVB rays that increase your risk of melanoma, and according to the American Academy of Dermatology, you should be using at least an ounce if you need to cover your entire body.

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Oh, and here’s the real head’s up – you don’t only need it if you’re going to the pool or the beach. You should be slathering the stuff on your face, arms, legs, and any other body parts that are exposed to the sun on an everyday basis. Recommended products include zinc-oxide or titanium-dioxide and boast an SPF factor of no less than 30.

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People are more diligent than they used to be when it comes to sunscreen, but with the destabilization of the ozone layer, the sun’s rays have gotten stronger. So examine your regimen and find the kinks, people. Future you and your skin will thank you.

h/t: Scary Mommy

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Italian Construction Workers Uncovered an Ancient Treasure Potentially Worth Millions

When you live in a country like Italy, with as long and rich a history as it has, you’re bound to stumble across something super old and probably pretty cool. Still, these construction workers probably never thought they’d accidentally dig up a jar of coins worth millions.

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CNN reported that the workers were excavating the basement of the Cressoni Theater, which opened in 1807, when they unearthed the unassuming soapstone jar. In the 20th century, the building became a cinema before shuttering completely in 1997. Now, the land was being converted for use as a luxury apartment complex, though that project will now likely be put on hold while teams of archaeologists make sure no other priceless treasures lurk beneath the earth.

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The jar contained a stash of Roman coins that dates back to the 5th century CE, and they are well-preserved enough to fetch millions. They were handed over to a restoration lab, where the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities will study them further.

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Since the theater is near the ancient site of Novum Comum, an ancient Roman town that dates back to the 1st century B.C.E., it seems likely there are more treasures to uncover. The coins themselves can be traced back to the end of the Western Roman Empire.

h/t: Mental_Floss

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