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US President Nixon believed that France, Italy and Latin America are too immature for democracy and should instead be ruled by authoritarian regimes.
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In 1993 a French man driving a Citroen car in a remote area of the Moroccan desert had a breakdown and became stranded. To survive he tore down the car, built a motorcycle from the parts, and rode it back to civilization. When he arrived he was ticketed for operating an illegal vehicle.
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The brand Puma sued Dolce & Gabbana over a slipper design they believe was copied. D&G argued that their design was for a different clientele and used real fur. Puma lost because D&G only sold 3 pairs with 2 being bought by Puma’s test buyers. The judge said there was no competition.
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Breaking:
It has come to our attention that in most places it is NOT, in fact, illegal to have your vehicle’s interior cabin light on at night.
It’s just really distracting and annoying.
Some day some parents decided it was just easier to say it was illegal and it kind of stuck since then. Parents have just been out here telling kids half-truths like it’s literal law.
“What’s a fact that was hidden from you as a child?”
I know I just said half-truths, but some of these are outright lies—and outright brilliant.
“It is actually not the official policy of Wonderland (large amusement park near where I grew up) that you are only allowed to visit once per year.”
“I’m not mad, I actually think it was hilarious that my parents convinced us of this.”
– pm-a-surprise
“My parents let us believe that you were only allowed to go to Chuck E Cheese on your birthday (or your sister’s birthday, I guess).”
– kaleidoverse
“As a parent who had to pay for Wonderland…. this is amazing.”
– QueenA68
“There isn’t a trade-in program to bring in old legos to get new ones. Some f*cker just stole all my legos from our parked car and my parents told me this so I would not be sad.”
“I hope he experienced the small parts choking hazard himself, the c*nt.”
– Buroda
“I know they’re expensive, but there has to be a special place in hell for someone who steals Legos.”
“You have to know you’re stealing from a child. What a piece of sh*t…”
– JADW27
“Birthday Suits are not real suits.”
“Growing up in a household where the attire was a cross between business attire and church clothes, I always assumed the term Birthday Suit was a special tailored suit that was given to you on your birthday.”
– brokenturle
“Yeah. I made this mistake, except I made it when I was older and working.”
“I was so excited about going out for my 21st birthday with my brand new outfit. I told everyone I was going to wear my birthday suit.”
“A coworker had to pull me aside and tell me what it was. He was almost in tears from laughing so hard at me.”
“I still say it though because it’s funny and a great memory.”
– WeHaveGuns
“That playing around with the interior lights while in a moving vehicle is actually legal… It’s just annoying.”
– Atomic_Chad
“I thought this was illegal until even after college.”
“Thanks, Mom and Dad. So many times it would have been helpful to turn the inside light on while I’ve been in the car in the dark!”
– Kartash
“My whole life is a lie!!!”
– ABotchedVasectomy
“My parents were the same. They would freak out if I turned it on.”
“I found out after turning 16 that it was because the windshield of our van became a f*cking mirror when a light was turned on inside while it dark outside.”
“Couldn’t see a f*cking thing.”
– gslwbfianf
“I grew up thinking I had a 6th sibling—a stillborn brother named Steve.”
“My older brothers told me about ‘Steve’ when I was about five, and I didn’t believe them, so I went to verify this information with my mother.”
“My mother has run a tutoring business out of our house for as long as I’ve been alive. She’s usually exceptionally busy; I think she had about eight students when I went to ask her.”
“My mom had five young kids. We were poor. She was always hustling and exceptionally busy.”
“She didn’t have time to deal with our crap while she was tutoring, and we mostly just asked her if we could get food and she would usually respond yes.”
“So I ask her whether I had a sixth sibling named Steve. She doesn’t even look up.”
“She just says something like “Yeah, yeah, now go play somewhere else.”
“I, of course, take this as unequivocal proof that Steve existed and that he was dead. It came from my mother’s own mouth, after all.”
“I believe this for the next decade. I only think about poor stillborn Steve once in a while on his supposed birthday, and I don’t bring it up again for eleven years.”
“I was at a debate tournament with my brother, hanging out with all my closest friends, when we start talking about dead family members.”
“Somebody’s grandmother is dead. Somebody lost their brother. I mention I have a dead brother, too. His name was Steve.”
“And then this uncomfortable exchange happens in front of everyone.”
“‘Who’s Steve?’ my brother asks.”
“‘Our stillborn brother, remember?’”
“‘Huh?’”
“‘You told me about him when I was five?’”
“A slow grin spreads across my brother’s face. I know this grin. Everyone in my family calls it his Chinese Devil Grin because it means trouble.”
“‘Wait,’ he says. ‘You’ve believed that for eleven years!? We made that up’.”
“‘But mom confirmed it!’”
“‘Nope. Totally made up. I can’t believe you actually thought that for eleven years!’”
“I’m not going to explain what happened afterward, but people called me ‘Steve’ for weeks. Also, I double-checked with my mother. There was no Steve.”
“So the fact that I DIDN’T have a brother named Steve was hidden from me as a child, I guess.”
– Thomhobbes
“My parents were gardeners.”
“We were pretty poor, so we did subsistence gardening and ate out of that garden most of the summer, and fished for protein.”
“BUT they also grew this herb, which looked a lot like tomato plants.”
“That’s what I thought it was—except it never grew tomatoes and was kept in a separate garden.”
“I did finally catch on, but it took a while.”
“Young mary jane plants look a lot like young tomato plants. My folks were hippies who had a very decent crop, which I now understand in retrospect.”
– calcaneus
“We had a huge garden, but my father always kept one tomato plant growing in a lighted box in the basement closet.”
– Rosyshortcake
“The funny thing is it kind of smells like tomato plants, too. Oh, and they also have nearly identical nutritional requirements.”
– Capt_Hawkeye_Pierce
“My dad had a 45rpm of the Ghostbusters theme song. He would play it for my brothers and I, and then say that he was magic and he would make the words disappear.”
“He would pick the record up, shake it around, say some magic words, and put it back on the record player.”
“Lo and behold, when the song started playing again, there were no vocals.”
“It blew our minds! Our dad really knew a magic trick!”
“Then I forgot about it for 15 years.”
“My dad decides he wants to get rid of most of his record collection, and asks me if I wanted any before he gave them away.”
“So, I’m sorting through the stack of 45s and there it is; The Ghostbusters theme! I excitedly hold it up, and remember the magic trick.”
“Then I flip it over and see that the B-Side was the instrumental version.”
“Of course I burst into laughter at the realization that I fell for such a simple trick. But I still had to confront Dad.”
“So, I bust into the kitchen all serious and toss him the disc.”
“I said accusingly: ‘what’s this!?’”
“‘Uh….The Ghostbusters theme song?’”
“‘Yeah, and what’s the B-Side?’”
“‘The instrumental version?’”
“‘Magic words my ass!’”
“The memory suddenly clicked and he started laughing hysterically. I guess it was something we had all forgotten.”
– ChuckZombie
So now that you’ve had some time to recover from the shock of that whole interior light thing, and you’ve read through what Reddit has to say, it’s your turn at the mic.
What truths did your family hide from you as a kid?
There was a rumor in the 1960s that Japan made products in a town called Usa which were then exported to the US with the label “MADE IN USA” to make them appear as if they were made in the US.
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A cat’s purr frequency is between 25 and 150 Hertz. This frequency corresponds with the frequency that scientists have found that promote bone density and healing. This vibrational frequency technique is used in astronauts to help mitigate bone density issues from low gravity.
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It’s a tradition in Italy to watch the movie Trading Places on Christmas Eve, with millions tuning in every year.
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Money can be hard to come by these days. There’s often no room for error or waste.
A global study from 2014 showed that only 33% of adults were financially literate. The study measured the individuals understanding of basic numeracy, interest compounding,
inflation, and risk diversification.
With only a small percentage of the population able to understand 3 out of 4 of these concepts, there are a lot of ways people can waste money.
So we went to AskReddit to learn about the biggest wastes of money so we don’t make the same mistakes.
“What is the most expensive waste of money?”
Get your note pads ready!
“Designer water.” – invalidpassword
“Voss, Fiji etc.” – SnooPoems5454
“Voss has a good quality bottle. Buy it once then refill it from the tap for 6 months.” – Dr_D-R-E
“Smart water bottles are popular with backpackers for a similar reason. Thin, durable and lightweight.” – sctbct
“Or structured water.” – VattghernCZ
“My ex-girlfriend had an obsession with phone psychics. Not all at once, but over the course of a single year she spent over $15k getting ‘life advice’ from multiple psychic lines.”
“No one in her circle of family or friends could convince her to stop. I haven’t spoken with her in a few years but I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s still wasting her money on them.” – Hollywood899
“Haha my friend used to be a phone psychic and she got paiiiiid. She said the people who typically called would obviously want to hear her say certain things so she would say them and they’d just keep calling.” – wasabitamale
“She spent at least 41 dollars per day in psychics. Wow. Why not just learn magic herself at thst point?” – Yokhen
“Well, I bought some Christmas presents and then immediately forgot them on the train so I would say that lol. I went back the next day and literally bought the same stuff. I just hope whoever found it either needed it or uses it for their own gifts.” – FluffDuckling
“I bought Chanel glasses once and left them in a taxi before ever putting them on my stupid face.” – northshorebunny
“I forgot sh*t I purchased once in the cart when I got to my car. I didn’t take anything out.” – IronyIntended2
“The I’m Rich app. When launched, the screen only contains a glowing red gem and an icon.”
“It cost $999.99. You can’t buy it anymore but it was an expensive waste of money.” – GonnaGoFat
“The guy did it as a joke too and people bought it thinking that no one would actually dump thousands on an app.”
“This message brought to you by [mobile app]. Use my code and save 5% on the $999.99 Christmas beginner package.” – PM-Me-Your-TitsPlz
“I feel like he could probably sell the NFT for that app.” – runawaycity2000
“Shopping when I’m hungry.” – thatluckyfox
“Lol oh yeah, go shopping for sponges and come out with $50 worth of junk food. Stopping at McDonald’s for fries beforehand has saved me so much money.” – Slight-Ad-1744
“Cable service, especially since half the channels are f* cking ads.” – Firebolt164
I was paying for YouTube TV for a while and then realized sh*t, I’m paying $65 a month for this and have a sh*t load of commercials. I could take that $65 a month and subscribe to the ad free versions of Paramount +, Disney +, Peacock, HBO Max, and Discovery + get all the same channels and have no ads.”
“TV service is f*cking insane.” – CrowGrandFather
“It’s even worse for us. We live out in the country 15 miles from the nearest town. Other only tv or internet service available is Satellite. We have Hughes net and Direct TV as the players. We have satellite internet and we had their TV service. It was atrocious. First, the 5 second lag between changing channels made channel surfing impossible. Second, they advertised a 200 channel package and we had 35 actual channels with content. The rest were all infomercials or music channels. We need to f*cking sue them for that ad practice.” – Firebolt164
“A gender reveal party that burns down half of the state?” – wickedblight
“It really sucks that half of California is on fire but hey it’s a boy!” – DogsAreCool69420
“Too many people have tried to go all out for their gender reveal parties, and end up burning their house down, at the very least. Don’t understand it myself really. They already have baby showers. Just reveal the gender there. Why withhold what parts your child will be born with from friends and family to make a party out of something everyone is going to find out eventually anyway?” – Unabashable
“It’s very self indulgent. People act like they’re withholding information that you’d just die to hear when they make you wait for a gender reveal party. I’m happy for them but I couldn’t care less about the sex . My aunt asked me if I ever had kids what would I do for a gender reveal party. I did not mince my words: ‘I will take out my phone, find the family group chat and be like ‘what’s up fam! By the way it’s a boy. Now who’s up for painting the nursery?’” – blonderazor
“War. Having a sworn enemy is expensive.” – theProfileGuy
“Did you know the war in Afghanistan cost the USA $300 million per day for two decades?
“Insanity.” – PM_ME_AYY_LMAOS
“Only expensive to the taxpayer and the ones fighting it. Profitable for everyone else involved.” – roundbrain5
“But free healthcare would be a waste of money?” – New_Needleworker6506
“Payday loans. Is that still a thing?” – kincage
“Oh man I know this one. My dad lost his cushy a** job and had to take a massive pay cut so with all his expenses he’s on payday loan from A to pay back B to get more cash to pay off C and it goes on and on. My grandma always said my dad borrows from Peter to pay Paul. I’m not quite sure who those people are but it sounds right to me. Poor guy is still on that track almost 20 years later.” – PretendThisIsMyName
“I let them ruin my life. You think by the looks of things I must have had a serious drug problem to skid into the curb like I did, but no, it was predatory/payday loans. I got caught in cycle of bad credit and low liquidity. And worst of all, I believed it was ok. I’m nearing retirement age and it’s sad to think that if I hadn’t gotten on that treadmill, I could have done twice as much with my life than I did.” – NoPensForSheila
“Being poor is expensive as f@#k!” – Sterling_Thunder
“Yup, in many ways. One that I forgot about until recently was how much food budget is saved when one has a good fridge. I am currently in a temporary living space that has bottom of the line appliances. The fridge, while it keeps things cold, nothing lasts! I bought a weeks worth of veggies and by day two, the carrots in the crisper were no longer crisp. The second day! Poor people have challenges getting good fresh food but then it can go bad quickly even with working appliances.” – GorginaSpica
“Aka ‘the boots theory of socio-economic unfairness.’” – 84147
There are so many ways to make financial errors that lead down a rabbit hole.
Whether it’s the small moments like forgetfulness, or the big moments, like taking out loans that you can’t pay back, those mistakes can add up.
The cycle of poverty is incredibly difficult to break.
It’s not just about finding ways to reduce money waste for the individual, but the systemic and community based solutions that break generational poverty.
Though, this list is a start.
The Russian Soyuz series of spacecraft has been in continual use with the same basic design for 55 years and 140 flights. It is widely considered the world’s safest, most cost-effective human spaceflight vehicle. At least one is always docked at the ISS at all times for use as an escape craft.
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Pope Gregory XVIII is an anti-pope of the Palmarian Catholic Church. He left the faith, married a nun, stole a BMW, attempted armed robbery on his former Cathedral, and is now in jail.
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