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What Was the Alternative to Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan?

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The decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 remains one of the most controversial and hotly debated topics in military history. Proponents argue that it was a necessary evil to end the war and save countless American and Japanese lives that would have been lost in a conventional invasion. Critics contend that it was an inhumane act that killed tens of thousands of civilians and opened a dark chapter in the atomic age. But what was the alternative to this fateful decision?

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What Was It like for a Soldier to Use a Flamethrower during WWII?

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Few weapons strike as much visceral fear and horror as the flamethrower. A mainstay in the arsenals of many armies during the Second World War, the flamethrower was a potent psychological and physical weapon – but what was it like to actually wield one of these terrifying devices in the heat of battle?

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Why Aren’t Students Taught Practical Things In School? (Build Things, Sewing, Financial Literacy, Cooking)

The first and most obvious part of it is that the past couple years have definitely proven that adults at large do not have a great grasp of critical reading skills, along with other things that have been vital to understanding the world around them like how statistics work, scientific principles, or understanding research practices like peer review. This means that the average sixth grader definitely does not possess all the learning from the core subjects they’ll need.

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How Should I Respond When a Cop Asks Me If They Can Search My Vehicle?

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I was a police officer for twenty-five years and made hundreds of car stops and completed quite a few searches, so listen to this retired patrol commander:

In the simplest of terms, if a police officer asks your permission to do something, they are not allowed to do this thing without your permission or consent.

Just say the words, I do not consent to a search without a warrant.

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I’m a German soldier in 1939. What are my chances to survive until 1945?

By the end of the war the Germans had 12.5 million men under arms. Over 4 million died during the war.

Survival depended upon where you were stationed.

If you were in the East there was a much higher chance of being killed and wounded than if you were in the West or in Denmark or Norway.

At the edges of the most vicious battles, such as the fighting near Vienna near the end of the war, or in Silesia, or in Czechoslovakia (where the Germans won major victories til the very last day) the chances of dying were very high.

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What is an Enabler?

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An enabler is someone who, often with good intentions, supports or facilitates another person’s unhealthy, destructive, or addictive behavior.

This can include making excuses for the person, covering up their actions, providing financial assistance, or taking on their responsibilities.

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What to Say to a Cop When He Asks “Do You Know How Fast You Were Going?”

My dad, 3 uncles, 5 great uncles, well over 20 cousins are all law enforcement.

I pretty much drive 10–30 mph over the speed limit everywhere that’s outside of the city (live in a city of 100k people, and travel all over the state for work, all the time).

I get pulled over at least 6 times a year. So far this year I’ve been pulled over 8 times and got 1 ticket. On average, I get a ticket once every 2 years. Yes, I normally get a ticket less than 10% of the time I’m pulled over.

When I am speeding and see a LEO put their lights on, I IMMEDIATELY do the following:

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The Psychology of Slot Machines: How Variable-Ratio Rewards Fuel Addiction

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A variable-ratio schedule of rewards is a concept derived from the field of operant conditioning in psychology, which has significant implications for gambling addiction.

This type of reinforcement schedule rewards a response after an unpredictable number of responses. The unpredictability of the reward is what makes this schedule so effective and, in the context of slot machines, highly addictive.

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What Does Being In Love Feel Like?

Being in love is feeling a friendship set on fire.

It’s a feeling that fills you with a warmth and vigor like nothing else. It makes you feel a happiness and lust for everything like you never have before. That person is now a shining beacon of everything that’s wonderful. The effect that they have on you is warm comfort in which you feel that you can weather any storm. It shows you a side of yourself that can do anything, be anything, and have anything. It’s an energy that fills you with a red hot ball of life as you’ve never known it.

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