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Is It True That No Member of The Sex Pistols Could Play Their Instruments?

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No it isn’t.

Sid Vicious was just as incompetent as you’ve heard, unable to tune or play his bass, but he wasn’t chosen for the band for his musicianship.

The Pistols’ manager Malcolm McLaren fancied that he was making some sort of artistic statement through the look and style of the band as well as through their music, and he thought Sid represented the sort of nihilistic, destructive force he wanted punk to be. Plus he was a good looking lad (under all the hairspray and the sneer) who oozed danger and looked good with his shirt off.

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What Did Edward Snowden Actually Reveal About the U.S Government?

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Imagine, if you will, a world where your every move, every communication, every digital footprint is being monitored, collected, and analyzed by an all-seeing government entity. This is the reality that Edward Snowden, a former U.S. intelligence contractor, brought to light in 2013 when he leaked a trove of classified documents exposing the shocking extent of government surveillance programs.

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What Happened To Prison Guards Of Concentration Camps When It Was Liberated?

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Walenty Lenarczyk, a prisoner at Dachau, stated that following the camp’s liberation "prisoners swarmed over the wire and grabbed the Americans and lifted them to their shoulders… other prisoners caught the SS men.

The first SS man elbowed one or two prisoners out of his way, but the courage of the prisoners mounted, they knocked them down and nobody could see whether they were stomped or what, but they were killed."

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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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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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