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15 Former Employees Of Companies Reveal ‘Secrets’ They Don’t Want You To Know

November 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

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1. I used to work for a chain dental clinic (won’t list which one), and it was the worst 6 months of my life. Now, not ALL dental chains are like this, but from my experience, most are.

Every patient who walked in the door (with insurance) had gum disease and were charged with a ‘deep cleaning’, even when they only needed a regular prophy ($90 whole mouth cleaning compared to $180/quadrant). Any amalgams in the mouth were to be removed and replaced, regardless of if there was any decay underneath. Any filling 2 surfaces or more (which is many fillings) indicated a crown, again, even if completely sound.

How is World War 2 History Taught In Germany?

November 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

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When you grow up here and you are still rather young, you get the sense that you (as in Germans) fucked up in the past and its a lingering feeling but you are too young to understand or make sense of it.

As in you might wave to someone with your right arm and hold it up to long and someone scolds you for it or a parent quickly tells you to lower your arm and they try to tell you why.

In short Every German Student has atleast 5+ years of history that is either directly or indirectly about WW2 and it’s effects on the world we live in today.

How Are The Odds In Sports Gambling Set?

November 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

(photo: Baishampayan Ghose)

The exact methods they use are pretty complicated, but bookies and sports books essentially don’t care who wins or whether or not the odds actually represent the true odds of one team, athlete, racehorse, or whatever actually winning. They only care that bets are being made as evenly as possible, for example, that roughly half of all people that bet on a college football game bet on one team and half the betters bet on another.

This is because bookies take a cut of all the winnings. So if I bet a dollar on even odds for the Yankees to win a game against the Red Sox and they win, then I would only get 95-99 cents in winnings. If the Yankees lost then the bookies would take my entire dollar. As long as the same number of bets are made on the Yankees and the Red Sox the bookies will make money.

Why Is Marlon Brando So Highly Regarded?

November 16, 2020 Leave a Comment

Why is Marlon Brando so highly regarded?

I think it’s easy to forget how big a deal Brando’s performance was in Streetcar Named Desire. It was a watershed. He changed acting forever. Brando was to acting as Babe Ruth was to baseball.

Before Babe Ruth, a home run in baseball was basically an accident. The game was all about ball placement out in the field. Place the ball where it would be hardest for the fielders to retrieve so you can advance the furthest along the bases. If you hit it out of the field of play, well that was kind of a screw up, so just walk around the bases. Like a ground rule double. Then The Babe came along and just knocked it out as much as he could because fuck running, amiright? He’d rather strike out than run the bases. Yada, yada, yada… modern baseball is unrecognizable compared to what it was before.

16 Chefs Reveal Red Flags You Should Watch Out For When Eating At A Restaurant

November 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

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What Are The Rules Former Presidents Have To Follow After Their Term Is Up?

November 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

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They Aren’t Allowed to Drive

Once a president’s term is over, they aren’t allowed to drive a car on an open road ever again. A lifetime Secret Service detail is given to all ex-presidents to get them around. Former presidents are always targets and one of the most unsafe places is on the road.

Why Do People Stay In Abusive Relationships?

November 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

Why Do People Stay In Abusive Relationships

Don’t judge it till you’ve been in one of these things. A lot of these people start out as absolute saints. They’re SO kind, SO forgiving, SO loving, SO giving…for like, 4 months. And you think, this person seems to be a better person than me. I get tired, impatient, grumpy, hangry, and (s)he never does! Wow, I’m lucky to be with this person! (S)he makes ME want to be a better person! And everyone in the surrounding community just LOVES this person.

Question of the Day

November 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

If Sith Apprentices always kill the master and take their position, why do Sith Lords keep taking apprentices and teaching them their ways?

The Darth Bane trilogy of books explains the concept of the rule of two very well, for starters there are only two Sith because that way the power base is focused. There is not a huge array of Sith fighting each other for power, as is the nature of the dark side and so it is harder for the Jedi to confirm their existence, thus ensuring the continued survival of the true Sith. Because there are only two Sith, a Sith lord MUST take an apprentice, for the power and knowledge of the Sith must not be allowed to die out.

Every Sith master knows his apprentice will try and kill him, as he killed his master before, and most accept this, because it means he has grown weak, while his apprentice is strong, in this way the Sith ALWAYS grow stronger, while the Jedi stagnate, sharing knowledge and power among lesser weak people who should not be allowed to survive.

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What’s The Difference Between Decriminalization and Legalization of Drugs?

November 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a first in the nation, Oregon has rejected charging drug users with criminal offenses, with voters passing a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other hard drugs.

Decriminalized: Decriminalization = taking away CRIMINAL charges. In most countries, that term is tied to a criminal record. Instead, you can be fined, but it’s kind of like a parking ticket… Pay the fine and you’re done. Still not “legal” but no criminal charges, criminal record, trial, potential jail time, etc.

Legalization: a formerly illegal act is made legal via legislation. An example would be when Prohibition was repealed. Anyone can now engage in said act without fear of prosecution. Notably, however, legalization opens the floodgates of regulation; so now drugs are fully legal but to sell it you need a license and the weed has to be FDA compliant…etc.

They Do Things A Bit Differently In Japan

November 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

Tokyo Commuters Waiting For Their Train

Photo I Took Of Tokyo Commuters Waiting For Their Train