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RE: What are some things that you strongly wish were common knowledge?
August 11, 2022 at 8:44 am
People having garage sales -
Nobody - and I do mean NOBODY - is going to pay you money for you old CRT TV, your golf clubs, your 10 year old computer or your used breast pumps......
Well - some freak might buy the pump - but do you really want that sort hanging out in your garage??
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RE: What are some things that you strongly wish were common knowledge?
August 11, 2022 at 9:37 am
One more thing I wish was common knowledge:
Coconut milk is more dangerous to heart health than cow's milk is.
I think it is important for people to realize that, as many people switch to coconut milk precisely for the reason of heart health.
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RE: What are some things that you strongly wish were common knowledge?
August 11, 2022 at 11:22 am
Unfiltered coffee has oils that are very potent at increasing cholesterol levels in the blood. Filters catch these oils. Don't drink unfiltered coffee if you have high cholesterol.
Mathematics is not the same as arithmetic.
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RE: What are some things that you strongly wish were common knowledge?
August 11, 2022 at 12:13 pm
A light-year is a measure of distance, not time.
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RE: What are some things that you strongly wish were common knowledge?
August 11, 2022 at 1:11 pm
(August 11, 2022 at 12:13 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote: A light-year is a measure of distance, not time.
So what is a heavy year??
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RE: What are some things that you strongly wish were common knowledge?
August 11, 2022 at 5:25 pm
(August 11, 2022 at 1:41 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: (August 10, 2022 at 6:11 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: That everyone should accept me as their Benevolent Dictator for Life.
The acceptance is contingent upon the length of “life” being made negotiable.
Until the death of my last clone.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
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RE: What are some things that you strongly wish were common knowledge?
August 11, 2022 at 8:57 pm
The number pi is not infinite. It is between 3 and 4.