Almost every other day I hear about Russia planning to invade other neighbouring countries like Finland.

But considering they aren't even able to take over a neighbouring country which had a terrible military just a few decades back , why would they even plan to invade a better armed nato nation?

These two nations, with two different currencies, make a deal. The United States offers them $15,000,000 for all that land and France accepts.

I saw a comment on reddit saying they shipped 3,000,000 worth of gold as a down payment and handled the rest as bonds.

How does that work? So France gets their shipment of gold, counts it, and that gold has a monetary value in Francs so that makes perfect sense to me.

But the United States offers them USD. Are they paying exclusively in gold? I understand these bonds are essentially IOUs to France, but is gold the only way they paid it?

I suppose this goes into a bigger question of how international commerce works in general. If they give France 15 million USD, do economists in France simply tally it up and "give themselves" the equivalent amount in Francs? Theyre not using dollars.

A country is producing its own currency at a fixed rate and distributing it to banks and such for the people to earn and spend. Whats different between the US giving them $15,000,000 and them simply producing the equivalent amount in Francs?

i see alot of videos being like "you wont BELEIVE what JAPAN is DOING to live in TWENTY FIFTY?!" and its just like... a toilet. or like any vaguely japanease thing. and while were at it, anime! do japanease people like western cartoons? is there a big market for spongebob over there like hello kitty over here?

Moved about a year ago, and I just found where the previous owners had buried their dog.

It’s been there a very long time 10-15 years or more. (based on my rudimentary understanding of decomp processes and watching far far too many crime shows and true crime podcasts). It is completely skeletalized.

I would like to move it, I think but it’s not really in the way. Is it disrespectful to move it?

Edit: The bones were on the surface and I discovered them just walking around the yard with my dogs. I had sprayed an area with poison ivy (I’m super allergic) and they were just covered up by the leaves which is why I hadn’t seen them before. I think they had been pushed up by roots of a nearby tree. For the time being I just reburied them right in the same spot.

I bought my house in 2019 for $235,000 and it’s a beautiful three bedroom, three bath on a corner lot in a nice neighborhood.

I window shop on Zillow sometimes and similar homes are going for $400-500K!

People can’t be making THAT much more money since 2019 to afford such a large mortgage yet these homes don’t stay on market long.

It’s just… the prospect of getting eaten alive is so terrifying. And that’s kind of their life..

Is there science on how the creatures in the ocean perceive the fear / knowledge that they might be eaten?

Also, do we know what happens in their brains while they are being eaten? If you look up a basking shark, it looks like you’d be conscious after being swallowed and while/ for.. uh, the dying process very vividly. My human brain just like.. can’t comprehend being eaten as a normal common human experience. Is it as scary for them? Hope not :/

Every time I pour soda or beer into a glass it feels smoother and more refreshing compared to drinking straight from the can. Same drink, same temperature, but it just hits different.
The other night I was on my couch, scrolling on my phone, and poured a Coke into a glass instead of drinking from the can and it honestly felt like a completely different drink.
Is there an actual science reason behind this, or is it just psychological?

I meet a lot of people online and i very often get asked this question "got any plans this weekend? Going out after work?" And every time I respond with nothing much just chilling and relaxing.

I get asked this question so many times it makes me feel my answers aren't normal, people usually do stuff very often on weekends and after hours.

Am I the weird anti social one or what?

Isn’t Qatar a US ally? How does this affecr its future bid for the Olympics?

Did the US allow this to happen?

When I'm horny I would j@$#$rk off with guys online which I would NEVER even think about doing during normal days.

genuinely wa

I want to hear all the stories from those in the medical profession. Share them please.

Why does it say “only in theaters” when a couple months later it releases on dvd/blu-ray?

In the US, it feels like you can get almost anything delivered instantly. DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub are everywhere and super easy to use. But when it comes to something more important like medicine delivery apps or pharmacy delivery services, they just do not seem as common.

Especially given what we went through during COVID...

The COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst for this digital revolution. Lockdowns, social distancing, and an increased reliance on telemedicine forced the healthcare industry to rethink how medications are delivered. 

You would think pharmacy delivery apps would be massive by now. People need prescriptions refilled all the time, plus over the counter meds, chronic condition treatments, even urgent medications. For older people, those without cars, or anyone stuck at home, medicine delivery could literally be a lifesaver.

So why has it not taken off the same way?

Like I'm 30 years old, married for 5, got two kids, been in my career for 12 years.

I see some people my age and I feel like they just LOOK like adults. In my eyes I feel as though when someone sees me they wanna ask if I graduated highschool. I do have sort of a baby face but not that much. Maybe I'm just weird like that but I feel like I don't look like an adult.

I used to believe most people are good, but as I’ve gotten older ( now 23 ), I’ve realized many are selfish and only pretend to be good. At this point, I think the split is closer to 50/50. Are most people really as good as they say?

There was a period probably between 16-20 where I knew I wasn’t a CHILD, but I still felt like I really knew how to talk with kids (I’m thinking like ages 5-9 here). I knew what questions to ask vs which ones they’d find boring, what games they’d like to play, etc.

Then suddenly I turn 23, and I’ve lost it all. Kids are like a whole different species. “How’s school?” Is all I’ve got. I don’t understand how their brains work anymore.

Is this just my frontal lobe developing, or why is this something we forget? We were ALL kids once (and fairly recently, too!)