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DinoKebab
Why are they punishing people who buy a bottle of whiskey?
imgCitizenZero
I always downvote and don't read this KickAssFacts crap.
wellowlbedamned
From Boston and never heard of the pothole photo, seems unlikely
CliffordJohnsonMiller
Fun fact, the lost rubber duckies tought us a lot about garbage islands, and where they form.
TrustMeImABassist
#2 K2 has no local name besides Chogori, Dapsang and Qogir Feng.
bpowl518
Dwerioc
There's a mountain near my town that has no local name. We call it "Harold".
fleacollerindustry
IIRC those were local names given after K2 was discovered by non-locals. Locals seriously didn't know it existed.
DaggertheFox
OCD doesn't originate from a single part of the brain... Don't shoot yourself people.
Jacobvinyl
Yojoo
"Theoretically pronounced dead"? I don't get it. Is that supposed to be "theatrically"?
onlyhalfghost
Should probably be written "pronounced theoretically dead".
Yojoo
Even then, I don't think it makes sense. If I shoot you with a nerf dart, you aren't "theoretically dead".
onlyhalfghost
The early 1900s were a strange place, the theoretical death was probably the main source of amusement.
andtheseashalltell
*Cleveland
raytadd24
I didn't read all of em, but the middle finger story I heard about its origins was different..
ralphie84
I've been told it was from the Hundred Years War. The English showed the French they had their bow string finger while on the front lines.
jm540
That's two fingers not one
DavidBrooker
I've heard that origin attributed to a slightly different gesture:
UltimateMcNasty
The French used their middle fingers to fire their crossbows, so they'd show their middle fingers to the English.
raytadd24
Yes!! That's what I was told as well
ImIsStranger
They would also shout "pluck yew" because with that finger, they used it to pluck there yew bowstring to fire arrows at the enemy.
thrymn
The bow would be yew, not the string. These all sound apocryphal.
Ihatenumbersinusernames
It was the french and their triggerfinger for the crossbow. Cant pull a longbow with one finger.
brumbievan
Visited a war dog memorial ages ago and the most poignant inscription was "I'm sorry we left you"
catfishingyourmom
#2- HAHAHAHHAHAHJAHAHAHAHHAHA. Yeah. Maybe 8-10 years after you report it.
poronkusemania
I stopped reading when I got to that. Ludicrous.
catfishingyourmom
Hahaha I think there's a secret rule that 12 tire rims have to be ruined before the city of Boston even considers repairing a pothole
edzo1121
yeah i dropped off after that too. What a load of bullshit.
tiikki
I call bullshit on Fukushima one
onlyhalfghost
Most of these are small amounts of truth wrapped in a lot of bullshit. Boars, sure, but they're not radioactive.
vividmarker
TIL Yoda was a lab mouse
bestboobs
Because I'd rather be homeless in california than fucking hawaii???? Riiiiight
Kyphe
The Dodge Bro owned 10% of ford, they used what they made from ford to start Dodge the company, the company Dodge did not sue ford as shown.
DougLife7
You're right it wasn't Dodge the company. But it was the Dodge brothers.
igotenoughgrillstopaythebills
There is no corporate law stating that shareholders must come first. It is a line CEOs use as excuse for shitty behavior.
22ndCenturyTransient
Do you have a link to the wiki article or something? I'd like to read more about this.
Kyphe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodge_v._Ford_Motor_Co. sorry for the wait.
22ndCenturyTransient
Haha, thanks for coming through eventually :P
nefariousnarwhal
Plus, this case isn't good law anymore. It has been overturned. It's on my exam tomorrow, so I hope I'm not wrong!
PrincessAris
@DougLife7 says it is. You two should get together and come back with an answer for us.
detectiveperalta
Nice username :)
CrimeBrulee
Not sure it's overturned, but it's not good law. Business judgment rule would control outcome these days.
happylittlemistakes
This case establishes that fiduciary duty is owed by executives to the company and NOT shareholders. Ford only wanted to do something 1/2
happylittlemistakes
nice for the employees. If he justified increasing wages and decreasing sale price of vehicles as beneficial for the company, the results2/3
happylittlemistakes
would be different. It's not great law but the fiduciary duty part is important. 3/3
DavidBrooker
As implied, not as shown. The clipping above could also be interpreted to read as a person named Dodge suing Ford.
DougLife7
This post is actually accurate. Dodge suing Ford is a foundational case in corporate law. Source: im a law student.
InternationalPhoneticAlphabet
who won the case?
DenmarkMoreLikeDankmark
Dodge
PrincessAris
@IamPhoenixWright thinks it has been overturned. And, it seems, will be tested on it. You two should collaborate and get back to us.
DougLife7
Most of it isn't good law and it was always an extreme outlier. But the part about owing shareholders a duty to act in their interest stands
Knapaholic
I think the hangup is that it was the stockholding Dodge brothers that sued, as opposed to Dodge, the corporation.
AlaSnackbar
Only US had a trade embargo with Cuba. Rest of the world didn't care. Cuba could import pesticides from anywhere. Doesn't sound legit.
fleacollerindustry
Pretty sure everything about Honey in Cuba picture was bullshit.
smaug777000
considering the bee population is dying in part due to a disease, I doubt it
engineeringcowboy
There's also no such thing as 'organic' honey.
fleacollerindustry
I read a report listing in detail ALL chemical-free foods. It was blank.
brumbievan
Wasn't just caused by the embargo - most of their petroleum products came from the Soviet Union, so when that collapsed they didn't get 1/?
brumbievan
2/? gas or pesticides that they were used to having and basically had to change the agricultural system entirely and the usage of oil based
brumbievan
3/? pesticides dropped off (among other things). There's a documentary called Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil that we watched
brumbievan
4/4 for the class is was a TA for that was pretty interesting.
TennistarGalactica
The Thanksgiving store in Paris is real. Now you'll pay 10€ for that box of Fruity Pebbles.
The3DPrintingPolak
A lot of these seem fake...
icebare
That's it! I'm going to Fucking Austria!
TwistMyNipples
Boston why the hell are you filling potholes with concrete
msu14hockey
Honestly might work better than cold patch. Cold patch is the worst.
OverpricedCrayon
Because concrete is more durable than asphalt?
kalatix
I don't believe a single one of these. Except the one about us killing Native Americans... That one's probably true.
frickfracksnicketysnack
Yep. IIRC a deaf indian refused to give up his weapon, leading to a scuffle, than an all out massacre, man, woman, and child. And many (1/2)
frickfracksnicketysnack
(2/2) of the soldiers participating recieved the medal of honor.
redoctober25
I can confirm #4 as I've been a LaPhroiag Landowner for 4 years now. They will even provide you with rubber boots if you visit it.
TheKingOfConquerors
Redbone has a song about Wounded Knee.
Eogos
He may not have had OCD anymore but I'm sure that brain damage atleast altered his personality and behaviour in negative ways as well...
redjay12
Theres no way that story is true. We are unsure what region causes ocd and how would a bullet be stopped by gelatinous tissue
GeneralAnubis
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/25/us/brain-wound-eliminates-man-s-mental-illness.html
IratetheD
wtf???
Eogos
it's possible but only because of the serious brain damage which causes more issues than it could ever solve.
LZYRMN
I just realized I own some land in Scotland!
grunt0r
I must own a lot of land in Scotland, and not just the land my house is built on.
LZYRMN
Cool. Although I might sell my house and stay in my condo now that the bc housing market is cooling way the fuck off.
ameperduedepuistoujours
Couldnt Ford have given stock to employees and therefore legitimizing the raise increase? Also, fuck Dodge.
Aranyszin
Not really sure what standing Dodge would have to sue Ford over its salary practices.
SirChadwellHeath
Perhaps they owned a token shareholding as part of competitor surveillance
msu14hockey
I think it's referring to the Dodge brother's, who were major partners (probably shareholders) of Ford before starting their own company.
Chemodrugs
Teachers are pretty much forced to use technology in every lesson plan.
BazzyMuffin
I always wondered why my computing teacher wants us the use computers. Now I know.
Jarjarthejedi
Yeah, that one seemed a bit off. Most teacher's I've interacted with hated new tech. It was school admins pushing it 90% of the time.
tomyironmane
New tech is a mixed bag. They're stuck on TI83s most places and refuse to learn new calculators despite the fact that there are cheaper.
FearTheKraken
Yep. In NC, using tech in the classroom is something in our standards that the principal looks for in observations.
ActualCannibalShia
As a substitute teacher its usually the kids that try to force me to use tech.
Peverell394
As a student teacher I gave a great lesson using a projector, got my ass handed to me, same lesson with power point A+.
iamlikelytoforgetthis
Forced to? Instructed to, yes. But then you make it as useful and interesting as possible - explore it and exploit it since the kids will!
DopeFudgee
I always just make a kahoot and call it a day
NoeCarrier
Kahoots! That's my fucking jam right there. I am the ninja lightspeed master of all kahoots. All shall love me and despair.
DopeFudgee
They're fun and super helpful to the teacher
MightyShoePrint
Wtf is a kahoot?
NoeCarrier
It's a pop quiz generator for teachers. Students play via PC. It's a quickfire quiz and my lecturers hand out sweet prizes for the winners.
rattlesnail
In my kids school 3rd graders are required a laptop you can either rent one from the school or they can bring their own.
kittykat
That's crazy to me! What if a kid's family can't afford to rent one?
rattlesnail
They have a sponsorship program and payment plan options. Plus the school is mainly upper class and upper middle class. So very rich school.
666centsally
Aaaand this is how elitism is bred - into the minds of third graders.
TheMovieGalaxyQuest
Heinz Ketchup is perfectly normal in most EU states, the store selling these seems a bit weird...
Syphilis
this store in Paris was initially dedicated to Cajun food. You can find ketchup anywhere
OverpricedCrayon
The Heinz I had when I was in Europe tasted sweeter than what I get in the US. Maybe that's what they mean, the store sells the American ver
fleacollerindustry
We got Heinz ketchup in Korea. Like, not in the "American food" section but standard off-the-shelf. I'm sure you can find it anywhere too.
TheMovieGalaxyQuest
Yeah, it is probably harder to get non-Heinz in Germany. Every super market has it, and maybe one off-brand imitation.
thatshytidontlike
Know what seems weird to me? Living in PARIS and being dissatisfied with your culinary options.
TheMovieGalaxyQuest
I assume you are limited by your wallet and not by the choice of restaurants.
thatshytidontlike
Geez I hope that's the case
translocated
I think foreigners really overestimate our food options. A classic french meal is meat and potatoes/veggies. Like yeah we have 1/2
translocated
Cool chefs and restaurants but you have to be a fucking millionaire to get access to those. 2/2
HarbidgeTheHobbit
TIL I should own a fair bit of Scotland.
vitaminRmademefat
Not quite. You don't get a plot per bottle, but you need a bottle to get a plot. Search Friends of Laphroaig.
NotoriousBadassWhoLovesMusicals
I was wandering how that could be possible, Laphroiag being one of the most popular brands, at least where I live
TheOneWhoDocks
So there is some truth to this then?
Brewmasterflex
Yea there is a booklet that comes with each bottle and the codes inside that act like a rewards system. The plot is just an extra perk.
TheOneWhoDocks
That is beautiful
TheCanKaNoRey
Can people outside of Scotland get in on this? I'm looking to expand my portfolio and some land and booze sound like a perfect way to do it
Brewmasterflex
Yea! Unfortunately, there is a one plot limit. Now I'm not sure if you have ever had Laphroaig or not but it is for sure an acquired taste.
Brewmasterflex
It is smoked with peat moss. Probably the most unique and identifiable whiskies out there.
dolphindreamsandsatan
#9 : let me guess -- no one wanted one
overworkedcollegestudent
Or everyone wanted one and they couldn't afford it
TheSwedishMoose
If they were dirt poor and couldn't afford a ticket to get home to their family, I imagine they might.
jmeyers1983
Kinda related. San Francisco settled a lawsuit against Las Vegas, who was sending mentally ill homeless to SF on one-way tickets
dolphindreamsandsatan
Yep. True that. Difficult, intractable problem.
HeartsAndStars
Former Las Vegan here. Mental health in LV sucks hard. It was probably, sadly, one of their better ideas :(
ActualCannibalShia
If I were to ever be homeless I would want to be homeless in Hawaii.
lokazaki14
People in the Hawaiian canoe club beat the shit out of some hobos cause the shit in a canoe
tomyironmane
Good luck. Haoles don't do well out there.
jmeyers1983
SF is better with all the resources and care available, that's why it's so popular. Homeless can get free rent and stipends.
Ae3qe27u
And that's why they've got such a huge homeless population. Seriously. You leave the resort, and suddenly the crime rate's so bad that (1/?)
Ae3qe27u
people leave their cars unlocked so that when someone breaks in, at least they don't damage the car.
Totsmacgee
Seriously. It's snowy and -17°C in Canada currently. I'd much rather be somewhere warm then freezing to death.
BarbaryLionforContinuitysSake
It floods a lot during the rainy season, and there's leptospirosis (a flesh eating bacteria) in pretty much all the soil. And dengue fever 1
BarbaryLionforContinuitysSake
staph infections, dioxins, fire ants, alligator snapping turtles, monk seals, sharks, moray eels, caimans. Mostly leptospirosis is the worst
BarbaryLionforContinuitysSake
oh, and Wallabies, and wild pigs, cattle, goats, chickens...
TitsOrAuschwitz
Lol I would love to freeze to death
absolutezero182
importance use of than instead of then
Totsmacgee
Shit, I didn't even notice I did that!
lawrabbit
Go be California's problem - Hawaii probably
dolphindreamsandsatan
Hey! As a Californian -- gtfo!
lokazaki14
Actually a mojority of the homeless in hawaii were sent there by different church schemes and county or state run things cause it is warm
Ozarck
Source on those church schemes?
BarbaryLionforContinuitysSake
Apparently, that's actually a fallacy... I believed it too, until I did a bit of research.
BarbaryLionforContinuitysSake
http://khon2.com/2015/01/18/ihs-mainland-people-looking-to-be-homeless-in-hawaii/
BarbaryLionforContinuitysSake
http://www.civilbeat.org/2016/02/denby-fawcett-5-myths-about-homelessness-in-hawaii/
BarbaryLionforContinuitysSake
There still are a lot of homeless in Hawai'i who were originally from the mainland, but they came through their own agencies, I guess
DrRad
Kickassfacts is wrong too often to true anything from there.
Pootisman98
The bonus culture in italy is true, received these money a couple of months ago
TheStoatMcGoats
The best part: All of these were top posts on r/todayilearned in the last 2 weeks. Each linked to an article, some immediately proven wrong.
SpecimenSpiff
If anything these posts give me something to look up and learn more about.
imshibagel
Not really....they're mostly true but don't elaborate. Then people take small facets of elaboration and use that to say something isn't true
DrRad
Enough are misleading or inaccurate enough that I can't trust anything from them. "Mostly true" isn't good enough.
thekanary
I'll post back in a few years when my heart has recovered enough to reread Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and tell you what's there.
kanybal
The "Thanksgiving" shop in Paris is very true! My college was right next to it. Was too good being able to get a (grossly overpriced) --
kanybal
Mountain Dew or Corn Bread Mix when feeling "home"sick (I'm French but lived in the US for a while)
feralbritches
The Fuji / Cleveland water is true! Http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/20/AR2006072000322.html
hcar
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_Floatees
jayxero
Speak your truth!
NoPostOnSundays
The Pyramid one is true btw!
thokling
Or leave out important details to alter the context. It's more about emotional reaction over "facts".
Randomman96
is what would have happened if Churchill didn't survive being struck by that taxi and go onto to lead Britain in WWII.
Randomman96
I know that the Winston Churchill one is partially true, or could be completely. There is a game where the premise behind the events --
thokling
By your statement, you don't know but proclaim to. Those are similar disinformation strategies used by sites like the above.
sunnytater1
The Nintendo creator one is true for sure
NewGuardian2814
He did it as a special video for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It's on YouTube.
DrRad
Oh good, they got 1 right!
WallpaperProblems
The K2 mountain one is correct
WallpaperProblems
To some extent
Morebunnies
I met him - super nice guy. Keeps handfuls of these little plastic frogs in his pockets and passes them out to people he meets.
Calcifiera
Omg he's as adorable as he seems?! I've always wanted to meet him he just seems like a genuinely nice guy.
Sephority
That's adorable.
Calcifiera
How did you meet him
Morebunnies
I was a server in the dining hall of a club he's a member of. Served him a few meals.
OfficialUsernameChecker
The Laphroaig one is true. I own a square foot of Scotland. I don't think they give you 1 for each bottle tho or I'd own a lot more
CanadaEhBuddy
And you get a dram if you go and visit
Grant0
I've got five now. It's a bitch having to fly over there to mow it.
EvilKam
The homeowners association is bitchy as hell. I have 3 spears on a white picket fence that they fine me for not painting twice a year.
TwelveInchPianist
I never knew this. I've thrown all my old bottles. Fuck!
dropkicknanna
Just looked on their website, it does say one per person.
WayneSLuther
Ardbag Ardbag did that.
DongSayaDae
Imgur Unite for a common cause! Buy Laphroaig to increase our area and build a Giraffe zoo.
Polygrammar
Do you have to pay property tax? What's the value of the land?
Mbdum537
I was going to say the same thing
illogicalphallusies
Please note that we only allow ONE PLOT PER PERSON, however you can register any additional URNs and save up the points to redeem in the onl
Dsharppe
Google Friends of Laphroaig and they tell you about it.
Minimajik
Are you referring to the amount of fucking peat they put in that bottle...?
Grant0
LOL they could mean that. Try the triple wood if peat's not your thing tho
CanadaEhBuddy
Not my scotch but by dad can make my rents house smell like a peat bog with a very small glass of the stuff he likes
EmeraldMoreLikeUninstall
Or, try the quarter cask if it is...
ClinicalCynical
Ah, yes. My personal favorite. :)