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As ​Voltaire, an 18th-century writer, historian, and philosopher, said in one of his most popular quotes: “Common sense is not so common.” Although the meaning behind the saying seems fairly simple, each person’s common knowledge is uniquely their own, making it less shared than we might imagine.This was perfectly illustrated in a popular Reddit thread, where user Relation-Major731 asked fellow netizens to share some obvious things that they had only just realized. From finding out that pickles are pickled cucumbers to…

Conspiracy theorists spent Thursday trying to claim President Joe Biden had accidentally “admitted” that directed-energy weapons were being used to start devastating wildfires like the one in Texas this week that’s become the largest in state history. But you won’t be surprised to learn that the video clip these folks are using takes Biden’s words out of context.“Because a lot... if you fly over these areas that are burned to the ground, you’ll see in the midst of 20 homes that are just totally destroyed one home is…

Analysts say the group companies' problems are likely to have a limited impact on Toyota's earnings because their sales and profits are a small fraction of Toyota's overall global earnings.Japanese transport officials raided a Toyota-affiliated plant Tuesday after the company admitted to cheating on engine testing, as Toyota Motor Corp. reported it sold over 11 million vehicles in 2023 to retain its status as the world's top car manufacturer. Hours after the probe began…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The UK government has announced the "biggest expansion of the sector in 70 years." This follows years of extraordinarily expensive support. Why is this? Official assessments acknowledge nuclear performs poorly compared to alternatives. With renewables and storage significantly cheaper, climate goals are achieved faster, more…

In "DC Comics Presents" #26 (by Jim Starlin, Marv Wolfman, Steve Mitchell, Jerry Serpe, and Ben Oda), a cosmic creature named N'Gom tricks Hal Jordan into delivering him the Green Lantern power ring and steals the hero's identity. The villain visits Superman in Hal's form, and when the Man of Steel gains the upper hand on N'Gom, the foe uses the ring to create a giant kryptonite asteroid. A depowered Superman is on the verge of death but is ultimately saved by the real Hal. In "Superman: The Man of…

George Lucas was completely burned out. In making Return of the Jedi — the third film in the original Star Wars trilogy — Lucas wanted to be more hands off and to help him do that, like he did for The Empire Strikes Back, he had someone else direct the film. However, what he didn’t expect was that he had to be more involved with the details regardless and even expressed how he was the only one who had answers for everything about what was going on in the story and how certain things worked in this galaxy of his…

It’s been over 25 years since My Best Friend’s Wedding first came to theaters starring Julia Roberts and Dermot Mulroney. Roberts played Mulroney’s lifelong friend who tries to sabotage his wedding due to her jealousy towards the bride. As the ‘90s rom-com queen expressed her wish to be in a sequel to one of the best rom-coms of all time, her male lead in the 1997 film reveals whether or not he wants to join in on the fun too.As ‘90s rom-com stars like George Clooney and Julia Roberts returned to the genre in Tickets to…

Supporting Evidence of Parallel Trends for Main Outcomes. Notes: This figure displays the trends in outcomes for the treatment group (solid line) and the comparison group (dashed line). Graph (a) shows the percentage of failed courses among all courses taken while in college; graph (b) graduation rates, measured as the percentage of students who eventually graduated; graph (c) the final GPA, measured as the credit-hour weighted course grades; and graph…

Ty Pennington took to Instagram Friday to share that has was admitted to the intensive care unit just days after attending the Barbie premiere in Los Angeles. In the post, the former host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition revealed that he was intubated in the hospital after an abscess in his throat was closing off his airway. He also shared several photos of him lying in a hospital bed as well as him at the premiere. “From the red carpet, to the ICU… this last week has been interesting! I’m okay…

New update has emerged in what led to the shocking hospitalisation of superstar singer Madonna, in June this year. According to a report by RadarOnline.com, the star singer was allegedly revived with Narcan before being admitted to the ICU. The reports highlights that Madonna came very close to death and survived. Madonna (File) Narcan is an emergency medical treatment administered in cases of life-threatening effects of a suspected overdose. It is also used to treat reverse acute septic shock in patients, a…