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What are some spooky historical photos? Brendan Filice, Photographer, adventurer, life-long learner 453.1k views This is one of the spookiest photographs in history.   Who do you see? Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, joyously leaning over the Moscow Canal.   What you don’t see is what ma...  Read More »

What should I do after losing my developer job at 31? Harsh Vardhan 97.5k views “I really want to work on back-end development but my experience is mainly on front-end” is a sentence that would be a red flag for me if I was reading your resume. What if...  Read More »

How much stronger is the United States military as compared with the next strongest power? Robert Frederking 522.3k views I think Fareed Zakaria had the best statement on this. To paraphrase him (I couldn't find the quote quickly): Britain had a policy in the 19th century that its navy should... Read More »

What is the value of [math]x[/math] if [math]x^x = x[/math]? Job Bouwman, PhD candidate MR imaging on phase contrast 78.9k views Answer   [math]x = \pm 1[/math] Derivation   [math]x^x = x[/math] ... Read More »

Who is the richest person in all of history? Christopher Zoettl 99k views You have a lot of great answers here, but there is one person not featured here who definately deserves a mentioning (if not the winner on the list):   Jacob Fugger - aka Jaco...  Read More »

What are milestones for Linux knowledge? John Sprunger, A Computer Science student, amateur developer, giver of opinons 211.3k views I’m pretty sure there are no set Milestones for Linux knowledge. I like to divide the knowledge of Linux (and other things) into topics. What is Linux? - Linux is a kernel t...  Read More »

What will happen if a tank runs over you? Mike Page, Served in combat units in Europe and Asia during Vietnam and Gulf War I Era. 54.6k views Well, I have only witnessed one such event - and it was not pretty. A soldier passed too closely to a moving tank and allowed his clothing to become snagged in the tank’s t...  Read More »

I dined at a restaurant and left a 15% tip instead of a 20% tip. Upon exiting, the waitress looked at me scornfully. What should I do? Allison Mizer 451.4k views I'm not even going to blab to you with a long detailed answer, as I'm sure the previous writers before me have given you many more intelligent answers--HOWEVER. I will say ...  Read More »

Why is India using 220 volts when the USA is using 110volts of power? Elad Lending 79.6k views Actually, a better question would be: “Why does the USA use a 110 V standard when most of the rest of the world uses 220 (or 230)? And while 110 V does present less of a ris...  Read More »

Why does Bill Gates look so old? Zamani Ngidi 65.1k views Stress levels.   Most people that work highly stressful jobs and couple that with longer hours age quicker. I do not know the exact biological reason why this is the case but ...  Read More »