Did You Know That McDonald’s Is Actually a Real Estate Company? submitted by /u/RoboKast

We tried to cross a U.S. state in an (actually) straight line submitted by /u/jpv8888

Was anyone else under the impression that the song “Magic” by Pilot was actually by Electric Lights Orchestra? My world was shattered today when I went to search up the “Oh Ho Ho It’s Magic” song by Electric Lights Orchestra, only to find out that it is not in fact an ELO song – it’s by a band called Pilot. Am I the only one who was operating under the assumption that it was by ELO? Why the heck did I think it was an ELO song in the first place? I’m wond…

Anyone actually want the middle seat as their first choice? If so, what is your reasoning (I’m thinking maybe some families/couples could prefer it)? submitted by /u/SlowAndSteady101

I’ll be honest, I am very surprised with how likable Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece actually is Now I make no qualms of telling people that I haven’t seen much if any of One Piece besides memes here and there but I am absolutely floored with how charming he is on screen. I’m not sure if it’s the actor or if that’s how the character is meant to be portrayed but I am enthralled anytime he’s on screen. The dude comes off as so likable and I t…

Are there places in the world that actually want tourists? I keep seeing articles about locals being o v e r tourists, which I can totally understand. So it’s got me thinking, are there places where locals actually want tourists to come? I’ve tried googling it, but all I can find are countries whose GDP is largely compromised of tourist dollars. That’s not exactly what I’m looking for. I’ve started lea…

Do people actually get credit card fraudulent transactions reversed after reporting fraud claims? I never personally gave my credit card information to anyone + I was abroad when the fraudulent transaction showed up on my credit account, so I barely used my credit card (I used wise debit most of the time). I do put my credit card information for online purchase sometimes, but I don’t think I ever put it in suspicious websites. There were 3 t…

Are there any albums that were remastered that actually took them from bad to great? People always talk about albums that have good songs, but the production makes the album bad. Has remastering ever completely flipped an album from bad to great? submitted by /u/UmbertoEcoTheDolphin

How to Actually Tie Your Shoes Correctly You probably learned to tie your shoes as a kid and haven’t given the method of tying a second thought since then. But if your shoes are always coming untied, maybe we should revisit that shoe-tying lesson. You see, there are two ways to tie the standard shoelace knot, and only one of them will hold reliably. Read more…

Are there any high end mascaras that are actually worth the money? I feel like the $20-$30 mascaras sold at sephora are a total joke. I’m sure they’re good, but you can get a high quality mascara that works beautifully for $5 from Essence. Are there expensive mascaras that are actually better than cheap ones?? submitted by /u/borrowedurmumsvcard

Here’s How Well the Most Common Birth Control Options Actually Work One of the most important things to know when choosing a method of birth control is how well it works. That’s especially important in a country where childbirth is expensive, maternal mortality is shockingly high, and our options for abortion are limited and shrinking. Read more…

Are there any great books or resources geared towards people actually doing ecommerce rather than for people that want to get into ecommerce? Resources that go deep and cover specific concepts rather than just high level overviews. My business partner and I run an ecommerce store that does around $25k a month. We have built this up over years and a learn as we go mindset. I say that to say, while we have a general idea of everything it takes to run a store, there are some deep and specific concepts, especially related to analytics that we don’t know about as much as we sho…

How to Cook Ground Beef so It Actually Browns Aesthetically speaking, ground meat is not the most pleasing of animal proteins. When raw, it is all squishy and speckled, and more often than not, cooking it just transforms the pink, soft stuff into grey, nubby stuff. Read more…

Why doesn’t History Channel actually make productions on different subjects rather than continuing doing the same thing over and over? There’s some upcoming series on Caesar, Cleopatra and Alexander The Great. This ain’t exactly new to the average viewer. I don’t get why History execs don’t fund docudramas on the various Roman Emperors or on events like The Year of the Four Emperors or the Fourth Crusade. Hell, I’d kill to see one on the Kingdom of Axum or some about the Byzant…

What Your Boredom at Work Is Actually Telling You We’ve all been bored at some point during the work day—work isn’t meant to be mentally stimulating for every moment. Whether we’re bored routinely during a certain time of day or with our career in general, boredom is a common workplace experience. It’s a common life experience—so why shouldn’t the same be true at… Read more…

Cottage Cheese Protein-Popsicles Are Actually Pretty Great There’s no denying that making ice cream out of cottage cheese has found its place in the TikTok sun. You can’t beat having your protein packed cheese snack as a frozen dessert, but calling something “ice cream” comes with expectations. Expectations that are hard to meet without egg yolks and heavy cream. Instead of… Read more…

MSG Isn’t Actually Bad for You If you’re still afraid of the seasoning MSG giving you headaches, you’ve bought into a decades-old myth: MSG isn’t causing it, and it’s not actually “bad for you” the way you were told. And now that you know the truth, you can celebrate with a meal at your favorite MSG-using restaurant. Read more…

How should I go about marketing a social media/fashion app that is actually unique and addresses the human need of curiosity in a small part? So far I have spammed reddit and gotten a few thousand users, but almost all of them didn’t come back because there was too little other content in their area. The app is zip location based and if they don’t see anyone on there, they don’t come back. I was also initially stupid and it the outfits disappear at midnight, in an attempt to keep thin…

Request for financial situation feedback. Am I ok or actually in “crisis”? Let me preface this with I don’t really feel like I’m in a crisis (hence the quotes) but lately I’m worried of my finances and whether we setting up ourselves for a catastrophic retirement. I would like some perspective from outsiders and who can provide some feedback on my current financial situation. I’m 47 years old. Age is starting to show i…

LPT: WD40 is actually a cleaner. Any lubrication that it provides is purely incidental (and short-lived). If using WD40 to lubricate a fan, it will cause the motor to blow, instead use a silicone-based lubricant. Silicone, lithium grease or sowing machine oil is good. Many people don’t realize that WD40 on a fan will jam it up, cause it to cease spinning, and if left unattended, could overheat and catch fire. WD-40 should be used to clean rust. Often it is good on door hinges after it has oxidized through the moisture in the air. submitted by /u/O…