Of course one of the best parts of a flight is when the flight attendants come around with the snack and beverage cart, free soda, coffee, tea, maybe even cookies. As strange as it may sound, one thing that really annoys flight attendants is when passengers order Diet Coke....
Anything they like!
Madness eh?
I have never noticed this before in my 55 long years. Today my daughter shared this with me. It still took a while but then I don't do quick.
Try it for yourself. If you cannot see it, the answer is below but you may (like me) have to revisit...
In terms of total GDP, it is the sixth- or ninth-richest, depending on which measure you use. In terms of GDP per capita, it is the 20th- or 27th-richest.
Ultimately the calculations are complicated but by all recognised measures the UK has either slipped one place at best or possibly...
You are 23 times more likely to be prosecuted for benefit fraud than tax fraud in the UK. Tax crimes cost the economy at least nine times more. It’s a rigged two tier system. One rule for us and another for them.
And its getting even more unjust:
According to the...
In Canada it is 40%.
With the attack of globalisation and the reduction of languages worldwide the French have sought to try and protect their native tongue. By setting legal limits on radio licences it means that culturally the state can maintain some control and prevent an absolute takeover by...
In the US, is it true that when you ride an ambulance to go to the hospital, it costs money for the drive there? Why would it cost money for you to be taken there if you’re in emergency need?
Yes. The day I learned that there are places in...
Believe it or not, Hyperthreading technology has been around for more than a decade and not many people know its roots, how it works or if its any good. I hope to explore the advantages and history of Intel's proprietary simultaneous multithreading (SMT) implementation technology and dive a little...
21st March is World Down Syndrome Day and here George dispels some of the main myths held by many.
https://twitter.com/SteveMcfirerisk/status/1373602318365683723?s=20
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AndorraBelarusBoliviaBurundiCentral African RepublicChadCongo, Republic ofGuatemalaIvory CoastKyrgyzstanLiechtensteinLuxembourgMaliMarshall IslandsMonacoMongoliaParaguaySao Tome and PrincipeSwedenTajikistanUzbekistanVatican City
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1. It began in 1066 and hit its heights during the Victorian era but the above either did not succumb or did not...
