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Top stories for Linnex Computer   If cigarette smoking is injurious and can lead to cancer, then how come so many still survive despite smoking for 45-65 years? Terry O'Hanlon, works at Retirement • Answered January 8, 2018 The answer to this was explained to me many years ago by a very good doctor. He explained that the problem with smoking isn't that it causes many of the problems most often... Read more » 5.7K 561   Do cats really think we are cats too? E.A. Blair, former Game Designer & Technical Writer (Retired) • Updated March 17 Paul Leyhausen, a scientist who studied the behavior of cats (wild, domestic, big and small) concluded that they have three ways of classifying other animals: as prey, as t... Read more » 3.8K 156   Why did Germany surrender after Hitler died? Foo Yong Seang, knows Malay • Answered August 1, 2024 This is a map of Germany at the time of Berlin's surrender in May 1945. The dark red areas are those still controlled by the German army; they include: the entirety of Denma... Read more » 2.4K 271   My teacher wrote "x=x-1". How is that logically possible? Gregory Schoenmakers, Engineer and former high school maths teacher. • Updated February 15 If I were to guess at the context of the question I would say that the question is asking for all the values of x which satisfy the equation x = x-1 and the answer is that ... Read more » 4.1K 588   How bad is life in China? Jonathan Carlson, lives in China (2015-present) • Updated January 10 Ugh! You have no idea how bad life is in China! I mean, every morning I get up and go to work. On my way to work, as I drive my ebike, I'm forced to go around the people who... Read more » 14.6K 327   Can I refuse to take back my stolen car? Heidi Jo Ennis, former 23 years as Manager of a Major Grocery Chain (1992-2015) • Answered May 3 My car was stolen. I reported it to the police. About 3 weeks later I received a phone call and they had found my car. It was now in the tow yard and I could recover it fro... Read more » 5.1K 850   What is better, 1GB of 2666 MHz DDR4 RAM, or 4GB of 400 MHz DDR RAM? Joe Zbiciak, Processor, MemSys, & SoC Architect + Software Engineer • Updated August 11, 2024 Let me start by asking a similar question. Which is better: A Ferrari F50… (Image from Wikipedia.) …or a Ford F150?... Read more » 1.6K 103   Why did God change Peter's name? Francis Marsden, PhB STB STL Theology, Pontifical Gregorian University (1985) • Updated February 13 A new name in the Bible means a new vocation, a new mission. So Abram is renamed Abraham, Jacob is renamed Israel (Genesis 32 & 35). The Apostle Simon bar Jonah is renamed ... Read more » 96 28   Is Norwegian the closest language to English? Ian MacKinnell, Specially interested in the history of Romance and Germanic languages for 50 yrs • Answered March 22 No. English is a North Sea Germanic, or "Ingvaeonic" West Germanic, language, mostly closely related to Frisian and Low Saxon (Low German). The major (i.e. national) languag... Read more » 219 42   What happens if you do not eat sugar for 8 weeks? Suyog Upadhyaya Regmi, Founder at Suyog Regmi & Associates, Chartered Accountants (2023-present) • Updated September 10, 2020 I DID IT FOR 8 MONTHS!!! So what happened? Background: I used to eat chocolates and ice cream frequently. And because of poor eating habits and no exercise, I was a pretty ob... Read more » 15.7K 708   I hurt her, but I want to make things right. I want to be there for her even though I caused the damage. Am I able to fix what I destroyed? Champ, Studied law, humanities, languages, medical • Answered January 5 No, I'm really sorry, But you are not able to fix what you destroyed. Let me tell you why.... Read more » 2K 322   Can the dead feel cremation? Chris Peil, former Former Hopital Orderly (1970-1973) • Answered September 21, 2024 I'm not a professional in this area and everything I am reporting is my subjective experience. I have witnessed many deaths in my former position as a hospital orderly. - I... Read more » 4.3K 638 Read more in your feed

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