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Not every bad thing that happens to someone, or every time someone is criticized counts as cancel culture. Cancelling has a heavy element of being ostracised from a community and h…

The F-22 was designed to do one job and do it well, the F-35 was designed to do every job and do it well enough.

Didn't the bombardier typically also operate the chin turret in the B-17?

Not everyone who needs medical help for Covid-19 needs a ventilator. Some just need supplemental oxygen. And people go to hospital with other conditions. If hospitals are 100% over…

Because dogs pose a substantially greater threat to human life than cats do.

Cloth masks may be counter productive https://dx.doi.org/10.1136%2Fbmjopen-2014-006577

They can be both be wrong. Whataboutism can be a dangerous race to the bottom

In the options there is a "troll mode" you can turn off, if you actually want to play

We don't know the death rate of nCov-2019, because we don't know how many people are infected, and we don't know how many people are dying.

Zettajoules. I think this is the first time I've seen the Zetta prefix used seriously.

It's a worrying thought. My dad has become much less empathetic and more bitter over the past decade. I'd assumed it might have been the pain that was at least partially responsibl…

Iran's military has been very intelligently shaped to maximise its ability with limited resources against the threats it's most liable to face. If Iran had focused on developing th…

Most YouTubers don't earn much.

The Crime Survey for England & Wales isn't a government body. A third way crime rates are independently checked in the UK, is hospital admissions statistics for shootings and stabb…

Or it's a buffet for sexual predators.

I think you may have a typo in your title.

Yes it is totally supported by evolutionary algorithms. Traits that are harmful in some situations and beneficial in others can be passed on, like sickle cell anemia which gives a …

I found these live maps while researching the Brazilian fires earlier. Not sure if anyone will find them interesting https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/ http://viirsfire.geog…

I'm seeing a lot of apparently conflicting information about these Amazon fires. I've seen sources saying its about average, and I've seen sources saying it's the worst since 2010.…

Autism rates are stable, and only appear to be increasing due to better diagnosis. Cancer rates are increasing due to people living longer and cancer being more common the older yo…