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Sophia-Helene Mees de Tricht · Follow

Organizer/(Not That Kind of) Lobbyist · Mar 25

What is the point of a firing squad if they could just fire at the head
once?
You’ve never killed someone, huh? Unless you’re an actual monster, killing a
person, knowing that you’ve killed a person, will haunt you. There are five
people on a firing squad for diffusion of responsibility.

I can’t remember which it is, but a four man firing squad either gets one blank
or one live round so no one knows who fired the fatal shot.
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Todd Cameron Knupp · Follow

Lives in Pueblo, CO (2017–present) · 4y

What kind of children do heavy marijuana smokers have? Are there

any deformities?
Well, I am certainly qualified to answer this question… I have smoked for 40
years and I have 5 children. All of my children share 2 common deformities - A
much higher than normal IQ and a well above average work ethic. My first (more)
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Dan · Follow
Student · Jan 9

What will help you get a big bicep?

Everyone is saying curls. Everyone is right. You should do curls if you are
specifically looking to get bigger biceps. What if you want another exercise?
Something a little more “functional,” but still hits your biceps pretty darn(more)
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Scott Purner · Follow

Survivor · Sep 21

At what age did your son begin puberty? What was the first
indication?
My son's puberty started at 12. He woke up one morning came running out of
his room naked yelling daddy, daddy what's happening to me. There he's
standing with a few pubic hairs and a erection. He was asking me if it will(more)
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Bob deWitt · Follow

Art History Professor, Utah Valley University · Sep 23

Why did the Romans use horizontal grips on their shields?

Roman shields did use horizontal grips as seen in the museum reproduction
below: At first thought, a horizontal grip might seem counter-intuitive since a
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Greek shield used a vertical grip like this: However, it must be remembered…

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Roger Taylor · Follow

Former MSG/E-8 at U.S. Army (1980–2003) · Updated 2y

My husband is in the military and is cheating on me with another

military person. What will happen to him if I report it to the military?
Every time I was in charge of soldiers, I told the married soldiers that if they
chose to cheat on your spouse, and I find out, I would do whatever it took to
bring them up on charges, if it was with another soldiers spouse I would (more)
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Victor - Weight Loss · Follow

Answered by Victor Zlatic  · Sep 25

What is the most effective method to lose belly fat without sports?
1. Cut Out The Sugar Every time you drink a packaged fruit juice, you take in
more calories than if just eat the fruit. Though the packaged juices are
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Larry Koopa · Follow

Koopaling Clan Leader (1988–present) · Jun 26

What can high IQ people do that average IQ people can't?

I’m glad you asked. As an extremely high IQ individual myself (I have an IQ of
161) I often catch myself being able to do things that the average person
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Kindergarten Teacher · Updated Apr 18

Which historical photos creep you out?

A group of happy and carefree girls eating blueberries. Some are pretending
to cry because they finished all their blueberries They took this photo shortly
after the girls finished a shift at work as secretaries receiving trains of… (more)

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Oliver St John · Follow

Writer. Songwriter. Programmer. Soccer fan. Much more. · Mar 4

Why is Putin/Russia okay with Poland being in NATO but not Ukraine
as they are both bordering neighbors of similar size?
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Troy Wilson-Ripsom · Follow

Consultant (2020–present) · 1y

I am 39 years old. I don't have a job, education, or skills. I know I am a

loser. What should I do now?
So, I have had periods of aimless wandering in my life and they have left me at
times feeling like a loser. When that happens, I find a way to do something to
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Adam Kovacs · Follow

No.1 writer in Anabolic Steroids www.gearfactory.pro · Updated 9mo

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does it work?
Yes, cypionate will increase muscle gains by multiple fold. To tell you exact
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Srinath Nalluri · Follow

M.Sc, B. Eng in Mechanical Engineering & Minor (Technopreneurship), National
University of Singapore (Graduated 2020) · Mon

Which person in history had the most pathetic death?

This dude.

His name is Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, founder of the Qajar Dynasty of
Iran.

He ruled from 1789 to 1797.

One night, when he was resting in his tent, the king’s servant Sadegh Gorji
and the king’s attendant Khodadad-e Esfahani had a silly argument. Naturally,
they raised their voices.

Naturally, the king got irritated.

He came out of the tent, looked at both of them, and ordered them to be killed
immediately.

‘Kill them for just raising the voice? Please don’t.’ the king’s chief interceded
and asked him to forgive.

The king didn’t listen.

‘Today is Friday. Islamic holy day. We shouldn’t harm anyone.’

The king listened.

He told ‘Okay. Remove their chains and free them tonight. Put them back to
their duties. Execute them tomorrow morning.’

The two guys weren’t too happy about the king excusing them only for one
night. They wanted long life. They knew that the king was notoriously famous
for keeping up his word. If he says something will happen, it will definitely
happen.

So, out of fear, unwillingly and uninterestedly, the innocent servant and the
innocent attendant, with the help of another attendant entered the royal
chamber that night with a dagger and a knife.

And they killed the king when he was peacefully sleeping.

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Srinath Nalluri · Mon

Source:

Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar - Wikipedia

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Anthony Griffin · Mon

That's one dumb king, having condemned two people to death and then
letting them roam his tent. Karma.
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Meadow Gailer · Mon

For real, no sympathy for him.
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Karam Obaid · Mon

Which is why I think it's fake. This story didn't exist before al-
Khomeini took power. It's most likely a false story, just like the story
about the US spending millions to make a pen that works in space,
while the USSR just used a pencil.
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from the angle most people tell it. The Americans did know that they could
just
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space end up floating. That's something you REALLY don't want, and that's
why the Americans went to all
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more length to develop an ink pen that works in
space. The Soviets of course also wanted something like that but never got
around to developing their own before they went bust.

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Parody Politica · Follow

Posted by Stefan Wojciechowski  · Sun

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