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For me it is the fact that our blood contains iron. I earlier used to believe the word stood for some 'organic element' since I couldn't accept we had metal flowing through our supposed carbon-based bodies, till I realized that is where the taste and smell of blood comes from.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

there's people that don't like music.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought my significant other was one of these to a certain extent. It does weird things to me as a DJ. Turns out that she just likes the limited music that she likes and cannot stand most everything else.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

that just makes it easier to make a playlist with all their favorite songs.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Queuing theory can have some fun surprises.

Suppose a small bank has only one teller. Customers take an average of 10 minutes to serve and they arrive at the rate of 5.8 per hour. With only one teller, customers will have to wait nearly five hours on average before they are served. If you add a second teller the average wait becomes 3 minutes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you elaborate on the math here? (I believe you, I just want to understand the simulation parameters better).

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everything is illegal in the DPRK except if you are the current Supreme Leader, in which case everything is legal.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is obviously bullshit. You're right to not believe it.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

There’s no such thing as tides. Gravity holds the water as the earth rotates

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm confused: you say there's no such thing as tides, and then explain what tides are?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Similar metal in the human body one, Vitamin B12 has cobalt in it. Absolutely wild. I guess that's not really commonly known but it's still worth mentioning

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