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TIL the mnemonic "Though I thought the rough man coughed while walking through the borough beneath a bough, he was only admiring the lough after a hiccough." contains all 9 unique pronunciations of "-ough". This is considered the hardest 4 letter sequence in English to learn.

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u/Exciting-Sunflix — 5 days ago
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Research shows a link between narcissism, age, gender, and dangerous driving.

Aggressive driving, which is different from road rage (the latter is a criminal offense), includes behaviors such as speeding, tailgating, blocking other drivers, swearing at or making obscene gestures at other motorists, horn honking, flashing one’s lights, driving off the road, running stop signs and red lights, and yelling at other drivers. Beyond causing distress to their passengers and others on the road, aggressive drivers pose a significant safety hazard. Specifically, approximately 50% of driving fatalities are linked to aggressive driving.

article link - psychology today

u/Exciting-Sunflix — 20 days ago

Some interesting insights from a broker..

news article from sky news

I think the days of serious house price growth are over for the moment... unless something dramatic happens to assist with economic growth, stabilise world events and push UK growth.

...there are still some interesting descriptions such as "a compact home" usually meaning tiny or "ideal as a pied-a-terre" also meaning minute. "Ideal for DIYers" probably means requires complete modernisation or almost falling down. Original features can mean old-fashioned, and close to all amenities might mean that it is situated above a train/tube station, in a busy road with a bus stop outside.

These days there is little gazumping as...the market is in the buyer's favour, but occasionally, if a property comes to the market at a very realistic price, we may see more than one buyer trying to outmanoeuvre the other, or we might take the property to best bids and see where the price goes.

The type of property I'm seeing more demand for is... well-insulated smaller homes where costs can be controlled. There is less demand for older blocks of flats which can be draughty and need considerable heating, as well as expensive repairs and high service charges.

u/Exciting-Sunflix — 1 month ago

Better WiFi for hundreds of trains under government plans

New technology will be rolled out on more than 1,400 trains across the UK allowing them to connect to low-earth satellites, which ministers say will provide faster and more reliable service than the mobile networks currently powering on-board WiFi.

bbc.co.uk
u/Exciting-Sunflix — 1 month ago
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Citing Gandalf, Pope Leo says we must disarm AI - Ars Technica

"It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till."

The moral and local action envisioned here, along with Tolkien’s suspicion of the dehumanizing effects of technology, clearly appealed to Leo.

arstechnica.com
u/Exciting-Sunflix — 1 month ago
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Posted by Ukraine Defense Ministry Advisor Sehrii Beskrestnov. Source: on his official Telegram channel. Recorded in May 2025.

He also says the following on (SOURCE) his official Telegram group: (SEARCH "serhii flash telegram" via Google FOR HIS OFFICIAL CHANNEL to confirm this post)

"In 2023, I published a video from the frontline, in which aerial reconnaissance observed an unidentified flying object.

An hour later, I received a message from... representatives of a state structure that has been dealing with these issues in Ukraine since Soviet times.

With the start of the war, the study of UFOs in our space has become more of a military task than a civilian one. The Armed Forces even have a special comprehensive document on this topic, approved by the Chief of the General Staff.

Therefore, it's not just the USA that is dealing with such issues, because a UFO could potentially hide a new weapon of our enemy.

If you have witnessed a UFO and have video footage, please send it to the email uap(no spam) gur.gov.ua. Your observations could prove to be very important."

Then with the video in question I'm sharing here:

"After the previous publication, videos from the military arrive.

May 2025, altitude 800 meters.

What will be the thoughts?"

u/Exciting-Sunflix — 2 months ago

Mouse clicking world record

Yigit Arslan (a professional Valorant player) clicked 760 times in 60 seconds to create a world record, wonder which mouse he is using...

u/Exciting-Sunflix — 2 months ago

California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte collapses

Central California peach farmers are preparing to destroy around 420,000 clingstone peach trees afterDel Monte Foods shut down its canneries earlier this year.

Del Monte, the 139-year-old canned fruit and vegetable company, permanently closed its canneries in Modesto and Hughson in April following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing last July.

The closures left hundreds of workers without jobs and devastated growers, many of whom lost 20-year contracts with Del Monte and had few alternative buyers for their crops. Farmers could face an estimated $550 million in lost revenue, according to the Sacramento Bee.

independent.co.uk
u/Exciting-Sunflix — 2 months ago