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World map with countries real sizes
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World map with countries real sizes
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What a workout
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Haha, in Australia goon is the cheap wine you buy in boxes rather than bottles, so I was imagining 5 minutes to down an entire 5 or 10 litres
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me_irl
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More than just ADHDers, but… Thought this was just normal life
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Ugh, that youtube thing is happening already!
Just checked: my YT account is old enough to be starting its first year of uni. Guess I don’t have to worry about accessing adult content, but ye gods I’m auld…
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Where do random bruises on your legs come from? I never fall or anything
Sometimes from knocks that seem minor to your brain, but they just bust a small blood vessel inside - enough to give a little bruise.
I most often see them when moving boxes around, especially heavy boxes. The next day you see a few and don’t even remember hitting that part of you.
One thing that helps remind me where I got a bruise is pressing the centre of the bruise. The resulting pain links back to the pain you got at the time. I don’t recommend this though coz it hurts
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Two types of Medieval castle latrines
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The one on the right often smelt pretty bad too because everyone’s poo and urine ended up in the moat, making that eventually turn into a cesspit too
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[Timeline] One year (ish) of HRT 🎉
There’s a 1920s vibe in your photo. Not just the hair, but maybe your pose too? I could totally see you in a flapper dress. Congratulations on your one year anniversary
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Australian Labor government threatens Signal encrypted messaging system
While I’m unhappy about potentially losing Signal, the second half of the article about expanding ASIO’s powers is even more chilling. Most people I know don’t use or care about Signal unfortunately.
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What's the worst tasting meats you've had that aren't chicken, beef, pork, or lamb?
Crocodile can be a bit hit and miss. Supposedly ‘tastes just like chicken’ but there was an extra flavour I can’t describe.
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Stone Age hunter–gatherers traveled long distances to get the right color stone for their tools
How do they know there wasn’t a trading system back then though?
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Oh my fucking good, estrogen feels amazing
Fantastic - so happy for you. And it’s lovely you’re giving encouragement and inspiration to those waiting for HRT
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Scientists identify a speech pattern that is a clear indication of a person in cognitive decline
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Near the bottom of this article it mentions that WFD isn’t the thing, but instead reaction time. Either way this does require an expert opinion
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What food do you enjoy eating but hate the smell of?
Durian smells so bad, but durian milkshake is just heaven
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US American here, but I am super impressed with Mistral's Le Chat and nowadays vastly prefer it over Open AI's Chat GPT and Claude AI.
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I have zero experience with Le Chat or Mistral - would you mind expanding on that? Do you mean blocks of text are repeated or whole answers or something else?
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Non-Americans, what's it like when you're sick and need to go to the doctor?
UK and Australia I’m originally from the UK but lived in Aus for 20 years. I returned to the UK a year ago due to my Mom getting a terminal diagnosis.
In the UK I’ve had two GPs this year due to moving around. First GP you’d request appointments via an online form that was available for about an hour at the start of every day and they’d send you a date and time once they’d triaged all the requests. Usually got in within a day or two. Second GP requires a call, and you can book an appointment provided it’s not a busy day, again usually 2-3 days depending on how busy they are. Both GPs were via the NHS, so no upfront cost, just a small amount taken from your pay each month.
In Aus, my GP was free at the point of delivery. It was pretty easy to get appointments and if you really wanted to see him, you could just turn up and wait until he could fit you in. Sometimes a 2 hour wait, but you could put your name down and return in 2 hours. I’m planning to change GP when I get back so will probably end up finding one where you pay an additional fee. There’s almost no doctors where you don’t pay extra any more.
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Paying the toll, I came here by accident
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manul
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What a workout
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Goon is the slang for any wine of questionable quality that comes in a goon bag. Probably the wine turns you into a goon after you drink it
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How to study for ielts?
The fastest and most effective way is to spend some time in a country where English is the main language. If you can’t do that, the next best way is to make friends with native English speakers in your own country. The third best way is using apps such as HelloTalk or Tandem, which enable you to talk to people whose mother tongue is English. If they are learning your mother tongue, it’s even better because you have a fair exchange of effort
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Hey little guy
Looks like inspiration for Shaun the Sheep
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Can we see a photo you took recently?
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What was his name? Looks like a sweet one