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When is a prank or a joke funny? A prank is all about expectation versus reality, and the moment of surprise that follows. Here are the characteristics of some types of pranks: A big gap between an expectation and the…
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Have you ever bought something that turned out to be useless? It can be disappointing, can’t it? Well, have you ever thought about deliberately buying something that you know upfront will be useless? Would you pay money for that? Your…
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Fire is a good servant but a bad master. In the case of a house fire, it’s bad. The insurance business distinguishes between friendly fire and hostile fire. Hostile fire is something we worry about. Hostile fire is a fire…
Continue readingPeople who speak English as their second language often have accents. Let’s listen to different accents influenced by some particular languages.
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Tesla Cybertruck After Its First Presentation This is Tesla’s Cybertruck after its first presentation, with windows of cardboard instead of glass. Why? Because Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, tried to prove to the world that the windows were unbreakable—only to have…
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