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TIL referees would respond to Dikembe Mutombo's gesture of waving his index finger after a block with a technical foul. To avoid the foul, Mutombo started waving his finger at the crowd or TV cameras after a block as that is not considered taunting per NBA rules.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo
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TIL Barry Manilow thought "Last Christmas" by Wham! was so similar to his 1978 hit "Can't Smile Without You" that he took George Michael to court. But the case was thrown out after a musicologist presented 60-odd songs from the past century that had a comparable chord sequence and melody.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/dec/14/still-saving-us-from-tears-story-george-michael-last-christmas
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TIL Pentagrams were used in Christianity to represent the 5 wounds of Christ, for a few hundred years after his death.
https://www.gotquestions.org/pentagram-meaning.html
https://redd.it/zefk5h
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YSK that there is a chrome extension that helps find sustainable alternatives to products you browse on Amazon
Found this tool a few months back, and it's made my shopping experience so much more easier.
This extension helps users find eco-friendly alternatives to products they are browsing on e-commerce platforms like Amazon and BestBuy. (Hate big corporates like Amazon, so I love that it diverts traffic and thus, increases reach & conversions for ethical brands at a minimal cost, as well.) It also helps me find discounts and coupons on eco-friendly websites. Here's the link: Be zen
Why YSK: Conscious consumerism is a huge step towards saving the planet. Sustainable practices like this are the key. Small steps matter.
https://redd.it/zebdfn
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YSK even though plastic bottles say 'recycle with cap on' many recycling centers can't recycle plastic bottlecaps
Why YSK: I happened to read this article that mentioned that many facilities still don't have the technology to recycle bottle caps, even though pretty much all pop bottles say to recycle them with the caps on. I checked with my local recycling pickup and it turns out they don't recycle plastic caps either. I thought I was being environmentally conscious by always leaving the caps on but I guess not.
https://redd.it/zebgpq
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LPT: Need to divide something fairly between 2 kids? Let one kid make the split and let the other kid choose the partition. Because kid making the allocation won't know which partition he/she is getting, it will incentivize him/her to make the fairest possible split.
https://redd.it/ze8nmn
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LPT: if you see one or two cockroaches in your kitchen, probably, there are dozens more
Cockroaches have a tendency to hide really well and away from sight. If you see one or two in your cupboards there are going to be several more. Happened to me yesterday where I saw one and sprayed cockroach killer spray promptly to have at least a 100 crawl out and die over the night. Not a pleasant sight.
https://redd.it/zdzskg
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LPT: slow cookers and curry powder are a godsend if you are busy or lazy, especially as a student/WFH.
I've got ADHD, so I often forget to cook and eat (or just don't have the gumption). Slow cookers are an absolute godsend.
All you have to do is chop up random veggies, chuck in any form of meat, water, and then dump in a bunch of curry powder. Tastes pretty good, and you have SOME food whenever you want it if you leave it on warm (not recommended to do for too long). The ingredients can be the suspect carrots that look nearly off, or whatever's left over from before. Meals are cheap as shit, if you skip the meat and just add beans it can be like $4. Curry powder adds flavour to anything. Can make sure you're getting a balanced diet very easily. Cooks while out doing other stuff, sleeping or at work. Max 10 minutes of "cooking", even if you leave it on it's a low fire risk.
https://redd.it/zdq69c
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add-itude ezine article](https://www.additudemag.com/adderall-shortage-2022-adhd-medications-stimulants/)
[link 3: adhd rx alternatives](https://www.nicerx.com/blog/alternatives-to-vyvanse/)
[link 4: washington post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/10/21/adderall-shortage-adhd-alternatives/)
https://redd.it/zdxzd3
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LPT: Urban Dating on a Budget
If you are dating around and seeing new people regularly, get yearly passes to the cultural places in town such as botanical gardens, art museums, science museums etc.
I believe we paid $80 for our yearly dual membership to the botanical garden. There is only one name on the card, so you can get you + anyone in. Hello to botanical garden and a store bought bottle of wine dates! Very economical and more interesting/less awkward than just drinks.
It also gives you something to talk about such as "look at that flower/painting/tree".
As a previously single lady, I would have loved these (less awkward) first/second dates as they are more creative - plus you can save money, which you will really appreciate bc fuck inflation.
Think: $80 membership fees over a year would mean $7 dates (plus possibly parking and drinks or snacks, split as you both choose) if you went only once a month.
You can even get a few memberships and have 2-3 different places to take dates. One membership to the garden, one to the art museum, one to the science museum. Pepper in some hikes and walks and you could get 6 months of dates with a single person for a pretty affordable price without making it repetitive. The garden looks different every season and the art museum has different exhibits, etc.
You could even ask for memberships as holiday gifts and the entrance part would essentially be free.
https://redd.it/zdsrd0
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TIL that there is a shoe exchange for amputees so they don't get stuck paying for 2 shoes all the time
https://www.amputee-coalition.org/resources/shoe-exchanges/
https://redd.it/zdlv6x
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TIL that a pair of man-made structures which are older than the pyramids, one of which has been dated to be the among the oldest known human structures on earth, are located on the LSU campus and were used for tailgate parties as recently as 2010.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSU_Campus_Mounds
https://redd.it/zdinr4
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YSK that the RICE (rest, ice, compress, elevate) protocol is outdated and should not be used.
Why YSK: It does more harm than good. Here is a TL;DR of the story behind the RICE protocol. One day, Eddie Knowles decided to jump inside a moving train. Sadly, that ended up with his arm being severed from his body. He got taken to the hospital and Dr. Ronald A. Malt took his arm and put it in ice to keep it cool. He ended up being the first person to successfully reattach a limb. Since this worked, it became the recommendation, even though there was no evidence behind it. Fast forward about 15 years, Dr. Gabe Mirkin and Marshall Hoffman wrote a book called “The Sports Medicine Book” and put the RICE protocol in it (the E was just so it could be RICE, not RIC). This is how RICE became popular. There is little to no evidence the RICE protocol actually works. But there is evidence that it delays the healing process. Even Dr. Malt is against it now (he even wrote a book about it being a myth). Instead, people suggest doing the MEAT protocol. MEAT is short for movement, exercise, analgesics (pain medication), and treatment. Ice is sometimes necessary to temporarily relieve the pain, but as a whole MEAT is better than RICE. RICE is necessary sometimes right after the injury. If you get shot in the leg (or any other injury that is really bad), you should follow RICE, but for actual recovery, you should do MEAT once the injury is dealt with. I hate when strangers expect me to blindly believe them, so here are some sources.
https://www.marlintraining.co.uk/2021/02/the-ice-age-is-melting/
https://medium.com/in-fitness-and-in-health/the-founder-of-the-r-i-c-e-protocol-recanted-his-advice-c6327e79cd24
https://spartascience.com/movement-the-fastest-way-to-recover/
https://motusspt.com/2020/02/21/meat-vs-rice/
https://redd.it/zdnt8u
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Hack for bathroom stalls that don’t have a hook to hang your purse- Maybe the door lock can be used to hold it.
https://redd.it/zdm2gf
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TIL the "Night Stalker" originally had no idea his identity had been revealed. He walked into an LA store when three women started screaming "El Matador!". Confused, he bolted from the store only to notice his face printed on every newspaper stand. A crowd formed and beat him before he was arrested.
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/archives/2019/09/26/richard-ramirez-night-stalker-captured-angry-mob/3776217002/
https://redd.it/zdeevw
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TIL a wanted fugitive performed plastic surgeries on his face using scissors, a box cutter and a needle with thread in order to avoid capture. Some of the surgeries were done in public restrooms. He evaded arrest for over 2 years
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lindsay-ann-hawker-murder-suspect-tatsuya-ichihashi-says-i-took-lindsays-life/
https://redd.it/zek5y5
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TIL of Vitalis of Gaza, a monk who paid prostitutes his daily wages to dissuade them from the profession. The women he served later carried him to his grave, processing him with candles and lanterns. The Catholic Church venerates him as the Patron Saint of Prostitutes and Day Laborers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalis_of_Gaza
https://redd.it/zeif5p
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TIL Indiana Jones was inspired by Scrooge McDuck, not the other way around. George Lucas was a big fan of the comics growing up. The famous boulder sequence in Raiders of the Lost Ark was directly lifted from a 1954 issue of the McDuck comic.
https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/indiana-jones-inspired-scrooge-mcduck.html
https://redd.it/ze0rd0
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Fold your own mobile stand
https://redd.it/zed4so
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TIL That Alfred Eisenstaedt, the man who took the infamous "Eyes of Hate" photo of Joseph Goebbels, also took the well known "Victory Kiss" photo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Eisenstaedt
https://redd.it/ze7yfo
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TIL that the chemist Alexander Shulgin invented over 200 psychedelic drugs , self-administered them and wrote a book the experience he had with each of them
https://psychonautwiki.org/wiki/Alexander_Shulgin
https://redd.it/ze38ap
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LPT: don't take criticism from someone that you wouldn't ask/trust for advice
So many times this has lifted my spirits, don't get upset but someone giving you shit, paying you out, or criticising of they're not the kind of person you'd trust advice from.
https://redd.it/zdz5ox
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Baby wrap hack
https://redd.it/zdyidj
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ysk about the fda's predictions regarding worsening adderall shortages that will continue to disrupt medication management well into 2023
when the thing that rhymes with nobid 19, the u.s. made some unsustainable changes to the public healthcare system and the expectations of its workforce. as a direct result, we're now:
\- experiencing broken supply chains (ex. railroad union walkouts)- fulfilling now-irrelevant medical expectations (ex. over-writing controlled prescriptions)
\- unable to meet new engagement expectations (adhd interventions up 20% since 2019)
\- tapped out of local resources (80% of adhd-impacted individuals felt they lost rx access in fda poll)
\- [don't even get me started on this.](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/amid-cerebral-investigation-doj-regulators-will-ramp-scrutiny-telehealth-companies)
if you are prescribed dextro/amphetamines/amphetamine salts, you are probably aware that there is a nation-wide drug shortage that is affecting individuals' access to adderall/its generics. pharmacies are having a very hard time locating, ordering and maintaining inventory of these drugs. "big" pharmacies like walgreens and cvs have identified this problem specifically, because they are locked into prescription cost arrangements with goodrx, etc. whereas "smaller" pharmacies are able to continue ordering these medications independently and manipulate prescription costs.
pharmacists are also playing with their cards close to the vest by not suggesting alternatives to prescriptions that can't be filled as they were written. it's really important to know how to advocate for your mental health maintenance and a path of lesser harm. that being said, here are some hard and fast rules that i feel that *why ysk:* a fairer fight if **can't fill adderall ir as written, then...**
**change the ifu on your rx**
10mg ir and 30mg ir are in the highest demand, so if you have an ifu that says "one 30mg tablet in morning as needed" and the pharmacy doesn't have 30mg, it won't be filled. but if you change the ifu to say "two 15mg tablets in the morning as needed," you might get that filled.
**change the efficacy from ir to xr**
if you are going to have to start making changes in order to fill the need, mind the steps in choosing your equivalency. 30mg adderall xr and 30mg adderall ir are, theoretically, the same. the fda's newest drug report identifies adderall xr as being far less problematic to fill.
**challenge your insurance coverage**
if your insurance is denying your prescription, ask your doctor or pharmacist to fill out a prior-authorization request. this form lets your insurance know that the specifics of your prescription are intentional and considered to be the most appropriate option for your treatment. appeal your eligibility for coverage for on-brand adderall or equivalence with vyvanse, etc.
**communicate your needs**
especially when healthcare is concerned, here is no harm in asking. if you are in limbo waiting for authorization or for your doctor to be available to manage your meds after a weekend, ask your pharmacist for an emergency prescription. this is a 3 day supply and sometimes that is just enough time to line up your plan b for reliable access to adhd meds.
**contact third parties**
research options for cost-reduction programs or contact drug manufacturers directly and ask for free samples. also contact your insurance directly and ask if they have a list of formulations that might take some of the guesswork out of re-working your prescription or work for 90-day fills.
**community coordination**
explore what types of social services and programs are in your local area. look into being represented by a peer specialist, work with ombudsman or find advocacy roundtables through the public library/community center. a good place to look is your town's doh website, too,
fda reports that march 2023 is when this supply chain will stabilize.
[link 1: fda announcement](https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-announces-shortage-adderall)
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TIL that Viagra increases ability to learn and remember, and lowers risk of stroke...
https://booboone.com/viagra-health-benefits/
https://redd.it/zdvmjg
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TIL about the Asoh defense, a term for just taking the blame when you're at fault. It’s named after a Japanese pilot named Kohei Asoh, who crash landed a full passenger jet in the San Francisco Bay. When asked what happened, he said: “As you Americans say, I f-cked up.”
https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/san-francisco-historic-plane-crash-asoh-defense-16319360.php
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TIL that before it was "Donner and Blitzen," it was "Donder and Blitzen," and before that it was "Dunder and Blixem," which is colloquial New York Dutch meaning "Thunder and Lightning."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus's_reindeer?wprov=sfti1
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TIL that in 1984 Weird Al Yankovic's single "Eat It" reached number 1 in Australia. It outranked the song that it was making a parody of, Michael Jackson's "Beat It," which only reached number 3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_It
https://redd.it/zdjlpl
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LPT: Stop trying to please people who already don't like you and embrace the joy of being the most annoying person they've ever met.
https://redd.it/zdfiuo
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YSK If your car lease is ending soon, the residual value in your contract is probably much less than the value of your car. Basically, you will have equity at the end of your lease.
Why YSK: The used car market was way different 3 years ago, used cars are typically now worth much more, So when you leased a car back then, they most likely calculated an end-of-lease value MUCH lower than what your car is worth today. Also if you ended up working from home, your mileage is probably less than the max allowance in your contract...
You are potentially sitting on a 5-10K+ equity on the car.
The dealership KNOWS this and will try its best to hide this from you and lure you into another lease. Be smart and look up your contract...You have the right to buy it back at the residual value. If you sell it on your own, you can make a nice profit.
https://redd.it/zddhkb
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