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Jan 14, 2026 · The taskbar at the bottom of the screen has the icons for your pinned programs. When you hover the mouse over them, there are popups that expand the icon. I find that if I’m working on a …

Mar 15, 2026 · The fictional Simpsons city of Shelbyville was named after a person called Shelbyville Manhattan, rather than a person called Shelby. There are some real life examples of this: In …

Mar 20, 2026 · I have an acquaintance who is legally blind. Recently she’s been trying to find a device that she could attach to her rolling walker that would alert her when it was about to hit an obstacle, …

6 days ago · Continuing the discussion from Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1) - #10012 by hajario. Previous discussions: Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled …

Oct 13, 2024 · I’m hoping that the ubiquity of the chocolate treat named “Smarties” is fairly familiar. I want to outrageously steal their signature brand image, at the request of my 7 year old son this …

Link here President Donald Trump said he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Trump made …

Mar 14, 2026 · An ancient artifact was gifted to me 60 years ago. How do I repatriate it to its original country?

Mar 1, 2026 · My analysis is worth little which is why I’ve been paying attention to the analyses of those who have paid attention. I haven’t found any serious analysis by any of them that consider this as …

Feb 17, 2026 · Road to Empress 1 So, this popped into my Steam recommendations, and I gave it a shot. I have always loved Ancient Japan and China, and have done a fair amount of reading so it …