What does “vale” mean?

Another plane crash

In the 1910s, Sears offered mail order houses. You would select the house of your choice, then Sears would ship it to you by railroad. The parts were then assembled by the individual, based on the instructions

TIL about Andrew Carnegie, the original billionaire who gave spent 90% of his fortune creating over 3000 libraries worldwide because a free library was how he gained the eduction to become wealthy.

Ford Rolls Out 2 New Blown V-8 Crate Motors, Including 1,000-HP Supercharged Megazilla

Only time the government wanted me to sign something so bad was my military recruiter

I've never listened to something more atrocious in aviation history than the White House Press briefing

TIL of a disgruntled designer for SimCopter (1996) that created an Easter Egg that would spawn "shirtless men in Speedo trunks who hugged and kissed each other" in great numbers on certain dates, such as Friday the 13th. But the RNG he created for it malfunctioned, leading them to appear frequently

American Airlines flight crashes into helicopter over Washington DC tonight

Blame being placed and still no word from NATCA.

TIL that Ancient Rome Had Fast Food Restaurants Called 'Thermopolia,' Where People Bought Hot Meals on the Go, Much Like Modern Takeout

Are Fords actually problematic at all particularly, or is what I’ve heard mostly just other truck guys talking s***?

Local grocery store gave security a chair. We’re screwed.

TIFU by letting my boss stare at my computer screen while my ChatGPT history was on it.

Saw someone do this on another fandom sub and figured why not? The ABC’s of Cyberpunk 2077. Help me out with ones I’m missing, or other ideas you think better represent Cyberpunk.

White folks, do you ever decline to list your race when asked and given the option?

I think Peterman’s bathroom and Poppie’s bathroom are actually the same place. How can I prove it? I can’t, dammit.

TIL: A 1795 court case, Cutter V Powell, established contract law regarding substantive performance. A sailor agreed for a 10 week voyage, but died 7 weeks in. His wife sued to be reimbursed for the time he was alive. The court ruled that no payment be given as the contract wasn't complete.

Wayne Knight Says ‘Seinfeld’ Was Like Doing Broadway on Opening Night: ‘Don’t F*** It Up’

TIL New Mexico is the only US state that specifies "USA" on its license plates, so as to avoid confusion with the country Mexico

MD82 Blows off tourists with its engines at St.Martin

Stephen Miller admits on CNN what the White House really thinks of Federal employees.

The Golden age of PIRACY

The Doomsday Clock has been set to 89 seconds to midnight as of January 2025 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. It is the closest it has ever been to midnight.

Why does the KKK use dorky names like 'Grand Wizard' and 'Grand Dragon'?