“You never know when you’re going to have sudden company come breaking down your door, and I don’t want anyone to think I live in a total sty when they’re emptying out my drawers and cabinets.” — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Hi, Bluesky's preeminent expert on large ships here. It takes significantly less time than "overnight" to turn a ship with the propulsion and maneuvering characteristics of the Titanic around.

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An absolutely fucking wild thing I just learned: In 2020 DNA-sequencing of human remains from c. 3,000 BCE identified two first cousins once removed. One had been buried near Rostov-on-Don by the Black Sea, the other in the Altai Mountains of the Mongolian borderlands, about 2,000 miles away.

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The actual boring answer: you and "everyone in [your] life" is older now and your taste buds aren't immune from aging. This is the same reason seniors tend to like strongly flavored hard candies.

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