Mildly Interesting - People

[AndyD]

So they're of Italian origin (mea culpa, wrongly assumed American Spanish influence).
You know how we Brits are with languages. Nearly everything here including Starbucks uses small/medium/large.

Seems McD only do small. Small chips, small packets of chips, small buns. Smaller burgers too.
It's shrinkflated.
Still, got to love the golden arches logo.

[AndyD]

@AdagioM
Never realised the coffee machines did anything other than frothy hot or icy cold.

[AdagioM]

@AndyD I think it has to do with how hot you heat the milk for the latte.

The counterperson in NYC didn’t want to admit she didn’t know what tepid was, so she kept saying, “short nonfat latte?” and I kept saying “short tepid nonfat latte.” I finally gave up and said, “not too hot.”

[RealPlayer]

I have discovered that, in a pinch, with no other options around, the espresso shots at Dunkin’ are really not bad.

[jon-nyc]

Im 57 years old, still waiting for my first bad espresso shot.

[RealPlayer]

@jon-nyc I’ve got 20 years on you, sonny.

[CHAS]

Drinking roasted barley instead of coffee, have become too caffeine sensitive.
Use it in my espresso machine.

[jon-nyc]

@RealPlayer lol

[jon-nyc]

@chas
Interesting. I switched to decaf earlier in the year. My only transition was a week of half regular half decaf. I still order regular outside the house. It that’s a couple times a month if I’m not traveling. Of course decaf isn’t zero but it’s far less than what I was drinking.

[Axtremus]

Chinese student displays 70 marathon medals at graduation after running to fund education

https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3358968/chinese-student-displays-70-marathon-medals-graduation-after-running-fund-education

[Axtremus]

The 2026 Fields Medal

Link to video

[Axtremus]

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/africa/sudan-civil-war-south-abyei-cataracts-operations-american-surgeon-rcna589629

Medical team traveled to war torn region and performed 1000+ cataract surgeries in 10 days.

[jon-nyc]

Most amazing beat boxer you’ve ever heard.

https://x.com/jayroo69/status/2086192986929373462?s=20

[jon-nyc]

Pig squealing contest in France.

https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2087431388253524443/video/1?s=46

[AndyD]

What animals kills most humans each year, ranked 1-8
Guess what number 8 is an how many of us it kills annually:

[jon-nyc]

Tsetse flies? Should be in the top five I would think

Unless 1 is supposed to represent all insects

[AndyD]

Nope.
Number one is (female) mosquitos who spread malaria.
Two is people killing people.
Four is dogs & rabies.

[CHAS]

@jon-nyc WOW

[Bernard]

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[AndyD]

Number 8 is sharks, they kill less than ten people a year.

Ok its not a perfect list.
Hippos getting 500 was a surprise, I know they are perpetually irritable animals, but who ventures close enough to such a big angry thing