Both Bezos and Musk have said they were inspired by D. D. Harriman in Robert Heinlein's classic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Sold_the_Moon (Though Bezos seems to have gotten sidetr… (View Post)

There's a detail in the1952 American presidential election that may surprise some. Democrat Adlai Stevenson lost the popular vote by 10.9 percent -- but he won more total votes than Harry Truman… (View Post)

"1942: Richard M Nixon 60.7%" No wonder they called him "Tricky Dick", winning the presidency in an off year, before he had turned 35, the legal age limit for the presidency. (View Post)

DavidL - I hope you will understand that, if I did have such a bet, I couldn't tell you. Though others have been open about their bets, by, for example, choosing to live in places they feel safe… (View Post)

From previous thread: Tim T - Thanks for this: "@State go away is not entirely correct. There was an instance in which a Russian Lt Col was required to fire nuclear weapons according to protocol… (View Post)