Pedro

Never mind what haters say, ignore 'em 'till they fade away.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

A visual representation of the healing power of time

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[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Tim Dillon on 2028: “It’ll be a Democrat. It’s somebody we don’t know who it is yet. I think it’s somebody that comes from a red state who’s a Democrat governor. I think we need boring. The show’s over. Michelle Obama’s a woman. Trump’s a drug and you gotta detox from that”

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

Today I discovered not only that there is such a thing as a quokka but also that my whole life I've been missing a quokka.

[The Iced Coffee Hour @TheICHpodcast]

Vegas Matt reveals there are people who make over $1,000,000/year playing slot machines.

“There are people, not many, but some that make 7 figures a year playing slots.”

[MMA On Point @mmaonpoint]

Really hope Dustin Poirier finds out who he is without fighting 🙏

He has been telling us that it has not been easy for a while now �

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Sofia Boutella took her preparation for the role of Gazelle in Kingsman: The Secret Service to another level, training like a real assassin to bring the deadly, blade-legged henchwoman to life. She immersed herself in Thai boxing, Taekwondo, and advanced wire work, mastering the precise, acrobatic kicks that became the character’s signature. As one fan joked, “She didn’t skip leg day—she became leg day.”

[Daily Loud @DailyLoud]

Louisiana pastor beats up a man who allegedly threatened to r*pe and kill his wife and grandchildren.

[Jack Mac @JackMac]

Caleb Hammer on the "financially retarded" American obsession of buying a house:

"This American obsession with buying a house, you don't need to.....people are in this boomer mindset of thinking like home ownership is the American way. It's like, no, you're actually just financially retarded"

Went to Austin last month to talk with @sircalebhammer for Episode 4 of Journalisming.

[sara @saradotxyz]

Jesse Eisenberg says memorizing one Social Network scene ruined his showers for a month

"In The Social Network there's one scene, it's not even an important scene, it's a passing scene, but it had tons of computer language. And despite my appearance, posture and tone of voice, I don't know anything about computers"

"I had to memorize this technical paragraph, so every day in the shower I'm going over this paragraph. It ruined a month of showers for me. Normally I like the heat and the steam, open your pores. But this one, I'm just standing there shampooing my head going over it"

"Isn't it a shame to look like me and not know about computers? It's like the equivalent of being 7'2 and not being good at basketball"

[Joe Rogan Recaps @JoeRoganRecaps]

Joe Rogan dies of laughter when openly gay comedian Tim Dillon goes off on the insanity of Pride Month:

DILLON: “Why do the Padres have to wear gay uniforms for Pride Month? That doesn’t make any sense.”

ROGAN: “😂😂😂 What are they wearing? What happens when they play in Dearborn?”

DILLON: “It’s not going to go well. As a gay person, I’ve never said that I need the Padres to be gay too.”

ROGAN: “People have been taught that thinking for themselves might make them racist, sexist, or homophobic, so they’re afraid to question anything.”

DILLON: “Why is Chase Bank gay? Why’s Chobani Yogurt trans? Does this give people healthcare? Does this make you happy? What’s the point of all this?”

ROGAN: “It makes some people happy.”

DILLON: “It actually makes more people angry. That’s why gay marriage has lost 11 points in support. It’s annoying. Why is my bank gay?”

ROGAN: “😂😂😂”

DILLON: “I just want to know when my bank came out as gay. I’m fine with it, but I just wish someone would’ve told me. This doesn’t make anyone’s life better.”

ROGAN: “It’s a very confusing time for children today.”

DILLON: “It’s just virtue signaling garbage that ends up making people hate that community. They’re not going to gain support by shoving a worldview down everyone’s throat.”

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

While filming The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Steve Carell insisted that the infamous waxing scene be completely real, so the production hired someone they believed was a professional wax specialist. However, she later admitted she had exaggerated her experience during the audition. In reality, the only waxing she had ever done was attempting to wax her boyfriend’s back once, and that didn’t exactly go well either.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

George Kittle addresses the Brandon Aiyuk situation:

“You guys have fun with that I guess… You have fun with all that comes with it”

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

In 2014, passengers on a Ryanair flight were warned three times not to consume nuts because a 4-year-old girl onboard had a life-threatening nut allergy. Despite the repeated announcements, a passenger seated four rows away chose to eat nuts anyway. The girl suffered an anaphylactic reaction, and the passenger was subsequently banned from flying with the airline for two years.

The incident took place on a Ryanair flight from the Canary Islands to London in August 2014. After crew members informed passengers that a child onboard had a severe nut allergy, one traveler allegedly continued eating nuts despite multiple warnings.

Roughly 20 minutes into the flight, the girl experienced a serious allergic reaction and had to use an epinephrine auto-injector. Ryanair later issued the passenger a two-year flying ban.

However, the exact trigger for the reaction has been questioned. Allergy specialists point out that there is limited scientific evidence supporting the idea that anaphylaxis can be caused by someone eating nuts several rows away. Research suggests airborne exposure at that distance is unlikely to carry sufficient allergens, raising the possibility that surface contact or another source may have been responsible.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

In 1997, actor John C. McGinley’s son, Max, was born with Down syndrome. Shortly after, John's talent agent pulled him aside to deliver what was framed as practical advice: Do not talk about this publicly. Keep it quiet. People will stop hiring you.

For some, that might have sounded like reasonable career preservation. Protect the livelihood, avoid the spotlight, and pretend nothing had changed.

John’s response was immediate. He fired the agent.

Then, he did the exact opposite of what he had been told. He brought Max everywhere. Red carpets, talk shows, film sets, and public events. Wherever John went, Max was right beside him. At a time when society still largely preferred to keep individuals with developmental disabilities out of sight, John made a different choice. He made his son visible. Openly, proudly, and entirely without apology.

What began as a father's protective instinct grew into decades of fierce advocacy. John became one of the country's most recognizable voices for Down syndrome awareness. He spoke at global conferences, testified before Congress, and fought hard for employment law reforms that created real opportunities for people with disabilities to work, earn, and live independently.

During this journey, a reporter asked John a question that revealed far more about society's biases than it did about Max. The reporter asked if John ever wished his son were normal.

John didn't hesitate. He replied that Max was normal. The question wasn't. It was a blunt rejection of the idea that a person’s worth is measured by how well they fit into a narrow, conventional box.

Decades have passed since that conversation. Max is now 27 years old. He works, navigates his community, and lives an independent life filled with possibilities that the critics in 1997 never could have imagined for him.

Reflecting on their journey, John often says that Max never limited his life. He expanded it. Through his son, he learned what love, patience, and true commitment require.

The world signaled early on that it would have preferred Max to remain hidden in the shadows. John spent nearly three decades ensuring that the world looked Max right in the eye. Some fathers protect their children by shielding them from the world. Others protect them by refusing to let the world look away.

True inclusion begins when we stop treating differences as deficits. Max didn't need to change to fit into the world.

The world needed to change to make room for Max.

[Alex Feinberg @Alexfeinberg]

The most talented sales rep I ever worked with at Google used this method to elicit client budget info

So did my Hall of Fame college baseball coach

The best way to get information is to make a statement and gauge the reaction of the other person

I teach all my clients this

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

A Kundt's Tube is an apparatus used to demonstrate and measure sound waves, consisting of a transparent horizontal pipe containing powder or styrofoam beads.

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

Tom Hanks shares a great backstory on voicing the original Toy Story in 1995.

Says it only happened because Robin Williams smashed it with Aladdin a few years prior. Hollywood realized a big star could sell an animated film (give something for parents).

So, Hanks and Allen tried to do the same improv style. They made 80% of a film but just weren’t on Williams level (Hanks says Williams was the Picasso of Improv).

Pixar threw it all out and then Hanks, Allen’s and everyone else worked off a script.

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Full interview here: https://t.co/hPNu9eHIar

[Arya Deniz @Arya__Deniz]

“George (Soros), I’m going to sell $5.5 billion worth of British pounds tonight and buy deutsche marks. Here’s why I’m going to do it, that means we’ll have 100% of the fund in this one trade”.

As I’m (Stanley Druckenmiller) talking, he starts wincing like what is wrong with this kid, and I think he’s about to blow my thesis away and he says, “That is the most ridiculous use of money management I’ve ever heard. What you describe is an incredible one-way bet.

We should 200% of our net worth in this trade, not 100%. Do you know how often something like this comes around? Like once every 20 years. What is wrong with you?”

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Pixar wanted Billy Crystal to voice Buzz Lightyear in TOY STORY (1995).

They even created a proof of concept using audio from WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (1989) to convince him, but Crystal still turned it down.

The role eventually went to Tim Allen.

[Pedro @PedroDisk578]

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