Interesting reads
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@gollum In my hitchhiking days I ate a croissant I found by the side of a motorway that had a bite out of it. Just discarded the bit near the bite marks. Didn't get sick.
Have been very ill with food poisoning from a top Akl restaurant though.
and did pick up a bug that ate part of my liver from sharing a water trough with a donkey in Africa.
Moral - it's all luck of the draw - but it helps if you're not totally stupid.
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@dogmeat said in Interesting reads:
@gollum In my hitchhiking days I ate a croissant I found by the side of a motorway that had a bite out of it. Just discarded the bit near the bite marks. Didn't get sick.
Have been very ill with food poisoning from a top Akl restaurant though.
and did pick up a bug that ate part of my liver from sharing a water trough with a donkey in Africa.
Moral - it's all luck of the draw - but it helps if you're not totally stupid.
This sentence is epic. That is all.
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The rugby posts were moved to the appropriate thread:
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The Story of the Self Destruction of Deutsche Bank
For most of its 146 years, Deutsche Bank was the embodiment of German values: reliable and safe. Now, the once-proud institution is facing the abyss. SPIEGEL tells the story of how Deutsche's 1990s rush to join the world banking elite paved the way for its own downfall.
Very long article about the decline of Deutchebank, good read for anyone who liked Margin Call, Big Short, Too Big to Fail etc
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Venezuela, A Failing State
Once the richest country in South America, it now has the world’s highest inflation rate and is plagued by hunger and violent crime. How did this happen?
New Yorker long form on how Venezuela went tits up
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