Well, yes to both. It’s also clearly drawn by hand - basically a cartoon.

It’s annual, so it’s just total deaths that year.

I believe it’s referring to the five people who died in 2023 in that submersible that was named “titanic.”

Yeah, good point. I can’t think of anything I had as a kid that would be drastically improved with modern batteries, but for sure cordless power tools are a big change. I have a cordless electric chainsaw - that wouldn’t have been feasible in the 70s.

Are batteries that much different? I was born in the early 60s, and the batteries my toys used seemed like the same AAA, AA, C, and D batteries we use mostly today. I think the key difference is that a lot of things take a lot less energy than they used to.

He gets shit for drone strikes (which he increased but didn’t start) that had civilian casualties, but no mentions that everyone prior just used larger dumb bombs that had a lot more civilian casualties. Everyone just says “Look at how many drone strikes under Obama!” Here’s the estimated number of middle eastern civilian deaths since 2001:

From this article

Yeah, if you read the article linked above, it was originally marketed to steel workers as a replacement for beer when on the job. Originally Iron Brew. But the ingredients are a closely guarded trade secret. I’ll have to see if I can find some to taste.

I would love to try their sarsaparilla! I haven’t seen it at the regular grocery store, but there’s a world market close by that might have it. I’m going to look.

Looks like there’s a version of it that is a caffeine drink. But yeah, I’m pretty curious about what it tastes like. Unsweetened and originally a replacement for beer, so I’m going to guess it’s nothing like a conventional soda.

I’m in the US (California) and can often get Bundaberg in the grocery store here. I do like their ginger beer. Their root beer is good, but a little too heavy on the licorice for me.

I just spent 20 minutes watching commercials. Thanks!

No clue. Not making any claims other than that there’s no known expiration for water that’s not subject to excess heat.

God I miss them. He wasn’t a perfect president, but it seemed like he really tried to do the right thing.

Right, and doing that can make it go above levels even before the best buy date. But bottled water that isn’t allowed to get really hot doesn’t have a known expiration.

It’s a pretty low risk unless the bottles get really hot.

There are different types of dates in the US. Few things have expiration dates, which means it can be dangerous (or, for medication, ineffective) after that date. Most things have “best before” dates, which means the company has tested the product that far from its production and found it still met the quality standard.

The problem is that the FDA requires that testing and that every product have such a date. People have mentioned salt, which is inert, having a date, and that’s probably the most ridiculous example, but there are lots of things that have super long shelf lives beyond the best buy dates. Honey, soy sauce, bottled water, and vinegar being examples that come to mind.

Not only do I not miss it, I’m relieved that it’s not here.

Not necessarily. My wife and I broke up (separated) but we didn’t divorce.

The first is, but they aren’t in chronological order. Three of them are from the 1800s (earliest is 1840).