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I'd have jumped out of the class window if we had been forced to undergo psychology and even worse, philosophy classes at school. Yuck.

 

I'm all in favour of more native history though, especially in a time where more and more and more of the kids in school don't get any 'native history' (meaning, from the country they're living in) from home, since they're from different places.

 

If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here!

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7 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

I'd have jumped out of the class window if we had been forced to undergo psychology and even worse, philosophy classes at school. Yuck.

 

I'm all in favour of more native history though, especially in a time where more and more and more of the kids in school don't get any 'native history' (meaning, from the country they're living in) from home, since they're from different places.

 

I loved AP psychology at my high school, most kids did. Psychology is very popular among students in the US. I would have loved to have taken a Philosophy class, though my religious classes essentially were philosophical classes in high school. 

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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Apparently the Netherlands has one naturalized native from both Micronesia and Nauru :d Zero from the Pitcairn Islands, which is probably a good thing considering the abuse scandal over there. I'm quite surprised to see six people from the British Indian Ocean Territory and even eight (!) total from Ascension, Saint-Helena and Tristan da Cunha :yikes:

 

https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/nl/dataset/37325/table?dl=2A1C6

If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here!

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Fun little video about :BHU

 

 

I have read that researchers think that the people of Bhutan are some of the happiest, but it’s inconclusive like the guy says in the video. I’d love to visit Nepal and Bhutan though. Bhutan is arguably one of the most, if not the most, successful socialist countries in history. I do know that the government is a bit more suppressive than it seems in the video, and like every country their are some serious social problems behind the scene. The story of Bhutan’s history, politics, and economy is very interesting and worth looking up if you have time.

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Yeah, none of these will be adorning my tree this year. How did Amazon even allow these to be sold :yikes:

 

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New Teddy Bears World Record last night in Hershey, exactly 45 650 plushies were thrown on the ice after the local AHL team Hershey bears scored its first goal of the game at the 9th minute.

 

 

just for the report: The Slovak record :p is still from 2015 by HK Nitra

 

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2 minutes ago, hckosice said:

New Teddy Bears World Record last night in Hershey, exactly 45 650 plushies were thrown on the ice after the local AHL team Hershey bears scored its first goal of the game at the 9th minute.

 

 

just for the report: The Slovak record :p is still from 2015 by HK Nitra

 

One of the best traditions in American professional sport. All the ready bears are taken to children’s hospitals as Christmas gifts for the children there. I also the Michigan (college) American Football tradition where after the 1st Q, everyone turns and waves to the children’s hospital (which overlooks the stadium).

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7 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

One of the best traditions in American professional sport. All the ready bears are taken to children’s hospitals as Christmas gifts for the children there. I also the Michigan (college) American Football tradition where after the 1st Q, everyone turns and waves to the children’s hospital (which overlooks the stadium).

 

I know. I like it, great idea :)

 

Here they are taken as christmas gifts for children from local orphanages. :yes

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