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Answer: When I was 5 years old I stole a candle from a grocery store.​ The cand.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest I just found out my son broke into a neighborhood house. Should I write a letter (anonymously) apologizing to the home owner? Devin Trousdale Written Dec 1, 2013 When I was 5 years old I stole a candle from a grocery store. The candle was the number "7," like for a kid's birthday cake. I had asked my mom to buy it for me; she told me "No," but when she wasn't looking I slipped it into a pocket of my vest. When we got home my mom discovered the candle and told my dad. My dad told me to get in his truck, and we drove back to the store with the candle. ... Read More » Will China replace U.S.A. as a superpower by just copying and imitating? Ben Kelley, University based, Australian with wide and varied interests. Updated Sat There once was a super power before the USA. It had a massive navy. A strong expeditionary Army. A huge trading empire. It even had a massive manufacturing and production capability. They even spoke English. They built ships, the first aircraft carriers, the first battleships, the first fighter planes, the first bombers. They made the first jet engine. Then this other English-speaking country cop...  Read More » I have been going to the gym every day for a year. I see no difference in my physique. What am I doing wrong? Seth Whalen, Free thinker, professional human Updated Fri This first picture is of me fresh out of highschool, I went the the gym but I was not focused on a goal. A few years later, I completed my goal of competing in the strongman which was hosted in my town. In order for you to see the results you wish for, you need to fully commit. Plan your routines Have a workout ready before you hit the gym Don’t waste time talking in the gym Keep your headphones in, ...  Read More » If I get caught cheating on a technical interview, will I be blacklisted from that company forever? Ian Douglas, Web developer and DevOps for 20 years Updated Dec 5, 2015 At my previous job I did a phone screen of a candidate who answered my questions appropriately. I sent him a coding assignment to see his level of skill in PHP at the time, and he sent it back in a few days and it looked great. I called him to come on-site, and when he arrived, I told him that we'd be working on his code submission to add a few features or to fix a few bugs, and he got a scared... Read More » What personal finance mistakes should everyone avoid? Angela Nguyen, Traveller & Business Owner Written Sep 1 Lifestyle Inflation: After a salary increase, most people will want to spend their money on new toys (cars, designer goods etc…). Avoid the desire to increase your spendings to “keep up” or because you feel entitled to a certain lifestyle. You will lose your ability to keep/generate more wealth. Not keeping track of expenses: Whether it's lending money to a family member/friend or spending reckl...  Read More » How do Google and other big companies like Facebook, increase their storage, such as the Facebook photo sharing, Google Drive, and YouTube? Kelly Martin, IT geek, former law student, many other things Written Jun 30, 2015 Google has literally millions of hard drives spinning away in data centers all across the globe. Google, for the most part, uses the cheapest drives they can get and buys lots and lots of them, replacing them as they fail and constantly adding new ones to increase capacity. The storage systems used (which are custom to Google) handle the multilayered redundancy so that the failure of a single d... Read More » My dog keeps stealing my seat. Is this a sign of territorial aggression? Karen Tiede, old lady in training who lives in a rural area with seven dogs. Written Jan 12 There are only six words that matter in your entire post, and they are: four months old two days ago He is a baby, and his entire world just fell apart. You did exactly the same thing when you were his developmental age. Please call your mother and ask her how she handled it when you wanted to be held. Now: cuddle that frightened baby dog, and learn dog training. He loves you. Don't blow it.  Read More » In the event of nuclear war with Russia, what US cities would be targeted? Brian Collins, I am a graduate student of linguistics and interested in many things. Updated Oct 2 Here is a 1990 FEMA prediction, the last one FEMA made during the Cold War. Today a Russian attack would not be nearly as bad because Russia scrapped most of their SLBM arsenal, and now has more targets to worry about as more countries joined NATO. Here is a fallout map of lethal dose based on number of nukes launched: In most scenarios, economic centers, military bases and US silos are hit, as w...  Read More » What is the most disturbing irony in Game of Thrones? Audrey Ackerman, linguistics student Updated Sat Jaime is horribly punished for all of his good deeds. Saves a city full of innocent people? His reputation is destroyed forever. Brienne is about to be raped. For once he acts chivalrously and lies to save her. What happens? He loses his hand for speaking up. He helps free Tyrion and tells him the truth about his wife. Tyrion escapes and immediately murders his father. And on the show, he tries to ...  Read More » It seems people on Instagram have a good life. For example, traveling, enjoying good food, wearing good clothes, etc. Are they real or fake? Stirling Kain, An expert on nothing with an opinion on everything. Updated Fri Ever heard of Essena O’Neill? This is her. Isn’t she beautiful? She’s a 500,000 follower-strong Instagram famous teenager who is known for her golden locks, lean stomach and fleeky brows. She has it all: money, looks, and fame. Except, she has none of these things. She recently denounced social media as being completely fake. She had created a fictional life on the internet for her followers that n...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Choose which emails we send you through Email Settings or Unsubscribe.