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"You better take this pay cut, otherwise I'm going to replace you with a teenager"

Yes, that's an understatement. Still doesn't explain why Columbia University signed away their right to sell shirts that say "Columbia"

Whether the plaques are what cause symptoms is still an unknown, so we'll still have to see.

...why did Columbia University sign an agreement with Columbia Sportswear limiting themselves like this? The university was over 180 years old before the sportswear company was even founded

In my experience, just rinse the lid off right as you're done and set it on the drying rack

Given that the soup and rainwater would mix together, the question of how long it would take to get that last molecule of soup out is one of probability. I'm not qualified to give you a calculated answer, but I can tell you the most likely outcome is that it's going to take a lot of spoonfuls. The soup will begin tasting watered down very quickly and will basically be a bowl of >95% water for a long time before you get those last molecules

Use the lid

They're not small enough to directly damage DNA, they get trapped in your tissues and are impossible for your body to remove, and they cause inflammation and scarring. The long term inflammation and scarring is what increases cancer susceptibility

I found this:

Both the Greeks and the Romans employed asbestos as wicking material for their oil lamps. In fact, the very word “asbestos” comes from a Greek word meaning “inextinguishable.” In a world where lamplight extended work hours, a lamp wick made from chrysotile asbestos would burn almost indefinitely. In addition to lamp wicks, the Greeks and Romans used the long fibers of the serpentine form of asbestos in weaving textiles.

And asbestos is just one form of silica. Silica dust from many sources can cause serious lung problems, e.g. breathing in the dust from cutting granite countertops (which contain silica as quartz) or volcanic dust.

Probably significantly cooler in there than the house next door that isn't under a rock