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dreadedgrin t1_j6fzs2r wrote
Reply to comment by DimitriMishkin in TIL the term “cloud cuckoo land” goes back to the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, who used it for a utopian city of birds in his farce, the Birds by Mr_Westerfield
(Canned laughter)
MitsyEyedMourning t1_j6fzpe0 wrote
Reply to TIL there are three species of elephants, not two. African elephants are broken up into 2 species, Forest and Bush. by lightsdevil
That's what The Man does, tries to separate us and break us down.
Iamapartofthisworld t1_j6fzn1y wrote
Reply to comment by NOVAbuddy in TIL flight United 175 was 200 feet away from colliding with another airplane before hitting the world trade center by today_is_1899-10-19
How do you figure that?
castortusk t1_j6fzbza wrote
Reply to TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
Did you know Switzerland is larger than Russia? (only measuring land area that is an Alp)
[deleted] t1_j6fz4tw wrote
Reply to comment by pagersky in TIL that Manhattanhenge is an event when the sunrise and sunset aligns with the east-west main street grid in Manhattan, NYC by pagersky
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sumpuran t1_j6fz26m wrote
Reply to TIL there are three species of elephants, not two. African elephants are broken up into 2 species, Forest and Bush. by lightsdevil
I knew about the three species of elephant but TIL about linking to a specific line of text in a Wikipedia article!
sineroth745756 t1_j6fyut8 wrote
Reply to TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
what about using border length?
SignificantView1671 t1_j6fyt1i wrote
Reply to TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
I think they're called "employees".
moon_at_the_wayside t1_j6fylh3 wrote
Reply to comment by Dense_Increase_2482 in TIL that rapper MF DOOM never attained full US citizenship, despite living in the states for the majority of his life. Because of this, he was forced to live out the rest of his life in UK from 2010, following a “Born Like This” tour, until his death in 2020. by CEDAfwysj
I get the reference.
Flemtality t1_j6fygmk wrote
Reply to TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
This unethical technology was first pioneered by the morally bankrupt people at Gillette over twenty years ago. At that time people didn't like it and spoke out against it, which of course did absolutely nothing, and here we are.
Just know that somewhere out there is video of you every time you ever walked near a Gillette razor display at a big box store this century, and some creepy fuck working for Gillette probably spanked his frank to that video.
ksdkjlf t1_j6fye86 wrote
*lorises
DerisiveGibe t1_j6fybov wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL redwood trees -- growing to heights of 350 feet or more (over 100 meters) -- have roots that go only about ten feet into the ground. by OccludedFug
To put that in perspective that's roughly a concrete slab that is 390' long x 390' wide and 4" thick.
48lawsofpowersupplys t1_j6fxuc9 wrote
Reply to TIL that sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth, and their clicks can literally kill you with sound by g1ucose
Have you ever heard the click of a disapproving mother/ MIL?
They can kill you as well
GaiaAnon t1_j6fxt6e wrote
Reply to comment by Fondren_Richmond in TIL 'Lucas' was the first movie to introduced the slow clap by SaiFromSd
Because Corey Haim totally made it up? Why would he do that? It certainly wasn't for attention since he didn't tell anyone (except Feldman)
JaxDude123 t1_j6fxpq1 wrote
Reply to comment by GatoradeNipples in TIL in the 1980s Monty Python got much of its exposure to the US through PBS, because of CBS censoring parts of "The Holy Grail" in a 1977 broadcast. This upset the comedy troupe, prompting them to withdraw the broadcast rights. by AnthillOmbudsman
Most people died. A real bummer. Now it’s manageable for the most part.
lolokaydudewhatever t1_j6fxi7k wrote
Reply to TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
This is why I avoid the store, i shop online so they can invade my privacy the old fashioned way
JaxDude123 t1_j6fx81w wrote
Reply to comment by ShEsHy in TIL in the 1980s Monty Python got much of its exposure to the US through PBS, because of CBS censoring parts of "The Holy Grail" in a 1977 broadcast. This upset the comedy troupe, prompting them to withdraw the broadcast rights. by AnthillOmbudsman
A lingering product of our founders. Puritans. Those randy naught Puritans. Now Baptists
starwarsman05 t1_j6fx7ld wrote
Reply to comment by SolarSmelter in TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
>There won’t be any dystopian overcoming for them when I make grimaced facial contortions directed at their mannecameras to analyze. Their system will self-destruct with all the expressions I can cycle through in a second.
hahaha
feetandballs t1_j6fx2yx wrote
Reply to TIL there are three species of elephants, not two. African elephants are broken up into 2 species, Forest and Bush. by lightsdevil
4, actually. Your mom.
JaxDude123 t1_j6fx00f wrote
Reply to comment by QuantumWarrior in TIL in the 1980s Monty Python got much of its exposure to the US through PBS, because of CBS censoring parts of "The Holy Grail" in a 1977 broadcast. This upset the comedy troupe, prompting them to withdraw the broadcast rights. by AnthillOmbudsman
Got to sell the money maker ads for Marlboro etc, can’t cuss in front of the kids.
bullybullybully t1_j6fwzfk wrote
Reply to comment by benefit_of_mrkite in TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
Totally. I mainly meant that using mannequins as the location for data gathering hardware was not common as it’s not necessary or as flexible as most other options to gather similar and greater data.
rawrc t1_j6fwupa wrote
A_Fartful_Dodger t1_j6fws4f wrote
Reply to comment by The_ODB_ in TILL the Tower Bridge in London is raised around 850 times per year, which works out as around 2.3 times per day. by earedpiece
That’s pretty impressive, actually.
JaxDude123 t1_j6fwo78 wrote
Reply to comment by Bifferer in TIL in the 1980s Monty Python got much of its exposure to the US through PBS, because of CBS censoring parts of "The Holy Grail" in a 1977 broadcast. This upset the comedy troupe, prompting them to withdraw the broadcast rights. by AnthillOmbudsman
Jane your an ignorant slut. Jane Curtin. Part of that great crew.
TranscodedMusic t1_j6fzwyw wrote
Reply to comment by DefiantStomp in TIL the term “cloud cuckoo land” goes back to the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, who used it for a utopian city of birds in his farce, the Birds by Mr_Westerfield
I only know it because I used to be an obsessive Radiohead fan. “And this just feels like spinning plates, I’m living in cloud cuckoo land.”