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wild___sun___mama t1_j6g7qe0 wrote
Reply to comment by MsChrisha 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
Yes! Second this.
Also another of his books - all the light we cannot see. Just read it. Great as well.
sineroth745756 t1_j6g7h9k wrote
Reply to comment by GetsGold in 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
use a map at 1:1000 scale and a piece of string measure the string... that paradox Assumes you keep zooming to grains of sand
thedrewwei t1_j6g7g68 wrote
immersemeinnature t1_j6g6ypb 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 know what I'm doing at the mall next week!
immersemeinnature t1_j6g6v47 wrote
rfmodeler t1_j6g6u4r wrote
Reply to TIL In 1991 Mazda made a suitcase car by sintaur
Umm, you can't put a fuel tank on a plane. Stupid mazda...
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Dandibear t1_j6g6qou 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
>Among African elephants, forest elephants have smaller and more rounded ears and thinner and straighter tusks than bush elephants and are limited in range to the forested areas of western and Central Africa.
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Chillchinchila1 t1_j6g68ea wrote
Reply to comment by dishonourableaccount in TIL that St. John's University's sports teams formerly being called the Redmen actually referred to the team wearing red uniforms and not Native Americans as often interpreted. Regardless, the mascot name was changed to the Red Storm in the 90s. by J_S_M_K
I know the team had been controversial since the 90s.
I don’t like how people always brush off criticism by saying “only [majority group] cares, [minority group] liked it, most of the time it’s not correct.
erishun t1_j6g626g 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
Disclaimer: one tech start up has created a preview demo model that can do these things and now they are trying to find retail clients who will be interested in swapping out their current mannequins with these.
These aren’t in mass production and this is a glorified ad for the Italian company producing these.
Ducksaucenem t1_j6g5n9t wrote
Reply to comment by RadBadTad 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
Ya I’ve heard “cuckoo crazy” or for the most part just cuckoo. Never heard anything else.
InvisibleBob101 t1_j6g5lln wrote
Reply to TIL that St. John's University's sports teams formerly being called the Redmen actually referred to the team wearing red uniforms and not Native Americans as often interpreted. Regardless, the mascot name was changed to the Red Storm in the 90s. by J_S_M_K
The same thing happened with the McGill University sports teams a few years ago. They were the Redmen and Redwomen and changed to the Redbirds. It also was apparently a reference to the red hair of the university's namesake.
HalfAnP t1_j6g5blv wrote
Reply to comment by CygnusX-1-2112b in TIL that sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth, and their clicks can literally kill you with sound by g1ucose
> Sperm Nuked
The internet. It’s ruined me.
Hand-Picked-Anus t1_j6g56v4 wrote
Reply to comment by starwarsman05 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
I had a girlfriend like that once.
drfulci t1_j6g4y53 wrote
Reply to comment by stevenmoreso in TIL 'Lucas' was the first movie to introduced the slow clap by SaiFromSd
You’re right. I had to look it up. My childhood in the 80s was spent watching horror movies.
dazedan_confused t1_j6g4mge 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 heard if you trim the bush, you can make the elephant look bigger.
AKA_June_Monroe t1_j6g4kw8 wrote
Reply to TIL that sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth, and their clicks can literally kill you with sound by g1ucose
r/ unethicallifeprotips
Strider794 t1_j6g4im0 wrote
Reply to comment by E_Snap 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
Something like boing, or bounce, or perhaps schlock
cruxtings t1_j6g4icb wrote
Reply to comment by DefiantStomp 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
Snowgoons?
[deleted] t1_j6g4iay wrote
Reply to comment by GetsGold in 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
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feetandballs t1_j6g4czd wrote
Reply to comment by Greigers in TIL that St. John's University's sports teams formerly being called the Redmen actually referred to the team wearing red uniforms and not Native Americans as often interpreted. Regardless, the mascot name was changed to the Red Storm in the 90s. by J_S_M_K
Right. It’s not like they were unaware of how it could be interpreted. They have a library.
FastWalkingShortGuy t1_j6g8ewo 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
There's a significant breakdown of communication between Forest and Bush African elephants:
"Stupid is as stupid does."
"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on... we, uh, we can't get fooled again."
These mating calls mean the same thing, but the Forest and the Bush can't understand each other.