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ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_j6i466o wrote
Reply to TIL Margarine was originally named oleomargarine from Latin for oleum (olive oil) and Greek margarite ("pearl", indicating luster). by joshemerson
Just learned about it today, when I played last Thursday's NYT crossword.
ConqueredCorn t1_j6i4035 wrote
Reply to comment by tnicholson in TIL: Between 800 and 1349 AD, the Colosseum was converted into a residential apartment building by Serath4
Chill
aSimpleWardrobe t1_j6i3z1t wrote
Reply to comment by Informal_Ad3771 in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
If the story from the other pov is to believed, she was lying and used the courts preference over women in situations like this to win her case
Unless you are 2pac and have risen from the dead, or you are that lady, don't assume when the facts aren't 100%
Ok-Seaworthiness4488 t1_j6i3jop wrote
Reply to TIL that sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth, and their clicks can literally kill you with sound by g1ucose
The Mariah Carey of the oceans
Daniel_The_Thinker t1_j6i32nk wrote
Reply to comment by cnnrduncan 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
Yeah, as nomads who cannot stay in any one place or they'll die.
valeyard89 t1_j6i2x0q wrote
Reply to comment by DefiantStomp in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
Even the new one
Daniel_The_Thinker t1_j6i2uxw wrote
Reply to comment by traws06 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
Temperature is not as important as access to water.
Daniel_The_Thinker t1_j6i2n3g wrote
Reply to comment by pennysmom2016 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
Yeah, nomads, requiring them to move around because no particular place can sustain them.
Lem0n_Lem0n t1_j6i2m97 wrote
Reply to comment by Lil_chikchik in TIL In 1991 Mazda made a suitcase car by sintaur
I shall call it F1 suitcase...
ProfessionalFace1443 t1_j6i2ke6 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
What’s great is that this kind of malarkey is illegal in Illinois. Stores would have to make customers sign a disclosure before entering in order to use this kind of crap. IL was lucky to pass a biometric privacy law in 2009 before Big Tech really got their lobbying monster put together. I doubt there will ever be another law like it in the US again; Google et al. will see to that.
Fthewigg t1_j6i2ffj wrote
Reply to comment by Knoblord_McCheese in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
Wasn’t he also supposed to get a visit from Madonna, that ultimately fell through?
Solid doc. I really like the interview with Tabitha Soren where he describes how “the song” changes over the years.
bloodyriz t1_j6i20a8 wrote
Reply to comment by J_S_M_K 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
Should have gone all Mccarthy and changed it to the Red Menace.
flaquito_ t1_j6i1zjx wrote
Reply to comment by bmack083 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
Technically they should be — (em dash) instead, but OP did use them correctly.
Villeto t1_j6i1igv wrote
Reply to comment by CatBugDickBug in TIL of Sloth Moths, unique species of moths that live exclusively in the fur of Sloths. They feed off algae on the sloths fur and secretions from the sloths skin, and even use sloth dung as a part of their reproductive process. by cjm81499
Scratch that, imagine being so lazy algae grows on you naturally.
thesoftopening t1_j6i0zg0 wrote
Reply to TIL Jared Leto is the front man for American Rock Band "Thirty Seconds to Mars" with hits such as "The Kill" and "From Yesterday". by HamsterKarlie
Check out their doc Artifact about how they got royally fucked by the label
samfreez t1_j6i0z5e wrote
Reply to comment by ForceOfAHorse 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
Can't build any of that on mountain ranges or in inaccessible valleys, deserts, etc either..
tnicholson t1_j6i0rv4 wrote
Reply to comment by oldmancornelious in TIL: Between 800 and 1349 AD, the Colosseum was converted into a residential apartment building by Serath4
As an American, please stop bringing up the US when it’s completely irrelevant. Especially if you’re going to tack on some nebulous pseudo-intellectual commentary.
ZweitenMal t1_j6i087k wrote
Reply to comment by Altreus 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
Album title, 1990.
Cosmic_Gumbo t1_j6hzk10 wrote
Reply to comment by An8thOfFeanor in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
I laugh at Tony Danza
reddit_user13 t1_j6hyb7y wrote
Reply to TIL that sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth, and their clicks can literally kill you with sound by g1ucose
I wish I could speak whale.
oldmancornelious t1_j6hy2og wrote
Reply to TIL: Between 800 and 1349 AD, the Colosseum was converted into a residential apartment building by Serath4
That is longer than the US has been a nation. As an American I find that telling.
Shurlz t1_j6hxn4k wrote
redeyedplunk t1_j6hxmwb 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
Isn't a lot of bushes a forest
SoakedSeahorse t1_j6hww3s wrote
Reply to comment by Argh_1961 in TIL that sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth, and their clicks can literally kill you with sound by g1ucose
r/keming is supremely disappointed.
yappledapple t1_j6i4acp wrote
Reply to TIL Margarine was originally named oleomargarine from Latin for oleum (olive oil) and Greek margarite ("pearl", indicating luster). by joshemerson
My brother called me up one day, after I had given him some of our grandmother's cookie recipes. He tried several stores looking for 'oleo', and nobody knew what it was.