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nirad t1_j6llzub wrote
Reply to comment by Cinema_King in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
tRaNsGeNdEr aNiMaLs dOn’T eXiSt!!111
Bloka2au t1_j6llhuz wrote
wojtekthesoldierbear t1_j6llhi4 wrote
Reply to comment by iammada in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
chomps on a burger
sears a steak
spreads marrow on toast
If only we could DO SOMETHING
CascadiaBrowncoat t1_j6llf63 wrote
Reply to comment by thirdeyefish in TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch by SappyGilmore
Challenge accepted!
mrcydonia t1_j6lkp1y wrote
Reply to TIL that the first use of the phrase "son-of-a-bitch" in American literature was in the 1823 book "Seventy-Six" by John Neal about the American Revolutionary War. Seventy-Six was criticized at the time for its use of profanity and was noted for its use of colloquialisms. by vrphotosguy55
The first use of "son of a bitch" on American TV was the MASH episode "Guerilla My Dreams" in 1979.
alcaste19 t1_j6lknx9 wrote
Reply to comment by ChronoComputer in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
Fun fact, factoid means something false but sounds true
Dont_Wanna_Not_Gonna t1_j6lkeh4 wrote
RogerPackinrod t1_j6lk4ga wrote
Reply to TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje
2 and 13 million seems like a pretty wide margin of error
manguito86 t1_j6lk1xt wrote
Reply to TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje
It wasn't because of colonialism, it was because there was a lunatic rulling it.
RealDDDeal t1_j6ljy6o wrote
Reply to TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
Is this true of all bovines, including wild ones? Bison and buffalo as well? Are these fertility phenomena related to their husbandry or domestication breeding practices over time?
TheReal_AlphaPatriot t1_j6ljxfw wrote
Reply to TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch by SappyGilmore
Yes, but MY keyboard has MY colony-forming units of bacteria that came from MY hands and I already have a good relationship with that bacteria. There’s nothing that’s going to kill me.
But it really grosses me out to use someone else’s keyboard. Or phone.
SaulsAll t1_j6ljvut wrote
Reply to TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch by SappyGilmore
Which colonies are forming? Want to guess how many CFU are on your face? In your mouth? It's not the number, it's the type.
>recommends washing your hands regularly (and properly)
This is the proper take-away.
Brain_Hawk t1_j6lju24 wrote
Reply to TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch by SappyGilmore
There is a huge tendency to compare things to how dirty a toilet seat is, but your average toilet seat is pretty clean. We don't generally poop on them, if we do pay on them pee is pretty sterile anyway, and for the most part people tend to clean their toilets fairly often. When's the last time you disinfected your keyboard? Some of you will say yesterday, but some of you will say never. I might also say never.
There's some Lysol wipes right next to me but I'm too busy right now
:p
HotPocket_Consumed t1_j6ljtkn wrote
Iamjimmym t1_j6ljm5z wrote
Reply to comment by gwaydms in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
"Ol' Johnny couldn't find his way out of a blind vagina!"
iammada t1_j6ljm2g wrote
Reply to comment by Raichu7 in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
If only cattle could be bought and sold...
MPFX3000 t1_j6ljkew wrote
Reply to TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch by SappyGilmore
Well yeah I don’t pick my nose while I’m taking a dump, I do it while writing emails
Iamjimmym t1_j6ljeyo wrote
JimBean t1_j6lj8gd wrote
Reply to TIL Morocco has built a huge wall splitting the Western Saharan territory in half lengthwise. The wall features garrisions of up to 40 men and a radar system linked to active artillery. by Iwamiyama
Get your filthy hands off my desert....
xX609s-hartXx t1_j6lj63h wrote
Reply to comment by Lelabear 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
Hand writing analyses is also about as scientific as astrology.
Exeunter t1_j6lm1q3 wrote
Reply to TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje
I learned about this from the documentary The Legend of Tarzan