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Raichu7 t1_j6lolme 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
Dairy cattle aren’t raised for meat unless they are a dual purpose breed.
Joshudan t1_j6lojam 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
Sure, but I don't eat sandwiches over my toilet seat!
well, except that one time...
Shilo59 t1_j6lofb3 wrote
Reply to comment by PragmaticIdealism in 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
> windfuckers
/r/Bandnames
Comfortable_Ad2908 t1_j6lockb wrote
Reply to TIL Some sharks will eat their siblings while in the mother's womb. When reproduction is ovoviviparous, that is, fertilized eggs are retained within the body and develop there. Prior to birth, the young in the womb may feed on undeveloped eggs and unborn siblings. by testhec10ck
Humans can also have this happen with twins sometimes
Foghorner t1_j6lo980 wrote
Reply to comment by Roadkinglavared 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
Does she then give birth to a super cow?
SteerJock t1_j6lo4vu 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
Dairy cattle are still fed to weight and harvested. They're not just thrown into a pit if they aren't useful for milking.
arneeche t1_j6lo323 wrote
hobbitdude13 t1_j6lo27f wrote
Reply to comment by nrfx 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
>communal fleshlight
That is an unholy combination of words.
dont_shoot_jr t1_j6lo0os wrote
Reply to comment by manguito86 in 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
Yes, let’s not besmirch colonialism
BinaryRhyme t1_j6lnmyx wrote
elementnix t1_j6lnla9 wrote
Reply to comment by alcaste19 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
Can also mean brief or trivial information, not just something repeated so often it becomes accepted as truth
JUYED-AWK-YACC t1_j6lnanf wrote
Reply to comment by Buck_Thorn in TIL Margarine was originally named oleomargarine from Latin for oleum (olive oil) and Greek margarite ("pearl", indicating luster). by joshemerson
Yeah so what? We all know what color margarine is.
Kevin69138 t1_j6ln7hq wrote
Reply to comment by LowLeftMarksman 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
Lol wtf. Gross didnt see that one
SofaKingI t1_j6ln1zz wrote
Reply to comment by open_door_policy in TIL Dr. Drew's first appearance on television was as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. by WalkingDown46
Half of the guy's Wikipedia page is the "Controversies" section.
Really just says it all.
Boxes_Are t1_j6ln0dp 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
That's beautifully written; very creative.
JumpyButterscotch t1_j6lmyd1 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
Wait til you hear about kid toys in the dentist office!
Xszit t1_j6lmsmn wrote
Reply to comment by nrfx 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
The dirtiest place in the office is the top of the hand sanitizer pump.
Nobody touches the sanitizer pump because they have clean hands and I've never seen anyone sanitize the pump after they do their hands.
LowLeftMarksman t1_j6lms14 wrote
Reply to comment by nrfx 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
Ex fucking scuse me? Communal fleshlight?
Windy_Sails t1_j6lml1d wrote
Reply to comment by marmorset in TIL about Kwihnai Tosabitʉ or "White Eagle," a Medicine Man and messiah of the Comanche Native American tribe. Uniting all of the Comanche people and several other groups, he led them to an immediate defeat and was renamed Isatai'i "Wolf's Vulva." by marmorset
Its great how many indigenous names for their own group translate to "people" or "the people". Comes with this implicit meaning that those other groups they're neighbors with are not "people".
"Hey what do you call your tribe?" "People" "And this other tribe we've encountered?" "Not people, enemies."
You end up with a sort of back and forth where tribes who were friendly with colonizers and explorers get to be called "People" and the ones who weren't are recorded for all time as "Assholes".
RedSonGamble t1_j6lmgn0 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
Wanna guess what the dirtiest part of the human body is? 🤗. Go on guess
ShameSpearofPain t1_j6lmdnl wrote
Reply to comment by nrfx 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
Using one of those compressed air canisters to clean out the keys of a shared keyboard is so disgusting.
RedSonGamble t1_j6lmdcl wrote
Reply to comment by TheReal_AlphaPatriot 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
Or toilet.
But yea just like you won’t get sick from ingesting your own feces. (Except in very rare/specific situations) Basically if it comes from you it’s fine to ingest.
And yes you can take this statement to the extreme and be like well if that’s only what you live off of it will kill you. Sure. But that’s not what I mean.
audreyba123 t1_j6lm864 wrote
Reply to comment by Yurekuu 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
I just read the article you linked, but it says there’s no difference. “SUMMARY Women with a male co-twin had the same chances of being pregnant and having children compared to same-sex twin pairs.”
nrfx t1_j6lm7pv wrote
Reply to comment by TheReal_AlphaPatriot 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
Other people's keyboards are one of the grossest things I can think of.
Everyone seen that picture of the communal Fleshlight at burning man yeah?
Same energy.
Amy_Macadamia t1_j6lom3a wrote
Reply to comment by RedSonGamble 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
Mouth