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inverteboi t1_j6mrld8 wrote
Reply to comment by DeterminedThrowaway 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'm really sorry to hear all this, honestly it sounds awful and I'm sorry it's something that you have to deal with :( thank you for trusting me with this information even after how rude I was, I know it must be so exhausting to have to explain to people so much- I know its exhausting being non binary even without the extra hardship. Thank you for this.
Hambredd t1_j6mrbvc wrote
Reply to comment by zebulonworkshops 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
Oh piss off you really checked up on me? What's wrong with Tolkien and 40k, not written by Americans so worthless?
I'm interested in learning, what would you suggest I research something by Michael Bay?
I know enough to realise that the US wasn't the only country involved in the cold war for starters. And that the cold war didn't have a clear cut victor. Stick to poetry not history.
Deafwindow t1_j6mra36 wrote
Reply to comment by wurstcases in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
Yeah it does
Shooter2970 t1_j6mr9js wrote
Reply to comment by Deafwindow in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
Oh I thought they left India years ago. Not to mention they have had a population problem for years. But hey you want to rag on the Brits. Go a head get it out.
wurstcases t1_j6mr655 wrote
Reply to comment by Deafwindow in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
You're not wrong, the comment still stands.
FLEXXMAN33 t1_j6mr2b5 wrote
Reply to comment by roflredditwaffle in TIL 'Lucas' was the first movie to introduced the slow clap by SaiFromSd
I've seen Citizen Cane and I remember that scene, but is it possible there's more than one occasion to clap slowly?
_ManMadeGod_ t1_j6mr03h wrote
Reply to comment by Kooky-Cry-4088 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
"harvested for beef" is a weird way of saying "fattened up so we can tear flesh from bone"
Jesus Christ these creatures are sentient.
Deafwindow t1_j6mqxct wrote
Reply to comment by Shooter2970 in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
No, it's got to do with extreme fucking poverty due to the British occupation
bcbodie1978 t1_j6mqwpj wrote
Reply to comment by Anti-theist999 in TIL tomb raiding is a big problem in China that looters sometimes find historically significant sites first. For instance the tomb of the famed 3 Kingdoms-era general, Cao Cao, was discovered in 2008 after police inspected the stolen goods of a bunch of robbers, who then led them to an unknown tomb. by Khysamgathys
So.... That's not the guy that invented dark chocolate?
edited to add: wow, guess I needed to add the /s to this jeepers
zebulonworkshops t1_j6mqteo wrote
Reply to comment by Hambredd 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
No point in continuing this, you're not interested in learning. Stick to Tolkien and 40k, you have a lot of reading to do in order to shore up the blank spots in your history knowledge, but have no trouble spouting off on it apparently. And your debatelord Andy nonsense is too transparent to work.
But have a nice day, regardless.
Muscleflechisseur t1_j6mqt3j wrote
Reply to comment by BabyTRexArms in 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
The amount of money they spend on military and military equipment+ all other expenses and subsidies to the territory far exceedes the money the could gain from raw resources in that area.
pheasant692 t1_j6mqppk 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
Does this apply to human twins also. Just curious.
chantillylace9 t1_j6mqpl7 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
This is both better and worse than I had imagined. I sure hope this isn’t very common. And I’m even more glad that doesn’t happen with human twins
Shooter2970 t1_j6mqmnr wrote
Reply to comment by Deafwindow in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
Damn. Wonder why the British are not shitting in the streets? Maybe it has something to do with India ya think?
Hambredd t1_j6mqbv7 wrote
Reply to comment by zebulonworkshops 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
I'm guessing your a Yank? American exceptionalism at it's finest to believe they brought down the USSR with a few spies.
Besides you can flip the question, why wasn't USSR able to bring down capitalism during the cold war?
filutch t1_j6mq6dp wrote
Reply to comment by monkeypox_69 in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
What do you mean continue? Drugs have won for decades now
Bart-MS t1_j6mq61d wrote
Reply to TIL Jackie Robinson served in the first black tank unit to see action in WW2, but missed deployment due to his court-martial for refusing to move to the back of a bus. by R4G
When black people were allowed to be killed for the country but not to sit in a bus where they want to.
zebulonworkshops t1_j6mq2dq wrote
Reply to comment by Hambredd 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
I was more responding to the comment after that, but... again, you can wage economic warfare. Don't simplify yourself.
>The USSR destroyed itself, it had nothing to do with any other country.
RaiShado t1_j6mpzqf wrote
Reply to comment by iamnotthelizardqueen 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
No, that's not what they are saying, if you had received a proper education you would be able to see that at the very highest the US is second in land area, followed by Canada and led by China, simply from the title. However, you decided to not read the title nor the information in the webpage linked to and just hate on the US.
Take your hate elsewhere.
Anti-theist999 t1_j6mpsxa wrote
Reply to TIL tomb raiding is a big problem in China that looters sometimes find historically significant sites first. For instance the tomb of the famed 3 Kingdoms-era general, Cao Cao, was discovered in 2008 after police inspected the stolen goods of a bunch of robbers, who then led them to an unknown tomb. by Khysamgathys
Cao Cao was an ass and not loyal to the people of the Han. Hope the thieves made out well.
Hambredd t1_j6mps6d wrote
Reply to comment by zebulonworkshops 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
>Yeah almost like capitalist nations wage war on the communists every chance they get.
Jeez why did I assume you were talking about a conflict.
That was the comment you were defending, maybe read it next time.
TjeefGuevarra t1_j6mpqk3 wrote
Reply to comment by Yardsale420 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
Hitler was also a raging racist that actively tried to exterminate entire peoples because he thought they were abominations.
Leopold just let millions of people die because he wanted money.
They're both absolute pieces of shit but you can't possibly say Leopold was worse when Hitler did all of his killing on purpose whereas Leopold simply didn't give a fuck as long as he got profits.
Hambredd t1_j6mpl8d wrote
Reply to comment by dont_shoot_jr 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
'The Nazis banned smoking.'
'WHY ARE YOU DEFENDING THE NASIZS!'
That what you sound like.
zebulonworkshops t1_j6mpk28 wrote
Reply to comment by Hambredd 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
I never said they did. But the cold war certainly constrained their growth/opportunities. Why did you think I believed it was a 'hot war'? It wasn't anything I said... Or are you under the impression that only open warfare can negatively affect a country?
Krasmaniandevil t1_j6mrnyz wrote
Reply to comment by biskmater in TIL That the character who first said the phrase "fortune favours the bold" - Turnus, in the Aeneid, spends the rest of the story suffering military defeats before he's killed and heads to the underworld, miserable, at the end of the last book. by Equal_Caregiver_4909
There's a secret to hiring someone who's lucky. Take half the resumes you get and throw them in the trash, cause you don't want to hire anyone so unlucky. The remaining half are the lucky ones, but if you want to hire someone REALLY lucky, you pull one out of the trash and hire them.