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Jason_CO t1_j6n947w wrote
Reply to comment by AloofCommencement 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 got the point, I just think a different word would have served better.
psymunn t1_j6n932k wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] 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
Eating 4 leaf clovers, shaving dice, adjusting your SPECIAL stats
hassh t1_j6n90bu wrote
Reply to comment by kibufox in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
Your comment does not make sense because the substance was outlawed in India in 1985, decades before legalization began in the United States at the state level
HentaiSpirit t1_j6n8y96 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
why the fuck is this even a thing
carbonunit357 t1_j6n8rwv wrote
Reply to comment by fish4096 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
Just look at the Romans.
Buttersaucewac t1_j6n8ilx wrote
Reply to comment by roflredditwaffle in TIL 'Lucas' was the first movie to introduced the slow clap by SaiFromSd
They are both called a slow clap.
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/slow_clap
The version you’re talking about is definitely not introduced by Lucas, it’s in the movie Brubaker years earlier and Citizen Kane decades earlier.
jobomaja888 t1_j6n8efo wrote
Reply to TIL Actors Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman became friends while attending Pasadena Playhouse in the 60's. seen as outsiders by their classmates, both were voted "The Least Likely To Succeed". by Moti
Does anyone know who were voted most likely to succeed?
VincoClavis t1_j6n8e8c wrote
Reply to comment by Krasmaniandevil 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
But if it’s a really shit job, then that person is actually really unlucky.
Fc2300 t1_j6n829n wrote
Reply to comment by SofaKingI in TIL Dr. Drew's first appearance on television was as a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. by WalkingDown46
In reality though it’s not to bad. He had a stance on Covid that was wrong at the beginning and he apologized and corrected it. His stance on the homeless issue here in LA is not wrong either. Even if we correct our housing issue we still have a huge mental health issue.
The only issue I see really being a red flag is his Wellbutrin stance, which seems to be financially motivated.
bigbangbilly t1_j6n81u4 wrote
Reply to TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
Basically the Brussels Effect but with drugs
hassh t1_j6n7yqh wrote
Reply to TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
It's beautiful
Mister_Brevity t1_j6n7szf wrote
Reply to comment by Shooter2970 in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
Ok
Why did the British work so hard to collect spices and not use any of them in their food.
Slinkyfest2005 t1_j6n7np9 wrote
Reply to comment by DanishWonder 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
It's pretty tame. Pretty sure it was just an art install designed to dredge horror in the mind of folks as opposed to an actual public toy.
BlackNosedOwl t1_j6n7h3l wrote
GuyTallman t1_j6n7flz wrote
Reply to TIL about cargo cults, where indigenous people of small tropical islands would perform elaborate rituals to mimic air traffic control and marching patterns after witnessing airplanes drop supplies on airforce bases during world war II. by sciencedit
There is a fun side quest in Borderlands regarding this
OakParkCemetary t1_j6n72z6 wrote
Reply to comment by I_Want_an_Elio 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
I played Romance of the Three Kingdoms on NES and usually played as Cao Cao. I think I did a good job.
Hell I gave Lu Bu a horse to come join my side. That was kind, right?
elementnix t1_j6n6s3p wrote
Smarty_40 t1_j6n6rnk 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
I have to say, I did not know this about cows. Fun fact learned today 👍
Yosemitejohn t1_j6n6qz8 wrote
Reply to comment by CanadianGurlfren 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, I do. Do you know what Smedley Butler has nothing to do with the Belgian Congo and the Belgian monarchy?
Nazamroth t1_j6n6ifu wrote
Reply to comment by OTee_D in TIL about cargo cults, where indigenous people of small tropical islands would perform elaborate rituals to mimic air traffic control and marching patterns after witnessing airplanes drop supplies on airforce bases during world war II. by sciencedit
Hey, it works for the Mechanicus. Now, toll the great bell once: with push of button engage piston and pump.
Fake_William_Shatner t1_j6n6foc wrote
Reply to comment by RollinThundaga in TIL In the 60s/60s NASA would use brooms to detect flames from Hydrogen leaks as they were odorless & colorless. by Wandering_Lights
That was my point. Hence -- why a broom is a great solution when you don't have expensive detection equipment around, it won't fail AND it works as a broom.
Insufferablelol t1_j6n5y5u wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL Actors Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman became friends while attending Pasadena Playhouse in the 60's. seen as outsiders by their classmates, both were voted "The Least Likely To Succeed". by Moti
Considering there is segregated yearbooks from the early 2000s I highly doubt this was made up.
gellenburg t1_j6n5ikz 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
172 seems awfully low considering all the shit spray from the toilet that we're supposed to now be worried about. Or, maybe that was all actually bullshit and clickbait.
HentaiSpirit t1_j6n958c wrote
Reply to comment by Mr_Yuker 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
Epic germs battle of the history