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HPmoni t1_j6nzrzm wrote
Reply to 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
Matt Damon would disagree.
HPmoni t1_j6nzcdc wrote
HPmoni t1_j6nz4f9 wrote
Reply to comment by Apprehensive_Floor78 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
We understand the past by digging shit up.
Athildur t1_j6nyzqa wrote
Reply to comment by Dookie_-_Monster 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
So let's say...10 papers.
Chance of any one to be picked blindly: 1/10.
Chance any one is discarded into the trash: 5/10 (not 1/5 as you said, it should be .5n/n, or just 50%).
Chance for any one paper being picked out of the trash: 1/5 (since there are 5 in the trash).
1/5 of 5/10 is 1/10. Which is the chance we started with by just picking at random.
So no. Getting the paper out of the garbage isn't less likely at all in your example. The only factor not included here is the likeliness that one is picked from the trash at all. Since, if this were an uncommon event, it would make chances lower. But since this experiment presumes doing so is already predetermined (since you've built this selection method purposely), it adds no rarity or value.
In fact, since you premeditated this, arguably the stack in the trash is less lucky since you already decided at the start you'd pick one of those.
MusicianIcy8975 t1_j6nylh6 wrote
Reply to TIL Maria Sabina was an indigenous medicine woman who introduced the western world to psilocybin. Her community's rituals were appropriated for power and fame, and she died in poverty. by kerblooee
People have been ingesting psilocybin in europe for many thousands of years.
Diplodocus114 t1_j6nykq9 wrote
Reply to comment by pdieten 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
Enter at your own risk etc. I was a kid in farming country in the 70s (born 63) and never saw a sign until the 1990s. Bulls were fine - they never left their girls unless approached - it was the curious bullocks that chased you.
Even now I would check out the undersides of young cattle before entering a field of strangers.
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HPmoni t1_j6ny1dm wrote
Reply to TIL A school superindent in Texas resigned after accusations of a history of bullying and plagerism with a golden parachute of over $1 million. by nerdybird
Gold parachute?
You pay powerful failures to go away.
meowroarhiss t1_j6nxzvu 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
Wtf?! Why doesn’t the world discuss this more? Why is it specific to cowboys? Does it happen to any other profession? What about farmers?
HPmoni t1_j6nxusf wrote
Reply to TIL Maria Sabina was an indigenous medicine woman who introduced the western world to psilocybin. Her community's rituals were appropriated for power and fame, and she died in poverty. by kerblooee
Literally every culture does drugs.
You need some business sense to be a scientist.
froggiechick t1_j6nxnxp wrote
Reply to comment by tiredofthebites in TIL Maria Sabina was an indigenous medicine woman who introduced the western world to psilocybin. Her community's rituals were appropriated for power and fame, and she died in poverty. by kerblooee
...you are aware people of all economic backgrounds do drugs too right?
MrArgento t1_j6nxmpi wrote
Reply to comment by UltimateGamingTechie in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
Everywhere.
True tho, in this case it was small time smuggling.
Fkappa t1_j6nxhb3 wrote
Reply to TIL Maria Sabina was an indigenous medicine woman who introduced the western world to psilocybin. Her community's rituals were appropriated for power and fame, and she died in poverty. by kerblooee
Actually it's more Wasson and Hofmann who introduced the western world to psylocibin.
Pay08 t1_j6nxc79 wrote
Reply to comment by stefantalpalaru 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 don't know how many times I need to tell you that I'm not Belgian.
Mitthrawnuruo t1_j6nx0rk wrote
Reply to comment by chrispybobispy 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
Check out the book dream island. Talks about them, and is a fun story.
Mitthrawnuruo t1_j6nwxqz wrote
Reply to comment by Somethingmorbid 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
A happy marriage?
Mitthrawnuruo t1_j6nwt9e 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
I learned about cargo cults from An old time pulp fiction book, and is crazy in how under rated it is.
Dream Park.
Check it out.
GruntPizzaParty t1_j6nwjtq wrote
Reply to comment by Foghorner 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
Crazy this hasn’t gotten gold yet. I’d do it, but rents due
MobOnAHighHorse t1_j6nweyx wrote
Reply to comment by hassh in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
By 1975, Oregon, Alaksa, Maine, Ohio Colorado, and California all had decriminalized weed, which is what the commenter referred to.
Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_cannabis_laws_in_the_United_States
Going down to the state section, you can actually see some forms if medical marijuana being legalised in the late 70s!
r1ch999999 t1_j6nwdrc wrote
Reply to TIL Tom Brady was drafted by the Montreal Expos baseball team while still in high school, but instead chose to play football in college. This technically makes him the last player drafted by the Expos still playing professional sports. by _Abe_Froman_SKOC
I once met the majority of the Expos by mistake.
radio_allah t1_j6nw8zr 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
My personal flair on whatsapp for a long time has been 'fortunatos fortuna iuvat' - 'fortune favours the fortunate'.
It's just the way the world works. If you're born privileged you get more privileged. The lucky becomes luckier.
arlondiluthel t1_j6nw89k wrote
Reply to comment by EddieRando21 in TIL Tom Brady was drafted by the Montreal Expos baseball team while still in high school, but instead chose to play football in college. This technically makes him the last player drafted by the Expos still playing professional sports. by _Abe_Froman_SKOC
I honestly don't know, they may have soured on the idea of a QB that learned from Brady after Jimmy G (who they did nothing but kneecap the entire time he was with that org).
Canazza t1_j6nw2l0 wrote
Reply to comment by bolanrox 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
For those downvoting, it's true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip_movement
UltimateGamingTechie OP t1_j6nvm5b wrote
Reply to comment by MrArgento in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
Drive down the prices where? It was illegal in the US back then so I don't see how the government would benefit from this.
[deleted] t1_j6o06o1 wrote
Reply to TIL A school superindent in Texas resigned after accusations of a history of bullying and plagerism with a golden parachute of over $1 million. by nerdybird
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