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RandomChurn t1_j6ot4br wrote
bolanrox t1_j6ot2tp wrote
Reply to comment by frusciantefango in TIL The UK has been rabies-free since the beginning of the 20th century. by CaptainCorpse666
yep. i remember this was a big concern when they first broke through to the mainland
frusciantefango t1_j6osz23 wrote
Reply to comment by bolanrox in TIL The UK has been rabies-free since the beginning of the 20th century. by CaptainCorpse666
There are fox barriers at the chunnel!
OakParkCemetary t1_j6osyje wrote
Reply to comment by GiantIrish_Elk in TIL the "Minnow" from Gilligan's Island was named after the then chairman of the FCC famous for his criticism of (among other things) formulaic TV comedies by karl2025
Poor guy had to suffer through Big Bang Theory like the rest of us
Hambredd t1_j6osmwe 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
Education isn't a punishment
How would you make Brussels suffer?
bolanrox t1_j6osm06 wrote
Reply to comment by masahawk in TIL The UK has been rabies-free since the beginning of the 20th century. by CaptainCorpse666
better than running zombies at least... mutated rabies explains a ton.
Unhappy-Valuable-596 t1_j6oslb9 wrote
stefantalpalaru t1_j6osga4 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
> So what's your solution?
Awareness.
masahawk t1_j6osduc wrote
Reply to comment by bolanrox in TIL The UK has been rabies-free since the beginning of the 20th century. by CaptainCorpse666
Kind amkae sense where the inspiration came from
HalLundy t1_j6os6k8 wrote
Reply to TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
so regular cannabis is still fine tho?
bolanrox t1_j6os5cj wrote
Reply to comment by OakParkCemetary in TIL The UK has been rabies-free since the beginning of the 20th century. by CaptainCorpse666
that was the plot of the documentary 28 days later.
bolanrox t1_j6os3rn wrote
Reply to TIL The UK has been rabies-free since the beginning of the 20th century. by CaptainCorpse666
perk of being an island. though i guess bats can fly across the channel? or something through the chunnel?
OakParkCemetary t1_j6orze1 wrote
Reply to TIL The UK has been rabies-free since the beginning of the 20th century. by CaptainCorpse666
Step one get rabies.
Step two go to UK
????
Profit
Hambredd t1_j6ortpx 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
So what's your solution?
GiantIrish_Elk t1_j6ormu3 wrote
Reply to TIL the "Minnow" from Gilligan's Island was named after the then chairman of the FCC famous for his criticism of (among other things) formulaic TV comedies by karl2025
Newton Minnow is still alive and just had his 98th birthday.
SleeplessTaxidermist t1_j6ork15 wrote
Reply to comment by are-you-my-mummy 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 had no idea that was a thing there! Embryo transfer is like....never mentioned among US cattle farmers.
Honestly there is a lot about UK husbandry practices I really admire. I watch a cattle farrier who trims whole dairy herds and treats various diseases of the hoof. Here, Farmer Joe just sells the cow with poorly feet and gets a cow with better feet.
stefantalpalaru t1_j6oriai 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 don't think you should suffer from the sins of your countries past
It's unavoidable, and so is benefiting from them. Go walk around Brussels sometime.
mike_pants t1_j6orcqi wrote
Reply to TIL that the third best selling album of all time, ahead of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, is the soundtrack for 1992 film The Bodyguard by Linguini_gang
Know what Whitney Houston's favorite type of coordination is?
🎵 Hand-eyyyyyyyyyyye 🎵
Say10sadvocate t1_j6or11t wrote
Reply to comment by mihirmusprime in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
Here in the UK my theory is the unhealthy connection between politics and media.
The newspapers, to back up the government position, convinced a generation it was evil. That generation still votes, so being "tough on drugs" is a vote winning position. 🤷🏽♂️
Hambredd t1_j6oqxpg 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
When did I say that? Now you are making shit up
Hambredd t1_j6oqs71 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
'The sins of the fathers are visited upon the sons'
Nothing about that suggests the descendants of criminals deserve punishment.
>Tu quoque?
I was making a play for empathy. I don't think you should suffer from the sins of your countries past, but I was hoping that would realise how stupid that is in concept if you thought about what it would be like for you.
stefantalpalaru t1_j6oqnx9 wrote
Reply to comment by Pay08 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 not Belgian.
The problem is your morality, not your nationality.
kurizma t1_j6oq4vn wrote
[deleted] t1_j6opyhw wrote
Reply to TIL The UK has been rabies-free since the beginning of the 20th century. by CaptainCorpse666
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pewpewpewouch t1_j6ot7ff 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 until you find out about that waterbottle you have on your desk.