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science-i t1_j7uc2e7 wrote

Reply to comment by draw2discard2 in TIL different kinds of tea (black, green, white, oolong) come from the same plant. The only difference is in how the leaves are processed. by wombat-slayer

Tea is only very rarely fermented (puerh and hei cha). It's allowed to oxidize to a greater or lesser extent, which is sometimes incorrectly called fermentation especially in older resources. Green tea is also not simply dried; in order to prevent the tea from oxidizing to make green tea, tea needs to be 'fixed', generally involving some kind of heat treatment; baking, pan-frying, etc.

I would also not say those differences are very small. Tea has the same kind of variation based on terroir that wine has, if not more. You might not be able to pick out specific notes (frankly I'm pretty bad at it myself) but there's a ton of variation within eg just black (red) tea or just green tea or just oolongs, such that if you were given two cups from different regions but prepared roughly the same it would be very clear that they were different. This is less pronounced with commodity grade tea (what you're likely to find in a tea bag) because it's intentionally blended to have a specific and consistent flavor profile.

All that said, the difference between black (red), oolong, yellow, white, green, and dark tea is absolutely one of processing not of variety or region. While certain varieties in certain regions are often used to make a specific kind of tea, they don't have to be, and having eg an oolong of a tea usually used to make green tea can be interesting.

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Affectionate-Hair602 t1_j7uahq2 wrote

Reply to TIL Friedrich Glasl created a model of conflict escalation. He explains why some people act solution-oriented in conflicts, some want to win and others just want to harm the other person or side. by don_mantequilla

If I'm reading this right, I'd put the Republicans and Democrats at stage 6 hurtling towards stage 7.

And that puts them beyond any path to resolution but intercession, intermediation, arbitration, court action or forcible intervention

As there's really no one to do intercession, intermediation, arbitration or court action (at least not anyone perceived as a neutral party) we're staring at forcible intervention as a country.

One could argue that the SCOTUS was designed to do court action, but as they are already on one side that'd be out the window.

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gpnk_1990 t1_j7txy13 wrote

Reply to TIL The first bridge to span the Mississippi River was built in 1855 near Minneapolis. The Father Louis Hennepin Suspension Bridge charged a toll. Price for pigs and sheep was 2 cents, humans paid 3 cents, horses cost 15 cents and carriages cost 25 cents. by triviafrenzy

Crazy, I had no idea pigs, sheep and horses carried cash in those days. They used to be so much more strong and independent compared to today's woke snowflake Starbucks drinking horses.

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