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Noto987 t1_j8afko6 wrote
Reply to TIL that JFK and Jackie had a stillborn child who was unnamed, but later referred to as Arabella. by TheeMunson
Poor kid had no shot
No_Flounder_9859 t1_j8aeqty wrote
Reply to comment by RonSwansonsOldMan in TIL the closest whale relative that is not a marine mammal is the hippopotamus after the species diverged 54 million years ago. by SuperMcG
This man is the reason that legal writing has to be done at an eighth grade level
Littleupsidedown t1_j8ae6v5 wrote
Reply to Today I learned In 1981, General Mills received the first patent for a microwave oven popcorn bag; popcorn consumption saw a sharp increase then by tens of thousands of pounds. by St3v3nMS3
Every tried making it in a pot? It's long and it's a pain in the ass.
Giggingurl t1_j8adlot wrote
dontyousquidward t1_j8aa5u9 wrote
Reply to comment by RonSwansonsOldMan in TIL the closest whale relative that is not a marine mammal is the hippopotamus after the species diverged 54 million years ago. by SuperMcG
you can go to Chicago or NYC museums and see bones of animals that resemble and pre-date modern animals. if not for evolution, why are there sloth and armadillo bones the size of a Volkswagen? they just... got smaller. but that's not evolving I guess
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j8a5pin wrote
Reply to comment by alcapwnage0007 in TIL the closest whale relative that is not a marine mammal is the hippopotamus after the species diverged 54 million years ago. by SuperMcG
The thing you don't seem to understand is that we're not talking about my intelligence, but of the intelligence of so-called "scientists" who advocate such a ridiculous "science" as evolution. Not to mention the intelligence (or lack thereof) of their followers.
alcapwnage0007 t1_j8a59va wrote
Reply to comment by RonSwansonsOldMan in TIL the closest whale relative that is not a marine mammal is the hippopotamus after the species diverged 54 million years ago. by SuperMcG
And as a peer, I have reviewed their findings and come to the same conclusion.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j8a4qz4 wrote
sampsonjackson t1_j8a4otp wrote
Reply to TIL a Gameboy was stored in a barracks that was bombed in The Gulf War and it ran Tetris like nothing happened. by FalseWallaby9
I'm pretty sure I learned about this in the mid-90s in an issue of Nintendo Power. Anyone else remember that?
No_Flounder_9859 t1_j8a4fl1 wrote
Reply to comment by RonSwansonsOldMan in TIL the closest whale relative that is not a marine mammal is the hippopotamus after the species diverged 54 million years ago. by SuperMcG
I think you are dumb.
Quartziferous t1_j8a3pp1 wrote
Reply to TIL the closest whale relative that is not a marine mammal is the hippopotamus after the species diverged 54 million years ago. by SuperMcG
What a fascinating concept.
One day, an Ancient Hippo™ asked,
“I love swimming so much.
Why can’t I just swim forever?”
And Evolution® really said, “let. him. cook.”
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j8a3b3j wrote
Reply to comment by No_Flounder_9859 in TIL the closest whale relative that is not a marine mammal is the hippopotamus after the species diverged 54 million years ago. by SuperMcG
They don't know. But it's embarrassing to not know, so they just go with the popular theory. It keeps the grants coming in. They shouldn't be embarrassed, because it's impossible to know with any certainty what happened 54 million years ago.
Norwegian__Blue t1_j8a3amg wrote
Reply to comment by PALOmino1701 in TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
We’re throat singers doing metal covers and water themed dance mashups.
No_Flounder_9859 t1_j8a289x wrote
Reply to comment by RonSwansonsOldMan in TIL the closest whale relative that is not a marine mammal is the hippopotamus after the species diverged 54 million years ago. by SuperMcG
I’ll bite. What do the respectable scientists believe in as an alternative explanation?
MalteseGyrfalcon t1_j8a17qq wrote
Reply to TIL the closest whale relative that is not a marine mammal is the hippopotamus after the species diverged 54 million years ago. by SuperMcG
It’s proven by science because we have those 54 million years documented.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j89x7eq wrote
Reply to TIL the closest whale relative that is not a marine mammal is the hippopotamus after the species diverged 54 million years ago. by SuperMcG
LOL...Evolution is such cheap junky science. No respectable scientist believes in evolution as anything but a fairy tale.
Due_Concentrate3639 t1_j89s9ta wrote
Reply to TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Salmon King on Netflix anyone??
detelini t1_j89ppsp wrote
Reply to comment by MrRhythm1346 in TIL: Fort Ross is a former Russian establishment and the southernmost Russian settlement in North America. by MrRhythm1346
if you're really interested in this topic, there are several books about the Russians in California. There's one there's been on my tbr for a long time that I haven't gotten to yet called California Through Russian Eyes that might answer your questions.
mort-the-moose t1_j89m2tn wrote
Reply to comment by rinfodiv in TIL that the EU has a blacklist for airlines they consider unsafe, even if they don’t fly within Europe by humanesadness
Someone never took a stats class
Mysticpoisen t1_j89lb78 wrote
Reply to comment by epochpenors in TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
I miss the old "eat this XXXL pizza and get 50% off pizza for life" promotions.
MrRhythm1346 OP t1_j89gu2j wrote
Reply to comment by detelini in TIL: Fort Ross is a former Russian establishment and the southernmost Russian settlement in North America. by MrRhythm1346
I always imagined Alaska to be really snowy and icy so I was wondering even if they travelled down via it why did they not build settlements at Oregon and Washington,perhaps they sailed and just built where they landed which happened to be California. They probably got a shock by the climate lol
usernamesarehard11 t1_j89gjam wrote
Reply to TIL Eating every course seperately is Service à la russe. Before this meals were service à la française where all courses were served at once. Ambassador Alexander Kurakin introduced Service à la russe to France in 1810 and it became the norm by the 1880s. by jamescookenotthatone
This must be why all the food is out at once when they do Be Our Guest in Beauty and the Beast.
detelini t1_j89g3fb wrote
Reply to comment by MrRhythm1346 in TIL: Fort Ross is a former Russian establishment and the southernmost Russian settlement in North America. by MrRhythm1346
iirc they came via Alaska.
PreownedSalmon t1_j899acw wrote
Reply to TIL that due to a restaurant offering free sushi to anyone with Chinese characters for salmon in their name, hundreds of Taiwanese changed their names in a situation that was dubbed "salmon chaos". Some are now stuck with names like Salmon Dream or Dancing Salmon. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Do Reddit user names count?!?
alcapwnage0007 t1_j8ahzum wrote
Reply to comment by RonSwansonsOldMan in TIL the closest whale relative that is not a marine mammal is the hippopotamus after the species diverged 54 million years ago. by SuperMcG
If you can posit an actual explanation besides evolution on your own using science and evidence, I'll read it.
And I'll give you bonus points if you do it without saying God did it