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[deleted] t1_j8blcx6 wrote
Reply to comment by nobodyokaye in TIL that JFK and Jackie had a stillborn child who was unnamed, but later referred to as Arabella. by TheeMunson
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Dubja t1_j8bkqcw wrote
Reply to comment by Littleupsidedown in 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
I find it very easy and the popcorn are much tastier. I really dont like the taste of microwaved popcorn.
braiser77 t1_j8bjj0b wrote
Reply to Today I learned Tabula rasa (blank slate) is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception, which is in direct contrast to Innatism which is the idea that the mind is born with ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. by St3v3nMS3
The truth is probably somewhere in between.
Thor4269 t1_j8bjf2q wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Today I learned Tabula rasa (blank slate) is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception, which is in direct contrast to Innatism which is the idea that the mind is born with ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. by St3v3nMS3
It was also the name of a highly disappointing MMO by NCSoft
AnchorKlanker t1_j8bivqh wrote
Reply to comment by upinthenortheast in Today I learned Tabula rasa (blank slate) is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception, which is in direct contrast to Innatism which is the idea that the mind is born with ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. by St3v3nMS3
Have it your way.
Isteppedinpoopy t1_j8bh1wt wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Today I learned Tabula rasa (blank slate) is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception, which is in direct contrast to Innatism which is the idea that the mind is born with ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. by St3v3nMS3
Especially paired with the previous episode- One More with Feeling. They make a saga and get the whole season rolling.
fourdac t1_j8bgkpr wrote
Reply to comment by AnthillOmbudsman in 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
It wasn’t even bad, like at all. They used to make jokes about people who couldn’t handle making jiffy pop.
Booty_Warrior_bot t1_j8bgduu wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL The city of Verona, Italy, where Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is set, receives thousands of letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day. The letters are answered by a team of volunteers known as the "Juliet Club." by basictoknow
Oh, I know who you are Chris Hansen,
but see I calls ya, Chris Handsome
upinthenortheast t1_j8bfb8r wrote
Reply to comment by AnchorKlanker in Today I learned Tabula rasa (blank slate) is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception, which is in direct contrast to Innatism which is the idea that the mind is born with ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. by St3v3nMS3
No.
AnchorKlanker t1_j8bdzpg wrote
Reply to Today I learned Tabula rasa (blank slate) is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception, which is in direct contrast to Innatism which is the idea that the mind is born with ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. by St3v3nMS3
Read Stephen Pinker's book, The Blank Slate.
[deleted] t1_j8bdqi6 wrote
Reply to comment by Daveallen10 in Today I learned Tabula rasa (blank slate) is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception, which is in direct contrast to Innatism which is the idea that the mind is born with ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. by St3v3nMS3
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Daveallen10 t1_j8bddrm wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Today I learned Tabula rasa (blank slate) is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception, which is in direct contrast to Innatism which is the idea that the mind is born with ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. by St3v3nMS3
That is a good episode
[deleted] t1_j8bcxda wrote
Reply to Today I learned Tabula rasa (blank slate) is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception, which is in direct contrast to Innatism which is the idea that the mind is born with ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. by St3v3nMS3
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tanfj t1_j8b5lre 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
Today I learned I'm older than microwave popcorn. Now I feel 10 million years old.
BrokenEye3 t1_j8b4lm2 wrote
Kawachi18 t1_j8b3myi wrote
Reply to TIL The city of Verona, Italy, where Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is set, receives thousands of letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day. The letters are answered by a team of volunteers known as the "Juliet Club." by basictoknow
There’s a movie called Letters to Juliet that includes this if anyone’s in the mood for watching romance.
basictoknow OP t1_j8b38l6 wrote
JumpyButterscotch t1_j8b2pwv 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
Don’t make shit like the used to.
angrycat t1_j8b0acq 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 the earth is flat right.
BrokenEye3 t1_j8b0351 wrote
Reply to comment by TNJCrypto in TIL that termites - like mammalian ruminants - produce a lot of methane through their digestion process, but bacteria living in their nests filter and absorb a lot of it. by War_Hymn
Imagine having to be the guy whose job it is to put termite bacteria in cows' asses
BrokenEye3 t1_j8azsax wrote
Reply to comment by F4L2OYD13 in TIL that termites - like mammalian ruminants - produce a lot of methane through their digestion process, but bacteria living in their nests filter and absorb a lot of it. by War_Hymn
I'm sure they're not that loud.
nobodyokaye t1_j8axmcf wrote
Reply to comment by Noto987 in TIL that JFK and Jackie had a stillborn child who was unnamed, but later referred to as Arabella. by TheeMunson
Yeah, unlike his dad.
AnthillOmbudsman t1_j8auwcr 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
I wonder how many people remember how people did it before. Jiffy Pop was very popular. It came in an aluminum pie pan container with popcorn and you'd put it on the stove. I remember it always tasted like shit, half the kernels were scorched, the rest tasted like smoke. It was hard not to burn that stuff, and if you went easy half of it wouldn't pop. It just didn't compare to the movie theater.
Microwave popcorn definitely leveled things up, especially when brands like Orville Redenbacher showed up. It was around this time VHS rental and HBO on cable were getting to be popular, so with that and good quality microwave popcorn, the 1980s were really a great time for watching movies at home.
Jillredhanded t1_j8bmhdk wrote
Reply to comment by futurespice in 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
The quality of their cusine and the beauty of their women are why Brittania ruled the sea.