Recent comments in /f/todayilearned
Nonya5 t1_j8tbuw2 wrote
382Whistles t1_j8tamlv wrote
Reply to comment by bolanrox in TIL: The Chamblee Incident. In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's Pizza "Avoid the Noid" ads were personally directed towards him, antagonizing him. He took 2 Domino's employees hostage at gunpoint. by SilentWalrus92
They suck. Farm ore than the pizza.. but i digress..
It was once an acceptable pizza and a good deal, good delivery service ... last century. It has been that long since I ordered one.
I've have had a few bland slices since. My mass produced precooked rewarmed elementary school slop was better.
The corner shop is better and cheaper if you pick it up, a dollar more delivery and pretty fast, some crazy weekend delay every few years but hey. Similar pie to old Dominoes crust really, sweeter sauce no-H.burn.
Dominoes did create the time standard for food delivery that all similar service is now based on really. I think they shaved about 20 minutes off the average food times.
They cheaped out 1900s and have been surviving on a logo. Once market recognition is strong enough, it's really hard to fail anymore; "We're dumb". (i did ad work..disgusting uses of cool tricks, just look away)
tobiasprinz t1_j8takl3 wrote
Reply to TIL that, despite it being widely reported, Bruce Willis never sold the rights to use his likeness with deep fake technology. A Russian Advert company made it up and illegally used him in a commercial. by EarlGrey_Picard
If I was them, I'd have a video of Bruce Willis selling his rights to use his likeness.
Wolpfack t1_j8ta7go wrote
Reply to comment by dchallenge in TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
Unripe apple with a bit of green persimmon mixed in. At least the one I tried.
Bryndonk t1_j8t9kz3 wrote
Reply to comment by HeliumIsotope in TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
Cashews, cashews, f-f-f-fruit Did you know that?
bothunter t1_j8t9e4y wrote
Reply to comment by avipars in TIL that back in 2013, Xerox had scanners that would randomly change numbers after scanning a document. by COMPUTER1313
It could affect the test books, but not the Scantron sheets.
bothunter t1_j8t952g wrote
Reply to comment by syncboy in TIL that back in 2013, Xerox had scanners that would randomly change numbers after scanning a document. by COMPUTER1313
This had nothing to do with OCR -- it was due to compression artifacts. Specifically it looked for common patterns and created a lookup table to save space. It's just that some numbers and letters look similar enough to that algorithm that it didn't notice that a 6 and 8 were different "patterns"
And that was the issue -- nobody was using the Xerox to scan the text -- they just wanted it to make identical copies like all other Xerox machines did in the past.
Gabi_Social t1_j8t8bmo wrote
Reply to comment by RonyTheTiger in TIL the phrase “you can’t handle the truth” was created/ improvised by Jack Nicholson. The movie's original screenplay boasted the line "You already have the truth," which Nicholson trimmed to "You can't handle the truth." by SixedSigma
You can use facts to prove anything that’s even remotely true.
Kobold-Paragon t1_j8t7haa wrote
Reply to comment by timtomtommytom in TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
That’s horrific. Would gloves help?
MarshallZA t1_j8t7h26 wrote
Reply to TIL a 2013 Justin Bieber concert at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa was rocked by an elaborate heist were the thieves made off with over 3 million rand (300,000 dollars) and were never caught. by delano1998
I went to this concert and I didn’t know that???
Gumbercleus t1_j8t7afj wrote
DidntWinn t1_j8t6t01 wrote
Reply to comment by RonyTheTiger in TIL the phrase “you can’t handle the truth” was created/ improvised by Jack Nicholson. The movie's original screenplay boasted the line "You already have the truth," which Nicholson trimmed to "You can't handle the truth." by SixedSigma
I thought the Simpsons was the barometer on pop culture
walruskingmike t1_j8t5eua wrote
Reply to comment by QuickToJudgeYou in TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
Well sure. That's what we're doing right now. There just may not have been one person who went "I'm gonna try that egg thing" for the first time.
zerodivzero t1_j8t5c2t wrote
Reply to TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
Called Caju in Brazil and it's more like a bell pepper than an apple. I've seen people eat them raw right off the tree. Locals pile them up and burn them by the side of the road the extract the nut inside. The flesh is delicious when squeezed into a juice.
PM_ME_SEXIST_OPINION t1_j8t586o wrote
Reply to comment by 1nquiringMinds in TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
Thank you for your service
syncboy t1_j8t4xto wrote
Reply to TIL that back in 2013, Xerox had scanners that would randomly change numbers after scanning a document. by COMPUTER1313
OCR technology wasn’t very good until very recently. It also used to change text, letters, capitalization, etc.
muffinhead2580 t1_j8t4t92 wrote
Reply to comment by 5up3rj in TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
Pawpaws are the absolute best. I live in WV and they are extremely prevalent here. So when my wife and I go on hikes I take a backpack and just pick them when they are ripe. So good.
QuickToJudgeYou t1_j8t4b8e wrote
Reply to comment by walruskingmike in TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
Well at one point I would think the cognitive level of humans got the point of "should I eat that?" And they would question what they have done in the past.
walruskingmike t1_j8t3vqo wrote
Reply to comment by QuickToJudgeYou in TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
That's assuming that humanity's ancestors didn't already eat them.
Mordocaster t1_j8t3s6z wrote
Reply to comment by Morgus_Magnificent in TIL that back in 2013, Xerox had scanners that would randomly change numbers after scanning a document. by COMPUTER1313
I learned the word chicanery because of this show
Goalie_deacon t1_j8t3o3d wrote
Reply to comment by MissingInBrain in TIL: The Chamblee Incident. In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's Pizza "Avoid the Noid" ads were personally directed towards him, antagonizing him. He took 2 Domino's employees hostage at gunpoint. by SilentWalrus92
Nah, she thought he died in a shootout with the cops, not later by suicide. She also thought the big lawsuit that ended the 30 minute guarantee was by the Noid family, not related to a fatal crash from a bad pizza driver. Basically crossed up facts from different stories.
Yakb0 t1_j8t3mvp wrote
Reply to comment by HorseGirl666 in TIL the phrase “you can’t handle the truth” was created/ improvised by Jack Nicholson. The movie's original screenplay boasted the line "You already have the truth," which Nicholson trimmed to "You can't handle the truth." by SixedSigma
I'm partial to the version in The Big Hit
sb_747 t1_j8t3iza wrote
Reply to TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
Do you work at my office? Because I just explained this to 5 people this morning
Zrgaloin t1_j8t3irm wrote
Reply to comment by GWI_Raviner in TIL that back in 2013, Xerox had scanners that would randomly change numbers after scanning a document. by COMPUTER1313
I have never heard of this sub and now I can't stop reading. It's like a Breaking Bad circle jerk sub but with extra circle jerk
Wolpfack t1_j8tbw7f wrote
Reply to comment by FlyingWeagle in TIL cashews are actually seeds that grow hanging beneath cashew apples, which are pear-shaped edible fruits that belong to the cashew tree by Arena-1
What about walnuts?