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[deleted] t1_j93z10z wrote
Reply to comment by Desolecontra in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
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substantial-freud t1_j93wk5y wrote
Reply to comment by etherjack in TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
Good try. All of us know what you did.
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Cindexxx t1_j93uqf0 wrote
Reply to comment by Jackalodeath in TIL beavers are a keystone species, which means they play an important role in ecosystems by modifying the area in a way that is beneficial to plants and animals by jewkakasaurus
You're very welcome! :)
Bobyyyyyyyghyh t1_j93unz8 wrote
Reply to comment by Cindexxx in TIL beavers are a keystone species, which means they play an important role in ecosystems by modifying the area in a way that is beneficial to plants and animals by jewkakasaurus
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The ecosystem. Do you know what a culvert is? It's a sewer line that allows water to pass a road or hill.
Cindexxx t1_j93unb6 wrote
Reply to comment by Skipaspace in TIL beavers are a keystone species, which means they play an important role in ecosystems by modifying the area in a way that is beneficial to plants and animals by jewkakasaurus
The rich elite: "No."
Jackalodeath t1_j93ulea wrote
Cindexxx t1_j93ug6l wrote
Reply to comment by Jackalodeath in TIL beavers are a keystone species, which means they play an important role in ecosystems by modifying the area in a way that is beneficial to plants and animals by jewkakasaurus
I actually knew the entirety of this already but you wrote it so wonderfully I read it all anyways. Truly a great piece!
Cindexxx t1_j93u1eh wrote
Reply to comment by Bobyyyyyyyghyh in TIL beavers are a keystone species, which means they play an important role in ecosystems by modifying the area in a way that is beneficial to plants and animals by jewkakasaurus
No.... They benefit the ecosystem as a whole. That's the whole point of the post. They just don't help humans.
iammacman t1_j93ttcs wrote
Reply to comment by TheFirstSophian in TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
I see what you did there-have my upvote
[deleted] t1_j93tp8r wrote
Reply to comment by cluttersky in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
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krisolin OP t1_j93rgkj wrote
Reply to comment by Kharon8 in TIL that Kraftwerk got paid 200.000 euros for the official Hannover Expo 2000 jingle. It was 4 seconds long! by krisolin
Yes, I recon it was the whole "PR package", not just the 4 seconds of music,...which actually is not very good at all (I suppose I can say that as I am a big Kraftwerk fan).
krisolin OP t1_j93qqw4 wrote
Reply to comment by SPACEMAN_B1FF in TIL that Kraftwerk got paid 200.000 euros for the official Hannover Expo 2000 jingle. It was 4 seconds long! by krisolin
Of course; who knows about these artists? Could have taken weeks or months as far as we know!
krisolin OP t1_j93qj5v wrote
Reply to comment by Kharon8 in TIL that Kraftwerk got paid 200.000 euros for the official Hannover Expo 2000 jingle. It was 4 seconds long! by krisolin
Yes, I would have to agree with you on that. Kraftwerk name was huge at the time. Still is! Reminds me when Eno of the Roxy Music fame produced the 95 Microsoft sound. He got lot less though.
OxD3ADD3AD t1_j93q6f6 wrote
cutelyaware t1_j93pzlt wrote
Reply to comment by ExceedingChunk in TIL beavers are a keystone species, which means they play an important role in ecosystems by modifying the area in a way that is beneficial to plants and animals by jewkakasaurus
Yes though seagulls are not very dependent upon us whereas the others are evolving to fit into our world.
Fondren_Richmond t1_j93pgoo wrote
Reply to comment by Fin747 in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
>rarely we can spot a random guy reminding us that men could in fact beat up women in our world. And today you are that guy
It's a reminder that violence between players was very real in NBA games in the '70s, when Harris was drafted; and well into the '80s and early '90s.
cain11112 t1_j93oznn wrote
Reply to TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
I’m imagining him up at 2 am with a Thesaurus looking for a synonym to ‘the’
gcm6664 t1_j93oeb6 wrote
Reply to comment by Norwegian_Thunder in TIL that Simo Häyhä AKA the sniper White Death kept a Winter War diary, that was discovered in 2017 from his nephew's drawer, when a local museum was looking for memorabilia for an exhibition on Häyhä by Nopatme
I purchased a Mosin M39 pretty much just because of of Simo, and I suppose my Finnish ancestry. I know it is not the "correct" rifle but it is the one I prefer.
AryaNunya t1_j93nxq1 wrote
Reply to comment by RainManToothpicks in TIL female marmosets are more likely to commit infanticide when they're pregnant and getting close to giving birth to increase their own baby's odds of having a successful life by RainManToothpicks
So, stress-induced infanticide, makes sense.
[deleted] t1_j93nueu wrote
Reply to comment by CompletelyPresent in TIL female marmosets are more likely to commit infanticide when they're pregnant and getting close to giving birth to increase their own baby's odds of having a successful life by RainManToothpicks
Kids growing up in foster care because their psycho mom killed two babies.
Not a great start to life
Fin747 t1_j93ntdr wrote
Reply to comment by Fondren_Richmond in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
Thanks for your contribution in reminding us violence against women is still very real in our world. Sometimes it's easy to forget but then rarely we can spot a random guy reminding us that men could in fact beat up women in our world. And today you are that guy, congratulations and thank you so much for your wisdom.
temujin64 t1_j93no1a wrote
Reply to comment by Desolecontra in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
Exactly. For example, women at the peak age for marathon times would be about as good a man in his late 50s.
She just wouldn't have the stamina, speed and power of even the worst make NBA players.
Matthew_C1314 t1_j93zr1t wrote
Reply to comment by Darealvvaldeezee in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
This was during a time when the nba draft had several more rounds than today. Often teams just drafted whoever, because those people would never play. For example Bruce Jenner was drafted even though he hadn’t played since high school. It’s a big reason they dropped it down to 2 rounds. Even in the modern nba, the talent pools is severely diluted after the first 10 picks.