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monkeypox_69 t1_j9hi6w4 wrote
Reply to TIL that at its peak, AOL / America Online was responsible for 50% of CDs manufactured worldwide by eskihomer
I believe it. Those things were everywhere.
PeachSnappleOhYeah t1_j9hh0ob wrote
Reply to comment by admiralturtleship in TIL - That avocado seeds are so large because they depended on extinct megafauna to eat and disperse them. by byronhadleigh
i just wanted to thank you and say your comment was extremely informative.
and also that coincidentally your mom's beaver is megafauna from a jillion years ago which is probably no different than her larger cousin's
bigbangbilly t1_j9hgoz2 wrote
Reply to comment by KypDurron in TIL of Macadam roads. These roads were convex, raised a few inches, and made of layered crushed rock; they were state-of-the-art for the 19th century. The rise of automobiles led to the dust issues that were solved by binding the roads with tar, leading to the invention of tarmac. by jamescookenotthatone
Tips cart
superjudgebunny t1_j9hgkrd wrote
Reply to TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions. by argh-ok
There are reports of tigers that size. On an island that hunt buffalo. We’re talking lean mean fuckers, lions you do NOT want near.
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Mete11uscimber t1_j9hfz41 wrote
Reply to TIL - That avocado seeds are so large because they depended on extinct megafauna to eat and disperse them. by byronhadleigh
If you look at old paintings of avocados they are mostly a pit/seed with little flesh. They've been modified over time to be more fleshy.
E: pit, not put...
EZ4_U_2SAY t1_j9hfhxx wrote
Reply to comment by mrsc1880 in TIL of Macadam roads. These roads were convex, raised a few inches, and made of layered crushed rock; they were state-of-the-art for the 19th century. The rise of automobiles led to the dust issues that were solved by binding the roads with tar, leading to the invention of tarmac. by jamescookenotthatone
I’m in central PA, no idea that was a local thing.
legendofsteve t1_j9hfhis wrote
Reply to comment by curb_dog in TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions. by argh-ok
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New_Designer5528 t1_j9hetkr wrote
Reply to TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions. by argh-ok
To add to that a puma leopard hybrid tend to be dwarves...
dartchucka t1_j9hemp8 wrote
Reply to TIL with Scallops, only the abductor muscle is eaten by humans. The rest of the meat, which is edible, may contain a buildup of toxins, and is discarded at sea. by testhec10ck
Have you seen the rest of a scallop?
noeljb t1_j9hdb1b wrote
Reply to TIL The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird used an Astro-inertial Navigation System to track Stars and determine its position and altitude. At Mach 3, the navigation system was accurate enough to limit drift to 1,000 feet (300 meters) off course. by shamelessterminator
Wasn't it called an astro-tracker? Locked on to several stars simultaneously (all stars are motionless relative to each other).
I had to use a Periscopic Sextant. Manually calculate the assumed position of a body Observe the true position and plot fix on chart.
I even wrote a small program to calculate positions of stars, sun, moon, and planets. It fit on my Radio Shack PS1 with 1.8k of memory. I was in High Cotton.
Wish I had a Astro-Tracker.
opiate_lifer t1_j9hd0qk wrote
Reply to comment by StudentMed in TIL that artificial banana flavoring isn't based on a species of banana that got wiped out, but instead uses Isoamyl acetate to replicate the flavor, which is only part of what gives bananas their distinctive taste. by NoLackofEnthusiasm
I have eaten them regularly when they were available just because could get them super cheap and I was sick of potatoes. I did not bother to peel them before cooking, they come out of the peel easily once boiled. I have never eaten the peel.
The bananas themselves once boiled and peeled have the texture and taste comparable to potatoes or another savoury root starch.
Its not something I'd pay top dollar for or seek out, but it was fine for adding some variety to my carbs and cheap so why not.
Uranusspinssideways OP t1_j9hclzg wrote
Uranusspinssideways OP t1_j9hcdfl wrote
Reply to comment by DanYHKim in Today I learned that there is enough evidence to suggest that orca are actually an occasional predator of moose, due to the fact that moose can dive up to 20' for vegetation underwater in killer whale territories. by Uranusspinssideways
Haha honestly this comic strip was what prompted me to look into thi!
Soft_Use229 t1_j9hc4ay wrote
StudentMed t1_j9hc3jh wrote
Reply to comment by opiate_lifer in TIL that artificial banana flavoring isn't based on a species of banana that got wiped out, but instead uses Isoamyl acetate to replicate the flavor, which is only part of what gives bananas their distinctive taste. by NoLackofEnthusiasm
Sounds like something someone does once or twice but then never again.
InfiniteMothman t1_j9hc3gl wrote
Reply to comment by cnhn in TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions. by argh-ok
Like most of biology. An exception for e very rule. Life, uh, finds a way.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_j9hbyc7 wrote
Envenger t1_j9hbqeg wrote
Reply to comment by LifeBuilder in TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions. by argh-ok
Probably the natural aging and metabolism.
There have been far bigger predators so it's not a limit.
JediMimeTrix t1_j9hbdvc wrote
Reply to comment by Auphor_Phaksache in TIL black holes also regurgitate matter such as stars that they suck in by Desolecontra
I mean time slows down near a black hole due to the extremely strong gravitational field of the black hole. Given the theory of general relativity this is due to the gravity curving literally everything around it in a way that affects our ability to measure time and space.
So I mean technically things exist for a longer period of time than we can truly process because either we accept that there's a distortion and our technology hasn't advanced enough or that time is inherently slower there and things entering a black hole entered it long before we even know it entered.
To answer the latter question (someone else may have already answered it) "As black holes gobble up the matter in their surroundings, they also spit out powerful jets of hot plasma containing electrons and positrons, the antimatter equivalent of electrons. Just before those lucky incoming particles reach the event horizon, or the point of no return, they begin to accelerate. Moving at close to the speed of light, these particles ricochet off the event horizon and get hurled outward along the black hole's axis of rotation."
e30Devil t1_j9haoip wrote
Reply to comment by Kelend in TIL that at its peak, AOL / America Online was responsible for 50% of CDs manufactured worldwide by eskihomer
Not because they were shiny but because the 1s and 0s are so smol.
BrokenEye3 t1_j9hamoz wrote
Reply to TIL - That avocado seeds are so large because they depended on extinct megafauna to eat and disperse them. by byronhadleigh
So, what, big animals can't eat small seeds? I think evolution got that backwards.
reddit455 t1_j9hj15i wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that in 1919, spontaneous combustion caused a fire at a chocolate factory in New York. The chocolate mixture that leaked out, was large enough for rowboats to pass through and children formed a crowd to try and taste it. by VengefulMight
>was less nice. Then again, it might have been the lack of rowboat size comparisons.
or the fact that chocolate is probably not as explosive as fireworks?
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I think they probably have more "no smoking" signs at the fireworks depot.
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>The fire which triggered the explosion is believed to have started inside the central building of the S.E. Fireworks depot,
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what is the comparison you're trying to make?