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Vorpishly t1_jacmld4 wrote

Reply to comment by ILikeLenexa in TIL Anvil firing is the practice of exploding an anvil into the air. Anvils are typically fired as a celebration, be it to honor St. Clement's (the Patron Saint of blacksmiths) or in a 21 anvil salut as found in New Westminster, British Columbia. by jamescookenotthatone

I would argue being able to see the projectile the whole time makes it a lot safer, than indiscriminate mm sized bullets.

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Dark_Shade_75 t1_jacmhry wrote

Reply to comment by goteamnick in TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife

Now I'm all for analogies, but comparing the Beatles' music to walking on water is a new one for me.

Also there's nothing wrong with using the moral guide book and only taking the moral lessons from it. That's... the whole point of the book. I'd bet Jesus would love it tbh.

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MelbaToast604 t1_jacl50p wrote

Reply to TIL Hawaii is the best place on earth to see rainbows. There are words for Earth-clinging rainbows (uakoko), standing rainbow shafts (kāhili), barely visible rainbows (punakea), and moonbows (ānuenue kau pō). The rainbow is seen as a symbol of transformation and a pathway between Earth and Heaven. by -AMARYANA-

As a kid we drove through the end of a rainbow on the interstate there. It was really weird, normally they just move further snd further away.

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weezo182 t1_jackjoa wrote

Reply to TIL Hawaii is the best place on earth to see rainbows. There are words for Earth-clinging rainbows (uakoko), standing rainbow shafts (kāhili), barely visible rainbows (punakea), and moonbows (ānuenue kau pō). The rainbow is seen as a symbol of transformation and a pathway between Earth and Heaven. by -AMARYANA-

Went to Maui for a vacation and you would see a hand full every day. Also got very good at throwing the top on a jeep wrangler in a split second because of the pop up showers.

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RealJonathanBronco t1_jackdth wrote

Reply to comment by SHEEEIIIIIIITTTT in TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan

lol I wish but there's no TL;DR for any of Cicada 3301 really. The best I can do is that complex code leads you to a book where another complex code emerges. The chain just continues on and on. Very few got to the end solve, the current iteration of the puzzle has been unsolved for years.

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GeoffKingOfBiscuits t1_jacj5cz wrote

Reply to comment by series_hybrid in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01

It's named after the Daisy cocktail that came before it. A Daisy is base spirit, lime, cointreau, and simple. Daisy in Spanish is Margarita.

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litux t1_jachzu6 wrote

Reply to TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01

The guy's name is a linguistic rollercoaster.

"Omar" can be an Arabic name, but also a variant of Germanic name "Othmar", which, looking at the guy's pic and bio, sounds more plausible.

"Knedlik" is a Czech word for Knödel, a Central European boiled dumpling.

The whole name sounds like Mustafa Pierog or Muhammad Schnitzel.

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