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Lalakea t1_jadovri wrote
Reply to comment by GenXer3383 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
Yep. I suppose you could free all your slaves and sell your land (most of these guys were up to their asses in debt, so maybe not), and wash your hands of the whole nasty business, but now...
- You have to move. Your neighbors will hate you. Intensely. Go north, old man. Run.
- Your former slaves have no clear path forward. No money, no land. Do you think the locals will welcome them warmly as new equal citizens and offer employment at fair wages? Not likely. No, they will (best case) drive them away as living embodiments of the immorality of their way of life. Or (more likely), lynchings will ensue.
- That guy you sold your farm to. What do you think he is going to do? That's right: buy some more slaves and get back to business as usual. Congratulations, you have financially ruined your family and have accomplished... nothing. Changing the world ain't easy.
Darrone t1_jadou0m wrote
Reply to comment by Armthedillos5 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
Amazing that a man who owned his own children and knew slavery was wrong (per his own writings) also felt like he could improve religious texts.
Spare-Competition-91 t1_jadopw4 wrote
Reply to comment by Whitwoc in TIL that when you say a word many times over, and it stops sounding like a word, that is called 'semantic satiation.' by Bean_Superiority
Don't read the book! lol
Spare-Competition-91 t1_jadongg wrote
Reply to TIL that when you say a word many times over, and it stops sounding like a word, that is called 'semantic satiation.' by Bean_Superiority
I've done this with words I find hard to really picture. I do this with a handful of words. In my brain, the word definitely loses all meaning and I'm like, this, what is this?
thejude555 t1_jadof52 wrote
Reply to comment by Slatedtoprone in TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
I guess you could say he’s in everything, everywhere, all at once.
tsunami141 t1_jadodte wrote
Reply to comment by SolDarkHunter 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
Interesting, never heard of that before.
Short-Display-1659 t1_jado8xi wrote
GenXer3383 t1_jado8l6 wrote
Reply to comment by XIphos12 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
You want to believe the worst of the man while refusing to acknowledge the conflicts he had to contend with to do so.
BigD1970 t1_jado5hl wrote
Reply to 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
Ok, this is METAL AF.
Carl_The_Sagan t1_jado59i wrote
Dropping and adding a phosphate is not the same a recycling a whole molecule
benefit_of_mrkite t1_jadnzqc wrote
Reply to comment by smilbandit 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
Or getting yelled at because you were reading comics without buying
emby5 t1_jadnqih wrote
Reply to TIL about the NOAA Corps, the eighth federal uniformed service, alongside the six Military services and Public Health Service. It has just 321 enlisted officers, and operates 15 ships and 10 aircraft. by ex-apple
They used to bill themselves as "The Nation's Seventh Service." IMO, they shouldn't be demoted because of "space force".
Sunstang t1_jadnix3 wrote
GonzoVeritas t1_jadnh1w wrote
Reply to comment by myeff in TIL that when you say a word many times over, and it stops sounding like a word, that is called 'semantic satiation.' by Bean_Superiority
I started a rewatch last night, too. I like it even better the second time around, I'm really noticing how truly great the writing is.
kj3044 t1_jadndj2 wrote
Reply to comment by AzLibDem 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
I see what you did there🤟
SolDarkHunter t1_jadndau wrote
Reply to comment by tsunami141 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
Let's just say that some Christians take issue with aspects of Paul's writings, and argue that they should be considered his personal opinions (or prejudices) rather than the direct Word of God.
[deleted] t1_jadn7uw 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-
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sharrrper t1_jadmzhy wrote
Reply to TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
Damn, I knew he'd been around, I had no idea he was that old
impatientlymerde t1_jadmkhq 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 paragliding first time on Haleakala, and the pro I was attached to and I threw shadows onto the clouds at our level that were rainbow filled. Like, a rainbow in the shape of our silhouette. I don't know the name of or understand the phenomenon. it was just so cool.
xiaxian1 t1_jadmh16 wrote
Reply to TIL the legendary story about a janitor who came up with Flamin' Hot Cheetos was a lie. by Station_Emotional
Such a weird story. Lots of corporate proof of the hot Cheetos being produced and marketed before the janitor guy says he created them. But he still swears he made them.
He made lots of money (and a movie!) off of this rags to riches story but it’s fake. And Frito didn’t care to correct him?
I feel bad for the original team who did the hard work and he’s enjoying the benefits.
ASK_IF_IM_PENGUIN t1_jadlhup wrote
Reply to TIL the Futurama theme song is considered a variation of a 1967 song called "Psyché Rock" by french composer Pierre Henry, which in turn is based on the well known 1966 song "Wild Things" by the Troggs. by NoxDominus
After all these years and I'm still learning about the hidden references in this show. Ok this one isn't so hidden, but I never would have guessed.
heretowatchyt1 t1_jadlfj1 wrote
Reply to 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
Thomas Jefferson owned and read the Quran. That same Quran he owned is in the library of Congress. It has been used for serveral members of federal government when sworn in who are Muslim.
beaverbait t1_jadp04i wrote
Reply to comment by no_more_secrets 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
Probably, I wouldn't know.