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pantslespaul t1_jadv28b wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL: A Single Watermelon Once Sold For $6100 by Malixshak
>iPad in the shower
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MonkeysOnMyBottom t1_jaduz55 wrote
Reply to comment by JohnWinthrop 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 remember as a child I knew how to spell banana but I didn't know when to stop spelling banana. I would often have 3 or 4 nas
mostmetausername t1_jaduvbl wrote
Reply to comment by blurplethenurple 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 also like sy going wooooooo
MonkeysOnMyBottom t1_jaduoty wrote
Reply to comment by Greizen_bregen 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
Now you've just Bettlejuice'd Semantic Satiation
malepitt t1_jaduciy wrote
Reply to comment by ASpiralKnight 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 wish some brave interviewer would just ask, "What color underwear do you have on right now?"
ASpiralKnight t1_jadu2d6 wrote
Reply to comment by malepitt 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
Freakonomics did an episode on it.
I don't think there were any novel findings.
TheFiniteThrowAway t1_jadtwag wrote
Reply to comment by jcracken in TIL the legendary story about a janitor who came up with Flamin' Hot Cheetos was a lie. by Station_Emotional
Gotcha. Ok hard to know who to believe in that case, but I suppose the one to take credit could be seeking glory over the person who really did it, totally plausible
valtiell t1_jadtsjj wrote
e30Devil t1_jadtdn2 wrote
Reply to comment by gutterbrain73 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
From what I've learned, it was "decoratively" balanced on a wall and I liked to climb things. So it may have been airborne for a moment or two in transition.
jcracken t1_jadt93a wrote
Reply to comment by TheFiniteThrowAway in TIL the legendary story about a janitor who came up with Flamin' Hot Cheetos was a lie. by Station_Emotional
The food researcher who actually created it is known, they interviewed her for the LA Times story. It broke wide because they were going to make a movie based on the false version of the story.
Greizen_bregen t1_jadt7c3 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
Semantic satiation... Semantic satiation... Semantic satiation...
thewayoflurkings t1_jadt4dz wrote
Reply to comment by adamcoe in TIL the last B-52 Bomber produced for the US left the factory 10/26/1962 - the same day as the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis - they're still used 60 yrs later. by GoGaslightYerself
Maintenance costs money for parts, inspections, and workers to perform it.
AnthillOmbudsman t1_jadsxjw wrote
Reply to comment by GhettoChemist in TIL That a cat named Herman has his own US official passport for the US coast guard. by Urkylurker
The Coast Guard cat is dead. The time is upon us. We must convene the Brethren Court.
Dragmire800 t1_jadsmwq wrote
Reply to comment by Firespark7 in TIL that the ancient Greeks placed a coin in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial. It is a myth that they placed a pair of them on the eyes. by joeljpa
I wonder how many dead people do an Ozzie Osbourne impression
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DiamondsJims t1_jadscud wrote
Reply to comment by KindAwareness3073 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
Unless you're a freemason. They will attack and assault you as part of a perverse "non religious" practice. When they want someone to do something, they will leverage their "brothers" to compel your fate.
Freemasons these days are about being above the letter of the law.
NeoMegaRyuMKII t1_jads9d8 wrote
randomcanyon t1_jads5f3 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
The anvils go stright up and right back down not a couple of feet from the grounded anvil. Shooting a bullet goes a mile and will land almost anywhere depending on the angle of the gun being discharged.
SkeithPhase1 t1_jads0tx wrote
Reply to comment by ThingCalledLight 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
Hey, that’s really good.
AnthillOmbudsman t1_jadryy9 wrote
Reply to comment by VegetaIsSuperior in TIL the legendary story about a janitor who came up with Flamin' Hot Cheetos was a lie. by Station_Emotional
NPR: "Well it's in Newsweek, that's a magazine that's in every doctor's office waiting room in America, so it must be true."
rediot t1_jadruoh 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
So.. "Cut and Paste"?
erwin76 t1_jadrtll wrote
pgold05 t1_jadrmfd wrote
Reply to TIL the legendary story about a janitor who came up with Flamin' Hot Cheetos was a lie. by Station_Emotional
> A junior employee with a freshly minted MBA named Lynne Greenfeld got the assignment to develop the brand — she came up with the Flamin’ Hot name and shepherded the line into existence.
After reading this headline my very first thought is, I bet it was really a woman who invited it.
Not suprised.
badkarmavenger t1_jadv4bf wrote
Reply to comment by JoseCansecoMilkshake 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
Aces. Aces. Aces. Aces.. damn, it happened again