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Sassy-irish-lassy t1_jaeul70 wrote
Try and stop me
dgtlfnk t1_jaeukl7 wrote
Reply to comment by TruthExposed 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 usually pull up a full sentence with that word in it somewhere. And sometimes other words/letters I need to see. Being able to look at other words and glance back to the main one here and there is a good palate cleanser.
Nmilne23 t1_jaeugyj wrote
Reply to TIL the legendary story about a janitor who came up with Flamin' Hot Cheetos was a lie. by Station_Emotional
This is like the story of the guy in prison who claimed he gave his lawyer the submission for patents he himself thought up while in prison for the Doritos locos taco, with the seasoned shell, and gave them to his lawyer to submit to the patent clerk on his behalf, and he is alleging the lawyer took the recipe and stole them. It’s wild
CatsKittensCatsBunny OP t1_jaeugq0 wrote
Reply to comment by Baldmofo in TIL exactly what it means to be “Hanged, drawn and quartered”: “…fastened to a hurdle, or wooden panel, and drawn by horse to the place of execution, where he was then hanged (almost to the point of death), emasculated, disembowelled, beheaded, and quartered (chopped into four pieces).” by CatsKittensCatsBunny
Oh good catch.
Baldmofo t1_jaeu9xu wrote
Reply to comment by CatsKittensCatsBunny in TIL exactly what it means to be “Hanged, drawn and quartered”: “…fastened to a hurdle, or wooden panel, and drawn by horse to the place of execution, where he was then hanged (almost to the point of death), emasculated, disembowelled, beheaded, and quartered (chopped into four pieces).” by CatsKittensCatsBunny
If you read further, it mentions drawing may have referred to drawing out the bowels.
GonzoVeritas OP t1_jaeu6h9 wrote
Reply to comment by Fetlocks_Glistening in TIL that +/- 42k years ago, the “Adam’s Event”, a reversal of Earth’s magnetic poles, may have led to the extinction of mega fauna, Neanderthals, and forced humans into caves as the earth experienced intense periods of cosmic radiation, solar winds, electrical storms, and drastic climate change. by GonzoVeritas
Yep, I screwed that up in the title, autocorrect suggested an apostrophe and I fell for it.
It should be just 'Adams Event' because it's named after him, it's not his event. The researchers named it the ‘Adams Transitional Geomagnetic Event.’
Slinkyfest2005 t1_jaetueu wrote
Reply to comment by mostmetausername 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
Crazy bastards sound like they're having the time of their lives!
samfreez t1_jaetu41 wrote
Reply to comment by AdmiralAkbar1 in TIL it used to be illegal for women to wear trousers in the USA by fatboyslick
Check my reply and you'll see I linked directly to the now-passed bill in Arkansas as well as the proposals in Iowa and Arizona. I believe there's at least 1-2 more in the works as well, but 3 is sufficient for now.
Fetlocks_Glistening t1_jaetef7 wrote
Reply to comment by GonzoVeritas in TIL that +/- 42k years ago, the “Adam’s Event”, a reversal of Earth’s magnetic poles, may have led to the extinction of mega fauna, Neanderthals, and forced humans into caves as the earth experienced intense periods of cosmic radiation, solar winds, electrical storms, and drastic climate change. by GonzoVeritas
Should be Adams's then, innit
AdmiralAkbar1 t1_jaetb7p wrote
Reply to comment by TrustedChimp495 in TIL it used to be illegal for women to wear trousers in the USA by fatboyslick
samfreez t1_jaetavt wrote
Reply to comment by TrustedChimp495 in TIL it used to be illegal for women to wear trousers in the USA by fatboyslick
Arkansas Senate Bill 43 (Warning: PDF) --- Edit: Correction, Arkansas, not Alabama as I initially listed
Edit: Also some proposed bills:
Edit 2: There's also the Tennessee Bill SB0003 (Warning, also a PDF)
TheAnt317 t1_jaeta0s wrote
Reply to comment by cmks210 in TIL it used to be illegal for women to wear trousers in the USA by fatboyslick
They'll have to pry my dress out of my cold, dead hands!
theannotator t1_jaet9ph wrote
Reply to comment by dulce_3t_decorum_3st in TIL exactly what it means to be “Hanged, drawn and quartered”: “…fastened to a hurdle, or wooden panel, and drawn by horse to the place of execution, where he was then hanged (almost to the point of death), emasculated, disembowelled, beheaded, and quartered (chopped into four pieces).” by CatsKittensCatsBunny
This is Reddit. The /s is always needed.
Fetlocks_Glistening t1_jaet9f7 wrote
Reply to comment by mercifulcrocodile in TIL that +/- 42k years ago, the “Adam’s Event”, a reversal of Earth’s magnetic poles, may have led to the extinction of mega fauna, Neanderthals, and forced humans into caves as the earth experienced intense periods of cosmic radiation, solar winds, electrical storms, and drastic climate change. by GonzoVeritas
It was either 42k years ago, or will occur 42k years in the future. Ommmm...
Infernalism t1_jaet8j2 wrote
Reply to TIL exactly what it means to be “Hanged, drawn and quartered”: “…fastened to a hurdle, or wooden panel, and drawn by horse to the place of execution, where he was then hanged (almost to the point of death), emasculated, disembowelled, beheaded, and quartered (chopped into four pieces).” by CatsKittensCatsBunny
for an example, go watch the ending to William Wallace.
kimthealan101 t1_jaet4r6 wrote
Reply to comment by HPmoni in TIL John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, was arrested and tried for merely teaching the theory of evolution in 1925. by JesusLikesHisCheezIt
That's why it is such a problem. Had the premise been questioned more, some values projected on to others might not be so prevalent in history books.
geekteam6 OP t1_jaesznl wrote
Reply to comment by fuckchuck69 in TIL Captain America co-creator Jack Kirby was drafted into the U.S. Army during WWII, landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy. When a lieutenant found out he was a comics artist, he made Kirby a scout who would advance into towns and draw reconnaissance maps and pictures, an extremely dangerous duty. by geekteam6
Ooops my bad.
dulce_3t_decorum_3st t1_jaeswqs wrote
Reply to comment by theannotator in TIL exactly what it means to be “Hanged, drawn and quartered”: “…fastened to a hurdle, or wooden panel, and drawn by horse to the place of execution, where he was then hanged (almost to the point of death), emasculated, disembowelled, beheaded, and quartered (chopped into four pieces).” by CatsKittensCatsBunny
The /s surely isn’t necessary here?
feral_philosopher t1_jaesw30 wrote
Yea back when everyone had to dress like they were going to a wedding, even when you went to the beach. Legit people had to wear suits to the beach. It does make for some well dressed crowd shots though. Not like now, you see how people dress in a crowd shot at Walmart? Oi vey.
marmorset t1_jaess7c wrote
Reply to comment by Glancing-Thought in TIL that in the period of time since the introduction of the consumer price index, the highest inflation rate observed in the U.S. was 20.49% in 1917. by ringopendragon
Although some US bills are embossed, the government provides a free electronic device called a bill reader to blind people upon request. It's a foolish system. Bills stay in circulation less than ten years and the twenty is always being redesigned. If the treasury had started embossing the numerals when the issue was first brought up all the money would be fixed, but they're still just holding meetings. The US worries about BS and ignores actual problems. All the touch card or phone apps must be of incredible benefit to blind people.
When I was in China they had paper money for fractions of a yuan. There were coins for amounts under a yuan, but also tiny, little paper bill for cents. I seem to remember that all the regular bills had Mao on them, regardless of denomination, but the tiny bills had allegorical figures.
polymorph505 t1_jaesqzc wrote
TrustedChimp495 t1_jaeslfr wrote
Reply to comment by samfreez in TIL it used to be illegal for women to wear trousers in the USA by fatboyslick
Got a source for this?
No-Sock7425 t1_jaesdpf wrote
Reply to TIL that due to "Subjective Age" most children and adolescents feel older than they really are. But this switches at around 25. By age 30, around 70% of people feel younger than they really are, with the discrepancy between actual age and subjective age growing over time. by AspireAgain
I’m in my 50’s. Still trying to decide what to be when I grow up.
theannotator t1_jaesdea wrote
Reply to TIL exactly what it means to be “Hanged, drawn and quartered”: “…fastened to a hurdle, or wooden panel, and drawn by horse to the place of execution, where he was then hanged (almost to the point of death), emasculated, disembowelled, beheaded, and quartered (chopped into four pieces).” by CatsKittensCatsBunny
Aren’t people great! /s
Jdillagent t1_jaeunjn wrote
Reply to comment by bergercreek in TIL the legendary story about a janitor who came up with Flamin' Hot Cheetos was a lie. by Station_Emotional
Yup, unbiased reporting is boring. NPR still has its moments, and nowadays if you report on anything topical in a logical way, it will come across as a left talking point.
Libraries forced to remove books, the opinion that it shouldn't be done is sadly now seen as a left talking point. Of course it isnt. It's the majority opinion.
The problem is many pundits on the right refuse to make that statement because it can lock them from further appearances.
This continues down the topic list. From LGBTQ matters and police reform, to environmental issues. This makes it hard to book guests, and also makes it difficult to engage in honest discussion because no one wants to say something that loses them money, and I can tell you from experience, if it's journalism on TV or Radio, it's about money.