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FollowingSome3237 t1_jch1zz0 wrote
Reply to TIL about Saint-Malo, Brittany. This city on the French coast has some of the highest tides in Europe, rising as high as 40 feet during parts of the year, and the water withdrawing hundreds of yards. A sea wall, built in the 17th century, protects the city from the tides. by marmorset
I went there a few times when I was holidaying about 10 years ago.
Lovely people, lovely architecture and so much culture.
I would go back in a heartbeat.
DrManhattan_DDM t1_jch1w2g wrote
Reply to comment by goatholomew in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
It’s not a new thing, and it’s hardly the cruelest part of the poultry industry. Have you tried marking your book deliveries with “Caution: Live Animals”?
kokopilau t1_jch1uow wrote
Ahhh yes. That incessant chirping from the back of the small regional aircraft.
windsorHaze t1_jch11nu wrote
Reply to comment by goatholomew in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Usps treats “live animals” differently from the rest of the packages. Live animals get special labeling on transport containers, and segregated from the rest of the mail. They moved to safer & warmer locations in the warehouses between relay destinations.
Fun fact: usps is the only organization in the us allowed to ship live animals and cremated remains via package/mail.
Source: am usps employee.
PaulWalkerTexasRangr t1_jch0wjp wrote
Reply to comment by spirelld in TIL that Nokia has been in business since 1865. by flightofthenochords
The change was announced at MWC at the beginning of the month.
apathyduck t1_jch0u2e wrote
I walked in to the post office one day and saw a guy shipping birds.
High value birds too. It was his business, he ships them like that several days a week all over the country.
pohatu771 t1_jch0mau wrote
Reply to comment by BirdEducational6226 in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Ground bees are dangerous.
BirdEducational6226 t1_jch0abt wrote
Reply to comment by IntergalacticPuppy in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
I've picked up bees from the post office before. They're usually pretty happy to get them out of their office. Ground shipping only, though.
Mbcb350 t1_jch071y wrote
Reply to comment by nathynjoseph in TIL about Saint-Malo, Brittany. This city on the French coast has some of the highest tides in Europe, rising as high as 40 feet during parts of the year, and the water withdrawing hundreds of yards. A sea wall, built in the 17th century, protects the city from the tides. by marmorset
Sames. Would love to go there.
tronic50 t1_jcgzm5o wrote
And rest assured, you get a quick call from the postmaster when you have a box with holes in it peeping away! 😂
goatholomew t1_jcgy33q wrote
I can't get a book delivered without USPS beating the shit out of it. This seems ill conceived.
ThisGuyRightHereSaid t1_jcgy0ca wrote
Reply to comment by SalMinellaOnYouTube in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Damnit. Beat me to it.
Fakarie t1_jcgxm0a wrote
Reply to comment by myfriendandbag in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Funny, because they have been doing this for decades. Also, why wouldn't they?
Iwant2beFemboy t1_jcgx7m9 wrote
Reply to comment by Groundbreaking-Bar89 in TIL the current record for the loudest NFL stadium is 142 decibels. Over 30 decibels greater than a sonic boom produced by a military fighter jet breaking the speed of sound by Noahb26
I've tried those on but I've never actually used them for shooting. Seems like those would be good for home defense (assuming you have time to put them on)
dinkdonner t1_jcgwyig wrote
Yep, I was a mail carrier when chicks were delivered to the sorting floor. None on my route, but it was weird!!
shelovesbackshots OP t1_jcgtsj0 wrote
Reply to comment by IntergalacticPuppy in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Yes! But baby chicks are also loaded on planes, crazy!
AudibleNod t1_jcgtnn0 wrote
Reply to comment by mattgen88 in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
yup. it happened.
myfriendandbag t1_jcgte5v wrote
Those motherfuckers would ship anything to keep that old outdated shit alive.
Another_Rando_Lando t1_jcgt0sb wrote
Reply to comment by Unindoctrinated in TIL the current record for the loudest NFL stadium is 142 decibels. Over 30 decibels greater than a sonic boom produced by a military fighter jet breaking the speed of sound by Noahb26
Ya but you gotta add everyone’s decibels together, duh
my_stats_are_wrong t1_jcgswxs wrote
Reply to comment by MNINI in TIL Switzerland has no official capital city by OlinKirkland
Whats wrong with Buern the Capital?
mattgen88 t1_jcgsozp wrote
Reply to comment by shelovesbackshots in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Unless post master general Louis dejoy causes delays in mail... Like he did.
askmeaboutmysciatica t1_jcgs76v wrote
Reply to comment by Groundbreaking-Bar89 in TIL the current record for the loudest NFL stadium is 142 decibels. Over 30 decibels greater than a sonic boom produced by a military fighter jet breaking the speed of sound by Noahb26
I used those headphone at the range with my buddy once and it was literally like magic
spirelld t1_jcgs2t8 wrote
Nokia changed their logo? It looks like an alien language now. lol
IntergalacticPuppy t1_jcgs22v wrote
And bees! USPS ships bees.
bratch t1_jch30pv wrote
Reply to TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Because you want hawks and falcons to have fresh food.