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PineapplesAreLame t1_jcjnkme wrote
Reply to comment by personalhale in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
For every "fact" post, 10000s read the title and no more, a few 100 read the 10th down comment with the real info/context.
Most of what people think about the world is just fiction effectively. I believe it's a large problem with society. Worst is with news events and science (cherry picked articles with sensationalist headlines).
Not limited to reddit of course.
You can usually see if a title is corrected cos the vote % will be a bit lower, maybe 80-93%. Some go back and downvote it. But clearly most people upvote and move on
flightofthenochords OP t1_jcjmyht wrote
Reply to comment by JoeWhy2 in TIL that Nokia has been in business since 1865. by flightofthenochords
I bet their rubber boots are indestructible
DassemUltor t1_jcjms0t wrote
Reply to comment by the_cardfather in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Sounds like a good worker. He really came through when it mallard.
mist-dev t1_jcjmjs6 wrote
Reply to TIL sitting U.S. President Harry Truman went for a 440-foot deep ride on captured German submarine U-2513 in 1946 by ElMontolero
Would have been fun watching a president enter a sub hatch whilst sitting.
D-F-B-81 t1_jcjl52h wrote
Ah yes. Will never forget that I got really drunk and forgot that I ordered 20 chickens. Until I got a call from the post office saying to come pick up a package. She walks out from behind the wall with a box that's just peeping like crazy.
The wife was not pleased...haha.
s33761 t1_jcjktuo wrote
Reply to comment by shelovesbackshots in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Bees are sold in 3lbs boxes and shipped in the US mail.
denisturtle t1_jcjkou2 wrote
Reply to comment by TheCervus in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
Iirc FedEx has fancy planes for shipping horses, so one of those could easily ship a camel.
XIphos12 t1_jcjj6iq wrote
Reply to TIL sitting U.S. President Harry Truman went for a 440-foot deep ride on captured German submarine U-2513 in 1946 by ElMontolero
Anything's a dildo if you're brave enough.
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Brock_Way t1_jcji2sm 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
Now Saint-Malo is under 40 feet of water.
Climate change is real, people!
logosmd666 t1_jcjhzq5 wrote
Reply to comment by DavoTB in TIL that only Nintendo's founder knows what their name means. by johnmyster
Its all lies, man, its all lies... even the cake...
akmalhot t1_jcjg6x9 wrote
Reply to comment by MyAccountWasBanned7 in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
I have no problem the way they used to do it, for example in Pittsburgh when the city)state out up like 15% of the money and it cost 280 million total
Now they are building monstrosities and asking for all the money. Buffalo does not need to spend 1.4 billion on a stadium
Insane and criminal
BrokenEye3 t1_jcjfacb wrote
Reply to TIL sitting U.S. President Harry Truman went for a 440-foot deep ride on captured German submarine U-2513 in 1946 by ElMontolero
I mean, if you've got a captured German submarine, why not?
ZxlSoul t1_jcje9ot wrote
Reply to comment by spirelld in TIL that Nokia has been in business since 1865. by flightofthenochords
Noooooooooooooo
[deleted] t1_jcje3j0 wrote
Reply to comment by kirkoswald in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
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DrastabTar t1_jcjd7a4 wrote
Reply to comment by PeachSnappleOhYeah in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
I think what you are trying to say is that the games are rigged, by the league, through the refs.
Players don't have to be involved when a holding or PI call can cancel a score or keep a drive alive.
The whole thing is rigged, has been for a long time.
eternalankh t1_jcjco0h wrote
well that's convenient. if i ever can afford enough land to keep chickens I'll look into it
MyFriendNelly t1_jcj9plo wrote
Reply to comment by personalhale in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
insert Doctor Who “is seven a lot?” meme
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Reply to comment by dinkdonner in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
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PlankOfWoood t1_jcj98vf wrote
Reply to comment by WanderingWilderbea5t in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
You seem to be online crying about it.
PlankOfWoood t1_jcj94a8 wrote
Reply to comment by Youngerdiogenes in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
You really have a way with words.
Djidji5739291 t1_jcj93y3 wrote
Reply to comment by kirkoswald in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
Very true, arguably a defender in English Football could see more trauma playing every week the whole year than a martial arts professional having 1-2 fights a year. Besides some bloody fights and refs not ending the fight I find it watchable. But it‘s also a different context, you decide to become a professional fighter then you‘re signing up to get fked up. Football players are supposed to play ball in both Handegg and Football.
vsop221b t1_jcj90rb wrote
Reply to TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
So now we have a surplus of politicians!
PrickyOneil t1_jcj7s9i wrote
Reply to comment by flaminate_strutching in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
Indeed. Here’s a good documentary on that subject https://youtu.be/kgAq1oRelO0
EpicAura99 t1_jcjnn12 wrote
Reply to comment by LipTrev 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
Care to actually provide examples of this claim?