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mittenknittin t1_jcnne5r wrote
Reply to comment by AReluctantEssayist in TIL that USPS ships day old baby chicks in the mail by shelovesbackshots
BUT, Biden can appoint members of the board which can remove him. And so far…hasn’t. https://www.cbs19news.com/story/43368305/urging-biden-to-quickly-fill-openings-on-usps-board
dale1320 t1_jcnf57c wrote
Reply to comment by Janie_Mac in TIL Drinking on St. Patrick's Day was largely frowned upon until the late 1970s. Restriction were lifted for Lent, but only for the Food part, not for the Drinking part. by EQ2_Tay
Yes, in Ireland it was. But not in the US.
CakesThatJiggle t1_jcnc38w wrote
Reply to comment by Downtown-Regret-505 in TIL Dr. Henry Kissinger was the first honourary member of the Harlem Globetrotters by Greene_Mr
Why isn’t the ICC going after him, carter, bush Obama and co?
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ExpoLima t1_jcna63j wrote
Reply to TIL about Jim Gordon, a drummer that worked with George Harrison, and shared a songwriting credit for "Layla", with Eric Clapton, but suffered from various mental health issues and spent 40 years in jail for the murder of his mother. by jdward01
Stole the 'Layla" piano solo from his GF Rita Coolidge.
fachan t1_jcmy69c wrote
Reply to TIL: Staufen, Germany, a picturesque town with buildings dating to the 16th century, is literally being destroyed by a failed attempt to harness geothermal energy. by AUWarEagle82
Meanwhile, almost 50 (and counting!) similar villages have been destroyed for just one coal mine
And this German mine continues to consume villages and (a wind farm) even thought they don't even need the coal
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/14/europe/lutzerath-germany-coal-protests-climate-intl/index.html
>An August report by international research platform Coal Transitions found that even if coal plants operate at very high capacity until the end of this decade, they already have more coal available than needed from existing supplies.
SmokeInMyI t1_jcmxvdl wrote
Reply to TIL Dr. Henry Kissinger was the first honourary member of the Harlem Globetrotters by Greene_Mr
Globetrotters are from the U.S., and he was a top U.S. government official. Therefore, the word should be spelled "honorary " in this case.
wsf t1_jcmvpjj wrote
Reply to TIL Dr. Henry Kissinger was the first honourary member of the Harlem Globetrotters by Greene_Mr
Kissinger, a priest and a hippie were flying on a military transport plane. Suddenly the pilot screamed "Both engines just went out! I'm jumping! There are only two parachutes back in the cabin, so you guys will have to figure out who gets them!
Henry Kissinger said "I am the smartest man on earth and I must survive!" He then strapped on a 'chute and jumped out of the plane.
The priest said to the hippie "My son, I'm a man of God and I've led a fulfilling spiritual life. You should use the remaining parachute."
The hippie said "I don't think we have a problem, father. The smartest man on earth just jumped out of the plane wearing my backpack."
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Reply to TIL Dr. Henry Kissinger was the first honourary member of the Harlem Globetrotters by Greene_Mr
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Thaumetric t1_jcmrqdi wrote
Reply to TIL Dr. Henry Kissinger was the first honourary member of the Harlem Globetrotters by Greene_Mr
They awarded it to him in exchange for not carpet bombing harlem.
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Reply to TIL Dr. Henry Kissinger was the first honourary member of the Harlem Globetrotters by Greene_Mr
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mackeymcdoogs t1_jcmq3a9 wrote
Reply to comment by Penultimate-anon in TIL about Jim Gordon, a drummer that worked with George Harrison, and shared a songwriting credit for "Layla", with Eric Clapton, but suffered from various mental health issues and spent 40 years in jail for the murder of his mother. by jdward01
jim gordon was insane he took his mother's life he used the hammer first so she wouldn't feel the knife
Paladin327 t1_jcmpsvl wrote
Reply to comment by Fetlocks_Glistening in TIL sitting U.S. President Harry Truman went for a 440-foot deep ride on captured German submarine U-2513 in 1946 by ElMontolero
Isn’t that kind of the idea behind a submarine?
theoakenwolf t1_jcmo9mq wrote
Reply to comment by djnehi in TIL Dr. Henry Kissinger was the first honourary member of the Harlem Globetrotters by Greene_Mr
"Wait a second. Where do you shove things up a ball?"
"This isn't a productive area of discussion."
ryanWM103103 t1_jcmlztf wrote
Reply to comment by Gemmabeta in TIL Dr. Henry Kissinger was the first honourary member of the Harlem Globetrotters by Greene_Mr
r/iskissingerdeadyet
worfspack t1_jcmku2u wrote
My post office called me at 6am to tell me my chicks were in. I mentioned this to my neighbor. His response was they freak out more when you order Bees.
MadAstrid t1_jcmk43u wrote
Reply to comment by adsfew in TIL that in 1950, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, synthesized a highly radioactive element by bombarding curium-242 with alpha particles. They named this new element "Californium" and its discovery was initially kept classified due to its potential military uses. by theID10T
There will never be anything of value to come out of Leland Stanfurd Junior College.
NeatBeluga t1_jcmiuzb wrote
Reply to comment by Captain_Naps in TIL about Jim Gordon, a drummer that worked with George Harrison, and shared a songwriting credit for "Layla", with Eric Clapton, but suffered from various mental health issues and spent 40 years in jail for the murder of his mother. by jdward01
Now this sounds off.
Janie_Mac t1_jcmip8t wrote
Reply to comment by dale1320 in TIL Drinking on St. Patrick's Day was largely frowned upon until the late 1970s. Restriction were lifted for Lent, but only for the Food part, not for the Drinking part. by EQ2_Tay
It wasn't just frowned upon, it was one of three religious days in Ireland where it was illegal to sell alcohol, St. Paddy's day, good Friday and Christmas day.
Flaxmoore t1_jcmi9fw wrote
Reply to comment by MadAstrid in TIL that in 1950, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, synthesized a highly radioactive element by bombarding curium-242 with alpha particles. They named this new element "Californium" and its discovery was initially kept classified due to its potential military uses. by theID10T
Damn right!
Loki-L t1_jcmfjpe wrote
Reply to comment by AUWarEagle82 in TIL: Staufen, Germany, a picturesque town with buildings dating to the 16th century, is literally being destroyed by a failed attempt to harness geothermal energy. by AUWarEagle82
That is mentioned in the Tom Scott video too. I guess Staufen is either the worst hit or the most photogenic example of that particular group. Certainly a nearly 5 century old city hall slowly being torn apart makes it more of an attention getter than the other ones.
adsfew t1_jcmf24x wrote
Reply to comment by MadAstrid in TIL that in 1950, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, synthesized a highly radioactive element by bombarding curium-242 with alpha particles. They named this new element "Californium" and its discovery was initially kept classified due to its potential military uses. by theID10T
There's still no Stanfurdium!
Advanced_Falcon_2816 t1_jcme4c2 wrote
Reply to comment by Dawnawaken92 in TIL: Staufen, Germany, a picturesque town with buildings dating to the 16th century, is literally being destroyed by a failed attempt to harness geothermal energy. by AUWarEagle82
Looks like their attempt to harness energy ended up causing a whole lot of unease-y in Staufen.
AUWarEagle82 OP t1_jcmdoi3 wrote
Reply to comment by Loki-L in TIL: Staufen, Germany, a picturesque town with buildings dating to the 16th century, is literally being destroyed by a failed attempt to harness geothermal energy. by AUWarEagle82
Sabine implies there may be other towns that have suffered similar problems.
zook54 t1_jcnq5zt wrote
Reply to TIL Drinking on St. Patrick's Day was largely frowned upon until the late 1970s. Restriction were lifted for Lent, but only for the Food part, not for the Drinking part. by EQ2_Tay
1972, Ann Arbor, The Gandy Dancer Restaurant. We were 18 and green beer was free. So I’m thinking that drinking was a thing even then.