SueSudio t1_jcwvwx9 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:25 AM

Reply to comment by winnipeginstinct in TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

$5000 isn't a fuck ton. For many it may just mean foregoing an annual vacation.

KippieDaoud t1_jcwvtd5 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:24 AM

Reply to comment by PM_ur_Rump in TIL that in 2020, to educate the public about misinformation, researchers used AI to have Richard Nixon deliver the never-used "In Event of Moon Disaster" Apollo 11 speech. by [deleted]

wow besides the weirdly blurred mouth and that this speech made more sense than his usual bs, it is really hard to spot it as fake

RIPfreewill t1_jcwvp4u wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:23 AM

Reply to comment by tempus_periit in TIL no one has found a larva of the titan beetle, one of the largest beetles in the world. by Gecko99

It will be in the last place we look.

MonkeysOnMyBottom t1_jcwvn3s wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:22 AM

Reply to comment by obitarian in TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

You could just hang up an empty frame, the usage would be royalty free

AerialSnack t1_jcwvmiq wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:22 AM

Reply to comment by SelppinEvolI in TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

I'd rather have a bunny

Re-AnImAt0r t1_jcwvc5t wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:19 AM

Reply to comment by Dixiehusker in TIL that it is a common misconception that the reflection of the sky is the sole reason bodies of water appear blue. It is primarily because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. by monkey-tennis

generation?

It's also possible that because people here where I live grow up with Lake Michigan and Lake Eerie their whole lives, 2 of the Great Lakes, they're not as ignorant about water? 🤷🏿‍♂️

MonkeysOnMyBottom t1_jcwvam7 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:19 AM

Reply to comment by I_might_be_weasel in TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

That's dangerously close to my family's coat of arms, a chinchilla butt with a sousaphone coming out of it like it dove in mouthpiece first... Rampant on a field of green

Terrible__Pickle t1_jcwva0q wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:18 AM

Reply to TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

APPLY NOW

https://www.gg.ca/en/heraldry/application-grant-or-registration-heraldic-emblems

flaminate_strutching t1_jcwv6j4 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:17 AM

Reply to TIL no one has found a larva of the titan beetle, one of the largest beetles in the world. by Gecko99

“Boreholes thought to be created by titan beetle larvae seem to fit a grub over two inches wide and perhaps as much as one foot long.”

Holy crap!

SynthPrax t1_jcwv4tj wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:17 AM

Reply to TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

TIL Canadians just be doing things.

Dixiehusker t1_jcwv1p4 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:16 AM

Reply to comment by Re-AnImAt0r in TIL that it is a common misconception that the reflection of the sky is the sole reason bodies of water appear blue. It is primarily because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. by monkey-tennis

I've lived in 7 states of the U.S. and I'm pretty sure I've heard it in all of them once. I heard it at work a few months ago as it was boldly presented as a fun fact.

TheLastModerate982 t1_jcwuxrd wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:15 AM

Reply to comment by DudeDudenson in TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

Yep that’ll do it.

Art0fRuinN23 t1_jcwuww3 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:15 AM

Reply to comment by A40 in TIL no one has found a larva of the titan beetle, one of the largest beetles in the world. by Gecko99

"Fun Facts" is what I call 'em. Facts are so boringly true. Sometimes it's fun to spice 'em up with some lies.

SelppinEvolI t1_jcwusqb wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:13 AM

Reply to comment by WastefulWatcher in TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

Rather have a playboy bunny

I_might_be_weasel t1_jcwuih5 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:11 AM

Reply to TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

They have to be totally out of good ones by now.

"Your coat of arms is a sousaphone with a chinchilla butt coming out of the bell like he dove in head first."

pensezbien t1_jcwual4 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:08 AM

Reply to comment by obitarian in TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

I visited the official Buckingham Palace shop last month in England. Approximately everything there is still focusing on the Queen. I expect that to change in connection with the coronation.

jeffyoulose t1_jcwtpg8 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:03 AM

Reply to TIL: The Government of Canada has an office that creates coats of arms for Canadian citizens, and that all Canadian Citizens may apply to the Governor General for a coat of arms and even an officially-recognized personal flag by ryguy_1

Another job that's easily done now using stable diffusion or chatGPT 4+

Re-AnImAt0r t1_jcwt23j wrote on March 20, 2023 at 3:56 AM

Reply to comment by Dixiehusker in TIL that it is a common misconception that the reflection of the sky is the sole reason bodies of water appear blue. It is primarily because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. by monkey-tennis

may I ask what part of the world you live in & generation? never heard this from anyone ever. may be locality or generational dependant.

Re-AnImAt0r t1_jcwsttq wrote on March 20, 2023 at 3:54 AM

Reply to TIL that it is a common misconception that the reflection of the sky is the sole reason bodies of water appear blue. It is primarily because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. by monkey-tennis

who the fuck thinks water color is the "reflection of the sky"? 😂. In 49 years I have never heard a person say this, ever. The idea that a person could or would think that never crossed my mind. This post hit me like a brick of dumb.