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Similar-Afternoon567 t1_jd3wgzs wrote
binkstagram t1_jd3wemj wrote
Reply to comment by rsclient in TIL that the Incans genetically modified and hybridized crops such as potatoes at sites like the Moray Terrace. by A_Generic_White_Guy
You have just reminded me of glow in the dark cats which is a good example
Thiccaca t1_jd3w00q wrote
Reply to comment by me_bails in TIL that the Incans genetically modified and hybridized crops such as potatoes at sites like the Moray Terrace. by A_Generic_White_Guy
It was, like most famines, a confluence of events.
I was just remarking on the impact that one plant had.
ty_kanye_vcool t1_jd3vmfb wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL Marilyn Monroe's likeness does not have any post-mortem protection as she was domiciled in New York at the time of her death and there are no federal publicity rights. by AudibleNod
To be fair most people she knew when she was alive are dead now. If she were alive today she’d be 96.
SeanG909 t1_jd3utd8 wrote
Reply to comment by Few-Ad-1381 in TIL the term "death row" comes from an assassination attempt on FDR. The shooter Giuseppe Zangara was sentenced to death, but there was already a convict awaiting execution, and FL law forbade them from sharing cells. A second cell was built, turning the "death cell" into the first "death row." by AdmiralAkbar1
Paradoxically, not napoleon. Though maybe he was compensating for his relatively low social standing prior to the revolution.
valkyrjuk t1_jd3tj9q wrote
Reply to comment by Fourney in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
Yeah the snow had no problem sticking, and we get so much rain the ground gets soaked a long ways down. It had to have been a very recent event, we did burn some wooden construction waste a few months prior but we'd never had a problem like this before so I'm not sure. It's quite a mystery
Vex_Appeal t1_jd3tauc wrote
Reply to TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
Oi why don't they just put water on it. Problem?
hatemoneylovewoman t1_jd3tasv wrote
Reply to TIL hair smells bad when burned because keratin needs large amounts of the sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine for polymer crosslinking, which give it it's rigid properties by Fantastic-Berry-737
Polymer cross linking is now my next wiki free fall.
milo159 t1_jd3spka wrote
Reply to comment by BoxingSoup in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
Oh yeah, i forgot about that. Well eityer way fracking wouldn't work because it covers too small an area.
ResponsibleCrew3843 t1_jd3sigx wrote
Reply to comment by spiderjjr45 in TIL of Trix, a t-rex skeleton that is considered one of the most complete skeletons ever found. It was found only in 2013 on a farmers land in Montana, US. It was bought from the farmer for almost $5mil and is now on permanent display in The Netherlands. by lucamila5
Was Sue from the same general region as Trix?
Fourney t1_jd3sh7m wrote
Reply to comment by valkyrjuk in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
Whaaaaaaat?! So fascinating! Did the snow stick in those spots over the years? Oh my gosh I have a million questions.
BoxingSoup t1_jd3scze wrote
Reply to comment by milo159 in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
Because salting the earth is almost as bad as a low, slow fire
Pkmatrix0079 t1_jd3sag2 wrote
Reply to TIL Marilyn Monroe's likeness does not have any post-mortem protection as she was domiciled in New York at the time of her death and there are no federal publicity rights. by AudibleNod
A perfect example of why the Federal government needs to establish some sort of nationwide standard on post-mortem likeness rights. With AI advancing so quickly, this is going to become a legal nightmare really soon.
valkyrjuk t1_jd3s1n3 wrote
Reply to comment by Fourney in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
18 years! The soil itself is fairly new as far as dirt goes, as the mine was open less than 150 years ago though I don't know the exact date
Fourney t1_jd3riwa wrote
Reply to comment by valkyrjuk in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
That's insane. I can't imagine. How long had you lived there before discovering your angry dirt?
milo159 t1_jd3r40y wrote
Reply to comment by DeNir8 in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
I imagine it would also be incredibly dangerous to even attempt, you're exposing coal thats been burning off of a tiny stream of o2 for ages, to a ton of air all at once.
floridawhiteguy t1_jd3qbr3 wrote
Reply to TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
At last: We've identified the source of global warming climate change!
DeNir8 t1_jd3potx wrote
Reply to comment by milo159 in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
Coal is being dug in mines for profit all over. How deep is this burn? It has air. It scorches the earth..
paladinchiro t1_jd3pk76 wrote
Reply to TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
I'd recommend sending in an army of Russian 5th graders to put out the fire but they will probably be sent to the front lines in Ukraine here pretty soon =(
[deleted] t1_jd3p08x wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL Marilyn Monroe's likeness does not have any post-mortem protection as she was domiciled in New York at the time of her death and there are no federal publicity rights. by AudibleNod
ooks like someone's planning on creating the ultimate throwback twerk-off between Marilyn and Tupac
TheFightingImp t1_jd3orfn wrote
Reply to comment by BlainInBama in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
This episode of Bluey is called "Coal Fires".
Bluey-fied picture of a lump of coal...on fire.
AudibleNod OP t1_jd3oaj7 wrote
Reply to comment by HeavyMetalOverbite in TIL Marilyn Monroe's likeness does not have any post-mortem protection as she was domiciled in New York at the time of her death and there are no federal publicity rights. by AudibleNod
Her acting coach's third wife, who she never met, runs the bulk of her estate.
HeavyMetalOverbite t1_jd3nwe6 wrote
Bostonlbi t1_jd3n603 wrote
Reply to comment by tbaxattack in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
There’s some long running fires underground along the Colorado Front Range too. They were cited as a possible source for a wild grassland fire that burnt down almost a thousand homes at the end of 2021.
ledow t1_jd3x5va wrote
Reply to TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
I get not putting it out (hugely impractical scale), but it's weird that nobody's found a way to monetise it.
Free heat enough to scorch the earth and nobody's come up with a way to make electricity from it?