Recent comments in /f/todayilearned
nimitzhunter t1_jd5mbe7 wrote
Reply to comment by cledus1911 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
Death rows is more like decades now.
JRSOne- t1_jd5m0um wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 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
Haha. Similarly my first musical memory was at 3 or 4 years old and it's sitting in the back of my mom's car thinking BJ is singing "Harmonicaaa harmonicaaa."
The tune made sense in my preschool head. :-)
danteheehaw t1_jd5lv51 wrote
Reply to comment by Charlotte_D_Katakuri 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
Actually got the nick name because that's where they used to 420 blaze it
snazzynewshoes t1_jd5k8uc wrote
Reply to comment by NoIce1551 in TIL that the Incans genetically modified and hybridized crops such as potatoes at sites like the Moray Terrace. by A_Generic_White_Guy
Look at a map of the South American West cost. Notice all the rivers that run from the Andes to the ocean. The people on the ocean, fished. A bit farther up, folks grew cotton for the nets and other crops(some great feats of water engineering). When ya get into elevation, that's where ya get ALL those potato varieties. And the inhabitants knew which varieties grew in which micro-climate.
Wiki says potatoes were grown as early as 8K BCE. The inca didn't really flex their muscles until the 1400ish.
Landlubber77 t1_jd5jlag wrote
Reply to comment by ApologizingCanadian 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
Their acceptance rate is about 14%, same as my Reddit comments. You don't get to 2 million karma without taking countless thousands of downvotes.
[deleted] t1_jd5j15l wrote
Reply to comment by notneverman in TIL that the 'funny bone' is not actually a bone in the arm, but a nerve. The ulnar nerve is connected from shoulder to hand and is protected by bones and muscles. As it passes thru the elbow it is only protected by the cubital tunnel, making it the most prone area in the body to 'strike a nerve'. by deddPan
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ApologizingCanadian t1_jd5ifju wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 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
But what about Carnegie Mellon?
Hypnot0ad t1_jd5hqxo wrote
Reply to comment by Partly_Dave 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
Who decided to store drying timber on top of smoldering sawdust?
[deleted] t1_jd5ffzm wrote
Reply to comment by HotPocket_Consumed in TIL that the 'funny bone' is not actually a bone in the arm, but a nerve. The ulnar nerve is connected from shoulder to hand and is protected by bones and muscles. As it passes thru the elbow it is only protected by the cubital tunnel, making it the most prone area in the body to 'strike a nerve'. by deddPan
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Ensabanur81 t1_jd5f4vh wrote
Reply to comment by birddit in TIL that the 'funny bone' is not actually a bone in the arm, but a nerve. The ulnar nerve is connected from shoulder to hand and is protected by bones and muscles. As it passes thru the elbow it is only protected by the cubital tunnel, making it the most prone area in the body to 'strike a nerve'. by deddPan
Same, I'd be pretty annoyed if it betrayed me AND haunted me.
richg0404 t1_jd5f0c9 wrote
Reply to comment by philfix 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
Who says there is no oxygen source?
birddit t1_jd5ergh wrote
Reply to comment by Ensabanur81 in TIL that the 'funny bone' is not actually a bone in the arm, but a nerve. The ulnar nerve is connected from shoulder to hand and is protected by bones and muscles. As it passes thru the elbow it is only protected by the cubital tunnel, making it the most prone area in the body to 'strike a nerve'. by deddPan
That they are! At least neither nerve is super sensitive now.
Ensabanur81 t1_jd5edi9 wrote
Reply to comment by birddit in TIL that the 'funny bone' is not actually a bone in the arm, but a nerve. The ulnar nerve is connected from shoulder to hand and is protected by bones and muscles. As it passes thru the elbow it is only protected by the cubital tunnel, making it the most prone area in the body to 'strike a nerve'. by deddPan
This settles it, they're just spiteful.
hazeleyedwolff t1_jd5d4z3 wrote
Reply to comment by mdude7221 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
Quantity over quality.
iCameToLearnSomeCode t1_jd5cdy0 wrote
Reply to comment by whatproblems 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 don't think that would do it.
It's clearly got its own oxygen source down there and open spaces that aren't braced frequently collapse protecting the front edge of the fire from the burned sections and the unburned sections aren't that permeable to water.
slower-is-faster t1_jd5ba1s 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
1m per year, sounds dumb but can’t we just dig a fire break like we do in the tree lines
P15U92N7K19 t1_jd5a1xr 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
They used an old pit mine as a dump. Then they set the dump on fire. Fire spread to the coal seam underground.
FrostyBallBag t1_jd59t2e 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
Australia never ceases to be more terrifying to me.
Landlubber77 t1_jd59kd2 wrote
Reply to comment by mdude7221 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
The same way you get to Carnegie Hall.
Mapquest.
sharksnut t1_jd58rjl wrote
Reply to comment by that_other_goat in TIL that the Incans genetically modified and hybridized crops such as potatoes at sites like the Moray Terrace. by A_Generic_White_Guy
>All protestant nations were once Catholic
Scandinavia
blind_bambi t1_jd57zlw wrote
Reply to TIL that the 'funny bone' is not actually a bone in the arm, but a nerve. The ulnar nerve is connected from shoulder to hand and is protected by bones and muscles. As it passes thru the elbow it is only protected by the cubital tunnel, making it the most prone area in the body to 'strike a nerve'. by deddPan
Hitting it really hard makes your arm feel like it's on fire.
birddit t1_jd57y6y wrote
Reply to comment by Ensabanur81 in TIL that the 'funny bone' is not actually a bone in the arm, but a nerve. The ulnar nerve is connected from shoulder to hand and is protected by bones and muscles. As it passes thru the elbow it is only protected by the cubital tunnel, making it the most prone area in the body to 'strike a nerve'. by deddPan
I elbowed some poor dude in the mouth(before mouthguards) while wrestling in high school. Scar tissue formed over the ulnar nerve. Any slight bump on my elbow was like a lightning strike. While having carpal tunnel surgery they also relocated the ulnar nerve along the inside of my arm. Eventually the nerve grew back in its original place. Now I have two funnybones.
millijuna t1_jd57rhl wrote
Reply to comment by sdfsefhsui in TIL That from 1909-1937 the Netherlands had the time zone UTC+ 19 minutes 32.13 seconds by Commercial_Jelly_893
It’s always “Half an hour later, in Newfoundland.”
malivon t1_jd57kjn wrote
Reply to comment by Bostonlbi 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
A lot of coal is burning too, in Montana. If there’s coal, there’s a chance it can catch fire.
Landlubber77 t1_jd5n7o0 wrote
Reply to comment by hazeleyedwolff 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
Quality is an oddly subjective thing. The vast majority of my most-upvoted shit is just sorta meh, whereas there are some absolute gems out there that land with a resounding thud and die with three upvotes. I click save on them all the same so I can go back and giggle when I'm bored and/or sad Landlubber.