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GrandmaPoses t1_jdbck6u wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase “time immemorial” (as used in English common law) refers to any time prior to July 6, 1189 by b0b10b1aws1awb10g
Must have been awkward there at the start.
“We’ve been doing it this way since time immemorial.”
“It’s the seventh, Dave, you mean yesterday?”
PIPBOY-2000 t1_jdbc3cv wrote
Reply to comment by TepanCH in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
That's just a roundabout way of saying war is hell.
BigheadReddit t1_jdba8kz wrote
Reply to TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
Fucking Americans, shooting our pigs.. don’t make us build a wall…
iamtheju t1_jdba01k wrote
Reply to comment by hotpants86 in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
I would bet that most of the time if they are spending the large amount not of money it costs to campaign for an Oscar nomination they would want to win.
I'm not saying it's right to be nominated in the lower prestige category than the role you played, I'm just saying it's not uncommon.
bigbangbilly t1_jdb9wc6 wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase “time immemorial” (as used in English common law) refers to any time prior to July 6, 1189 by b0b10b1aws1awb10g
Wasn't there this date where it's year 0 for database professionals?
SEA2COLA t1_jdb944d wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that mosquitos can be a nuisance for everyone but not for the people in Iceland. Simply because they don't exist there: by bringmeturtles
Try Seattle. We don't have mosquitos either. I forgot why, has something to do with our soil, but I've been here 32 years and only remember being bitten once.
SuicidalGuidedog t1_jdb93pc wrote
Reply to comment by flapperfapper in TIL that Laurel & Hardy and the Our Gang kids reshot each film for foreign audiences by phonetically reciting their lines in the foreign language by uncled0d0
It's a link. You said "post a link". Here's an entire YouTube Playlist
fuckthelaw000101 t1_jdb8tx1 wrote
Reply to TIL that a French Soldier called Albert Severin Roche, had personally captured 1,180 prisoners. He was called the "first soldier of France" by allied supreme commander Marechal Foch by miragen125
This is like playing Call of Duty irl.
fuckthelaw000101 t1_jdb8jxe wrote
ohverygood t1_jdb7xw3 wrote
Reply to comment by bothunter in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
That'll do, pig.
xauching t1_jdb7xw0 wrote
Reply to comment by FestiveSquidBanned in TIL That E-cigarettes were first invented in the 1960s, but were never sold in order to protect the traditional cigarette market by TooOfEverything
people always think that profit will encourage progress.
more often than not, profit stumps progress.
WhiteTshirtDad t1_jdb7xah wrote
Reply to comment by pkthunde in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
What a great show that was.
xauching t1_jdb7qo3 wrote
Reply to TIL That E-cigarettes were first invented in the 1960s, but were never sold in order to protect the traditional cigarette market by TooOfEverything
Yep, that is how "market forces" work. Technology is never "natural". There's always some interest at play, and you're not a part of it.
Sad-Faithlessness377 t1_jdb7c6q wrote
Reply to comment by underthingy in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
Oh by that logic sure. I was going by the title of the movie.
fear_the_god t1_jdb7583 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL China and India have been the population centers of the world for at least 6,000 years by aaleom
If he's talking in the sense of food, that can be justified upto a point, like people may not get anything they desire on there finger tips, but considering the post, for being populated for so long, it gives us little idea about the environment around, and considering Indian culture, still more than 50% population is vegitarian, no meat or even right now those who do, are in no comparison with other people. So, there diet may have consisted most farm products. And when you go back to Indus valley Civilization, it's said to be the one of the most advance civilization of that time, and it's locations is around some of most fertile lands in the world. I can't speak for China about there culture and discoveries, but Just to say that, they have little yield compared to now, still they had less population to feed and more fertile land and literally way better earth for it.
tifou27 t1_jdb6ayd wrote
zippypaul t1_jdb699w wrote
Reply to TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
I guess they made him an offer he COULD refuse
FestiveSquidBanned t1_jdb5w3k wrote
Reply to comment by Nunyazbznz in TIL That E-cigarettes were first invented in the 1960s, but were never sold in order to protect the traditional cigarette market by TooOfEverything
On a related note, The very first electric car to be made was made in 1832. So the technology is close to 200 years old at this point.
pinkcheems t1_jdb5qdb wrote
Reply to comment by bigfatfurrytexan in TIL China and India have been the population centers of the world for at least 6,000 years by aaleom
Indus valley civilization worked on a community level not on the individual level. Everything they had was distributed equally. For example there was no division of houses between rich, poor, king, soldiers. All the houses in IVC were equipped with same facilities. Your initial point of argument was that rice and wheat developed very recently but when I provided you sources then you changed your argument and started spewing random bullshit like it was luxury. Man atleast stick to your point.
tifou27 t1_jdb5hej wrote
Reply to comment by draconianRegiment in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
Came here to say exactly this
underthingy t1_jdb593k wrote
Reply to comment by Sad-Faithlessness377 in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
Nah, he just sits there doing nothing.
The ring actually imposes its will on the ring bearers and makes them act how it wants.
Sixslinger t1_jdb53nw wrote
Reply to TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
I read this as "A.I." and it made me do a double take while scrolling by. I... uh need sleep.
Sad-Faithlessness377 t1_jdb4ui1 wrote
Reply to comment by underthingy in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
Actually by that metric Sauron is the protagonist.
CornWallacedaGeneral t1_jdb3vyz wrote
Reply to comment by bwwilkerson in TIL that the phrase “time immemorial” (as used in English common law) refers to any time prior to July 6, 1189 by b0b10b1aws1awb10g
I wanna see that man getting into many fist fights with guys one third of his age some more....😂😂😂
PublicSeverance t1_jdbd797 wrote
Reply to comment by TroikKhad in TIL that the phrase “time immemorial” (as used in English common law) refers to any time prior to July 6, 1189 by b0b10b1aws1awb10g
Land rights and possession mostly.
Natives Tribes laws in USA. Tribal law existed before time immemorial (USA).