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Pinglaggette t1_jdi1ks3 wrote

Reply to comment by CaliBigWill in TIL the US federal government captures and sells excess wild horses to the public by MoistCoyote

You’re misunderstanding what I’m saying. Yes, there were horses in the US in earlier times, introduced by early Europeans (and yes, they were European horses. American horses went extinct 12,000 years or so ago). Native peoples started buying and breeding their own shorter stature ponies ideal for the region. But the massive overpopulation (and the reason that this is such an issue) came from the release of union cavalry. That would be why the current “wild” horses all resemble mustangs and not the sturdy, shorter stature ponies raised and used by the natives in these regions.

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LikeWisedUp t1_jdi0aqu wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01

Yes! MSG was used as racist propaganda and said to give those that consumed it headaches and make them ill.

Sadly this disinformation lives on today, food safety classes required by food workers now are told that MSG is a common food allergy which is wholly untrue

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Latter_Feeling2656 t1_jdhzqq0 wrote

Reply to comment by NotsoNewtoGermany in TIL The Dick Van Dyke Show was originally written entirely by Carl Reiner, about stories from Reiner's life, and starred Carl Reiner. The pilot was unsuccessful so it was reworked with Dick Van Dyke playing Robert Petrie. by jamescookenotthatone

You're probably talking about Reiner, and then Persky and Denoff who succeeded him as "Story Consultants." They would be the rewrite guys who would punch up a script and make sure the tone was consistent with the show in general. Persky and Denoff got bit roles in the last filmed episode, "The Gunslinger." Garry Marshall was also in the episode, along with at least one other.

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ExcessiveBulldogery t1_jdhzfj2 wrote

Reply to TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01

The oldest continually-operating Chinese restaurant in the US is located in Butte, Montana.

I ate there once, and did not enjoy it. Everything tasted like cabbage, and the seating 'boxes' were more suitable for lapdances than dining.

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lotsaquestionss t1_jdhyaks wrote

Reply to TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01

What's also interesting is that white American women could get their citizenship revoked if they married a Chinese man. The reverse of course, was not a problem.

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Madrona88 t1_jdhx065 wrote

Reply to TIL that Barq's Root Beer was first created by Edward Barq in Biloxi, Miss, in 1897. In 1934, Barq and a former employee, who moved to New Orleans, agreed to each distribute their own version of the root beer, with the New Orleans version having a red label and the Biloxi version having a blue one. by jdward01

When I was young and in Drum Corps I loved crossing the Mississippi so Barqs would be available. Now I wish I remembered the label.

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[deleted] t1_jdhvixe wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01

I'll just drop this here for you champ... https://glutamate.org/safety/myths-versus-facts-about-msg-side-effects/

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PoopMobile9000 t1_jdhu8ul wrote

Reply to comment by KindAwareness3073 in TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01

Also because cities instituted America’s first zoning ordinances for the purpose of segregating Chinese to particular neighborhoods. Also the Chinese immigrant population was mostly male because the US made immigration rules to prevent Chinese women from arriving.

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solarmelange t1_jdhthe7 wrote

Reply to TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01

Chop suey was the go-to dish they sold to Americans, based on a dish that translates to "miscellaneous leftovers."

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CaliBigWill t1_jdhsys4 wrote

Reply to comment by Pinglaggette in TIL the US federal government captures and sells excess wild horses to the public by MoistCoyote

You're trying to tell.me there were no wild horses in the US from 1500-1865?

You're dismissing 300years of history?

Early explorers and settlers chronicled the presence of horses throughout North America. In 1521, herds were seen grazing the lands that would become Georgia and the Carolinas. Sixty years later, Sir Francis Drake found herds of horses living among Native people in coastal areas of California and Oregon. In 1598, Don Juan de Oñate described New Mexico as being “full of wild mares.

And those weren't European horses..

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