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Deafwindow t1_jdiv54e wrote

Reply to comment by j0rmungund in 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

Thank you. I grew up in an education system that didn't value reading and writing so I genuinely appreciate it. Hope I can fill my knowledge gaps

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furiousfran t1_jdisk8i wrote

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

Feral cats don't either and they're probably worse for ecosystems but everyone shits themselves when you point out the only way to truly solve the problem is extermination, so instead we get these bullshit Trap neuter release programs that do fuckall for the birds and small animals that have to live with them.

Let's eat them instead, they taste like rabbit.

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firelock_ny t1_jdir57v wrote

Reply to comment by Kagomefog 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

> Cecilia Chiang introduced non-Cantonese Chinese food to the US.

Northern non-Cantonese Chinese food. My great-uncle introduced the US to Southwestern non-Cantonese Chinese food. ;-)

(OK, he probably wasn't the first...but Sichuan cuisine is quite different from Northern (Shandong?) cuisine.)

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j0rmungund t1_jdip1av wrote

Reply to comment by Deafwindow in 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

Here is a cursive writing chart. Please notice the differences with N and R as well as G and Q. A lower case n has a swoop that forms into that beginning straight line, an r just immediately begins forming the letter. The g and q have opposite facing tail loops.

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stevej3n t1_jdiog65 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

Probably the first thing they did too. I would imagine Chinese people can’t stomach the local gruel and vittles. No garlic or onions? Fuck that, I’m gonna go find some, create a makeshift a wok and stir fry the damn thing. Bet you they made some chopsticks right then and there too.

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Cmacbudboss t1_jdin4ce wrote

Reply to TIL Daylight Saving Time (DST) was first used in 1908 in Port Arthur, Ontario (today's Thunder Bay). While Germany and Austria were the first countries to use DST in 1916, a few hundred Canadians beat the German Empire by eight years. by dremonearm

Thunder Bay is actually the amalgamation of two smaller cities Port Arther and Fort William that didn’t merge until 1970. This lead to the two half’s of the pre amalgamation city occasionally operating in different time zones.

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VonPursey t1_jdiiabk 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

And a lot of what we would consider typical Chinese food was developed (or modified) in North America as a result. Ginger beef comes from Calgary, of all places

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opiate_lifer t1_jdihbh1 wrote

Reply to comment by PoopMobile9000 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

As my username indicates I have an interest in drugs, its astounding the amount of outright racism Chinese labourers faced in the western USA. Some of the first instances of drug prohibition were moral panics about white women being lured to opium dens in Chinatowns.

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