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Key_Strategy_8526 t1_jdjci12 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

TIL that shit is Barqs and not Bargs.

Guess I was bound to take a few Ls when I intentionally unlearned cursive because I find it pretentious and inconvenient.

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_Maebe__Funke_ t1_jdjbwb7 wrote

Reply to TIL: A Mambo No. 5 cover by Bob the Builder went to number 1 in the UK on 9th September 2001, but was removed from BBC radio playlists after the 9/11 attacks as it was ‘too frivolous’ by gnomageddon7

I’m American and was living in London when 9/11 happened, and I was overwhelmed and touched by how kind everyone was. Complete strangers would hear my accent in the shops or on the street and would stop me and say how sorry they were about what had happened. (And having strangers spontaneously start a conversation was not common in my experience). It was a very weird and isolating time, but I’ve never forgotten the simple things those English strangers did that made me feel a little less alone.

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cledus1911 t1_jdj2wpm wrote

Reply to comment by Skretch0 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

It’s still in just about every store here in South Louisiana. My wife and I love the Barq’s red cream soda

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Deathbyhours t1_jdj1ik8 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

The original Barq’s is still my favorite root beer. It was a dark day when Coca Cola bought it and immediately changed the recipe.

One of the things I liked about it, other than the taste and mouthfeel, was the slogan in all their advertising: “Drink Barq’s, It’s Good.” Coca-Cola changed that, too, perhaps fearful of running afoul of truth-in-advertising laws.

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zombiechewtoy t1_jdizg57 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

Here I am thinking western Chinese food came about due to Chinese railway workers having to make do with whatever western produce & meat was available and kind of shoehorning the new ingredients in to replace traditional ingredients they had no access to.

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MuForceShoelace t1_jdiz0gp wrote

Reply to TIL: A Mambo No. 5 cover by Bob the Builder went to number 1 in the UK on 9th September 2001, but was removed from BBC radio playlists after the 9/11 attacks as it was ‘too frivolous’ by gnomageddon7

During covid there was a bunch of times a commercial would clash with a news story and it would get shared over and over. (like the one with a newscaster talking about the dead, then immediately crashing into an applebee's commercial telling people to come back). People talk about stuff getting "banned" like a government banned it, but they really just didn't want to have a news story about buildings collapsing then going right into "we can fix it! yes we can!"

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SteveMcQwark t1_jdixdrc wrote

Reply to comment by schweissack 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

Missouri loves company, but this isn't their Mo.

You also missed Missachusetts.

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j0rmungund t1_jdix7zj 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

My pleasure. Learning is a lifelong venture. We all have gaps in our knowledge. It's all about how we respond to a learning opportunity that makes all the difference.

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dasunt t1_jdiwoi2 wrote

Reply to comment by MunWombat in 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

Depends if you value more sunlight before work, or after work.

DST just makes the sun rise an hour later in summer, and set an hour later.

As someone who is not a morning person, I prefer DST.

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Skretch0 t1_jdiwl2x wrote

Reply to comment by SoUpInYa 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

I went to some specialty snack store and they had it a few months ago. So it’s still out there

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CaliBigWill t1_jdivxug wrote

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

Herds of wild free animals rounded up and decimated. The methods are questionable. Helicopters driving the herd into pens. Foals cant keep up, trampled,separated. Others panic and are injured. Once they're penned the rest is just as bad.

Cows are bred and raised to be food. They usually arent roaming free and suddenly they're food.

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