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m31td0wn t1_jdredqn wrote
Reply to TIL: Lake Poopo completely dried up after the water level in Lake Titicaca could no longer support feeding into Poopo by Dotst
Someone was watching Beavis and Butthead.
Mello_Me_ t1_jdreagq wrote
Reply to comment by Guardax in TIL Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history which more than doubled the size of the National Parks System by Guardax
I never knew this.
Thanks for informing us of this great, great accomplishment.
hypatiatextprotocol t1_jdrdwyx wrote
Reply to comment by MattyKatty in TIL the Domino's logo has 3 dots to represent the original 3 locations in Michigan. by eelikay
This is why it's that domino, and not one of the others.
ElJamoquio t1_jdrdsko wrote
Reply to comment by ffnnhhw in TIL Early Superman comics taught kids how to achieve super-strength through exercises in lifting armchairs, getting a super-grip, and achieving super-vision by glancing at distant and near objects repeatedly by Ok_Copy5217
Clearly my issue. Re-attempting now.
Stubborncomrade t1_jdrdfs2 wrote
Reply to comment by Hedgerow_Snuffler in TIL That the Hallway (as an architectural feature) was first recorded in 1597 by SalMinellaOnYouTube
Bobbins and bum guff lmao
Guardax OP t1_jdrd9zr wrote
Reply to TIL Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history which more than doubled the size of the National Parks System by Guardax
Jimmy Carter had a very detailed knowledge about what he was protecting, and rebuffed GOP Alaska Senator Ted Stevens trying to sneak in changes to better help land developers:
> We never would have had the Alaska lands bill, which doubled the size of the National Park Service. Carter was down on his hands and knees with the maps on the floor of the Oval Office, and when Ted Stevens, the senator from Alaska, came in and tried to buffalo him and tell him, ‘I’ll vote for the bill if you exclude these areas,’ Carter said, ‘No, those are the headwaters of this, and there’s habitat there.’ In a limo on the way back to Capitol Hill, Stevens said to an aide, ‘That son of a bitch knows as much about my state as I do.’ If he hadn’t done that, that bill would have been gutted and the developers would have gotten their way.
Source: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/jimmy-carter-outdoors-president/
LauraIngallsBlewMe t1_jdrd9l4 wrote
Reply to TIL Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history which more than doubled the size of the National Parks System by Guardax
He's kinda my favorite president anyway
joker_mania t1_jdrcrqt wrote
Reply to comment by colonel_beeeees in TIL MSG occurs naturally in tomatoes and other vegetables. by pm-me-all-tits
My MSG is used almost as much as salt and pepper. It doesn’t take much.
The_Flurr t1_jdrcp2x wrote
Reply to comment by Dubanx in TIL: Thanks to poor internal communication at NASA, information about a spacesuit water leak wasn't properly communicated. Later, Astronaut Luca Parmitano almost drowned on a July, 2013 ISS space walk, his helmet filling with several liters of water before they could get him back inside. by OvidPerl
Again, it may work in a vacuum I an enclosed space where the vapour continues to be in contact with the liquid water. In open space the vapor would dissipate too quickly.
Different_Bake_7 t1_jdrc9u2 wrote
Reply to comment by Different_Bake_7 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
Jump to the latest cell phone smart phone..... A super computer 🖥️ comparatively speaking !
ffnnhhw t1_jdrbvl1 wrote
Reply to comment by ElJamoquio in TIL Early Superman comics taught kids how to achieve super-strength through exercises in lifting armchairs, getting a super-grip, and achieving super-vision by glancing at distant and near objects repeatedly by Ok_Copy5217
did you forget to wear your underwear on the outside?
Different_Bake_7 t1_jdrbulf wrote
Reply to comment by Tenpat 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
The first simplest transistors were invented, which is basically a tiny voltage driven electric switch, but they weren't that small, considering today the smallest of integrated circuit chips, can contain millions of transistors ! They were however smaller than vacuum tubes, hence the first portable transistor radio. uniac and ENIAC were the first mainframe IBM computers, that ran on both tubes and solid state components, yet filled up an entire room !.... And about a tenth as powerful as a Commodore 64 !
so yeah..... Technology was stone age back in the 60s.
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myairblaster t1_jdraqg1 wrote
Reply to comment by GratefulPhish42024-7 in TIL in 1979, in between a double-header, the White Sox exploded a crate filled with disco records to stands of over 50k disco haters. Thousands flocked to the field afterward, which became so destroyed that they forfeit the 2nd game to the Tigers - the last time in AL history. by JackMacWindowsLinux
Discos influence extends far beyond just House music.
redditpappy t1_jdr9x2z wrote
Reply to comment by Dr_Hexagon in TIL That the Hallway (as an architectural feature) was first recorded in 1597 by SalMinellaOnYouTube
The bit about wheelchairs is weird too. I'm not saying it's not a good thing but I don't think it defines a hallway.
revtim t1_jdr9pbx wrote
Reply to TIL Early Superman comics taught kids how to achieve super-strength through exercises in lifting armchairs, getting a super-grip, and achieving super-vision by glancing at distant and near objects repeatedly by Ok_Copy5217
Yup, that's how Superman achieved those things, so why not?
Mammoth-Mud-9609 t1_jdr9bwu wrote
Reply to TIL in 1979, in between a double-header, the White Sox exploded a crate filled with disco records to stands of over 50k disco haters. Thousands flocked to the field afterward, which became so destroyed that they forfeit the 2nd game to the Tigers - the last time in AL history. by JackMacWindowsLinux
That is one of the worst titles on reddit.
[deleted] t1_jdr965g wrote
Reply to comment by colonel_beeeees in TIL MSG occurs naturally in tomatoes and other vegetables. by pm-me-all-tits
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nrkbarnetv t1_jdr8yio wrote
Reply to comment by -1KingKRool- in TIL Early Superman comics taught kids how to achieve super-strength through exercises in lifting armchairs, getting a super-grip, and achieving super-vision by glancing at distant and near objects repeatedly by Ok_Copy5217
That specifically talks about eye exercises as adults, and nothing on the effects of (a lack of/ eye stimulation while growing up.
This is typical contrarianism, you pat yourself on the back for finding something tangentially relevant to the topic to dispute a claim.
If you do the opposite Google search, you'll find multiple articles and studies about the importance of eye stimulation in children. Myopia in children is and has been on the rise due to a lack of stimulation.
This finding is recorded in countries who started screening children for myopia years ago, and have statistics to back up that yes, we are indeed seeing increased myopia in children and thus the population in general.
This does not mean eye "exercises" work on adults. Which is what the Harvard article is about.
omnichad t1_jdr836d wrote
Reply to comment by The_Flurr in TIL: Thanks to poor internal communication at NASA, information about a spacesuit water leak wasn't properly communicated. Later, Astronaut Luca Parmitano almost drowned on a July, 2013 ISS space walk, his helmet filling with several liters of water before they could get him back inside. by OvidPerl
Your skin and sweat are already the same temperature. Just as you say later on, thermal energy is used to change state to vapor. Because water and skin conduct heat, it will equalize and cool your skin.
Just plain circulating liquid cooling is a closed loop without a state change. Unless you are talking about refrigeration. Then compressed gas is hotter than ambient and then equalizes with surrounding air outside the radiator. And then when the refrigerant is depressurized, it has a lower thermal density than ambient air and can chill things.
cool110110 t1_jdr7tfp wrote
Reply to comment by Low_Brass_Rumble in TIL US & UK shoe sizes is based on the size of a Barleycorn! by VeryPoliteRaccoon
> Ropes, rods/poles, Gunter’s chains, and Ramsden chains were units for surveying, named after actual tools, and never used outside of that context.
The Gunter’s chain is used in other contexts, the most important being in cricket.
I2eB6L t1_jdr7sn3 wrote
Reply to comment by so_bold_of_you in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh
Everyones argueing my use of the word "make". Im not trying to be scientific, so please can we understand words have multiple uses. The mother makes the baby and everything the do with it. Yes, the father does something, yes, the cells take over themselves. But the mother provides the location and the initial nutrients. We use "make" for situations like this
andrew_c_morton t1_jdr7eem wrote
Reply to comment by bozitybozitybopzebop in TIL in 1979, in between a double-header, the White Sox exploded a crate filled with disco records to stands of over 50k disco haters. Thousands flocked to the field afterward, which became so destroyed that they forfeit the 2nd game to the Tigers - the last time in AL history. by JackMacWindowsLinux
And a bunch of bad little Cohos.
Dubanx t1_jdr6l6f wrote
Reply to comment by The_Flurr in TIL: Thanks to poor internal communication at NASA, information about a spacesuit water leak wasn't properly communicated. Later, Astronaut Luca Parmitano almost drowned on a July, 2013 ISS space walk, his helmet filling with several liters of water before they could get him back inside. by OvidPerl
>Your skin and sweat equalise in temperature until the sweat evaporates or is wicked away.
That doesn't even make sense. Your sweat literally comes from your body. It starts at the exact same temperature as your body. It can't take warmth from your body until it's the same temperature as the rest of your body since it was already at body temperature to begin with.
Sweating is entirely a form of evaporative cooling. Even the wikipedia articles says as much.
Buy a bottle of canned air and spray it. You can feel the bottle cool down dramatically to the point where it can cause frostbite as the compressed liquid inside turns to vapor. To the point where the bottle will stop working if you run it for too long.
Take a cooler full of ice, place a thermometer in it, and add salt. Since the ice will melt without heat being added the water will drop in temperature dramatically compared to the ice you started with.
Here is a god damn youtube video of someone freezing water by boiling it in a vacuum.
t-bonestallone t1_jdreurb wrote
Reply to TIL Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history which more than doubled the size of the National Parks System by Guardax
He inherited a much greater mess than he was ever given credit.