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CommonConfusables t1_jdvabav wrote
DeadandGonzo t1_jdvaawg wrote
Reply to comment by Faye_dunwoody in TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station. by TonahVilla
They pray towards Mecca, which indeed can be over the top of the world.
Gtfocuzidfc t1_jdvaain wrote
Reply to TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station. by TonahVilla
Wonderful people in these comments, I wonder if they get invited to family gatherings
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bouchert t1_jdva6nm wrote
Reply to comment by beetrootsandwiches in TIL Australian band, Men At Work were sued over their song "Down Under" for similarities to an Australian nursery rhyme "Kookaburra". by El-Hairy
I wish someone could have helped him. By most accounts, he was a lovely person and a clearly talented musician, but he took the loss so personally and I think he really felt vilified.
shogun_ t1_jdva2l4 wrote
Reply to comment by granadesnhorseshoes in TIL James Nasmyth discovered fine scale solar features, which he painted in detail and called 'willow-leaf-shaped objects in 1860. Now known as solar granulation, their existence was disputed for many years by Ok_Copy5217
Getting that pucker going when frame shifting into a new system and suddenly you're in-between two behemoths taking heat damage on both sides
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ethanwnelson t1_jdv9vek wrote
Reply to comment by TiempoPuntoCinco in TIL the musician and songwriter D'Angelo not only recorded a song, "Unshaken", for Red Dead Redemption 2, he also served as a playtester during the videogame's development due to his love of the series by grizzburger
🎶Brown sugar babe, I get high off your love🎶
Faye_dunwoody t1_jdv9rsl wrote
Reply to TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station. by TonahVilla
I had this question pop into my head at like four am one day. Fortunately I work the night shift in the hospital and the er doctor happened to be Muslim so I had the opportunity to ask. At first, I think he thought I was giving him shit but when he realized I was serious, he told me that it was more important to pray than to face the correct direction. He also showed me an app he had on his phone that used gps to show him the correct direction to pray. I was surprised to see the direction was north. They pray over the top of the world, which makes sense when you think about it.
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Reply to comment by Nwcray in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
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brohio_ t1_jdv9e6o wrote
Reply to TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
My grandma told me when she moved to the “big city” from the holler that Pizza was the big new thing. We have square cut pizza here and back then they’d serve it to go in a paper bag
imevul t1_jdv9cgu wrote
Reply to comment by Jamesaliba in TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station. by TonahVilla
We're all traveling at great speeds through space/time, so according to which frame of reference are we talking here?
An outside observer would say you are traveling at great speed on a train for example, while in your own reference frame you would be stationary (until you accelerate).
Or maybe it's more philosophical? I know I don't feel quite settled until I'm at home, taking a dump while sitting on my own toilet. That, to me, is one of the places where I feel most at peace.
jimmydeez902 t1_jdv96qs wrote
Reply to comment by NFTY_GIFTY in TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
“Mine”
bouchert t1_jdv9406 wrote
Reply to TIL Australian band, Men At Work were sued over their song "Down Under" for similarities to an Australian nursery rhyme "Kookaburra". by El-Hairy
I feel like the consideration that ultimately made the most difference in deciding in the plaintiffs' favor was this rule about including a "significant portion" of one work within another, or something like that. And indeed, the notes in question make up fully half the kookaburra song. But it's so short, I feel like there needs to be a limit. Otherwise you can have people laying claim to whole songs consisting of trivial musical notes or solitary measures. And even if the right short combination of notes can be distinctive, the tune they were fighting over was not the sort that leaps out at you. It went largely unnoticed for 26 years until an Australian quiz show, based on a staffer's original research (as opposed to settled fact), asked contestants to name the similarity.
brokenB42morrow t1_jdv90sy wrote
Reply to comment by ModmanX in TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station. by TonahVilla
What if humans can travel through wormholes one day or travel to another dimension?
TiempoPuntoCinco t1_jdv8y0k wrote
Reply to comment by ethanwnelson in TIL the musician and songwriter D'Angelo not only recorded a song, "Unshaken", for Red Dead Redemption 2, he also served as a playtester during the videogame's development due to his love of the series by grizzburger
Want some of your brown sugar 🎶🎵
ModmanX t1_jdv8w1l wrote
Reply to comment by brokenB42morrow in TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station. by TonahVilla
According to the article, you pray towards the general direction of earth
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pohatu771 t1_jdv8tf8 wrote
Reply to comment by wotmate in TIL Australian band, Men At Work were sued over their song "Down Under" for similarities to an Australian nursery rhyme "Kookaburra". by El-Hairy
Someone would.
If some neo-Nazi group used “That’ll Be The Day” over images of a Jewish president, I think Buddy Holly’s wife would have an issue with that.
(Not that Universal, who owns the recording, or Paul McCartney, who owns the publishing would ever allow that.)
Groundbreaking_War52 t1_jdv8ld9 wrote
Reply to comment by hatersaurusrex in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Don't forget Tom Carvel and the invention of soft serve ice cream.
Cincinnati-style chili - also from Greeks (although some would argue that isn't something to be proud of...)
Mundane-Ad-3142 t1_jdv8jz6 wrote
Reply to comment by Thiccaca in TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station. by TonahVilla
I don't think you know what the word reasonable means lol.
AmnesiaInnocent t1_jdv8exy wrote
Reply to TIL of BioSteel, high-strength fiber-based material produced by goats, genetically modified to produce spider silk. by Grothorious
Spider-goat, Spider-goat
Making threads for your coat
Creates steel, any size
Also has too many eyes
Look out!
Here comes the Spider-goat
DeadandGonzo t1_jdvag07 wrote
Reply to TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station. by TonahVilla
It is interesting to think of astronauts, specialized in physics, biology, and technical material (naturalistic) explanations of our universe as theists.