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Epsilongated t1_jdvhkya wrote
Reply to comment by absolutelyshafted in TIL india is the biggest exporter of hairs in the world. India's hair exports account for 80% of the global market by pinkcheems
r/TechnicallyCorrect
Consider2SidesPeace t1_jdvhffn wrote
Reply to comment by Matchanu in TIL that the red lights on top of tall buildings in cities are called “aviation obstruction lighting,” and are used to help pilots of low-flying aircraft avoid collisions with otherwise hard-to-see structures. by bearjew64
Very tall cars with their headlights buried :)
payeco t1_jdvhawx wrote
Reply to TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
I once watched a seagull eat a pigeon in San Francisco. It just snapped it up out of nowhere.
Iron_Chic t1_jdvh3uh wrote
Reply to comment by Matchanu in TIL that the red lights on top of tall buildings in cities are called “aviation obstruction lighting,” and are used to help pilots of low-flying aircraft avoid collisions with otherwise hard-to-see structures. by bearjew64
Stoplights for bird traffic.
andres92 t1_jdvgyvl wrote
Reply to comment by Bodymaster 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
My heart goes out to the actual testers/QA who had to do overtime until 4am so some celebrity could play a video game.
Big_Car5623 t1_jdvgucn 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
I went to my first Sox game with my grandparents a few days later. They had sodded parts of the field there were huge mounds of dirt piled up along both base lines. It was a big mess. Shortly after I became a Steve and Garry fan.
artisnotsubjective t1_jdvgslf wrote
Reply to TIL that the red lights on top of tall buildings in cities are called “aviation obstruction lighting,” and are used to help pilots of low-flying aircraft avoid collisions with otherwise hard-to-see structures. by bearjew64
Wait till you learn about those red/white balls on high voltage power lines...
deliciouschickenwing t1_jdvgmoc 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
When I watched interstellar i remember the movie finishing and in the ensuing moment i asked my friend how you would establish the direction of mecca from one of them planets. It was supposed to be a joke but ots actually a valid question.
chockfulloffeels t1_jdvgle9 wrote
Reply to comment by HorseBeige in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
I didn’t read it either and I didn’t know that . That’s awesome
HorseBeige t1_jdvgfru wrote
Reply to comment by chockfulloffeels in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
The above commenter didn't read the article they posted. Al pastor, the specific type of meat used for Tacos al pastor, are Lebanese in origin. Tacos predate the Spanish conquest.
HorseBeige t1_jdvg6ju wrote
Reply to comment by CircaSixty8 in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Read the article more closely. Tacos al pastor (which is just a type of filling) have immigrant roots. Tacos as a concept are Mexican and predate them by centuries.
orvalax t1_jdvfsjf wrote
Reply to TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
Gotta get that extra protein.
xenocarp t1_jdvfhx3 wrote
Reply to comment by xenocarp 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
Why am I getting downvotes ??
GwenGunn t1_jdvfdp3 wrote
Reply to comment by Plasticcaz 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
Please tell me this is an edgy Australian kid’s edit like the “Jingle Bells, Batman Smells” or “Joy to the World, Barney’s Dead” from America.
Igor_Strabuzov t1_jdvf9wq wrote
Reply to TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
It's interesting that in 1944 Pizza was much more common in New York and the north-eastern United States than it was in central and especially northern Italy, where before the late 1950's it was basically nonexistent.
Maleficent-Pay-7374 t1_jdvexbn wrote
Reply to comment by oodelay 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
It would feature Elon and doge prominently.
chockfulloffeels t1_jdvewfp wrote
Reply to comment by LipTrev in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
They shut down the Mexican branch now by what I understand
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Archberdmans t1_jdvefyl wrote
Reply to comment by Mundane-Ad-3142 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
Sounds like you don’t tbh
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LipTrev t1_jdve7xp wrote
Reply to comment by nowhereman136 in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
> Pizza was already popular in New York, especially within Italian communities.
New Haven (Connecticut) dwellers are furious with anyone who does not recognize American Pizza as coming from New Haven originally.
wagnus_ t1_jdve16m wrote
Reply to comment by TheProtoChris in TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
exactly. the audacity to be so mischievously adorable
Additional_Release49 t1_jdvdwsv wrote
LipTrev t1_jdvdvf3 wrote
Reply to comment by chockfulloffeels in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
You know what they had to do when they opened the first Taco Bell in Mexico City?
Give explanations for what all these things were.
Tacos (as sold in America) are an American remix of some regional Mexican food that Mexicans know from being introduced to them by Americans.
Sheepish_conundrum t1_jdvhlmb wrote
Reply to comment by mrnoonan81 in TIL that method used to rob the banks in the movie The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) was the actual method "Friday Night Robber" Carl Gugasian successfully used for over thirty years. by Saint_Gut-Free
Hell why not go after the mom for attempted abortion or something as well.