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Chewyninja69 t1_jdwkde0 wrote

Reply to comment by bl4ckblooc420 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

Yeahhh… here’s to hoping Rockstar management will continue to have their staff crunch and do 100 hour work weeks so that they can release RDR3…

Oh wait…they’re already doing that for GTA6. Welp, maybe next time.

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SaraRainmaker t1_jdwjaar wrote

Reply to comment by SlightRedeye in TIL It takes 20 years for clothing to be considered "vintage" and today’s most sought-after vintage styles are ‘90s and early ‘00s by Ok_Copy5217

Actually... (sorry I had to)

Fast Fashion is planned obsolescence - ie: Making shoddy inexpensive clothing that people only wear once or twice and then it falls apart.

It has nothing to do with trends, fads or styles, which are driven by music, celebrities and yes fashion designers and textile companies.

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supercyberlurker t1_jdwim8s wrote

Reply to TIL india is the biggest exporter of hairs in the world. India's hair exports account for 80% of the global market by pinkcheems

It's kind of exploitation though. Basically religion has setup a system to harvest peoples hair and then sell it for their own profit.

> Once their wishes are realized, all of the family members come back to the temple and shave their heads to thank the god, Sreeja explained. Primary dealers then buy women's hair from these temples at a discount and sell it to industrialists like Sreeja, who then process it and export the extensions overseas.

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Charlielx t1_jdwhccp wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] 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 I would consider that a religion then, maybe personal spirituality. What would be the point though unless you're just making something new up for yourself? All major religions that currently exist have been endlessly corrupted since they were introduced, and their raw original forms would likely just have revealed how different society was back when they were created.

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Larkson9999 t1_jdwgv7a 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

Tall towers are painted red and white to help them stand out better against a blue sky during the day too. And beacon lights at the top are required in cities normally over 100ft but after 300 ft you also need side light beacons too. Some towers are specifically built to be 295ft tall so they can save money on maintaining three lights.

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AudibleNod t1_jdwgtyx wrote

Reply to TIL that Che Guevara was passioned about rugby, and he played it during his school years. In 1951 he also launched a rugby magazine Tackle, writing the whole thing himself by SteO153

Cool.

Here's a list of the documented victims Che Guevara is known to have a direct hand in killing.

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>"At times, the Revolution cannot stop to conduct much investigation; it has the obligation to triumph."

>-Guy on a T-shirt, regarding the need for summary executions

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