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sadorna1 t1_je00vq5 wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Hercules as an excellent example Achilles Pretty much any of the half-gods really
CygnusX-1-2112b t1_je00v1e wrote
Reply to TIL: A family of 12 performers, 7 of whom were dwarves, all survived Auschwitz after being separated by Mengele. Several prisoners who survived claimed they believed they were hallucinating when they saw seven well-dressed dwarves passing by. by 0verlyAnxious
He kept the dwarves around because he thought they were neat.
Gold-Difficulty6557 t1_je00phk 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
Yet, people still seem to fly right into buildings; and strangely many high profile people at that. 🙄
Timid_Robot t1_je00ii3 wrote
Reply to comment by Eve-3 in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
Again... This has existed for years. And yes, it sucks.
Zhuul t1_je00698 wrote
Reply to comment by ElvisKnucklehead in TIL the SL-1 was the only reactor accident in U.S. history which resulted in immediate fatalities, killing 3 military operators in 1961, pinning one of them to the ceiling. by rigorousthinker
His video about Castle Bravo is incredible.
parag0n101 t1_jdzzmw6 wrote
Reply to comment by rubmypineapple in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
Same, caught me out the other day - first time I’d come across it and thought it was a fault, nearly spilled my drink in the process :)
ColorUserPro t1_jdzzmsi wrote
Reply to comment by CheeseSandwich in TIL intercontinental ballistic missiles use celestial navigation to check and correct their course (initially set using internal gyroscopes) while flying outside the Earth's atmosphere. by Captainmanic
Not to mention the canister launch platform, or the roadmap for rail-launching strategy. What a missile.
Thiccaca t1_jdzzjnk wrote
Reply to comment by earthmann 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
Possibly. The thought of a Space Taliban is worrisome.
Alib902 t1_jdzzete wrote
Reply to comment by cabalavatar in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
That's weird, we have an NGO in my country that takes them and for every 100kg of caps (maybe more not sure of the exact numbers) they give a wheel chair for someone in need.
montanunion t1_jdzypih wrote
Reply to comment by howardslowcum in TIL: A family of 12 performers, 7 of whom were dwarves, all survived Auschwitz after being separated by Mengele. Several prisoners who survived claimed they believed they were hallucinating when they saw seven well-dressed dwarves passing by. by 0verlyAnxious
Snow White was also one of the most popular German fairytales for centuries before that.
Cpkrupa t1_jdzypbk wrote
Reply to comment by TurboThrobber in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
I'm in Scotland and it's definitely in effect here. Had many bottles like this and it's very annoying opening the bottles, can even end up cutting yourself.
shruggedbeware t1_jdzynk9 wrote
Reply to TIL about Lillan Bloodworth, who donated blood every 56 days for nearly 50 years. By the time she stopped at age 85, she had donated 23 gallons. (The average person's body contains about 1.5 gallons.) by WouldbeWanderer
Everyone knows adult humans have like 10 gallons of blood in their body, booooooooo
WESLEY1877 t1_jdzyg4d wrote
Reply to TIL Joanna Lee, one of the actresses in Plan Nine From Outer Space, went on to create the after-school special format and won an Emmy for writing an episode of The Waltons. by DoubleTFan
This got me, man; gonna sit down and watch "Ed Wood" later today come Hell or High Water-
Lalalala943 t1_jdzyf2l wrote
Reply to TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
It’s so annoying and makes it very hard to drink from the things. Constantly getting whacked in the face by the lid lol. I rip them off.
reddit_user13 t1_jdzydmu wrote
Reply to TIL in the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, a local style of accordion folk music known as Famo has sprung a fierce bloody gang war which has contributed to its high homicide rate. Little-known to the outside world, scores of musicians and hundreds of DJs, fans, family members etc. have been slain. by delano1998
Just eat it.
xopranaut t1_jdzy51k wrote
Reply to TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Popular belief driving an official response is pretty much the system that drives many aspects of religious doctrine.
Wooba99 t1_jdzxl7l wrote
Reply to comment by cabalavatar in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
Same here in Queensland Australia.
thousand-grandmas t1_jdzxbtd wrote
Reply to comment by aarkwilde in TIL intercontinental ballistic missiles use celestial navigation to check and correct their course (initially set using internal gyroscopes) while flying outside the Earth's atmosphere. by Captainmanic
I’m not sure gps would even work up there. GPS satellites are obviously a lot further out than LEO and suborbital missiles, so there should be a signal, but it’s probably designed to work best at surface level.
Kelmon80 t1_jdzx9ja wrote
Reply to TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
They are SO fucking annoying! I don't want some cap in my face while I drink, and I don't want to have to rip them off every time, leaving a potentially sharp piece of plastic I have to be careful to not jam in my face.
And where is the point in that? Here in Germany, all plastic bottles are returned WITH cap to get your deposit back. Who takes off the cap and then throws it away, to, you know, have a bottle you can't close? Escaped mental patients?
How about implementing it ONLY in countries where people - for whatever insane reason - throw those caps away on a regular basis?
react_dev t1_jdzwmkb wrote
Reply to TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Yes. In Chinese history a lot of revolts and brutal revolutions were carried out in the name of the son of Heaven. They were just cults rallied around a single person that they see as a deity. Us Chinese just like every other human are highly susceptible to following some divine being to righteousness but just used as political tools. Falungong today fits that description.
Ravenclaw79 t1_jdzwieg wrote
Reply to comment by cabalavatar in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
That was my first thought — you can recycle those?
pauliewotsit t1_jdzw4bz wrote
Reply to comment by Djinjja-Ninja in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
Are they? Not seen any in my local area
Brimstone-n-Treacle t1_jdzw100 wrote
Reply to TIL Joanna Lee, one of the actresses in Plan Nine From Outer Space, went on to create the after-school special format and won an Emmy for writing an episode of The Waltons. by DoubleTFan
Raised her standards after being in such an awful movie. When I say "awful," I mean "so awful that it's good."
DumbbellDiva92 t1_je00yyx wrote
Reply to comment by musicmad-123 in TIL about Lillan Bloodworth, who donated blood every 56 days for nearly 50 years. By the time she stopped at age 85, she had donated 23 gallons. (The average person's body contains about 1.5 gallons.) by WouldbeWanderer
This lady might also just be an outlier. I’m not convinced having the same limit for men and women like we do in the US is actually a good idea. I know I got anemic when I tried to donate as often as allowed. At minimum, periodic ferritin testing should be implemented if they are going to keep the recovery time that low.