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Lurker_IV t1_je5m9fj wrote
Reply to comment by Aye_Eye_Captain in TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
They had sewing needles so they had tailored clothing. And musical instruments so they had music. They had bigger brains than us so they were probably smarter. They must have had art of some kinds.
More human than human us back then probably. Shame they aren't around anymore.
udee79 t1_je5m75f wrote
Reply to comment by fatuous_sobriquet in TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
sassyquatch9 t1_je5lpns wrote
groggyMPLS t1_je5l7jp wrote
Reply to TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
”Musical experiments confirmed findings of archaeological research that the size and the position of the holes cannot be accidental – they were made with the intention of musical expression.”
I hate statements like this. Of course it could have been accidental. Insanely unlikely, but why sound stupid by saying there’s zero chance some cave man made four holes in a bone that just happened to be on the right scale for making musical notes.
ZLUCremisi t1_je5kizb wrote
Reply to comment by Nutcrackit in TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
I mean JFK brother dued when the US attempt it in WW2 because of a problem.
We had remote control turrets in the early 40s.
LupusDeusMagnus t1_je5kgis wrote
Reply to TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
Allegedly. There’s some discussion on whether it’s actually a flute.
ZLUCremisi t1_je5kadc wrote
Reply to comment by GreenStrong in TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
Yep. Back then it was encourage to join the military if you were able to.
jb270 t1_je5k3bi wrote
Reply to comment by GreenStrong in TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
The craziest part with Bush senior is that he drifted away from the rest of the plane crew. He wound up being the only survivor, the other 8 airmen were captured by the Japanese, tortured, executed, and parts of them were served to Japanese officers. It’s known as the Chichijima incident, and is the subject of the book Flyboys. The entire trajectory of the 20th and 21st century would have been completely different if an ocean current hadn’t saved George HW Bush from getting beheaded and cannibalized.
IsThisRealOrNah93 t1_je5k2au wrote
Reply to TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
Yes and in starting april, in the Netherlands at least, you also gotta pay extra for a can when buying a can of soda, to try and get people to hand it in instead of yeeting it everywhere.
ZLUCremisi t1_je5jx9x wrote
Reply to comment by JetScootr in TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
US Army AirForce try to remote control a bomber but the fewcrew inside it switching it over to remote diedcwhen i crashed
Torpedicus t1_je5jx1o wrote
Reply to comment by Blue_Lust in TIL about the Forty Elephants or Forty Thieves, an all women crime syndicate in London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that specialized in shoplifting and pretending to be maids and robbing the wealthy families who hired them. by Professor_Hillbilly
She's a turtle dove!
Nutcrackit t1_je5jg47 wrote
Reply to TIL Early drones were developed during the First World War. These radio controlled planes were primarily for target practice but by 1942 a drone with a built in TV camera was capable of delivering a torpedo to a ship 20 miles from the controller. by jamescookenotthatone
Okay I swear this shit is proving time travel Fing with the timeline. As someone who has a large interest in the historic warfare I don't see how I couldn't have heard of this.
Zaptrem32 t1_je5jfwg wrote
Reply to comment by packetfire in TIL that children born earlier in the academic year have a higher chance of participating in upper echelons of sports or academia. This is known as the Relative Age Effect. by ThatFaultyGamer
Same, but I’m not one of the smartest kids in class. Prolly 70-75 percentile.
lunelily t1_je5j7en wrote
Reply to comment by RingGiver in TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half. by WhatsAMisanthrope
^ This guy wants only rich people in positions of governmental power.
DirtyMoneyJesus t1_je5ivi3 wrote
Reply to comment by fissionpowered in TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second. by the_ballmer_peak
I knew I seen this somewhere before lol
Kwando-D-Hornblower t1_je5iidf wrote
Reply to comment by nosnevenaes in TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
Yes they did. Prove me wrong.
be4u4get t1_je5ifty wrote
Reply to comment by gutterbrain73 in TIL that there's a breed of a domestic chicken tall up to 1.2 metres by ravennesejaguar
You got some big nuggets
reddit_user13 t1_je5ic0k wrote
Reply to TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second. by the_ballmer_peak
Americans will do anything to avoid metric.
be4u4get t1_je5ibi5 wrote
Reply to comment by beachbum818 in TIL that there's a breed of a domestic chicken tall up to 1.2 metres by ravennesejaguar
Still tastes like chicken
69hailsatan t1_je5hz3u wrote
Reply to comment by fissionpowered in TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second. by the_ballmer_peak
Unless this is sarcasm/joke, the Atlantic Ocean being the capacity of 166 Olympic pool would be interesting
dontshoot4301 t1_je5hyh5 wrote
Reply to comment by rraattbbooyy in TIL that Chick-fil-A started in 1961, after founder S. Truett Cathy found a fryer that cooked chicken as quickly as a fast food burger. Chick-fil-A licensed the sandwich to 50 restaurants, including Waffle House, until 1967, when the first standalone Chick-fil-A was opened. by jdward01
I never got the love for Chick-fil-A, it’s mediocre, soggy chicken that takes around 30 minutes if you’re eating during lunch or dinner hour…
nosnevenaes t1_je5mfbb wrote
Reply to comment by Kwando-D-Hornblower in TIL The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear. by gonejahman
Well. Buns require leavening yes?