considerableforsight t1_je64s5o wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:05 PM

Reply to TIL that there's a breed of a domestic chicken tall up to 1.2 metres by ravennesejaguar

It's like a miniature ostrich

NosyObscurity26 t1_je64pbv wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:05 PM

Reply to TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second. by the_ballmer_peak

To convert this to Olympic-sized swimming pools, which have a volume of approximately 2,500 cubic meters each, we can divide the Amazon River's average discharge by 2,500.

Whoretron8000 t1_je64j0q wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:04 PM

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

Sure, I don't think catching fish and cooking it is so much the surprise, but the discrepancy between what we previously knew and what we know now in regards to what evidence suggests is what's surprising... How wrong we could potentially be until we learn more.

nuclearswan t1_je64a5r wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:02 PM

Reply to TIL that there's a breed of a domestic chicken tall up to 1.2 metres by ravennesejaguar

Here they are.

nosnevenaes t1_je63sw7 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Reply to comment by Whoretron8000 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

Catching fish is easier to figure out than how to make dough rise.

Guilty_Ad114 t1_je63o8w wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:58 PM

Reply to comment by AngelSucked 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

So they should give themselves raises during tragedies?

Toy_Guy_in_MO t1_je63j5i wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:57 PM

Reply to comment by CulturedClub 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

The commenter said

> I was as much as a year younger

This allows for a range. And as in the example of my own class, not everyone was a year younger than everyone else; that would be impossible. But a large portion of the students were close to or more than a year younger than a good portion of other kids in the class and this showed in academics or athletics. Most of the birthdays in our class, that we celebrated, were Sept/Oct or Feb/Mar, relatively few in the Nov-Jan span, Apr/May and unknown in the summer months. And especially at those younger ages, it doesn't even have to be a full year, even a matter of 2-3 months is a big difference. A child who is 5 years and 3 months will, on average, have an advantage over a child who has just turned 5.

tyler1128 t1_je63dta wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:56 PM

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

Reminds me of the US politician who talked about Guam flipping over. Enjoy.

E1520 t1_je636kj wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:55 PM

Reply to comment by CrieDeCoeur 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

Most countries do. VAT, salestax, moms.

It's the same thing and started as temporary.

theblackestofmattes t1_je62yxq wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:54 PM

Reply to TIL Speed Racer was based off the 1964 Elvis film "Viva Las Vegas". Tatsuo Yoshida, creator of Mach GoGoGo, stated that this movie was his primary inspiration. by bboyneko

Obviously

justasmalltowndad t1_je62ub4 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:53 PM

Reply to TIL that there's a breed of a domestic chicken tall up to 1.2 metres by ravennesejaguar

Dude grew up hearing stories of his epic ancestors and made it his life mission to try to return to their former glory...

Yo, that's a DreamWorks animated movie I'd watch.

maybe_there_is_hope t1_je62fix wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Reply to comment by midnightspecial99 in TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second. by the_ballmer_peak

Mainly the Andes, rivers and lakes from there. Also, lots of water from the Pakaraima Mountains, on the Guyanas too.

somoslupos t1_je62c43 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:50 PM

Reply to comment by Flint_Westwood in TIL Stop signs used to be BLACK ON YELLOW by sexyson91

someone had to do a Wiz reference. Only came in to scroll to first one

nomnomnomnomRABIES t1_je61zgh wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:48 PM

Reply to comment by KNHaw 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

Ok cool, thanks

Whoretron8000 t1_je6159v wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:42 PM

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

Idk, we just found evidence of cooking fish 780,000 years ago, we are slowly learning more as we go and I wouldn't be surprised if our estimates on manipulating yeasts to make fluffy grain paste are off by a few-tens of thousand years.