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TheSnarfles t1_je9ncht wrote
Reply to TIL The organizers of the Japan Olympics in 2021 distributed 160,000 condoms to the athletes by Future_Green_7222
Actually far fewer instances of these condoms being needed than previous Games because athletes had to leave within 48 hours of their events ending. The Olympic Village is usually one big orgy before closing ceremonies, but Tokyo’s village became a ghost town.
Dragon_Fisting t1_je9n6gx wrote
Reply to comment by momentimori in TIL a special law in the UK was created to ensure that the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital will forever be able to collect royalties from stage performances, audiobooks, book releases, etc. of Peter Pan in the UK. This is the only work with an 'exception' to copyright laws. by [deleted]
Those books predate the concept of copyright.
Smogz_ t1_je9n0is wrote
Reply to comment by EverydayVelociraptor in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
Rocket fuel is nasty stuff. My dad worked with rocket engines at Edwards in the 60s and worked on the Apollo 11 lunar module descent engine. His supervisor at Edwards said to avoid getting it on him and that when he gets older he’ll get constant itching. He has the itchies. His buddy that got more on him has it really bad.
woodkm t1_je9mz9a wrote
Reply to comment by needmorehardware in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
My comment was downvoted? Lol wut. And I don't disagree. Just saying what I've seen/heard happening.
MrKrinkle151 t1_je9mv8p wrote
Reply to comment by Sir-Viette in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
Nothin dog what’s up with you?
mad0666 t1_je9mpl1 wrote
Reply to TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
I ran over a next of baby bunnies when I was a teenager. Had headphones on and just kind of “felt” all the bones and matter disintegrate through the mower. Screamed and cried hysterically for at least a full hour, made my boyfriend leave band practice to console me. I was a wreck. Then my dad came to me holding one remaining live bunny, the top of his scalp and ears cut clean off. He was frozen in terror for the first two days I had him, but I bottle fed him and raised him and set him free in the yard. We saw him around the house for a good two years after that. Named him Toro after the mower that killed all of his siblings. It was really sad to see the mother rabbit out there inspecting the carnage that evening. Thanks for reading.
Kie723 t1_je9mim9 wrote
vafrow t1_je9m8yr wrote
Reply to comment by GreekKnight3 in TIL that Drew Carey refuses to ever submit himself for an Emmy Award nomination by Sensitive_Deal_6363
Yeah, he's basically been a fixture on television for almost 30 years. Even the various guest spots and one off roles he's had over the years, there's probably been a lot of places he could have been pushing for award recognition if he wanted.
I do wonder what would have happened if he was putting himself in for nominations in the 90s, where you had some absolutely stacked slate of candidates.
He would probably be one of those guys that gets in one year just to recognize him, but Kelsey Grammer had that award locked down for an era.
Animallover4321 t1_je9m7ka wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
I think it was because she had never been in an area where the fly lived so she could only catch it via sexual contact.
WonderWmn212 OP t1_je9lqo5 wrote
Reply to comment by rebillihp in TIL Margaret Knight (1838-1914) invented a machine to mass produce flat-bottomed paper bags and, after winning a lawsuit against a fraudster who copied her design, the patent was issued in 1871. Her first invention was when she was 12 years old (and began working in a factory). She had 87 patents. by WonderWmn212
Here's an engraving showing a device for making conical-shaped paper bags.
BigCountry76 t1_je9lqcp wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL that the world's largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887 and was reported to be "larger than milk pans." by KodyBerns99
As an American I have no idea what a milk pan is so I'm just as confused.
Landlubber77 t1_je9ln6m wrote
Reply to TIL the milky way was named as such because of Hera's breaskmilk...An infant Hercules tried to nurse from her, and she threw him off. Allowing some milk to splash and creating the galaxy and all its stars... by Themakia
A very large percentage of people laughing at this believe angels are real.
Edit- See?
Smogz_ t1_je9lfqc wrote
Reply to comment by jimicus in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
I can hear the music from that
RusselShakelford t1_je9ky7r wrote
Reply to TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
So ... If I change my ways, and stop inhaling rabbits ground up from my lawnmower, and go back to hand grinding my rabbits for inhaling, then I should be alright? What a fucking pain in my petunia, I absolutely hate hand grinding my rabbits before I inhale them, it's really seems like an unnecessary and tedious step in this day and age of convenience and technology. That's why I bought a lawnmower in the first damn place!!! To grind rabbits to inhale, if I wanted to trim a lawn I wouldn't live in the desert! Hmmmm, maybe I can hire a guy in the morning outside of Home Depot to grind my rabbits for me, it's only a couple of hours work but I bet someone will do it. I hope I dont have tularemia. I think I might have tularemia. Does as anyone want to buy a lawnmower, cheap?
RDMvb6 t1_je9kuc6 wrote
Reply to TIL Margaret Knight (1838-1914) invented a machine to mass produce flat-bottomed paper bags and, after winning a lawsuit against a fraudster who copied her design, the patent was issued in 1871. Her first invention was when she was 12 years old (and began working in a factory). She had 87 patents. by WonderWmn212
Not saying this is the case here, but having many patents is not evidence of high intelligence. Oftentimes that just means someone hired a really good lawyer.
aw-un t1_je9kpw0 wrote
Reply to comment by plaincoldtofu in TIL The organizers of the Japan Olympics in 2021 distributed 160,000 condoms to the athletes by Future_Green_7222
You forgot that each condom use involves, at a minimum, two athletes.
xopranaut t1_je9knbj wrote
Reply to TIL the milky way was named as such because of Hera's breaskmilk...An infant Hercules tried to nurse from her, and she threw him off. Allowing some milk to splash and creating the galaxy and all its stars... by Themakia
The article actually says “explanation of the origin of the Milky Way within the context of creation myths”, meaning that the Milky Way had got its name because it looked like a splash of milk in water, and the myth was then invented as an explanation.
detective-mcnulty t1_je9kjbi wrote
ShamelesslyPlugged t1_je9kap2 wrote
Reply to comment by Romarium in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
Its that specific because its an infamous case report.
patchinthebox t1_je9k9b3 wrote
Reply to comment by gutter153 in TIL The organizers of the Japan Olympics in 2021 distributed 160,000 condoms to the athletes by Future_Green_7222
Yeah a substantial chunk of olympians are not single and we can assume most of them are faithful. Additionally, there's probably a sizable chunk that simply doesn't hook up because they don't want to.
I'm sure some do go at it like rabbits but it's not the majority.
ExternalImprovement3 t1_je9k64x wrote
satanizr t1_je9k3n4 wrote
Reply to TIL Pigeons are able to take off vertically and accelerate to 100 kph in two seconds by karelkarelkarels
That's impressive. What the 1/4 mile time for pigeon?
[deleted] t1_je9jwaa wrote
Reply to TIL in order to prevent certain legal instruments from operating in perpetuity, a Royal Lives Clause may be written into a contract which provides a definite but extended period of time usually tied to twenty-one years past the death of last living descendent of the current British monarch. by AudibleNod
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flaminate_strutching t1_je9ndy9 wrote
Reply to TIL the milky way was named as such because of Hera's breaskmilk...An infant Hercules tried to nurse from her, and she threw him off. Allowing some milk to splash and creating the galaxy and all its stars... by Themakia
And also that’s how we got to the word “galaxy” in general- the ‘gala’ came from the Greek word for milk!