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Where_my_pogs_at t1_jefd4sl wrote
Reply to comment by ssshield in TIL that Kurt Cobain got the inspiration to make Nirvana's famous song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" when Kathleen Hanna, the singer of the band "Bikini Kill" wrote "Kurt smells like teen spirit" on a board. Teen Spirit was a woman's deodorant and he didn't knew it until he was done with the song. by WonderfulWanderer777
The song came out before I had a concept of deodorant and was the rebellious song that older kids would blast driving around town.
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Reply to comment by GhettoChemist in TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
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inkseep1 t1_jefczin wrote
Reply to TIL In the West the largest meal of the day has historically been eaten at midday. It was not until Napoleon's empire there was the "abominable habit of dining as late as seven in the evening" as British travelers reported. The British adopted later dinners by 1850 from changes in work schedules. by jamescookenotthatone
Dinner is probably the 2nd most important of the 7 meals of the day.
PT10 t1_jefc7nd wrote
Reply to comment by Echo71Niner in TIL Arabic numbers have only existed in their present form since about the 10th century. Only a few texts using Arabic numerals appeared outside of Italy until the late 15th century. It wasn't until the mid-16th century that Arabic numbers were in common use in most of Europe by joecooool418
PT10 t1_jefbz94 wrote
Reply to comment by wwarnout in TIL Arabic numbers have only existed in their present form since about the 10th century. Only a few texts using Arabic numerals appeared outside of Italy until the late 15th century. It wasn't until the mid-16th century that Arabic numbers were in common use in most of Europe by joecooool418
Koetotine t1_jefb4iq wrote
Reply to comment by TLDReddit73 in TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
You can totally use a microwave, just poke some holes in them first, like with sausages.
InsaneBrew t1_jefaql3 wrote
Reply to TIL that New Orleans chicory coffee mix started during the American Civil War when Union naval blockades cut off the port of New Orleans bringing coffee shipments to a halt. New Orleanians looking for their coffee fix began mixing chicory with coffee to stretch out the supply. by GeoJono
It MUST be mixed with milk or some kind of creamer.
Do not, I repeat, DO NOT drink it black!
F_L_A_youknowit t1_jefan0k wrote
Reply to TIL an amateur archaeologist discovered European cave paintings used a proto-writing system meant to convey the gestation period of the various animals they painted by using dots to indicate the lunar cycle. by AudibleNod
"The research paper by Bacon, Freeth, and University of Durham professors Paul Pettitt and Robert Kentridge, as well as independent researchers Azadeh Khatiri and James Palmer, was published on January 5 in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal."
Very interesting and intuitive study. The way I work it is how the manner, means, and conclusion hit my senses. As in, you can smell the truth of a matter.
Many of these drawings show such distinctive artistic abilities. Paleo minds should have had similar capabilities across disciplines with limitations.
I like it and think there are merits in their work. Hopefully, more research will follow to prove/disprove. Robust skepticism is the basis of scientific research.
ButtCoinBuzz t1_jefagt5 wrote
Reply to comment by halfanothersdozen in TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
I find this Proposal to be a... sensible one.
Kkonamyguy t1_jefaf8l wrote
Reply to TIL that on top of the 3 matters of state that we’re all familiar with (solid, liquid, gas), there are at least 24 more, though most only exist under extreme conditions by gianthooverpig
A lot of the posts in here make me dissapointed in our educational system
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Reply to comment by barefeet69 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
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quietkicks t1_jefabal wrote
Reply to TIL that on top of the 3 matters of state that we’re all familiar with (solid, liquid, gas), there are at least 24 more, though most only exist under extreme conditions by gianthooverpig
It's shit like this that makes me realize they only taught us not even half the information in high school.
_Mechaloth_ t1_jef9ulb wrote
Reply to comment by amnesiasoft in TIL: “EGOT” is an acronym that was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas. It gained wider recognition after being introduced on the comedy series “30 Rock” by lily_noodlez
Just add an A and an S. GOATSE.
kore_nametooshort t1_jef9ref wrote
Reply to comment by gemstonegene in TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
More water. They're wetter so they can survive the first few days. Often newborns are pretty shit at feeding and it's normal to lose up to 10% of their body weight while they get the hang of it.
Traffic_Pylon t1_jef9qmq wrote
Reply to TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
How much starch tho?
zx109 t1_jef9itq wrote
Reply to comment by Ragnarotico in TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
I thought we lived here because thats where the aliens dropped us off
bobeaqoq t1_jef9icx wrote
Reply to comment by IW97HangNbanG in TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
"Water is the source of all life. Seven tenths of this Earth's surface is water. Why do you realize that 70% of you is water?" - General Jack D. Ripper
rshorning t1_jef9d7w wrote
Reply to comment by Imbiberr in TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
So that is what happens to politicians kissing babies?
IAmJohnny5ive t1_jef9b8l wrote
Reply to TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
So I can use the baked potato setting on the microwave?
[deleted] t1_jef96c2 wrote
Reply to TIL Arabic numbers have only existed in their present form since about the 10th century. Only a few texts using Arabic numerals appeared outside of Italy until the late 15th century. It wasn't until the mid-16th century that Arabic numbers were in common use in most of Europe by joecooool418
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jcd1974 t1_jef8yjh wrote
CannaWhoopazz t1_jef89pb wrote
Reply to TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
This is a fun fact! This is what I'm here for.
cadillacbee t1_jef80yv wrote
Reply to TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
So, essentially, a batatoe
SteveBored t1_jefd6d8 wrote
Reply to comment by temporarysecretary17 in TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz
"prior to the 1700s"