BrokenEye3
BrokenEye3 t1_j8azsax wrote
Reply to comment by F4L2OYD13 in TIL that termites - like mammalian ruminants - produce a lot of methane through their digestion process, but bacteria living in their nests filter and absorb a lot of it. by War_Hymn
I'm sure they're not that loud.
BrokenEye3 t1_j7uzqqq wrote
Reply to TIL The first bridge to span the Mississippi River was built in 1855 near Minneapolis. The Father Louis Hennepin Suspension Bridge charged a toll. Price for pigs and sheep was 2 cents, humans paid 3 cents, horses cost 15 cents and carriages cost 25 cents. by triviafrenzy
Does a human riding a carriage pulled by a horse cost 25 cents or 42?
BrokenEye3 t1_j7snexi wrote
BrokenEye3 t1_j7rkgni wrote
Reply to comment by Bubbly-Incident in TIL different kinds of tea (black, green, white, oolong) come from the same plant. The only difference is in how the leaves are processed. by wombat-slayer
Mmm... hotdog tea
BrokenEye3 t1_j7rjncy wrote
Reply to comment by fuckswitfish in TIL different kinds of tea (black, green, white, oolong) come from the same plant. The only difference is in how the leaves are processed. by wombat-slayer
THEY SAID THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF TEA COME FROM THE SAME PLANT!
BrokenEye3 t1_j7hbh7w wrote
Reply to TIL that physically acting out your dreams (loss of REM sleep paralysis) is >80% accurate at predicting future brain maladies including Parkinson's, Lewy Body Dementia, and ALS by SimilarLee
Sleepwalkers are also great at predicting when you're going to be shanked by a dude who sleeps in a cabinet
BrokenEye3 t1_j79ofr1 wrote
BrokenEye3 t1_j79o19b wrote
Reply to comment by DaveOJ12 in TIL in early 1942 the Battle of Los Angeles was fought, with an hour-long barrage of anti-aircraft artillery fired from the city against a perceived Japanese invasion. The cause: a stray weather balloon. by McKFC
Technically it was a UFO, because the gunner didn't know what it was
BrokenEye3 t1_j79nuga wrote
Reply to TIL in early 1942 the Battle of Los Angeles was fought, with an hour-long barrage of anti-aircraft artillery fired from the city against a perceived Japanese invasion. The cause: a stray weather balloon. by McKFC
You mean there was actually something up there?
BrokenEye3 t1_j6pi22i wrote
Reply to TIL The Apollo 11 astronauts have a "circular" star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. Neil Armstrong and co are recognised by Hollywood not for being the first humans on the moon, but for their "contributions to the television industry". [more in comments] by ZER0SE7ENONETH
I mean, the Hollywood Walk of Fame is about media and entertainment, not science or exploration, so being first to walk on the moon isn't a strictly relevant achievement. I supposed they could credit them for being first to be filmed on the moon, they've been doing that on TV since 1902.
BrokenEye3 t1_j6mdocx wrote
Reply to comment by UltimateGamingTechie in TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
Was India a major importer of cannabis to the US?
BrokenEye3 t1_j6mcd0x wrote
Reply to TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US. by UltimateGamingTechie
Why? What does the US get out of exactly one other country not getting high (legally)?
BrokenEye3 t1_j6m6hcf wrote
Reply to comment by CanadianGurlfren in TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje
Yeah, I assumed that would be it too, but I checked and for reasons I'm not highly educated enough to understand, the Latin plural of "census" is "census" (unless its in the genitive case, in which case the plural is "censuum", which seems pretty rad but not strictly relevant to this usage) and thus in English the rarely used "proper" plural is too. Maybe it wasn't originally considered a countable noun? That'd be kind of ironic.
BrokenEye3 t1_j6m0sna wrote
Reply to comment by manguito86 in TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje
A lunatic colonialist
BrokenEye3 t1_j6m0mwg wrote
Reply to comment by Dodaddydont in TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje
*censuses or censusses or census
BrokenEye3 t1_j6fmbxv wrote
Reply to comment by KayWDubs in TIL the term “cloud cuckoo land” goes back to the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, who used it for a utopian city of birds in his farce, the Birds by Mr_Westerfield
I'm sure anyone who frequents TV Tropes would also recognize it instantly.
BrokenEye3 t1_j6fm9o5 wrote
Reply to TIL the term “cloud cuckoo land” goes back to the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, who used it for a utopian city of birds in his farce, the Birds by Mr_Westerfield
To a given value of "utopian". The birds in the play are a bit, well, batty. Props to them for usurping the gods, though.
BrokenEye3 t1_j6f8iel wrote
Reply to comment by loquacious706 in TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
Please speak directly into the mannequin
BrokenEye3 t1_j6er6lg wrote
Reply to comment by BigJayPee in TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
Honestly, I hate both
BrokenEye3 t1_j6enik6 wrote
Reply to comment by Low_Soul_Coal in TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
Fuck those rich assholes and their magic sky castles
BrokenEye3 t1_j6en45x wrote
Reply to TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
I'll bet the Nestene Consciousness is excited
BrokenEye3 t1_j6c7uxv wrote
Reply to TIL flight United 175 was 200 feet away from colliding with another airplane before hitting the world trade center by today_is_1899-10-19
I wonder how America's reaction to the hijacking would have been different if they'd crashed into another plane instead of a major building. Of course, the first tower would've already been hit at this point, but still.
BrokenEye3 t1_j6c7bbw wrote
Reply to Today I learned about Bazoul in Burkina Faso, where crocodiles are revered and played with by local children by fender8421
I wonder what would make the crocodiles in that area so docile. Something in the water, perhaps?
BrokenEye3 t1_j67u8er wrote
Reply to TIL that in 1930 astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto and in 2007 his ashes were aboard the first spacecraft sent to explore it. by Emu_Enough
Somebody wanted to be extra sure Clyde stayed dead this time
BrokenEye3 t1_j8b0351 wrote
Reply to comment by TNJCrypto in TIL that termites - like mammalian ruminants - produce a lot of methane through their digestion process, but bacteria living in their nests filter and absorb a lot of it. by War_Hymn
Imagine having to be the guy whose job it is to put termite bacteria in cows' asses