Recent comments in /f/todayilearned
GriffinFlash t1_j9qxqgq wrote
Reply to TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
Me blinking constantly due to eye irritation and constantly zooming in and out making the world spin around me.
drakens6 t1_j9qxgdd wrote
Reply to comment by RunDNA in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
> one Drake, Sir Anthony Knyvett's servent
It was Sir Francis!!!!
Underworld_Denizen t1_j9qxfti wrote
Reply to TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Man, people sure were gullible back then.
Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll order some more healing crystals.
VadeHD t1_j9qx3vl wrote
Thewrongbakedpotato t1_j9qwx2s wrote
Reply to TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
I was about to remark that people in 1554 must have been dumb as shit but then remembered some of the bumper stickers I see when I drive to work and am forced to conclude that people, in general, are just dumb as shit.
stray1ight t1_j9qwobe wrote
daveashaw t1_j9qvxvs wrote
Reply to TIL about Jamaican Ginger AKA "Jake" which was popular during Prohibition for its high alcohol content. Unfortunately it caused paralysis leading to a distinctive walk called the Jake Walk or the Jake Dance. by HeavyMetalOverbite
Really great article on this in the New Yorker, quite a few years ago. There was also an episode of the 50s crime drama "The Untouchables" covering the topic.
Joggingmusic t1_j9qvsb5 wrote
Sdog1981 t1_j9qvgcz wrote
Reply to comment by adamcoe in TIL that Gert Frobe, the actor who portrayed Auric Goldfinger in James Bond, was a former Nazi. Because of this, Goldfinger was banned in Israel until a Jewish man informed the Israeli Embassy that Frobe had hidden his mother and him from the Nazis. by NYstate
Riiight? We would never repeat past mistakes?
creggieb t1_j9qveep wrote
Reply to comment by Zandrick in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Yes, critical thinking is what isn't taught.
"Because nobody told me" is also the definition of willfull ignorance. If we say
"because i chose not to inform myself, relying on others to fulfill this responsibility for me"
The idea becomes more clear.
Buck_Thorn t1_j9qv4ci wrote
Reply to TIL cats are attracted to the smell of bleach because it's odour is similar to animal pee by jacko_light
Bleach? Wouldn't it be ammonia? Ammonia is similar to pee but I didn't think that chlorine bleach would be.
NewCanadianMTurker t1_j9quqbc wrote
Reply to TIL cats are attracted to the smell of bleach because it's odour is similar to animal pee by jacko_light
Note to self: if I ever get a cat, keep it away from the bleach.
Johannes_P t1_j9quk1f wrote
Reply to TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
I'm sure these 17000 people just loved to have a divine authority confirming their bias. Had Elizabeth Crofts said the Pope is the rightful head of Christianity, she would have been hanged for praemuire.
greed-man t1_j9qu7gl wrote
Reply to comment by mikess484 in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
Barrow loved the Ford V8 (this was a 1934 model). He wrote a letter on April 10, 1934, to Henry Ford: "While I still have got breath in my lungs I will tell you what a dandy car you make. I have drove Fords exclusively when I could get away with one. For sustained speed and freedom from trouble the Ford has got every other car skinned and even if my business hasn't been strictly legal it don't hurt anything to tell you what a fine car you got in the V-8."
BonerStibbone t1_j9qu6kk wrote
Reply to comment by walltowallgreens in TIL that Gert Frobe, the actor who portrayed Auric Goldfinger in James Bond, was a former Nazi. Because of this, Goldfinger was banned in Israel until a Jewish man informed the Israeli Embassy that Frobe had hidden his mother and him from the Nazis. by NYstate
Joe Goldfinger.
Pogo152 t1_j9qu3sw wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
I already read the whole article
>dating between the late 2nd century B.C. And the early 1st century A.D.
Most of that timeframe well predates when Jesus Christ could have been born. It seems that, at best this could have been contemporary with Jesus or made within a couple decades of his supposed death, and considering that Christianity was yet to really catch on at this time, it makes it even more doubtful that Jesus is being referred to here.
Also, the article admits that the idea that the “Christ” being referred to is Jesus (as, once again, “Christ” is a title and not part of his name) is based purely on speculation. The entire second-half of the article is discussing different explanations for the writing on the bowl.
The whole thing seems kinda like click-bait. The article runs with the interpretation that will grab the most attention and the couches it in weasel words like “could very well be”, “is speculated”, and “it is very probable”. No actual evidence is furnished within the article for this interpretation.
BonerStibbone t1_j9qu001 wrote
Reply to comment by scopeless in TIL that Gert Frobe, the actor who portrayed Auric Goldfinger in James Bond, was a former Nazi. Because of this, Goldfinger was banned in Israel until a Jewish man informed the Israeli Embassy that Frobe had hidden his mother and him from the Nazis. by NYstate
That's "Dir-tay"
NewCanadianMTurker t1_j9qttbr wrote
Reply to comment by ZiggerTheNaut in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
That is also true.
ZiggerTheNaut t1_j9qtm89 wrote
Reply to comment by NewCanadianMTurker in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
How about corrupt PEOPLE have always existed.
Sigg3net t1_j9qtam3 wrote
Reply to comment by TheCloudFestival in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Jesus wasn't a common name, it's the Roman misspelling/latinized version of Joshua, isn't it?
velocitymonk t1_j9qt7in wrote
Reply to comment by whereisthespacebar in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
Commensurate?
RoadToSurfdom t1_j9qt5az wrote
Reply to comment by adamcoe in TIL NYC Photographer Jamie Livingston shot a Polaroid photo everyday for 6,000 days between March 1979 and October 1997. The first shot was of his girlfriend at the time and his last photo was on his deathbed, dying of cancer by Ok_Copy5217
Also, polaroids were used in industries like film and fashion, where you wanted to take a reference photo of something - like, documenting what clothes actors are wearing so they wear the same at the shoot tomorrow.
[deleted] t1_j9qy5tv wrote
Reply to TIL Pedestrianism was a 19th-century form of competitive walking, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed. by I-Skeleton
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