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Lothran t1_j9tm1jq wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
It was the Macaroni Club, which was a club for dandy aristocrats at the time. Putting the feather in the hat and calling it macaroni was throwing shade at them.
Flemtality t1_j9tlt8n wrote
Reply to TIL certain moths have developed sound absorbing wings that make it harder for bats to hunt and eat them with their echolocation. The structure of the moth wings might someday help people soundproof places by RainManToothpicks
What exactly does "places" mean in this context?
Also, the use of "might" in the title is hilarious, a lot of things "might" happen, OP.
QHUNK t1_j9tlm9c wrote
Lizardxxx t1_j9tlgpf wrote
Reply to TIL that there are more than 160 endangered languages in the United States alone. In addition to many Native American languages, Cajun French, Eastern Yiddish, and Martha's Vineyard, Hawaii, and Plains Sign Language are all endangered. by afeeney
I'm old enough to remember kids getting in trouble for speaking French in school. I barely speak any at all. :-(
Buck_Thorn t1_j9tktea wrote
Reply to comment by ddotevs in TIL cats are attracted to the smell of bleach because it's odour is similar to animal pee by jacko_light
Cool. Thanks.
fanghornegghorn t1_j9tkqzf wrote
ddotevs t1_j9tkomt wrote
Reply to comment by Buck_Thorn in TIL cats are attracted to the smell of bleach because it's odour is similar to animal pee by jacko_light
I added the disclaimer immediately after posting it. Don't want another tide pod situation on our hands
down4things t1_j9tko7h wrote
[deleted] t1_j9tknsj wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
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fanghornegghorn t1_j9tkjsz wrote
Reply to comment by locri in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
A bodega MAKES sandwiches but it doesn't exclusively sell them. It's a corner shop, that also has sandwiches.
Toasting_Toast666 t1_j9tkh25 wrote
Reply to comment by Gabagool1987 in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
How has technology stagnated?
[deleted] t1_j9tkch6 wrote
Buck_Thorn t1_j9tjoq6 wrote
Reply to comment by ddotevs in TIL cats are attracted to the smell of bleach because it's odour is similar to animal pee by jacko_light
Not sure I'd even joke about that.
Kids: Don't try this at home. It can kill you!
> Mixing products containing chlorine bleach with products containing ammonia releases chloramine gas, which is toxic to people and animals.
ddotevs t1_j9tjgcx wrote
Reply to comment by Buck_Thorn in TIL cats are attracted to the smell of bleach because it's odour is similar to animal pee by jacko_light
Mixing both together make the perfect aroma
Edit: just to be safe I'm adding a disclaimer to not fucking do this
FerleyAd t1_j9tjfjs wrote
Reply to TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
These two comments ⬇️
ChadJones72 t1_j9tjbbo wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
I'm just saying if we all start saying this ironically at first we can bring this phrase back if we want.
Slurm818 t1_j9tj23m wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
I thought that macaroni was a high end hat making company and Yankee Doodle was just being a buffoon
SavageComic t1_j9tittk wrote
Reply to comment by backupKDC6794 in TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
This is basically Hamilton. You'll have white theatre people jizzing forever.
AardvarkCandy t1_j9tic8w wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
Most underrated comment right here.
SomeDumbGamer t1_j9thy9v wrote
disneyvacafacts t1_j9thltx wrote
Reply to TIL that Air Tahiti Nui Flight 64 holds the record as the world's longest domestic flight. The flight was between Papeete in French Polynesia and Paris (15,715 km/9,765 mi) taking 16h20. The current longest domestic flight is AF647 between Saint-Denis, Réunion and Paris (9,349 km/5,809 mi/11h40) by SteO153
Boston to Maui was fun, 11:30 hours!!!
Taleya t1_j9thcvk wrote
Reply to comment by RobinsShaman in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
That is not a milk bar in the slightest.
Nowadays you get milk, bread, chips, icecreams, bit of a lolly bar if you're lucky, back in the day there'd be VHS rental and 20c arcade machines as well.
jcd1974 t1_j9tgpxi wrote
Reply to comment by rexonaddy1 in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
WWI began 49 years after the Civil War. At the time Civil War vets would be like Vietnam vets today.
Automatic_Struggle t1_j9tg56e wrote
Reply to comment by mkautzm in TIL that there are more than 160 endangered languages in the United States alone. In addition to many Native American languages, Cajun French, Eastern Yiddish, and Martha's Vineyard, Hawaii, and Plains Sign Language are all endangered. by afeeney
>only reason to want to decrease it is support of ethnolinguistic genocide
Uh, you do know that was a thing though and still is in some places?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_boarding_schools
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/15/algerias-berbers-protest-for-tamazight-language-rights
I say the new current trend of the Russians stealing Ukrainian children and reeducating them is a good modern example of language and cultural genocide.
>but suggestion that there are no reasons to support the idea of a common language is a pretty dishonest argument.
How much knowledge was lost because people decided to force their version of one true common language on people? What stories, legends and medical knowledge are gone because people didn't want to bother to learn another language?
quooo t1_j9tmi2p wrote
Reply to comment by Mr_Mojo_Risin_83 in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
"Tuck shop" is what everyone called our school canteens back when I was in school (Canberra, late 90s to late 2000s).