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shawikkywoo t1_j9xhulp wrote
Reply to comment by themagicbong in TIL residents of Tangier Island, 12 miles off the coast of Virginia, have remained so isolated they still speak a dialect similar to the original colonists from the 1700s by emily_9511
I always thought that was a Bensonhoyst accent.
shalafi71 t1_j9xhos0 wrote
Reply to comment by McMacHack in TIL Poltergeist, which came out in 1982, was rated PG. This is despite not just the movie fitting perfectly into the horror genre, but also many adult themes including the smoking of marijuana and a deep dive into the occult. by duganaok
> pajamas that will melt to your skin
You must have been there in the day. Hung my footies on the wall-unit bathroom heater after The Muppet Show. It was Sunday night, I had to shower!
Dripping plastic and black smoke.
TheOftenNakedJason t1_j9xhoie wrote
Reply to comment by TheMightyTywin in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973
Hahaha I love this comment. I want it embroidered in a pillow with a minimalist picture of a guy with a beard.
idontessaygood t1_j9xhgi0 wrote
Reply to comment by RockItGuyDC in TIL That Toronto, the largest city in Canada, is not only south of London, Paris, and Berlin, but also south of Milan, Italy. by scorr204
It's a misspelling associated with idiots because it's how it sounds phoenetically. It might come from mocking brexit supporters. There's r/yurop which is a european meme sub.
shalafi71 t1_j9xha8r wrote
Reply to comment by Cute_Consideration38 in TIL Poltergeist, which came out in 1982, was rated PG. This is despite not just the movie fitting perfectly into the horror genre, but also many adult themes including the smoking of marijuana and a deep dive into the occult. by duganaok
What sort of moral obfuscation? "Corrupting the youth" is a charge that must be heard. And you must be serious.
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GibsonMaestro t1_j9xh6ps wrote
Reply to comment by Double_Distribution8 in TIL Poltergeist, which came out in 1982, was rated PG. This is despite not just the movie fitting perfectly into the horror genre, but also many adult themes including the smoking of marijuana and a deep dive into the occult. by duganaok
How is this not the top comment?
iamwizzerd t1_j9xh6nm wrote
Akiasakias t1_j9xh6lb wrote
Reply to comment by vindictivejazz in TIL That Toronto, the largest city in Canada, is not only south of London, Paris, and Berlin, but also south of Milan, Italy. by scorr204
The engineering is great. The sunshine is not.
_Fun_Employed_ t1_j9xgxew wrote
Reply to comment by Cute_Consideration38 in TIL Poltergeist, which came out in 1982, was rated PG. This is despite not just the movie fitting perfectly into the horror genre, but also many adult themes including the smoking of marijuana and a deep dive into the occult. by duganaok
This is one of those comments where I can’t tell the author’s intent and it worries me.
quarkman t1_j9xgr40 wrote
Reply to TIL there's an "ancient druids temple" in England that was actually built 200 years ago as a solution to local unemployment by alexwasashrimp
The guy paid a bunch of people to build a fancy garden for himself.
TourismAustralia t1_j9xgns8 wrote
Reply to comment by oxero in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973
The finish line was Jamie’s moustache.
INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS t1_j9xgmtp wrote
Reply to comment by Due_Platypus_3913 in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973
We’re still living in an ice age right now.
Ice Age doesn’t mean eternal winter, it just means the earth’s temperatures have dropped below average for a long period of time, allowing for glacial sheets to form. A difference of 4 degrees C can be an iced age.
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/whats-coldest-earths-ever-been
INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS t1_j9xgijt wrote
Reply to comment by daisy0723 in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973
You had me at genital lice
Silvery-Lithium t1_j9xgd12 wrote
Reply to comment by dariamorgandorfferr in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973
I hate dealing with head lice with a burning passion. I hate body hair as well.
I would not be shaving my head if there were some collective "let's make lice go extinct" thing. Would be more than willing to comb my hair nightly with a lice comb- the only way I successfully dealt with head lice repeatedly as a teen.
Ram_Ranch_Manager t1_j9xg5sf wrote
Reply to comment by DataWeenie in TIL That Toronto, the largest city in Canada, is not only south of London, Paris, and Berlin, but also south of Milan, Italy. by scorr204
Same thing with the east coast of Asia and the west coast of the US. For example, Vladivostok, Russia is at the same latitude as Coos Bay, Oregon. Vladivostok’s mean temp is 41F/5C while Coos Bay’s mean temp is 62F/16C.
Conscious_Pickle3605 t1_j9xg55d wrote
Reply to comment by sksksk1989 in TIL about Janet Parker, the last person to die of smallpox in 1978. She worked above one of the last labs in its last months of permission to study the virus. The day Janet's viral strain was confirmed, Henry Bedson, the doctor in charge of the lab, took his own life. by w0mpum
That is so sad.
SteamworksMLP t1_j9xfxzh wrote
Reply to comment by Teknicsrx7 in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973
I'd say a cloak. They're incredibly easy to make and cover most of the body easily.
owenthegreat t1_j9xfvfh wrote
Reply to comment by 1_800_UNICORN in TIL residents of Tangier Island, 12 miles off the coast of Virginia, have remained so isolated they still speak a dialect similar to the original colonists from the 1700s by emily_9511
The article also points out that the accent is fading fast, for exactly those reasons.
aheadwarp9 t1_j9xfago wrote
Reply to TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973
TIL there are "clothing lice"
A550RGY t1_j9xesz0 wrote
Reply to comment by Pkuszmaul in TIL That Toronto, the largest city in Canada, is not only south of London, Paris, and Berlin, but also south of Milan, Italy. by scorr204
Toronto is south of Portland, Oregon.
Alternative-Flan2869 t1_j9xerk8 wrote
Reply to TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973
Ahhh, the good ole days….
Riverton_bi-bull t1_j9xhvlp wrote
Reply to comment by Various_Succotash_79 in TIL Poltergeist, which came out in 1982, was rated PG. This is despite not just the movie fitting perfectly into the horror genre, but also many adult themes including the smoking of marijuana and a deep dive into the occult. by duganaok
I believe Sixteen Candles was part of that inspiration as well.