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crystalGwolf t1_j9yw5fv wrote
Reply to comment by anthonybsd 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
No, like in Friends. They all have pretty innocuous accents. Modern Family is all a bit nasally tbf. It's always a bit of a shock hearing an American in real life though. Very distinct sound that they make
dyne19862004 t1_j9yw1uc 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
Muh freedumbs!!
Sharrakor t1_j9yvewy wrote
Reply to comment by -UpsetDesk 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 just remembered that I made a family tree years ago, so upon looking them up, now I do. I will probably forget before the end of the day, though.
PoopIsAlwaysSunny t1_j9yv7qz wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL there's an "ancient druids temple" in England that was actually built 200 years ago as a solution to local unemployment by alexwasashrimp
Wow. That is an incredibly privileged and mentally unhealthy viewpoint.
You really don’t think crowds of starving peasants would want to kill the wealthy eating steak?
earthmann t1_j9yuycb wrote
Reply to comment by LBraden in TIL there's an "ancient druids temple" in England that was actually built 200 years ago as a solution to local unemployment by alexwasashrimp
Nothing ups the cheer more than a cheer-upper whose dad has just plummeted to his death.
-UpsetDesk t1_j9yulbz wrote
sadnessnmusic t1_j9yudg2 wrote
Reply to comment by cwood1973 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 know i was born in the wrong generation. Our cavemen ancestors were piping monkeys and gorillas shit must've been so crazy then. Just imagine them right gorilla cheeks bro..
CreatrixAnima OP t1_j9yuatg wrote
Reply to comment by OldMork in TIL about Kaktovik numerals, a base-20 number system based on a on Inupiaq language, and created by a class of middle students by CreatrixAnima
The benefit is that it falls in line with their language. One of the challenges that the children have is that they don’t have enough characters in base 10 to represent the numerals that they have in their own language. This system allows them to work with the language they already have.
Crayshack t1_j9ytvmc wrote
Reply to comment by NewCanadianMTurker 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
They aren't completely isolated. It's a relatively short boat ride to get to Crisfield. It's kind of similar to any small town of that size that has a larger city nearby. There's some intermingling and some people that travel back and forth regularly.
[deleted] t1_j9ytick wrote
Crayshack t1_j9yth56 wrote
Reply to 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
It's largely diminished. The advent of TV and radio means they get much more exposure to mainstream accents now. I've been to the island and if I hadn't already been told to keep my ears open for it, their accent wouldn't have sounded any different from a typical Eastern Shore accent to me.
the-g-off t1_j9ysrqw wrote
Reply to comment by markthe 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
Nothing nice about that humidity when it's 30C but feels 42C...
McMacHack t1_j9yru9n wrote
Reply to comment by LorenzoStomp 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
There is nothing more 80's than lighting a cigarette off of your kids birthday candle
PoopIsAlwaysSunny t1_j9yrnud wrote
Reply to comment by TheDetectiveConan in TIL there's an "ancient druids temple" in England that was actually built 200 years ago as a solution to local unemployment by alexwasashrimp
What about paying them to avoid them storming your home and killing you for exploiting them?
ElfMage83 t1_j9yrcn7 wrote
Reply to TIL an indigenous empire called the Purépechas (Tarascan Empire) denied an alliance request from their rivals, the Aztecs, when Hernan Cortez first arrived in present-day Mexico City. by freeeYou
>Tarascan Empire
I read this first as "Trashcan Empire".
dovetc t1_j9yr8oj wrote
Reply to comment by Logical_Crab_4594 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
Erosion will destroy tangiers long before rising seas.
markthe t1_j9yr6rx wrote
Reply to 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
Everybody here is just dropping geography facts.
markthe t1_j9yqueo wrote
Reply to comment by scorr204 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
They sure do make it nice and humid in the summer.
LorenzoStomp t1_j9yqnvo 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
"Shit, where's my lighter? Don't blow those candles out yet, Timmy!"
franktopus t1_j9yp3ss wrote
Reply to comment by KristinnEs in TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
I mean I'm bi and CD sometimes I just think the plot is dumb lmao
deliciousbeetvodka t1_j9yosg4 wrote
Reply to 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 movie still holds up. I watched it many times from a kids point of view. I enjoyed watching it now from an adult and parent's point of view.
ElfMage83 t1_j9yosfs 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
Well, yes. This is common knowledge.
candygram4mongo t1_j9yn2dy wrote
Reply to 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
Winnipeg is south of London.
heylookatme t1_j9ymbnr wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 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'm descended from Puritans on both sides of my family tree. Can confirm that I masturbate to everything.
[deleted] t1_j9yw5v1 wrote
Reply to comment by PoopIsAlwaysSunny in TIL there's an "ancient druids temple" in England that was actually built 200 years ago as a solution to local unemployment by alexwasashrimp
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