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TheChopinet OP t1_j9z4sb2 wrote
Reply to comment by Zkenny13 in TIL that every October, the medieval town of Lucca, Italy turns into the biggest comicon in Europe. 300,000 cosplayers and enthusiasts take over the historic center and local shops sell merchandise. by TheChopinet
Of course it's not the best, just like any other crowded place but the fact that it mostly takes place out in the open and in the fall definitely helps!
VengefulMight OP t1_j9z4dh0 wrote
Reply to TIL of the less well known and earlier War in Vietnam (1945-1946), which was a military success. by VengefulMight
Britain had already had their War in Vietnam in the form of The Boer War of 1899-1902. The Boer War was shockingly brutal and eventually concentration camps were used to achieve victory but lessons were learned. Britain was much better at counter insurgency than it was at field battles.
nonanumatic t1_j9z4514 wrote
Reply to comment by Zkenny13 in TIL that every October, the medieval town of Lucca, Italy turns into the biggest comicon in Europe. 300,000 cosplayers and enthusiasts take over the historic center and local shops sell merchandise. by TheChopinet
The biggest reason why I will probably never go to any convention
PermanentTrainDamage t1_j9z3uxm wrote
Reply to comment by onometre 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 circle of lice
Zkenny13 t1_j9z3tzm wrote
Reply to TIL that every October, the medieval town of Lucca, Italy turns into the biggest comicon in Europe. 300,000 cosplayers and enthusiasts take over the historic center and local shops sell merchandise. by TheChopinet
Must smell lovely
Edit: I meant it must smell better since it's open air. Forgot I was on a phone...
Fast_Polaris22 t1_j9z31zi 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
Unfortunately, it has an environment not influenced by any ocean currents and it is comparatively cold. Kind of sucks Dec - March.
Grinderiny t1_j9z2v3j wrote
Reply to comment by PerfectlyImpurrfect8 in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
Can't tell if you're making a joke or are ignorant of the meaning of civil in this instance.
ReasonableOutrage t1_j9z2tn4 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
It’s like a Terry Pratchett story.
Oh yeah that mysterious Druid temple?
It’s a temps’ office.
snorom t1_j9z1nn7 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
Went there with friends when one got his driving licence. Must've been around midnight, they all went and hid behind rocks and scared the life out of me by jumping out from the darkness in the days before phones had anything brighter than the illuminated keypad.
Felt like I was about to see Aslan sacrificed or something!
Nivekian13 t1_j9z1fn6 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
"Deep dive into the occult"
Have you seen the film? Occult was nowhere in this film, it's a Ghost Story of a haunted new house built over a cemetary, not conjuring demons from a netherrealm.
PoopIsAlwaysSunny t1_j9z1dvh 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
Tell that to Marie Antoinette.
calculushater665 t1_j9z1778 wrote
Valuable_Angle_6345 t1_j9z13ih wrote
Reply to comment by galwegian 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
Newfoundland has just as strong Irish roots as Boston, so that makes sense.
RigasTelRuun t1_j9z10mh wrote
Reply to comment by 973reggie 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
Sorry they don't have jokes where you come from.
nameless22 t1_j9z0tfj 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
Many peoples and languages across time use base 20 or other non-decimal (12/60 is a well known one).
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thanx4mutton t1_j9yyypw wrote
Reply to comment by educofu in TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
Ferris Beuler you're my hero ❤️🚘
Complex_Construction t1_j9yylzn wrote
Reply to comment by Arrow_to_the_knee1 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
How did we get from that level of personal responsibility to it’s-everyone-else’s-fault-but-mine today as a people?
crystalGwolf t1_j9ywvcr 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
Maybe it's just because I grew up watching Friends aha
973reggie t1_j9ywun3 wrote
Reply to comment by RigasTelRuun 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 what a lovely person you seem to be!
anthonybsd t1_j9ywkx6 wrote
Reply to comment by crystalGwolf 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
Interesting. Friends has roughly New York accents (especially Joey). Modern Family is typical modern Midwestern. Perhaps it sounds stranger because actors (especially theater actors) tend to annunciate their words more, but that’s all I can think of.
[deleted] t1_j9ywe5n wrote
Reply to comment by quarkman 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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Shitinmymouthmum t1_j9ywdfs wrote
Reply to comment by eairy 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
I was always told that folly's were just for a show of wealth I like they were also used to keep people out the workhouse. Thanks for the fact
crystalGwolf t1_j9ywau1 wrote
Reply to comment by bgrill881 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
Absolute load of shite aha
Uk has about 40 dialects and 6 local languages in a fraction of space and population
jacobspartan1992 t1_j9z50r6 wrote
Reply to TIL that every October, the medieval town of Lucca, Italy turns into the biggest comicon in Europe. 300,000 cosplayers and enthusiasts take over the historic center and local shops sell merchandise. by TheChopinet
That would be a rather interesting experience. It might appeal to those who love diverse eras of culture.