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Poopy_McTurdFace t1_ja12kw9 wrote

Reply to comment by TatonkaJack in TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly. by ExpertPreference8481

It used to be used against infantry and fortress garrisons, but the carnage it created was so nasty a treaty was signed to ban it's use on land.

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user2542 t1_ja10kvs wrote

Reply to comment by jason_abacabb in TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly. by ExpertPreference8481

Did they send you your official dad 'stache yet or is it still in the mail?

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AnthillOmbudsman t1_ja10jah wrote

Reply to TIL that from 1991 to 2007, tobacco conglomerate Philip Morris Cos. successfully marketed Capri Sun to children, based on their executives' experience selling tobacco to young people. by 99-bottlesofbeer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJR_Nabisco

There was a time in the 1990s and 2000s when the major cigarette companies owned Kraft and Nabisco. We found the whole thing so disgusting that we avoided those brands for over 10 years.

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2KoolAwYe t1_ja0z9tm wrote

Reply to comment by underthingy in TIL there's a rock formation in Saudi Arabia about 6 meters high and 9 meters wide, split curiously in half and balanced on two small, natural pedestals. The origin of the Al Naslaa rock formation is unknown. by OccludedFug

Our argument is that colonialism didn't directly destroy the entirety of Saudian Arabian history

You know, rebutting the original point being made, instead of the one you switched to after realising the mistake but not admitting it

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open_door_policy t1_ja0z8f8 wrote

Reply to comment by Xplain9 in TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly. by ExpertPreference8481

You jest, but they straight up did expect people to keep cannon around for their militias.

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GroinShotz t1_ja0yr18 wrote

Reply to comment by fleranon in Today I Learned that the moon distances itself from the Earth by about 3,78 cm(1.49 inches) every year. by LucasOIntoxicado

One theory states that the moon will eventually slowly creep back towards us eventually becoming a ring (like Saturn's rings)... If the Sun doesn't engulf us by then.

>Eventually, Earth’s rotation will slow until it, too, is locked to the moon’s orbital period. At this point, Earth will still be rotating faster than it orbits the sun and the smaller tidal bulge due to the sun’s gravity will continue to slow Earth’s rotation.

>Earth’s tidal bulge will then begin to lag the moon’s orbital motion, the pull will be acting in reverse and the moon will slowly start to spiral back towards the Earth.

>The moon will move ever closer until it reaches 18,470 km (11,470 miles) above the Earth, a point known as the Roche limit. This is the radius inside which the tidal forces pulling objects apart exceed their mutual attraction due to gravity.

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youwantitwhen t1_ja0yq0f wrote

Reply to comment by Potatoswatter in TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly. by ExpertPreference8481

Any slight frictional difference between the bores will doom it. That is the real Achilles heel.

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Rosebunse t1_ja0ynq8 wrote

Reply to TIL that despite having brains the size of poppy seeds, bees are able to recognize and remember human faces. In a study, researchers paired images of human faces with sugar-laced water, and bees were able to recognize and remember the faces even when the reward was no longer present. by MaleficentTop6074

This makes me think of all those videos online of people who keep "pet" bees. I thought most of them were silly, but what if the bee really did just decide that it wanted to stay with this person from now on?

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underthingy t1_ja0y0gk wrote

Reply to comment by eggsssssssss in TIL there's a rock formation in Saudi Arabia about 6 meters high and 9 meters wide, split curiously in half and balanced on two small, natural pedestals. The origin of the Al Naslaa rock formation is unknown. by OccludedFug

Way to strawman.

I never said anything about race or class, or even called them victims.

Is your argument that European colonialism in the middle east had zero impact on Saudi Arabia?

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