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Antique-Sun-6766 t1_ja2yjut wrote
Reply to 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
I get to walk by this beast almost everyday, it’s pretty cool
WillMudlogForBoobs t1_ja2yimm wrote
Reply to TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy
They were able to inflict such lopsided losses by attacking the camp in the middle of the night while everyone was asleep, which was against the generally accepted rules of war at the time.
defaultman707 t1_ja2yi95 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] 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
Why do you enjoy spreading misinformation?
Dawnawaken92 t1_ja2yex2 wrote
Reply to comment by Fazed-and_Confused in TIL about Demodex, or eyelash mites. They are too small to see with the naked eye, and feed off of the dead skin cells of humans. Almost every adult human alive has an eyelash mite population living on their face. by lonewolf9378
One question. How do I get down to my face?
[deleted] t1_ja2yayv wrote
Pogue_Mahone_ t1_ja2y4p5 wrote
Reply to comment by Athildur in TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
Bicycle is a "stalen ros" or steel horse
ZetzMemp t1_ja2y261 wrote
Reply to comment by Djidji5739291 in Today I learned that there is enough evidence to suggest that orca are actually an occasional predator of moose, due to the fact that moose can dive up to 20' for vegetation underwater in killer whale territories. by Uranusspinssideways
I love how you are trying to justify someone being drug underwater and killed.
xopranaut t1_ja2xvga wrote
Reply to TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
And Bluto was originally going to be the boss, rather than Donkey Kong!
Scottland83 t1_ja2xsu8 wrote
Reply to comment by Theyos 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 don’t mean the gore in Picard, I just mean Picard was a terrible experience to watch.
What Event Horizon fantasies?
[deleted] t1_ja2xork wrote
rtza t1_ja2xmtu wrote
Reply to TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
There was an awesome Popeye game on NES though?
user2542 t1_ja2xj60 wrote
Reply to comment by Objective_Kick2930 in TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
Someone definitely got paid by the Oxford University Press to spend a few months researching the etymology of "fleek"
Beliadin t1_ja2xh1p wrote
Reply to TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
Funny thing is that Nintendo actually published a Popeye game for the C64:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_(video_game)
Gameplay was a little similar to Donkey Kong
AvonMexicola t1_ja2xahm wrote
Reply to comment by my4coins in TIL of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. French driver Pierre Levegh crashed into a crowd of spectators. The crash, explosion and subsequent fire killed 84 and injured more than 120. It is still the deadliest car race crash ever. by triviafrenzy
Its an impressive KD for sure.
Athildur t1_ja2x7gh wrote
Reply to comment by MacDegger in TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
Een 'ros' is een paard ;).
(In Dutch, one word for a horse or steed today is 'ros')
apjak t1_ja2x3oo wrote
Reply to comment by DjMD1017 in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
Chris Pratt will never voice Popeye while Dave Coulier is still alive.
Athildur t1_ja2x1v6 wrote
Reply to comment by Holycrap328 in TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
Not to be confused with entomology, which is the study of insects. I imagine there's a potential for some awkward moments in confusing the two.
just_some_guy65 t1_ja2wy4c wrote
Reply to 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 seems to be mandatory for stories like this to include the accidental death of a cow bystander.
ghgghhguik t1_ja2wuvp wrote
DjMD1017 t1_ja2wrh4 wrote
Reply to TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
Chris platt would still voice him as Popeye especially since Robin passed
DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_ja2wmuv wrote
Reply to comment by theoldgreenwalrus in TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
Kinky wall russs
mitchanium OP t1_ja2wdya wrote
Menolith t1_ja2wb1f wrote
Reply to comment by DMRexy in TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
Ne.
ozonejl t1_ja2yvoa wrote
Reply to comment by rtza in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
They got the rights after having success