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icelandichorsey t1_ja3beb4 wrote
Reply to TIL On long-haul flights, flight attendants have hidden sleeping areas above the passenger compartment. by real_zexy_specialist
Is this where the sexy parties happen? (someone had to say it)
VirtualMoneyLover t1_ja3bcig wrote
Reply to TIL in 1975 King Charles III (then a Prince) was the British monarchy's first qualified scuba Diver and first to dive under the Arctic ice. by mitchanium
He was also the first wanting to be a tampon.
PurpleCabbageMonkey t1_ja3b9ka wrote
Reply to TIL about Alice in wonderland syndrome. A neurological condition in which one’s perception of their body image, time, or space is distorted. AIWS may also cause hallucinations, sensory distortion, and an altered sense of velocity. by Deechon
Sounds like what I experienced growing up, a sinking sense where everything stretches around me.
No hallucinations though and I haven't really experienced it when I am older.
PM_ME_A_PLANE_TICKET t1_ja3b89x wrote
Reply to TIL On long-haul flights, flight attendants have hidden sleeping areas above the passenger compartment. by real_zexy_specialist
Pilots, too.
They'll take 3 pilots, typically a captain and two first officers, and one sleeps while the other two fly.
Landlubber77 t1_ja3axf3 wrote
Reply to TIL of David Sarnoff, the head of RCA and NBC who suppressed and then stole FM radio and Television from their inventors, driving one to suicide and the other to alcoholism. by Dega704
Sarnoff leads one to a sawed-off and one to Smirnoff.
Pogue_Mahone_ t1_ja3av6k wrote
Reply to comment by halermine 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
From the last name Walton, which may come from foreign town per wikipedia: Walton (surname)
TFOLLT t1_ja3as8g wrote
Reply to comment by Ocarina3219 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
What does a scientific conversation mean? A lot of scientific facts are not 100% provable; they're just the most logical, sensible explanation. There's zero real proof about the Big Bang, it's just the most sensible option when discarding a higher intelligence.
As is with Moshe's rock. Science has NO explanation whatsoever how there could be such masses of water erosion in the middle of one of the dryest desserts on earth. The rock area surrounding this surreal boulder shows signs of erosion that only masses of water, coming through with massive force in a relative small amount of time, can make.
There is zero explanation for this. Unless you start taking the bible a little more serious than just a collection of fantasy stories. There's actually tons of signs, not in the Sinai Peninsula, but in Saudi-Arabi, of a huge amount of nomadic, aramic people wandering around. The real mount Sinai - including the unexplainable burned top - has been found, in Saudi-Arabia. Moreso, with the native Saudic inhabitants, it is commonly known. A certain area in Saudi-arabia with the natives is known as 'Moshe's Land'. There's old saudic tales of a huge amount of aramic people(possibly in 7 figures), led by a man known as moshe...
There's wheels of egyptian army weagons on the bottom of the gulf of Akaba. The altar of the golden calf has been found at the foot of Sinai, including ARAMIC inscriptions. And I could go on.
'Science' never found any proof of the Exodus of the aramic people out of Egypt; it's because they've been looking in the wrong places, possibly knowingly, for ages. The aramic people didn't recide in the Sinai-peninsula for 40 years, it was always Midian, which is known to be in Saudi-Arabia.
The only reason Saudi-Arabia doesn't want to make this world-news, is because they don't want to be a pelgrim-place for christians and jews. But among Saudi's themselves it's common knowledge that Moshe wandered through their land, not the Sinai Peninsula.
Is this 100% proof? No. But science has no explanation for these archeological discoveries, and he who is wise enough to know that many folk-lores contain some truth(so, basically any historian), and is willing to be open-minded towards the possibility that the bible might actually be historically accurate, for such a person there's no explanation more logical, more sensible than to see how - at least in the book of Exodus - the bible/Torah is extremely accurate.
Edit: to the haters, go look it up for yourself. It's not hard to find. Dare to open your mind just a little bit.
RitualVirality t1_ja3ahla wrote
Reply to TIL about Alice in wonderland syndrome. A neurological condition in which one’s perception of their body image, time, or space is distorted. AIWS may also cause hallucinations, sensory distortion, and an altered sense of velocity. by Deechon
I used to experience this fairly often as a child. One time my mom was putting me to bed and it was pretty dark and when she went to kiss me goodnight I looked at her face and she looked like a demon. For a long time I was afraid to look at my mom when she kissed me goodnight.
Other times it was mostly things looking small but stretched out. Always very brief. Other times I'd just feel like my head was shrinking, very odd stuff.
NemosGhost t1_ja3agt7 wrote
Reply to comment by youwantitwhen 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
They were to anyone with a triple digit IQ and a hint of honesty. Secession isn't an act of war, nor is self defense.
scotty-doesnt_know t1_ja3aeqe wrote
Reply to TIL in 1975 King Charles III (then a Prince) was the British monarchy's first qualified scuba Diver and first to dive under the Arctic ice. by mitchanium
Cant believe they still have a monarchy. take all the royal property, assign it a gov owned historical property, keep it open to the public so they can pay to see it, and the gov and people can still get their royal revenue. And this way you wont have royals spending tax payer money.
Dega704 OP t1_ja3adyr wrote
Reply to TIL of David Sarnoff, the head of RCA and NBC who suppressed and then stole FM radio and Television from their inventors, driving one to suicide and the other to alcoholism. by Dega704
For more detailed accounts of both stories I recommend reading the book The Master Switch by Tim Wu.
oomio10 t1_ja3abfc wrote
Reply to comment by TheSlamster 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
> bovicidal
I learned a new word today, but will not likely ever see another chance to use it.
NemosGhost t1_ja3aamd wrote
Reply to comment by MattJFarrell 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
So...
You fucking suck at logic and have no honesty.
Tell you what. You let a gang build up and armed group in your foyer while eying your wife and daughter and promise me you won't call them aggressors.
jackdaw_t_robot t1_ja3a8sj wrote
Reply to comment by Detriumph in 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
It’s famous for having bike storage in its basement
Wurm42 t1_ja3a7t1 wrote
Reply to comment by Card_Zero 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
Granted, it took a certain pre-existing level of obsessive nerdiness to set out to create an elvish language from scratch in a bomb shelter.
SomeDumbGamer t1_ja3a6gp wrote
Reply to comment by sometimesifeellikemu 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
Nah. Unfortunately the saudis have destroyed many archeological sites in their own country. Including ironically in Mecca.
NemosGhost t1_ja39urv wrote
Reply to comment by Rubcionnnnn 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
The union won by sheer numbers and then resorting to terrorism.
The Confederates killed way many more yankees than the other way around.
Thin-Rip-3686 t1_ja39qlw wrote
Reply to comment by PARANOIAH in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
Before both it was a standup Arcade game.
JVDS t1_ja39phi wrote
Reply to comment by rayu_manawari 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
They didn't have internet back then. Gotta pass the time somehow
Spare-Competition-91 t1_ja39cfa wrote
Reply to comment by todd10k in 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
I'm just fine. Unfortunately, most of the people around me are children in adult bodies.
Mayor__Defacto t1_ja399wz wrote
Reply to comment by Bikrdude 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
Maybe it’s a euphemism for people living there that they could steal food from. “Look guys it’s totally just falling from heaven”
IdiotCow t1_ja390ax wrote
Reply to comment by dishonourableaccount 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
It's the same reason why the NFL didn't cancel the Bills/Bengals game right away after Damar Hamlin almost died on the field this past year. It would have made it difficult for the ambulance to get in and get out, so they canceled it after he was taken out
dishonourableaccount t1_ja38z4s wrote
Reply to comment by Menolith 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
Voulomé
Erulastiel t1_ja3bffx wrote
Reply to TIL about Alice in wonderland syndrome. A neurological condition in which one’s perception of their body image, time, or space is distorted. AIWS may also cause hallucinations, sensory distortion, and an altered sense of velocity. by Deechon
I suffer from this when I have migraines.