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cme884 t1_ja4diqz 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
It’s still weird to see “King Charles,” more so when the title had to specify that the event in question happened when he was a prince. Of course he was a prince; he was a prince until just last year!
tynolie t1_ja4ddwt wrote
Reply to comment by Randys_Spooky_Ghost in Today I Learned that the moon distances itself from the Earth by about 3,78 cm(1.49 inches) every year. by LucasOIntoxicado
Imagine the future religions this will create
SomeDumbGamer t1_ja4d6t1 wrote
Reply to comment by Otherwise_Appeal7765 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
This is a good read. They’ve been doing it for awhile :( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_early_Islamic_heritage_sites_in_Saudi_Arabia#19th_century
Otherwise_Appeal7765 t1_ja4d0f2 wrote
Reply to comment by SomeDumbGamer 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
and i would love to know more about them to research about them myself.
if you know some of them, can you please tell me its name or a link, i would highly appreciate it, and thank you
Kunikunatu t1_ja4cwud 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
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SomeDumbGamer t1_ja4cux4 wrote
Reply to comment by Otherwise_Appeal7765 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
Sadly they have destroyed many pre Islamic and even historical Islamic buildings too
iamsce t1_ja4csdp wrote
Reply to comment by Va-Va-Vooom in 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
Are you saying I couldn't kill myself first, and then him?
Otherwise_Appeal7765 t1_ja4cifc wrote
Reply to comment by SomeDumbGamer 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
i get what you are saying, but if you are talking about the ottoman fortress in meccah, then i would like to argue that it is not historical.
it would be like removing the outpost of an occupier after ousting them, it is not "destroying heritage", but if you meant something else, i would love to hear more about it
Kingofthetreaux t1_ja4ceem wrote
Reply to comment by DoomGoober 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
The war was about introducing slavery to Texas, which Mexican law forbade. However, Steve F Austin was hell bent on bringing slaves to Texas so that’s in short why the Alamo was ever a thing in the first place.
HalobenderFWT t1_ja4bx99 wrote
Reply to comment by katarinamightytravel in TIL On long-haul flights, flight attendants have hidden sleeping areas above the passenger compartment. by real_zexy_specialist
> lucky enough to get a ride in the crew rest before takeoff
Phrasing….
A_brown_dog t1_ja4bk5b wrote
Reply to comment by Wurm42 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
Well, I think That's far from sane
Pizza_Manning t1_ja4bf3r wrote
Reply to comment by CosmicCrapCollector 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
Ancient Astronaut Theorists say… Yes
Va-Va-Vooom t1_ja4aw6i wrote
Reply to comment by iamsce in 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
> the last thing I would do is commit suicide.
Yeah, thats how suicide works
Hobotango t1_ja4aqud wrote
Reply to comment by Limp_Distribution in Today I Learned that the moon distances itself from the Earth by about 3,78 cm(1.49 inches) every year. by LucasOIntoxicado
I dont think it would have made a big difference to the human eye. 50,000 years ago it was 1,270 meters closer. It probably looked the same to us 50,000 years ago as it does today.
Monorail_Song t1_ja4a4gt wrote
Reply to comment by dishonourableaccount 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
Kalos.
drmonkeysee t1_ja4a0ww 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
Technically they came up with Jumpman. He wasn’t Mario until Mario Bros.
[edit] maybe. Seems like he was informally named Mario before Mario Bros.
Deafwindow t1_ja490nh wrote
Reply to comment by KimJongIlSunglasses in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
Yes think vast generalizations of groups (+or-) are harmful, but wtf does my opinion matter. I'm not the moral arbitrator of modern culture
hamsterwheel t1_ja48kkl wrote
Reply to comment by gturrentini 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
If anything this is really a condemnation of naptime.
big_hungry_joe t1_ja485iu wrote
stryeguy t1_ja482dp wrote
apocolipse t1_ja47wy7 wrote
Reply to comment by advertentlyvertical in Today I Learned that the moon distances itself from the Earth by about 3,78 cm(1.49 inches) every year. by LucasOIntoxicado
Are you familiar at all with the French???
iamsce t1_ja47to5 wrote
Reply to comment by lavamantis in 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
People who just shrug and say 'it is what it is...'
It's like, thank you sir, may I have another?
laziestindian t1_ja474e3 wrote
Reply to comment by 10Bens 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
And taken out on the whims of profit. See East Palestine, OH and Trump deregulation of hazardous train brake requirements.
dirkdiggler2011 t1_ja473rm wrote
Reply to comment by scotty-doesnt_know in 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
The British royal family generates millions of pounds worth of tourism for the United Kingdom each year. It is estimated the monarchy’s contributes £2.5 billion to the British economy each year.
Yes, it costs money but the return is huge.
Edit - The facts actually disprove your "reality". How problematic.
DortDrueben t1_ja4efy6 wrote
Reply to comment by Barkinsons 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
Found the other one who watches The Grand Tour. There are dozens of us!!!