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Mammoth-Mud-9609 t1_ja7or8h wrote
Reply to TIL John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, was arrested and tried for merely teaching the theory of evolution in 1925. by JesusLikesHisCheezIt
America seems to be heading backwards towards this ignorant era again.
the_dudeNI t1_ja7oqk1 wrote
Gorf_the_Magnificent t1_ja7oow3 wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, was arrested and tried for merely teaching the theory of evolution in 1925. by JesusLikesHisCheezIt
(sigh) I’m an old guy, so perhaps “unfunny jokes” is yet another trend that has passed me by.
IronicBread t1_ja7ohpz wrote
Reply to comment by PrettyText in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
> The Irish potato famine and the Bengal famine, if they're known about at all, are mostly seen as a tragic accident and not the fault of the Brits at all. Conversely, for example the Holodomor is seen as a malicious and intentional genocide. I'm not saying those situations are the exact same, but it still seems a bit skewed to say that the Brits were 0% at fault for their famines while the Soviets were 100% at fault for their famines.
Lmao what? Anytime Churchill gets mentioned someone mentions it...the Irish very much mention it and most in the UK are FULLY aware. As for nations abroad, England is not responsible for your education.
Jonny_Entropy t1_ja7o2bg wrote
Reply to TIL On long-haul flights, flight attendants have hidden sleeping areas above the passenger compartment. by real_zexy_specialist
That's true. This is why you can't fit your luggage into the overhead compartments sometimes, there's someone napping in it.
AvocadoA--hole t1_ja7nryq wrote
nicky7 t1_ja7nnjg wrote
Reply to comment by Geek_Nan in TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan
I was referring to the lack of images. I want to see what they looked like.
Landlubber77 t1_ja7nlda wrote
Reply to comment by Gorf_the_Magnificent in TIL John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, was arrested and tried for merely teaching the theory of evolution in 1925. by JesusLikesHisCheezIt
It was a joke about Tennessee being regressive.
No-Owl9201 t1_ja7nbfn wrote
Reply to TIL John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, was arrested and tried for merely teaching the theory of evolution in 1925. by JesusLikesHisCheezIt
There's a whole heap of politicians in our government that are just so ridiculous that you've got wonder why evolution brought us such creatures, creatures so strange they reject the very notion of evolution itself instead having beliefs based on misinterpreting some dusty old books
nim_opet t1_ja7mui8 wrote
Reply to comment by LordBrandon in TIL about Vesna Vulović, the Guinness world record holder for surviving the highest fall without a parachute: 10,160 m (33,330 ft; 6.31 mi) by Cannabisseur78
But she lived for 40+ years after and would appear on bunch of health and charity events, and was a pro-democracy activist. While she suffered from her disability, she did regain use of her legs and lived a decent life.
Gorf_the_Magnificent t1_ja7ms2z wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, was arrested and tried for merely teaching the theory of evolution in 1925. by JesusLikesHisCheezIt
This sounds like an urban legend. I can’t find anything about this on Google or Google News and I’m sure it would have grabbed the headlines.
alzee76 t1_ja7mrwj wrote
Dieg_1990 t1_ja7mqov wrote
Reply to comment by tmag03 in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
I guess that why envy is a trait associated with "bad"
Dieg_1990 t1_ja7mli1 wrote
Reply to comment by PrettyText in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
The British were always very focused on the narrative in my opinion. That's why together with the Dutch they created the duality of peaceful settlers vs violent conquistadores. Just check nowadays english-speaking and spanish-speaking countries and see where you see more characteristics of the native (pre-invasion) population. Or number of indigenous individuals.
As a fun story, I was told of the "legends" of the english armada, including Maria Pita or how some army attacks were repelled by literally country people with very little war experience. Quite embarrassing if true, but difficulty to confirm since none of us lived at that time.
Geek_Nan OP t1_ja7mi0p wrote
Reply to comment by nicky7 in TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan
I think Morse code in knits and purls is a pretty on-point example …. And the needlework on silk strips
ChrisARippel t1_ja7mhmh wrote
Reply to TIL John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, was arrested and tried for merely teaching the theory of evolution in 1925. by JesusLikesHisCheezIt
The linked article describes several ironies.
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The Dayton, Tennessee high school's biology textbook endorsed evolution as a version of eugenics promoting the superiority of the white race.
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William Jennings Bryan opposed evolution because of its frequent association to eugenics and Social Darwinism.
chockychockster OP t1_ja7md6v wrote
Reply to comment by NerdyJerdy20 in TIL there is a machine for cancer diagnosis from your poop noises, called Synthetic Human Acoustic Reproduction Testing, or SHART by chockychockster
They're poop scientists - trying too hard is part of the discipline.
monocromatica t1_ja7m88n wrote
Reply to TIL John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, was arrested and tried for merely teaching the theory of evolution in 1925. by JesusLikesHisCheezIt
I'm baffled! I thought that the theory of evolution was prohibited in the US to this day! OK OK... just in the bible belt states
Neozea t1_ja7m4o4 wrote
Reply to TIL that in Japan, there is a hotel run entirely by robots. From check-in to room service, everything is handled by a team of friendly machines by Someperson404
Went there a few times.
I didn't use the room service (do they have one at all? i can't remember) but I doubt it's a robot. Same for cleaning the room and making the bed. I didn't see the staff but they're human for sure.
Basically the check in & check out is handled by a (regular) machine. Like it could be in any other country. And behind the machine is a robot. Velociraptors most of the time. But one, or a few, hotels have human-like robots.
The robot will speak as you get close (saying welcome and stuff). And will react as you use the machine (thank you for check-in, and so on...).
The robots can't move "around" (they're stuck where they are) but move their head and arms a bit when speaking. They know just a few sentences though that they repeat again and again. It's funny but nothing impressive.
The hotel itself is of simple design and clean. They sometimes have original decorations (such as lights on the floors, changing colors and patterns) that add to the "strange" feeling. (The name of the hotel 変な means weird, or strange).
The price is cheap enough. And the 24h check-in convenient. So far all the hotel were very well located in the city I was visiting. So I recommend it to anyone visiting Japan. It's a good hotel and a fun experience.
Harv7 t1_ja7m4d4 wrote
Reply to comment by Harv7 in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
Spanish inquisition is part of this, they were bad but pretty normal for these years, lot of countries had a worst inquisition.
Harv7 t1_ja7lwif wrote
Reply to TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
Im from Spain, we talk a lot about the "leyenda negra española", other empires tried to ruin spanish reputation lying or exaggerating things. There are some historical facts about our history that even us arent sure if they are true.
No-Owl9201 t1_ja7lep1 wrote
Reply to TIL that there is a plant known as the Coccoloba Gigantifolia which has leaves that can reach up to 8 feet in length (2.4 meters) by KitchenBag2164
From the amazing Amazon, a few leaves would be enough for a shelter.
wdomon t1_ja7oy2l wrote
Reply to comment by TFOLLT 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 genuinely hope that one day you stop believing in children‘s stories as fact, truly. Religion may have some benefits for some individuals but on the whole is a cancerous scourge on humanity and the darkest stain in our history. While I’m glad to see our species evolving past it, I never considered the pain of evolutionary transitionary periods where (now less then) half of the species still hasn’t caught up. I feel for you and anyone else like you.