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kinda_alone t1_ja8tn2m wrote
Reply to comment by wwarnout in TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
Tallest from base to peak is a third way to calculate it. When measuring this way, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, and Haleakala from Hawaii are the three tallest.
GG-Allins-Balls t1_ja8tm3l wrote
Reply to comment by Beliadin in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
And it’s a damn good game at that
HPmoni t1_ja8tjls wrote
Reply to comment by kimthealan101 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
A lot of people supported eugenics, including black intellectuals.
GG-Allins-Balls t1_ja8th0b wrote
Reply to TIL On Christmas Eve 1969, Francisco Macias Nguema had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo with the executioners dressed as Santa Claus, with the amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song "Those Were the Days". by Osrever101
This sounds like an Alan Moore comic. Goddamn.
jelang19 t1_ja8tgks wrote
Reply to comment by ChoseMyOwnUsername in TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
In the far future, everything is lost. Humans still survive, but have been driven back to the dark ages. All technology has been lost for centuries. Suddenly, a computer whirrs to life with a message....
Mt Everest is no longer the tallest mountain
...what could this mean?
michal_hanu_la t1_ja8tegw wrote
Reply to TIL On Christmas Eve 1969, Francisco Macias Nguema had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo with the executioners dressed as Santa Claus, with the amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song "Those Were the Days". by Osrever101
Well, who doesn't love an insane murderous dictator?
Blutarg t1_ja8ta12 wrote
Reply to comment by ThePresidentsNipples in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
A large corporation would not do that!
zuzg t1_ja8t7t8 wrote
Reply to TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
The climax of this Battle of Giants is at least faster then the average DragonBall Fight.
Blutarg t1_ja8t2yh wrote
Reply to comment by oswaler in TIL - Modern mammals are unique among vertebrates for possessing three tiny bones in the middle ear, which are unique in that they are separated from the jaw, critical because it allows the separation of hearing and chewing, and also allows hearing of high-pitched noises. by byronhadleigh
Checkmate, evolutionists.
coredump3d t1_ja8t0wf 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
"Elizabeth: The not-so-golden age", the next movie in trilogy given that"Elizabeth: The Golden age" spoke about the English victory part already
LegoRobinHood t1_ja8ss0a wrote
Reply to TIL On Christmas Eve 1969, Francisco Macias Nguema had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo with the executioners dressed as Santa Claus, with the amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song "Those Were the Days". by Osrever101
Alright, next celebrity/character that saves Christmas? This is your assignment. Fix this.
reykholt t1_ja8sp5n 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
How is the Dutch Empire taught? Good, bad, neutral?
Lyraxiana t1_ja8shtu wrote
Reply to comment by Doctor_Expendable in TIL there is a machine for cancer diagnosis from your poop noises, called Synthetic Human Acoustic Reproduction Testing, or SHART by chockychockster
Knowing people who work for NASA, I can tell you this is an absolute fact.
Darkstar1988 t1_ja8sh06 wrote
Reply to comment by SaiyanTheSuper-J 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
True, but in my personal experience witch it is anecdotal ofcourse most are and I mean like 90%
themagicbong t1_ja8s86g wrote
Reply to comment by ZerglingBBQ in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
monsters, taquitos, and mw2 with the boys, that was my life every weekend for a hot minute. Shit I remember one summer the gang going on a rotation at everyone's house where time was just a suggestion and the main concern was entertainment 24/7 lol.
I dont even talk to any of those people anymore. Life is such a trip sometimes.
KaleidoscopeWeird310 t1_ja8s58f wrote
Reply to TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
Climb it now and wait....that's the trick!
DickieBubble t1_ja8s2e2 wrote
Reply to TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
I'm going to leave my wallet up there now, so that future climbers will think I climbed the world's tallest mountain.
popsickle_in_one t1_ja8s28k wrote
Reply to comment by 0ttr 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
Selective breeding was known about long before Darwin proposed his theory of Evolution.
Eugenics merely applies that knowledge to humans. You don't need to know a thing about evolution.
The Nazis you allude to actually rejected evolution as the origin of species.
Understanding evolution shows how eugenics (and indeed selective breeding) is actually bad for the species in question, and doesn't create a super race. (look at how many purebred dogs have genetic deficiencies compared to mongrels)
People could twist their racism to fit a narrative and claim that was evolution. Darwin himself was very much anti-racist though and his theory shows that there isn't a superior breed of humans.
SaiyanTheSuper-J t1_ja8ryuj wrote
Reply to comment by Darkstar1988 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
Not all religious people are dickheads
wwarnout t1_ja8rsnv wrote
Reply to TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
The concept of "tallest mountain" is based on sea level - which itself is not consistent. Due to Earth's rotation, sea level is farther from the Earth's center at the equator than at the poles. As a result, there is a mountain in South America (Mount Chimborazo's) whose peak is farther from the Earth's center, but because it is near the equator, it is not as high above sea level as Everest.
ZedTheEvilTaco t1_ja8rs99 wrote
GG-Allins-Balls t1_ja8rlve wrote
Reply to comment by detox02 in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
I mean, he did work for Dairy Queen after all…
femmestem t1_ja8rjr1 wrote
Reply to TIL that the labels on Angostura bitters bottles are intentionally annoying. The original brothers entered a competition and due to a miscommunication, wound up with wrong size labels. A friendly judge suggested the brothers make that label their signature. The advice stuck. by dmanlian
It works, I can quickly find it on the shelf.
moose098 t1_ja8re5f wrote
Reply to TIL On Christmas Eve 1969, Francisco Macias Nguema had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo with the executioners dressed as Santa Claus, with the amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song "Those Were the Days". by Osrever101
This dude was bizarre to say the least, he even sought out mental health treatment in Spain because he knew he was insane. Executing 189 people wearing a Santa costume is one of the more sane things he did
GG-Allins-Balls t1_ja8to6b wrote
Reply to comment by TheSlamster in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
AKA Castor’s sister