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hudson2_3 t1_jaa8a6w wrote
Reply to comment by Gisschace 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
Charge of the Light Brigade was the most awesome achievement ever.
FreudianAccordian t1_jaa88xb wrote
Reply to comment by Robbotlove in TIL that the the first vacuum cleaner was horse-drawn. by Corndogeveryday
Doggy, doggy, what now?
Cabby65 t1_jaa889a wrote
Reply to comment by KultofEnnui in TIL about the NOAA Corps, the eighth federal uniformed service, alongside the six Military services and Public Health Service. It has just 321 enlisted officers, and operates 15 ships and 10 aircraft. by ex-apple
You need college classes in, if I remember right, physics and some higher math. Not much knowledge for a maritime officer base. It’s more geared towards the science aspect of the vessels and not the operation.
blackdenton t1_jaa86a8 wrote
Reply to comment by KaleidoscopeWeird310 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
Mountain climbers hate this one weird trick.
squigs t1_jaa84xr wrote
Many years ago there was a very enjoyable series - The Secret Life Of Machines - on British TV. One episode went into more detail on vacuum cleaners
Kale_and_Oatmilk t1_jaa84gg wrote
Reply to comment by 3-DMan in TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
His best line in BTILC!
2022userestmyballs t1_jaa833z wrote
Reply to comment by HPmoni 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
I firmly believe the stupidest people reproduce the fastest and bear all the consequences for that action. Genetic intelligence is separating humans into survival strategy’s imo. The smart reproduce slow and the dumb reproduce fast.
MacduffFifesNo1Thane t1_jaa7wz7 wrote
Reply to comment by DrSatan420247 in TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
She say curse word, I hang up.
HarryHacker42 t1_jaa7w5u wrote
Reply to comment by KultofEnnui in TIL about the NOAA Corps, the eighth federal uniformed service, alongside the six Military services and Public Health Service. It has just 321 enlisted officers, and operates 15 ships and 10 aircraft. by ex-apple
https://nautiluslive.org/blog/2022/08/03/becoming-noaa-corps-officer
I think in the first five years you need to do 2 at sea and 3 on land, but I'm unsure.
MacduffFifesNo1Thane t1_jaa7tuz wrote
Reply to comment by proshot82 in TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
Who's Cartwright?
dangerbird2 t1_jaa7pzb wrote
Reply to comment by Godtiermasturbator in 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
He's sometimes called Africa's Pol Pot. Almost a quarter of Equatorial Guinea's population was killed during his rule.
manysounds t1_jaa7khf 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
Barring anything unexpected… which is par for the course also.
FartingBob t1_jaa7iif wrote
Reply to comment by barbarbarbarians in TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
You (or someone else) pays, but they still approve or reject you if they dont think you are worthy, so dumbass influencer of the month cant get one even if they can afford it.
malepitt t1_jaa7hef wrote
"It has been calculated that the human body contains only 250 g of ATP at any one time, which contains roughly the equivalent of an AA battery." These facts together suggest that ATP is recycled 300-400 times a day?
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Conscious_Bend_7308 t1_jaa7dbk wrote
Reply to TIL that the first woman to serve in the United States Senate was also the last member of Congress to be a slaveowner. by addemup9001
I live one state over in SC and did not know this, thanks for posting! I guess her racism and incitement to violence compensated for her gender. Not unlike a few current pols I can think of.
kronicfeld t1_jaa7cy8 wrote
Reply to TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
Maybe a year ago we finally watched Chinatown and here comes this MFer right here, acting like he was just some normal boring character actor. The nerve.
im_on_the_case t1_jaa7ckx wrote
Reply to comment by n3xus-7 in TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
Damn, bold move having Wahlberg share the stage with asians, good thing he didn't go back into his old habits and attack any of them.
HarryHacker42 t1_jaa7ce4 wrote
Reply to comment by Jugales in TIL about the NOAA Corps, the eighth federal uniformed service, alongside the six Military services and Public Health Service. It has just 321 enlisted officers, and operates 15 ships and 10 aircraft. by ex-apple
NOAA did find a mermaid and hide it from the public.
Mermaids: The Body Found
You can't cover up the truth any longer!
russianlexicon t1_jaa73lt wrote
Reply to comment by izzy-springbolt in TIL of Zazous, French youths in World War Two who dressed in "big or garish clothing", listened to Jazz and got into conflict with fascists by OliverOdysseus
Agreed! I meant just more the listening to jazz and vegetarian thing
flaque_man t1_jaa6mcm wrote
Reply to TIL of Zazous, French youths in World War Two who dressed in "big or garish clothing", listened to Jazz and got into conflict with fascists by OliverOdysseus
Y'a des zazous dans mon quartier
Tru-Queer t1_jaa6iah wrote
Reply to comment by benefit_of_mrkite 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
You can’t add diet to a suicide, it’ll ruin it!
Randvek t1_jaa8bot wrote
Reply to comment by n3xus-7 in TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
Probably not the last time we hear from him. EEAAO should be raking in the awards this year, and deservedly so.