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XIphos12 t1_jabn4qj wrote
Reply to comment by goteamnick in TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife
Hey. Don't bother people with the truth , they hate it
EpicAura99 t1_jabn2tu wrote
Reply to comment by psgbg in TIL the last B-52 Bomber produced for the US left the factory 10/26/1962 - the same day as the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis - they're still used 60 yrs later. by GoGaslightYerself
…has a very good safety record, you’re right!
>the Marine Corps’ MV-22 Osprey has a lower mishap rate per 100,000 flight hours than the Harrier, Super Hornet, F-35B, or CH-53E Super Stallion.
https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/is-the-v-22-osprey-actually-as-dangerous-as-people-think/
Duwinayo t1_jabmyj7 wrote
Reply to comment by Blutarg 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
I heard the intro to "Checkmate, Lincolnites!" Not gunna lie.
FuschiaKnight t1_jabmttn wrote
Reply to comment by KindlyQuasar in 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
fwiw neither party was around 200 years ago (tho Dems are close at like 195 or so years). The Republican started around 1860, so it’s closer to 160 years old.
Back during the Civil War, Republicans were union men who defeated the traitorous losers. As a result, white Southerners wouldn’t be Democrats for generations. Started to change around Wilson, especially FDR, though the final big push wasn’t really until LBJ passed civil rights and voting rights legislation during his huge Democratic-majority Great Society agenda.
CGY-SS t1_jabmt1n 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
Is that the Host from the Chinese restaurant episode of Seinfeld??
[deleted] t1_jabmnvm wrote
Reply to comment by OptimalBarnacle7633 in TIL Hawaii is the best place on earth to see rainbows. There are words for Earth-clinging rainbows (uakoko), standing rainbow shafts (kāhili), barely visible rainbows (punakea), and moonbows (ānuenue kau pō). The rainbow is seen as a symbol of transformation and a pathway between Earth and Heaven. by -AMARYANA-
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marmorset t1_jabm0az wrote
Reply to comment by AgentElman in TIL that in the period of time since the introduction of the consumer price index, the highest inflation rate observed in the U.S. was 20.49% in 1917. by ringopendragon
I'm a real estate agent, housing sales have slowed down, but prices have not dropped at all. They're not as high as the rate of inflation, but they're rising. Demand has dropped because mortgage interest rates have gone up, but supply is down since construction slowed/stopped during the pandemic and that's kept the cost up.
No, the government should not be declaring that housing prices are deflating because that's not at all true.
mattaman101 t1_jablzdm wrote
staffell t1_jablrny wrote
Reply to comment by barnacledoor 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
Money makes the world go round
OptimalBarnacle7633 t1_jabli7t wrote
Reply to TIL Hawaii is the best place on earth to see rainbows. There are words for Earth-clinging rainbows (uakoko), standing rainbow shafts (kāhili), barely visible rainbows (punakea), and moonbows (ānuenue kau pō). The rainbow is seen as a symbol of transformation and a pathway between Earth and Heaven. by -AMARYANA-
I grew up in Hawaii and when I first started traveling was so surprised to learn that people rarely saw rainbows, let alone double rainbows which are common here too. Hell I’ve seen triple rainbows a couple of times
mplsmark t1_jablhe5 wrote
Reply to TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife
And owned people. Look elsewhere for a role model
PapaSock t1_jablg84 wrote
Reply to TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife
Do you think he went to a church buffet, or was it more like they wheeled out different blessings on a dessert cart, and he just gobbled them up willy-nilly?
Ea61e t1_jablec9 wrote
Reply to TIL Hawaii is the best place on earth to see rainbows. There are words for Earth-clinging rainbows (uakoko), standing rainbow shafts (kāhili), barely visible rainbows (punakea), and moonbows (ānuenue kau pō). The rainbow is seen as a symbol of transformation and a pathway between Earth and Heaven. by -AMARYANA-
It’s why our license plates and drivers licenses have rainbows on them.
eggsssssssss t1_jablamk wrote
Reply to comment by ScrunchyButts in 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
Dr Bronners is the Time Cube of soap.
jfjacobc t1_jabl4mj wrote
Reply to comment by addemup9001 in 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
Because she was still the first woman senator of the US. Her racism and slaveholding past doesn't change that.
If anything, it makes it all the more important, as she reflected a large portion of society's views at the time. She was appointed as a political move to win points for a Democrat's re-election. Understanding the ugly parts of our past helps us avoid them in our present and future. If we ignore or disregard all the things that don't conform to our modern social standards, how can we critically analyze and grow from them?
xPlasma t1_jabl02u wrote
Reply to comment by goteamnick in TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife
How is arrogant to derive value from moral teachings without believing in the super natural. No need to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
LegkoKatka t1_jabkwra wrote
Reply to comment by im_on_the_case 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
No Vietnamese in sight so he didn't throw hands.
JCue t1_jabkde3 wrote
Reply to comment by randomiser5000 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
Egg Shen is with them. Little bastard sorcerer has brought them through the Bog of the Dead Trees.
beaverbait t1_jabk919 wrote
Reply to comment by no_more_secrets in TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife
But it's not a requirement they only have to believe in a higher power.
LipTrev t1_jabjmpe wrote
Reply to comment by DowntownScore2773 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
> This isn’t an entirely accurate statement. Chimborazo is the mountain that is farthest from the earth’s core and closest to the sun due the earth’s centrifugal bulge.
But centrifugal is a false force /s
Chimborazo is a perfect example that people who say centrifugal force is a false force really need to close mouth, sit down.
goteamnick t1_jabjjk3 wrote
Reply to TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife
He also kept hundreds of people enslaved, including his own children from his rape victim, so he could live in obscene luxury.
goteamnick t1_jabjgn1 wrote
Reply to comment by Armthedillos5 in TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife
Such arrogance. The same writers who detailed the moral teachings also detailed the miracles.
LipTrev t1_jabjept wrote
Reply to comment by PigeroniPepperoni 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
Mt. Lam Lam is the tallest mountain on Earth!
TronOld_Dumps t1_jabje6q wrote
Reply to comment by Thick_Pipe187 in TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife
Honestly I really don't see religion and unique perspective in the same sentence. But agree to disagree I guess... Or whatever they say....
Edit - Religion in a nutshell. Something we can't prove now did something and now we need to worship said thing.
schuldina t1_jabn4x2 wrote
Reply to comment by mattaman101 in TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife
*uses a thesaurus on the title* you get me?