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Vastator10 t1_je1gbvp wrote
Reply to TIL that eating food containing poppy seeds really can cause you to fail a drug test for opiates by Lupercali
My dad, who is retired now, has a great story because of this. Before he retired, he worked at a metal producing plant and started getting "randomly" selected each month to get tested. After the 4th "random" selection he started keeping a poppy seed bagle in his desk. Sure enough, he got selected a 5th time so he immediately ate the bagle then went to get tested. 30 minutes later, he got sent home. Got 3 days paid vacation for a false positive because of state drug laws. He stopped getting "randomly" selected after that.
6_oh_n8 t1_je1g2gp wrote
Reply to TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
“Spiritual weight”
[deleted] t1_je1fdvo wrote
Reply to comment by Key_Strategy_8526 in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem
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dishsoapandclorox t1_je1f98p wrote
Reply to comment by react_dev in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
That explains the Taiping Rebellion
Archberdmans t1_je1ejvz wrote
Reply to TIL that Chick-fil-A started in 1961, after founder S. Truett Cathy found a fryer that cooked chicken as quickly as a fast food burger. Chick-fil-A licensed the sandwich to 50 restaurants, including Waffle House, until 1967, when the first standalone Chick-fil-A was opened. by jdward01
Wow he found a commercial pressure fryer made for frying chicken and used it for its advertised purpose. Impressive.
fergablu2 t1_je1ecfw wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL recent research shows the demodex mite, which lives on most humans' skin, has an anus. Contradicting earlier findings. by AudibleNod
What the eye can’t see, the heart won’t grieve.
[deleted] t1_je1e40w wrote
Reply to comment by loztriforce in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem
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xGenocidest t1_je1e2ao wrote
Reply to TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
CHIM status.
BilboSwagginz t1_je1e26m wrote
Reply to TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
semiomni t1_je1degd wrote
Reply to comment by Kitselena in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
>but even completely fictional characters are based
Come the hell on.
aClearCrystal t1_je1dc6w wrote
Reply to comment by seifer666 in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
Germany recycles over 94% of PET bottles.
Bruce-7891 t1_je1d5yb wrote
Reply to comment by MtchMConnelsDeadHand in TIL that eating food containing poppy seeds really can cause you to fail a drug test for opiates by Lupercali
You are absolutely right. It's also why "it was 2nd hand smoke" doesn't work. They can tell the difference.
Pay08 t1_je1d455 wrote
Reply to comment by IactaEstoAlea in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Fair. Although I still doubt that somewhat, as apparently "normal" gods can also reshape the world. Or rather the towers can, the original one (the adamantine tower?) was created by the gods.
aClearCrystal t1_je1d1ic wrote
Reply to comment by mario1138 in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
That's not an unsolvable problem.
In Germany, over 94% of PET bottles are recycled, and 34% are even fully reused as new PET bottles.
Key_Strategy_8526 t1_je1csha wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem
That just demonstrates how statistics with a small sample size are easily skewed and doesn't speak to any accomplishment of the Faroe Islands scientific community.
sadorna1 t1_je1cept wrote
Reply to comment by JumpyDelivery3079 in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Yes obviously this throw a bit of a loophole in, but the overall premise remains the same. Wherein communities celebrating an individual within that community leads to a revered status akin to god-hood for the individual whether it be before or after their death.
Kitselena t1_je1cegv wrote
Reply to comment by semiomni in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Fair enough, but even completely fictional characters are based on the author's experiences and previous literature (which there wasn't much of at the time and even what did exist wasn't very accessible due to literacy rates). This can go back and forth forever and unless a Greek history scholar comes in idk if there's gonna be a real answer, I was just proposing one possiblity
IactaEstoAlea t1_je1cabr wrote
Reply to comment by Pay08 in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
>A part of it does, which might be a reference than actual canon.
To be clear, the part that is in Skyrim is:
>Let me show you the power of Talos Stormcrown, born of the North, where my breath is long winter. I breathe now, in royalty, and reshape this land which is mine. I do this for you, Red Legions, for I love you.
Which is precisely the part about Talos having achieved CHIM
Pay08 t1_je1bp3d wrote
Reply to comment by IactaEstoAlea in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
>Nope, it gets quoted in Skyrim by Heimskr (the Talos priest preaching in Whiterun)
A part of it does, which might be a reference than actual canon.
>You don't need to take everything in the commentary as truth, but there is little reason to doubt the bit about CHIM and the transformation of Cyrodiil jungles
Provided it isn't written by someone born hundreds of years after Tiber Septim died/became a god/whatever.
semiomni t1_je1bmpn wrote
Reply to comment by Kitselena in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
>It's pretty safe to assume that gods didn't actually exist back then but these stories must have had some origin
Right that makes sense, wonder who the real Batman is, think he lives in New York with Superman?
OldHeadReader t1_je1bhpr wrote
Reply to comment by semiomni in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Loewen, Nancy: Hercules, p. 15
Kitselena t1_je1bb78 wrote
Reply to comment by semiomni in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Nothing, I haven't researched Greek archeology but I know these stories are usually word of mouth things passed down and embellished over generations. It's pretty safe to assume that gods didn't actually exist back then but these stories must have had some origin so I think it's reasonable to assume they're at least loosely based on real people
JoeyWilcoXXX t1_je1ata7 wrote
Reply to comment by NemeanMiniLion in TIL that Chick-fil-A started in 1961, after founder S. Truett Cathy found a fryer that cooked chicken as quickly as a fast food burger. Chick-fil-A licensed the sandwich to 50 restaurants, including Waffle House, until 1967, when the first standalone Chick-fil-A was opened. by jdward01
It really is just meh. I decided to give them a one time try just to see what all of the hubub was about since I’d seen plenty of my fellow gays simping hard for them. I was as openminded to the sandwich as the company should be about the lgbqt and I just didn’t get it. It’s not bad but it’s not very good especially not good enough to abandon my values and respect for my fellow man over it.
redheadedwoodpecker t1_je1akdd wrote
Reply to TIL in the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, a local style of accordion folk music known as Famo has sprung a fierce bloody gang war which has contributed to its high homicide rate. Little-known to the outside world, scores of musicians and hundreds of DJs, fans, family members etc. have been slain. by delano1998
L.A., you say?
TrumpterOFyvie t1_je1gmnr wrote
Reply to TIL recent research shows the demodex mite, which lives on most humans' skin, has an anus. Contradicting earlier findings. by AudibleNod
I can't believe I've gone my whole life assuming those little bastards were anus-free.