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CulturedClub t1_je5e23r wrote
Reply to comment by hoarder59 in TIL that children born earlier in the academic year have a higher chance of participating in upper echelons of sports or academia. This is known as the Relative Age Effect. by ThatFaultyGamer
So do you think that there was no one else in the commenter's class that was also born in August or even July? I.e. everyone else in their class was born the previous September
CulturedClub t1_je4qpuk wrote
Reply to comment by packetfire in TIL that children born earlier in the academic year have a higher chance of participating in upper echelons of sports or academia. This is known as the Relative Age Effect. by ThatFaultyGamer
I often hear this said but you weren't a year younger than the rest of your class. There was likely just days or weeks between you and the next youngest kid. Yes, there was almost a year between you and the oldest but everyone else in your class was somewhere in between.
CulturedClub t1_jdvbrho wrote
Reply to comment by AgniousPrime in TIL india is the biggest exporter of hairs in the world. India's hair exports account for 80% of the global market by pinkcheems
How do you think it should be spelled?
CulturedClub t1_jduxmu2 wrote
Reply to comment by Mokatines in TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
No, you have to be much more determined than that when you say it.
MINE!
CulturedClub t1_jduxfit wrote
Reply to comment by ViolettaHunter in TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
Every animal on the planet does that. The fish in my fish tank have a feeding hierarchy.
CulturedClub t1_jdmmwyg wrote
Reply to comment by _Dnikeb in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh
Beckoned? Baconed? I don't get it....ahh, wait.
CulturedClub t1_jd56mzf wrote
Reply to comment by Morlaix in TIL that the 'funny bone' is not actually a bone in the arm, but a nerve. The ulnar nerve is connected from shoulder to hand and is protected by bones and muscles. As it passes thru the elbow it is only protected by the cubital tunnel, making it the most prone area in the body to 'strike a nerve'. by deddPan
What's the origin of that name?
CulturedClub t1_ja74goa wrote
CulturedClub t1_ja31enz wrote
Reply to comment by Elegant_Development3 in TIL that from 1991 to 2007, tobacco conglomerate Philip Morris Cos. successfully marketed Capri Sun to children, based on their executives' experience selling tobacco to young people. by 99-bottlesofbeer
As a Brit who drank Caprisun I want the non sugar free ones back in the UK. (our government have forced drinks aimed at kids to be sugar free, and 'adult' sugary drinks have a sugar tax). I'm intolerant to artificial sweeteners.
CulturedClub t1_j86o5sg wrote
Reply to comment by Mitthrawnuruo in TIL that the EU has a blacklist for airlines they consider unsafe, even if they don’t fly within Europe by humanesadness
At one time Ryanair had the newest fleet of planes in the world.
You may well not like their pricing structure (does anyone?) but they're a very safe airline.
CulturedClub t1_j7hgrla wrote
Reply to TIL that physically acting out your dreams (loss of REM sleep paralysis) is >80% accurate at predicting future brain maladies including Parkinson's, Lewy Body Dementia, and ALS by SimilarLee
Recently i've been sleep walking a lot and doing mad shit like almost throwing things out windows because they're apparently covered in flies. I mentioned the other day that I suppose that's what having some dementias may be like. When it's happening I'm aware that what I'm seeing is insane but no part of me is aware that I'm asleep.
I'm dreading the day I wander outside.
CulturedClub t1_iyepgm3 wrote
Reply to comment by TehJohnny in TIL: Dogs don't have digestive enzymes in their saliva, nor can they chew side to side. Their jaws only allow for up-and-down movement because their diet doesn’t need as much chewing as ours does. by theotherbogart
It's a spaniel. It will 100% be true. Mine ate a whole mackerel, brought it all back up, so started again until I managed to drag him away.
CulturedClub t1_iw7si0j wrote
Reply to TIL of the Canadian commander Charles De Salaberry who defeated the American invasion of Montreal. Salaberry deployed marching buglers to play in all different directions, meaning his American opponents didn’t know how many men he had or what direction they were coming from. by NotThenNotNowNever
3 times I had to read it before I understood it wasn't marching burglars that were playing everywhere
CulturedClub t1_je6b4rf wrote
Reply to comment by Toy_Guy_in_MO in TIL that children born earlier in the academic year have a higher chance of participating in upper echelons of sports or academia. This is known as the Relative Age Effect. by ThatFaultyGamer
Commenter did a sneaky wee edit. Your point is the same as the one I was making to them.