DMRexy
DMRexy t1_jd118zz wrote
Reply to comment by erniebalogna in TIL of Trix, a t-rex skeleton that is considered one of the most complete skeletons ever found. It was found only in 2013 on a farmers land in Montana, US. It was bought from the farmer for almost $5mil and is now on permanent display in The Netherlands. by lucamila5
Shorter that the trex ones for sure.
DMRexy t1_jaei7e9 wrote
Reply to TIL that due to "Subjective Age" most children and adolescents feel older than they really are. But this switches at around 25. By age 30, around 70% of people feel younger than they really are, with the discrepancy between actual age and subjective age growing over time. by AspireAgain
I've always felt younger than I am 😊 (I'm slightly developmentally delayed)
DMRexy t1_ja74v25 wrote
Reply to comment by TarkovskyAteABird in This women's room has a urinal by PM_ME_ALL_UR_KARMA
Though I'd love for that to be the reasoning, I doubt it's the case because 1: people with penises can also use the toilet and 2: it's Japan.
DMRexy t1_ja5vyhe wrote
Reply to Mushroom that looks like a butt by DeathShadow424
I should call him
DMRexy t1_ja2i6ez wrote
Reply to comment by spaceturtle8008 in TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
> etumos
Prostagma?
DMRexy t1_ja1pxeo wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that every October, the medieval town of Lucca, Italy turns into the biggest comicon in Europe. 300,000 cosplayers and enthusiasts take over the historic center and local shops sell merchandise. by TheChopinet
Comic con literally stands for "comic convention" and has been used for over half a century. "Con" as a short for convention is incredibly ubiquitous. That trademark ruling was one of the most bullshit ones America ever did. Trademarking a literal descriptive title of a certain activity is ridiculous.
Fortunately, Lucca is not, in fact, in America.
DMRexy t1_j6oksuz wrote
Reply to comment by Reddit-runner in TIL about cargo cults, where indigenous people of small tropical islands would perform elaborate rituals to mimic air traffic control and marching patterns after witnessing airplanes drop supplies on airforce bases during world war II. by sciencedit
At least their religion has some basis in reality, even if they got the details wrong.
DMRexy t1_j2edctd wrote
DMRexy t1_j2dvmoy wrote
Reply to comment by xXZoulocKXx in TIL breathing into a paper bag to ease anxiety attacks is a real thing, with science to back it up, and not just something seen on TV/Movies. by OneSideDone
CO2 isn't called carbonic acid. Carbonic acid is H2CO3. So, CO2 + H2O. CO2 combines with the water in your blood to produce it.
DMRexy t1_j2dpxzv wrote
Reply to comment by FenderMoon in ELI5 Why aren't we curing more degenerative diseases with stem cell research? by KaishiXYZ
While I see where you're coming from, I kind of hope we never need that sense of urgency again haha
DMRexy t1_j2dhmew wrote
Reply to comment by taylaj in eli5: back then, before astronouts goes to space, how do we know about thing like nonexistent of oxygen & zero gravity? by zetasstra
Then the sun has negligible gravity over you.
DMRexy t1_j2dgzkl wrote
Reply to comment by Rahf in ELI5 Why aren't we curing more degenerative diseases with stem cell research? by KaishiXYZ
People underestimate how much the research for COVID vaccines was streamlined. It didn't skip steps, but every step could happen immediately as soon as the previous was done. No waiting around for funding, no trying to convince anyone that it's a worthwhile project, no being sidelined because something else was more profitable. Just GO GO GO. Thousands and thousands of researchers worldwide with a singular focus.
It was pretty cool to see.
DMRexy t1_j22pe6n wrote
Reply to comment by alex_quine in TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235
Which group composes the vast majority of deaths at work and due to violence? Which group is more likely to suffer harsher legal penalties for the same crimes? Who commits suicide more often? Who's more likely to not be able to stop working if they are Ill?
This difference is not because of who orders a salad. It's because men are still trapped in a medieval patriarchal system, being raised to be working machines, never learning they have any value but what they can provide financially.
Women managed to break free of a fucked up system, and now have their roles in society adjusted to a modern existence. It's far from perfect, it's far from good even, but the process is ongoing and irreversible. Men are still trapped, and most aren't even aware of how fucked they are.
So that's how you get half of the population losing 5 years of their lives. 80 cents to a dollar is horrible, but the people profiting from it are getting almost 9 years to a decade, and believe they have it good.
Gender inequality hurts everyone horribly. And until we let go to of the idea that it's something natural, that it's just how men are or just how women are, we will still be fucked by it.
DMRexy t1_j1saa59 wrote
Reply to comment by nevm in TIL the FDA’s Food Defect Action Levels Handbook details the acceptable levels of contaminants of food from sources such as maggots, thrips, insect fragments, “foreign matter”, mold, rodent hairs, and insect and mammalian feces. by anogre8me
Oh yeah? Where are you people getting your lab grown cacao? Because that stuff has plenty of bugs. Do you hand pick them out with tweezers, even the barely visible ones? Is the entire line of production sealed?
There are bugs in your chocolate, like any other.
DMRexy t1_isp5ef9 wrote
Reply to comment by TechKnowNathan in TIL eels swim from a lake in Australia through stormwater drains and across the ocean to lay eggs in New Caledonia where they die. Their eggs hatch and make the return journey back to the lake they came from. by Aussiewhiskeydiver
I'm trying my best to get my reproductive organs dissolved, does that count?
DMRexy t1_irjnb7q wrote
Reply to comment by Waloro in TIL that following their execution (by beheading) for treason, the heads of Baron Saye and his son-in-law were unceremoniously impaled on pikes by a mob and pushed together so that they appeared to kiss. by SilasMarner77
god, don't I know. It's absolutely fucked.
DMRexy t1_ireqd7o wrote
Reply to comment by An8thOfFeanor in TIL that following their execution (by beheading) for treason, the heads of Baron Saye and his son-in-law were unceremoniously impaled on pikes by a mob and pushed together so that they appeared to kiss. by SilasMarner77
Nice, now the government will start funding a new gay cure: the guillotine.
DMRexy t1_jduus9v wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] 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
Oh no, how will we ever deal with this loss