DefiantStomp t1_j6gko1j wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:06 AM

Reply to comment by Terrasweat999 in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese

I came here to say this. It's the only way I hear that song...

DefiantStomp t1_j6fi3vl wrote on January 29, 2023 at 11:39 PM

Reply to TIL that sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth, and their clicks can literally kill you with sound by g1ucose

Wish I was a whale. I would learn the Brown Note and all you puny humans (within distance) would be screwed.

DefiantStomp t1_j6fhbox wrote on January 29, 2023 at 11:34 PM

Reply to TIL the term “cloud cuckoo land” goes back to the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, who used it for a utopian city of birds in his farce, the Birds by Mr_Westerfield

Never once heard this phrase. 35/m/US

DefiantStomp t1_j6dgk52 wrote on January 29, 2023 at 3:56 PM

Reply to comment by grobRhetoriker in TIL that rapper MF DOOM never attained full US citizenship, despite living in the states for the majority of his life. Because of this, he was forced to live out the rest of his life in UK from 2010, following a “Born Like This” tour, until his death in 2020. by CEDAfwysj

I looked him up and it took a bit of going back in time on Google and that appears to maybe be it!

DefiantStomp t1_j6d8hut wrote on January 29, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Reply to TIL that rapper MF DOOM never attained full US citizenship, despite living in the states for the majority of his life. Because of this, he was forced to live out the rest of his life in UK from 2010, following a “Born Like This” tour, until his death in 2020. by CEDAfwysj

There was a (German?) Duo with similar masks and I wish I could recall their name. It was a very vulgar thing. The lyrics were gross but funny

DefiantStomp t1_j66xn6w wrote on January 28, 2023 at 3:36 AM

Reply to TIL about foreign accent syndrome. This is a very rare (~100 cases worldwide) but real medical condition where people abruptly begin speaking in a foreign accent following head trauma like a bad migraine, accident, or stroke. by veety

I pick up accents when I travel. I was born in Texas but lived in Minnesota and went back to Texas for the summer months and traveled through Oklahoma and Kansas. I had such a weird accent when I moved to Arizona where many people have Mexican Spanish as their first language. Then I'll watch movies and pick up on accents from characters. I have been convinced for a long time that I may not be right in the head. Or that the me I'm perceiving now may not be the same me tomorrow.

DefiantStomp t1_j53ylgq wrote on January 20, 2023 at 5:42 AM

Reply to comment by OptimusSublime in TIL the floating substance inside of a lava lamp is primarily wax by shyyyyme

💩 🕯

DefiantStomp t1_j4gfhox wrote on January 15, 2023 at 3:33 PM

Reply to Til before Popeye gained superhuman strength by eating spinach, he became strong by rubbing a type of chicken called a whiffle hen. by Fitz_cuniculus

This man gave me a love of spinach and a nickname

DefiantStomp t1_j443lw8 wrote on January 13, 2023 at 12:55 AM

Reply to What causes the different colors and cloud effect in nebulas? by tackleberry2219

Tyson explained it. The telescopes see in infrared. We do not. We see RGB. So the telescope sees multiple frequencies and translates invisible (to our naked eye) light into light we can perceive.

DefiantStomp t1_j2cp4gz wrote on December 31, 2022 at 7:00 AM

Reply to TIL Among the 50 million employed college graduates ages 25 to 64 in 2019, 37% reported a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering but only 14% worked in a STEM occupation by Fit_Pangolin_8271

I did not go to college but I make just as much as all of my coworkers who went to college.

DefiantStomp t1_j1zcog5 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 3:07 PM

Reply to TIL that elements of the ancient Mesopotamian religion (first formed in the 6th millennium BC) may have survived until the early 20th century. The Shamsīyah, a sect of sun-worshippers, persisted in southeastern Turkey (sometimes outwardly adopting Christian customs) until the early 1900s. by RexSueciae

Less religion, more stuff worth learning.

DefiantStomp t1_j1xrbob wrote on December 28, 2022 at 4:24 AM

Reply to TIL: Frank Slide, 44 MILLION tons of rock fell in one of the largest landslides in Canadian history back in 1903. It partially buried a town and killed 70-90 people. Also, a horse, Charlie. Survived for a month underground, only to die after being overfed oats and... brandy. by chrisbe2e9

70 to 90 people. Accuracy and accountability for human lives.👌🏼

DefiantStomp t1_j1osy19 wrote on December 26, 2022 at 4:26 AM

Reply to TIL that incarcerated prisoners make a contraband drink in prison called "pruno" which entails fermenting fruit, sugar cubes, bread, and water in a ziplock bag a several days. by FlashyBehind

They also make Jankem where they poo in a jar and cover it and them inhale the fumes to get high

DefiantStomp t1_iyb0fk7 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 1:38 AM

Reply to TIL that beans are banned in Spacecraft because they can produce "1-3 cups of flatus" in an environment where there are no windows by April_Spring_1982

Well then. TIL I'd be disqualified from being an astronaut because my digestive system makes sure I'm a gassy fellow. It matters not what I eat.

DefiantStomp t1_iyb08fv wrote on November 30, 2022 at 1:37 AM

Reply to comment by BackdraftRed in TIL that beans are banned in Spacecraft because they can produce "1-3 cups of flatus" in an environment where there are no windows by April_Spring_1982

This here is a gallon!

DefiantStomp t1_iyax37o wrote on November 30, 2022 at 1:13 AM

Reply to comment by Stairwayunicorn in TIL love is as strong as illegal drugs. When you fall in love the same part of your brain is stimulated as when you take mind-altering substances like cocaine. by Canes-Venaticii

Absolutely is. Cocaine Psychosis is a real deal. Tony Montana was suffering from it.

DefiantStomp t1_iyawwk7 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 1:11 AM

Reply to TIL love is as strong as illegal drugs. When you fall in love the same part of your brain is stimulated as when you take mind-altering substances like cocaine. by Canes-Venaticii

Sounds about right to me. I'm addicted to a woman who couldn't even be bothered to know my name. She only calls me when she is in trouble and off I go, Captain Save a NiceYoungLadyWhoReallyNeedsToStopUsingMeBecauseImASuckerForDamselsInDistress

DefiantStomp t1_ix5xugs wrote on November 21, 2022 at 12:11 AM

Reply to TIL that figs are not fruits, but they are actually inverted flowers. by bringmeturtles

They're often pollinated by "fig wasps". They burrow in and lay eggs inside. The eggs hatch and the babies breed and then the males burrow their way out to fall and die. The females follow that tunnel and fly away to another fig.

DefiantStomp t1_iueesat wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:23 PM

Reply to Falcon 9 launch from a mountain in Arizona by Justjoebro

From a mountain or from "A" Mountain in Tucson?

DefiantStomp t1_iueem08 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:22 PM

Reply to TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes! by Geek_Nan

As a 34 year old asthmatic I'd take this over waking up at night thinking I'm already going to die. Keep trying, they said. Die peacefully in your sleep, they said. I'd rather be tripping balls and risking my life. (This is not 100% true. This is an off-the-cuff take and requires more research on my own time before I try this. But $20 is $20...)