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Historical_Exchange t1_jd2uc0s wrote
Reply to comment by cosmotosed in Saudi Arabia stone ruins were pilgrimage sites, where an ancient cult gathered to sacrifice animals about 7,000 years ago by marketrent
It runs in the family, his Dad ate rocks thinking it was a baby
Historical_Exchange t1_jbng2ek wrote
Reply to comment by Snogafrog in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Like Tommy :(
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Reply to comment by Redbelly98 in hi, my mom keeps saying the moon is upsidedown. by ilysmmate
No lunatic would be right. Ancient Greeks used to believe that the changing phases of the moon caused epilepsy among other conditions. This idea then morphed in to a general fear that the moon could cause madness, a belief that carried from the dark ages all the way up until the 1700's OP's mum.
Historical_Exchange t1_jaxsnug wrote
Reply to comment by Wrathchilde in How is it that objects in equilibrium stay in motion at constant velocity? by KWOOOSH
Layman here - could we not use your definition and combine the first 2 of Newtons laws? Ie - was Newton making the same mistake as op thinking he was in a static frame of reference?
Historical_Exchange t1_j9jogcm wrote
Reply to comment by NerdLifeCrisis in What are in your opinion the scariest objects / occurrences in our universe? by SpaceCinema_
What are your thoughts on giant space sharks?
Historical_Exchange t1_j9jo8fy wrote
Reply to comment by Shadowtirs in What are in your opinion the scariest objects / occurrences in our universe? by SpaceCinema_
I mean yeah, but after the first trillion years I'm sure you'd get used to it
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Reply to comment by Eminence_grizzly in Weekly History Questions Thread. by AutoModerator
Tried and won
"Stephen Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms."