Inlerah t1_j5ndm75 wrote on January 24, 2023 at 5:41 AM

Reply to TIL that electroshock therapy devices in the 19th century “helped” with toothaches. by atrailofdisasters

I mean that's basically a TENS unit, isn't it?

Inlerah t1_j24zx9c wrote on December 29, 2022 at 6:28 PM

Reply to TIL that 11/19/1999 was the the last date before 1/1/3111 when all the digits in the date were odd. by ShredTheUndead

Is zero an even number?

Inlerah t1_iycso9m wrote on November 30, 2022 at 1:14 PM

Reply to comment by coldfarm in TIL the guy who played Nick the bartender in "It's a Wonderful Life," Sheldon Leonard, became one of the most successful TV producers in history, having created the Andy Griffith Show, Dick Van Dyke, among many others. As a tribute, the two main characters on "Big Bang Theory" were named after him. by latchkey_adult

You would never guess from its reputation as a feel good Christmas movie that it has one of the most uncomfortable to watch breakdowns I've ever seen on film: as someone who deals with anxiety I've had that panic attack.

Inlerah t1_ixw6uyt wrote on November 26, 2022 at 9:18 PM

Reply to comment by Ahmatt in Israel gave dozens of countries intel on Iran arms transfers to Russia — report by nahalkishon

You do get the difference between saying "All jews have big noses" and pointing our that drawing Jewish people with big noses is a super common trate in anti-semetic works, right? Describing a racist trope is not the same as using said racist trope.