KypDurron
KypDurron t1_je4s167 wrote
Reply to comment by pezx in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Canonization doesn't declare people to be gods.
KypDurron t1_je4s0uc wrote
Reply to comment by Khysamgathys in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Um, Catholic saints aren't demigods, don't know where you got that.
I'm not saying that Catholics don't go a little overboard with venerating saints, but nobody worships them as gods of any sort.
KypDurron t1_je0kvgi wrote
Reply to comment by Jemmerl in TIL in the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, a local style of accordion folk music known as Famo has sprung a fierce bloody gang war which has contributed to its high homicide rate. Little-known to the outside world, scores of musicians and hundreds of DJs, fans, family members etc. have been slain. by delano1998
Who said anything about buried lede? They're mining gold.
KypDurron t1_jdxvxgt wrote
Reply to comment by KingKratom00 in TIL in the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, a local style of accordion folk music known as Famo has sprung a fierce bloody gang war which has contributed to its high homicide rate. Little-known to the outside world, scores of musicians and hundreds of DJs, fans, family members etc. have been slain. by delano1998
Had no idea that there were gold mines in Chicago
KypDurron t1_jdnscoy wrote
Reply to comment by TrumpsBoneSpur in I’m going to swallow this after prepping for my colonoscopy unless someone comes up with a better salutation by tomparker
Warranty Void if Removed
KypDurron t1_jdktgyi wrote
Reply to comment by FreneticPlatypus in TIL: Moray eel is the only known vertebrae to use its second set of jaws to both restrain and transport prey. by Folklorian_13
Or intimidating Sigourney Weaver
KypDurron t1_jd7ix8j wrote
Reply to comment by JRSOne- in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
Wait, which song did you think that was part of?
KypDurron t1_jd3n2jq wrote
Reply to comment by beastroll87 in TIL that the Incans genetically modified and hybridized crops such as potatoes at sites like the Moray Terrace. by A_Generic_White_Guy
> Answer me this: how does normal food like for example wheat which has obviously been selectively bred is not labelled as GM, but other products that have been GM are labelled as such.
You're seriously arguing that a scientific concept should be defined based on how politicians and bureaucrats use the term?
KypDurron t1_jd3mqco wrote
Reply to comment by beastroll87 in TIL that the Incans genetically modified and hybridized crops such as potatoes at sites like the Moray Terrace. by A_Generic_White_Guy
Look at the food you buy and see if it says "the labeling on this food should be used as an authority as to the definition of a scientific term"
KypDurron t1_jcdadm3 wrote
Reply to comment by PraxisLD in TIL using ditto marks, or putting quotation marks under words to repeat what they say, goes back as far as the Neo-Assyrian period (934-608 B.C.) by [deleted]
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but laziness is the father.
KypDurron t1_ja09fcl wrote
Reply to comment by LuangPrabangisinLaos in TIL there's a rock formation in Saudi Arabia about 6 meters high and 9 meters wide, split curiously in half and balanced on two small, natural pedestals. The origin of the Al Naslaa rock formation is unknown. by OccludedFug
Could a depressed person make this?
KypDurron t1_j9p5mlx wrote
Reply to TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
"Bob getting stuck in the wall and convincing Tina that he's inside her horse poster" vibes.
KypDurron t1_j9kcsnm wrote
Reply to [OC] Poor Career Choice by rebelrosepins
Those are some thicc branches to cut with shears.
My first impression was that the squirrels were running away because they realized that if the branches can be cut like that, the tree is rotten and about to fall down.
KypDurron t1_j9kceza wrote
Reply to comment by DrunkenDruid_Maz in [OC] Poor Career Choice by rebelrosepins
So cutting the branches has absolutely nothing to do with the joke?
KypDurron t1_j9kbj12 wrote
Reply to TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
"He did nothing but write for six months and only finished one book?"
-- Brandon Sanderson, probably
KypDurron t1_j9k046a wrote
Reply to comment by WarrenPuff_It in TIL: Since 1199, two counties in England will annually hold a competition event called "Atherstone Ball Game", in which participants from each towns fighting over a giant football for 2hrs. The only two rules are 1. It has to be held at the certain street and 2. No killing. by poclee
Wait, which one are you saying has more deaths
KypDurron t1_j9gpvm0 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL of Macadam roads. These roads were convex, raised a few inches, and made of layered crushed rock; they were state-of-the-art for the 19th century. The rise of automobiles led to the dust issues that were solved by binding the roads with tar, leading to the invention of tarmac. by jamescookenotthatone
tips 19th century hat M'Cadam.
KypDurron t1_j9d2dwl wrote
Reply to comment by Loki-L in TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
No, that was Parker's last name.
KypDurron t1_j8qlz5h wrote
Reply to comment by misscrimson16x in Interesting options here by cadenjpeters
> Person obviously didn’t is not proofread this quiz.
FTFY
KypDurron t1_j79i01u wrote
Reply to comment by WlmWilberforce in TIL in early 1942 the Battle of Los Angeles was fought, with an hour-long barrage of anti-aircraft artillery fired from the city against a perceived Japanese invasion. The cause: a stray weather balloon. by McKFC
Assume it's a camo ceramic until proven otherwise.
KypDurron t1_j1zm66d wrote
Reply to comment by TheInfamous313 in TIL that a typical fire extinguisher only lasts seconds while continuously being sprayed. A 20 pound extinguisher can only be sprayed for 25 seconds. by rtpkickballer
If you're trying to put out a fire and it needs more than a 25 second blast from a fire extinguisher... stop trying to put it out and start trying to escape.
KypDurron t1_j1xvbin wrote
Reply to TIL that a typical fire extinguisher only lasts seconds while continuously being sprayed. A 20 pound extinguisher can only be sprayed for 25 seconds. by rtpkickballer
You're supposed to replace/refill them after each use, regardless of whether it's completely used up.
So you're going to get a full 25 seconds for a single incident. And if 25 seconds of use isn't enough to put out the fire, you shouldn't be trying to put it out by yourself.
KypDurron t1_iycthkd wrote
Reply to comment by nim_opet 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
Ok but what does "chew side to side" mean? In terms of the motion of the jaws.
KypDurron t1_iybgjz3 wrote
Reply to comment by RedSonGamble in TIL "Hey Jude" evolved from the song "Hey Jules" which Paul McCartney wrote for John Lennon's son, Julian, to comfort him while Lennon and his wife were getting separated, He recorded first part of the song on his way to Cynthia and Julian in his Car with a recorder installed in his car's dashboard. by Knight_TheRider
> She also sold a bunch of stuff that was suppose to go to him and I believe Paul bought it back for Julian
Not just "stuff that was supposed to go to him" - it was a collection of letters that Julian had written to John.
KypDurron t1_je4wzbi wrote
Reply to comment by olioster in TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys
Mantling is completely different. TLDR Mantling is when you embody the attributes and actions of a deity so well that the universe can't tell you apart. "Walk like them until they must walk like you."
I'm not sure if any of the Walking Ways specifically rely on accumulating followers or worship, actually.
If you subscribe to the not-entirely-confirmed theory that the Thalmor are trying to destabilize the Mundus by stamping out the worship of Talos, you could sort of argue that they're trying to do the opposite of this - de-canonize Talos/Tiber Septim by depriving him of followers and/or worship, but that may actually require killing all Men, not just stopping Talos worship...