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LeapIntoInaction t1_jc78g5i wrote
Reply to TIL If Coca-Cola's inventor had decided to file a patent application in 1892 instead of keeping the recipe a secret, patent protection would have expired long before Pepsi ever came onto the market in 1965. Patent protection lasts 20 years at most. Trade secrets can last forever. by ethereal3xp
You can't patent a recipe, babes. Besides, the original Coca-Cola was made with coca leaves (think "cocaine"). I understand they still use those for flavoring after removing the active ingredient, which really takes all the fun out of it.
LeapIntoInaction t1_jaw6cwe wrote
Reply to comment by 656666_ in The iPhone 15’s USB-C port might come with a catch - new report says third-party cables might not support fast charging by MicroSofty88
Right. You have to use decent cables, not the minimal-level older designs. This is not some kind of vendor lock-in. You can use any cable that supports modern standards.
LeapIntoInaction t1_jaam2ta wrote
Reply to Yo mama so fat by LeoReddit2019
Yo mama's so fat, I can't believe she's not butter.
LeapIntoInaction t1_ja7pw1u wrote
Reply to comment by Mammoth-Mud-9609 in TIL John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, was arrested and tried for merely teaching the theory of evolution in 1925. by JesusLikesHisCheezIt
What makes you think that ignorant hicks ever went away?
LeapIntoInaction t1_j9zhs70 wrote
Reply to TIL: "Popcorn" is not simply a descriptive term, but also refers to a specific variety of corn which has the unique characteristic of being able to pop, while the other five varieties of corn do not have this capability. by greenappletree
"Popcorn" describes corn that pops. It is exactly a descriptive term.
LeapIntoInaction t1_j904z6w wrote
Reply to Sidney Powell cited woman who claimed to be headless, time-traveling entity in email pushing election conspiracy theories by Oldkingcole225
She needs to fire her mortician. She hasn't been embalmed properly, her face is falling off, and the make-up job is a scandal.
LeapIntoInaction t1_j7s6j5t wrote
Reply to Urgent calls for Australia-wide register of sperm donations amid concerns about ‘prolific’ donors | Sperm donation by Icewear_Daddy
Is this a massive political crisis in Australia? Or more the usual crazed gibberish to distract you from what they're actually doing? Have they decided to set the Great Barrier Reef on fire?
Do the guys stop off at the pub once a week for a pint of "cream ale"? I mean, how much sperm donation is really going on, here?
LeapIntoInaction t1_j6pjl9h wrote
Reply to TIL Maria Sabina was an indigenous medicine woman who introduced the western world to psilocybin. Her community's rituals were appropriated for power and fame, and she died in poverty. by kerblooee
Is the complaint here that she didn't build a marketing machine, form a monopoly on psilocybin, and die richer than Elon Musk?
I don't see where her "community's rituals" enter into it. All you do is eat a plant. This is not complicated.
LeapIntoInaction t1_j66c3xo wrote
So... err... the union is asking for protective gear that doesn't work?
LeapIntoInaction t1_j57kj3r wrote
Reply to TIL A Dog's Nose is Its Fingerprint by Sea-Mastodon2775
Yeah, if you find a dog's nose, and then find a matching dog without a nose, you've identified your culprit.
LeapIntoInaction t1_j4uf434 wrote
Reply to KBD67 with Shenpo DYE SUB PBT 6002 keycaps by kriscables
It's missing the numeric keypad and function keys but, I understand you must have extremely limited space and a low budget.
Why in the world would you keep Caps Lock?
LeapIntoInaction t1_j2cdhx1 wrote
Reply to 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
Yeah, it's a real thing, but it's not backed up by science. It was discredited at least 50 years ago, so try to keep up.
LeapIntoInaction t1_j1p5kct wrote
Reply to TIL the "Elf on the Shelf" a "Christmas Tradition," existed WELL BEFORE 2005, they were called "Knee Hugger Elves" by dorian-araneda
Yeah, the elves go back further than the creepy "elf on a shelf" alleged "tradition". So? They used an off-the-shelf elf for their elf on a shelf.
LeapIntoInaction t1_j17oqgd wrote
Oh, those darned liberals! What will they think of next? Desegregation? Women allowed to vote? Why, there ought to be a law!
LeapIntoInaction t1_j0socrv wrote
With all due respect (very little), most of the world that you can live in has been lived in for thousands of years, and you will always have to deal with the fact that you'd like to live there too.
We can't just exterminate everyone to make the world a lovely museum and, if you want to see level 11 of Crete, you're going to have to go through the 23 levels above it first, anyway. London, Paris, Athens and Rome are built over such incredible history, you have no idea. That goes for about everywhere else as well.
Record what you can.
LeapIntoInaction t1_iz18hf9 wrote
Reply to Nurses' attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination for their children are highly influenced by partisanship, a new study finds by Additional-Two-7312
If this is true, it is vitally important to avoid Republican nurses.
LeapIntoInaction t1_ixyt28z wrote
Reply to TIL that lizards' regenerated tails are not as perfect as the original? However, their similar-looking (but not part of the family) salamanders can!! by bringmeturtles
One word salad with extra hypotenuse, please.
LeapIntoInaction t1_ixei9jb wrote
Reply to TIL that Evelyn Nesbit, dubbed "the world's first supermodel" became known for her involvement in a feud between her husband Harry Thaw and architect Stanford White who drugged and assaulted her age of 16, this led to Thaw murdering White inside Madison Square Garden in 1906. by TopAbies9056
She certainly has a spectacular mustache.
LeapIntoInaction t1_iwsnxd3 wrote
Reply to Canadian scientists discover new COVID-19 variant in deer that may spread to humans by Memetic1
Maaaan, I have got to stop hanging out at those deer bars.
LeapIntoInaction t1_iuu07wq wrote
Apparently, they mean "Chinese experts", and not experts on China.
LeapIntoInaction t1_jeez849 wrote
Reply to TIL: “EGOT” is an acronym that was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas. It gained wider recognition after being introduced on the comedy series “30 Rock” by lily_noodlez
I'm sure that's a wonderful bit of trivia to share with your fellow 30 Rock fan, and we don't actually need to know what EGOT means.