Styr4c t1_j1qyien wrote on December 26, 2022 at 6:24 PM

Reply to comment by Bierbart12 in A pan I got for Christmas came with a full size screwdriver for assembly of the handle! There was only one screw. by Andire

Those end up in a landfill, maybe the hope is that the buyer will keep this one. I probably would

Styr4c t1_j1o3r0g wrote on December 26, 2022 at 12:34 AM

Reply to comment by Igmu_TL in TIL about Saturnalia - a Roman Holiday held between 17 - 23 December. The holiday was celebrated with a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn, in the Roman Forum, and a public banquet, followed by private gift-giving, continual partying, and a carnival atmosphere. by TurboBennett

Christmas was not created to "smother" Saturnalia, when Rome became Christian they didnt celebrate the holiday because it was closely associated with Romans gods. It was important to their culture though, so it adopted Christian themes and carried on the traditions that actually mattered to the people, like feasting and gift giving.

Styr4c t1_iug9j5p wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:18 AM

Reply to TIL dunce caps were originally a sign of high intelligence and wisdom. Philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus was a proponent of pointy hats as a way to funnel knowledge to the mind and his followers, called Dunsmen, wore them. By the 1500s the Dunsmen fell out of favor as “behind the times”. by Aequitas05

Every TIL post Ive seen in my feed the past several days was either severely stupid/wrong or incredibly obvious. Has it always been this bad and I never noticed or is this new