TWiesengrund
TWiesengrund t1_jeec937 wrote
"Hey Germany, why don't you let me invade, torture, rape and kill in peace? I'm taking your stuff!"
Russia can get fucked.
TWiesengrund t1_je9g97f wrote
Reply to A guy in my city has been walking around with a seagull and is very proud of it. by SaintsNick94
Gosh, leave some ladies for the rest of us!
TWiesengrund t1_jcf11bv wrote
Reply to comment by The_Thunder_Child in TIL that only Nintendo's founder knows what their name means. by johnmyster
So he knows as much as I do about the true meaning of Nintendo!
TWiesengrund t1_j9t0hre wrote
Reply to comment by UnimpressedWithAll in TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
And all the dames say I'm pretty maccaroni for a war of independence guy!
TWiesengrund t1_j9t0d8l wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
That's such a maccaroni fun fact!
TWiesengrund t1_j8vy5ku wrote
Reply to comment by MyDadsGlassesCase in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
How many bananas is that?
TWiesengrund t1_j7aodg4 wrote
Reply to comment by geetarzrkool in TIL a sultan of Morocco, Isma‘il ibn Sharif, owned a private army called "The Black Guard" comprised of West African and Haratin slave-soldiers. Considered more loyal than the locals because of their lack of tribal affiliation, Isma‘il's black soldiers formed the bulk of his army, numbering at 150k. by delano1998
Russian peasants in 1917 really didn't have much choice when it came to "loyalty" to the person that owned them, did they?
Note: I know serfdom was abolished by then for a long time but practical servitude still existed on a massive scale.
TWiesengrund t1_j5qhu5q wrote
Reply to TIL that the European Union developed a satellite navigation system called Galileo, which can provide an accuracy of up to 20 cm (0.7ft) on smartphones, while GPS only reaches around 3 meters (10ft) by apeowl
Consumer grade GPS devices have such a broad accuracy, military and engineering GPS receivers have always had much better accuracy down to centimeters or even below for long-term measurements.
TWiesengrund t1_j5npist wrote
Reply to comment by icup2 in TIL that NBA Player Lou Williams was almost carjacked in 2011, until the thief recognized him and stopped because he was a Lou Williams fan. Lou Williams took him to McDonald's as thanks. by FiNN8778
A free car AND a free BigMac? Sounds like a deal to me!
TWiesengrund t1_j25fy2o wrote
Now in a theatre near you ... Forbidden Ramen: The Tale of Human.
TWiesengrund t1_j1vpylk wrote
Reply to TIL that the Curiosity rover, currently on Mars, is 10 feet long and 7 feet tall, "about the size of a small SUV." by DukeMaximum
"Hey, what do you want us to put on Mars, boss?"
"How about some hermaphrodite of a vehicle that is terribly oversized for urban environments and too nimble for the countryside?!"
TWiesengrund t1_j1vplbv wrote
Reply to comment by Truthisnotallowed in Russian forces destroy Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk by sviterochec
Yeah, there are rumors Luhansk administrators have left Svatove as well. We might see another breakthrough soon. But I'll hold my horses.
TWiesengrund t1_j1vg2w0 wrote
Reply to comment by comeonwhatdidIdo in Putin bans Russian oil exports to countries that imposed price cap -decree by PatientBuilder499
I do you one better! I ban women from my life!
TWiesengrund t1_iy84ml1 wrote
Reply to comment by bandehaihaamuske in Qatar agrees long-term gas supply deal with Germany: energy minister by nkj94
Until this year Germany had exactly zero LNG harbors. Our first one was rushed through bureaucracy because the need is that pressing and it will get online in a few weeks. There are more planned in the near future. From 2026 Qatari gas will fill about 3% of German demand. Our government is finally diversifying now after the Russian shock.
TWiesengrund t1_iy84az1 wrote
Reply to comment by bandehaihaamuske in Qatar agrees long-term gas supply deal with Germany: energy minister by nkj94
The energy cost of liquefying natural gas is enormeous but once it is in liquid state and on a tanker the transportation cost is negligible. Of course it's still much, much more expensive than getting gas through a pipeline.
TWiesengrund t1_iy15eye wrote
Reply to TIL Ponte Vecchio bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, was initially occupied butchers & tanners instead of jewelry shops at present. by yippletop
It's more like it's occupied by illegal street merchants aggressively selling fakes to tourists these days.
TWiesengrund t1_it7z3pv wrote
Reply to comment by NinDiGu in TIL In 1945, a mere 5 percent of France’s homes had a private, indoor bathroom by Chris_Hackett
Absolutely! And I was blown away by the fact they offer free tour guides inside if they are available. I had a private tour in 2018 and I am still grateful for that.
TWiesengrund t1_isyfvgc wrote
Reply to comment by NinDiGu in TIL In 1945, a mere 5 percent of France’s homes had a private, indoor bathroom by Chris_Hackett
And most garbage like broken pottery was collected and used for land reclamation projects. There's an interesting display in the Edo-Tokyo-Museum about it. We used to recycle before we used to recycle.
TWiesengrund t1_ismivx8 wrote
Reply to comment by Yerm_Terragon in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm
That's a pretty US-centric view. Ice has been used in drinks on a larger scale since the 16th century but mostly for the rich feudal class. The Alps were a big trade center for that but of course nothing like what we got in the 19th century. It only really took off with early industrialization but it was a known commodity before.
TWiesengrund t1_isdzc3d wrote
Reply to comment by ConsistentNothing970 in TIL that Napoleon once gave an ornately decorated tiara (a crown) to the pope with 3345 precious jewels inlaid into it. This was actually intended to be an insult, as the tiara weighed 18 pounds and was too small to fit on a human head. by Specific_Success_875
"Hey man, I really hate you. So please accept this outrageously expensive gift with slight built-in impracticalities. Waht? No, you can't pawn it ..."
TWiesengrund t1_jefgwh0 wrote
Reply to comment by djarvis77 in Orbán: The EU has abandoned the two goals it was created for: peace and prosperity by Hoihe
He's not a fool. Just evil and very knowledgeable what his base wants. A scapegoat for all the national trauma.