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fvillion t1_iy44ylt wrote
Reply to How the Great Depression shaped people’s DNA. Researchers have found that the cells of people who were conceived during the Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1939 and, at its height, saw about 25% of the US workforce unemployed, show signs of accelerated ageing. by MistWeaver80
Sounds like I JUST missed it: conceived early in 1940!
fvillion t1_ix29oa7 wrote
Reply to TIL The Glacier Express is the world’s slowest train, taking more than eight hours to travel between Zermatt and St. Moritz in Switzerland by Ok_Copy5217
We took it in 1986. It's well worth the trip. And Zermatt is a great destination: we stayed there a week before heading to Basal for the Rhine cruise to Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
fvillion t1_j6jeh8q wrote
Reply to comment by WelcomeScary4270 in TIL Margarine was originally named oleomargarine from Latin for oleum (olive oil) and Greek margarite ("pearl", indicating luster). by joshemerson
I remember oleomargarine and having to mix in the yellow coloring from the WW II (early '40s) days when I was a child. And if that makes me seem ancient to you, then I deduce that you are callow indeed.