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momentimori t1_je8ozl5 wrote
Just in time for the election campaign.
momentimori t1_ja9u42v wrote
Reply to comment by Bruhdale-dingle in The captain asks a seamen to tell him how "2" is written in Latin. by Anaklysmos12345
Don't ask about Roger the cabin boy.
momentimori t1_j9cqbgm wrote
Reply to comment by Possible_Resolve_321 in London to offer free school meals to all primary pupils for a year by Caratteraccio
It's an election year bribe and he doesn't have the money to fund it.
momentimori t1_iz3joal wrote
Reply to TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie
5th January is 12th night.
It is bad luck to have your christmas tree up beyond 12th night.
momentimori t1_iyxjzvo wrote
Reply to comment by Truth_is_Liberal in Egypt to add 1.1 GW in solar, wind power with cheapest rates in Africa by darth_nadoma
PVC efficiency drops significantly in higher temperatures. They require regular cleaning to remove dust or their efficiency tanks as well.
momentimori t1_iykm5cz wrote
Reply to comment by firebat707 in TIL that the southern United States converted all 11,500+ miles of its railroads from broad gauge (5 ft/1.524 m) to nearly-standard gauge (4 ft 9 in/1.448 m) in just 36 hours, starting on May 31, 1886 by 1859
It's same reason is why Ukraine wants to change their railway gauge.
Make it harder for Russia to bring supplies for their invasion in whilst making it easier to import munitions from the rest of Europe.
momentimori t1_ix1hdkl wrote
I'm certain FIFA can survive without bribes.
momentimori t1_iwwgyzk wrote
Reply to comment by CriticalUnit in UK: Electric car drivers must pay tax from 2025 by nastratin
Electric cars are significantly more expensive that those powered by an internal combustion engines.
momentimori t1_iwtf0jy wrote
Reply to comment by TomSurman in UK: Electric car drivers must pay tax from 2025 by nastratin
A tax break that overwhelmingly benefits rich people isn't going to be viewed as fair by people who aren't Guardian journalists.
momentimori t1_isnhtqi wrote
Reply to 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
America was a developing country in the 1850s whereas Melbourne was experiencing a gold rush making it one of the wealthiest cities on the planet.
Having ice to keep your drink cool in summer was a flashy status symbol for the elites of Melbourne. Winter in America coincided summer in Australia making them an ideal source of ice for Australian consumers.
momentimori t1_is7puof wrote
Reply to comment by Iron0ne in TIL the first confirmed victim of Takata airbags was 18y/o Parham. As she drove around a car park, she lightly bumped another vehicle making the airbag inflate, sending metal pieces at such tremendous force that one hit the teen’s neck slicing open her carotid artery. She bled to death in her seat by ahm713
For the early stages of the recall they replaced the dodgy airbags with a newer one with the same flaw, it takes several years for the problem to build up to dangerous levels, as they didn't have safer replacements.
They needed to buy some time for other airbag suppliers to produce enough to replace one of the biggest manufacturers of airbags.
momentimori t1_irlizzv wrote
Reply to comment by szafix in Russell Crowe's £5,000 donation wows Norwich bookshop by Electrical-Cow-5147
He lives primarily in Sydney where he just sold the South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league club and his son goes to top private school Scots College.
momentimori t1_je99zbz wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL a special law in the UK was created to ensure that the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital will forever be able to collect royalties from stage performances, audiobooks, book releases, etc. of Peter Pan in the UK. This is the only work with an 'exception' to copyright laws. by [deleted]
Other works in the UK have a perpetual copyright include the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer.