mortalcrawad66
mortalcrawad66 t1_jach96o wrote
Reply to TIL the last B-52 Bomber produced for the US left the factory 10/26/1962 - the same day as the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis - they're still used 60 yrs later. by GoGaslightYerself
And they're slatted to 2050. So 98 years of service
mortalcrawad66 t1_ixsnhqp wrote
Reply to comment by momentum77 in Hubble Telescope Observes Surreal Galactic Collision | The merging galaxies, heavily distorted by gravity, have formed an unusual celestial ring. by chrisdh79
Well one day you won't have too. Because I think in like 100,000 the same thing will happen to the milky way. We're going to collide with a different galaxy
mortalcrawad66 t1_jegj4lg wrote
Reply to TIL that New Orleans chicory coffee mix started during the American Civil War when Union naval blockades cut off the port of New Orleans bringing coffee shipments to a halt. New Orleanians looking for their coffee fix began mixing chicory with coffee to stretch out the supply. by GeoJono
I remember about Napoleon doing something similar