sparkyhodgo
sparkyhodgo t1_j8k6urm wrote
Reply to [OC] History of how the U.S. economy outstripped the U.K. economy and how Brexit deepened the gap by tabthough
The most surprising thing to me is the dip after the US Civil War. I had expected a sharp uptick from the USA once industrialization prevailed, but perhaps the situation in the postbellum South skewed the numbers.
sparkyhodgo t1_j23hmwt wrote
Reply to I asked Chat GPT is time travel possible by TXEA_69
Bullshit. I’m time traveling right now, moving into the future at the rate of 1 second per second.
sparkyhodgo t1_ixdu4lo wrote
Reply to comment by Huli_Blue_Eyes in TIL nearly 60 senators were part of the conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar, but he was stabbed 23 times, with only 1 wound being fatal. Caesar ultimately died at the base of the statue of his former rival, Pompey the Great. by axonable
They should hire Shakespeare to write a play about it or something.
sparkyhodgo t1_ivwyxjq wrote
Reply to Please help! Looking for breakfast place that serves delicious blackberry pancakes near this entrance to Rainier by bigcalvesarein
Personally, I would go to Portage Bay Cafe in Seattle. Too far you say? Worth the drive.
sparkyhodgo t1_iuzti16 wrote
Reply to A shaded relief map of Canada rendered from 3d data and satellite imagery [OC] by visualgeomatics
Anytime someone tells me they were in “northern” Canada, I know they were in “northern” south Canada. They have no idea how far north northern Canada actually is.
sparkyhodgo t1_jbx9fpr wrote
Reply to [OC] Well-being Distribution based on Income Bracket in the US by ketzu
What’s the takeaway, that money has only slight correlation with well-being?