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tossinthisshit1 t1_jd4hgme wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
tossinthisshit1 t1_jcru2yp wrote
Reply to TIL that a famine in Persia (Iran) between 1917–1919 lead to the deaths of an estimated 2 million people. It's an event that hasn't been studied by many historians. by icantthinkofaname940
it hasn't been studied because it was the western allies, aka the victors of ww1, who caused it, and the modern government of Iran blows it out of proportion, calling it a deliberate act of genocide
basically nobody wants to tell the truth about it
tossinthisshit1 t1_jaaamnx wrote
Reply to TIL On Christmas Eve 1969, Francisco Macias Nguema had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo with the executioners dressed as Santa Claus, with the amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song "Those Were the Days". by Osrever101
> In mid-April 1979, Macías Nguema's wife travelled to North Korea for surgery, taking their three younger children, Monique, Maribel, and Paco with her.
ok, if you fucked up so much that your family has to flee to north Korea, then you really fucked up
tossinthisshit1 t1_j9lworo wrote
Reply to TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
it will run for as long theaters exist. when nobody is showing movies in theaters anymore, someone will bring a projector and some paper to some old abandoned cinema and play the movie. and people will show up.
tossinthisshit1 t1_j9g7my4 wrote
Reply to comment by WalkerBRiley in TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
got damn loch ness monstah!
tossinthisshit1 t1_j9fpved wrote
Reply to TIL that artificial banana flavoring isn't based on a species of banana that got wiped out, but instead uses Isoamyl acetate to replicate the flavor, which is only part of what gives bananas their distinctive taste. by NoLackofEnthusiasm
gros michel wasn't even wiped out. you can still get them in tropical areas. pretty sure my mother's banana tree in florida grew gros michels. you can definitely get them if you visit a tropical country and go to a farmers market
tossinthisshit1 t1_j9fl587 wrote
Reply to TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
wonder what one of those lithographs would cost today
tossinthisshit1 t1_j934vw4 wrote
Reply to comment by Ignitus1 in TIL beavers are a keystone species, which means they play an important role in ecosystems by modifying the area in a way that is beneficial to plants and animals by jewkakasaurus
you must be a beaver.
tossinthisshit1 t1_j6p3hvp wrote
Reply to TIL that green grocery store bananas that have 'sharp' edges, rather than a more circular cross section, were likely harvested premature and they are unlikely to ripen after you take them home. by 80see
some of us want those ones specifically. boil them and serve them with rice and beans/peas. if you know, you know.
tossinthisshit1 t1_j6kiqmo wrote
tossinthisshit1 t1_j65q9w5 wrote
Reply to comment by iamsce in TIL about the Kyujo Incident that occurred on Aug 14, 1945 where several Japanese officers occupied the Japanese Imperial Palace in an attempted coup of the Emperor to prevent him from surrendering to the Allies. They murdered several people and when their plot failed, they committed suicide. by ClownfishSoup
tossinthisshit1 t1_j55o4ck wrote
Reply to TIL that George "Washington" Carver never formally used Washington as a middle name. He originally chose the middle initial W at random to ensure accurate mail delivery. Someone once asked if the "W" stood for Washington and Carver said "Why not?" He signed his name as George or George W. Carver. by AspireAgain
for some reason i was taught that he invented peanut butter. he absolutely did not invent peanut butter. none of his peanut-based inventions took off. he did a lot of things, but peanut butter wasn't one of them.
tossinthisshit1 t1_j2dxuqf wrote
Reply to TIL John Steinbeck IV wrote an article in January 1968 about marijuana usage among the troops. This set off a media firestorm, & the Army began clamping down on marijuana usage, arresting ~1000 G.I.s a week for possession. Many G.I.s switched to heroin, which was odorless and thus harder to detect. by The_Critical_Cynic
this is the same army that used killcount as a metric for success in Vietnam & counted damn near anyone as a combatant
this is the same army that greenlit a project to use mentally deficient people in combat roles
this is the same army that tried to cover up my lai and when it came out, only decided to convict one person
they didn't exactly have a track record of good decisions in vietnam
tossinthisshit1 t1_j0vvnsu wrote
Reply to TIL that The sex of birds is determined by the Z and W sex chromosomes, rather than by the X and Y chromosomes present in mammals. Male birds have two Z chromosomes (ZZ), and female birds have a W chromosome and a Z chromosome (WZ). by treeofliife
> In contrast to the XY sex-determination system and the X0 sex-determination system, where the sperm determines the sex, in the ZW system, the ovum (egg) determines the sex of the offspring.
tossinthisshit1 t1_iy9xeay wrote
Reply to TIL that, to prove that a jellyfish caused Irukandji syndrome, a scientist stung himself, his son, and a lifeguard with the jellyfish. by SabreYT
wow, that guy's a cunt
tossinthisshit1 t1_iy4kivg wrote
Reply to TIL of Sgt BJ Keesee, who defected to both Cuba and North Vietnam, and would later go on to murder a US consul, somehow get parole, and then murder again. by YeomanScrap
this man's entire biography reads like that of a cartoon villain who can't stop making bad decisions
tossinthisshit1 t1_ixrzf08 wrote
Reply to TIL that in a cricket match in Bradford, England, all the 22 players involved were surnamed Patel as was the 15-year-old scorer by RJtrip
i heard of a soccer match in Vietnam where each team was composed only of people with the same last name. it was a nguyen-huynh situation
tossinthisshit1 t1_iwcvs12 wrote
Reply to comment by Flaxmoore in TIL that the Egyptian Mau is the oldest cat breed in the world, dating back at least 3000 years. by ReddVevyy
mandarin for cat is "mao" with a flat tone
tossinthisshit1 t1_iu5pxb6 wrote
Reply to TIL that the fragrance/perfume given as a gift to the Marquis de Lafayette by George Washington, is still produced by the same manufacturer today. The fragrance has been worn by Washington, John Quincy Adams, JFK, George Gershwin, and countless others. by mcmcplok
and napoleon wore this fragrance that can be bought for 88 euros. i hear it smells like a typical old man cologne.
tossinthisshit1 t1_ira23mm wrote
Reply to comment by -veskew in TIL about Operation Bernhard. During WWII, Germany attempted to bring about the collapse of the British economy by forging ≈£130 million in British bank notes. The notes are considered among the most perfect counterfeits ever produced, and are very difficult to differentiate from legitimate notes. by rkadeYT
check out "spies and ties" on youtube, excellent series on spies in world war 2. episode 6 is about the abwehr specifically
tossinthisshit1 t1_jd4rq42 wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
found philomena cunk's reddit account