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WhatsATrouserSnake t1_jeh24to wrote
Reply to comment by CJ105 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]
Your mum is a hero!
sirfuzzitoes t1_jeh22xg wrote
Reply to comment by majorbummer6 in TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids. by Roguecop
It's ok, I'm here to dig you out. Do your best to catch your breath.
CalleWalters92324 t1_jeh21kq 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]
I still feel likeichael Jackson owes them
sirfuzzitoes t1_jeh1umb wrote
Reply to comment by Roguecop in TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids. by Roguecop
That is intensely terrifying.
goinmobile2030 t1_jeh1oyc wrote
Reply to TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids. by Roguecop
They make great beds for deer and other animals.
berreth t1_jeh1ebk wrote
Reply to TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
Is it canabilism to drink a baby
MegaKetaWook t1_jeh1a63 wrote
Reply to comment by majorbummer6 in TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids. by Roguecop
You're good. I ski regularly in Colorado and they arent as big of an issue as they can be made out to be. Yes, they are absolutely around the mountain but not everywhere. Large snowfalls are more likely to cause them, and you need to be in the glades to find one.
greed-man t1_jeh0yd3 wrote
Reply to comment by regular6drunk7 in TIL: “EGOT” is an acronym that was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas. It gained wider recognition after being introduced on the comedy series “30 Rock” by lily_noodlez
No one, as yet, has won the PENGOT award, which includes the above PLUS winning the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.
SigueSigueSputnix t1_jeh0xsl wrote
Reply to TIL In the West the largest meal of the day has historically been eaten at midday. It was not until Napoleon's empire there was the "abominable habit of dining as late as seven in the evening" as British travelers reported. The British adopted later dinners by 1850 from changes in work schedules. by jamescookenotthatone
they adopted the meal part but not tye breakfast part.
Brave-Examination-70 t1_jeh0kj7 wrote
Reply to comment by ledow in TIL that The National Library of Medicine has a Pillbox dataset made up of 8,693 photographs of pills, with an accompanying database of drug information. It was built to help with the identification of unknown pills. by jonkeegan
For sure. One of those many things that seem obvious once you think about it, but won’t happen until someone comes along with the political or social capital to champion it and oppose a pharma industry that will fight against any minor expense or threat to their brand.
wc10888 t1_jeh0fi1 wrote
Reply to TIL that as President-Elect, US Pres. James Buchanan improperly wrote to a Supreme Court justice asking him to vote pro-slavery in the Dred Scott case. The court would rule 7-2 that Scott was a possession, not a person, and denied his petition for freedom by archfapper
What?! A Democrat that was pro slavery. /s
[deleted] t1_jeh0byb wrote
Reply to TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids. by Roguecop
Terrifying stuff for sure
bothunter t1_jeh05of wrote
Reply to TIL among the official HTTP client error response codes (like "404: Not Found"), status code "418: I'm a teapot" is the code used to indicate that the server refuses to brew coffee because it is, permanently, a teapot. by lofzfreak
That was just one of a long list of April fools Internet standards RFCs. Others include TCP/IP over carrier pigeon and the "evil" bit on internet packets used for nefarious purposes.
Outtatheblu42 t1_jegzyfp wrote
Reply to TIL, that Sierra Blanca Peak in New Mexico is the southernmost mountain in the lower 48 to reach above 11,000 ft. Being just 19ft shy of being the southernmost point above 12000ft by NeutronicTachyon
If someone goes and piles up a few heavy local rocks at the top, does that count in the height total? Let’s get it to 12,000!
leoleosuper t1_jegzx49 wrote
Reply to comment by Hattix in TIL that on top of the 3 matters of state that we’re all familiar with (solid, liquid, gas), there are at least 24 more, though most only exist under extreme conditions by gianthooverpig
IIRC glass is actually closer to a liquid with an extremely high viscosity. It will pool, but the universe may end before that happens.
jcd1974 OP t1_jegzuar wrote
Reply to TIL that for six generations, from 1688 to 1840, members of the Sanson family were the executioners in Paris. Charles-Henri Sanson performed 2,918 executions, including that of Louis XVI, and his son Henri executed Marie-Antoinette. by jcd1974
Another "fun fact":
Charles-Henri Sanson's eldest son Gabriel (1767–1792) had been his assistant and heir apparent from 1790, but he died after slipping off a scaffold as he displayed a severed head to the crowd. With his death, the hereditary obligation fell to the youngest son.
invent_or_die t1_jegzpk4 wrote
Reply to TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
Ah, that's why Dad called me a Sack of Potatoes
chanlion t1_jegzidw wrote
Reply to comment by Salt_Market_6989 in TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids. by Roguecop
Depends on the weather really, I've seen 3-4 meter wells.
goltz20707 t1_jegzicd wrote
Reply to TIL that on top of the 3 matters of state that we’re all familiar with (solid, liquid, gas), there are at least 24 more, though most only exist under extreme conditions by gianthooverpig
There’s even debate on whether sand is a different state of matter. See https://youtu.be/184eP_KuXek
chanlion t1_jegzc8d wrote
Reply to TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids. by Roguecop
I got sucked into one, not even that deep, maybe 1 foot from the top, took me 15 mins to get out. If you struggle, you fall deeper. The only thing is to unleash your skis or snowboard to get surface area. But in doing so, you go deeper.
EyeSmoke2Much t1_jegz754 wrote
Reply to TIL baby giraffes fall 6 feet to the ground they are born. The fall doesn’t hurt them, but snaps the umbilical cord and tears the amniotic sack, with the shock of the fall stimulating the baby to take its first breath. by billyboysuedo
I remember when Willie D said that his confidence level is higher than giraffe pussy.
W3Live1nTheGray t1_jegyt6f wrote
Reply to comment by Roguecop in TIL about the void that forms under certain trees when it snows, called tree wells. The upper branches of the tree prevents snow from falling below it, creating a pocket that is a serious peril for skiers & snow boarders. Several die every year from falling head first into these voids. by Roguecop
Clutch timing
Akiasakias t1_jegyksg wrote
Reply to TIL: honeycombs start out circular, and the surface tension of the beeswax pulls them into hexagons as it solidifies, because it is the most energetically favorable conformation. by craigdahlke
I wonder if something similar is happening at Saturns polar region. No one can explain that hexagon yet.
It's not solid, and surface tension should mean jack at that scale. But some force is creating the same shape.
AUkion1000 t1_jeh276l wrote
Reply to TIL A newborn baby is 75% water at birth. A slightly higher water content than bananas, but slightly less than potatoes. by Imbiberr
Good to know.
( Prepping cooking oil for the bbq )