PhillipBrandon
PhillipBrandon t1_jarjqst wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in [OC] Wikipedia Edits by Day, 2001–2010 by ptgorman
Sure it does. It shows Wikipedia Edits by Day.
PhillipBrandon t1_ja4pxuc wrote
Reply to Biltmore Estate, Asheville NC by lennyflank
That annex wing on the right in this photo was added much later. Everyone thought the estate was completed but then they ... builtmore.
PhillipBrandon t1_ja3iiik wrote
Reply to comment by Motor-Appointment859 in TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy
DJ Screw, Houston!
PhillipBrandon t1_ja3ichw wrote
Reply to comment by annheim3 in TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy
That's Gonzales.
PhillipBrandon t1_j9rkg8n wrote
Reply to And this is how ears grow by HealerMD
No, this is how ears are grown
PhillipBrandon t1_j93erp2 wrote
Reply to comment by dancingmeadow in I saw the Embrace statue in person today in Boston. by willk95
I think this angle is pretty good, too. Any of the views with more identifiable details.
PhillipBrandon t1_j8yp79d wrote
Reply to TIL that in the 1980s musical "Chess", the American's fortunes change depending on which version is being played; in the West End version, he quits the match and loses his World Championship, while in the Broadway version, he discovers a tactical edge and gains it. by London-Roma-1980
There are almost as many versions of the book (a musical's "script") as there are professional productions of Chess. Every time it's mounted the thing goes in a blender with a couple of new plot lines, cut or expanded characters, songs being reassigned etc etc.
PhillipBrandon t1_j8c0dix wrote
Reply to Extracts from two common wildflowers, tall goldenrod and eagle fern blocked SARS_CoV_2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, from entering human cells. The findings could provide a new avenue to develop pharmaceutical treatments for COVID-19. by MistWeaver80
Could someone describe the entry inhibition mechanism of these extracts? What's going on a cellular (molecular?) level to keep SARS-CoV-2 out?
PhillipBrandon t1_j60lp98 wrote
Reply to comment by BazilBroketail in A Russian graveyard reveals Wagner's prisoner army by reuters
I was really looking forward to finding out about the previously unknown legions of Richard Wagner and just came a way disappointed.
PhillipBrandon t1_j22j4vx wrote
Reply to comment by reconrose in Amazon begins drone deliveries in California and Texas | Amazon Prime Air wants to deliver packages within 60 minutes. by chrisdh79
Back when Houston was turning them off (some... 12? years ago?) There was a study showing that they increased minor accidents by people stopping suddenly at reds, rather than cruising through a stale yellow that might turn as they passed, but didn't reduce the instances of major accidents of cars plowing brazenly through a solid red into traffic.
And there was a lot of hand-in-honeypot vendors taking slices of increased traffic fines etc. It looked like it was really a wealth-distribution scheme to middlemen with government contracts at least as much as it was any kind of traffic law enforcement strategy.
I've seem more favorable studies of them in the years sense, but that was the motivation I remember for having them removed once upon a time.
PhillipBrandon t1_j22dg4s wrote
Reply to TIL the original 1881 "Pinocchio" was a dark story that included the puppet's execution by hanging for his bad behavior (which included murdering Jiminy Cricket) by foodtower
I read it to my toddler a year or so ago. This was my favorite bit.
PhillipBrandon t1_j0us153 wrote
Reply to comment by aspz in Incredible Drone Footage of Buenos Aires after the World Cup win by Uro06
I think at *some* point, tens of thousand people do become louder than a drone.
PhillipBrandon t1_jefx6s9 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
Is this the same stuff as endive?