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jmarshallca t1_iw9each wrote
Reply to comment by dressageishard in TIL of the Canadian commander Charles De Salaberry who defeated the American invasion of Montreal. Salaberry deployed marching buglers to play in all different directions, meaning his American opponents didn’t know how many men he had or what direction they were coming from. by NotThenNotNowNever
This was 41 years before the March to the Sea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tecumseh_Confederacy
jmarshallca t1_ist4xcn wrote
Reply to comment by random_fist_bump in TIL Liquid Helium is the perfect element to keep the superconductive magnets in MRI machines cold by Alternative-Leg1095
Can it be recycled from decommissioned machines?
jmarshallca t1_isqkl4l wrote
Reply to TIL Liquid Helium is the perfect element to keep the superconductive magnets in MRI machines cold by Alternative-Leg1095
Does cooling an MRI actually consume the liquid helium, or is it like the coolant in a refrigerator that kind of just stays in it for the lifetime of the machine?
jmarshallca t1_ish1lk0 wrote
Reply to comment by ErnieAdamsistheKey in TIL that Napoleon once gave an ornately decorated tiara (a crown) to the pope with 3345 precious jewels inlaid into it. This was actually intended to be an insult, as the tiara weighed 18 pounds and was too small to fit on a human head. by Specific_Success_875
It's called that because it makes 'ur gut feel funny. And then the demons come.
jmarshallca t1_iy8lr37 wrote
Reply to comment by Lenora_O in TIL that after the battle between the USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, the captain of the Constitution, Isaac Hull, refused the sword of surrender from the captain of the Guerriere, James Richard Dacre, saying he could not accept it from a man who fought so gallantly by alcapwnage0007
If someone has a habit of looking at combat ships for extended periods, is that naval gazing?