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marmorset t1_j0w7jpa wrote
Reply to comment by Xploited_HnterGather in 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
That's not how it works. There's a default human form with shared characteristics but the embryo is created either XX or XY. Right from the beginning these genes start to direct development, that's why even at an early age male and female children have differences even though their bodies are very similar.
The fact that men have nipples is often used as proof of a female template, but that's just a shared characteristic. Humans start with the same set up and then the basic form is developed as necessary. The same argument about nipples could be made for hips and knees. The human template is obviously male because males have similar hips and knees their whole lives, but women's hips and knees change profoundly during puberty. That doesn't mean we're a male species, just that having "male" hips and kness doesn't hinder a woman and having "female" nipples doesn't hinder a man.
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marmorset t1_j0w5bk4 wrote
Reply to TIL Frank Sinatra was convinced that Johnny Fontane, a singer with mob associations, in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather was based on his life leading Sinatra to shout abuse and threaten physical violence when he met Puzo at a restaurant. by trifletruffles
Don Rickles used to say that Frank Sinatra saved his life once. Two thugs were beating up Rickles in a parking lot and Sinatra said, "Okay, boys, that's enough."
marmorset t1_j0fvnt9 wrote
Reply to TIL Over 35,000 Children Receive Emergency Room Treatment Each Year from Bunk Bed Associated Injuries. by Geniunelad
But they leave so much room for activities!
marmorset t1_j0487va wrote
Reply to comment by proxproxy in TIL baseball legend Ty Cobb's mother killed his father, claiming she thought he was an intruder. Ty said his baseball career was dedicated to his father, who never got to see him play by Elron-Cupboard
That's nonsense, nothing you've heard about Ty Cobb is true. Cobb was an advocate for racial equality and spoke out for allowing black players. He learned this from his father. At the time of his death black newspapers published fawning obituaries because he had supported black players and integration.
Al Stump was a sportswriter who was working with Cobb on his autobiography, and Stump, who had been fired several times for lying, kept urging to Cobb to make up stories. Cobb refused and the book was published. Then, several years after Cobb's death Stump wrote several books and articles about Cobb claiming he had inside information and that Cobb was a racist, and violent, and intentionally tried to injure other players.
The media picked this up and all portrayals of Ty Cobb after that have used those BS biographies because they're more interesting than a guy who liked to play with his dogs and supported the integration of baseball. Pretty much everything you've heard about Cobb is complete nonsense written by a known liar who tried to make a buck off someone's death.
marmorset t1_j036sd5 wrote
Reply to comment by knoxknifebroker in TIL that roosters don’t have a penis. They pump their sperm into females using a 'cloacal kiss' by [deleted]
Lesbian bed death.
marmorset t1_j036nos wrote
Reply to comment by Beavshak in TIL that roosters don’t have a penis. They pump their sperm into females using a 'cloacal kiss' by [deleted]
Chicks, man.
TIL about the Glass Armonica, a musical instrument invented by Ben Franklin. Inspired by playing glass cups, bowls were mounted on a rotating spindle allowing a musician with wet fingers to play music. Mozart and Beethoven wrote for it but after 60 years strange rumors spread and it fell out of use.
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marmorset t1_iydsq0c wrote
Reply to comment by PYMundGenealogy in Today I learned that poinsettias were first cultivated by the Aztecs. They were brought to America by Joel Poinsett, from who they get their English name. by Underworld_Denizen
My neighbor used to be a very old woman name Rose.
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Reply to comment by AllDayJay1970 in TIL 'The Land of Nod' is originally a biblical reference of a sort of purgatory where Cain was exiled after murdering Abel -- rather than a 'dreamland' sleepytime dealie as it is now colloquially known. by quicxly
That's all extra-Biblical, it's rabbis looking to explain things after the fact. The Bible says that God created Adam, then later He creates Eve, and they're the parents of mankind.
Lilith isn't in the Bible, other people weren't created first. If you're accepting the Bible either as a religious text or as mythology, it's clear that God creates Adam and Eve and everyone else comes from them, there's no Lilith or others.
marmorset t1_iw4olq3 wrote
Reply to comment by Gewt92 in TIL 'The Land of Nod' is originally a biblical reference of a sort of purgatory where Cain was exiled after murdering Abel -- rather than a 'dreamland' sleepytime dealie as it is now colloquially known. by quicxly
It is mentioned that Eve is the mother of mankind, which suggests that all people come from her, it's not just an honorary title. But Genesis also mentions that Adam and Eve have other children after Cain and Abel, it just doesn't mention what happens to them.
marmorset t1_iw4ocb4 wrote
Reply to comment by DharmaCub in TIL 'The Land of Nod' is originally a biblical reference of a sort of purgatory where Cain was exiled after murdering Abel -- rather than a 'dreamland' sleepytime dealie as it is now colloquially known. by quicxly
Monotheism is a modern conception, and the word "god" originally just meant divine being. The thing that's different about Yahweh is that He's the only creator. Also, Yahweh is the only god that isn't part of a pantheon, the divine beings with Yahweh are His subordinates, they're not offspring or equals. That's much different from all the other beliefs.
Another difference is that God has a singular relationship with people. There's no give and take, it's Yahweh's way of the highway. All of the other gods rely on humans and do favors for humans if they get something in return.
It was generally acknowledged, and mentioned in the Bible, that God has a council and he addresses other divine beings--angel is a job description, the word means "messenger." Only in modern times did Jewish and Protestant leaders invent monotheism, the notion that there's only one divine being. The Bible itself notes that there are divine beings, angels, who assist Yahweh, and divine beings, demons, that oppose Yahweh, but He's the one God.
marmorset t1_iw4lmb9 wrote
Reply to comment by Peacemkr45 in TIL 'The Land of Nod' is originally a biblical reference of a sort of purgatory where Cain was exiled after murdering Abel -- rather than a 'dreamland' sleepytime dealie as it is now colloquially known. by quicxly
>there is no adequate explanation of the people of Nod. Adam and eve created 2 offspring, Cain and Abel; Both males. There is no other mention of any other people on the planet, just those 4 people
You're wrong. Not only does Genesis say that Adam and Eve had other sons and daughters, it specifically mentions a son named Seth.
It doesn't mention when those other children were born or what happened to them, only that that the first two children were Cain and Abel. And it clearly says that Eve is the mother of mankind in general so the other people are all the descendants of Adam and Eve.
I'm sure the zealots love it when someone who doesn't know what the Bible says and doesn't believe in it, tries to share his "knowledge."
marmorset t1_iw4fdwz wrote
Reply to comment by ProfPepitoz in TIL all 8 of the most densely populated towns in the US (and 9 of the top 10) are either in New Jersey or New York by snakkerdudaniel
But my sub soil is better than your sub soil.
marmorset t1_ivpoz43 wrote
Reply to comment by cerpintaxt44 in TIL: The oldest surviving photograph or first photograph of the moon was taken as early as 1839 or 1840 by honeylotusflower
There are more people complaining about flat earth morons than there are actual flat earth morons.
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Reply to comment by Alternative-Job-2481 in TIL that the "Lost City of Atlantis" was invented by the philosopher Plato, as a fake enemy for Athens that lost favour of the gods and was sunk in to the sea. by PDRugby
When my son was in third or fourth grade he had to do a project on trees and one of the sites we were looking at was discussing oak trees and using terms I wasn't familiar with. We went to Wikipedia to see if the information was a little more clear, and someone had written that oak trees were feared by other trees because they were rapists. It was one of those things where you do a double-take, you're not sure you read what you just read.
marmorset t1_ivlmnam wrote
Reply to comment by Robbotlove in TIL that the "Lost City of Atlantis" was invented by the philosopher Plato, as a fake enemy for Athens that lost favour of the gods and was sunk in to the sea. by PDRugby
Are you sure? His stepchildren appear in the show, that sounds like nepotism.
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Reply to comment by Bo-Shrewsy in TIL that King Alfred the Great evaded the Vikings by hiding in a swamp. He then caught them off guard and smashed the Viking army. by NotThenNotNowNever
Yes, gard is garðr. Ásgarðr and Miðgarðr.
Also, Jesus' actual name was Yeshua, which in Greek became Iēsoūs, and then Iesus in Latin, and finally Jesus in English. There's a slightly different version of the same name in the Bible, Yehoshua, but that came directly from Hebrew to English, we pronounce it Joshua.
In Greek however, it's the same name, there's no difference. And in English we'd pronounce Yeshua as Joshua as well if it hadn't gone through Greek and Latin first.
marmorset t1_iuy2pe9 wrote
Reply to comment by Bo-Shrewsy in TIL that King Alfred the Great evaded the Vikings by hiding in a swamp. He then caught them off guard and smashed the Viking army. by NotThenNotNowNever
It's like Odin with a lisp, it's hard getting used to. The ð looks like a d so very often it was just translated to d, like in Odin or Miðgarðr becoming Midgard.
marmorset t1_iuw5o66 wrote
Reply to TIL that King Alfred the Great evaded the Vikings by hiding in a swamp. He then caught them off guard and smashed the Viking army. by NotThenNotNowNever
"The Great Heathen Army" was led by Ivar the Boneless and his brothers. The reason for his nickname is unclear. We know he couldn't walk, he was carried everywhere on a shield. He's described as being very tall and very wise.
It could be he just couldn't walk or had a leg deformity. Normally he would have been killed at birth, but his father was (possibly) Ragnar Lodbrok*, a king.
There have been people who are have a condition that makes them extremely tall, but who can't walk without leg braces, so that's a possibility.
Some suspect he might have had Osteogenesis imperfecta or "brittle bone disease."
Ivar, it was said, had "no love lust" in him, which people equate to impotence, but he did produce several children. The Norse were big on nicknames, some truthful, some ironic, it's hard to know what they meant.
Ivar and his family were the focus of the show Vikings, but that was completely fictional and even its references to real-life events were changed dramatically. Ivar is portrayed very negatively, his actual reputation was mixed. Obviously the Anglo-Saxons were not fans, but in Scandinavia he was either loved and admired or thought cruel and mean. Everyone agrees he was extremely smart.
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*Ragnar Lodbrok (his surname was probably Sigurdson, Lodbrok, or Loðbrók**, was a nickname. His nickname, "hairy breeches" or "shaggy pants" came from the story where Ragnar battled a dragon and wore special clothing for protection.
**The ð letter was called an "eth" an was pronounced like the TH sound in "this" or "path." The Norse god Odin's name was actually Oðin.
TIL 24 of the 50 US states have Native American derived names (many through French), 1 is Hawaiian, 4 directly from Spanish, 11 named after people, several of various origins (English, French, Latin), and at least 6 of unknown origin.
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marmorset t1_iuieqq8 wrote
Reply to comment by bernardhayse in TIL about Japanese baseball player Kazuhito Tadano, who went undrafted in his home country after it was discovered he had acted in a gay porn video titled "A Midsummer Night's Wet Dream" by Longjumping_Owl5740
Lies and name calling, I see we've reached the end.
marmorset t1_iuieeh6 wrote
Reply to comment by South_Data2898 in TIL about Japanese baseball player Kazuhito Tadano, who went undrafted in his home country after it was discovered he had acted in a gay porn video titled "A Midsummer Night's Wet Dream" by Longjumping_Owl5740
Why don't you stop being a racist and liar? There's no racism involved in what I wrote and you're restating what I said. You're dishonest.
marmorset t1_iufis8f wrote
Reply to comment by South_Data2898 in TIL about Japanese baseball player Kazuhito Tadano, who went undrafted in his home country after it was discovered he had acted in a gay porn video titled "A Midsummer Night's Wet Dream" by Longjumping_Owl5740
I'm mixed race, I only look white.
Black people commit crimes at a higher rate, it's a fact. That's the problem, not that black people are incarcerated for committing those crimes. Acknowledging reality isn't racist. And there are obviously problems, but if things are terrible for blacks in the US, I'd be curious to know why Nigerians are the most successful immigrant population.
marmorset t1_j0w809r wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that due to anti-Chinese sentiment in San Francisco in the late 19th century, Levi's jeans briefly held the slogan "The only kind made by white labor" on its logo. by lemming-leader12
Jews can't discriminate?