monkeypox_69
monkeypox_69 t1_jae8fx1 wrote
Reply to TIL that due to "Subjective Age" most children and adolescents feel older than they really are. But this switches at around 25. By age 30, around 70% of people feel younger than they really are, with the discrepancy between actual age and subjective age growing over time. by AspireAgain
Bullshit. My white hair in the beard says otherwise.
monkeypox_69 t1_jae3tbs wrote
Reply to TIL The most abundant wild bird on planet earth is the Red-billed Quelea. The birds fly in flocks of 2 million or more and in such tightly synchronized masses they can be mistaken at a distance for clouds of smoke. Single colonies can cover hundreds of acres, totaling tens of millions of birds. by Bluest_waters
So bird locusts..
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monkeypox_69 t1_jabxx0g wrote
Reply to comment by benefit_of_mrkite in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
You put the candy bar in the slurpee before you fill it. 😉
monkeypox_69 t1_ja267rt wrote
Reply to Today I Learned that the moon distances itself from the Earth by about 3,78 cm(1.49 inches) every year. by LucasOIntoxicado
Eventually we will lose the moon.. not in our lifetime.
monkeypox_69 t1_ja26355 wrote
Reply to comment by Antiquemooses in TIL about Demodex, or eyelash mites. They are too small to see with the naked eye, and feed off of the dead skin cells of humans. Almost every adult human alive has an eyelash mite population living on their face. by lonewolf9378
Apparently cats can see spots on humans we can't normally see and they like us ok. It's probably the selfie/TikTok videos.
monkeypox_69 t1_ja25wsz wrote
Reply to TIL the largest beaver dam in the world is over a half mile long and was discovered via satellite images by Miamime
Beavers will try to plug running water sound even if there's no water.
monkeypox_69 t1_ja24z6t wrote
Reply to comment by todd10k in TIL that from 1991 to 2007, tobacco conglomerate Philip Morris Cos. successfully marketed Capri Sun to children, based on their executives' experience selling tobacco to young people. by 99-bottlesofbeer
You've come a long way baby!
monkeypox_69 t1_j9zogjz wrote
Reply to TIL that despite having brains the size of poppy seeds, bees are able to recognize and remember human faces. In a study, researchers paired images of human faces with sugar-laced water, and bees were able to recognize and remember the faces even when the reward was no longer present. by MaleficentTop6074
We all look the same in beekeeper outfits.
monkeypox_69 t1_j9r4j0l wrote
Reply to TIL Pedestrianism was a 19th-century form of competitive walking, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed. by I-Skeleton
Nothing manlier than speed walking.
monkeypox_69 t1_j9j91k3 wrote
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Reply to comment by vertigo01 in TIL Titanic’s Tender (Ship to Shore Ferry), SS Nomadic is the only surviving White Star Line Ship; it has been restored to its original livery (ship’s paint scheme) and serves as a museum. by theAusterityClinic
That's actually pretty funny.
monkeypox_69 t1_j9j89b9 wrote
Reply to TIL: Since 1199, two counties in England will annually hold a competition event called "Atherstone Ball Game", in which participants from each towns fighting over a giant football for 2hrs. The only two rules are 1. It has to be held at the certain street and 2. No killing. by poclee
No killing but you can main people I assume..
monkeypox_69 t1_j9j7zn2 wrote
Reply to comment by YouDontWinFrnzWSalad in TIL lemurs get high on millipedes by belledujourr
Crazy kids these days smoking peanut skins.
monkeypox_69 t1_j9hi6w4 wrote
Reply to TIL that at its peak, AOL / America Online was responsible for 50% of CDs manufactured worldwide by eskihomer
I believe it. Those things were everywhere.
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monkeypox_69 t1_j99p9lw wrote
Reply to TIL: The domestic cat is a revered animal in Islam and One of Muhammad's (PBUH) companions was known as Abu Hurairah (literally: "Father of the Kitten" PBUH) for his attachment to cats. by ElectroFlannelGore
Toxoplasmosis man, they are playing the long game..
monkeypox_69 t1_j8om7p6 wrote
Reply to TIL that in November 1954, a woman in Alabama survived being struck by a meteorite that hit the roof of her house, bounced off a radio and hit her in upper thigh and hand. She was left with a large bruise on her side but was otherwise not seriously injured. by g_man2522
The odds have to be astronomical.
monkeypox_69 t1_j8olici wrote
Reply to TIL: The Chamblee Incident. In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's Pizza "Avoid the Noid" ads were personally directed towards him, antagonizing him. He took 2 Domino's employees hostage at gunpoint. by SilentWalrus92
Mental illness is no joke. We have sick people that are not receiving help and bad things happen.
monkeypox_69 t1_j8cg8gy wrote
Reply to Today I learned Tabula rasa (blank slate) is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception, which is in direct contrast to Innatism which is the idea that the mind is born with ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. by St3v3nMS3
Obviously they haven't seen baby geniuses
monkeypox_69 t1_j8c36fe wrote
Reply to TIL that JFK and Jackie had a stillborn child who was unnamed, but later referred to as Arabella. by TheeMunson
I don't see why this was needed to be known..
monkeypox_69 t1_j86wv9q wrote
Reply to TIL a Gameboy was stored in a barracks that was bombed in The Gulf War and it ran Tetris like nothing happened. by FalseWallaby9
God bless Mr. Miyamoto
Btw, check out gaming historian on YouTube. He does a video of how Nintendo got the rights to Tetris on handheld.
monkeypox_69 t1_j807hb6 wrote
Reply to TIL that CBS offered actress Candice Bergen to work as a journalist after "Murphy Brown". She declined, not wanting to blur between actor and journalist. by DragonTonguePunch
Not much difference these days.
monkeypox_69 t1_j7x71wo wrote
Reply to TIL an abstract painting called "New York City I" has been accidentally displayed upside down since 1980 by Specialist_Check
To be fair everything is backwards now.
monkeypox_69 t1_jaelyxr wrote
Reply to comment by GeneralNathanJessup in TIL: A Single Watermelon Once Sold For $6100 by Malixshak
Imagine being so unaware you are the only one thinking this has anything to do with black people. Says a bit about you don't it?