BillTowne t1_je1xmnm wrote on March 28, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Reply to TIL the majority of ancient Greeks and Romans that were literate read out loud. Reasons for this include a lack of space between letters and no formalized system of punctuation that helped with pauses in reading. by Ask_Me_If_Im_A_Horse

I believe Irish monks came up with the idea of spaces between the letters in the manuscripts they were copying.

BillTowne t1_je16u9j wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:50 PM

Reply to TIL that in Chinese Folk Religion, a mortal human being could ascend into godhood not through the decisions of a clergy/church, but by the sheer number of people who believe that their extraordinary achievements led to apotheosis, which forced Confucian/Taoists clerics to canonize a person as a God. by Khysamgathys

This seems quite common. How do you think a lot of Catholic saints were selected.

But, I would like to clarify one point. Apotheosis is the recognition of someone as divine. In early Christianity, the divinity of Jesus was debated, and those who support divinity won. But those who believe in the divinity of Jesus do not believe that his divinity came about through the apotheosis, but that the apotheosis was just a recognition of the fact of his divinity.

BillTowne t1_jb23r52 wrote on March 5, 2023 at 9:12 PM

Reply to comment by Kailaylia in Pa. lawmaker accused of sexual harassment says he won’t resign, will seek treatment for ‘illness’ by Responsible_Meet_528

Get your Republican Sex scandal Score card here.

Can't kept track without a score cared.

BillTowne t1_jb23dnu wrote on March 5, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Reply to comment by questionablecomment_ in Pa. lawmaker accused of sexual harassment says he won’t resign, will seek treatment for ‘illness’ by Responsible_Meet_528

Do you like beer? Do you!

-- my best Kavanaugh impression.

BillTowne t1_j9r80at wrote on February 23, 2023 at 11:57 PM

Reply to comment by BigOmet in Boris Johnson wants to become NATO Secretary General by thejebusofsuburbia

this is not the old Soviet paper.

BillTowne t1_j9lbqyl wrote on February 22, 2023 at 8:24 PM

Reply to comment by AdmiralAkbar1 in TIL Mark Twain is often wrongly credited with the quote: "I would have written a shorter letter, but did not have the time." Earliest credit goes to French mathematician and philospher Blaise Pascal in “Lettres Provinciales,” 1657. by jeremyjava

The quote "I've been rich and I've been poor. And, believe me, rich is better" has been ascribed to almost every well-known black woman blues or jazz singer from before the 60s.

BillTowne t1_j9lbd6j wrote on February 22, 2023 at 8:22 PM

Reply to TIL Mark Twain is often wrongly credited with the quote: "I would have written a shorter letter, but did not have the time." Earliest credit goes to French mathematician and philospher Blaise Pascal in “Lettres Provinciales,” 1657. by jeremyjava

Hubert Humphrey was asked how long it would take him to prepare a 15 minute talk, and he said a week. Asked how long for a two hour talk, and he said, I am ready right now.

note: I don't recall the actual numbers.

BillTowne t1_j6nkr7l wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:33 PM

Reply to TIL about cargo cults, where indigenous people of small tropical islands would perform elaborate rituals to mimic air traffic control and marching patterns after witnessing airplanes drop supplies on airforce bases during world war II. by sciencedit

One guy built himself a "refrigerator," and kept opening the door hoping to find beer inside.

BillTowne t1_j6eew4l wrote on January 29, 2023 at 7:40 PM

Reply to TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264

Are they required to post a notice to the public of filming?

BillTowne t1_j6ee5jq wrote on January 29, 2023 at 7:35 PM

Reply to TIL the first traffic signal, erected in London in 1868, was powered by gas. A gas leak caused it to explode a month later. by itsjonzo

Interesting fact: It was designed by the great grandfather of Elon Musk.

BillTowne t1_j65ukf6 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 10:41 PM

Reply to Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’ Was Used As A Weapon Of Torture In Hell Claims A Michigan Priest Who Allegedly ‘Died’ For Some Time: “Demons Were Singing It” by Retloh

He says, "I went to hell."

And it's the music they supposedly played that you find hard to believe?

That's like saying, "Republicans passed a bill to help working Americans, and, get this, they did it on a Thursday.

BillTowne t1_j65sldp wrote on January 27, 2023 at 10:28 PM

Reply to Report: Truth Social ads dominated by fake merchandise, misleading users by Sargatanus

Grifters on a Trump site?

Old saying: If you aren't paying, you are not the customer. You are the product.

Truth Social. Your source for easy marks.

BillTowne t1_j607zpr wrote on January 26, 2023 at 8:07 PM

Reply to comment by ash_274 in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB

The large external fuel tanks. You are correct that I used the wrong term.

BillTowne t1_j5wmycr wrote on January 26, 2023 at 1:53 AM

Reply to TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB

They stopped painting shuttle booster rockets for the same reason.

BillTowne t1_j518hn1 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 6:15 PM

Reply to comment by protocol1008 in Woman sues concert venue after getting so drunk she blew up a home, caused $15M in damages by EyeWantItThatWay

Most states, I thought, have laws against overserving.

These laws need to be enforced, and if she was overserved, there should be consequences for the servers.

The main problem I see is that it should be the people whose homes she destroyed that are suing.

BillTowne t1_j4ojbi8 wrote on January 17, 2023 at 3:51 AM

Reply to comment by galahad423 in Chelsea Handler Says She Thought the Sun and Moon Were the Same Until She Was 40 by Razariousnefarian

I was in Junior High when I first noticed the moon out during the day.

BillTowne t1_j3rkt3l wrote on January 10, 2023 at 4:26 PM

Reply to comment by AnchorKlanker in TIL that in 1947, U.S. House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn was gifted a 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 62 from 142 Democratic congressmembers and 50 Republican congressmembers. Each congressmen donated $25 to circumvent Rayburns personal rule of not accepting gifts more than $25. by FranklinDRoosevelt32

I did not say anything about knowing him.

I said knowing anything about him.

BillTowne t1_j3owdvs wrote on January 10, 2023 at 1:35 AM

Reply to comment by AnchorKlanker in TIL that in 1947, U.S. House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn was gifted a 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 62 from 142 Democratic congressmembers and 50 Republican congressmembers. Each congressmen donated $25 to circumvent Rayburns personal rule of not accepting gifts more than $25. by FranklinDRoosevelt32

Seriously?

Sam Rayburn was a good and decent man. He returned all the money that had been donated.

I don't believe you know anything about the man.

I remember his funeral. The service was in the first Baptist Church even though he was a Primitive Baptist because it was larger and could better accommodate the large number of people.