Chillchinchila1
Chillchinchila1 t1_jaehwrp wrote
Reply to comment by InflamedLiver in 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
I feel the opposite. I’m 19 but feel like I’m way over my head.
Chillchinchila1 t1_ja0f86b wrote
Reply to comment by TheSlamster in TIL about the only double barrel cannon in the world. When it was its first tested during the American Civil War, the chain snapped immediately and one ball tore into a nearby cabin, knocking down its chimney; the other spun off erratically and struck a nearby cow, killing it instantly. by ExpertPreference8481
It actually wasn’t uncommon for most of history for soldiers to forage/loot their own food.
Chillchinchila1 t1_j9wt6h4 wrote
Reply to comment by LightEncryption in Police: Husband shoots and kills wife in Monroeville, dies by apparent suicide after SWAT standoff by BecuzMDsaid
Considering how whenever I interact with gun owners online they’re always making “jokes” about shooting government officials or people they disagree with politically, probably give him a high five.
I’m not completely anti gun, but the average gun owner is one of the main reasons I’m so anti gun. They’re assholes at best, mass shooters in waiting at worst. Gun culture in the US is wack.
Chillchinchila1 t1_j6lh5ks wrote
Reply to comment by Yardsale420 in TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje
You don’t need to sanitize the Nazis to condemn Leopold’s. Seriously what is with redditors that can’t talk about any historical tragedy without going “the Nazis were teddy bears compared to this”.
It’s not even like Leopold killed more people, or had less noble goals, hitler wanted to exterminate most of the human population.
Chillchinchila1 t1_j6gk39u wrote
Reply to Violent Game recomendations by Arachnarokin
Hotline Miami. 2 is amazing and one of the best games ever IMO.
Chillchinchila1 t1_j6g68ea wrote
Reply to comment by dishonourableaccount in TIL that St. John's University's sports teams formerly being called the Redmen actually referred to the team wearing red uniforms and not Native Americans as often interpreted. Regardless, the mascot name was changed to the Red Storm in the 90s. by J_S_M_K
I know the team had been controversial since the 90s.
I don’t like how people always brush off criticism by saying “only [majority group] cares, [minority group] liked it, most of the time it’s not correct.
Chillchinchila1 t1_j6bh7pm wrote
Reply to comment by PaulR504 in El Salvador: Leaked Database Points to Large-Scale Abuses by 38384
This is the inevitable outcome, but because their president is a bitcoiner everyone defends him.
Chillchinchila1 t1_j1anhqx wrote
Reply to TIL of Jeanne de-Valois-Saint-Rémy, a frenchwoman con-artist who tricked a Cardinal into buying a $15.1m diamond necklace pretending to be a confident of Marie Antoinette. This led to irreparable reputational harm to the Crown, bringing further support to the French Revolution. by DoctorKynes
One of the reasons people were so pissed is many believed it was all a big conspiracy by Antoinette to buy the diamond without the people or king Louie finding out, and that the scam story was a coverup.
Chillchinchila1 t1_j12qvyf wrote
Reply to comment by phobosmarsdeimos in TIL in 1962 a General Electric engineer named Nick Holonyak developed the first LED light bulb capable of emitting visible red light. The same bulb was used in the 1964 stop animation animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Rudolph’s bioluminescent nose. by undergroundgeek
Fun fact; originally they were left behind. Them being given to kids was added later because it made kids sad.
Chillchinchila1 t1_j12lxh6 wrote
Reply to comment by werdt456 in TIL in 1962 a General Electric engineer named Nick Holonyak developed the first LED light bulb capable of emitting visible red light. The same bulb was used in the 1964 stop animation animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Rudolph’s bioluminescent nose. by undergroundgeek
“Deviation from the norm will be punished unless it benefits us”.
Chillchinchila1 t1_j0s3pc6 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL: George Carlin was arrested for 7 words. by PseudoPatriotsNotPog
I fucking wish but no, Jordan Peterson and Ben Shapiro made that whole thing up.
Chillchinchila1 t1_iruavep wrote
Reply to comment by WahooSS238 in TIL about John Rabe. A German representative in China who used his Nazi credentials and influence to save 200,000 Chinese citizens from being slaughtered by Japanese forces in 1937 during the Nanjing Massacre. by LethalPoopstain
He supported the Nazis even after Nuremberg. It seems he agreed with the Nazis about the “Jewish problem” but disagreed with letting Chinese die.
Chillchinchila1 t1_iqxwc60 wrote
Reply to comment by Individual-Jaguar885 in TIL a German scientist named Alfred Wegener was ridiculed in 1912 for advancing the idea that the continents were adrift. Ridiculed as having “wandering pole plague.” or “Germanic pseudo-science” and accused Wegener of toying with the evidence to spin himself into “a state of auto-intoxication." by Hot----------Dog
If you’re anything like 99% of antivaxxers, you used to but moved the goalposts once people didn’t start dropping dead in the street.
Chillchinchila1 t1_jd9gr41 wrote
Reply to TIL that on April 1st, 1906, American newspapers ran prank articles reporting that Chicago had been "invaded by hordes of prehistoric monsters dealing death and destruction", illustrated with doctored photos showing dinosaurs attacking the Windy City. by TJ_Fox
I wonder if perhaps this article inspired the rampage scene in The Lost World silent movie, which later inspired the rampage scene in King Kong and started the kaiju genre.