Dawnawaken92

Dawnawaken92 t1_jef1b49 wrote

Reply to comment by Ibalegend in TIL the milky way was named as such because of Hera's breaskmilk...An infant Hercules tried to nurse from her, and she threw him off. Allowing some milk to splash and creating the galaxy and all its stars... by Themakia

I wasn't saying yes or no. And you basically just affirmed my statement. I was saying there are multiple versions across the entire hellenistic period. And not one version is the true or original that we can absolutely say for a fact is the first.

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Dawnawaken92 t1_jeezlpt wrote

Reply to comment by leakyfaucet3 in TIL id Software’s first attempt at a first-person shooter game - before Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, or even Catacomb 3-D - was Hovertank 3D, a vehicular combat FPS released for MS-DOS in 1991. by astrodomekid

Look for it on Gamivo or cdkeys.com first. They are legit just make sure ur buying the steam version. If you get the wrong one. Do not open it and look at the code. Just leave it there and email them.

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Dawnawaken92 t1_jeetq2g wrote

Reply to comment by leakyfaucet3 in TIL id Software’s first attempt at a first-person shooter game - before Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, or even Catacomb 3-D - was Hovertank 3D, a vehicular combat FPS released for MS-DOS in 1991. by astrodomekid

They've remastered Battlezone Combat Commander. It's 20 bucks. Technically it is the sequel and a very different game. The first game is the American vs the Russians I this solar system. I don't remember where the second game takes place. But it's between the humans and the biometals https://store.steampowered.com/app/624970/Battlezone_Combat_Commander/

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Dawnawaken92 t1_jddqcbs wrote

Reply to TIL that the talipot palm produces the world's largest flower cluster (inflorescence) containing one to several million flowers. It grows up to 25m tall, takes 30 to 80 years to reach maturity to flower and then dies immediately afterwards, having drained all its nutrients in the process. by embouteillagez

Says almost nothing about the fruit other than its used to stupify fish when they catch them. I'ma guess they aren't safe for human consumption.

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Dawnawaken92 t1_jd7k0bf wrote

Reply to comment by PrecariouslyPeculiar in TIL that Deltora Quest, the Children's Fantasy Books by Australian Writer Emily Rodda, Has Its Own Anime, Which Started Airing 2 Years After the Series Ended, from 2007-2008, and has 13 Episodes of Original Content Not Found in the Books. It Even Spawned a Nintendo DS Game, Released Only in Japan. by PrecariouslyPeculiar

I can definitely see how Australia helped craft her world. In so few worlds. She transported us to a toned down grimdark world that was full of fantasy. I absolutely loved her books. And they are short at that. She packed so much detail into them. But didn't waste time trying to make it into Harry Potter or something. I'd have loved this way more than HP to if it were movies.

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Dawnawaken92 t1_jd7169g wrote

Reply to TIL that Deltora Quest, the Children's Fantasy Books by Australian Writer Emily Rodda, Has Its Own Anime, Which Started Airing 2 Years After the Series Ended, from 2007-2008, and has 13 Episodes of Original Content Not Found in the Books. It Even Spawned a Nintendo DS Game, Released Only in Japan. by PrecariouslyPeculiar

This was a really good series. The first series revolves around the stone that have to be recovered to reforge the Deltora Belt. Which banished the shadowlord back to the shadowland in the north. Each gem in the belt had magical abilities. And the evil guardian protecting it they had to defeat also was magic and Jack up in some. They were very like dark and fantastical book. The second series revolves around their quest to find the dragons of Deltora. And then the 3rd series has them actually going into the shadow lands to defeat the shadowlord or something. But the books have a very morbid dark magical the gathering kinda feel to it. Like one of the monster is this raptor shaped creature. It has like knives for fingers. And long straight sharp teeth fit into a rounded head only slits for what looks like nose holes. No visible eyes yet it can see. It talks in riddles and limericks and if you answer it wrong it bights off your fingers. Fantastic children's books. I fuckin loved them. Sadly I lost my book in a house fire.

Oh there are also plants that are just tunnel down into the ground, filled with teeth that want to swallow you. They are scarlet red and gorgeous. Very deceptive.

I had all the books as a kid. Sadly I had a house fire tho.

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Dawnawaken92 t1_jd2sff4 wrote

Reply to TIL that certain BEST Products stores were built with unique & controversial architecture. Stores such as the "Peeling Building", "Forest Building", "Tilt Building", "Inside/Outside Building" and others helped generate commercial success for the company at the time. (Zoomable store photos on link) by Sandstorm400

This dude does really good videos on how these companies died. Here the video for Best https://youtu.be/cYS9fXhpQd8

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Dawnawaken92 t1_jcu8gpf wrote

Reply to comment by maggiemypet in TIL Crush Syndrome happens when the human body experiences severe skeletal muscle trauma under constant pressure for a long time resulting in shock and kidney failure; an example is a human trapped under a building in an earthquake. by ChiggaOG

I would definitely wanna read or hear more about the aftermath of Mt Saint Helen's. I have vial that has some of the ashes from the eruption.

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Dawnawaken92 t1_jcm7ygr wrote

Reply to TIL: Staufen, Germany, a picturesque town with buildings dating to the 16th century, is literally being destroyed by a failed attempt to harness geothermal energy. by AUWarEagle82

The cause of these crevices is a geothermal drilling operation in 2007 that went awry. To harness geothermal energy, the drillers had to perforate a layer of groundwater and a separate layer of anhydrite, a water-free chemical substance. Unfortunately, this process inadvertently increased the amount of pressure in the ground below Staufen, which allowed the groundwater to bleed into the anhydrite.

The resulting chemical reaction formed gypsum, which caused Staufen’s ground to swell by up to five inches, depending on the exact location. Although the local government has taken steps to mitigate this problem, the rising ground has reached a point of no return and continues to rise at a rate of about one centimeter per year.

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Dawnawaken92 t1_jar4t3o wrote

Reply to comment by fondledbydolphins in TIL that traditional lacquer is made w urushiol sap, aka the rash-causing toxin in poison ivy & poison oak. In fact, "urushi" (as in "urushi-ol") is the Japanese for the Chinese lacquer tree (also toxic) & an English word for lacquerware. They all fall in the genus Toxicodendron, or "poison tree". by thedamnoftinkers

I had a friend in high-school almost die from biting into a mango. Somehow he'd gone his whole life without knowing up until that point. Wash ur mangos ppl.

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Dawnawaken92 t1_ja2uliz wrote

Reply to comment by DoomGoober in TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy

As a proud Texan who lives in San Antonio. I would like to respectfully state. REMEMBER THE ALAMO!

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