DoppledBramble3725 t1_jcxdhyc wrote on March 20, 2023 at 8:18 AM

Reply to TIL no one has found a larva of the titan beetle, one of the largest beetles in the world. by Gecko99

Note to self, do not go to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, the Guianas, and north-central Brazil

DoppledBramble3725 t1_j9j5lsn wrote on February 22, 2023 at 10:07 AM

Reply to TIL - That avocado seeds are so large because they depended on extinct megafauna to eat and disperse them. by byronhadleigh

Joshua Trees too, which is why they will go extinct

DoppledBramble3725 t1_j28d48a wrote on December 30, 2022 at 11:14 AM

Reply to Got a great deal on some Yerb today. by zbartrum

As someone who used to input the data for this type of signage to be produced, we make honest mistakes sometimes & we have feelings too... Just kidding, I don't have feelings anymore, I think the fluorescent lighting above my cubicle sucked them all up

DoppledBramble3725 t1_j286zwv wrote on December 30, 2022 at 9:51 AM

Reply to Something lost in translation on my ramen by w1n5t0nM1k3y

This is why I just stick to Samyang

DoppledBramble3725 t1_j1tpszf wrote on December 27, 2022 at 8:52 AM

Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34

I remember almost getting stuck in Tahoe in the winter because of snow & mudslides -- one of the roads I did not even attempt to use was clearly marked "not open during winter" on the map but because it connected two of the larger open roads, people were attempting to use it & getting stuck. Media & law enforcement actually had to make repeated announcements for people to stop trying to use the road.