GuestAdventurous7586 t1_ixcope8 wrote on November 22, 2022 at 1:26 PM

Reply to comment by dblattack in TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza is not the largest pyramid in the world, Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as Tlachihualtepetl, is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid in the New World, as well as the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today. by Mind-Matters-Not

What an awesome story.

This makes me want to go on holiday and wake up hungover to go on some long, wandering peregrination amidst ancient culture and then more drunk later.

GuestAdventurous7586 t1_itoou2k wrote on October 25, 2022 at 4:40 AM

Reply to comment by Desert-Rubicon in TIL Michael DeBakey, developed over many years the technique of replacing the damaged aorta with a tube made of polyethylene terephthalate. He himself suffered aortic dissection at the age of 97 and survived for two years thanks to the technique he developed himself. by Bobba_fat

Wow that’s cool asf. If this is true, this is why I actually love Reddit sometimes.

GuestAdventurous7586 t1_it9cyvy wrote on October 21, 2022 at 9:57 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the BBC ran a paranormal investigation show called Ghostwatch on Halloween in 1992. The fictional program was filmed to appear as real as possible, using a BBC broadcaster as the host. It only aired once due to the uproar of a frightened public. by kevlarbuns

I had the same thing when I went to see Signs at the cinema.

I had no idea what I was in for, but I was only like 10/11 (it was a 12 rated film in the UK), and it totally destroyed my ability to sleep for nearly a year.

That night especially I was so petrified, I can’t even properly articulate how bad it was cause it’s a fear of a type only a young kid can experience and understand.