Tank905 t1_j67jtpz wrote on January 28, 2023 at 7:31 AM

Reply to TIL that in 1930 astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto and in 2007 his ashes were aboard the first spacecraft sent to explore it. by Emu_Enough

A small portion.

Tank905 t1_j5993y9 wrote on January 21, 2023 at 8:29 AM

Reply to TIL Japan is considered the world's most powerful passport, with visa-free access to 193 countries. Singapore and South Korea are close behind with 192 countries. Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan are the least powerful, all with visa-free access to 30 or less countries. by grandlewis

"You win again, USA!"

-- Canada

Tank905 t1_j2cxuiu wrote on December 31, 2022 at 8:52 AM

Reply to comment by mic3ttaa in TIL When you open your eyes in a prefectly dark room you don't see black, but " eigengrau ", a shafe of grey by mic3ttaa

So, "Dark Black"?

Tank905 t1_j2cwad5 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 8:31 AM

Reply to TIL The darkest color in the world doesn't have a name, it has the ability to absorb 99.995% of light and has been used to cover a diamond worth 2 million dollars for an "artistic project" by mic3ttaa

Black.

TIL its name is Black.

Tank905 t1_j1taq7h wrote on December 27, 2022 at 5:41 AM

Reply to Til Boxing day in the UK has to do with a tradition of boxing up presents to give to the poor and has nothing to do with boxing the sport by Jasong222

The poor, but also servants, subordinates, etc. The well-to-do exchanged gifts with their peers on Christmas Day and those of lower rank on Boxing Day.

There are several origin stories for the term Boxing Day, but none have anything to do with pugilism.

Presenting boxed gifts as mentioned.
Giving serfs their annual allotment of goods (in crates or boxes).
Employers putting coins into special boxes for employees.
Church collection boxes.
Etc.

Tank905 t1_j1lbodm wrote on December 25, 2022 at 8:15 AM

Reply to TIL: Hidden Valley ranch dressing is manufactured by Clorox. by MohammadRezaPahlavi

The Clorox Company currently owns a number of well-known household and professional brands across a wide variety of products, among them:

Brita water filtration systems (Americas only)

Burt's Bees natural cosmetics and personal care products

Clorinda: bleach and cleaning and disinfection products, alternative brand of Clorox Chile

Formula 409 hard surface cleaners

Fresh Step, Scoop Away and Ever Clean cat litters

Glad storage bags, trash bags, Press'n Seal, GladWare containers (joint venture with P&G as 20% minority shareholder)

Green Works natural cleaners

Handy Andy floor cleaners in Australia

Hidden Valley dressings, sandwich spreads and condiments, dips and dressing mixes, croutons and salad toppings, side dishes and appetizers

Kingsford charcoal

Kitchen Bouquet, KC Masterpiece, and Soy Vay sauces

Lestoil heavy-duty laundry / multipurpose Cleaner

Liquid-Plumr drain cleaner

Natural Vitality

Neocell dietary supplements

Pine-Sol, Tilex, Poett and S.O.S cleaning products

Objective health and wellness supplements

Rainbow Light

Renew Life digestive health products

The ingredients in Clorox bleach are water, sodium hypochlorite, sodium chloride, sodium carbonate, sodium chlorate, sodium hydroxide and sodium polyacrylate.

-- Wikipedia