fairie_poison

fairie_poison t1_jeg3muz wrote

Reply to ELI5: Is there a time difference everywhere? by squidwards_noze

Heres a map of sunset times throughout the timezones of the US. you'll notice that the closer you get to the "border" of the next timezone west, without changing your clock, the later sunset it.

https://cdn.theconversation.com/infographics/120/12cc5a0adf037d84383fbe28a54dc8a1e726dbac/site/images/status_quo.png

https://theconversation.com/the-hazards-of-living-on-the-right-side-of-a-time-zone-border-116630

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fairie_poison t1_jdhr8ja wrote

Reply to comment by Lachryma-papaveris in For the first time, autism is being diagnosed more frequently in Black and Hispanic children than in white kids in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. by HorrorCharacter5127

Also, misbehaving black children are less likely to be marked for evaluation than white children in school. teachers assume they are misbehaving because they are badly behaved, whereas a misbehaving white student must have some problem going on.

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fairie_poison t1_j5q0y0v wrote

Reply to comment by Godtiermasturbator in TIL that in 2020, researchers tried to determine the actual effects of ingesting George's Marvelous Medicine (from the Roald Dahl book), consisting of shampoo, anti-freeze, brown paint, floor polish, and 30 other household items. It would cause vomiting, kidney injury, convulsions, and likely death. by derstherower

You're holding your comedy to the comedy stylings of Silent Generation Racists from 1930?

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fairie_poison t1_j293em2 wrote

Reply to comment by biglollol in TIL that calls directed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline rose by 27% after the release of 1-800-273-8255 by American rapper Logic. by Sun_Aria

I hate this song. it would always come on at the worst times and put terrible lines into my head like "I just wanna die today."
I don't care if the song "ends on a good note" I never stuck around to cry for 3 minutes straight to "Get to the good part" it just upset me every time.

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