halfpipesaur
halfpipesaur t1_j068eb6 wrote
Reply to comment by canopenerboy in TIL: The first bus line was founded by Blaise Pascal by Hrtzy
The bus induction theorem:
If a city bus can fit n number of people, then n+1 people would fit as well
halfpipesaur t1_izp7e30 wrote
Reply to TIL In 1939 chess Grandmaster Miguel Najdorf started regular simultaneous blindfold exhibitions hoping that international news coverage would reconnect him with family in Poland. He succeeded in setting the record and getting international coverage but his family had already been killed by nazis. by SigmaGrooveJamSet
This title took me on a rollercoaster. And by that I mean it went only up until it fell off the tracks and crashed to the ground
halfpipesaur t1_jdy1aac wrote
Reply to TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
What? We’ve been doing the exact opposite for the very same reason for years now: separating the bottle and the cap because they’re made from different materials and it’s easier to recycle the caps that way.