henrysmith78362 t1_je1l44e wrote on March 28, 2023 at 7:19 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem

It is not necessarily where the person is from but in which country they did the work that got them the prize.

henrysmith78362 t1_je1kn4v wrote on March 28, 2023 at 7:16 PM

Reply to TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem

An interesting series of talks by Neal Tyson about the decline of Islamic scientific efforts and why the Jews have won so many more Nobel Prizes. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=neil+tyson+moslim+don%27t+win+nobel+prize

henrysmith78362 t1_jdsw0l4 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 10:50 PM

Reply to TIL US & UK shoe sizes is based on the size of a Barleycorn! by VeryPoliteRaccoon

A guide to the stupidity of the Imperial System. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7x-RGfd0Yk&t=14s

henrysmith78362 t1_jcq8o4a wrote on March 18, 2023 at 6:43 PM

Reply to TIL that a famine in Persia (Iran) between 1917–1919 lead to the deaths of an estimated 2 million people. It's an event that hasn't been studied by many historians. by icantthinkofaname940

You want famine read about the one that Britain cause in Bengal in 1942-4. https://newint.org/features/2021/12/07/feature-how-british-colonizers-caused-bengal-famine

henrysmith78362 t1_j60ppkt wrote on January 26, 2023 at 9:57 PM

Reply to TIL You could have traveled from London to Calcutta, India by a bus in 1950s. by No_Visit8945

My wife, 4 other men, and myself did the 'Hippy Trail" in 1972 in a Land Rover station wagon. Bruma was closed when we went so you couldn't go overland to Singapore. That meant that most of the overland travelers ended up in Madras, now Chennai, where you could get the ferry to Thailand. It is a shame that trip in virtually impossible now days.

henrysmith78362 t1_j21ulbr wrote on December 29, 2022 at 1:20 AM

Reply to TIL the catty is a traditional Chinese weight measurement still in use in several East and Southeast Asian countries, having a distinct value in most countries. by snarfalous

If you want strange units of measure try this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7x-RGfd0Yk&t=14s

And when your are finished look up liquid measure esp. those used in the wine industry.

henrysmith78362 t1_ixnccxa wrote on November 24, 2022 at 7:35 PM

Reply to TIL that the 1983 Dodge Caravan was the first car with built in cup holders by FiredFox

These were great family cars. The 3 liter engine was nearly bullet proof but the transmissions were absolute crap. I owned 3 of these vans and had to put a new trans in each at $1800 a pop. Through all the recalls and improvements they never fixed the trans. Then along came Honda and blew them out of the water.