idiotcosmonaut
idiotcosmonaut t1_j9vw0b1 wrote
Reply to comment by NewCanadianMTurker in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973
when's the last time you came across a 100K-year-old pair of pants?
idiotcosmonaut t1_j1xxxxg wrote
Reply to comment by HobgoblinKhanate in TIL Winston Churchill opposed the American use of napalm during the Korean war but still allowed Americans to publish claims of British support for American napalm attacks. by jamescookenotthatone
we should recognize them for what they are too
idiotcosmonaut t1_ix2pj80 wrote
Reply to comment by ledzepplinfan in TIL: raccoons are native to North America, having been introduced elsewhere only in the 20th century. by acequark
we have one that climbs onto our balcony at night when we remember to stock the birdfeeders
idiotcosmonaut t1_j9w21os wrote
Reply to comment by NewCanadianMTurker in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973
if there is, we haven't found it yet, because very specific conditions have to be met for clothing to survive millennia of decay and many of them are dependent on chance