onometre
onometre t1_j6jz75q wrote
Reply to comment by WhatAYolk in TIL: Between 800 and 1349 AD, the Colosseum was converted into a residential apartment building by Serath4
Nimbys suck
onometre t1_j6j9tjk wrote
Reply to comment by PG-DaMan in TIL: Between 800 and 1349 AD, the Colosseum was converted into a residential apartment building by Serath4
People 1000 years ago: wow this building is so old it borders on mythic. Let's live in it and take parts to make new buildings
People now: this gas station opened 6 months ago and is now a historic monument that can never be changed again
onometre t1_j6j9chw wrote
Reply to comment by Old_Week in TIL: Between 800 and 1349 AD, the Colosseum was converted into a residential apartment building by Serath4
It's telling about how this was longer than the US has been a nation, obviously
onometre t1_j61yfm5 wrote
Reply to comment by armcie in TIL that after scientists sequenced the genome of a tiger they found that it shares 95.6% of its DNA with the domestic cat, from which it diverged 10.8 million years ago. by countdookee
But frogs are cute AF too
onometre t1_j57c6dc wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL: Jesse Livermoore pioneered day trading. His shorts for the 1906 SF earthquake and the 1929 crash are considered legendary. He grew up poor, but at 14 worked as a board boy at a stock firm and started gambling. He would consistently become rich or bankrupt, and he died with millions in debt. by Flares117
Sounds more like a gambling addict than anything
onometre t1_j526gue wrote
Reply to comment by SomeGuyNamedJay in TIL that cheap, un-shielded USB drive enclosures drastically reduce Bluetooth range by SomeGuyNamedJay
Similar thing happened to me with a flash drive and my Logitech keyboard dongle
onometre t1_izkc3hp wrote
Reply to TIL Former U.S. President Martin Van Buren argued with Congress over whether he could keep two pet tigers in the White House. by AverageCalifornian
Can you really even say there's a division of powers I'd the executive can't keep whatever exotic pets in the white house it wangs without congressional approval? Smh
onometre t1_iy9bz22 wrote
Reply to comment by flatlanded in TIL During the 20th century TV series that reached 100 episodes were generally preferred for syndication, since that meant stations could run 20 weeks of programming without repeating a story. In recent years that number has fallen to 88 episodes. by UndyingCorn
The monster of the week episodes are the highlight of the show. The lore episodes are pretty shit once it became obvious they had no overarching plan after like season 2
onometre t1_iy8l8hh wrote
Reply to TIL one of the paintings used as set dressing for the home in the film Stuart Little was a long lost 1920s painting by Róbert Berény, Sleeping Lady with Black Vase. The painting wasn’t identified for a decade after the films release, when an art historian was watching the film with his daughter. by isaacbee1
How did he know it wasn't just a reproduction
onometre t1_iy6t3st wrote
Reply to comment by PoopMobile9000 in TIL In 1930, to make way for a new building, the Indiana Bell Building, weighing 11,000 tons, was moved 16 meters and rotated 90°. The work took a month to finish and did not disrupt the building's essential services, nor its gas, water, and electricity supply. No one inside felt the building move. by LPercepts
And a bunch of nimby lawsuits because rotating the building will destroy the neighborhood's character
onometre t1_ixoaoq6 wrote
Reply to comment by Ragnakak in Watching just 17 minutes of YouTubers talking about their struggles with mental health drives down prejudice: perceptions of disorders declined with prejudice towards mental health falling by 8% and intergroup anxiety levels plummeting by 11% by giuliomagnifico
the commenters on literally any post about a minority getting a role in a piece of media
onometre t1_it0c54s wrote
Reply to TIL. The Battle of Tanga also known as the battle of the bees, It is a failed attack on German East Africa by a british indian expeditionary force. The 98th infantry battalion were attacked by swarms of angry bees and broke up. The bees attacked both sides troops hence the name. by BoredPelikan
Das bees!!!
onometre t1_iqung7r wrote
Reply to TIL Britan was the first country to use Agent Orange during the Malayan Emergency in 1952 which the US viewed as justification to use it in Vietnam by shogunsft
Did not expect to see a beheading
onometre t1_j9vsqpw wrote
Reply to comment by pete1901 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
apparently they're on the rise again after a social move towards a more natural look