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snazzynewshoes t1_jd50rej wrote
Reply to comment by NoIce1551 in TIL that the Incans genetically modified and hybridized crops such as potatoes at sites like the Moray Terrace. by A_Generic_White_Guy
The Inca were relatively late to the party. There were many civilizations in the Andes before them. A Prehistory of South America by Moore is a good over-view, if you are into that kinda stuff.
snazzynewshoes t1_j9n125u wrote
Reply to TIL about Jamaican Ginger AKA "Jake" which was popular during Prohibition for its high alcohol content. Unfortunately it caused paralysis leading to a distinctive walk called the Jake Walk or the Jake Dance. by HeavyMetalOverbite
That's a different story than I heard. Ya got the 'Jake leg' from drinking the 1st bit of a moon-shine run. Something about it being a different kinda alcohol that was toxic.
I don't know. There's something to be said for licensed and bonded...damn taxes....
snazzynewshoes t1_j8bx7i9 wrote
Reply to Today I learned Tabula rasa (blank slate) is the theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and therefore all knowledge comes from experience or perception, which is in direct contrast to Innatism which is the idea that the mind is born with ideas, knowledge, and beliefs. by St3v3nMS3
Did Kant describe this in his A Critique of Pure Reason back in the 1780's?
snazzynewshoes t1_j2fsgit wrote
Reply to (26 F) (27 M) My boyfriend’s dog is driving a wedge and building resentment between us and I don’t know what to do. by Taylor_4l
Bills are usually split on a percentage basis, except in 'room-mate' situations. He sounds like a room-mate with great benefits to HIM. You, not so much.
The dog is 2 and won't change. It was bred to be 'reactive'. Sometimes, you can train that out of a dog. but at 2 years, she's set in her ways. How many people has she bitten? And lunges at children?! I don't know where you live, but here, cops or guns would have been involved.
This won't end well. She'll hurt/kill 1 of your cats or bite someone(probably you) badly.
snazzynewshoes t1_jd5k8uc wrote
Reply to comment by NoIce1551 in TIL that the Incans genetically modified and hybridized crops such as potatoes at sites like the Moray Terrace. by A_Generic_White_Guy
Look at a map of the South American West cost. Notice all the rivers that run from the Andes to the ocean. The people on the ocean, fished. A bit farther up, folks grew cotton for the nets and other crops(some great feats of water engineering). When ya get into elevation, that's where ya get ALL those potato varieties. And the inhabitants knew which varieties grew in which micro-climate.
Wiki says potatoes were grown as early as 8K BCE. The inca didn't really flex their muscles until the 1400ish.