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tanfj t1_jde0fik wrote
Reply to comment by HarvesterFullCrumb in TIL that the Hemlock Water Dropwort is the most poisonous plant in the UK. Its poison constricts the muscles, causing death by asphyxia, which also causes a rictus like death grin. Use of this plant in Phoenician Sardinia for executions is the origin of the term "Sardonic Grin". by AspireAgain
>Ah, so it's basically Joker Venom, but real...
And to bring it full circle, the Joker was based on the movie and book The Man Who Laughs. Although his smile was surgical not chemical in origin.
tanfj t1_jdbct7p wrote
Parker Jotter or Fisher space pen are classics
tanfj t1_jdbc283 wrote
Reply to What EDC boots do you recommend? by imzeigen
I'm fond of Bellevue boots. They and Altima are the two official suppliers to the US military.
tanfj t1_jd95gcn wrote
Reply to TIL that the USA in 1856 enacted a law that allowed any USA citizen to take over an island if the island was full of bird shit....and unoccupied. by LMonteSlim
Yes, the guano was used to make gunpowder. No shit, no boom.
Not really any different than saying that you're allowed to claim any oil well not already claimed. Strategic resources are strategic resources.
tanfj t1_jcrnhj5 wrote
Reply to comment by my__name__is in PotatoP Laptop Aims for Two Years of Battery Life by diacewrb
>I would love a device I can just type on without any other distractions that is always ready to go and I never have to worry about it being charged or updates and such.
Way back when, Tandy made a AA battery powered word processor with modem...
Perhaps a old tablet with Bluetooth keyboard as a modern version would work for your needs.
tanfj t1_jcrmxzr wrote
Looks very 80's in a good way.
Reminds me of a Commodore Pet.
tanfj t1_jbpqgis wrote
Reply to comment by the_hell_you_say in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
>Best intro theme song on a TV show
If you are looking for mp3s of a intro song: https://www.televisiontunes.com
Hundreds in alphabetical order, and free downloads.
tanfj t1_j8b5lre wrote
Reply to Today I learned In 1981, General Mills received the first patent for a microwave oven popcorn bag; popcorn consumption saw a sharp increase then by tens of thousands of pounds. by St3v3nMS3
Today I learned I'm older than microwave popcorn. Now I feel 10 million years old.
tanfj t1_j6ohp0i wrote
Reply to comment by Windy_Sails in TIL about Kwihnai Tosabitʉ or "White Eagle," a Medicine Man and messiah of the Comanche Native American tribe. Uniting all of the Comanche people and several other groups, he led them to an immediate defeat and was renamed Isatai'i "Wolf's Vulva." by marmorset
Yes and we humans named our species " Wise Men"
A better name would have been Pan Narrans, "Storytelling Ape".
tanfj t1_izuetmp wrote
Reply to TIL Henry Gray published the first edition of 'Gray's Anatomy', which covered 750 pages and contained 363 figures at the age of 31 years. At the age of 26, he obtained the Astley Cooper prize of three hundred guineas for a dissertation "On the structure and Use of Spleen." by whoiskamalsingh
Wow he was a pretty man.
I'd like to explore his anatomy of you know what I mean.
tanfj t1_iy58spk wrote
Reply to TIL More than 80 percent of the ocean has never been mapped, explored, or even seen by humans and as a result, we know more about the surface of Mars than Earth by [deleted]
The Benthic Treaty with the Deep Ones is there for our protection.
tanfj t1_iu5x8pz wrote
Reply to comment by remarkablyoblivious in TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake." by marmorset
Yeah. Most Native names used in English translate as "Those Assholes over there".
tanfj t1_je1ms4z wrote
Reply to TIL recent research shows the demodex mite, which lives on most humans' skin, has an anus. Contradicting earlier findings. by AudibleNod
Excremeditation, focusing on all life shares the joy of pooping.