tenehemia t1_jebfyb4 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:08 PM

Reply to comment by PlowUnited in TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz

That's not very fun.

tenehemia t1_jdy7nxp wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:33 AM

Reply to comment by somethingfilthy in Aurora Borealis looking in the Direction to Svalbard flying from Lahore to Toronto (my pic) 🍂💫✨ by steven_sandner

In this part of the country?

tenehemia t1_j6icnw5 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:28 PM

Reply to comment by castortusk in TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4

I wonder how much surface area Switzerland has. Like if you could flatten out all the mountains.

tenehemia t1_j3ob9y0 wrote on January 9, 2023 at 11:10 PM

Reply to comment by BigCommieMachine in TIL Pluto hasn't completed an orbit around the sun since its discovery. Pluto's orbit takes about 248 years, and Pluto was discovered in 1930. by irbinator

I only spent a week there, but it was pretty great and I'm looking forward to a longer return trip.

tenehemia t1_j3kpkpf wrote on January 9, 2023 at 5:40 AM

Reply to comment by Numerous-Afternoon89 in TIL Pluto hasn't completed an orbit around the sun since its discovery. Pluto's orbit takes about 248 years, and Pluto was discovered in 1930. by irbinator

And we shall call this planet.. San Diego.

tenehemia t1_j18n3qe wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Reply to TIL Stan Lee made the X-Men mutants because he didn't want to come up with a reason for their super powers, instead they were just born with them. Additionally the 1963 comic was initially a flop until the 1975 reboot by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. by jamescookenotthatone

Not just a flop. It was actually all but cancelled in 1970, after issue 66. Until Giant Sized X-Men #1 in 1975, the issues were just reprints of old stories rather than new content. I doubt many at Marvel in the early 70s would have believed that by the late 90s the X-Men would be more popular than Spider-Man or The Avengers or the Fantastic Four.