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UnknownQTY t1_j683ntn wrote
Reply to comment by indr4neel in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB
B-29s also flew so high interceptor aircraft couldn’t reach them anyway.
UnknownQTY t1_j681tmx wrote
Reply to comment by GreyPilgrim1973 in TIL Nigeria is the third largest Guinness drinking nation, followed By the USA by exporterofgold
Huh. I’ll have to give that a shot while I avoid drinking during my wife’s pregnancy (in solidarity).
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Reply to comment by smathletic_shmlainer in TIL about foreign accent syndrome. This is a very rare (~100 cases worldwide) but real medical condition where people abruptly begin speaking in a foreign accent following head trauma like a bad migraine, accident, or stroke. by veety
> “I sound like Borat, right!?” He really did 🤦🏻♂️
You mean “I sounds leek Borat, riiiiight?”
UnknownQTY t1_j2qni13 wrote
Reply to comment by DrifterInKorea in TIL that bots 🤖 drive ~40% of all internet traffic. by kkoolook
Yeah and that what makes using the term “bot” a bit of a misleading term here. When the average person hears “bot” online, they equate this with an account pretending to be human.
The technical definition of bot used here is basically any automated process, most of which don’t even interact with real users, other than passive consumption of user data.
That’s not really a bot to most people.
UnknownQTY t1_j26caoh wrote
Reply to comment by The_Fiji_Water in TIL: Weezer's first gig was opening for Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar by quegrawks
All the hot chicks leaving before Weezer takes the stage is peak Rivers Cuomo.
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Reply to comment by tikitikifell in TIL in response to infamously high suicide rates at Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, the bridge was adorned with suicide prevention messages and uplifting photos. These measures weren't enacted by the government, however, instead the entire project was financed by Samsung's life insurance division by evilclownattack
IIRC the rate of suicide in Britain plummeted when they changed the type of gas used in ovens.
Suicide rates in countries with stringent firearm controls are also lower.
UnknownQTY t1_ix1mfv2 wrote
Reply to comment by Lolumo in TIL in response to infamously high suicide rates at Mapo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea, the bridge was adorned with suicide prevention messages and uplifting photos. These measures weren't enacted by the government, however, instead the entire project was financed by Samsung's life insurance division by evilclownattack
You forgot Lotte.
UnknownQTY t1_j686ta1 wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL there is another copy of the Mona Lisa in existence. It was presumably painted by a student of Leonardo da Vinci by gomi-panda
That was the original.