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straightouttasuburb t1_j6t7gu6 wrote
Reply to Meet Lonnie Johnson, the NASA engineer that invented the Super Soaker. Now he's working to help solve climate change with his latest inventions, a solid state battery as well as an entirely new type of engine. by captainquirk
I just saw the episode of The Toys that Made Us that featured him… pretty cool guy…
straightouttasuburb t1_j6pbk70 wrote
Reply to comment by WhyDontWeLearn in Utility Companies Turned The Power Off For Millions Despite Record Profits by EranAfom
We should tie their income directly to the consumption of electricity… that would convince them to keep the power flowing. No power… no money…
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straightouttasuburb t1_j1bauvy wrote
Reply to TiL it was Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" that popularized the expression "Merry Christmas". by thewickerstan
Fox News: The War on Christmas began in 1843…
straightouttasuburb t1_iuj7pfd wrote
Reply to comment by oVeteranGray in Company offers the chance to be buried alive for €58,000 by yeahokaythanks
I would say the 1% support this but there are too many opportunities for the 1% to be buried for free… many Redditors would be happy to start shoveling…
straightouttasuburb t1_it1ri6q wrote
Reply to comment by ClownfishSoup in TIL that in an effort to save $43.5, the Canadian Mint mailed the dies of the new $1 coin via a discount courier over using an armored car- which were promptly stolen and have never been found. This would lead to the adoption of the Loonie design as an emergency replacement. by Padgriffin
I think the current strategy in America is to continue to promote cashless. The laundromats in my area all converted to some sort of cashless system. Even if you bring cash they have you convert to a card. If you have a credit card or tap you can skip this step.
straightouttasuburb t1_irygdca wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL Bing Crosby, called the first multimedia star, recorded over 1600 songs and 70 feature films by PicardTangoAlpha
Sounds like my Grandfather who mellowed out with age…
straightouttasuburb t1_irg9fes wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL A 2017 study found that the introduction of iodized salt in 1924 raised the IQ for the one-quarter of the population most deficient in iodine. by kstinfo
This probably isn’t the only thing helped by enriching a product… breakfast cereals, bread, flour, margarine, salt, snack bars, dairy and milk and plant-based milk alternatives, juices, and baby foods are all commonly fortified foods.
I’m sure someone will stop by and say you shouldn’t eat heavily processed foods which is probably correct but not possible for a percentage of the population. Fortifying foods is a good thing…
straightouttasuburb t1_jbt1zoh wrote
Reply to comment by Elevenst in TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies. by lightsdevil
Don’t hate the playa…