Mine is this little tidbit about Khaki’s from https://www.heddels.com/2019/05/history-khaki-anything-drab/
“Tried and tested by all the major powers, khaki-dyed, lightweight cotton twills became the de facto uniform for any colonizing power. If you were going to ship your boys abroad to pillage and conquer someplace in the Southern Hemisphere, khaki was your go-to color.”
How pineapples grow amazes me. Ofc if you’re from a place where pineapples grow, it probably sounds dumb, but I learnt that late in my life. Look:
Those fake astroturf fields and yards people are installing are actually quite toxic. In addition to heating plastic to high temperatures and baking it under powerful UV light each summer, the plastics and rubbers used for them are usually from sources like car tires which are full of PFAS to resist fires, wear, UV, etc. Those leach into surrounding areas whenever it rains.
“Blue lights on train platforms in Japan have been shown to reduce the chance someone will jump in front of a speeding train. In fact, one study in the Journal of Affective Disorders found blue lighting reduced suicide attempts by 84%. It’s believed blue registers as a calming color, associated with the sky and sea, which may be soothing to people in distress, according to Psychology Today.”
I guess people who keep using blue-light filter glasses at end of work will miss this.
Lol dark thought at the end
Hiram Maxim (1840 - 1916) invented the modern mousetrap and the first automatic machine gun.
I believe that he also invented the first silencers.
– Hiram Maxim, probably
During the War on Terror, there was a much-publicized fact that your own household furnishings were much more likely to kill you than terrorist.
And supposedly; You’re more likely to die from a donkey than a plane.
That thing’s been in a butt. Almost certainly. Possibly mine. I can neither confirm nor deny. Good luck.
The chainsaw was first used to saw bone, not trees. This was before anesthesia.
The chainsaw was first used to saw bone, not trees
That makes it sound like it was used for amputation…
It was invented to aid with childbirth
HOW IS THAT BETTER
The baby comes out much easier in two pieces.
Whatever, king Solomon.
Some antique toasters gracefully lifted your toast, perfectly browned, rather than popping them up like it’s trying to give you a heart attack.
I too dream of the sunbeam radiant toaster.
Artificial raspberry flavor is made from beaver anal glands.
Which brings us to just one of those bizarre US things, “artificial flavor” versus “natural flavor” is totally arbitrary and random. It’s based on which molecule, not what the source is, so you can have “natural flavors” that came from a massive stainless steel tank and will kill you if you touch them in pure form without the proper protective gear, or “artificial flavors” that come from squeezing beaver ass glands.Edit: Every word of this post is wrong. Literally every one. I think I read a book decades ago that told me this, maybe I remembered it wrong, but anyway according to the internet of today it’s different and I’m a big dummy.
It’s based on which molecule, not what the source is
Other way around. You can have identical molecules be classified as “artificial” or “natural” depending upon whether they were synthesized or extracted.
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/svbl7/what_are_artificial_flavors_made_out_of/
Oh, you’re completely right. IDK how I thought it was different, but yes, what I said was completely wrong.
