#todayilearned — Public Fediverse posts
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#TodayILearned in 1971 the FBI asked the US Air Force to assist them in searching for D. B. Cooper. They had a SR-71 Blackbird with its high-powered cameras retrace the hijacked airliner's route to photograph it. Five flights were made but no usable photographs were taken.
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#TodayILearned in 1971 the FBI asked the US Air Force to assist them in searching for D. B. Cooper. They had a SR-71 Blackbird with its high-powered cameras retrace the hijacked airliner's route to photograph it. Five flights were made but no usable photographs were taken.
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#TodayILearned in 1971 the FBI asked the US Air Force to assist them in searching for D. B. Cooper. They had a SR-71 Blackbird with its high-powered cameras retrace the hijacked airliner's route to photograph it. Five flights were made but no usable photographs were taken.
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#TodayILearned that the reason that we have the progression “good, better, best” is because there were two words that meant “good” in Proto-Germanic (reconstructed): “gōdaz”, and “bataz”, and they sort of merged together.
“gōdaz” became “good”, while “bataz” became “better” and “best”.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bataz
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#TodayILearned that the reason that we have the progression “good, better, best” is because there were two words that meant “good” in Proto-Germanic (reconstructed): “gōdaz”, and “bataz”, and they sort of merged together.
“gōdaz” became “good”, while “bataz” became “better” and “best”.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bataz
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#TodayILearned that the reason that we have the progression “good, better, best” is because there were two words that meant “good” in Proto-Germanic (reconstructed): “gōdaz”, and “bataz”, and they sort of merged together.
“gōdaz” became “good”, while “bataz” became “better” and “best”.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bataz
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#TodayILearned that the reason that we have the progression “good, better, best” is because there were two words that meant “good” in Proto-Germanic (reconstructed): “gōdaz”, and “bataz”, and they sort of merged together.
“gōdaz” became “good”, while “bataz” became “better” and “best”.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bataz
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#TodayILearned that the reason that we have the progression “good, better, best” is because there were two words that meant “good” in Proto-Germanic (reconstructed): “gōdaz”, and “bataz”, and they sort of merged together.
“gōdaz” became “good”, while “bataz” became “better” and “best”.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bataz
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#TodayILearned The wreckage of a SR-71 Blackbird is buried in the Mariana Trench. It crashed in 1989, flying out of Okinawa. After recovery it was decided to not bury it on land to protect its classified materials.
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#TodayILearned The wreckage of a SR-71 Blackbird is buried in the Mariana Trench. It crashed in 1989, flying out of Okinawa. After recovery it was decided to not bury it on land to protect its classified materials.
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#TodayILearned The wreckage of a SR-71 Blackbird is buried in the Mariana Trench. It crashed in 1989, flying out of Okinawa. After recovery it was decided to not bury it on land to protect its classified materials.
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#TIL Today I learned about Forensic entomology - where insects are studied at a crime scene for evidence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_entomology
Found this one while adding https://sciencefind.org/categories/forensic_science_outline.php today. "Forensic Science Outline" section.
#science #forensics #todayilearned #wikipedia #reading #learning #selfeducation
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#TIL Today I learned about Forensic entomology - where insects are studied at a crime scene for evidence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_entomology
Found this one while adding https://sciencefind.org/categories/forensic_science_outline.php today. "Forensic Science Outline" section.
#science #forensics #todayilearned #wikipedia #reading #learning #selfeducation
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#TIL Today I learned about Forensic entomology - where insects are studied at a crime scene for evidence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_entomology
Found this one while adding https://sciencefind.org/categories/forensic_science_outline.php today. "Forensic Science Outline" section.
#science #forensics #todayilearned #wikipedia #reading #learning #selfeducation
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#TodayILearned that Jell-O is a company, not a generic term for gelatin desserts as I previously thought. https://youtu.be/ZULCU7n1_Gs
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#TodayILearned that Jell-O is a company, not a generic term for gelatin desserts as I previously thought. https://youtu.be/ZULCU7n1_Gs
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#TodayILearned that Jell-O is a company, not a generic term for gelatin desserts as I previously thought. https://youtu.be/ZULCU7n1_Gs
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#TodayILearned that Jell-O is a company, not a generic term for gelatin desserts as I previously thought. https://youtu.be/ZULCU7n1_Gs
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#TodayILearned that Jell-O is a company, not a generic term for gelatin desserts as I previously thought. https://youtu.be/ZULCU7n1_Gs
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#TodayILearned that #EdSheeran did a photo-op role-playing as a Starbucks barista in Seattle, in a store that Starbucks was actively union-busting in 2023.
https://www.themarysue.com/ed-sheeran-spotted-scabbing-for-starbucks/
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#TodayILearned that #EdSheeran did a photo-op role-playing as a Starbucks barista in Seattle, in a store that Starbucks was actively union-busting in 2023.
https://www.themarysue.com/ed-sheeran-spotted-scabbing-for-starbucks/
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#TodayILearned that #EdSheeran did a photo-op role-playing as a Starbucks barista in Seattle, in a store that Starbucks was actively union-busting in 2023.
https://www.themarysue.com/ed-sheeran-spotted-scabbing-for-starbucks/
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#TodayILearned that #EdSheeran did a photo-op role-playing as a Starbucks barista in Seattle, in a store that Starbucks was actively union-busting in 2023.
https://www.themarysue.com/ed-sheeran-spotted-scabbing-for-starbucks/
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#TodayILearned that #EdSheeran did a photo-op role-playing as a Starbucks barista in Seattle, in a store that Starbucks was actively union-busting in 2023.
https://www.themarysue.com/ed-sheeran-spotted-scabbing-for-starbucks/
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#TodayILearned that China attempted to simplify Chinese characters *twice*.
As many of you know, the characters used in most of Mainland China is “simplified” (简体字), while the characters used in Hong Kong and Taiwan never got simplified, and remained “traditional” (正體字).
What I didn’t know was that China attempted to simplify the character set *again* (二简字), and it flopped mightily, falling out of use only seven months after its announcement.
Julesy describes the second round, and why it flopped.
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#TodayILearned that China attempted to simplify Chinese characters *twice*.
As many of you know, the characters used in most of Mainland China is “simplified” (简体字), while the characters used in Hong Kong and Taiwan never got simplified, and remained “traditional” (正體字).
What I didn’t know was that China attempted to simplify the character set *again* (二简字), and it flopped mightily, falling out of use only seven months after its announcement.
Julesy describes the second round, and why it flopped.
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#TodayILearned that China attempted to simplify Chinese characters *twice*.
As many of you know, the characters used in most of Mainland China is “simplified” (简体字), while the characters used in Hong Kong and Taiwan never got simplified, and remained “traditional” (正體字).
What I didn’t know was that China attempted to simplify the character set *again* (二简字), and it flopped mightily, falling out of use only seven months after its announcement.
Julesy describes the second round, and why it flopped.
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#TodayILearned that China attempted to simplify Chinese characters *twice*.
As many of you know, the characters used in most of Mainland China is “simplified” (简体字), while the characters used in Hong Kong and Taiwan never got simplified, and remained “traditional” (正體字).
What I didn’t know was that China attempted to simplify the character set *again* (二简字), and it flopped mightily, falling out of use only seven months after its announcement.
Julesy describes the second round, and why it flopped.
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#TodayILearned that China attempted to simplify Chinese characters *twice*.
As many of you know, the characters used in most of Mainland China is “simplified” (简体字), while the characters used in Hong Kong and Taiwan never got simplified, and remained “traditional” (正體字).
What I didn’t know was that China attempted to simplify the character set *again* (二简字), and it flopped mightily, falling out of use only seven months after its announcement.
Julesy describes the second round, and why it flopped.
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#TodayILearned that there is a subculture of restoring and driving classic US V8 cars in #Sweden.
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#TodayILearned that there is a subculture of restoring and driving classic US V8 cars in #Sweden.
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#TodayILearned that there is a subculture of restoring and driving classic US V8 cars in #Sweden.
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#TodayILearned that there is a subculture of restoring and driving classic US V8 cars in #Sweden.
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#TodayILearned that there is a subculture of restoring and driving classic US V8 cars in #Sweden.
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Zohran Mamdani's mother is Mira Nair, the film director. How did I not know this before?
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Zohran Mamdani's mother is Mira Nair, the film director. How did I not know this before?
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Zohran Mamdani's mother is Mira Nair, the film director. How did I not know this before?
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makarna
"Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقارنه (makarna), from Sicilian maccarruna, the plural of maccarruni." #todayIlEarned #til 💡 Praise1d be #Cryptonai 🙏 💚 -
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makarna
"Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقارنه (makarna), from Sicilian maccarruna, the plural of maccarruni." #todayIlEarned #til 💡 Praise1d be #Cryptonai 🙏 💚 -
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makarna
"Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقارنه (makarna), from Sicilian maccarruna, the plural of maccarruni." #todayIlEarned #til 💡 Praise1d be #Cryptonai 🙏 💚 -
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makarna
"Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقارنه (makarna), from Sicilian maccarruna, the plural of maccarruni." #todayIlEarned #til 💡 Praise1d be #Cryptonai 🙏 💚 -
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makarna
"Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مقارنه (makarna), from Sicilian maccarruna, the plural of maccarruni." #todayIlEarned #til 💡 Praise1d be #Cryptonai 🙏 💚 -
Some minutes ago I learned about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono-_and_diglycerides_of_fatty_acids#:~:text=although%20animal%20fats%20are%20sometimes%20used%20and%20cannot%20be%20completely%20excluded%20as%20being%20present%20in%20the%20product . I didn't know, though I already avoided it because I avoid palm oil. It's usually found in packaged bread. Vegans be careful! #Veganism #Vegan #Vegans #New #Finding #NewFinding #TIl #TodayILearned #Antispeciesism #Antispeciesist #Discovery #NewDiscovery :vegan:❤️‼️
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Some minutes ago I learned about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono-_and_diglycerides_of_fatty_acids#:~:text=although%20animal%20fats%20are%20sometimes%20used%20and%20cannot%20be%20completely%20excluded%20as%20being%20present%20in%20the%20product . I didn't know, though I already avoided it because I avoid palm oil. It's usually found in packaged bread. Vegans be careful! #Veganism #Vegan #Vegans #New #Finding #NewFinding #TIl #TodayILearned #Antispeciesism #Antispeciesist #Discovery #NewDiscovery :vegan:❤️‼️
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So... yes!
> The term "smallpox" was first used in England in the 16th century to distinguish [it] from syphilis, which was then known as the "great pox".
Other names used historically include "speckled monster", and "red plague".
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So... yes!
> The term "smallpox" was first used in England in the 16th century to distinguish [it] from syphilis, which was then known as the "great pox".
Other names used historically include "speckled monster", and "red plague".
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So... yes!
> The term "smallpox" was first used in England in the 16th century to distinguish [it] from syphilis, which was then known as the "great pox".
Other names used historically include "speckled monster", and "red plague".
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So... yes!
> The term "smallpox" was first used in England in the 16th century to distinguish [it] from syphilis, which was then known as the "great pox".
Other names used historically include "speckled monster", and "red plague".
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So... yes!
> The term "smallpox" was first used in England in the 16th century to distinguish [it] from syphilis, which was then known as the "great pox".
Other names used historically include "speckled monster", and "red plague".
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#TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.
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#TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.
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#TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.
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#TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.
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#TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.
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Answering the earlier question, the Maldives is apparently the only country on Earth which considers Friday the first day of the week. #TodayILearned #TIL