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486 sats \ 14 comments \ @sn 3 Jan meta bot

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10.2k sats \ 0 replies \ @Lux 4 Jan

192 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder 3 Jan

I have a horrific one. Chainsaws were first invented for childbirth. they were apparently developed in Scotland in the late 18th Century to help aid and speed up the process of widening the pubic cartilage and removal of disease-laden bone during childbirth. It wasn’t until the start of the 20th Century that we started using chainsaws for woodchopping.

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/why-was-the-chainsaw-invented

18 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark 3 Jan

In the movie tombstone, doc holiday says "I'm your hucklebearer" not "I'm your huckleberry"

A Huckle was the part of the coffin that you grab to carry. He was saying that he was going to be a pallbearer, and carry his ass to the grave.

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 3 Jan

The dead wasps-in-figs myth is true.

https://www.treehugger.com/are-there-really-wasps-your-figs-4868822

If the female wasp arrives in a male fig—also known as a caprifig—she lays her eggs and then dies. Her eggs hatch, with blind, flightless male wasps hatching first. They mate with their female counterparts. The male wasps then burrow a tunnel out of the caprifig, and the females fly out, full of fertilized eggs and carrying pollen, starting the cycle anew.

...but, alas, the corpse is gone:

The crunches you experience when chewing a fig are the fig seeds, not the wasp.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @NovaRift 3 Jan

Wow, on Monday we have memes and on Friday facts? Cool! I can try on this one.

Military Tanks were originally called "tanks" as a code name to disguise their true purpose during development. British engineers in WWI used the term "water tank" or "tank" to mislead spies, suggesting they were building mobile water containers for the desert campaign rather than armored fighting vehicles. The name stuck even after their real purpose was revealed.

141 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheMorningStar 4 Jan

The full name of Los Angeles is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.”

In 1769, Spanish colonists established the city that is now known as Los Angeles. In 1781, another group of 44 residents moved to the new settlement. The city was titled El Pueblo de Nuestra Seora la Reina de los ngeles de Porcincula by the Spanish ruler. This translates as "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porcincula." Because the name is extremely long, it was condensed until it became Los Angeles. As a result, Los Angeles is now known simply as "The Angels." Source

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xbitcoiner 3 Jan

If every single ounce of ever-mined gold were placed next to each other, the resulting cube of pure gold would only measure around 22 meters (72 ft) on each side.

Jewellery ~96,487t, 45%
Bars and coins (including gold backed ETFs) ~47,454t, 22%
Central banks ~36,699t, 17%
Other ~31,943t, 15%
Proven reserves ~59,000t

👀 #832953

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @flat24 3 Jan

I found this and I needed to share it haha it's genius! The easiest way to explain what

🟣 is to someone who doesn't know about the subject.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 3 Jan

Pokemon means Pocket Monster

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Roll 3 Jan

Sveriges Riksbank, established in 1668, is recognized as the oldest central bank still in operation today. Originally a private bank, it evolved through a series of transformations, including the collapse of its predecessor, Stockholms Banco.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 3 Jan

True true true ...but you come into myyyy house?!

https://mises.org/mises-wire/conceived-disgrace-350th-anniversary-creation-bank-sweden

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 3 Jan

Did you know?

On an average an adult person makes 35000 decisions daily.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 3 Jan

Some Mathematics: 2025 will be perfect square number year after 1936 AD i.e. (45) ² = 2025. There will be next perfect square after 91 years i.e;2116 This will be last perfect sqaure year that our generation is going to see.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @_Stacy 4 Jan freebie

Sharks existed before trees! Sharks have been around for over 400 million years, while trees appeared roughly 350 million years ago. This fact is supported by research in paleontology and evolutionary biology.

Reference: University of California Museum of Paleontology (source).