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its_not_you_its_ye t1_jcz3hjs wrote

Reply to comment by Re-AnImAt0r in TIL that it is a common misconception that the reflection of the sky is the sole reason bodies of water appear blue. It is primarily because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. by monkey-tennis

I’ve lived in the Great Lakes region my entire life, and pretty much everyone I’ve talked to believes that it’s due to the color of the sky. It’s not a frequent conversation, though.

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its_not_you_its_ye t1_jaa31vj wrote

Reply to comment by wanderyote in A cougar was observed swimming 1.1 km (0.68 miles) to an uninhabited island in Pugent Sound. Researchers find other records implying mountain lions can swim even farther to hop between islands, likely >2 km. “We are redefining the mountain lion in our minds as an animal that can swim.” by TR_54

If that were the case, we’d probably have more examples of humans being eaten by orcas in the wild.

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its_not_you_its_ye t1_j7va6jd wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #2 by FeminineOdor

Yeah. I had been hearing about how the game compared to Skyrim and to the Witcher before I got the switch, but found the game rather shallow overall. Still have put dozens of hours into exploring and playing through the story that is there, but there’s not a lot of depth to it - just run around as much as you can and collect as much a as you can and the story is mostly like other Zelda games, but that’s the extent of it.

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its_not_you_its_ye t1_j63sbpo wrote

Reply to comment by doctorhino in TIL that pink "peppercorns" are actually the berries of a plant in the cashew family, and can be dangerous to people with tree nut allergies. by dorkphoenyx

There’s a difference between culinary and botanical usage of several terms including fruit, vegetable, and berry that are often referenced. A lot of things we colloquially refer to as nuts are seeds in the botanical sense. Nut allergies adopted the colloquial/culinary usage of the word, and those with tree nut allergies need to be careful of seeds also.

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its_not_you_its_ye t1_j2pcy7c wrote

Reply to comment by Busy-Okra-7732 in TIL The largest diamond ever found was the Cullinan Diamond, which was discovered in South Africa in 1905. It weighed 3,106.75 carats (over 1.2 pounds) and was cut into nine separate stones, including the Great Star of Africa, which is the largest clear-cut diamond in the world at 530.2 carats. by mic3ttaa

Guess we should just undo all the things that were done in the name of progress /s

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its_not_you_its_ye t1_j0zmwbx wrote

Reply to comment by absolutelyshafted in TIL Lake Baikal is located in southeast Siberia and is the oldest and deepest lake in the world, at 25 million years old and 1,700 meters deep. It contains 20% of the world's unfrozen freshwater and is home to a rich and unusual freshwater fauna that is of significant value to evolutionary science. by wisely_lined56

Yeah. Just look at a all the whales in lake Winnebago….

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its_not_you_its_ye t1_iy01si3 wrote

Reply to comment by FatLegTed in TIL that the British SAS was originally a fake regiment used to deceive Axis intelligence and was made real in 1941 by David Stirling who wanted a rogue regiment. Their first successful mission was stealing euipment (including a piano) from a New Zealand base by Never-asked-for-this

I mean, his sister, Lily, did even write a song based on his laziness. Although, I’m not sure she would have necessarily called him a “tool,” your opinion might not have been that unfounded. Sounds like he has grown up a bit since then, though, and that she doesn’t think he’s too much of a stoner anymore.

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its_not_you_its_ye t1_ixzwszz wrote

Reply to comment by Arachnid_Lazy in Don't disagree by Slvmoon

[obligatory pointing out that there’s a significant variance in culture throughout the country]

But, there’s a bizarre conflation among many US Christians between military service and their religious belief. I literally tuned in to a Christian radio channel yesterday that was talking about a soldier that was killed in Afghanistan, and how his death was God’s calling for him and a testament of his faith to all who heard his story.

The mentality itself is very much a product of the Cold War era; while the Soviets were opposed to many forms of religion, the rhetoric in the US conflated religious belief with patriotism, since the US was the major opposition to the USSR. In the years since the fall of the USSR, many parts of the US have shifted away from that mindset, however, that has further entrenched many of those who still hold onto those beliefs.

Even among many non-religious, though, there’s still a holdover of a sense of a “higher duty” to appreciate the service of veterans. Essentially, because they were seen as a modern martyr. Ironically, there are many veterans who resent this, though, and see it as inappropriate glorification.

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