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svladcjelli42 t1_j2ao5aj wrote
Reply to comment by Mesiya90 in TIL: Zhu Youcheng is the only emperor in Chinese history, to be married to one wife and remain faithful to her, having no concubines. He was a hardworking emperor, lowering taxes, reducing spending, and demonstrating tolerance for Muslims. His son, however, had a haram so large, some starved. by Flares117
svladcjelli42 t1_iu9p3s6 wrote
Reply to comment by onewobblywheel in TIL that antimatter is made with antiprotons, which are the opposite of protons, with a negative charge, antineutrons with a neutral charge and positrons, which are the opposite of electrons, with a positive charge. by Doomguy2021
It is now generally accepted that Feynman is correct about that, in the sense that reversing charge and parity is indistinguishable from reversing direction in time. It's one or the other, but there isn't really a difference.
svladcjelli42 t1_itlxijt wrote
Reply to TIL That Matt Bissonnette, the former DEVGRU operator who, under the pseudonym Mark Owen, wrote the first book about the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden was forced to turn over the almost $7 million he made from the book because he failed to get the book approved before it was published. by GentPc
svladcjelli42 t1_isov0zz wrote
Reply to comment by innovatao in TIL eels swim from a lake in Australia through stormwater drains and across the ocean to lay eggs in New Caledonia where they die. Their eggs hatch and make the return journey back to the lake they came from. by Aussiewhiskeydiver
All the eels from all over the world go to the same patch of ocean. How do they know which lake they're supposed to return to?
svladcjelli42 t1_japy3oq wrote
Reply to comment by SCWarriors44 in TIL "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" is an example of an impossible task. The idiom dates at least to 1834, from the Workingman's Advocate: "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots. by meat-juice
You did not actually name one thing.