zombiechewtoy
zombiechewtoy t1_jdizg57 wrote
Reply to TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01
Here I am thinking western Chinese food came about due to Chinese railway workers having to make do with whatever western produce & meat was available and kind of shoehorning the new ingredients in to replace traditional ingredients they had no access to.
zombiechewtoy t1_jdmwlgl wrote
Reply to comment by afox892 in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh
Jesus Christ I'm glad I didn't know any of this ahead of my first ultrasounds
Edit: I also wonder if molar pregnancy is what happened to queen Mary.