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How has your personality changed compared to pre Covid?

by QuestionGuy September 26, 2021, 1:10 pm

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r/copypasta compared to male-dominated gym showers

by CopyPastaArchive September 20, 2021, 11:22 am

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TIL that in 1949, the magazine ‘Popular Mechanics’ predicted that computers in the future ‘may have only 1000 vacuum tubes’ and weigh 1.5 tons compared to the ENIAC, which had 18,000 tubes and weighed 30 tons.

by whatilearned September 19, 2021, 7:33 pm

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TIL thorium can be used as a fuel source in nuclear power by a process known as the thorium fuel cycle. Compared to uranium, thorium has greater abundance, superior physical and nuclear properties and reduced production of radioactive elements. It’s also much harder to make a nuclear weapon with it.

by whatilearned September 16, 2021, 7:33 pm

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TIL black stones in Go are manufactured to be slightly larger compared to the white ones, to compensate for the optical illusion of white objects looking bigger when placed adjacent to black objects.

by whatilearned September 15, 2021, 6:14 am

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TIL during 9/11 nearly 500,000 people were transported out to safety by boat in 9 hours, compared to Dunkirk which saved 300,000 troops in three days

by whatilearned September 12, 2021, 2:46 pm

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TIL that compared to other mammals(eg. felines and canines) primates have suffered a gradual decline in the number of functional genes related to the sense of smell, and this is especially steep in humans

by whatilearned September 6, 2021, 4:00 pm

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How come there have been more outrage & protests in America over kids wearing masks in schools compared to when school shootings occurred on a routine basis?

by QuestionGuy September 4, 2021, 11:54 pm

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TIL that 4.5bn years ago, when the moon was created it was only 14,000miles away from earth compared to the 238, 885miles it is today. This is because every year the moon moves 3.78cm away from the earth.

by whatilearned August 28, 2021, 6:51 am

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TIL a study of 200 stand-ups showed that they died young, at an average age of 67.1, compared to actors, 70.7. The funnier they were, the shorter they lived. The funny one in a comedy duo was likely to die younger than the straightman.

by whatilearned August 19, 2021, 5:54 am

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How did Italian society change between the 5th and 11th century, in terms of culture and language compared to the Roman era?

by HistoryBuff August 17, 2021, 4:44 pm

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TIL a biochemist compared the water quality of several public pools in New York with the pool of a high-end Manhattan hotel charging $700/room. The public pools were clean, the hotel pool tested positive for coliform bacteria, indicating possible fecal contamination

by whatilearned August 10, 2021, 6:53 pm

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