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Interviewer: Is the glass half empty or half full?

by cringeyjokesman July 4, 2022, 3:38 pm

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TIL that out modern civilization would probably not have been possible if not for the development of glass

by whatilearned July 4, 2022, 2:31 am

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TIL Tiberius Caesar allegedly ordered a man beheaded after he exhibited a drinking bowl made of flexible glass that dented instead of shattering. Tiberius feared the new material, which only the inventor knew how to produce, would soon outvalue gold and silver.

by whatilearned June 30, 2022, 5:49 am

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“RayB the seabee’s safety glass” or a story about glass breaking

by CopyPastaArchive June 27, 2022, 1:48 pm

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TIL of “ninja rocks,” shards of spark plug ceramics. Harder than tempered glass, when thrown at car side windows they can easily cause those windows to shatter.

by whatilearned June 22, 2022, 3:00 pm

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TIL the design of a skyscraper in London was melting cars and setting buildings on fire. It’s curvilinear shape was causing the problem: The south-facing exterior wall was covered in reflective glass, and because it’s concave, it focuses the sun’s rays onto a small area.

by whatilearned June 18, 2022, 5:07 pm

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Am I The Asshole for pouring pepsi on a Coca Cola glass?

by CopyPastaArchive June 18, 2022, 3:52 pm

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TIL about glass sponges, once thought to be extinct for over 100 million years and only recently rediscovered in the last 25 years living on reefs of themselves at depths of 450m to 900m. It’s thought they could live up to 40k years, because of changing levels in seas most probably ONLY live 15k yrs

by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 7:15 am

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(Yeah it’s yo boy biggay) Yeah I’m so goofy I shit I’m feeling like imposter! I’m feeling kinda Sussy!! I’m dirty and I’m grimey so call me Elon musky! Don’t need a girl in my life these hoes I don’t trusty! I got a glass of lemonade I listen to my boyzz🤓! (BRUH) Spitting on the microphone making

by CopyPastaArchive June 4, 2022, 4:45 pm

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TIL hummingbird feeders need daily cleaning in hot weather bc nectar spoils in heat & sickens the birds. Several ways to protect their food from overheating include: place feeders in shade, freeze nectar into small cubes & fill feeders with them to delay heating, wrap in foil, use glass feeders.

by whatilearned May 30, 2022, 7:57 pm

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I poured root beer into a square glass.

by cringeyjokesman May 29, 2022, 10:18 am

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TIL of the American caviar industry out of Caviar, NJ (1860s-1920s). One fisherman’s canning process was so successful (using glass jars instead of kegs), he helped bring the method to canneries to Russia.

by whatilearned May 22, 2022, 11:09 pm

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