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chrome-spokes t1_jajl0c5 wrote
Reply to TIL that Crusaders granted safe passage to Mamluk armies to fight Mongols in 1260. by MimirHinnVitru
Religious wars. The ultimate oxymoron.
chrome-spokes t1_jadyr3n wrote
Reply to comment by StopUsingOxygen in Emperor Hirohito at Disneyland, 1975 by Queasy_Monk
> avoided punishment
He did not "avoid" punishment. He was spared punishment through General MacArthur's influence. A wise decision for both our post-ww2 occupation forces and the Japanese people.
chrome-spokes t1_jadxata wrote
Reply to comment by Queasy_Monk in Emperor Hirohito at Disneyland, 1975 by Queasy_Monk
No worry! See Rule 5.
chrome-spokes t1_ja4coxg wrote
Reply to comment by BassClef70 in A Viet Cong guerrilla stands guard in the Mekong Delta, 1973 by TopicalFun
Yeah, came across my mind same.
There's a way to check if bots as have seen others do?
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Reply to comment by lukeman3000 in This is one of my Pendleton wool blankets. Any idea if this is fixable? Where/who might I look for locally to fix it? I just don’t want it to get worse. by lukeman3000
It's definitely fixable.
Dry cleaner shop near me does alterations, etc. Always pleased with the work when the lady there sews up my fraying cuffs on work shirts. Very affordable, too.
Maybe an option for you. And for a Pendleton, perhaps even a regular tailor shop?
chrome-spokes t1_j5zza9l wrote
Reply to TIL, canines have a more sensitive CFF of up to 80Hz or 80 flickers per second. "This might explain why most dogs cannot be planted in front of the television to engage them, it doesn't look real." by chandu6234
I see anyone trying to plant a dog anywhere, I'm calling the SPCA!
chrome-spokes t1_j2f5m3q wrote
The original photo and photographer?
chrome-spokes t1_iy21gov wrote
Reply to comment by 18_USC_47 in ELI5: What gives V-twin motorcycle engines their unique sound? by Agitated_Potato_3052
> A 650 twin
Ah, gotta chime in with this, talking about unique sounds...
Vintage Triumph 650cc Bonneville's parallel twin engine have an even different unique sound than same cc v-twins.
This from the two pistons traveling up and down together, while the firing order is 180 degrees apart. That is, one is on compression while the other is on exhaust.
Music to my ears, hah!
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Reply to comment by Life_Roll8667 in My great aunt is selling her house, the one I grew up in. It’s falling apart and she has to move. Today is a very hard, sad day for me. I found this picture of me in the front yard with our old mustang in the 90s. I’m in tears. by Life_Roll8667
> Worst part of it all is my great aunt raised me. She’s 80 now, I’m 30. It was just us in this house for a long time.
And the best part is, is what you are doing right now... sharing the unequivocal gratitude you have for your aunt. Whom with you both, made that house into a home.
A sad time yes, yet balanced with love and thankfulness to soften the sharp edge of it.