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how-puhqueliar t1_j2d8nbt wrote
Reply to comment by SpidermanAPV in TIL In the 1980s, an obscene image was snuck into one of the ice cubes in a Coca-Cola ad in South Australia. The company recalled and destroyed all of the posters, and the artist responsible for the image was fired and sued. by 54_actual
no, that one's for the wall
how-puhqueliar t1_j209lbn wrote
Reply to comment by DangerousSuggestion8 in TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235
what's the joke, i don't get it
how-puhqueliar t1_j1zu5u3 wrote
Reply to comment by getbeaverootnabooteh in TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235
well this is news to me, i better tell the bros...
how-puhqueliar t1_j1zsw6m wrote
Reply to comment by getbeaverootnabooteh in TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235
lol me and my bros aren't gay, nice try
how-puhqueliar t1_j1yuw4x wrote
Reply to comment by cutelyaware in TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235
it's not just health, it's safety. men die young from things like car accidents and stuff more frequently, too.
how-puhqueliar t1_j1yusl3 wrote
how-puhqueliar t1_j1yuqwe wrote
Reply to comment by PhoneQuomo in TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235
women have more STDs than men generally, have sex only with your bros
how-puhqueliar t1_j1ysaiu wrote
how-puhqueliar t1_j1yo9lt wrote
Reply to comment by opiate_lifer in TIL that one of the few positive health effects of smoking is a drastic reduction of a person's risk of thyroid cancer. According to a Korean study of the health records of over 10M people, smokers have a 36% lower risk of thyroid cancer. Smoking and heavy drinking reduces one's risk even more. by EncyclopediaJake
nope, it's probably just the anti inflammatory properties of nicotine helps prevent very specific pathologies. while also. y'know, causing a lot more.
how-puhqueliar t1_j1yo63l wrote
Reply to comment by DickweedMcGee in TIL that one of the few positive health effects of smoking is a drastic reduction of a person's risk of thyroid cancer. According to a Korean study of the health records of over 10M people, smokers have a 36% lower risk of thyroid cancer. Smoking and heavy drinking reduces one's risk even more. by EncyclopediaJake
wouldn't be much of a study if they didn't account for that
how-puhqueliar t1_j1ynlb8 wrote
Reply to comment by Bravo-Six-Nero in TIL Winston Churchill opposed the American use of napalm during the Korean war but still allowed Americans to publish claims of British support for American napalm attacks. by jamescookenotthatone
...you think britain hasn't declined?
how-puhqueliar t1_j1ehzml wrote
how-puhqueliar t1_j1egq97 wrote
Reply to comment by czarchastic in TIL that Henry Gunther was the last soldier to die in World War I. The war ended at 11 AM and Gunther was killed at 10:59 AM while charging a German machine gun by IAmDavidGurney
what was the answer you were looking for, professor? want me to just paraphrase the text of the wikipedia or is that too rote?
how-puhqueliar t1_j1egaf3 wrote
Reply to comment by czarchastic in TIL that Henry Gunther was the last soldier to die in World War I. The war ended at 11 AM and Gunther was killed at 10:59 AM while charging a German machine gun by IAmDavidGurney
cos the french command didn't want the ceasefire and refused to sign any armistice initially, it was pretty precarious
good thing the whole 'eleven eleven eleven' mantra was so catchy that everyone knew exactly when to end hostilities
how-puhqueliar t1_j1eew85 wrote
Reply to comment by czarchastic in TIL that Henry Gunther was the last soldier to die in World War I. The war ended at 11 AM and Gunther was killed at 10:59 AM while charging a German machine gun by IAmDavidGurney
if only we could read more about this exact incident or world war i generally
how-puhqueliar t1_j1e76lu wrote
Reply to comment by czarchastic in TIL that Henry Gunther was the last soldier to die in World War I. The war ended at 11 AM and Gunther was killed at 10:59 AM while charging a German machine gun by IAmDavidGurney
it wouldn't have been much of an armistice if both sides didn't know about it after accommodating for the technology of the time.
maybe they'd do something like, say, set a predetermined time that all sides agreed upon.
how-puhqueliar t1_j1e2ccy wrote
Reply to comment by czarchastic in TIL that Henry Gunther was the last soldier to die in World War I. The war ended at 11 AM and Gunther was killed at 10:59 AM while charging a German machine gun by IAmDavidGurney
it wouldn't have been much of an armistice if both sides didn't know about it
how-puhqueliar t1_iqv3us3 wrote
Reply to TIL Britan was the first country to use Agent Orange during the Malayan Emergency in 1952 which the US viewed as justification to use it in Vietnam by shogunsft
well, if people in the general region are already used to being killed and poisoned with defoliant, then that's obviously kosher
how-puhqueliar t1_j2d8zpm wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL The darkest color in the world doesn't have a name, it has the ability to absorb 99.995% of light and has been used to cover a diamond worth 2 million dollars for an "artistic project" by mic3ttaa
do you read the stuff you post OP, it says verbatim in there that it is