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scotty-doesnt_know t1_ja3aeqe wrote
Reply to TIL in 1975 King Charles III (then a Prince) was the British monarchy's first qualified scuba Diver and first to dive under the Arctic ice. by mitchanium
Cant believe they still have a monarchy. take all the royal property, assign it a gov owned historical property, keep it open to the public so they can pay to see it, and the gov and people can still get their royal revenue. And this way you wont have royals spending tax payer money.
scotty-doesnt_know t1_j9fhp5h wrote
Reply to TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions. by argh-ok
if im not mistaken most are developmentally disabled. basically mentally handicapped.
scotty-doesnt_know t1_j6glqpz wrote
Reply to comment by milddecay in TIL that sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth, and their clicks can literally kill you with sound by g1ucose
you are correct. but it is a big diff from hunting them directly.
scotty-doesnt_know t1_j6fon5i wrote
Reply to comment by SamtheCossack in TIL that sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth, and their clicks can literally kill you with sound by g1ucose
whales are significantly smarter than we dare claim them to be. If dolphins are self aware, you can be damn sure so are whales, even if it has hasnt been proven yet. They know who runs the oceans and the world. Back in the day if a human was injured or killed by an animal (thinking mostly types of sharks) we would kill every single type of that species in the area. Some times we were not even that specific and just went with any type of shark or w/e. Once we stopped hunting them (for the most part) they learned that if they left us alone we would leave them alone. They then learned if they helped us, we would help them. Whales are one of the very few wild animals that live by the "do unto others" idea. I would not doubt they even had their own whale jesus, and we were the ones that crucified him.
scotty-doesnt_know t1_j6fluxs wrote
Reply to TIL the term “cloud cuckoo land” goes back to the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, who used it for a utopian city of birds in his farce, the Birds by Mr_Westerfield
a lot of the nuance of the society is lost if do not understand bird law.
scotty-doesnt_know t1_ixeyo64 wrote
Reply to comment by BiBoFieTo in TIL In Confucianism, there are five grades of mourning obligation, depending on one's relation to the person that died. The death of one's mother or father requires 27 months of mourning while second cousins or first cousins once removed only require 3 months of mourning. by haddock420
its not a phase mom. by law I have to go emo at least for the next 13 years.
scotty-doesnt_know t1_ja3e0cm wrote
Reply to comment by Brilliant_Jewel1924 in TIL in 1975 King Charles III (then a Prince) was the British monarchy's first qualified scuba Diver and first to dive under the Arctic ice. by mitchanium
that is still lit millions. which could be put to better use and public programs.