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Tcoat · 05-12-2021, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by spcmafia

Thanks for the corrections, I was just too excited about sharing the articles haha. I know right, I love that news website because they always have very interesting stuff.

Couple of them are mildly clickbaity. The headline for the one for the villa makes it sound like it was a new find when it was actually dug 150 years ago. I recently watched a really good special on the carbonized scrolls they found there. Only took them 140 years to figure out how to unroll and read them. Once they got them open they were pretty much all mundane bureaucratic things. They gave insight into some day to day transactions and how little things have actually changed though.

The "glass brain" one is also deceiving since they show a big chunk of actual molten glass as an example but when you read through it what they found was almost microscopic and not what the picture shows.

beltax90 · 05-13-2021, 03:14 AM

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ScoobsMcGee · 05-13-2021, 10:13 AM

TIL the phrase: "Never play chess with a pigeon. They’ll just knock over the pieces, shit on the board, and strut around like they won."

Stephen W. · 05-13-2021, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

TIL the phrase: "Never play chess with a pigeon. They’ll just knock over the pieces, shit on the board, and strut around like they won."

I know people like that! (You all probably do too.)

spcmafia · 05-13-2021, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

TIL the phrase: "Never play chess with a pigeon. They’ll just knock over the pieces, shit on the board, and strut around like they won."

Same thing with a cat, but they'll just knock them over because they are *ssholes. Then proceed to sleep on top of the board.

ScoobsMcGee · 05-13-2021, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by spcmafia

Same thing with a cat, but they'll just knock them over because they are *ssholes. Then proceed to sleep on top of the board.

I have two cats. Everything in the quoted post is true.

NoHaveMSG · 05-13-2021, 03:55 PM

TIL if you forget to unlatch the lid on your glassware before microwaving it, you make a bomb.

Spuds · 05-13-2021, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

TIL if you forget to unlatch the lid on your glassware before microwaving it, you make a bomb.

You alive?

NoHaveMSG · 05-13-2021, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Spuds

You alive?

Yeah, only some burnt fingers. It started squeaking really loud from the steam escaping and I was able to open the door and undo a latch to vent it before we hit criticality.

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Jordanwolf · 05-14-2021, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by beltax90

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weederr33 · 05-14-2021, 04:53 PM

TIL I am rusty as shit when it comes to writing a cover letter O_o

Dadhawk · 05-14-2021, 08:58 PM

TIL that in Georgia, you can register Flex Fuel vehicles as "alternate fuel vehicles" which qualifies you to ride solo in the carpool lanes.

My 2004 Suburban qualifies...too bad I don't drive solo frequently where there are carpool lanes. I'd see if I could get a personal FFV license that says "Irony"

Sapphireho · 05-14-2021, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

TIL that in Georgia, you can register Flex Fuel vehicles as "alternate fuel vehicles" which qualifies you to ride solo in the carpool lanes.

My 2004 Suburban qualifies...too bad I don't drive solo frequently where there are carpool lanes. I'd see if I could get a personal FFV license that says "Irony"

You made me realize today that I have never seen a carpool lane in Idaho.

soundman98 · 05-14-2021, 10:19 PM

I learned about turnspit dogs

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt...vernepator-cur

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