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I have a horrific one.
Chainsaws were first invented for childbirth. they were apparently developed in Scotland in the late 18th Century to help aid and speed up the process of widening the pubic cartilage and removal of disease-laden bone during childbirth. It wasn’t until the start of the 20th Century that we started using chainsaws for woodchopping.
https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/why-was-the-chainsaw-invented
The full name of Los Angeles is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.”
Wow, on Monday we have memes and on Friday facts? Cool! I can try on this one.
Military Tanks were originally called "tanks" as a code name to disguise their true purpose during development. British engineers in WWI used the term "water tank" or "tank" to mislead spies, suggesting they were building mobile water containers for the desert campaign rather than armored fighting vehicles. The name stuck even after their real purpose was revealed.
If every single ounce of ever-mined gold were placed next to each other, the resulting cube of pure gold would only measure around 22 meters (72 ft) on each side.
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In the movie tombstone, doc holiday says "I'm your hucklebearer" not "I'm your huckleberry"
A Huckle was the part of the coffin that you grab to carry. He was saying that he was going to be a pallbearer, and carry his ass to the grave.
I found this and I needed to share it haha it's genius!
The easiest way to explain what Nostr🟣 is to someone who doesn't know about the subject.
The dead wasps-in-figs myth is true.
https://www.treehugger.com/are-there-really-wasps-your-figs-4868822
...but, alas, the corpse is gone:
Sharks existed before trees! Sharks have been around for over 400 million years, while trees appeared roughly 350 million years ago. This fact is supported by research in paleontology and evolutionary biology.
Reference: University of California Museum of Paleontology (source).
Pokemon means Pocket Monster
Did you know?
On an average an adult person makes 35000 decisions daily.
Some Mathematics:
2025 will be perfect square number year after 1936 AD i.e. (45) ² = 2025.
There will be next perfect square after 91 years i.e;2116
This will be last perfect sqaure year that our generation is going to see.
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really good one
True true true
...but you come into myyyy house?!
https://mises.org/mises-wire/conceived-disgrace-350th-anniversary-creation-bank-sweden