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TIL about Planet Nine, a hypothetical ninth planet in the outer region of the Solar System. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

You're very welcome

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TIL that Alabama has by far the highest amount of death row inmates by capita of any US state (en.wikipedia.org)
 

There are just over 2,000 DRIs in the entire US, 46 of which are women. Alabama is leading the list with >300 inmates per 10M inhabitants. The only states w/o any are Wyoming and Oregon.

TIL about Planet Nine, a hypothetical ninth planet in the outer region of the Solar System. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Also confer this very topical article

TIL about Planet Nine, a hypothetical ninth planet in the outer region of the Solar System. in c/[email protected]
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TIL about Planet Nine, a hypothetical ninth planet in the outer region of the Solar System. (en.wikipedia.org)
 

This hypothesized ninth planet (not you, sorry Pluto) might explain the unusual commonalities of extreme trans-Neptunian objects (ETNOs) 100s of AU from the sun. These ETNOs (such as dwarf planets and sednoids) have remarkably aligned orbits, suggest the existence of an undiscovered celestial body, dubbed Planet Nine, influencing them gravitationally.

TIL part of the left supported eugenics during most of the 20th century in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Appealing or appalling? Big difference.

TIL about Silphium, aka laser, a plant that was used as a panacea in antiquity and the first species in recorded history to go extinct in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The main reason it went extinct...

You'll have to elaborate on that

TIL about Silphium, aka laser, a plant that was used as a panacea in antiquity and the first species in recorded history to go extinct in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I'm glad you like my choice of words :3

TIL that "G.I." originally referred to galvanized iron in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Actually don't know who that is haha

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TIL about Silphium, aka laser, a plant that was used as a panacea in antiquity and the first species in recorded history to go extinct (en.wikipedia.org)
 

The plant's exact identity is unknown to this day, since it went extinct in Roman times. It was a major cash crop of Cyrene, Libya, and even depicted on coins. It was used as seasoning, perfume, aphrodisiac, contraceptive and abortifacient. The last specimen was supposedly given to Emperor Nero.

TIL that "G.I." originally referred to galvanized iron in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

So according to my understanding, all of those alternate interpretations are just that, (mis)interpretations of the original galvanized iron applied to people. So I'd say your specific interpretation is not more wrong than any of those mentioned.

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TIL that "G.I." originally referred to galvanized iron (www.wordorigins.org)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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TIL that "G.I." originally referred to objects made from galvanized iron from WWI on, before it was reinterpretated as "government issue ", and by WWII, applied to American soldiers.

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TIL that due to a genetic bottle neck, 10% of the population of the pacific atoll of Pingelap has achromatopsia, i.e. only sees in black&white (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that the forward part of a ship, the forecastle, is pronounced (and sometimes written as) "fo'c'sle" (en.wikipedia.org)