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Or you could time travel via time dilation like in the movie "interstellar" and come back to earth, still in your 30s, to meet your great grandkids.

The swimming pool on the Titanic is still filled with water.

Heartomaton posted...

The swimming pool on the Titanic is still filled with water.

LOL

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Storforsen (English: great whitewater rapid) was the most impressive rapids in Sweden with a total fall height of about 35 meters (115 feet).
In the late 18th century, logging was economically important in that region of Sweden, but the problem was that the rapid drop was full of projecting rocks and big eddy potholes, which destroyed the logs.
So they tried to build a canal, multiple times. In the end, a guy called the Wild Huss took over the job.
It went well until a day in 1976 when the water pressure broke some walls and flooded the canal, causing Sweden's largest environmental disasters.
It drained a lake, rereouted a river, destroyed homes, farms, mills and a fishing industry, and strangely nobody died. The rapid disappeared and the place is now called Dead Fall.
Wild Huss would later drown, and the legend says that it was caused by a mob of angry farmers and fishers that wanted revenge.

This is the first christmas I had ham instead of turkey.

Jules Bass created the claymation classics "Frosty The Snowman" and "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer"

He died on October 25 of this year. However the TODAY show decided to report it today instead of the day he actually died. According to wikipedia, he died on October 25th.

George Michael created a song called "Last Christmas" and ultimately, he ended up dying on December 25th.

MI4_REAL posted...

George Michael created a song called "Last Christmas" and ultimately, he ended up dying on December 25th.

So many moderations when he died. People couldn't help but make the joke.

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on the same day, July 4th, 1826.

Two new minerals have been found in a meteorite that was found in Somalia 2 years ago, Elkinstantonite and Elaliite.
Both had been produced in a French laboratory in the 1980s but could not be categorised as a mineral until they were found in nature.

I hope Stallone gave the guy $15K for taking good care of his dog during that time, rather than the guy forcing him to pay that much :<

Aww, Butkus died in 1981 which is why he was only in the first 2 Rocky movies :(

...Also Stallone was in a porno called Party at Kitty and Studs

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Another thing that can go in both this topic and the meme one :3

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Also this is hilarious. In 1663, the partially fossilized skeleton of a wooly rhinoceros was assembled into what is known today as the Madgeburn Unicorn, one of the worst reconstructions in history

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YugiNoob posted...

Also this is hilarious. In 1663, the partially fossilized skeleton of a wooly rhinoceros was assembled into what is known today as the Madgeburn Unicorn, one of the worst reconstructions in history

Please tell me there are "artistic" renditions of what this would have looked like, lmao

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lol, thank you

YugiNoob posted...

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Gamefreak:

WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN

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SEARS once sold houses.
SEARS once offered kit houses that you would have to assemble yourself. The original instruction manual was 75 pages long. This was much before every city and state in the U.S had Walmart.

A sears catalog has gone from toilet paper to a relic.

From a hydrological perspective, Lakes Michigan and Huron are actually a single body of water, and the more accurately named Lake Michigan-Huron is thereby the largest body of freshwater in the world.

Will Smiths first name is Willard

72 yo congressman goes back to school to get a degree in AI.

https://www.wvnews.com/a-72-year-old-congressman-goes-back-to-school-pursuing-a-degree-in-ai/article_47920f8a-8739-11ed-8264-d7d60de7a80e.html

TIL: There are degrees in AI now

MI4_REAL posted...

TIL: There are degrees in AI now

I'm pretty sure that's been a thing for 50+ years lol. It's one of the subsections under Computer Science.

Blue_Thunder posted...

I'm pretty sure that's been a thing for 50+ years lol. It's one of the subsections under Computer Science.

Nope. Programed actions and responses to actions is not AI. It's just programming.
The "AI" in video games isn't actually AI

Imit8m3 posted...

Nope. Programed actions and responses to actions is not AI. It's just programming.
The "AI" in video games isn't actually AI

There is learning as well.

Imit8m3 posted...

Nope. Programed actions and responses to actions is not AI. It's just programming.
The "AI" in video games isn't actually AI

https://csweb.rice.edu/academics/graduate-programs/online-mcs/blog/computer-science-vs-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning

Computer science is the holistic study of all aspects of computers, offering a generalist approach to topics ranging from algorithms and programming languages, to artificial intelligence (abbreviated as "AI") and machine learning. In short, artificial intelligence is a sub-discipline of computer science, and machine learning is a sub-discipline of artificial intelligence.

Gordon Ramsay originally wanted to play soccer, but a serious knee injury stopped that dream. When he was 19 he was a commis chef (had to look that up: a basic chef in larger kitchens) at a hotel. However, he had to quit because he slept with his boss's wife lol

YugiNoob posted...

Gordon Ramsay originally wanted to play soccer, but a serious knee injury stopped that dream. When he was 19 he was a commis chef (had to look that up: a basic chef in larger kitchens) at a hotel. However, he had to quit because he slept with his boss's wife lol

It is claimed that he actually played two games for his favourite football team (Glasgow Rangers F.C (the team I support)) but no records can be found.

He says he played once as a "trialist" and once fully for the team.

In one episode of his programme The F Word he went to Ibrox (the home stadium of Rangers) and shouted "Home sweet home"!

I posted everyday last year.

Here is a video for everyone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1i40rnpOsA

That is the Roundhay Garden Scene and it is believed to be the oldest film in existence as it was shot on 16th November 1888.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundhay_Garden_Scene

The oldest photo of a US President is that of Willian Henry Harrison. It was taken in 1841

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This is not the photograph, but a photograph of a painting of William Henry Harrison. It looks fairly life-like so it is commonly mistaken for the real photograph (which is lost).

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Sloth's release methane gas or "fart" out of their mouth :o

An encrypted monument stands outside of the CIA headquarters in Virginia.
This monument was created by artist Jim Sanborn and features four inscriptions. Three of four of the inscriptions have been cracked already. However, no one seems to be able to crack the final code to this day.

Yugi's English voice actor Dan Green voiced a hentai and it was hilarious as hell hearing him lol

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Did you know that humans are just as hairy as chimpanzees? Both humans and chimpanzees have about an equal number of hair follicles, the big difference is that human body hair tends to be shorter and finer.

Piplup_Sniper posted...

Forbid it, Almighty God!
U.S. Army. 13B. E-3 PFC

Thank you for you service!!!!

Synchronized bottom feeding makes this school of saltwater catfish look like a walking mass. These things are common in the pet trade and can be had for under $10 each at most places, though it's suggested to have at least 7 for schooling purposes.

https://youtu.be/ChWOq3rRxOE

There is a theory that human ancestry has a pig-primate hybrid.

https://phys.org/news/2013-07-chimp-pig-hybrid-humans.html

CobraGT posted...

There is a theory that human ancestry has a pig-primate hybrid.

https://phys.org/news/2013-07-chimp-pig-hybrid-humans.html

what's going with chromosome 2?

CobraGT posted...

There is a theory that human ancestry has a pig-primate hybrid.

https://phys.org/news/2013-07-chimp-pig-hybrid-humans.html

That would explain why pigs internal anatomy is most similar to humans & why humans are less hairy looking than all primates.

CobraGT posted...

There is a theory that human ancestry has a pig-primate hybrid.

https://phys.org/news/2013-07-chimp-pig-hybrid-humans.html

something about this seems really, really wrong

On March 12, 1951 two different and unrelated comics called Dennis the Menace were released in the US and UK.

Drinking can be hazardous to your health.

MI4_REAL posted...

Drinking can be hazardous to your health.

This can be applicable to over drinking water too. You can cause hyponatremia if you drink too much H2O.
Too much of anything will kill you.

Missouri is the only state where home distilling is legal.
It's still federally illegal.