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TIL that there is a real fruit called the Black Republican Cherry. The name originated as a slur against abolitionist supporters and Republicans like Abraham Lincoln. The Black Republican cherry is a parent to the most popular current cherry today, the Bing Cherry.
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TIL that there is a real fruit called the Black Republican Cherry. The name originated as a slur against abolitionist supporters and Republicans like Abraham Lincoln. The Black Republican cherry is a parent to the most popular current cherry today, the Bing Cherry.

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u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 1 month ago
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TIL that countries often rename the street outside an embassy. In the 1960s, the British consulate in Shanghai, China was located on "Anti-Imperialism Road". During the Vietnam War, India renamed the street outside the US embassy to Ho Chi Minh.

journals.sagepub.com
u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 1 month ago
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TIL that Canada has an East/West divide on how milk is sold. In the eastern provinces, especially Ontario, milk is sold in bags. In BC and Alberta milk is sold in plastic jugs. In Quebec and Nova Scotia consumers may have a choice of either.

cbc.ca
u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 2 months ago
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Mekhi Becton is still currently unsigned. The former 2020 NFL Draft 1st rounder signed a 2 yr 20mil contract in 2025 but is not on a current NFL roster in 2026.

I'm surprised with all of the injuries during preseason no team wants him.

No one wanting a 27 yr old starting OL on a Super Bowl team who isn't currently injured.

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u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 2 months ago
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TIL that the La Palma Mega Tsunami hypothesis has been largely debunked. In 2001, Steven Ward and Simon Day proposed that a landslide on the La Palma Island could send a mega tsunami causing 80 ft waves in Florida. New studies have shown these would be multistage events not causing mega tsunamis.

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u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 2 months ago
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You have $1500 to spend on a new Gaming PC, what would you buy?

I'm on the market for a new PC.

The pinned guide is very big on this PC from Andromeda: https://andromedainsights.com/products/spectra-gaming-pc-ryzen-5-9600x-rtx-5070-12gb

I've heard that Andromeda has a long lead time to make their PCs (6 weeks+?)

I do have a Microcenter in the area. Here's one PC at $1,600:

PowerSpec G732 Gaming PC; AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5GHz Processor; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GDDR7; 32GB DDR5-6000 RAM; 1TB Solid State Drive

I've also seen this post linked: $1,439 but doesnt come with Windows (with Windows 11- $1560 in total)

https://costplusgaming.com/products/m1-amd-essentials

Would like to hear people's opinions or sources on the best pc to buy.

u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 2 months ago
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TIL that island of Islay has creating a walking pathway to connect three whiskey distilleries together. The "Three Distilleries Pathway" connects the Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg distillers within 3 miles. Whisky enthusiasts view this connection as their road to Whiskey Mecca.

islayjura.com
u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 2 months ago
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Average Nationwide Diesel Prices have crossed the $5.50/gallon barrier. All time US record is $5.82/gallon.

x.com
u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 2 months ago
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TIL that in Iceland the show Trapped (Ófærð) was so popular it achieved a 98 share in its home country. A 98 share equates to 98% of the televisions turned on were tuned to watching Trapped at the same time.

nordiskfilmogtvfond.com
u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 2 months ago
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TIL that Washington DC used to be much larger. In 1847 the Virginia portion of DC was retroceded to the state. Alexandria, VA and Arlington, VA are in the former DC section across the Potomac River. Economic concerns, political representation, and discussion over slavery motivated the retrocession.

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u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 2 months ago
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TIL that courts have convicted deceased persons and sentenced them to death. Martin Bormann, Hitler's secretary, was tried in absentia for crimes against humanity and sentenced to death in 1946. Bormann's body was found in 1972 having likely killed himself in 1945.

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u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 2 months ago
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TIL there exists a concept called a "primate city". It is a city much larger than a country's other cities. Bangkok has 13x the people of Thailand's 2nd city Chiang Mai. This has lead to the study of "urban macrocephaly" -the excessive concentration of people/$$$/power into one city.

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u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 3 months ago
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TIL that the Quartering Acts passed in Great Britain required colonists to house and feed British soldiers in British North America. These laws became a source of tension between London and the colonists. The 3rd Amendment of the Constitution bans the military from quartering in peacetime.

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u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 3 months ago
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TIL that the eruption of Krakatoa was so loud it was heard 4,800km (3,000 miles away). It took nearly four hours for the pressure wave to reach the western Indian Ocean. Krakatoa's third explosion is the loudest confirmed sound. The explosion is estimated to have reached over 180 decibels.

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u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 3 months ago
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TIL that the pika has a unique adaptation to survive winters in the tundra. Resembling their close relative, the rabbit, they average 14,000 foraging trips in the summer to store enough food. An alpine summer can only last 10 weeks which requires a pika to make 200 trips a day to collect food.

pikapartners.org
u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 3 months ago
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TIL that the creator of Batman acknowledged that they patterned the character after pulp mystery men such as The Shadow. The first Batman stories were also based on Shadow pulp. Lamont Cranston is a wealthy playboy bachelor turned vigilante.

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u/Gnomeslikeprofit — 3 months ago