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hi luckies, yuki here with fact 161!

in america, we drop fish into lakes and rivers using airplanes. we call it aerial restocking and use this method for bodies of water trucks can't reach. replenishing fish supplies every year help support local ecosystems and fishing as a sport.

they can survive being dropped from planes because we use young fish that have a lower terminal velocity. internet says aerial restocking has a 95-99% success rate.

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hi luckies, yuki here with some housekeeping items.

at my last update i said i would be posting sporadically, also after returning from a long break at the time. a great opportunity for travel revealed itself around the time i posted fact 158, and i spent that past 2 months pursuing it. after a couple days of rest, i am ready to reveal my intentions with miyuki facts: i will be posting daily beginning late this week or early next week, and continue as long as it remains possible for me to do so.

comments are open for q&a, and just to chat after the break. my commendations for how the sub has progressed for the most part, recent posts have made me miss being an active part of it.

hi luckies! yuki here with fact 158! waiting for the shower has enabled me to put out two facts in two days, levels not seen in a long while!

people think a lot of things about golf. today im going to go over some misconceptions about the game.

a. golf is only as expensive as you make it.* golf is often touted as a rich man's sport, but can be surprisingly budget friendly. used clubs and starter sets typically start around $500, but by using ebay, facebook marketplace, and thrift stores, you can get your own for as cheap as $20-$100. actually playing depends on region, but you dont need a fancy country club membership that costs more than most people make in a year. most courses are public or semi-public, and greens fees (paying to play) can cost as little as $20.

b. it's hard. this isnt a misconception, golf is a hard game. but luckily, most people are actually really bad, and nobody really cares about how good you are. so there's no shame in playing, even if you suck. also there are practice facilities called driving ranges where you can show up and work in your game off the course. it's also just fun with friends

c. it's actually fun. a lot of people say it's only for old rich people to kill time, but getting out there on a normal day (especially with friends) is a fun time. think of it like a combination of walking through a park and bowling.

i didnt really go into much detail nor cover the nuances involved, but i just wanted to give a bit of an overview. golf seems like it has a moat around it and it feels unapproachable to the average person, but it's not what a lot of people think it is. hope you enjoyed, until next time!

hi luckies, yuki here with fact 157! it's been almost a month now, how the time flies. perhaps ill make time to post more consistently.

anyway, im a very learning oriented person. so when im not in school im teaching myself. one such topic: japanese.

honestly in many ways it's easier than english. there arent any disgusting pronunciations like "bordeaux" (which yes, is an english word, it's just borrowed directly from french) or "gauche". but memorizing all those characters isnt easy. here's a little tip to help: flashcards are useful, but your brain commits things to memory far more easily through implementation. writing is an extremely effective way to commit those characters to memory and work on syntax and structuring. for speaking, there's no substitute for conversation either.

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hi luckies, yuki here with fact 156!

horses are pretty cool. but they cant throw up. so if they consume something bad they cant throw it up and save themselves.

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hi luckies, yuki here with fact 155!

im actually not sure if ive done this fact before, but ill at least provide some additional information just in case.

before artificial light, humans slept about from sunset to sunrise. this actually wasnt monophasic, and was broken up into two blocks, or biphasic sleep. in the middle if the night, people would get up and do stuff for about an hour, then go back to sleep. this was known as the watch. it's mentioned in works like the odyssey, and over time we've found it was commonplace up until the industrial revolution when artificial light became commonplace. biphasic sleep is also associated with the release of oxytocin, the neurotransmitter associated with love, reducing stress, and promoting trust.

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hi luckies, yuki here with fact 154.

though it came out over a week ago, today i want to drop my review of the new kacey musgraves album: "middle of nowhere".

we only get an album every 2 years or so, making each new one an occasion of great interest a fan such as myself. in 2024 we got "deeper well", which i regard as quite good and the main album of comparison. "deeper well" was a folk-y, alternative album and "middle of nowhere" keeps a similar tone along with some inspiration from both the previous albums, and other artists in the country/folk genre.

i will not assign a number rating, but will compare relatively. my ordinal rating is golden hour, the christmas show live album, pageant material, same trailer different park, middle of nowhere, deeper well, followed by star crossed.

overall pretty good. "abilene" and "coyote" are my two favorites.

hope you enjoyed, until next time!