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submitted 2 months ago by DoGeeseSeeGod to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

Mine is this little tidbit about Khaki's from https://www.heddels.com/2019/05/history-khaki-anything-drab/

"Tried and tested by all the major powers, khaki-dyed, lightweight cotton twills became the de facto uniform for any colonizing power. If you were going to ship your boys abroad to pillage and conquer someplace in the Southern Hemisphere, khaki was your go-to color."

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[-] Drekaridill@feddit.is 93 points 2 months ago

The chainsaw was first used to saw bone, not trees. This was before anesthesia.

[-] RobotZap10000@feddit.nl 32 points 2 months ago

It used to be hand-cranked too.

[-] DoGeeseSeeGod 25 points 2 months ago

Hadn't heard the hank crank part before. That's extra brutal

[-] RobotZap10000@feddit.nl 41 points 2 months ago
[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago

I'm so happy that I'm living in 2025

[-] PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

In use in Ireland until the 1980s, apparently. TIL.

"Hey while you're giving birth anyway, I'm just gonna use this hand-cranked kitchen appliance thing to saw your pelvis apart. Please try to relax."

[-] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 9 points 2 months ago

Today they use this sleek and futuristic implement for episiotomies

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

I'm a dude and that still have me a physical reflex

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[-] Zorsith 7 points 2 months ago

And it was made for use during childbirth.

[-] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 90 points 2 months ago

Probably a cheap one and nothing new new but: Meta used to serve you specially predatory adds: about crazy beauty standards when you changed your status in facebook from in a relationship to single. Because they knew you'd be more likely to buy these products when your confidence is at it's lowest.

Nestlé does not only have food products and water in it's portfolio they also owns 20% of L'oréal and their products.

[-] PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 4 points 2 months ago

Relevant Sidney Harris

[-] rwdf@lemmy.world 64 points 2 months ago

Chewing gum is a petroleum product.

[-] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 months ago

There are petroleum free alternatives.
https://www.forestgum.de/products/minze-9er-18er-pack

But they are very small alternatives.

[-] PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 59 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The first microwave ovens created were being used to gently re-warm frozen live hamsters, because when they tried to reheat the hamsters with conventional cooking methods, they heated unevenly and burned at the edges, which isn't good for the hamsters.

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Anyone else randomly think of Joe Cartoon for the first time in a very long time?

[-] dmention7@midwest.social 10 points 2 months ago

You ain't got the balls! No. Balls.

I probably got that wrong, but it's also been at least 20 years since I last pressed those blender buttons.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

They were invented because a microwave radar unit melted the chocolate in a guys pocket.

[-] DoGeeseSeeGod 4 points 2 months ago

Ok what the fuck. Is there a source beyond the youtube video I don't want to watch right now. That's pretty wild claim. The few sites I visit seem to reference the YouTube video as the source

[-] PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 7 points 2 months ago
[-] MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social 53 points 2 months ago

Any warning label you have ever seen exists because enough people did the thing being warned against that a lawyer said there needed to be a sign.

[-] THB@lemmy.world 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My wife recently noticed a new sign by our building's pool saying that you are not allowed in if you have diarrhea or have had diarrhea in the last 14 days. 🤔🥴

[-] MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social 21 points 2 months ago

Gross, and yes. That would be why

[-] sem 4 points 2 months ago

Diarrhea and the pool has to be closed and shocked with chlorine for 24 hours... That's why

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

That's a pretty standard sign in most shared pools tbf. People are gross af.

[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 43 points 2 months ago

Hugo Boss (the clothing line) started out making uniforms for the Nazi Party.

[-] Fleur_@aussie.zone 26 points 2 months ago

You know they are some of the most iconic uniforms of all time I'll give them that

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[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago

Hiram Maxim (1840 - 1916) invented the modern mousetrap and the first automatic machine gun.

[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 41 points 2 months ago

helluva mouse problem at the Maxim house

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

I mean... not anymore.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago

And the maxim gun is still in use today. Not new ones, mind you, the ones from his lifetime.

[-] y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

2043

-- Hiram Maxim, probably

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[-] Beastly.gr@piefed.social 30 points 2 months ago

Artificial raspberry flavor is made from beaver anal glands.

[-] PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

~~Which brings us to just one of those bizarre US things, "artificial flavor" versus "natural flavor" is totally arbitrary and random. It's based on which molecule, not what the source is, so you can have "natural flavors" that came from a massive stainless steel tank and will kill you if you touch them in pure form without the proper protective gear, or "artificial flavors" that come from squeezing beaver ass glands.~~

Edit: Every word of this post is wrong. Literally every one. I think I read a book decades ago that told me this, maybe I remembered it wrong, but anyway according to the internet of today it's different and I'm a big dummy.

[-] tal@lemmy.today 11 points 2 months ago

It's based on which molecule, not what the source is

Other way around. You can have identical molecules be classified as "artificial" or "natural" depending upon whether they were synthesized or extracted.

https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/svbl7/what_are_artificial_flavors_made_out_of/

[-] PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 7 points 2 months ago

Oh, you're completely right. IDK how I thought it was different, but yes, what I said was completely wrong.

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[-] DoGeeseSeeGod 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The gifts from this perfect creatures never cease to amaze me. Thank you kind beaver, your greatness humbles me and all humans.

[-] Theatomictruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

Their tooth enamel is partly iron which strengthens them and makes them a rusty orange color

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Seems unnecessary. Raspberries are plentiful and likely cheaper than beaver parts.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 2 months ago

Yeah, it sounds like this might not actually be as common as suggested. Synthetic chemicals are usually going to be cheaper than hunting a beaver.

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[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Yeah, a little research online says it's likely only used in perfumes due to expense, but technically it could be used in food.

Most foods though will just use raspberries in some form or another.

[-] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 28 points 2 months ago

"Blue lights on train platforms in Japan have been shown to reduce the chance someone will jump in front of a speeding train. In fact, one study in the Journal of Affective Disorders found blue lighting reduced suicide attempts by 84%. It’s believed blue registers as a calming color, associated with the sky and sea, which may be soothing to people in distress, according to Psychology Today."

I guess people who keep using blue-light filter glasses at end of work will miss this.

[-] DoGeeseSeeGod 7 points 2 months ago

Lol dark thought at the end

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

During the War on Terror, there was a much-publicized fact that your own household furnishings were much more likely to kill you than terrorist.

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[-] Wahots@pawb.social 20 points 2 months ago

Those fake astroturf fields and yards people are installing are actually quite toxic. In addition to heating plastic to high temperatures and baking it under powerful UV light each summer, the plastics and rubbers used for them are usually from sources like car tires which are full of PFAS to resist fires, wear, UV, etc. Those leach into surrounding areas whenever it rains.

[-] DoGeeseSeeGod 6 points 2 months ago

Well that's fucking awful, thank you!

[-] bhamlin@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

That thing's been in a butt. Almost certainly. Possibly mine. I can neither confirm nor deny. Good luck.

[-] truite@jlai.lu 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

How pineapples grow amazes me. Ofc if you're from a place where pineapples grow, it probably sounds dumb, but I learnt that late in my life. Look:

A pineapples plantation.

Focus on a single pineapple, which grows on long leaves, on a long stem, alone, with other leaves on its head.

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