Today I Learned

They held meetings twice a year, and members were informed well in advance so they had time to stuff themselves, as public weigh-ins were a big part of these.

"We're fat and we're making the most of it" was their mantra.

"I've got to be good-natured; I can't fight and I can't run" was their motto.

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He also influenced Kath and Kims pronunciation of ' homosexual '.

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

Due to it's slow rotation it actually completes a full rotation of the sun before it itself fully rotates.

Phil Edwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgHEMFM6KY4

https://www.merriam-webster.com/rhymes

Presented as a gift in 1848 to Thomas Francis Meagher from a small group of French women sympathetic to Irish nationalism,[3] it was intended to symbolise the inclusion and hoped-for union between Roman Catholics (symbolised by the green colour) and Protestants (symbolised by the orange colour).

For fleeing a group home in Madison where she was placed in March, the 23-year-old reportedly faces being returned to a psychiatric institution where she was sentenced after pleading guilty to repeatedly stabbing a middle school classmate in 2014 to delight the digital horror character Slender Man. The 43-year-old Mecca, meanwhile, is facing charges related to her and Geyser having been found sleeping on a sidewalk in Posen, Illinois.

Ukraine began its involvement in the Iraq War on 5 June 2003, shortly after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. As part of the Multi-National Force – Iraq, they engaged in combat with Iraqi insurgents. On 9 December 2008, Ukraine formally withdrew its last forces from Iraq, ending its participation in the Iraq War. Prior to the Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukraine's involvement in the Iraq War was the largest military operation ever performed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Over 6,000 Ukrainians performed military service in Iraq and Kuwait during the war, including a permanent presence of 1,600, with more than 40 Ukrainians wounded and 18 killed in action.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39979185

This here is trichoderma ear rot in an organic field. This 100 day variety was chewed on by an earworm. The damaged kernals allowed trichderma to enter and infect the ear. This ear rot produces many toxins and is a big no for consumption.

The twist - Trichoderma is usually a beneficial organism in the soil. It feeds on other pathogenic fungus/bacteria and is applied extensively for biological control.

Although normally a secondary pathogen, it has mutated to become a primary pathogen in both Italy and Germany in recent years.

Actor: Dwight Schultz

I was watching the 2010 version of the A-Team (great movie imo), and I wanted to know what cameos there were (because I suck at recognizing actors). Lo and behold, to my delight, the cross-over of all cross-overs: Star Trek and A-Team.

~I love it when a plan comes together.~

Edit: This just keeps getting better!!!! 53:58 on Netflix.

Tried to share a simple thought today… and apparently it became a full-blown controversy in someone else’s head. Words can be powerful, fragile, and occasionally misbehaving. Sometimes the wisest move is to let them do their thing and walk away.

I was reading how China had started to test unmanned trucks, and in researching found that Australia was already a decade ahead.

(2014) Rio Tinto: rolling out the world’s first fully driverless mines

(2018) World-first autonomous trains deployed at Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations - This one is also apparently the 'worlds biggest robot'

(2021) Rio Tinto to deploy world’s first fully autonomous water trucks at Gudai-Darri

For so many years, I've struggled with a myriad of symptoms that have (at times) severely affected my quality of life: dizziness/fainting, fatigue (both physical and mental), shortness of breath, tension headaches, and lack of motivation. I have seen many doctors about these symptoms for many years, and I have been given a myriad of suggestions:

1. It’s just obstructive sleep apnea
2. Use a regular sleep schedule
3. Reduce caffeine intake
4. Exercise regularly
5. Maybe you’re depressed
6. It’s all in your head

I have dealt with each of those suggestions (for that last one, I fired that doctor immediately; problem solved!), and I still have problems to varying degrees. To be fair, some of those have gotten better, but have not completely gone away. So I resigned myself to just living with it.

I recently made an appointment to have a colonocopy, and I was reading through my clinical summary, when I fell upon my blood pressure (120/86). The doc wrote "Your blood pressure reading was elevated at your visit today. It is suggested that you visit your primary care for further evaluation." He never actually mentioned this to me. Not even the nurse who took my blood pressure, nor the PA. So I got curious, and I looked up what my blood pressure should be for my age (120/80 and below for the curious).

I found this neat little chart that tells about blood pressures, and what is considered elevated, and stage 1/2 hypertension. According to that chart, my blood pressure is not elevated (because my bottom number is not less than 80). My blood pressure is stage 1 hypertension! Never once had any doctor I had ever seen ever muttered the words "stage", "one", or "hypertension" in the same sentence. Ever.

Anyway, I am just a lowly pleb who knows nothing (i.e., "I am not a medical professional"). But, because I feel that my doctors failed at doing their jobs at the most basic level, I felt compelled to tell you all my story so that you all can check your vitals and decide whether or not you should have a conversation with your medical professionals. Be safe!

Today I learned about the existence of Glanzbilder in a post on !moomin@sopuli.xyz. I don’t think it’s ever been a thing in my country, but I might be wrong.

This might not be news to someone, but when I found out I was quite shocked by the news.