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Q: Considering the accumulation of soil layers over time, which has led to the burial of structures such as the

A. RandomConsidering the comparatively rapid accumulation of soil layers over time, which has led to the burial of structures such as the Easter Island statues and Harappan sites, what is the likelihood that significant unearthed prehistoric settlements exist beneath cities with continuous habitation, suc...

 
 
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Q: What if Japanese reached Australia first?

Phillip JonesToyotomi Hideyoshi, who United Japan, started persecuting Japanese Christians because he feared that Europeans would use them to colonize his nation. He infamously executed 26 Christians in 1597 known as the Great Martyrs. What if some Japanese Christians fled and discovered Australia, then set u...

 
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Q: Written historical records of ships affected by underwater volcanic activity

CcmUnderwater volcanic activity, although less impressive than its land counterparts, can still trigger interesting phenomena on the surface, like (temporary) islands poping out of nowhere, ocean bedrock rising or collapsing, columns of steam and ash blocking line of sight etc. In the modern area th...

 
 
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8:56 AM
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Q: When have terrorists used their own people as (involuntary) human shields against dictatorships?

BCLCAbout the following things: Thing 1: What Ben Shapiro said to Piers Morgan about Vladimir Putin in 2024Mar (link1, link2) : Ben Shapiro: "I don't see a lot of calls for Putin to act with tremendous restraint" Thing 2: The obvious response from the gods from engineering: Besides, Israel is cons...

 
 
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1:27 PM
A little bit of history content from an old visit to Casa Loma
 
Cool!
Originally people were making cars powered by electricity, steam, and gas. It was not initially obvious which power source would win out.
 
Well, steam hit its maximum potential pretty quickly from what I recall of the relevant material (plus the boilers kept exploding) but yeah electricity was competitive with gasoline up until Ford put a finger on the scales
 
I like to imagine the kind of boiler explosion incidents that would have been commonplace had steam won.
 
My favorite part of car history is that early cars were steered with a rudder-type handle like boats
 
One could imagine a setup where they ended up with controls like aircraft have: Pedals for sterring, and a big throttle lever. Or at least I could imagine that, since my day job involves flight sims so I deal with those controls a lot.
 
1:33 PM
And my favorite "innovation" - the so called mother in law seat
 
lol.
"Timmy, you've been bad. Go sit in the outside seat of shame. No windshield for you!"
Looks like that's a convertible too. So if it rains, that seat gets rained on, while the others don't.
 
Depending on how fast the car is going, the rain might be a welcome reminder that you are still alive and not yet hurled to your swift and imminent demise by an unfortunate sharp turn
That museum (Denver museum of transport) has some other amazing vehicles
 
Fast enough and you might get blown/slip right out of that slick leather seat.
 
Its a Dover Boys bike!
 
1:46 PM
Whoa they had dabbing back then too?
 
Yes, few realize dabbing was invented on the spot to avoid looking at evil saloons. The Dover Boys were quite fashion-forward.
 
 
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8:23 PM
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Q: Was it really illegal to trade gypsum from Canada to the United States in 1820? Why?

pipeQuoting from Wikipedia: Windsor developed its gypsum deposits, usually selling it to American markets at Passamaquoddy Bay. Often this trade was illegal. In 1820 an effort to stop this smuggling trade resulted in the "Plaster War", in which local smugglers resoundingly defeated the efforts of Ne...

 

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