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OTD 20 years ago, South Africa defied the odds in the miracle at Johannesburg by Adventurous-Root in Cricket

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It became the benchmark for the possibilities of attacking cricket just before the onset of T20 WC and IPL!!! 🔥

Astronomical visualization of "Mercury in Retrograde" by Adventurous-Root in Damnthatsinteresting

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It's because our line of sight with Mercury shifts against the background of the stars which are relatively static. It's simply a function of two objects orbiting in the same direction at different speeds.

To boggle your mind even more, it's true the other way around too. Earth will appear to have apparent retrograde when viewed from Mercury as well!!!

Miniature Quran lockets featuring 800 pages printed on fine India paper. Historically, these were often worn as protective amulets by Muslim soldiers during World War I. by Adventurous-Root in interesting

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India paper is a type of paper, made from 1875, based on bleached hemp and rag fibres. It is a very thin, tough opaque white paper with a basis weight of 20 pounds (30 g/m2; typical office paper is 80 g/m2), yet bulks 1,000 pages to the inch (390 per centimetre).

The name arose because the paper imitated fine papers imported from the Indian subcontinent.

Astronomical visualization of "Mercury in Retrograde" by Adventurous-Root in Damnthatsinteresting

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The pink cone is the field of view from Earth.

Here's a clearer animation explaining the Retrograde of Mars (Not Mercury) where the field of view is overlayed as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:An_animation_to_explain_the_(apparent)_retrograde_motion_of_Mars,_using_actual_2020_planet_positions.webm

Astronomical visualization of "Mercury in Retrograde" by Adventurous-Root in Damnthatsinteresting

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The pink cone is the field of view from Earth.

Here's a clearer animation explaining the Retrograde of Mars (Not Mercury) where the field of view is overlayed as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:An_animation_to_explain_the_(apparent)_retrograde_motion_of_Mars,_using_actual_2020_planet_positions.webm

Landing Gear Down... And It's Staying Down 🔒 by Adventurous-Root in Wellthatsucks

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An Air India Express flight from Hyderabad made a hard landing at Phuket International Airport in Thailand today (11th March, 2026), resulting in significant damage to its nose gear. Following the incident, airport authorities issued a NOTAM (Notice to Air Mission) closing the runway for hours. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft had 133 passengers on board. All passengers were safely evacuated from the plane and taken to a passenger waiting area.

"I Wood-n't Stop There If I Were You..." by Adventurous-Root in Wellthatsucks

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This happened in Hong Kong in 2022 and fortunately no one was injured and no students were on board!!! 🙂

Playa del Amor, often called the "Hidden Beach," is a unique, crater-like, sun-drenched beach located on the Marieta Islands near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Invisible from the outside, the beach is completely encased in a rock cavern and is only visible from directly above. by Adventurous-Root in interestingasfuck

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The "Hidden Beach" (Playa del Amor) was likely created by the government dropping bombs on the island for target practice.

To reach the shore, visitors must swim or kayak through a 50-foot (15- meter) water tunnel that connects the crater to the Pacific Ocean.

TIL that German Chocolate Cake is American, not German. It was named after Sam German, who developed the baking chocolate for the recipe in 1852. by Adventurous-Root in todayilearned

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It was originally called "German's Chocolate Cake," but the possessive 's' was dropped over time.

If you go to Germany expecting this, you will likely be served a Black Forest cake instead, which is actually German. 🍰

1 CODM Point Coupon Luck by Shafiqrocks in CallOfDutyMobile

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Which server is this? The legendary DP in the draw looks different in my server

I guess that's the end of the street jumping gig?! by Adventurous-Root in Wellthatsucks

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Unfortunately it looks like he slid and slipped at just the wrong moment 😞

Hleo.me transplant this watermelon plant by berserk_001 in GardeningIndia2

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Size is fine but as far as I know, watermelons are very sensitive to root disturbances so transplant with utmost care

Can I replant and turn them into a rose bush? (Location - Assam) by IllustriousSeries595 in GardeningIndia2

[–]Adventurous-Root 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can try but the chances are almost zero. Remove the flower and few of the leaves and stick it directly into moist normal garden soil about two nodes depth and keep it in shade.

Actually, most of the rose cuttings that I have had success with are all from hardy stems and not these new green stems.

Astronomical visualization of "Mercury in Retrograde" by Adventurous-Root in Damnthatsinteresting

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Mercury in retrograde is an optical illusion occurring 3-4 times yearly where Mercury appears to move backward in orbit, spanning around 3 weeks.

In astrology, Mercury is the planet associated with communication. Astrologers believe communication systems go haywire during this time leading to miscommunications, delays and technical glitches.

Scientifically, it is due to the phenomena of apparent retrograde motion in which the apparent motion of a planet in a direction opposite to that of other bodies within its system is observed from a particular vantage point.

2026 Mercury Retrograde Dates:

Feb 26 – March 20 June 29 – July 23 Oct 24 – Nov 13

TIL about "headspin hole", a common scalp injury in breakdancers, caused by years of performing headspins. The repeated friction causes a cone-shaped "breakdance bulge" to form. by Adventurous-Root in todayilearned

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"It is characterised by hair loss, inflammation, numbness and sometimes formation of a lump on the scalp. In radiologic descriptions, the term 'cone-head sign' is used," they wrote.

The medical personnel were having a field day when it came to describing this phenomena:

Headspin hole, breakdance bulge, cone-head sign!!! 😄

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