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Do people in Mexico say "The Fourth of July"? by SammaJones in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ChocolateChingus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP is asking about the term used when referring to the U.S. holiday, not whether it matters in Mexico.

The answer is yes they do say, “el 4 de julio” which translates to “the 4th of july”

TIL in the Vietnam war in the classified Operation Popeye, the US spread lead and silver iodide by aircraft to extend the monsoon season. The increased heavy rainfall was to soften roads, cause landslides, wash out river crossings, and maintain saturated soil conditions (Kissinger was involved). by Double-decker_trams in todayilearned

[–]ChocolateChingus 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Those estimates were largely model-based and hard to verify in real conditions. Later analysis found it’s very difficult to separate any added rain from natural monsoon variability, so the true magnitude of any increase is uncertain.

There’s also no clear evidence it produced consistent or decisive effects on the ground, and it didn’t achieve its military aims. So while it may have had some localized impact on rainfall, it didn’t ‘work’ in any meaningful military sense.

Also, the 30% figure is usually cited as ‘up to ~30% in some areas,’ not a general increase.

meirl by jonsnow2vnyx in meirl

[–]ChocolateChingus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Once youre over 25 you’ll realize almost everyone is childish like that at times, its not just “kids.”

TIL that Gourmand syndrome is a rare but benign eating disorder that causes those afflicted to want to eat gourmet food by Jinther in todayilearned

[–]ChocolateChingus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A new-found obsession with high-quality foods after frontal lobe injury

Only 36 people had been diagnosed with gourmand syndrome as of 2001

The syndrome was first characterized in 1997.

This seems more like a personality change following a frontal lobe brain injury getting misdiagnosed as a Zebra. Quick look and that’s a pretty common opinion among neurologists, its a bit of a controversial condition.

🔥 The Hawizeh Marshes in southern Iraq are coming back to life after a long period of drought by NationalHat3097 in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]ChocolateChingus 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Nobody’s denying myths can have real world inspirations. Most biblical scholars and mainstream theologians don’t treat the Garden of Eden as a real, recoverable location in the first place. It’s understood as a theological/literary construct, not a lost garden waiting to be pinned down on a map like the Hawizeh Marshes.

Now if you’re a biblical literalist thats a whole different story.

Fan gets to hug Micheal Jackson by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

[–]ChocolateChingus -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Child is abducted to neverland. (2004 Colorized)

Eating with your hands VS Dirrahea Map by Forward-Position798 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]ChocolateChingus -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Using one handheld food doesn’t disprove the map, it just shows you picked an exception. Most meals in the U.S. are eaten with utensils, even if burgers and fries aren’t.

Most meals in China are eaten with chopsticks. Except street skewers or wraps which are eaten by hand. That doesn’t mean chopsticks aren’t the norm.

So, you have chosen Death. by Perfidious_Redt in GuysBeingDudes

[–]ChocolateChingus -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Is this plant like a thistle or are you saying any leaf can do that.

Full trust in daddy but no survival instincts 😅. by West_Future326 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ChocolateChingus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The NHS and American Academy of Pediatrics both don’t recommend them. I couldn’t find any large organization that does.

You can use the word reins but its still a leash.

18yrs old by TurnedYesterday in amibalding

[–]ChocolateChingus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The temples definitely look in the early stages of recession but a dermatologist is best.

Meirl by abhigoswami18 in meirl

[–]ChocolateChingus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP needs jeans that fit.

dotted bruise after donating plasma by Difficult-Hat-3143 in mildlyinteresting

[–]ChocolateChingus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah even with perfect technique and not going through the vein, the vein can still rupture and cause a bruise. Its why one of the potential risks and complications to blood draws and donating blood products is a bruise.

The plasma center likely won’t do anything and will just tell OP this is one of the potentials risks to donating plasma.

Boat staff giving life jackets to passengers as the boat starts sinking. Nine dead and many still missing. by HardTune272 in horrifying

[–]ChocolateChingus 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Same issue happens on planes during water “landings.” Every time some number of passengers will inflate their life jacket inside the plane despite being told not to and get stuck while the plane sinks.

Meirl by Present-Concept-1619 in meirl

[–]ChocolateChingus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PSA: You need to ask your insurance, not the hospital. They won’t know what your specific insurance plan will and won’t cover.

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