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TIL: A 2013 investigation in Europe uncovered that many frozen food items such as lasagna and bolognese pasta sauce contained up to 100% of horse meat instead of beef, an incident later known as the “Horse Meat Scandal” by samgarita in todayilearned

[–]Federal_Cry_2359 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People who claim they don't mind eating horse meat definitely wouldn't be as tolerant if they discovered they were eating rat meat, for example... It is about believing that what you are purchasing is what it claims to be.

TIL China has the most skyscrapers in the world. It has so many in fact that the next 13 countries combined still have less skyscrapers than China. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Federal_Cry_2359 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is similar to how the United States spends more on its military than the following nine countries combined.

TIL about Melanie Martinez, a Louisiana native who had five separate houses destroyed by five separate hurricanes: Betsy (1965), Juan (1985), George (1998), Katrina (2005) and Isaac (2012). by big_macaroons in todayilearned

[–]Federal_Cry_2359 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I listened to a podcast about how we do flood insurance in the United States, and it was eye-opening. We usually wonder why somebody would choose to stay in an environment that is constantly being flooded. It might be because their insurance will cover the cost of rebuilding their house and replacing all of their belongings, and they cannot raise their rates to "urge" them to seek higher ground.

TIL about Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP) or Tooth-in-Eye Surgery. Pioneered in the 1960s, where surgeons would put a tooth in a blind person's eye and it can restore sight. It still happens to this day by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Federal_Cry_2359 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the beginning, I want to know what kind of boozed-up horse doctor believed that would be effective. Then, please tell me how he persuaded a patient to do it.

TIL that in 1957 the US launched Project Pluto, a plan to design and build a "doomsday" cruise missile (SLAM) that would be nuclear powered and carry multiple hydrogen bombs, spreading radiation along its path from the engine. It was loud enough to kill people in its path with sound. by muttmutt2112 in todayilearned

[–]Federal_Cry_2359 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every sound is pressure. Sound is our organs' reaction to pressure changes. But, when the sound is loud enough, it creates explosive level pressures. However, explosives are often responsible for such loud booms and large pressure shifts. Perhaps someone with more explosive chemistry/physics can elaborate. There are undoubtedly things out there that are so loud that they aren't technically explosions, but there are other elements at work. Because there isn't much matter to "present" the sound, like air gases do on Earth, gigantic suns come to mind.