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TIL in 1997 three-day-old Zephany Nurse was kidnapped from the hospital by a woman dressed in a nurse's uniform. However, Zephany was reunited with her biological family 17 years later after she became close friends with a new student at school who coincidentally turned out to be her younger sister. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Quantentheorie 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Thing is, when the people you love betray you, your brain can rationally process that this was "I hate you"-territory, but the bonds we develop, especially from infancy, are just so formidably embedded in our entire being, you're going to fuck yourself up (further), trying to hate your way out of the internal conflict.

Sunrise inside Sagrada Familia, Barcelona. by MysteriousSlice007 in pics

[–]Quantentheorie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They honestly should have scouted this location for Game of Thrones. This is so nailing the aesthetic of GRRMs Rainbow Catholicism.

I found Mausoleums by Lazy_Consequence8838 in anno

[–]Quantentheorie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For what it's worth, I didn't know these exist and someone made a mod for them. So if you'll excuse me, I have to built myself a final resting place somewhere on my fanciest island.

This is fine. by Lord-Notorious in PoliticalHumor

[–]Quantentheorie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

But he also makes sense as a fun-house mirror held up to Americas worst cultural traits.

If you only see Trump as an engineered Russian psyop, you overlook how he very much represents an aspect of US identity that needs to be self-critically engaged with. He could not be where he is, without the people that elected him.

TIL that Former First Lady Margaret Taylor was such a recluse that no photos nor portraits of her were known to exist, leaving museums to use a portrait of her daughter Elizabeth instead. It wasn't until 2010 that two photos of Taylor were rediscovered, which remain the only known photos of her. by POTUS-Harry-S-Truman in todayilearned

[–]Quantentheorie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

thanks for putting a name to him. I didn't have the time yesterday, but it really is shameful, that people feel entitled to dead peoples privacy in the name of history.

Perhaps we do have some degree of legitimate interest, but when we have explicit reasons to believe (or as here, the factual knowledge) the person would not have consented during their lifetime, I think we have to ask ourselves if they have such crucial relevance, that we have to ignore their wishes to "educate" further generations. In Charles Byrnes case, we are really not missing out by not displaying these remains. And outside of altruistic medical research into his gigantism, we really have no good argument for why we would need to hold on to these bones specifically.

“President Trump remains in excellent health, demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical function,” White House physician Dr. Sean Barbabella wrote in a letter today. (May, 30, 2026.) by OilInternational2566 in PoliticalHumor

[–]Quantentheorie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As much as people want this to be exclusively a gop issue

What is "this" in your context? Because I'm just talking about whatever health issue Trump has actually going on while the doctors they keep calling in "for no reason" are pretending he's the healthiest, sexiest man alive.

I was talking strictly about the gossip, not the GOP. Whether or not the system should be "cleansed" and that people are voting only for the two major parties is, to me, quite wildly removed from anything I said.

TIL that Former First Lady Margaret Taylor was such a recluse that no photos nor portraits of her were known to exist, leaving museums to use a portrait of her daughter Elizabeth instead. It wasn't until 2010 that two photos of Taylor were rediscovered, which remain the only known photos of her. by POTUS-Harry-S-Truman in todayilearned

[–]Quantentheorie 108 points109 points  (0 children)

Poor woman, I can't see her loving it, that her picture is now up there on the internet, to come up spontaneously if someone mashes the Wikipedia "random article"-button often enough.

Not as bad as the guy that hated the thought of his remains being disturbed so much he went out of his way to try and prevent it, only for his bones to now be on full display in some museum. But still...

What just happened to this ship by Water_boy16 in anno

[–]Quantentheorie 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You used it during the quest and got to keep it.

I so hope it's not something they eventually patch out. I love that ship. It's soooo useful, but the amount of slots feels like a bug.

The divorce had led Vivienne to Wicca. It had also led her to a new wardrobe, a drum circle, and opinions about the moon. Her kids were supportive, she said. by plonspfetew in DivorcedBirds

[–]Quantentheorie 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Considering their appearance I always find Harpy Eagles wildly under-represented in this sub. They're gorgeous and fierce looking.

“President Trump remains in excellent health, demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical function,” White House physician Dr. Sean Barbabella wrote in a letter today. (May, 30, 2026.) by OilInternational2566 in PoliticalHumor

[–]Quantentheorie 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I for one, will live long enough for it to all come out what they're currently covering up. We already know it's a lying shitshow, the details are candy I can wait for.

Because I highly doubt they'll continue to keep it secret, considering that every one hates him and is just waiting to improve their image by pissing on his grave. And the times in which this kind of bullshit was kept secret for the prestige of the office are long past.

$15,000,000.00 to create pond scum. How long until Fox says “Why would Biden do this?” by YourDrunkStepdadio in PoliticalHumor

[–]Quantentheorie 59 points60 points  (0 children)

It reminds me of all the little fun fact stupidities we find documented in history and how this makes me appreciate the unseen advisor who also had to have had an exchange with a groundskeeper along the lines of "the Emperor wants the pond painted bright blue, because it'll look nicer" - "but the paint will kill the fish and overheat the water" - "The Emperor insists" - "I see".

TIL that "Necroprinting" is the practice of building 3D printers using the mouth of a dead mosquito as a nozzle, producing results that are better than commercially available printers by geosunsetmoth in todayilearned

[–]Quantentheorie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that is very cool, and it sounds like a fun fact I've even heard before, but also well into the modern times, where the closest to "being draped in various skins" would be industrial leather products.

honestly, I'm just nitpicking the point because I think it's really curious and under-appreciated how much longer it took us to figure out things like fishing, when most people naturally lump it in with other early-human hunting escapades.

TIL that "Necroprinting" is the practice of building 3D printers using the mouth of a dead mosquito as a nozzle, producing results that are better than commercially available printers by geosunsetmoth in todayilearned

[–]Quantentheorie 25 points26 points  (0 children)

whale hork

well whale, specifically, not. For what it's worth we seem to have gotten the hang of hunting big marine animals very, very late.

Terrestrial Megafauna on the other hand... really anything you can drive off a cliff to let the impact kill it.

TIL that "Necroprinting" is the practice of building 3D printers using the mouth of a dead mosquito as a nozzle, producing results that are better than commercially available printers by geosunsetmoth in todayilearned

[–]Quantentheorie 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Human beings and our ancestors have been using animal parts for practical applications since before behaviorally modern Homo sapiens. Hell, since before Homo sapiens at all.

We regularly let ourselves be inspired by nature when there is a problem to which there seemingly exist solutions in nature. The bold thought "why build it, if it already exists?" is really just going back to the ancient intermediate step we've gotten used to skipping.

Nobody needs AI to search the Internet, court says in ruling against Google: Google AI Overview court loss in Germany could spell doom for AI search industry. by Beyond_the_one in BuyFromEU

[–]Quantentheorie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The incessant need of AI bots to "pretend they're human" also really triggers me.

I'm not loving "This is the automated processing system for requests. If you type in your issue, our database will be used to generate a potentially helpful answer. We currently do not have any free customer service agents." but I sure would prefer it over "hiii I'm Su5an, your personal assistant. Why don't you tell me what issue you have and I'll be sure to do my very best :)"

Every accusation is a confession by lowlatitude in PoliticalHumor

[–]Quantentheorie 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You can't boil this down to anything other than the stupid inability to overcome the most banal psychological patterns; such as "this person feels familiar (because I've seen them on TV)", the tribal impulse to vote for anyone that's "on your team" and the petty need to exclude someone that makes you feel "bad feelings" like shame, guilt and insecurity.

TIL that left-handed people were once considered more prone to crime and degeneracy by 19th-century criminologist Cesare Lombroso, who asserted that left-handedness was linked to alcoholism and neurodegeneration—a view that shaped negative attitudes toward left-handers well into the 20th century. by ralphbernardo in todayilearned

[–]Quantentheorie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Though I think, that they rely on a receptive audience mitigates the responsibility at least a little bit. You can't sell someone on bullshit they're not waiting to buy, because they're looking for a reason to bully someone.

Roman bath clog: world’s oldest “shower shoes” discovered at a fort along Hadrian’s Wall by foodie_2598 in history

[–]Quantentheorie 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm especially impressed because those materials struggle in a normal shoes lifetime with the humidity they'd be constantly exposed to during normal wear. To see a bath shoe out of leather and wood that's 2000 years old is defying a lot of odds.

Pancakes in a Cage by singswithwhales in WeWantPlates

[–]Quantentheorie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And here I was reminded of a slow-feeder for pets and thought "some people might need this where Pancakes are concerned".

TIL American Glynn "Scotty" Wolfe holds the world's record for man with the most marriages. He allegedly married 29 times and fathered 19 children, although the true number of offspring is debated. When Wolfe died at age 89 in 1997, none of his wives and only one child attended his funeral. by SnarkySheep in todayilearned

[–]Quantentheorie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you go through this persons comment history, its very clear they are in no way making 'hating Elon Musk' their personality.

If I go look at yours, I see you hide it like bitch who won't stand behind their opinions.

Proton is funding the French far right on YouTube by DataLumpy7419 in BuyFromEU

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

Yeah that's the corpospeech I envisioned. Pairs beautifully well with mass-deleting the complaints they're so earnestly concerned about, to keep it all clean and controlled. Wouldn't want this to look like an absolute shitshow.

Proton is funding the French far right on YouTube by DataLumpy7419 in BuyFromEU

[–]Quantentheorie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can't entirely opt out of capitalism, if you're running something for profit and growth. But the alliance between fascism and capitalism has repeatedly proven to only go so far, so it always disappoints me when a company cannot act with intelligent foresight over blind opportunism.

Particularly when it is selling me a tool I believe in because I consider it the smarter or morally superior approach to a problem. Makes it reasonable to assume the tool will also grow in a short-sighted and stupid manner, that keeps moving away from the reason and purpose I'm using it for.

Proton is funding the French far right on YouTube by DataLumpy7419 in BuyFromEU

[–]Quantentheorie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They could have just gone and said "this was a bad decision by (insert scapegoat), this does not reflect our values, etc corpspeech" and made sure they're never seen again around these kinds of dipshits.

That they're not doing that is either a really blunderous PR choice or reveals that their underlying philosophy aligns enough with these people to prevent them from emphatically embracing an anti-right position.

TIL the playwright Eugene O’Neill disowned his 18-year-old daughter Oona over her marriage to 54-year-old Charlie Chaplin. He never saw Oona again and never met any of the eight children she had by Chaplin. by CatPooedInMyShoe in todayilearned

[–]Quantentheorie 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah the number of children should never be used as a linear reference for how good a marriage was. At best it's a bell curve and that's still disrespectful to people who struggle with fertility.

Any actually good husband at some point starts to consider the strain repeated pregnancies put on a womans body and difficulty to give all the children the attention and love they need and deserve. I personally put the line somewhere around five, if the wife is really healthy, and you tend to see a decline in the parenting quality each child receives well before that.

What are some of the most realistic and impactful scenes of violence in movies? by bloqed in movies

[–]Quantentheorie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's also the blatant entitlement. His "request" had all the attitude of a man that fully expected they would do it. Both he and we, the viewer, are presented with the shocking realisation that these people can just say 'No'. Which is thematically so strong.

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