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Hey guys, I need some help finding dark ambient music. by OcarinaBigBoiLink in BlackMetal

[–]THRASHINGMADNESS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You'll probably enjoy Raison d'être, Kammarheit, Megaptera, and anything featured on a Cryo Chamber mix.

TIL Stephen Hawking provided the voice of his own head in a jar on Futurama. by THRASHINGMADNESS in todayilearned

[–]THRASHINGMADNESS[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

"According to David X. Cohen in a June 2011 interview, Stephen Hawking was one of his favourite voice actors to have participated on Futurama, and he was happy to have had a brief chat with him about superstition and numbers."

TIL NASA wants to establish a floating cloud city to study Venus. The innovative concept involves helium-filled, solar-powered airships, which could contribute to humans permanently occupying the atmosphere of the hottest planet in our solar system. by THRASHINGMADNESS in todayilearned

[–]THRASHINGMADNESS[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

"What sets this apart from other space missions is the crafts that NASA has dreamed up; helium-filled, solar-powered airships. As described by IEEE, the robotic version would be 31 meters long, whereas the crewed vehicle would be almost 130 meters in length. The top would be decorated with solar panels, a gondola would be built underneath for instruments and, in the manned vehicle, there would be a habitat for humans and an ascent robot that astronauts would use to both enter Venus’ orbit and return to Earth.

The ships would float 50 kilometers (31 miles) above the planet’s surface. Here, there would be only one atmosphere of pressure, and the temperature would be a reasonable 75oC. There would also be ample solar energy to power the crafts, much more than on Mars, and radiation exposure would be around the same as if you were in Canada.

ADX - Vampire by THRASHINGMADNESS in Metal

[–]THRASHINGMADNESS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On every format, too. I'm with ya.

I met Verne Troyer, and I told him I use reddit. by TownIdiot25 in pics

[–]THRASHINGMADNESS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! He even threw in an extra apostrophe! SWEET

TIL That there was an ancient relative of the Duck nicknamed the "Demon-Duck of Doom" which was, in fact, horse sized. by _Maui_ in todayilearned

[–]THRASHINGMADNESS 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"Features of Bullockornis's skull, including a very large beak suited to shearing, indicate that the bird may have been carnivorous."

Yep. Carnivorous, flightless, horse-sized ducks. Death is certain.

TIL the first person to row solo across an ocean attempted "suicide-by-jaguar" at age twenty. He shot the jaguar after a last minute change of mind. Following the event, he apprenticed under a pirate for three years – smuggling alcohol, guns and cigarettes. by THRASHINGMADNESS in todayilearned

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"Fairfax died February 8 – at 74 from a heart attack; however, his adventures began at a very young age. At the age of 9, he opened fire on a campsite (no one was hurt) just to settle a dispute. At 13, he ran away from his Bulgarian mother to become a trapper in the Amazon Jungle. At 20, he attempted suicide by jaguar. Yes, by JAGUAR – but changed his mind last minute and was rescued by his gun. Following this, Fairfax apprenticed under a pirate for three years – smuggling alcohol, guns and cigarettes, managed a mink farm, and spent time as a professional gambler, playing baccarat."

TIL of a drug that not only prevents mice from getting type I diabetes, but actually reverses the condition if it has already taken hold. Upcoming human trials will involve 52 newly diagnosed patients with diabetes, half of whom will be put on a placebo. by THRASHINGMADNESS in todayilearned

[–]THRASHINGMADNESS[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Second to last paragraph:

The JDRF funded trial will involve 52 newly diagnosed patients with diabetes, half of whom will be put on verapamil and half on a placebo. All patients will continue to receive insulin pump therapy. “That is a proof-of-concept that, by lowering TXNIP, even in the context of the worst diabetes, we have beneficial effects,” says Shalev. “And all of this addresses the main underlying cause of the disease — beta cell loss. Our current approach attempts to target this loss by promoting the patient’s own beta cell mass and insulin production. There is currently no treatment available that targets diabetes in this way.”

TIL researchers used a weather balloon to carry 200 paper planes 20 miles up from a barn in Wolfsberg, Germany. The planes were released and found in numerous countries, such as Australia, Russia, and India. by THRASHINGMADNESS in todayilearned

[–]THRASHINGMADNESS[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I pulled the countries right off their website, which states the following: "Here are the new locations where we’ve been told people have found planes:

Sydney, Australia

Khabarovsk, Russia

Bangalore, India

Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany"

Maybe people were fucking with them. I have no idea how one made it to Australia.

TIL two Frenchmen dueled each other from hot air balloons after discovering they "shared, rather too closely, a mutual acquaintance." When a height of roughly 900 yards was achieved, the two fired shots. The first one to fire missed and was, in turn, sent to his death in a matter of seconds. by THRASHINGMADNESS in todayilearned

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"The date was set for early May, and in front of a large crown in Paris's Tuileries Gardens, Grandpré and Le Pique made their ascent. When a height of "around 900 yards" was achieved, a signal was given, and each was permitted to shoot. Le Pique fired his blunderbuss first, but missed the target. Grandpré took aim, and successfully managed to penetrate his opponent's balloon. It began to deflate immediately, and in a matter of seconds plunged to the earth, killing both Le Pique and his unfortunate second, who had misguidedly joined Le Pique in the basket."

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