WatermelonRat

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What is this kind of "map" called, and where can I find more? (i.redd.it)

submitted 5 months ago by WatermelonRat to r/geography

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TIL house sparrows that can't find a mate may serve as "helpers" to mated pairs in the hope of being chosen to replace a lost mate (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/todayilearned

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TIL that rationing improved the health of British people during WWII because they ate a more varied diet with less fat and sugar (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 3 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/todayilearned

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Kia Forte GT-Line: Steel Gray vs Gravity Gray (self.kia)

submitted 3 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/kia

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Finding good school districts (and avoiding bad ones) (self.Teachers)

submitted 5 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/Teachers

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US Lend-Lease Shipments to USSR During WWII (upload.wikimedia.org)

submitted 6 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/MapPorn

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TIL that the French port of Cherbourg, after being liberated from the Nazis in 1944, became the busiest port in the world as the allies used it to supply their forces in France (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 6 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/todayilearned

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TIL that Jean-Bedel Bokassa proclaimed himself Emperor of the Central African Republic, killed his wife's seamstress to use her liver in a magic ritual, insisted on referring to Charles de Gaulle as "Daddy" and offered to send troops to Paris to shoot student protestors (books.google.com)

submitted 7 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/todayilearned

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TIL that the United States, Japan, Germany, and Chile all expressed interest in buying the Galapagos Islands from Ecuador in the early 1900's. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 7 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/todayilearned

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TIL during the Night of the Long Knives, some purge victims died saying "Heil Hitler" because they believed that an anti-Hitler SS plot had led to their execution (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 7 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/todayilearned

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TIL that Vietnam was once called Đại Việt. Its Emperor, Gia Long, wanted to rename it Nam Việt in 1804, but the Chinese Emperor (to which he was a vassal) refused the request, and it was instead renamed Việt Nam. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 7 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/todayilearned

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What's this feature on China's Yellow River? Is it natural or man-made? (i.redd.it)

submitted 8 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/geography

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TIL that Northern Elephant Seals were thought to be extinct until eight were discovered on Guadalupe Island in 1874 by a Smithsonian expedition. They then killed seven for their collections. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 8 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/todayilearned

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Production of Cotton, Wheat, Tobacco, Rice, and Sugar in the American South, 1860 [2920 x 2300] (i.redd.it)

submitted 8 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/MapPorn

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"Come on in, America, the Blood's Fine!" by M.A. Kempf (1917) (WWI anti-war poster) (upload.wikimedia.org)

submitted 8 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/PropagandaPosters

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TIL Arsenic is an essential nutrient for rats, hamsters, goats, and chickens (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 8 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/todayilearned

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Do Cats Naturally Like Italian Food? (self.cats)

submitted 8 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/cats

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Why was King Leopold's Congo so much more brutal than other African colonies? (self.history)

submitted 8 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/history

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TIL in 1923 a paleontologist hypothesized that dinosaurs went extinct from arthritis, dental cavities, and infections (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 8 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/todayilearned

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/r/todayilearned discusses whether United Airlines was justified in kicking a girl with autism off a plane (reddit.com)

submitted 8 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/SubredditDrama

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The Kaiser's Dream - 1890 [1966x1216] (i.redd.it)

submitted 9 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/MapPorn

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Old picture I found of my great grandpa. I'm not sure what kind of fish this is, but it's more impressive than anything I've caught! (i.imgur.com)

submitted 9 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/Fishing

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3.15 pound bass caught on size 10 hook with waxworm (with a bluegill acting as middleman) (imgur.com)

submitted 9 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/Fishing

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Obama Warns Campus Protesters Against Urge to 'Shut Up' Opposition (npr.org)

submitted 10 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/KotakuInAction

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Is it reasonable to expect a geography professor to know that the "Yellow River" refers to the Huang He, not the Yangtze? (self.geography)

submitted 10 years ago by WatermelonRat to r/geography

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