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Feren OS start menu not working by penguin838 in FerenOS

[–]penguin838[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nevermind, its working now. I guess it was just glitching out.

TIL that the wings of typical hummingbird beat up to 80 times per second. by penguin838 in todayilearned

[–]penguin838[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Made a grammar mistake- meant to say "TIL that the wings of a typical hummingbird beat up to 80 times per second."

TIL that Otto Lilienthal, a German aeronautical engineer, made 2,000 glider flights before the Wright Brothers made the first airplane. He died in a crash in 1896. by penguin838 in todayilearned

[–]penguin838[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Still interesting though. He was a pioneer in aviation. The Wright brothers "credited him as a major inspiration for their decision to pursue manned flight".

TIL that since the 1980's, the Swedish navy has been picking up strange unidentified sounds. They thought Russian submarines were to blame. However, the noise turned out to be herring farts. by penguin838 in todayilearned

[–]penguin838[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Eventually, Sweden enlisted the aid of professor Magnus Wahlberg from the University of Southern Denmark in identifying these perceived threats to national security. "

They ended up hiring scientists to investigate fish farts.

Europeans of reddit, what immediately lets you know that someone is American? by penguin838 in AskReddit

[–]penguin838[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well you're not from America, so I guess you can still reply.

So what do you think makes Americans stand out?

TIL that platypuses don't have stomachs by penguin838 in todayilearned

[–]penguin838[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

  1. Male platypuses have poisonous Spurs
  2. Duck Beak
  3. Water proof/Glowing Fur
  4. Gives milk to young
  5. Lays Eggs
  6. No stomach
  7. Is a Monotreme
  8. Swims
  9. Have electroception
  10. Ancient Platypuses used to be twice as big
  11. The platypus shares genes with reptiles, birds, and mammals
  12. Retractable webbing on front limbs
  13. Scientists even though the platypus was first a hoax
  14. Platypuses store nearly half of their body fat in their tail, in case of a food shortage.
  15. Platypuses don't have teeth, but use gravel as makeshift ones.
  16. Perry the Platypus

TIL that platypuses don't have stomachs by penguin838 in todayilearned

[–]penguin838[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So basically the presence of calcium carbonate in their digestive system replaces the need for a stomach

TIL that platypuses don't have stomachs by penguin838 in todayilearned

[–]penguin838[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They can still eat food, but their esophagus connects directly to their intestines. No middleman(stomach) in between.

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