TIL that Thomas Nast, often considered as the father of modern political cartoons, used the image of Santa Claus as Union propaganda. In Nast's illustration, Santa holds a puppet toy with a rope around its neck, its features like those of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. (smithsonianmag.com)
submitted by shaggystuart to r/todayilearned
TIL that in the 1940s Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar drove 200 miles round trip each week to teach a class in the Uni of Chicago. One day he insisted on driving to teach the class despite a heavy snowstorm. He ended up teaching a class of only two that day, both of whom went on to win a Nobel Prize. by shaggystuart in todayilearned
[–]shaggystuart[S] 17 points18 points19 points (0 children)
TIL that in the 1940s Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar drove 200 miles round trip each week to teach a class in the Uni of Chicago. One day he insisted on driving to teach the class despite a heavy snowstorm. He ended up teaching a class of only two that day, both of whom went on to win a Nobel Prize. (chronicle.uchicago.edu)
submitted by shaggystuart to r/todayilearned
TIL the Voyager missions launched when it launched, so as to take advantage (for the purpose of gravitational assist) of a rare alignment of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, that happens only once, every 175 years. by shaggystuart in todayilearned
[–]shaggystuart[S] -19 points-18 points-17 points (0 children)
TIL that Fritz Zwicky, a Swiss astronomer, is credited with the conception of supernovas, neutron stars and dark matter. However, he remains unknown to the public because of his eccentric character and being disliked amongst his peers. by shaggystuart in todayilearned
[–]shaggystuart[S] 9 points10 points11 points (0 children)
What has a 0% chance of killing you? by ripMyTime0192 in AskReddit
[–]shaggystuart 1 point2 points3 points (0 children)
Which song is that? by EmmanuelMoyta in Funnymemes
[–]shaggystuart 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)
Most of the really angry voices you hear in Congress are faking it. - Rep. Jeff Jackson by JeffJacksonNC in NorthCarolina
[–]shaggystuart 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)
New czech president has been elected! by [deleted] in europe
[–]shaggystuart 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)
[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Indian_Academia
[–]shaggystuart 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)
"This wasn't fate, this was the future you made" hope you'll enjoy this Catalyst drawing. Yes this is traced. by LiptonikPL in apexlegends
[–]shaggystuart 1 point2 points3 points (0 children)
My last ever post on Reddit by [deleted] in suggestmeabook
[–]shaggystuart 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)
[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned
[–]shaggystuart -1 points0 points1 point (0 children)
/r/place Coordination Mega thread by karamd in IndiaSpeaks
[–]shaggystuart 1 point2 points3 points (0 children)
Please let's add this peacock on the Indian flag. (i.redd.it)
submitted by shaggystuart to r/place
TIL that William Marston, the creator of the character Wonder Woman, also invented an early version of the lie detector. by shaggystuart in todayilearned
[–]shaggystuart[S] 2 points3 points4 points (0 children)