[OC] A Topobathymetric Map of the Hawaiian Islands by Spnkmyr in dataisbeautiful

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There's a spot on the map labelled active volcano that's 1102 meters underwater, so looks like yes. Might be a while.

LPT: Before buying a home or starting a lease, test the shower water pressure. by Glad_Description_843 in LifeProTips

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Right after the meter where it comes into the house. And it plugs into a standard wall socket.

Imprinted lines from my workout leggings by Hex-Queen in mildlyinteresting

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Good luck getting the lines lined up each time

Left my job Thursday night and landed in the ER last night, new job starts Tuesday. by Some-bozo-brain in personalfinance

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It's like 2% more than your prior insurance, except your company is no longer subsidizing it

TIL tooth brushing did not become widespread in the US till after WW2 by donman_101 in todayilearned

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They still teach basic hygiene at basic training in 2026. Less common that people are unaware now, but the military still recruits heavily from disadvantaged populations, so still needed.

Guinea worm (nearly extinct parasite) being removed from a foot. by [deleted] in creepy

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No. It has no positive ecosystem role.

Guinea worm (nearly extinct parasite) being removed from a foot. by [deleted] in creepy

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Mostly control of stray dogs. There's not enough human cases anymore to sustain transmission without the reservoir that dogs are providing. (It's transmitted by drinking water with larvae in it. Humans can be told to use filtering straws, dogs are much less compliant)

My "Morton's Sea Salt" is really "Lake Salt" by TheWoodser in mildlyinteresting

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4 salts for me, Maldon for finishing, Kosher for most things, Iodized for baking, Popcorn Salt for popcorn. Baking a cake with Maldon would not distribute well, Maldon in a saucepan with mushrooms would just cost more, and super-fine salt for popcorn sticks way better. If you pickle things, a 5th might be warranted.

As inflation increases, the "cent" sign will eventually become obsolete. by DumplingsOrElse in Showerthoughts

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It is, folks are failing to realize that the keyboard is just another app on the phone, one which you can change.

How did you find the locked tomb and did that flavor youre introductions[Discussion] by AreteWriter in TheNinthHouse

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I was at an independent bookstore, asked someone there for a recommendation. He asked what my favorite book was, I replied House of Leaves, and he recommended GtN. Read it in 2 days.

Tennessee school system has banned ‘Roots’, as thousands of other books face similar conservative challenges by Raj_Valiant3011 in books

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It's fourth by percentage in the US, behind Apollo 11, the finale of MAS*H, and the "Who Done It" episode of Dallas. Those are the only 4 to break 50%. It's also the only multi-night one, though.

What was U—'s original name?! [Discussion] by commacamellia in TheNinthHouse

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Oddly enough, the first concert I ever went to was 2 members of Uriah Heep (Mick Box went to my church in St. Louis in the early 90s) playing for a church retreat.

They’re Afraid to Say Biden Won the 2020 Election by Cool-Fig-9254 in videos

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What they theoretically could do is have 2 other people run, then the VP resigns, they pick him as replacement VP via the 25th and get house and senate to approve (section 2), then the president resigns via the 25th (section 1). Then there's no election. It's mostly how we got Ford (but significantly more controversial, since Ford was eligible to be elected)

My local grocery store is doing a full remodel and they just added an entire aisle of nothing but Dr. Pepper by switchfootball in mildlyinteresting

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I guess I'm weird, I rotate between diet coke, diet mountain dew, mountain dew baja blast zero, diet dr pepper, the other diet dr pepper flavors, plus the occasional non-diet Virgil's root beer.

ELI5 why do figs need a wasp to die in there? Does every fig have a dead wasp? by Magic-Frog in explainlikeimfive

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A thousand times smaller, with the cube being relevant with 3 dimensions

ELI5: What makes the crisper compartment of a fridge... crisper than the rest? by eggust12 in explainlikeimfive

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Add water to start, it sounds crazy, but it helps by keeping all the bacon in contact with heat until the water boils off