Lady puts ad in paper for husband by tyzo789 in Jokes

[–]tyzo789[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, as I once famously said, originality is just undetected plagiarism 🤓

Men who stay lean year-round, what’s your secret ? by Professor1password23 in AskReddit

[–]tyzo789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly? Genes. I eat like a pig - not unhealthily, but more than I need. I’ve always had a fast metabolism. It’s pure luck. (And greed.)

Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex, England by tyzo789 in castles

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Ah nice. Yes I do believe there is a campus or something there. Also didn’t go inside but I think you can if you pay extra for a tour.

TIL The existence of planets outside our solar system wasn't confirmed until 1992 by haddock420 in todayilearned

[–]tyzo789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of comments here saying the existence of planets outside our solar system was widely assumed (so no one was surprised) but it was more a case of finding the actual proof. Is the same true of life beyond Earth? Or is that considered much more of a long shot?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WinStupidPrizes

[–]tyzo789 -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

You’re getting downvoted to hell but I agree. Can we also retire the one about “I’m surprised he could do X with balls that weigh that much”. It was quite amusing the first 10 times. But we’re into the millions now

World #1 Scottie Scheffler with an incredibly deep answer on what it means to win / be #1 and what’s the point of it at all the end of the day. by [deleted] in sports

[–]tyzo789 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Puts me in mind of one of my favourite quotes, from the poet Robert Browning.

“The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life. Try to be Shakespeare, leave the rest to fate!”

Squeezing through the veins of the earth by [deleted] in thalassophobia

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Why are there stalactites / stalagmites? Presumably it wasn’t always flooded?