HylicManoeuvre

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TIL that Alabama has by far the highest amount of death row inmates by capita of any US state in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Fair enough, thought of converting it to 100k but was too lazy lol

TIL that Alabama has by far the highest amount of death row inmates by capita of any US state in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Fair enough. The data is presented very weirdly. I changed the post

TIL about Planet Nine, a hypothetical ninth planet in the outer region of the Solar System. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

You're very welcome

TIL about Planet Nine, a hypothetical ninth planet in the outer region of the Solar System. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Also confer this very topical article

TIL about Planet Nine, a hypothetical ninth planet in the outer region of the Solar System. in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Planet Nine from Outer Space

NASA Shuts Off Voyager Science Instrument, More Power Cuts Ahead to Keep Both Probes Going in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

Oh noo I'm literally using Voyager to browse Lemmy

TIL part of the left supported eugenics during most of the 20th century in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Appealing or appalling? Big difference.

Copernicus: Global sea ice cover at a record low and third-warmest February globally in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I thought he was dead

Boosting physical activity may lower dementia, depression risk in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

This goes in the "no shit" pile of research Still good to have confirmation

TIL about Silphium, aka laser, a plant that was used as a panacea in antiquity and the first species in recorded history to go extinct in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I'm glad you like my choice of words :3

TIL that "G.I." originally referred to galvanized iron in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Actually don't know who that is haha

TIL that "G.I." originally referred to galvanized iron in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

So according to my understanding, all of those alternate interpretations are just that, (mis)interpretations of the original galvanized iron applied to people. So I'd say your specific interpretation is not more wrong than any of those mentioned.