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Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Looking for someone to practice my Italian with as a native English speaker3·5 days agoTry Hellotalk.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is the most poetic word in your language and why?6·6 days agoEnglish - paraprosdokian - it means a sentence that has a surprise twist. eg. Some people are like slinkies: not really good for much, but they bring a smile to your face when you see one tumble down a set of stairs. From the Greek, basically meaning beyond expectations.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•how long have you known your s/o, non single people?8·6 days agoDated for 4 years. Been married for 45 years.
Yeah, kind of the same mind control.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL there's a solar powered pink refrigerator in the Namib DesertEnglish1·8 days agoWrite an encyclopedia of useless knowledge?
I can place my hands in front of my chest and make circles, hands going in opposite directions.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL there's a solar powered pink refrigerator in the Namib DesertEnglish7·8 days agoThe government put the fridge there to attract tourists.
And the druggies. Somehow, they had no trouble switching to metric.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL the HMS Zubian, a Frankenship, was made from combining the war damaged ships the Zulu and the NubianEnglish4·9 days agoGood catch. Maybe all the trans issues in the U.S. navy is subliminally affecting them.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Lemmy Be Wholesome@lemmy.world•Feel good Friday... what's something good that's happened this week?8·11 days agoSaw my grandson twice. His face lit up with smiles each time.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•For Sale: The Original Home of Dungeons & Dragons4·12 days agoI had a friend who lived in a house like that. He said it was a royal pain carting groceries up every time you went shopping.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL you produce about three and a half metric tons of feces and 38 000 liters of urine during an average lifetime.English4·12 days agoYou’re probably right. I don’t think the state would take it on, though. One mistake, and you have deadly consequences and people suing for justice.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL you produce about three and a half metric tons of feces and 38 000 liters of urine during an average lifetime.English2·13 days agoIf everyone would be diligent to compost it correctly, it would work. You couldn’t ensure that on a large scale.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL you produce about three and a half metric tons of feces and 38 000 liters of urine during an average lifetime.English7·13 days agoThe problem is that human feces carries a lot of human pathogens.
Perspective. We live in one of the best times in human history, have luxuries unimaginable to the vast majority of human times. Choose to look at the positives.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL the term 'blockbuster' came from a time when blocks of ice in front of a fan were used to cool movie audiences. A large audience required more cooling thus "busting" the block of ice.English2·16 days agoYes, we live in one of the best times in human history.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is the most dangerous ideology in the world and what makes it dangerous?91·16 days agoLook out for number one. Selfishness is at the root of most dangers to humanity.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL an antigram is an anagram that means its opposite.English152·17 days agoSome may argue these aren’t opposites.
Ratchet belt. What a great invention.