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Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•Road fatalities per 100,000 population in major US States, Australian States and Canadian Provinces3·10 天前But Canada has way more snow than the U.S., so that doesn’t seem to be a major factor.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Uplifting News@lemmy.world•Dyson builds fully automated glasshouse to grow strawberries sustainably year-round in the UKEnglish16·16 天前Great idea. I wonder why they chose strawberries. Surely most vegetables are more popular and easier to grow.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL the pound was named because 240 Sterlings (pennies) weighed a pound.English15·17 天前My brain hurts.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL the pound was named because 240 Sterlings (pennies) weighed a pound.English91·17 天前I guess simplicity and user friendly weren’t big concerns back then.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Woodworking@lemmy.ca•I made a box for my wife to store and organise all of her flower and plant seeds.3·18 天前If you like sharing, (in the future) you can always take photos and put it up on instructables.com.
As a northern Canadian, I kinda chuckle at the need for an air conditioner. Of course, my punishment in winter.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Uplifting News@lemmy.world•Golden Wheat Anniversary: Farmer Uses Crop Field to Create One-Mile Message for Wife of 20 YearsEnglish1·18 天前Very sweet and very good spatial planning.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Woodworking@lemmy.ca•I made a box for my wife to store and organise all of her flower and plant seeds.4·18 天前Great idea. I might copy it.
McArthur Park. I just don’t get it.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Nature Enthusiasts@lemmy.world•Dragonfly freshly emerged from nymph stage1·18 天前Nice read. Thanks. One of my favourite pictures is of my wife sitting in the sun with a dragonfly resting on her nose.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•You can now get paid 5,000 yen for your poop in Japan, but only if your poop is good enough1·18 天前There’s a similar program in the states. https://goodnatureprogram.com/how-it-works/#%3A~%3Atext=Yep%2C+Seriously.%2Cvary+by+donation+center+location.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Nature Enthusiasts@lemmy.world•Dragonfly freshly emerged from nymph stage2·19 天前It was about half a meter off the ground.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•You can now get paid 5,000 yen for your poop in Japan, but only if your poop is good enough7·19 天前Yes. Lots of places I’ve encountered in Europe and Central and South America have a charge for the public toilets. We call them Johnny Cash.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•You can now get paid 5,000 yen for your poop in Japan, but only if your poop is good enough14·19 天前I spent some time in Tokyo. They have public toilets that are absolutely amazing. And they’re free. And they’re throughout the city. What a novel idea.
The early church was actually kinda communist, having all things in common.
A gram of prevention is worth a kilogram of cure.
Paraprosdokian. A sentence with a twist in it. 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.