For those trying to get super powers, note that the Winsome Wasp did not become empowered by being stung by a radioactive wasp. That was genetic/biochemical engineering and Pym particles.
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Untold Story: Hank Pym secretly irradiated some genetically modified Hymenoptera by releasing them near US nuclear weapons test sites, then biochemically bonded them with Pym particles.
When asked about his process by peers like Reed Richards and Tony Stark, Pym reportedly said “I wuz doin real science, so back off!”, walking off while clutching his notes close to his chest.
Classic Pym!
trappedslider
Legend
Today I learned that random mating between wild tomato plants and potato-like species 8 million to 9 million years ago may have given rise to one of our favorite carbs: the potato.
Yesterday I learned about the Manchu Han feast, an extremely traditional Chinese imperial banquet which has only rarely been tried in modern times.
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I of course learned about it from watching Tsui Hark’s The Chinese Feast, which is about just such an attempt, and which doesn’t shy away from the more bizarre and horrible dishes such as bear’s paw, elephant trunk, and fresh monkey brains.
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(And if you’re thinking “some of those sound immoral and illegal”, well, you’re absolutely right and it’s a plot point in the film.)
Manchu–Han Imperial Feast - Wikipedia
I of course learned about it from watching Tsui Hark’s The Chinese Feast, which is about just such an attempt, and which doesn’t shy away from the more bizarre and horrible dishes such as bear’s paw, elephant trunk, and fresh monkey brains.
The Chinese Feast - Wikipedia
(And if you’re thinking “some of those sound immoral and illegal”, well, you’re absolutely right and it’s a plot point in the film.)
Also learned about Joanna Southcott’s Box. That’s some gaslamp/urban fantasy fodder right there.
“Southcott left a sealed wooden casket of prophecies, usually known as Joanna Southcott's Box, with instructions to open it only at a time of national crisis and in the presence of all 24 current bishops of the Church of England, who were to spend a fixed period beforehand studying her prophecies. Attempts were made to persuade the episcopate to open it in the Crimean War and again in the First World War.”
en.wikipedia.org
“Southcott left a sealed wooden casket of prophecies, usually known as Joanna Southcott's Box, with instructions to open it only at a time of national crisis and in the presence of all 24 current bishops of the Church of England, who were to spend a fixed period beforehand studying her prophecies. Attempts were made to persuade the episcopate to open it in the Crimean War and again in the First World War.”
Joanna Southcott - Wikipedia
MoonSong
Rules-lawyering drama queen but not a munchkin
More like yesterday, but hadn't had the chance yet.
I learned of the ITA (no, not the IPA) a proposed new alphabet im the 60s meant to be more phonetic than the standard English alphabet. It had 44 symbols and was thaught in some school districts (though not nation wide) It was a disaster, many kids were unable to read stuff in their everyday life and all of them had to learn the standard one anyway. Anecdotically many struggled with orthography the rest of their lives and avoided careers that involved heavy writing.
I learned of the ITA (no, not the IPA) a proposed new alphabet im the 60s meant to be more phonetic than the standard English alphabet. It had 44 symbols and was thaught in some school districts (though not nation wide) It was a disaster, many kids were unable to read stuff in their everyday life and all of them had to learn the standard one anyway. Anecdotically many struggled with orthography the rest of their lives and avoided careers that involved heavy writing.
Ruin Explorer
Legend
Christ what a sense of drama! Gotta respect that post-death grift.
You could change the letter, but you'd still need a new letter to represent the sound, given how extremely important it is to common words in the English language (and is distinct from other sounds), so it'd be a bit of a pointless change.
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