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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 Provinces3·20 days agoBut 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 UKEnglish16·25 days agoGreat 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.English15·26 days agoMy brain hurts.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Today I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL the pound was named because 240 Sterlings (pennies) weighed a pound.English81·26 days agoI guess simplicity and user friendly weren’t big concerns back then.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Both District of Columbus and Colombia are named after Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) Does anyone know why they're spelled differently?2·27 days agoOh. Thanks. Did not know that.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What are your advices to cool homes without AC ?51·27 days agoAs 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 YearsEnglish1·27 days agoVery sweet and very good spatial planning.
McArthur Park. I just don’t get it.
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 enough1·28 days agoThere’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 Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•You can now get paid 5,000 yen for your poop in Japan, but only if your poop is good enough7·28 days agoYes. 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 enough14·29 days agoI 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.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Socialism is the actual teaching of Jesus24·1 month agoThe early church was actually kinda communist, having all things in common.
A gram of prevention is worth a kilogram of cure.
It’s Windsday, and I shall go and wish my very good friend, Piglet, a happy Windsday.
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What's a random line from a movie that fans of it will instantly know?21·1 month agoWas that a goat?
Big Trouble
Quilotoa@lemmy.cato Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•How many of you use Lemmy and ONLY use Lemmy vs Reddit?1·1 month agoI peek into Reddit when I have a specific need. They have some good miscellaneous information posts. Otherwise, I’m here.
Place in Las Vegas. They had a coin operated shower. You could pay by the night or by the hour.
Quilotoa@lemmy.caOPto World News@lemmy.world•Italy: Man gets stuck driving car down Rome's Spanish StepsEnglish15·1 month agoYeah, and he said he was heading to work.
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.