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Quilotoa

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  • TIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are.

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  • Russia is a transcontiental country. The Ural Mountains are considered the boundry between Europe and Asia thus, Russia is about 75 % in Asia and 25 % in Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia

  • Whats a good lesson you learned on the job?

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  • Yeah, when they had flip phones.

  • Whats a good lesson you learned on the job?

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  • The people you work with are often more important than the job itself in regards to how much you enjoy it.

  • TIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are.

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  • Well, it's in Asia and Europe. Big country. If Siberia alone was a country, it would still be the biggest country in the world.

  • What’s it like in your country??

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  • Wonderful. Friendly people and a very decent government. Lots of freedom and lots of nature. Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world put together. We have a boat access cabin where we spend the summer. The winters are too long and the prices have gotten high lately, but the economy is strong and the people in good spirits generally. Since Trump got elected, Canadians have been more united than ever before.

  • What's the story of that time you got really sick?

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  • We were living in Haiti and needed a vacation as there had just been a revolution. We decided to do some Caribbean island hopping. The day we left, I caught dengue fever. Sick on the plane. Landed in Puerto Rico and took a hovercraft. Hurricane close by. It was so rough, I couldn't stay inside and lay on oil barrels at the back. By the time we got to St. John, my nose had sunburned so bad, it was oozing fluid. (It's been redish ever since) In St. John, wild donkeys broke into our tent and ate all our food. Took a water taxi to Tortola. Tenting on the beach. The whole town(except us) evacuated because the hurricane was approaching. Spent a wild night. Huge winds. No one around the next morning so we ate coconuts that had fallen during the night and hiked out of there. Worked our way back to St. John to catch the hovercraft back. It had been canceled because of the hurricane. The dengue lasted seven days. Felt horrible the whole time. At the end, I got extremely itchy hands and feet. Not fun. It made a good story, though.

  • My fellow 'Muricans, do you prefer metric or standard measurements?

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  • They are an admission that the U.S. market is large. 99 % of the world's countries using Celcius is a blatant admission that celcius is more useful.

  • My fellow 'Muricans, do you prefer metric or standard measurements?

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  • How is it vastly superior? 0 is freezing. 100 is boiling. 25 is comfortable human temperature.

  • Soft and fluffy

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  • I guess that's better than cats on ewe.

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  • For sure. Especially when travelling. I've gotten into some neat cultural experiences like that.

  • Is memes@lemmy.ml super one sided right now?

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  • Tankie? Is this a new racial slur I'm not aware of?

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    What is something society treats as normal that you secretly think is completely insane?

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    What is something society treats as normal that you secretly think is completely insane?

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  • TIpping. Receptionists take crap all the time. Fire fighters risk their lives. Cooks slave in a hot kitchen. Garbage people take our garbage, and yet we chose to give extra money to the people who carry our food from the kitchen to our table.

  • What are the top habits that lower life expectancy?

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  • Smoking, drinking, and obesity

  • What are your Lemmy upvoting/downvoting habits? How do you judge posts/comments?

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  • I upvote posts I enjoy reading or hearing about. I upvote comments that are intelligent and/or well said. I rarely downvote.

  • Robot Escorted Away By Cops After Terrorizing Old Woman

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  • Being startled is a long way from being terrorized. While it may be a translation thing, it's more likely this was a clickbairt title. "Woman was Startled by a Robot Waiting Patiently Behind Her" just doesn't have the same punch.

  • Robot Escorted Away By Cops After Terrorizing Old Woman

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  • The robot stood behind her, waiting for her to get out of the way. How is that terrorizing?

  • What's the most brilliant idea that you ever had?

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  • I had an idea once but it left because it got lonely.

  • (Roughly) how old are you and how did you come to be on Lemmy?

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  • In my 70s. In response to the U.S. aggression, I switched to Lemmy.ca, a Canadian owned media. Not many other Canadian owned social media sites out there.

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
    Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

    TIL that Canada has an Apology Act which states that saying "sorry" is not an admission of guilt.

    www.canadianlawyermag.com /resources/legal-education/liability-and-apology-canadas-apology-act-explained/390135
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL some birds poop only when they're flying.

    www.ctvnews.ca /sci-tech/article/why-do-these-seabirds-only-poop-mid-flight-new-study-uncovers-odd-habit/
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
    Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

    TIL Germany has trees you can dance in.

    www.henrykuppen.nl /en/trees-to-make-you-happy-the-tanzlinde-of-peesten
  • News @lemmy.world
    Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

    Texas police hunt convict 'mistakenly' freed from jail

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/cd0d32ezn17o
  • News @lemmy.world
    Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

    Rice, two curries and dal: The Indian cafes where you can pay in rubbish

    www.bbc.com /future/article/20250818-the-indian-garbage-cafes-giving-out-food-in-exchange-for-plastic-waste
  • News @lemmy.world
    Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

    Entire church begins two-day journey across Swedish city of Kiruna

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/cde3xp4xlw9o
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
    Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

    TIL you shouldn't bring camouflage on a cruise.

    www.mentalfloss.com /live-smarter/travel/why-cruise-ships-ban-camo
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
    Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

    TIL an apple tree root "ate" Roger Williams' body.

    www.rihs.org /the-root-of-the-matter/
  • News @lemmy.world
    Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

    Nebraska father in limbo after daughter’s name incorrectly listed as 'Unakite Thirteen Hotel'

    www.nbcnews.com /news/us-news/nebraska-father-limbo-change-daughters-name-unakite-thirteen-hotel-rcna193485
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
    Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

    TIL Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are commonwealths.

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commonwealth_(U.S._state)
  • Not The Onion @lemmy.world
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    Pilots’ Request for a Toilet Break Turns Into Emergency Alert After Hilarious Misunderstanding With Air Traffic Control

    www.paddleyourownkanoo.com /2025/08/03/pilots-request-for-a-toilet-break-turns-into-emergency-alert-after-hilarious-misunderstanding-with-air-traffic-control/
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
    Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

    TIL Filipino sailors helped to invent tequila?

    theconversation.com /filipino-sailors-dock-in-mexico-and-help-invent-tequila-258166
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL James Bond was Canadian

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Stephenson
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL there's a ferris wheel sauna in Finland

    skywheel.fi /en/experiences/
  • News @lemmy.world
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    Bulge in man’s underwear at airport turns out to be 3 pythons, Thai officials say

    www.miamiherald.com /news/nation-world/world/article309955045.html
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL a high school teacher used an electric chair as punishment for misbehaving students.

    www.mentalfloss.com /culture/education/ht-opsahl-teacher-history
  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
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    TIL the pound was named because 240 Sterlings (pennies) weighed a pound.

    en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pound_sterling
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    TIL the word dollar came from a combination of Jesus' grandfathers name and the German word for valley.

    www.saturdayeveningpost.com /2025/06/in-a-word-the-first-dollar/
  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
    Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

    Both District of Columbus and Colombia are named after Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) Does anyone know why they're spelled differently?

  • Today I Learned @lemmy.world
    Quilotoa @lemmy.ca

    TIL if you funneled the water from Niagara Falls through a straw, it would probably destroy the planet.