What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Neil deGrasse Tyson hates the very idea of parsecs.





Boru

[Rev. Rye]

Something in the category of “Shit Rev should probably have known a long time ago:” The Kate Bush-like soprano voice on Rush’s “Time Stands Still”? 





And she’s still able to do the high notes. At least as far as these camera phones could capture.

All the more shocking when you’re more familiar with her later work, which is a lot lower in pitch:

[Angrboda]

Americans remain divided about whether diversity is an essential feature of the U.S.'s identity, and agreement about other aspects of the country’s underlying character appears to be eroding, the survey found. Americans are less likely to see a democratically elected government as “extremely” or “very” important to the United States’ identity as a nation than they were just a few years ago. About two-thirds of U.S. adults now say a democratically elected government is highly important to the U.S.’s identity as a nation, down from 80% in 2021.

https://apnews.com/article/ap-poll-ameri...01e386ba91

[Angrboda]

In addition, tobacco companies understood that attracting young consumers was essential for establishing lifelong habits, and they quickly applied the same strategy to food. One of the first products R.J. Reynolds acquired was Hawaiian Punch, which at the time was marketed as an adult cocktail mixer. The company rapidly transformed it into a child-focused brand. The same playbook would later be used for hundreds of products such as Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Oreo and Teddy Grahams.

Big Tobacco didn’t just sell cigarettes. It shaped what Americans eat.