The concept of not wearing white after Labor Day started in the 19th century as a way for the upper class to separate themselves from the working class. Some historians say brighter clothing was worn by affluent groups who could afford to leave town for a warmer coast when the leaves began to change. Subsequently, it became socially accepted that those who didn't have the money to take fall and winter vacations shouldn't don white after the last summer holiday.

#LaborDay
#randomfacts

TIL pixel is short for picture element #RandomFacts

Aus der Reihe #randomfacts: Adenauer hat Sojawurst erfunden 😂

https://www.planet-wissen.de/geschichte/persoenlichkeiten/konrad_adenauer/pwieeinpolitikeralserfinderkonradadenauer100.html

Today I noticed that the "robot" user is just one character away from the "root" user. #RandomFacts #LowQualityFacts

I swear I haven't seen this place in decades. Turns out, US stores were acquired by UPS in 2001 #RandomFacts #London
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr4e_cSIw0O/?igshid=YTgzYjQ4ZTY=

For unusual but connected reasons, I was reminded today that Mercury's day is twice as long as its year (yes, you read that right). Also, I learned that people used to operate camel-mounted guns (yes, guns on camels) and they were called zamburakchi.

Wikipedia: "The zamburak [camel-mounted gun] became a popular mode of warfare in the 18th century in Indian subcontinent."

You're welcome. 😉

https://www.spacecentre.nz/resources/faq/solar-system/mercury/year.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamburak

#RandomFacts #zamburak #camels #Mercury #space

#randomfacts #askchatgpt
Dann eine Nachfrage:
Aber dann sind doch CH und NZ weiter voneinander entfernt als Chile und China.

Antwort:
Sie haben Recht, es tut mir leid, ich habe einen Fehler gemacht. Die Entfernung zwischen Neuseeland und der Schweiz beträgt tatsächlich etwa 18.000 Kilometer, während die Entfernung zwischen Chile und China etwa 17.000 Kilometer beträgt. Es tut mir leid für die Verwirrung, vielen Dank, dass Sie mich korrigiert haben.

#interessant

#randomfacts #askchatgpt
Nächste Frage:
Wie weit sind Neuseeland und die Schweiz voneinander entfernt.

Antwort:
Neuseeland und die Schweiz sind ungefähr 18.000 Kilometer voneinander entfernt.

#randomfacts #askchatgpt
Frage:
Welches sind die beiden Länder der Erde die am weitesten voneinander entfernt sind?

Antwort:
Die beiden Länder der Erde, die am weitesten voneinander entfernt sind, sind Chile und China. Die Entfernung zwischen den beiden Ländern beträgt etwa 17.000 Kilometer.

Pat and I were pondering the Louisiana Purchase this morning (as one does), and this map blew my mind!

That's sure not what I expected!

It's only`~2/3 of Louisiana, and it goes all the way up into Canada.

#USHistory #RandomFacts #HowDidWeNotKnowThis

@trcfwtt

Moscow Mitch:

By the next day, McConnell had successfully blocked the bill.

Within weeks, the U.S. government had formally lifted sanctions on Rusal, citing a deal with the company that reduced the ownership interest of its Kremlin-linked founder, Oleg Deripaska. And three months later, Rusal announced plans for an extraordinary partnership with Bouchard’s company, providing $200 million in capital to buy a 40 percent stake in the new aluminum plant in Ashland, Ky.

#RandomFacts

Lindsey became a member of the House cause they gerrymandered him into his district. #randomfacts

Lindsey was handpicked to replace notorious racist Strom Thurmond in the SC Senate. #randomfacts

We need to bring the old #randomfacts Twitter thing to Mastodon. I’ll start.

Lindsey’s 2016 campaign manager worked for Manafort in Ukraine.

Okay, so #quickfacts and #randomfacts about me:

I stream #GenshinImpact on #Twitch.
I play #HonkaiImpact3rd
I write more intentional #newsletters on #Substack.
I have a blog which doubles as my #portfolio.
I work as a #contentmanager or #contentmarketingspecialist.

"So how big is a 3-inch dick compared with other penises? According to the study, the average erect penis length is 5.16 inches, while the average flaccid penis length is 3.61 inches. Thus, we can see that a 3-inch penis is clearly below average (for both erect and flaccid length)."
#penis #randomfacts #micropenis

TIL also that 2x4 Roller Derby ("Dos por cuatro") from Bueno Aires derives its name from tango.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2%C3%974_Roller_Derby

#randomFacts

TIL Don Henley was estimated in 2012 to be the fourth-wealthiest drummer in the world behind Ringo Starr, Phil Collins, and Dave Grohl. #randomFacts

I can think of at least 2 journal papers I was involved with which were rejected and then never resubmitted there or anywhere else because we lost the text of the paper on our computers. 

#RandomFacts 13/?

@Adrianawilde and sorry for the delay!

85% #randomfacts

https://www.iflscience.com/for-a-brief-moment-today-90-percent-of-humanity-will-be-engulfed-in-darkness-66517