Doomladen

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What do you call this? in c/ukcasual@lemmy.world
[–] Doomladen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Whilst it is very obviously wrong, it is at least consistent with how we pronounce 'base'. English is weird.

What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] Doomladen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

The first fax machine was invented years before the first telephone.

What is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] Doomladen@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The first can/tin opener wasn’t invented until about 75 years after canned food started being produced. During that time, people used hammers and chisels to open cans.

The WHO is about to declare aspartame can cause cancer in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[–] Doomladen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It sure tastes like cancer so I’m not surprised by this move.