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We all know there have been a lot of inventions/discoveries over the years but have you ever wondered "what was this person thinking" when they made this discovery.
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#1
Any one ever wondered how the person who discovered milk went about it?
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konnar (Submission author) 4 years ago
did he just walk up to the cow and say "i am going to drink from that dangly thing"
Chinmayee Kalghatgi 4 years ago
It was originally used as cave paint but then i guess someone who did not know what water looked like drank the paint lying around.
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Donkey boi 4 years ago
I think this one is a simple discovery. I think it's safe to agree that humans were already breastfeeding, is not a massive leap to realise that is what was happening when they saw the calf feeding. The next step is 'I wonder if it's safe for us to drink that?' and the rest is [unwritten] history.
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#2
who decided that colonel is pronouced kernel wednesday is pronuced wensday and queue is pronuced q
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Donkey boi 4 years ago
I'm terribly sorry to say, Henry, you are pronouncing them incorrectly. But since around 70% of people mispronounce them also, you are easily forgiven.
#3
This question is like staring at a blank canvas trying to create something. I have so many questions and don't know where to start. I usually just leave these questions up to Joe Pera and think about them. Like, what is the future of casual dining?
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#4
I’ve always wondered how popcorn was discovered and does that mean there’s grapecorn?
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Donkey boi 4 years ago
Man makes fire, man start burning stuff, some stuff is good, some stuff is destroyed. Grape seeds are not the same as corn, so... Sorry no.
Justy 4 years ago
Popcorn has been around a really long long time. In 1985, Herbert D**k and Earle Smith discovered small heads of the zea mays everta in a cave, and several individual popped kernels were also found. They were carbon dated and have been found to be approximately 5,600 years old. More popcorn was discovered in places like Mexico and Peru. Popcorn that dates back to nearly 1,000 years old was found in a cave in Utah.
#5
How people discovered what to do with wheat to make flour. How people knew what different metals were used to make things and melting, soldering, etc. How someone discovered the Devil's Pool at Victoria Falls.
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#6
How did someone discover oysters are edible?
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