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[-] diverging@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 months ago

The anno domini (AD) dating system started in 525. The concept of zero did not make it to Europe until the 11th century.

[-] diverging@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago

Leap year creator

That's Julius Caesar. Sort of...

[-] diverging@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago

00:00:00 is the 1st second of the day. 23:59:59 is the 86400th second of the day. That's 24 hours.

[-] diverging@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago

Greed and gluttony have been pervasive throughout history. I have no idea why you would think they were recent phenomena.

[-] diverging@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

It’s a New York thing

New York the state or NYC?

[-] diverging@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

That is a belief that existed and maybe some still believe it, but I don't think any large organizations would consider that canon. It's generally considered a heresy, called Marcionism.

[-] diverging@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

the mirror is reflecting the light emitted by the lamp better than a wall will do.

Will it? Maybe. You are making the assumption that specular reflection is better at reflecting than diffuse reflection, but that is a false assumption. It depends on the reflectivity of the wall and the mirror. A white wall can reflect more light than a mirror.

[-] diverging@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago

This is the third eruption in the same place in the past two months, if 'a volcano erupts near Grindavík, Iceland' was on your bingo card it should have already been marked. And having 'any volcano erupts' on a bingo card would make the game too easy since there are about fifty volcanos erupting at any one time.

[-] diverging@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There is already a Japanese airbase about a mile away from it. The airbase was the first to confirm the new island.

Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force’s air base on Iwoto Island (previously known as Iwo Jima Island, the site of a major Second World War battle) confirmed the emergence of the new island last week after personnel heard a loud explosion that sent sand and ash flying high into the air.

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