Gid#DYK Der #TGV war zunächst mit einer #Gasturbine geplant. Mit der #Ölkrise Anfang der 1970er Jahre wurde das Konzept aber fallen gelassen weil unwirtschaftlich und der TGV wurde mit einem elektrischen Antrieb weiter entwickelt. Die #CDU versteht bis heute nicht, warum die #Franzosen damals nicht #Technologieoffen geblieben sind.
MCDOT#DYK The average locomotive weighs about 400,000 pounds or 200 tons; it can weigh up to 6,000 tons. This makes the weight ratio of a🚗 to a train🚅proportional to that of a soda can🥫to a🚗. We all know what happens to a soda can hit by a car. #RailSafetyWeek #montgomerycountymd #MTA #MARCTrain #CSX
Global Museum#DYK? The hairy frogfish can swallow prey nearly twice its own size! The “hairs” on this species' body, which resemble floating worms, draw curious prey closer… allowing the anglerfish to gulp down its next meal.
American Museum of Natural History
@AMNH #globalmuseum #museums #fish
American Museum of Natural History
@AMNH #globalmuseum #museums #fish
Heritage House Publishing#DYK BC almost became part of the USA? You can read all about the summer of 1789, when BC's future was uncertain, in Trading Fate by Graeme Menzies. Happy #PubDay to this uniquely west-coast take on Canada's origin story! https://heritagehouse.ca/products/trading-fate
"My child is the size of an adult, they’re fine in the front seat.”
#DYK Front airbags deploy at over 200 mph & can seriously injure or kill children whose bones aren't ready for that type of impact. Keep kids buckled in the back seat until at least age 13. #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek #visionzeromc #montgomerycountymd #mdroads #mdtraffic
#DYK Front airbags deploy at over 200 mph & can seriously injure or kill children whose bones aren't ready for that type of impact. Keep kids buckled in the back seat until at least age 13. #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek #visionzeromc #montgomerycountymd #mdroads #mdtraffic
niketn.frWorld Field Epidemiology Day 2025: Our Mark Making: Field Epidemia!
5 outline #DYK On September 7, 1854, John Snow issued his discovery to local officials in the onset of Broad Street Cholera and urged the removal of contaminated water pump handles. This behavior not only prevented the outbreak, but also changed the modern dynamics. On this important date, we observe the “World Epidemiology Day”, investigate, investigate, control and control public health threats to…
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The Internet Archive runs an onion site!
https://archivep75mbjunhxc6x4j5mwjmomyxb573v42baldlqu56ruil2oiad.onion/
An onion domain is accessible using #TOR to obfuscate the traffic between your browser and the site. This is like a public library protecting your borrowing history - no one should be tracking what you think about, enjoy reading/watching/listening.
We should all support the Archive: https://archivep75mbjunhxc6x4j5mwjmomyxb573v42baldlqu56ruil2oiad.onion/ (or https://archive.org/donate?origin=iawww-TopNavDonateButton)
GreenSupplyChain DIH#DYK that #FAOLEX is a comprehensive and up-to-date legislative and policy #database & it’s one of the world's largest online repositories of national laws, regulations and policies on #food, #agriculture and natural resources management?
Users of FAOLEX have direct access to the abstracts as well as to the full text of the legislation and policies contained in the database.
https://x.com/faoknowledge/status/1941866022983590305?s=46&t=rUVa0ijJxwykE_n36sZtBg
Users of FAOLEX have direct access to the abstracts as well as to the full text of the legislation and policies contained in the database.
https://x.com/faoknowledge/status/1941866022983590305?s=46&t=rUVa0ijJxwykE_n36sZtBg
Remember the website age verification thing? it is still being pushed world wide, and its primary purpose is to give government-required tracking to corporations who already spy on us, along with billions of dollars.
Incidentally and completely unrelated, if you self-host online services #DYK they can be accessible directly via #TOR or #I2P and similar no-trust networks?
e.g.
The TOR Project: http://2gzyxa5ihm7nsggfxnu52rck2vv4rvmdlkiu3zzui5du4xyclen53wid.onion/
DuckDuckGo at https://duckduckgogg42xjoc72x3sjasowoarfbgcmvfimaftt6twagswzczad.onion/
BBC at https://www.bbcnewsd73hkzno2ini43t4gblxvycyac5aw4gnv7t2rccijh7745uqd.onion/