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wikipedia articles about rivers

Nature is so beautiful and the human desire to create meaning is so beautiful and rivers are such a peak embodiment of both!! looking at any significant river gives you so much history! just think about how the Mississippi river was a direct witness to the american industrial revolution! the history part is so fun but from that stems the symbolic meaning we assign to the things that sustain us, think how engrained the Nile is in Egyptian Mythology, the phrase 'crossing the Rubicon,' etc etc!!!! rivers are such an underrated CLASSIC piece of humanity and you can get nerdy and weird with it one of my favorites is the Colorado because of Fallout: New Vegas and I also love the Amazon because of it's geological history related to the Andes mountains <3. my favorite thing to do instead of paying attention in class is learn about rivers. rivers cuomo is cool too

@grandfather

3d ago

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hard to pick one but here are some i like

Lake Erie contains 2% of the Great Lakes' water but 50% of the fish, and Lake Superior 50% of the Great Lakes' water but 2% of the fish The deepest point of Lake Erie is a higher altitude than the surface of Lake Ontario (I promise they aren't all about lakes) At one point in 2008 the tallest woman in the world and the oldest person in the world lived in the same building in Indiana "Oxy" is Greek for smart, meaning the word oxymoron is an oxymoron Nobody knows what the p in pH stands for

@spencerto

Apr 19, 2024

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so many bodies Of water

I recently learned about the many types of water that exist, because I didn‘t know the difference. Unfortunately I cannot let you in on the same excitement to learn about them, because I am German and can‘t be bothered to translate them to English. I especially like „Weiher“ which I only recently learned existed. If you speak German, enjoy: - -Teich. Ein von Menschen künstlich angelegtes Stück Wasser. - -Stausee. Ebenfalls künstlich von Menschen angelegt. Groß. Der Wasserstand lässt sich kontrollieren. Hat eine große Talsperre (Staumauer). - -Pfütze. Kommt vom Regen. - -Tümpel. So etwas wie eine große Pfütze, jedoch füllt sie sich wieder, sollte sie mal austrocknen. - -Weiher. Tiefer als ein Tümpel und trocknet meist nicht aus. - -See. Großes Stillgewässer. - -Meer. Bekannt. Sehr groß.

@jannesjustus

Mar 8, 2025

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loudly being from the midwest

BEST COAST NO COAST (technically wrong because we have THE LARGEST BODY OF FRESH WATER IN THE WORLD). We're stereotyped as being nice; our signature dishes are all things that make you feel more full than a grain silo at the end of the harvest season; the great lakes are beautiful; supper clubs; 4 seasons superiority; relatively mild natural disasters; endless list of artists, musicians, generally successful and prolific people from the midwest; natural wonders galore (driftless region, boundary waters, apostle islands, etc.); eccentric culture and lifestyle; the list goes on and on. I love being from Wisconsin, and I will never feel bad about it.

@hinh

Apr 2, 2024

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Goo gone

Good for getting that weird sticky dust buildup off of your counters and for old sticker residue. That goo is indeed gone

@hinh

Mar 4, 2025

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Turnip cake

It's my favorite thing to get at dim sum! Crispy on the outside, soft and pillowy on the inside—it's a perfect vessel for chili oil and hoisin sauce. Wash it down with hot tea after, of course

@hinh

Mar 24, 2024