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Mind Blowing… These 23 Unbelievable Facts Will DESTROY Your Understanding Of Time
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Posted on 02/08/2015 4:22:05 PM PST by gorush
Time has always perplexed the human race. We’ve tried to define it, track it, and measure it since the emergence of civilization. However, facts like these listed here show us how distorted our perception of time can be and how much we still need to learn about the fourth dimension.
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TOPICS: Education; Miscellaneous; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: fourthdimension; perception; relativity; time
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One example: If the history of earth were compressed to a single year, humans appear on Dec. 31 @ 11:58pm. Click the link for an interesting ride.
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:22:05 PM PST
by
gorush
To: gorush
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:24:29 PM PST
by
PGalt
To: gorush
And reliable temperature measurements for Dec 31, 11:59:59.999999
Therefore we can determine the average temp for the entire year.
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:29:32 PM PST
by
Crazieman
(Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:32:52 PM PST
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: gorush
Wait, there was bread before Betty White was born?
Who knew?
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:33:36 PM PST
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: gorush
Several were interesting. The only one which really surprised me was the one about Moby Dick.
Probably the least surprising was the one about Cleopatra. The ancient Greeks considered the pyramids as ancient.
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:37:08 PM PST
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: gorush
Bump for later. I love this kind of stuff.
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:40:14 PM PST
by
Drew68
To: gorush
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:40:25 PM PST
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: gorush
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:41:01 PM PST
by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: gorush
The pyramids were already ancient when Christ walked the earth.
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:44:37 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(True followers of Christ emulate Christ. True followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:45:39 PM PST
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: gorush
I think they are overselling this a little with the title, but I really had no idea that whales lived that long.
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:46:43 PM PST
by
jocon307
(Tell it like it is.)
To: jocon307
I agree, the Oxford/Aztecs one surprised me as well.
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:49:37 PM PST
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: PGalt
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:51:03 PM PST
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: onyx
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:52:07 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: Kirkwood
Dirt was invented a year after Betty was born but it didn’t become common till the dust bowl and the rise of dirt farmers.
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:52:34 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
To: gorush
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:56:35 PM PST
by
BunnySlippers
(I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: gorush
No, 9 pm on the first week. And if there have been a little over 300,000 weeks, you end up with man appearing well before 1 am on the 24 hour compression.
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:57:12 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: BunnySlippers
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:57:36 PM PST
by
jacquej
("You cannot have a conservative government with a liberal culture." (Mark Steyn))
To: fella
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02/08/2015 5:01:19 PM PST
by
PGalt
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