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u/MAClaymore

45.7k post karma · 70.0k comment karma · joined May 2025

  1. 195points

    TIL that in the Middle Ages, champagne was most commonly called "Aӱ", after one of the wine-producing towns in the Champagne region (en.wikipedia.org)

    submitted 8h ago by u/MAClaymore to r/todayilearned

    19 comments · source

  2. 574points

    The English Wikipedia phenomenon where clicking the first link in the main text usually leads you to "Philosophy" is not true for many East Asian-language Wikipedias, which converge on topics such as "humans" and "Earth" instead (en.wikipedia.org)

    submitted 13h ago by u/MAClaymore to r/wikipedia

    29 comments · source

  3. 1points

    TIL that a well-known English Wikipedia phenomenon - where clicking the first link in the main text of articles usually leads you to "Philosophy" - is not true for many East Asian-language Wikipedias, which converge on topics such as "humans" and "Earth" instead (en.wikipedia.org) [Rule 7]

    submitted 13h ago by u/MAClaymore to r/todayilearned

    0 comments · source

  4. 0points

    Is an oyster in pain for the entire time it's creating a pearl, or only until the first few pearl layers are put on? Does the pain debilitate it from doing anything else? (self.NoStupidQuestions)

    submitted 4d ago by u/MAClaymore to r/NoStupidQuestions

    7 comments

  5. 38points

    $5 million, but for the rest of your life, every caffeinated drink you have will magically transform into a Starbucks Oleato - the olive oil-infused ones from a few years ago - just before you put it in your mouth (self.hypotheticalsituation)

    submitted 7d ago by u/MAClaymore to r/hypotheticalsituation

    132 comments

  6. 6points

    [FJ] Sports in the 2030s (self.CustomJeopardy) [Sports 🏈]

    submitted 7d ago by u/MAClaymore to r/CustomJeopardy

    6 comments

MAClaymore 2 points · 8h ago

Exactly. The true test is whether we will stand up, with the goal of making it once again federal. Give to HRC and similar orgs if you can.

MAClaymore 3 points · 8h ago

Main text - skip disambiguation, anything else italicized at the top, and also anything in parentheses in the first sentence

MAClaymore 1 points · 10h ago

and I oop

MAClaymore 4 points · 10h ago

Singapore reppin' Lula like nobody's business

MAClaymore 2 points · 10h ago

The world needs more flags that use purple.

MAClaymore 1 points · 11h ago

The true test of America's view on the issue, IMO, would be whether or not America cares enough to bring it back nationwide after an overturn. To be clear, there are a few safeguards in place such as the Respect for Marriage Act

MAClaymore 1 points · 11h ago

Samhain is technically November 1. So I guess the fear of November 1 is halloweenophobia?

MAClaymore 1 points · 13h ago

I've seen this article and listened to those sound clips before, but I never noticed how much the 1895 clip sounds like Rush E

MAClaymore 1 points · 4d ago

Gloria and Hosanna in Excelsis. Darmok and Jalad in Excelsis. Gloria and Hosanna on the ocean.

MAClaymore 0 points · 4d ago

"In case it wasn't clear where it said so in the article, the date the message was sent was October 29, 1969"

MAClaymore 1 points · 4d ago

Was going based on Liz-bun and Briz-bun (schwa for the "u")

MAClaymore 1 points · 4d ago

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas - Brandon Flowers.

Paradoxically.

MAClaymore 2 points · 4d ago

Something about walruses or carpenters

MAClaymore 2 points · 4d ago

Interesting, I had taken it for granted

MAClaymore 1 points · 7d ago

They'll find a way back to success or at least comfort. So will the Prince family. Humans are resilient :)

MAClaymore 4 points · 7d ago

Howard Schultz is on Reddit?!?

MAClaymore 1 points · 7d ago

Memorialize the cat as well

MAClaymore 2 points · 7d ago

Five Star Pokémon... 5 stars out of 20

MAClaymore 2 points · 7d ago

Ah, I see what you mean - relative to the bounding box. The "northeast" corner of TX would be in OK/AR and so on. Happy cake day!