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[–] Visstix@lemmy.world 80 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's worded like a fucking Jeopardy question

[–] AugustWest@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

What is Turmeric!

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 72 points 2 months ago (2 children)

where did u go wrong in life to allow CNN push notifications on your phone

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Yeah, if your reaction to "website wants permission to push notifications to your device" isn't some mix between mirth and revulsion, I don't fundamentally understand you.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's like people who actually watch commercials. If you don't skip/look away/mute/otherwise attempt to ignore commercials, there are massive differences between us. I even had an ex who thought targeted ads were a good thing, and he would voluntarily fill out the marketing questions that streaming services asked in lieu of commercial breaks. I just ... I can't imagine wanting that.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

Why pay for the fucking service, only to be served ads? It's cable TV all over again. I hate it so much.

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 34 points 2 months ago (5 children)

What really hit me that all this superfood shit was nonsense was when I watched a real nutritionist answer a question about "the best superfood" and they said "potatoes."

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 months ago

Tbf, potatoes are fucking dope

[–] PanGodofPanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's true, potatoes are one of the few singular plants that can provide almost all of a person's nutritional needs with barely any other supplement.

[–] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

More protein per acre than soy.

A factoid brought to you by the National Potato Council, who told me this once and I've never bothered to fact check it.

Edit: It's a lie! What other lies have lobbing groups told me???

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I am going to consider this a success story, given that you were transparent about the provenance of this factoid, and you corrected yourself. Yay for learning!

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

In fact it’s the most factoid it could be, an outright falsehood shared as a fact.

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[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

iirc its more calories/acre than... well lliterally anything else. Not sure about any specific nutrient though.

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[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Cheap, can be made into a variety of dishes, easy to prepare, really a winner allround.

[–] tomiant@programming.dev 10 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Yes, but no. Yes it's a "super food" in the sense that they are easy to grow and are nutritious and contain almost everything the body needs, but you'd have to eat like twenty kilos a day to survive on them solely.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Also, they can't fly and potato eyes do not emit lasers.

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Rather broccoli. Mulberry and flaxseed too. Who knew, our pre-agriculture ancestors ate the healtiest.

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[–] tomiant@programming.dev 30 points 2 months ago

"Science discovers that a type of repetitive leg movement that propels the body in a sustained motion over a flat surface can have positive health impacts if done for only twenty minutes every day."

[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

honestly news doesn’t deserve push notifications imo

[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

err isn’t worthy of push notifications *

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[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Practice skipping all clickbait headlines.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If I see one that really intrigues me, then I go out and Internet search for an answer instead of clicking.

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[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 months ago

Somebody said carrots?!??

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Also: bears and Battlestar Galactica.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago

Click to find out!!

[–] WagnasT@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Huh, didnt know cnn plays dota2.

[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago

That was decent

[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

LET THE RABBITS WEAR GLASSES, DAMN YOU, CAN I GET AN AMEN?!

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Nice. I also like Charlie’s video which is a little less rigorous but also addresses the question of “what?”

https://youtu.be/35Wmz2IFW2w

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

You won't believe how this title makes you click itself.

[–] FluidBeef@quokk.au 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Did you know that the real reason why carrots are orange is that they absorb electromagnetic radiation on particular wavelengths and reflect it at others?

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[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 8 points 2 months ago

Me to a group of people: "I'll do anything for money. No behavior is too low." wink wink They all laugh and never talk to me again.

Clickbait authors: "I'll do anything for clicks. No behavior is too low." wink wink The internet: clicking furiously

[–] wulrus@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought it was about Trump, but at "nutrients" I was like: Wait a minute ...

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 months ago

That's the Orange Rude Vegetable

But easy mistake to make

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 7 points 2 months ago

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Sweet potato.

[–] Aneb@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

The sad thing is if Americans saw a supermarket shelf of only carrots or Cheetos, its clone in color and size only, they would stuff their carts with bags of Cheetos instead of a rabbit's favorite snack. I love carrots but processed foods are America's comfort cooking

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

a rabbit’s favorite snack.

Just a PSA about this common myth - rabbits DO NOT naturally eat carrots.

Bugs Bunny popularized the idea, yet the only reason he ate carrots was as a reference/homage to Clark Gable in the 1934 film It Happened One Night.

Peter [Gable's character] pulls out a carrot with the long leafy greens still attached, peels the skin with a pocket knife, and nonchalantly nibbles on the vegetable as cars whisk by. Peter continues to give the lesson while speaking with a mouthful of carrots, a personal quirk reminiscent of Bugs Bunny's casual, carefree attitude.

Apparently a lot about Bugs Bunny was a reference to that character, including the phrase, "What's up, Doc?"

Anyway, I've seen pet-owners give their rabbits carrots as if it's a normal meal. It is not, and the high sugar in carrots can cause health issues. For the sake of your bunny, please get dietary advice from your pet's veterinarian - not from a cartoon that parodied a film character 85 years ago.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

The next thing you'll be telling us is that we can't arbitrarily drop anvils on people.

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[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I, too, love carrots, but man, you can't tell me that a cheeto isn't more tasty.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Depends if you include the feeling of disgust and regret afterwards.

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[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

People in the US actually like Cheetos?

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 6 points 2 months ago

The carrot has mystery. Flowers are essentially tarts. Prostitutes for the bees. There is you will agree special about a firm, young carrot.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Is that the eli yudin from the "What A Time to be Alive" podcast?

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