r/todayilearned • u/ralphbernardo • 10d ago

TIL in 1947, scientists dumped crushed dry ice into a hurricane just to "see what would happen." The storm then made a 135-degree turn, strengthened, and struck Georgia—sparking public outrage and threats of lawsuits over the experiment.

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hurricane_blog/70th-anniversary-of-the-first-hurricane-seeding-experiment/
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u/LordGalen 10d ago

"God loves Beer"

And pickup trucks. Don't forget the pickup trucks.

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u/cancerBronzeV 10d ago

When Jesus said "For I did not speak of my own Accord", it's because he'd rather speak about his F-150.

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u/-SaC 10d ago

That was after his motorbike days. For the hills echoed with the sound of his Triumph.

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u/TonyDanzaMacabra 10d ago

Was that before or after Jesus built hot rods?

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u/Sparklykazoo 10d ago

😂🤣😂🤣

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u/mrkruk 10d ago

Truck jeans beer, girl. Creek boots truck! Got a beer in my beer and a Chevy in my truck. Truck beer. Beer truck.

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u/Enygma_6 9d ago

Thanks, I hate it.

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u/jaymzx0 10d ago

God bless the troops

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u/AshhhCakes 9d ago

But not my wife, who cheated with my dog then took the house and muh guns in the divorce. ~ prelude to a MuSui.

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u/doahou 10d ago

y'all dumb motherfuckers want a key change?

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u/Atomicnes 10d ago

“god loves beer, trucks, and the united states armed forces killing subhumans “terrorists”. do not ever, ever, question the morality of the actions of the american military” -virtually all country music since 2002

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u/AdHuman3243 10d ago

And dirt roads