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249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_je9anmh wrote
Reply to comment by Romarium in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
Right? I mean is it just lawn mowers or do wood chippers count?
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_je9a3q1 wrote
Reply to comment by stay_fr0sty in TIL Margaret Knight (1838-1914) invented a machine to mass produce flat-bottomed paper bags and, after winning a lawsuit against a fraudster who copied her design, the patent was issued in 1871. Her first invention was when she was 12 years old (and began working in a factory). She had 87 patents. by WonderWmn212
First thought: "hey, you know what would be funny..."
Second thought: "nah, that song isn't popular enough..."
...opens thread, top fucking comment, right there.
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_jdujaix wrote
Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL Australian band, Men At Work were sued over their song "Down Under" for similarities to an Australian nursery rhyme "Kookaburra". by El-Hairy
Perhaps...it's a mistake.
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_jbo4pda wrote
Reply to comment by mookie825 in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
You might have seen his daughter, Rashida, on The Office (US) or Parks and Recreation.
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_jaeyzeq wrote
Reply to comment by dilldoeorg in TIL Captain America co-creator Jack Kirby was drafted into the U.S. Army during WWII, landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy. When a lieutenant found out he was a comics artist, he made Kirby a scout who would advance into towns and draw reconnaissance maps and pictures, an extremely dangerous duty. by geekteam6
Didn't you see him at the end of Endgame? Dude's way too old now!
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_jaeyw4n wrote
Reply to TIL Captain America co-creator Jack Kirby was drafted into the U.S. Army during WWII, landing at Omaha Beach in Normandy. When a lieutenant found out he was a comics artist, he made Kirby a scout who would advance into towns and draw reconnaissance maps and pictures, an extremely dangerous duty. by geekteam6
Reminds me of the news story where some thug robbed a caricature artist who then drew a picture of the perp for police.
https://i.imgur.com/chQzb1A.png
https://abcnews.go.com/US/police-caricature-find-suspect-robbed-caricaturist-drawn/story?id=67797263
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_jaau3av wrote
Reply to comment by Rahdit42 in This dimly-lit restaurant has menus that light up when they are opened. by nerragton
Fucking A, that actually works! TIL
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_jaatszx wrote
Reply to comment by nerragton in This dimly-lit restaurant has menus that light up when they are opened. by nerragton
Now you can live knowing that you've tried and know that it actually isn't worth that much money so you don't have to wonder. Worth it, especially if it isn't costing you.
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_j6oqn4n wrote
Reply to Hello, I am Chris Buck, a New York-based portrait photographer. Ask me anything about the photo world, art careers, and working with the famous. I have photographed four Presidents, Jay-Z, and Grumpy Cat. by chris_buck
OK, I'll ask. How representative of your work would you rank the selfie you took for proof?
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Reply to comment by PlayerSalt in TIL Creedence Clearwater Revival was only active for four years (1968-1972), with seven studio albums. They still hold the record for most singles (nine) to reach the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 without ever scoring a #1. by Torley_
I'd say there's some survivorship bias going on as well. CCR songs are so well known to us now thanks in part to being so heavily used in 60's-70's era movies and TV shows. Thus, they seem more popular than they were at the time.
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Reply to comment by wombey12 in This suspension pier has a diagram and the math behind how it works printed on itself. by adventurekatz
It's funny because another one of the anchors has that information illustrated.
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_j2fwrer wrote
Reply to comment by eezyE4free in This suspension pier has a diagram and the math behind how it works printed on itself. by adventurekatz
I assume so that it's apparent what the diagram is referring to. Having both would have been a nice way of showing what's going on. OP's image is pretty high resolution so the inscription is mostly readable.
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_j2d7flj wrote
Reply to I got a 2023 sarcasm calendar for Christmas by mdh_4783
Where's the sarcastic part?
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Reply to comment by sidsod in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is hilarious 😂 by sylviaca
I had a general idea of what the movie was about and was somewhat wary given how...amenable...he has been to taking a wide variety of scripts. But damn that was so spot on meta and hilarious.
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Reply to comment by Einsteins_coffee_mug in A pan I got for Christmas came with a full size screwdriver for assembly of the handle! There was only one screw. by Andire
In that case, the pan manufacturer should put their logo on the screwdriver.
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Reply to comment by SemiHemiDemiDumb in TIL: Hidden Valley ranch dressing is manufactured by Clorox. by MohammadRezaPahlavi
This infographic shows the consolidation of products (current as of middle of 2021): https://i.imgur.com/2EuEnNu.png https://i.imgur.com/lAhKOpZ.png
Edit: updated with more current graphic. Thanks to /u/SemiHemiDemiDumb for the heads up.
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_izo7d2t wrote
Reply to comment by ZorroMeansFox in TIL that the theme song from Mission Impossible get is it's iconic beat of "long long short short" from the Morse code of "M" and "I", which is long long short short. by pango3001
I hope Lalo has been living comfortably off of residuals from that theme song. You make a theme song that iconic, you deserve it.
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Reply to TIL Enya's music "Only Time" re-entered the Billboard Top 100 reaching number 43, thirteen years after the original release thanks to it being featured in Volvo's Epic Split commercial with Jean-Claude Van Damme by dont_mess_with_tx
Bohemian Rhapsody charted in three different decades.
- 70s Original release
- 90s Thanks to its use in the Wayne's World movie
- 10s Due to the Queen biopic of the same name
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_iszth22 wrote
Reply to comment by foldingcouch in TIL that in an effort to save $43.5, the Canadian Mint mailed the dies of the new $1 coin via a discount courier over using an armored car- which were promptly stolen and have never been found. This would lead to the adoption of the Loonie design as an emergency replacement. by Padgriffin
Yep. Plain ol' regular snail mail gets used for a lot of valuable shipments.
249ba36000029bbe9749 t1_je9c369 wrote
Reply to comment by YourlocalTitanicguy in TIL that just a few days after surviving the sinking of the Titanic, actress Dorothy Gibson starred in a silent motion picture short about the disaster called "Saved from the Titanic". Gibson even wore the same clothes she wore the night of the sinking to add to the films authenticity. by PresLyndonBJohnson36
> 1912 society loved melodrama
Ah, yes. Way back when people gobbled up fake news...