Randomly_Cromulent t1_ivtqzl4 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 3:31 PM

Reply to comment by Landlubber77 in TIL in 1996, surveyor Mike Tate got a side street in NC renamed for the band Anthrax. After the 2001 Anthrax attacks, town residents were suddenly uncomfortable with the name and petitioned to have it changed. by aaj617

Many years ago I was getting a new phone. Verizon was pushing a predecessor to Apple Pay or Google Pay from American Express. The name of the app was Isis. I know they changed the name of the app when the other ISIS showed up but I think it just completely went away after that.

Randomly_Cromulent t1_isxtvhq wrote on October 19, 2022 at 2:21 PM

Reply to comment by sektabox in TIL In 1945, a mere 5 percent of France’s homes had a private, indoor bathroom by Chris_Hackett

I was there several years and was looking for hotels. Somebody online recommended one because of its location and it was close to a subway station. I immediately dismissed that one because it had a shared bathroom.