Sdog1981
Sdog1981 t1_j99hief wrote
Reply to comment by theeighthlion in Previously unreleased footage from first submersible dives in July 1986 to the RMS Titanic shipwreck — British passenger liner that sank 14-15 April 1912 remains about 4,000 metres undersea in the Atlantic Ocean by marketrent
It’s impossible due to the pressure at that depth.
Sdog1981 t1_j98x54i wrote
Reply to comment by UncommonHouseSpider in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
It’s funny to think of college basketball having more power than the NBA in the 60s and 70s but it was true
Sdog1981 t1_j98ri20 wrote
Reply to TIL in the 1950’s statues depicting Christopher Columbus making an indigenous woman flinch on one side and Davy Crockett arresting an indigenous man in front of his family on the other were taken down from the US capital by hillo538
Even in 1939 they knew it was in poor taste
Sdog1981 t1_j94ub2w wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
The NBA settled before it was argued. So I think they knew they were going to loose.
Sdog1981 t1_j94txjd wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
I think it was a misguided way of protecting college basketball. In their view they could protect themselves by picking bad players if they spend more time playing college basketball before their first pro contract.
Sdog1981 t1_j943yvi wrote
Reply to comment by Castod28183 in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
They didn’t allow any high school players back then. Spencer Haywood had to sue the NBA for the right to play. The case Haywood v. National Basketball Association went to the Supreme Court.
Sdog1981 t1_j8gulfs wrote
Reply to TIL: The wires helping hold up antenna and poles are not "guide wires" by actually "guy-wires" by HanSolo71
I only know that because I read the instructions and people started to make fun of me for saying guy and not guide.
Sdog1981 t1_j82xzl5 wrote
Reply to TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
That was a deep dive on that page. They even had a 10 year civil war during the 1880s
Sdog1981 t1_j6vmjmi wrote
Reply to TIL the Wayne Gretzky trade from Edmonton to the LA Kings yielded a "Trade Tree" that lasted 34 years (i.e. the players and draft picks Gretzky was traded for in 1988 spawned their own trades and draft picks over the years, with the final player leaving the NHL before this current season.) by doctor-rumack
The Erick Karlsson trade in 2018 is on track to surpass it, but you know check back in the 2050s
Sdog1981 t1_j6lrjj0 wrote
Reply to TIL Morocco has built a huge wall splitting the Western Saharan territory in half lengthwise. The wall features garrisions of up to 40 men and a radar system linked to active artillery. by Iwamiyama
Depending on definition of a wall vs berm.
Sdog1981 t1_j6c30mv wrote
Reply to TIL that World War One flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker became a long-time head of Eastern Air Lines and survived well into the 1970s by DAT_DROP
I like how he wrote a book about being lost at sea for 21 days then had to update it with the correct number of 24 days lost at sea.
Sdog1981 t1_j5wzkm1 wrote
Reply to comment by DaveOJ12 in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB
It sorta works in this context.
Sdog1981 t1_j5wnieu wrote
Reply to comment by MeltingUpwards in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB
One gallon of pain weights 10 to 12 pounds.
Sdog1981 t1_j5vhia4 wrote
Please tell me he is getting that in Dogecoin
Sdog1981 t1_j25zev5 wrote
Reply to TIL in 1980, An aspiring actor Paul David Siederman, won the Nathan's Famous July 4th hot dog eating championship. He later became the well-known porn actor Jerry Butler and was married to TV actress Lisa Loring, who played Wednesday in the 60's series "The Addams Family" by ourmanflint1
That's 1985 X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) Best Actor for Snake Eyes and AVN Hall of Famer Jerry Butler to you buddy.
Sdog1981 t1_j25yug0 wrote
Reply to TIL in 1980, An aspiring actor Paul David Siederman, won the Nathan's Famous July 4th hot dog eating championship. He later became the well-known porn actor Jerry Butler and was married to TV actress Lisa Loring, who played Wednesday in the 60's series "The Addams Family" by ourmanflint1
I don't even care if it is true. This is the story I am going with.
Sdog1981 t1_j25r56t wrote
Reply to comment by yosemite_marx in TIL that the Hawaii’s Maunakea Volcano, the world’s tallest mountain, (10,210 m or 33,500 ft from base to peak) was first ascended successfully over three days in February 2021. Over half of it is underwater. by Fantastic_Ad1613
It’s for the observatory’s people work there.
Sdog1981 t1_j25c458 wrote
Reply to comment by josetemprano in TIL that the Hawaii’s Maunakea Volcano, the world’s tallest mountain, (10,210 m or 33,500 ft from base to peak) was first ascended successfully over three days in February 2021. Over half of it is underwater. by Fantastic_Ad1613
We shouldn't it was a publicity stunt.
Sdog1981 t1_j2452hm wrote
Reply to comment by 101forgotmypassword in TIL that the Hawaii’s Maunakea Volcano, the world’s tallest mountain, (10,210 m or 33,500 ft from base to peak) was first ascended successfully over three days in February 2021. Over half of it is underwater. by Fantastic_Ad1613
Don't need to use a helicopter, they have a road and parking lot at the peak.
Sdog1981 t1_j244zge wrote
Reply to TIL that the Hawaii’s Maunakea Volcano, the world’s tallest mountain, (10,210 m or 33,500 ft from base to peak) was first ascended successfully over three days in February 2021. Over half of it is underwater. by Fantastic_Ad1613
The key part here is the underwater part of the assent. Because the Maunakea Access Road will take you to a parking lot about 50 meters from the summit.
Sdog1981 t1_j22kkd7 wrote
Reply to TIL in 1945 whilst firing at a kite for anti-aircraft practice, the gunners on Brazilian cruiser Bahia accidentally hit the ship's depth charges, causing an explosion that sank her. Survivors endured days of no food, high temperatures, and full exposure to the sun until they were rescued by holyhesh
“the ship lacked guide rails that would normally prevent the guns from being aimed at the ship.”
Feels like a safety feature they should have installed
Sdog1981 t1_j1oqphd wrote
Reply to comment by VeryJoyfulHeart59 in TIL: Hidden Valley ranch dressing is manufactured by Clorox. by MohammadRezaPahlavi
I did not think Kraft was competing with Clorox in the ranch dressing field.
Sdog1981 t1_j1l2qcw wrote
They also own KC Masterpiece. I assumed they were both owned by Kraft.
Sdog1981 t1_j0o9t3y wrote
Reply to TIL That in 1774 James Cook charted Sandy Island off the coast of New Caledonia. Despite its' inclusion in official maps and charts for over two centuries in 2012 an Australian survey vessel proved the island had never actually existed and may have been a 'pumice raft' floating in the area. by GentPc
Sounds like Australia did not get the memo.
“It was removed from French hydrographic charts in 1974.”
Sdog1981 t1_j99i0lf wrote
Reply to comment by magicbeansascoins in TIL that East Germany is believed to have made around 3.5B DM off West Germany by ransoming political prisoners by QuietGanache
Very diffident dynamics between the two.