Recent comments in /f/todayilearned
Southern_Blue t1_j9phfhz wrote
Reply to comment by 1980pzx in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
She thought it was interesting. I'm not sure, but I think maybe 12 or 13?
Its-Finrot t1_j9ph172 wrote
Reply to comment by omicron7e in TIL NYC Photographer Jamie Livingston shot a Polaroid photo everyday for 6,000 days between March 1979 and October 1997. The first shot was of his girlfriend at the time and his last photo was on his deathbed, dying of cancer by Ok_Copy5217
Ah yes, because your accounts can be hacked and your bank account drained based on someone knowing your birthday, and NO other identifiable info about you
Bowens1993 t1_j9pgz3a wrote
Reply to comment by catfurcoat in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
That doesn't make your experience irrelevant.
TheSaltiestCarrot t1_j9pgpfv wrote
jwgronk t1_j9pgli6 wrote
Reply to comment by GrandmaPoses in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
I helps if you think of caskets as furniture. Both involve wood working.
Unleashtheducks t1_j9pgfri wrote
Reply to comment by GrandmaPoses in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
A lot of rap slang is just 30’s gangster slang.
Landlubber77 t1_j9pgeh6 wrote
Reply to TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
In Japan they had to make a mandatory camera shutter sound accompany the blink because of so many people trying to get upskirt shots on the subway.
gingerrex t1_j9pfc1s wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Millions have been killed simply for greed. People in the past by today todays standards were not good people. If it wasn't Christianity it would have been different a religion.
FuckFuckFakultativ t1_j9pdwqo wrote
Reply to comment by TheCloudFestival in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
> It's genuinely amazing when you begin to realise how completely credulous people in the past were. > > I know we're not necessarily much better now, but as time goes on the methods needed to fool people are becoming more and more sophisticated.
Influencer is just a new word for salesman ;)
[deleted] t1_j9pdqi7 wrote
Reply to comment by Ctsanger in TIL NYC Photographer Jamie Livingston shot a Polaroid photo everyday for 6,000 days between March 1979 and October 1997. The first shot was of his girlfriend at the time and his last photo was on his deathbed, dying of cancer by Ok_Copy5217
I'm dying tragically of cancer, but first........ let me take a selfie.
Dun Dun Dun DunDunDunDun
blackcatkarma t1_j9pdhbc wrote
Reply to comment by theartfulcodger in TIL that Gert Frobe, the actor who portrayed Auric Goldfinger in James Bond, was a former Nazi. Because of this, Goldfinger was banned in Israel until a Jewish man informed the Israeli Embassy that Frobe had hidden his mother and him from the Nazis. by NYstate
I loved The Little Vampire as a kid! And the intro song was the best after Captain Future.
[deleted] t1_j9pc8fl wrote
Reply to comment by milkbongfourtwenty in TIL about Jamaican Ginger AKA "Jake" which was popular during Prohibition for its high alcohol content. Unfortunately it caused paralysis leading to a distinctive walk called the Jake Walk or the Jake Dance. by HeavyMetalOverbite
Alcohol and Jake Blues - Tommy Johnson
catfurcoat t1_j9pbeb8 wrote
Reply to comment by Bowens1993 in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Yes, well, I'm at that age where even though I recognize that I have more experience than them, we are also not living in the same world that we were when I was young
huebomont t1_j9pb8u5 wrote
Therealladyboneyard t1_j9pb28f wrote
Reply to TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
I still remember being given a pirated version, and going to so many midnight shows!
Startrail_wanderer t1_j9pab1k wrote
TheBlindCrowShits t1_j9pa5au wrote
Reply to comment by strugglingtobemyself in TIL NYC Photographer Jamie Livingston shot a Polaroid photo everyday for 6,000 days between March 1979 and October 1997. The first shot was of his girlfriend at the time and his last photo was on his deathbed, dying of cancer by Ok_Copy5217
Damn, can you even read?
Kurotan t1_j9p9fu9 wrote
Reply to TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
The car is the least disturbing part.
>A crowd soon gathered at the spot. Gault and Alcorn were left to guard the bodies, but they lost control of the jostling, curious throng; one woman cut off bloody locks of Parker's hair and pieces from her dress, which were subsequently sold as souvenirs. Hinton returned to find a man trying to cut off Barrow's trigger finger, and was sickened by what was occurring.
Ineedtwocats t1_j9p9ez4 wrote
Reply to comment by jamescookenotthatone in TIL The Marvel No-Prize is a empty envelope that Marvel awarded fans for "meritorious service to the cause of Marveldom". Typically it was won by submitting an explanation for an error in a comic, but rules varied from author to author. The prize was inspired by George R. R. Martin. by jamescookenotthatone
AHA! I was going to ask if OP and I have been listening to the same podcasts.
suspicion confirmed.
fonkordie t1_j9p9bz3 wrote
Reply to comment by EthanPuzzle in TIL NYC Photographer Jamie Livingston shot a Polaroid photo everyday for 6,000 days between March 1979 and October 1997. The first shot was of his girlfriend at the time and his last photo was on his deathbed, dying of cancer by Ok_Copy5217
It just seemed so unlikely that he was able to take one every day, and he didn’t; OP is the one lying about it, not the artist.
jamjam1090 OP t1_j9p93lu wrote
Reply to comment by Subbutton in TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
Either way, expanding the realm of human vision is definitely a cool endeavor.
Hedgehogknight t1_j9p903s wrote
Reply to comment by TheCloudFestival in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
My exact thought. For months a mysterious voice is speaking to you from behind a wall. Should we check whether a person is hiding behind the wall? Nah, it’s speaking in a strange voice, it cannot possibly be a person.
jamjam1090 OP t1_j9p8u6u wrote
Reply to comment by NewCanadianMTurker in TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
Gonna tag you as safari guy now
milkbongfourtwenty t1_j9phwzi wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL about Jamaican Ginger AKA "Jake" which was popular during Prohibition for its high alcohol content. Unfortunately it caused paralysis leading to a distinctive walk called the Jake Walk or the Jake Dance. by HeavyMetalOverbite
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