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Nmilne23 t1_j9q0n19 wrote
Reply to comment by Ok_Copy5217 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
Mine is a pic of the outside of a funeral home
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Dasf1304 t1_j9q0jss wrote
Reply to comment by Adiwik 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
Word what you said better. Stop being a defensive dick
AnthillOmbudsman t1_j9q0h1u wrote
Reply to comment by RunDNA 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
> desyringe
wtf is that word? I put it in Google and after forcing it to search for it as spelled I get dozens of examples but no explanation of what it means. I wonder if this is bad OCR or something.
JumpyButterscotch t1_j9q0chl wrote
Reply to comment by Southern_Blue 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 went to Europe at 14 and walked a concentration camp. Kids need harsh history early or they become the fools who fall for the same old nonsense.
idontknowjackeither t1_j9pzv1s wrote
Reply to comment by Ok_Copy5217 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 don’t think many professionals ever used Polaroid for work. Maybe for something like a photo booth at an event where you get a quick souvenir snap, but 35mm was the professional film of choice in this era for most purposes.
StubbornAndCorrect t1_j9pzsso wrote
Reply to comment by Sdog1981 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
That takes guts tbh.
mnmason83 t1_j9pzrfl wrote
Reply to TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
Ok, who just blinked twice?
HPmoni t1_j9pzlw4 wrote
mnmason83 t1_j9pzlgv 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 learned this recently, too! It makes sense, too that the casket maker was also the cabinet and furniture maker: the carpenter.
masterofshadows t1_j9pyxqg wrote
Reply to comment by DrBBQ 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
Divers is the root of the word diverse. It basically means various in this context. Tymes is just times. Resorted means they made a choice and chose her.
HPmoni t1_j9pyr15 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
People refused to look at Obama's birth certificate in 2008.
People have their ideas about something and they refuse to change them.
I-Want-2C-You-Happy t1_j9pyo6c wrote
HPmoni t1_j9py29p wrote
Reply to comment by Kurotan 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
Same with lynchings.
People like to commentate being at historical events.
Fraktyl t1_j9pxo8u wrote
Reply to comment by Discount_Friendly in 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
GET THE FUCK OFF THE DESK!!!!
HPmoni t1_j9px1vz wrote
jodiegirl66 t1_j9pws54 wrote
Reply to comment by fonkordie 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
If you read the article he DID take a pic every day although some have been lost to time :(
1945BestYear t1_j9puzzp 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
As a counterpoint, have you ever seen a Sacha Baron Cohen film? There are a lot of people out there who would take the most ridiculous man they ever met at face value so long as he has a funny accent and says he's from a country they don't know anything about.
ElonsTaintRot t1_j9puwvp wrote
somegridplayer t1_j9pusbp wrote
Reply to TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
*blinks* ENHANCE
MAXQDee-314 t1_j9pupi5 wrote
Reply to 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
Laura Crofts's ancestry starting an industry!
catfurcoat t1_j9pubk5 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
We only gave them two political choices: far right or far left. It's not a generational problem it's a systemic problem.
stamau123 t1_j9pub7p 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
One reason being both embalmers and furniture makers use formaldehyde.
Bowens1993 t1_j9ptwhb 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
Yes it is. Most of the time these values come with experience. Something that generation doesn't have yet.
houseman1131 t1_j9q0nw3 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
Vaccine conspiracies and child slavery rings under strip mall pizzerias.