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LucyLilium92 t1_j9qgjij 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
I'm surprised she wasn't executed immediately
adamcoe t1_j9qghxt wrote
Reply to comment by idontknowjackeither 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
Many, many, many pros would shoot test shots on Polaroid at shoots to get a baseline idea of what stuff would look like. Without the instant feedback we have now with digital, you had no idea what it would look like after developing so it was incredibly common to shoot a fair number of Polaroids to help gauge light levels and balance, etc. Obviously very few of these were used for anything but a rough reference, but pro photogs of the time would definitely have had plenty of polaroid film around.
gaijin5 t1_j9qgdns 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
You realise England was protestant at this time? Or did not read the article.
Guessing both
Edit: u/lebiro with the real facts. My bad.
velocitymonk t1_j9qfpiy wrote
Reply to comment by HPmoni 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
Commemorate?
[deleted] t1_j9qfmbi 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
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TianamenHomer t1_j9qd08p 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
There is a letter in a museum in Sulphur Louisiana from their friend that turned them in for the reward. It was hand written and said where they would be found near Shreveport. All I remember. I read it ages and ages ago.
dressageishard t1_j9qcvb2 wrote
Reply to comment by OpulentOwl in TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
I know, right!
NoChipmunkToes t1_j9qcjtz 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
Um, qanon, the cult of trump, Mormons, jehovahs, flat earthers etc etc. The past is no different to today. Dumbfucks gonna dumbfuck.
PdxClassicMod t1_j9qawgg wrote
Reply to comment by RodamusLong in TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
Yeah I'm just imagining we will just get eyeglasses with ads.
KamiKaze016 t1_j9qaute wrote
Reply to TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
I am waiting for the screenshot version of the lense
bigbangbilly t1_j9q9ndc wrote
Reply to 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
This is like a snapshot of what NYC was like during the 80s and early 90s!
Roman_____Holiday t1_j9q9ip8 wrote
Reply to comment by Hedgehogknight 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
All people are less likely to question something that reinforces their already held beliefs. Doubly so for religious true believers.
Chewyninja69 t1_j9q95ij 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
Any relation to that one Tomb Raider chick, I wonder?
kingbovril t1_j9q956a 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
Resorted to her diverse times. So it’s saying they went to her multiple times
hybridmunky t1_j9q8tpq wrote
bobcat7781 t1_j9q8l8d wrote
Reply to comment by jamjam1090 in TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
Let's go birdin' now
Everybody's learning how
Come on and safari with me
(Come on and safari with)
Early in the morning we'll be startin' out
Some honeys will be coming along
We're loading up our woody
With our bins inside
And headin' out singing our song
Come on birdin' baby wait and see
Yes I'm gonna take you birdin' with me
Come along birdin' baby wait and see
Yes I'm gonna take you birdin' with me
etc.
BeatlesTypeBeat t1_j9q8fx0 wrote
Reply to comment by BubbaYoshi117 in TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
Tourette's Syndrome
MrsValentine t1_j9q8fp9 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
They didn’t have standardised spelling then so they spelt words however they sounded and literacy was quite poor generally. I think that is diverse times aka a variety of times. To resort to something is to go back to something.
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1CEninja t1_j9q7igo wrote
Reply to comment by BrandonMcRandom 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's just an everyday piece of knowledge. I wouldn't call it priceless.
In fact you could probably learn one of these every day with just a few minutes on Google.
adamcoe t1_j9qgpfq wrote
Reply to comment by Minute-Major7782 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
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385639/
Patton Oswalt had a great bit about it on one of his earlier records.