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josetemprano t1_j9rfabt wrote
Reply to TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
and if you live in PA, Jersey, NY, and some other east coast states: you have Wawa - and that is not declining.
[deleted] t1_j9rf75v wrote
earic23 t1_j9rehz3 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
I'm calling bullshit. He definitely forgot to do it a few days.
thaddeusgrog t1_j9re6x6 wrote
Reply to TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Time for a bit of the old ultraviolence!
miker53 t1_j9re22u wrote
Reply to TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
A priest, a rabbi and Crocodile Dundee walk into a milk bar
GuyNamedWhatever t1_j9rdqtz 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
I mean, anti-catholic propaganda in 1554 was just “church bad” and would reward you with 4 donkeys pulling your limbs off at the joints.
The_Ry_Ry t1_j9rd546 wrote
Reply to comment by WolframLeon 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.
I have used that phrase more times than I can count when recording interviews of witnesses, summarizing investigations, drafting charges, etc.
Noctumn t1_j9rd1g1 wrote
Reply to TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
Things like this just go to show longevity is some combo of genetics and luck
Bl_lRR1T0 t1_j9rcthf wrote
Reply to comment by Sniping_Smith in TIL of Finnish man Lauri Allan Törni (born 1919) who fought in WW2 as both a Finnish and German soldier, and in the Vietnam War as a US Special Forces soldier. He was killed in a helicopter crash in 1965. by bermuda__
"TIL war fact"
[Incoming Sabaton]
opking t1_j9rcpvk wrote
Reply to TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
Hmmm, I wonder what improvements have been made in the 4 years since the article was written.
RainManToothpicks OP t1_j9rc7jv wrote
Reply to comment by XondoXondo420 in TIL certain moths have developed sound absorbing wings that make it harder for bats to hunt and eat them with their echolocation. The structure of the moth wings might someday help people soundproof places by RainManToothpicks
Acoustic tiles & panels etc are kind of like foam rubber, "tiny bubbles of air" trapped in really dense materials, I'm not sure the weird tiny intricate microscopic designs involved in the wings have been mimiced yet, someday 3d printing will probably tackle this
WolframLeon t1_j9rbrk8 wrote
cheesefondue t1_j9rbi9b wrote
Reply to comment by fourfourzero in TIL: The Graveyard of the Pacific is a place where 2,000 ships have wrecked and more than 700 lives have been lost. This is due to unpredictable weather conditions, including storms and fog, and dangerous coastal characteristics, including shifting sandbars, tidal rips, and rocky reefs. by iboughtarock
I do know that at least 1 person died
EZ4_U_2SAY t1_j9rawcv wrote
Reply to comment by velocitymonk 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
Compensate?
velocitymonk t1_j9rargx wrote
Reply to comment by EZ4_U_2SAY 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
Consummate?
Kurtotall t1_j9rajxm wrote
Technical-Regret-645 t1_j9rad5i wrote
HeavyMetalOverbite OP t1_j9rad54 wrote
Reply to comment by daveashaw 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
Thanks for the pointer, it was the Sept 15 2003 issue, reading it now.
arcosapphire t1_j9ra5vt wrote
Ahelex t1_j9r9lv3 wrote
Reply to comment by ecchi83 in TIL certain moths have developed sound absorbing wings that make it harder for bats to hunt and eat them with their echolocation. The structure of the moth wings might someday help people soundproof places by RainManToothpicks
Thugs in Gotham start covering themselves in moth wings to avoid getting beaten up by Batman.
Mothman now becomes Batman's arch-nemesis.
Rickard403 t1_j9r9atd wrote
fourfourzero t1_j9r90kg wrote
Reply to comment by cheesefondue in TIL: The Graveyard of the Pacific is a place where 2,000 ships have wrecked and more than 700 lives have been lost. This is due to unpredictable weather conditions, including storms and fog, and dangerous coastal characteristics, including shifting sandbars, tidal rips, and rocky reefs. by iboughtarock
you have no idea how many people survived the Titanic lol
EZ4_U_2SAY t1_j9r8yvs wrote
Reply to comment by velocitymonk 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
Confabulate?
OldKingCanary t1_j9rfqaw wrote
Reply to comment by big_duo3674 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
Blame the Normans