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laziestindian t1_ja6bh9r wrote
Reply to comment by ghilliesniper522 in TIL of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. French driver Pierre Levegh crashed into a crowd of spectators. The crash, explosion and subsequent fire killed 84 and injured more than 120. It is still the deadliest car race crash ever. by triviafrenzy
The Trump administration is the one who removed the regulation after the Obama added it.
Trump probably didn't really give two shits about most of what he signed as President but he's just as responsible as the other Republicans who voted the change through.
Republican governor DeWine is also the one who refused federal aid from Biden going to the affected area.
ElfMage83 t1_ja69zp7 wrote
Reply to TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan
CIA does this too. Agents might lace their shoes in different ways to send messages.
The_Safe_For_Work t1_ja69ozj wrote
ghotiaroma t1_ja690ia wrote
Reply to comment by wasdlmb in TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy
> You know what's also against the rules of war
The tear gas cops use on demonstrators exercising their constitutional rights.
No-Owl9201 t1_ja68tuu wrote
Reply to TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus
New to me, very interesting just how selective was the history we were taught in school back in the day. Gives a new twist on that saying "History is written by the victors"
TheSlamster t1_ja68lpy wrote
Reply to comment by kia75 in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
Olive oyl is her name
WhenTardigradesFly t1_ja68g24 wrote
Reply to TIL there is a machine for cancer diagnosis from your poop noises, called Synthetic Human Acoustic Reproduction Testing, or SHART by chockychockster
jokes aside, the headline on this post vastly overstates the current state of the research.
TheProfessionalEjit t1_ja68fft wrote
Reply to comment by Smith6612 in TIL On long-haul flights, flight attendants have hidden sleeping areas above the passenger compartment. by real_zexy_specialist
Code of Conduct Clause 7.5.84 Flight Attendents will not hook up with "official" partners in the crew rest area, even if the partner has purchased a full price ticket.
Kbdiggity t1_ja683ip wrote
Reply to comment by Implausibilibuddy in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
Which one is voiced by Jack Black?
Implausibilibuddy t1_ja67tuo wrote
Reply to comment by Wolventec in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
And DK is canonically Cranky Kong. His son, DK Jr, is present day DK's father.
fishbowtie t1_ja67b30 wrote
Reply to comment by I_might_be_weasel in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
His name is Frank Herbert and a cursory Google search brings up nothing about him suing the Star Wars guy.
[deleted] t1_ja677ai wrote
Reply to comment by I_might_be_weasel in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
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signal_lost t1_ja6729w wrote
Reply to comment by will0593 in TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy
Pre-Revolution you had 4 people arguing who was in command.
After the Revolution was rapidly changed by the people who moved there. Hell, poor Juan Seguin had to flee because of transplants moving to San Antonio being assholes (and Santa Ana’s men).
Pretending there was a singular motivation before, during and after I think is a bit much.
Also pretending Santa Ana was a good guy, is the weirdest Reddit retcon of history I’ve seen. Seriously, I’ll buy you a plane ticket to Chiapas to go around and tell people you think he was a good guy, and was someone everyone should have been willing to live under his rule!
For unrelated reasons can you fax over your dental records first.
Santa Ana put people to the sword who surrendered under a white flag. He was a war criminal and a despot.
greed-man t1_ja66uhi wrote
Reply to comment by FLEXXMAN33 in TIL On long-haul flights, flight attendants have hidden sleeping areas above the passenger compartment. by real_zexy_specialist
Many airlines used it for that. When the 747 first came out, pricing was still under control of the Feds (this is pre-deregulation). Initially, if you offered a 747 from say, Chicago to LA, and your competitors didn't, you probably gained business. But when everybody had them and was doing that, you had to do something to differentiate yourself for the exact same airfare. So some turned them into bars, lounges, and yes, American offered piano bars.
exipheas t1_ja66tch wrote
Reply to comment by halermine in TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
Walmart = Strange Mart
Hmmm.... is Nominative determinism or Aptronym a better fit?
ghotiaroma t1_ja66qp5 wrote
Reply to TIL On long-haul flights, flight attendants have hidden sleeping areas above the passenger compartment. by real_zexy_specialist
Just added one more thing to my bucket list.
CassandraVindicated t1_ja66c1r wrote
Reply to TIL Tolkien assisted on the Oxford Dictionary's first edition, focused on 'W' words waggle to warlock. He "learned more in those two years than in any other"; and certain etymologies continued to puzzle him for years, with many pages of notes written later on 'walrus' for a lecture at Leeds by PianoCharged
Reminds me of the word "timshel" in East of Eden.
ghotiaroma t1_ja66a5i wrote
Reply to comment by NewCanadianMTurker in TIL of David Sarnoff, the head of RCA and NBC who suppressed and then stole FM radio and Television from their inventors, driving one to suicide and the other to alcoholism. by Dega704
They can also, and often do, just steal it any way. You can't go to a cop and file a complaint, you have to have a legal team fight a corporation.
The loophole is that our court systems are a tool for the rich, not the little guy.
ghotiaroma t1_ja65zbw wrote
Reply to comment by ArbitraryMeritocracy in TIL of David Sarnoff, the head of RCA and NBC who suppressed and then stole FM radio and Television from their inventors, driving one to suicide and the other to alcoholism. by Dega704
It's worth noting the one who has the idea is not often the one who makes the money from it.
Super Soaker guy is more of the exception than the rule.
ghotiaroma t1_ja65n22 wrote
Reply to comment by NewCanadianMTurker in TIL of David Sarnoff, the head of RCA and NBC who suppressed and then stole FM radio and Television from their inventors, driving one to suicide and the other to alcoholism. by Dega704
> so they can legally steal
It doesn't even need to be legal, courts will almost always rule for the richest party.
I used to work for a lawyer who explained judges never want their judgements appealed or criticized and that weighs heavily in their decisions. Fucking the little guy is usually a safe move for a judges career. Piss off McDonalds or Amazon and your career can be over.
11DarkReign11 t1_ja65j89 wrote
Reply to TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy
Remember the Alamo!
Montagnagrasso t1_ja65a1y wrote
Reply to comment by Klaus_Von_Richter in TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy
The other revolutions weren’t to preserve slavery? I’m just saying they happened at the same time but there’s different forces and motivations involved
SuperMGS t1_ja6bm4q wrote
Reply to TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy
So why the fuck don't