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BrokenEye3 t1_ja9smxq wrote
Reply to TIL about the NOAA Corps, the eighth federal uniformed service, alongside the six Military services and Public Health Service. It has just 321 enlisted officers, and operates 15 ships and 10 aircraft. by ex-apple
Kinda bummed to discover they just wear Navy uniforms instead of having ones that are unique to their service
BrandoCalrissian1995 t1_ja9sm7z wrote
Reply to comment by codyt321 in TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
Go check out his speech at the sags last night. Dude looks and sounds incredible for 93.
BrandoCalrissian1995 t1_ja9shbj wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
Cuz it's paid for. It's not actually a sign of prestige. Just cool.
[deleted] t1_ja9sesc wrote
Reply to comment by RedYakArt in TIL On Christmas Eve 1969, Francisco Macias Nguema had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo with the executioners dressed as Santa Claus, with the amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song "Those Were the Days". by Osrever101
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greenappletree t1_ja9ses7 wrote
Reply to TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
Well deserved and he looks great for his age.
AgentElman t1_ja9s7xe wrote
Reply to comment by marmorset in TIL that in the period of time since the introduction of the consumer price index, the highest inflation rate observed in the U.S. was 20.49% in 1917. by ringopendragon
The government does not claim that every item went up less than the rate of inflation. It claims that the average increase of everything is the rate of inflation.
The price of houses has gone down. Should the government be declaring that there is negative inflation?
goliathfasa t1_ja9s1qg wrote
Reply to comment by SuccessfulSuspect213 in TIL about Vesna Vulović, the Guinness world record holder for surviving the highest fall without a parachute: 10,160 m (33,330 ft; 6.31 mi) by Cannabisseur78
America’s Funniest Home Videos?
_regionrat t1_ja9rxaj wrote
Reply to comment by Chunklob in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
They used to make shit in this country
Impeachcordial t1_ja9rx3r wrote
Reply to TIL On Christmas Eve 1969, Francisco Macias Nguema had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo with the executioners dressed as Santa Claus, with the amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song "Those Were the Days". by Osrever101
You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, get ready for Dictator in the Stadia
milesd t1_ja9rvit wrote
Reply to comment by Chunklob in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
And a full on cafeteria at mine, at least in the early 80s.
CulpableSnail t1_ja9rjhf wrote
Reply to comment by reykholt in 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
No no the Dutch didn't have an empire, their king did but that's not the same as the country, so we don't have to cover that.... /s
Hibihibii t1_ja9rdh8 wrote
Reply to TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
Wait, now I'm wondering, what was the tallest mountain before Everest (and not in the riddle way).
UnfinishedProjects t1_ja9qxbr wrote
Reply to comment by jelang19 in TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
Considering that one of the proposed methods of keeping people away from toxic landfill sites in the distant future is to setup a cult that keeps people away from "the sacred sites", actually I don't remember where I was going with that, but it reminded me of it.
turbanned_athiest t1_ja9qmr7 wrote
Reply to comment by hoffmanmclaunsky in TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
Did that on Mauna Kea, was amazing. Got an amateur astronomy guided tour of the sky on the way down. Fun fact: scuba diving and then driving up the mountain could give you decompression sickness, we must have been warned at least 5 times.
kahlzun t1_ja9qktj wrote
Reply to comment by fesakferrell in TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
Workers keep spontaneously learning new languages too, it's mad
gchaudh2 t1_ja9qe8z wrote
Reply to TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
It is located Pakistan Occupied/Administered Kashmir (PoK) or colloquially known as Azad Kashmir.
MitsyEyedMourning t1_ja9qc4v wrote
Reply to TIL New Hyde Park, NY is neither named for London’s famous Hyde Park or the upstate NY hamlet of Hyde Park. It is named for a Governor’s Wife. by theAusterityClinic
There's another park named for his first wife, named Old Hyde.
XyzzyPop t1_ja9q8k3 wrote
Reply to TIL that the labels on Angostura bitters bottles are intentionally annoying. The original brothers entered a competition and due to a miscommunication, wound up with wrong size labels. A friendly judge suggested the brothers make that label their signature. The advice stuck. by dmanlian
At the rate I'm going with my mixing, my bottle won't last a year.
liquidsyphon t1_ja9q6u7 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
Pretty sure you can buy your own if you want it done faster.
Alternative_Effort t1_ja9pndc wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
That's insane -- he earned one way back in Chinatown
COMiles t1_ja9pikk wrote
Reply to TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
Chimborazo is over 2000 meters higher
barbarbarbarians t1_ja9pe0h wrote
Reply to TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
Bonus learning: You do not just receive a star, you or someone else will buy it for $30k+ then they say you receive it.
More_Ad_5291 t1_ja9pc2p wrote
Reply to TIL On Christmas Eve 1969, Francisco Macias Nguema had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo with the executioners dressed as Santa Claus, with the amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song "Those Were the Days". by Osrever101
Grotesque. Hope this isn't to harsh for this appt
HereForTheBuffet t1_ja9sqwv wrote
Reply to comment by CletusDSpuckler in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
We'll call it Mountain Dew.