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N3rdProbl3ms t1_jaa6em9 wrote
Reply to comment by BrandoCalrissian1995 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
Based off the frequently asked questions of the Hollywood Walk of Fame:
People can apply, or nominate a person who fits all 6 minimum requirements. It takes $250 to apply. The application is then reviewed by the HWF committee who meet once a year. They receive between 200-300 applications a year + the nominations. An average of 30 applications/nominations are chosen by the committee. The 30 "winners" are then notified and given 2 years to decide if they accept. If they accept, they must then pay $50K for the creation and installation of the star, the ceremony, and the life maintenance of the star.
A little bit of thought is given into choosing who makes it on the walk...but i think the real question is....how many times has a celebrity applied, or was nominated, before they actually got their Star in? Is there a celeb who applied 5 times till they finally got it on the 6th? I wanna see some stats
Academic-Total2029 t1_jaa69ts wrote
Reply to comment by DrSatan420247 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 a close second to his Lo Pan getting “pissed off to no end”
Blind-PieRat t1_jaa665g wrote
Reply to comment by Academic-Total2029 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
Uhh.. it's up to him if he wants to pay for it or not isn't it?
It looks like he decided he didn't want/need it, but someone else came along and paid for it for him .
Academic-Total2029 t1_jaa64x8 wrote
3-DMan t1_jaa61mu wrote
Reply to comment by Remivanputsch 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
This pisses me off to no end!
InformalPenguinz t1_jaa5qw1 wrote
This bitch knows how to recycle that alphabet soup
p314159i t1_jaa5qtd 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
I have not seen a single primary source say they were dressed up in santa clause costumes.
Fapdooken t1_jaa5lz2 wrote
Reply to comment by Dazzling-Ducks in 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
I mean, if you even glimpse at the image for the post you're going to know it's about the US.
skeetybird t1_jaa5jyi wrote
That must have sucked.
Mammoth-Mud-9609 t1_jaa5h7d 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
and 30 years older than the United States Air Force.
benefit_of_mrkite t1_jaa5136 wrote
Reply to comment by ZerglingBBQ 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 had them in Dallas but i never went much.
People would still talk about their horsemeat and kangaroo meat scare
Jaded_Prompt_15 t1_jaa4xfs wrote
This might be why mitochondria is known as the powerhouse of the cell...
benefit_of_mrkite t1_jaa4jqb wrote
Reply to comment by TheInfamous313 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
I get a coke icee still every time I go to my city’s zoo.
benefit_of_mrkite t1_jaa4dcj wrote
Reply to comment by Rdubya44 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
That’s some next level shit
Stachemaster86 t1_jaa4ckb 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
Anyone in the Bitters Club at Nelsen Hall?
Due_Platypus_3913 t1_jaa49el wrote
Reply to comment by cugamer 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
“I made your eyes!”
Mammoth_Actuary_3933 t1_jaa47ks wrote
Reply to TIL that there is a plant known as the Coccoloba Gigantifolia which has leaves that can reach up to 8 feet in length (2.4 meters) by KitchenBag2164
Cool. Back in the day we used to call that a tree star.
benefit_of_mrkite t1_jaa46gl wrote
Reply to comment by Stivo887 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
Suicide slurpee
theschauff t1_jaa41bt wrote
Reply to comment by KMerrells 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
Try as I might I can't seem to pull Calgary ahead of you guys by myself.... Ah well.
Due_Platypus_3913 t1_jaa3yu2 wrote
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Aggravating_Snow2212 t1_jaa3ujj wrote
puffing billy my beloved
Robbotlove t1_jaa3okn wrote
you don't see a lot of horse artists anymore.
N3rdProbl3ms t1_jaa6hwt 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
Based off the frequently asked questions of the Hollywood Walk of Fame:People can apply, or nominate a person who fits all 6 minimum requirements. It takes $250 to apply. The application is then reviewed by the HWF committee who meet once a year. They receive between 200-300 applications a year + the nominations. An average of 30 applications/nominations are chosen by the committee. The 30 "winners" are then notified and given 2 years to decide if they accept. If they accept, they must then pay $50K for the creation and installation of the star, the ceremony, and the life maintenance of the star.
I wonder how many times has a celebrity applied, or was nominated, before they actually got their Star approved? Is there a celeb who applied 5 times till they finally got it on the 6th? I wanna see some stats