HobgoblinKhanate1 t1_jaadkvl wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:24 AM

What a racket. 75k a year in nominations plus 50k per star. Bet more on licensing the name etc. A committee members probably gets paid more than I make in ten years for maybe a day sitting at a table per year.

IveGotDMunchies t1_jaad0ay wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:20 AM

Reply to comment by UnluckyChain1417 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

By "owner" I think thet mean the owner of that specific store as a franchisee

peccavi26 t1_jaacv4a wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:19 AM

Reply to TIL that the the first vacuum cleaner was horse-drawn. by Corndogeveryday

Only one hp, huh

NsaAgent25 t1_jaacs0d wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:18 AM

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

Dictators have all the fun

jamieliddellthepoet t1_jaacrg2 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:18 AM

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

Relevant masterpiece:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Mountain_(2021_film)

ShelteringInStPaul t1_jaacp1d wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:17 AM

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

Fun fact: James Hong was born in...Minneapolis, MN. The pride of the northside. Heckuva actor.

RigasTelRuun t1_jaacomd wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:17 AM

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

You don't "earn" a star. You buy it. There is a committee who approves or denies the bid. They cost 50k+.

UncleWeiner t1_jaacneb wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:17 AM

Reply to comment by rapiertwit 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

Have you paid your dues, Jack? Yessir, the check is in the mail.

HobgoblinKhanate1 t1_jaackoo wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:17 AM

Reply to TIL that the first woman to serve in the United States Senate was also the last member of Congress to be a slaveowner. by addemup9001

Is this surprising? She died in 1930 aged 94

gingercomiealt t1_jaac7j8 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:14 AM

Reply to TIL that when epidemiologist Tamara Safonova and virologist Alexandra Sheboldaeva discovered Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in 1937, they were accused of spreading the virus themselves and sentenced to 18 years in Soviet labor camps. by SecretAgentIceBat

Science in the Soviet union was definitely fucky until Stalin died

palacexero t1_jaac1e2 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:13 AM

Reply to TIL the deacon Saint Lawrence was roasted alive on a giant grill during the persecution of Valerian. The poet Prudentius tells that he joked with his tormentors, "Turn me over—I'm done on this side". He is now the patron saint of cooks, chefs, and comedians. by ALasagnaForOne

How to Become a Saint in Cookery 101:

~~Be good at cooking and contribute to the culinary world.~~
Get roasted alive.

NudesNudesNudez t1_jaabu2g wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:11 AM

Reply to comment by ChoseMyOwnUsername 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

What do you want us to wake you up? 😂

Papichuloft t1_jaabt23 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:11 AM

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

Maria Pita

She was a heroine for the defense of Coruña in NW SPain, when she allegedly killed Francis Drake's brother with a spear carrying the English banner.

i_hateeveryone t1_jaabbdz wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:08 AM

Reply to comment by benefit_of_mrkite 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

Yup, flipping sofa cushions to find the change to make the .99$ needed

ty_kanye_vcool t1_jaab7md wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:07 AM

Reply to TIL John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, was arrested and tried for merely teaching the theory of evolution in 1925. by JesusLikesHisCheezIt

TIL The Japanese Military attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in December 1941

ty_kanye_vcool t1_jaaaykl wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Reply to TIL that the first woman to serve in the United States Senate was also the last member of Congress to be a slaveowner. by addemup9001

She barely counts. She was appointed for one day as a political publicity stunt.

slickestwood t1_jaaau8n wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:04 AM

Reply to comment by cmanson 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

Bungie cord

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