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Nydelok t1_jaafnu2 wrote
DIABL057 t1_jaafmfd wrote
Isteppedinpoopy t1_jaaff7t wrote
Reply to TIL the last B-52 Bomber produced for the US left the factory 10/26/1962 - the same day as the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis - they're still used 60 yrs later. by GoGaslightYerself
I hear they’re even doing a Las Vegas residency now
docbauies t1_jaafbkg 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
This is the final straw. i'm not climbing Everest now because it's not going to be tallest in 241,000 years
watwoudscoobydoo t1_jaaf9n2 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
Not that long. 10, 15 minutes.
MSGT_Daddy t1_jaaf701 wrote
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
And she was a Democrat!
F1grid t1_jaaf2wg wrote
waveytype t1_jaaf0x6 wrote
Reply to comment by ScrunchyButts 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
It was duck season.
That-shouldnt-smell t1_jaaeybo 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
It's about time and fuck whatever news paper that linked too. Reddit members get ten free articles my butt
bl4ckblooc420 t1_jaaetux 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
That buck toothed little shit
TacTurtle t1_jaaesfk wrote
Reply to comment by palacexero in 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
Bro took comedy roast serially
gsomething t1_jaaems8 wrote
Reply to comment by UncleWeiner 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
May the wings of liberty never lose a feather
john510runner t1_jaaejf6 wrote
Cybertronian10 t1_jaaef08 wrote
Reply to comment by 50StatePiss 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
To be fair it wasnt exactly a haven of excellent writing before...
SoakedSeahorse t1_jaaebx4 wrote
Reply to comment by turbanned_athiest 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
Reading your comment gave me Altitude Sickness.
RedSonGamble t1_jaae9nv wrote
Horses are the soldiers of pets
Celestiicaa t1_jaae5j4 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
You think the earth is going to last that long?
meizawesome t1_jaae4uz wrote
Reply to comment by wanking_to_got 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
He landed in a net.
RedSonGamble t1_jaae1cs wrote
I have 58 AP
Dickpuncher_Dan t1_jaae1ax wrote
Reply to TIL - Modern mammals are unique among vertebrates for possessing three tiny bones in the middle ear, which are unique in that they are separated from the jaw, critical because it allows the separation of hearing and chewing, and also allows hearing of high-pitched noises. by byronhadleigh
Are rhinos spawned from mice too?
shittingNun t1_jaae0k2 wrote
verusisrael t1_jaae091 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
we need to plant shit there now at the top that will confound and confuse the people a quarter million years from now
eco-evo t1_jaadrtm 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
But with all the erosion happening due to human activity atop Everest, I’m going to put it at 231,000 years. I’ll wager a hearty handshake on it.
DarkDuo t1_jaafpjp wrote
Reply to comment by Celestiicaa 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
Earth will still be here long after all humans are dead, whether or not it will still be a habitable planet is still up in the air