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twalker294 t1_jaawh6e wrote
Reply to comment by thelibrariangirl in TIL American ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq contracted polio at age 27 in 1956 and was confined to a wheelchair. Le Clercq began studying with George Balanchine at age 12 and married him at age 23. When she was 15, Balanchine choreographed a dance for a polio benefit which presaged her illness. by WonderWmn212
Why do you say this? She was 23 when they got married. Is there evidence that he "groomed" her or are you just talking out your ass for fake internet points?
If there is evidence, ignore that last talking out your ass part...
TestDummy987 t1_jaawf5e wrote
artvandalay84 t1_jaaw3ke wrote
Reply to comment by Alwayssunnyinarizona 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
Did they say curse word?
WonderWmn212 OP t1_jaavvhl wrote
Reply to comment by SmolderingSauna in TIL American ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq contracted polio at age 27 in 1956 and was confined to a wheelchair. Le Clercq began studying with George Balanchine at age 12 and married him at age 23. When she was 15, Balanchine choreographed a dance for a polio benefit which presaged her illness. by WonderWmn212
According to The Master's Muse by Varley O'Connor (albeit a novelization of Le Clercq's life), "[t]here wasn't enough vaccine in 1956. Only the youngest dancers in the company" were innoculated before they went abroad on their 10-week European tour beginning in August 1956. After Le Clerq contracted polio and was confined to an iron lung in a hospital in Copenhagen on November 1, 1956 (which made international news), the American Embassy arranged to fly in enough of the vaccine for 50 dancers and they all returned healthy to New York at the end of the tour on November 12, 1956.
WKahle11 t1_jaavl6d 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
The heating and cooling company I used to work for wanted their vans red when they first started but something got messed up and it came out pink. So they just rolled with it and made it their signature.
Robobvious t1_jaavk97 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
He’s been like this ever since he had the noodle dream.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_jaavjdu wrote
Reply to comment by BoxingSoup 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
Not at my grocery store, or my rent, or the price of gas.
BoxingSoup t1_jaavg0o wrote
Reply to comment by RonSwansonsOldMan 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
Hope no longer, it's closer to 6%!
organicdelivery t1_jaav5o5 wrote
Reply to 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
His name was Mr. Misty
Johnisfaster t1_jaav3tg wrote
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
Maybe he was high as fuck?
DrCashew t1_jaauudk wrote
Reply to comment by Dieg_1990 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
Do you mind elaborating?
LipTrev t1_jaausig wrote
Reply to comment by cubbiehersman in 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
It used to be a Mitch Hedberg joke.
LipTrev t1_jaaupnp wrote
Reply to comment by PhilTrollington in 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
> Ango stains like a MFer
new metal band name.
TheRightStuff14 t1_jaaup8e wrote
Reply to comment by MacduffFifesNo1Thane 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
Oh, Mr.Cohen here all the time!
ToreenLyn t1_jaaup18 wrote
Reply to comment by SmolderingSauna in TIL American ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq contracted polio at age 27 in 1956 and was confined to a wheelchair. Le Clercq began studying with George Balanchine at age 12 and married him at age 23. When she was 15, Balanchine choreographed a dance for a polio benefit which presaged her illness. by WonderWmn212
And children in schools were lined up to get it.
Salami-Vice t1_jaaujh5 wrote
Reply to comment by proshot82 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
TIL that was Lo Pan.
ajax6677 t1_jaau53j wrote
Reply to comment by Klin24 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 was looking for this!
ImmoralJester54 t1_jaau4s5 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
They had to balance the books somehow
thelibrariangirl t1_jaatnua wrote
Reply to comment by SatansMoisture in TIL American ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq contracted polio at age 27 in 1956 and was confined to a wheelchair. Le Clercq began studying with George Balanchine at age 12 and married him at age 23. When she was 15, Balanchine choreographed a dance for a polio benefit which presaged her illness. by WonderWmn212
Except for the whole grooming a preteen/teen then marrying her…
SmolderingSauna t1_jaatj2o wrote
Reply to TIL American ballet dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq contracted polio at age 27 in 1956 and was confined to a wheelchair. Le Clercq began studying with George Balanchine at age 12 and married him at age 23. When she was 15, Balanchine choreographed a dance for a polio benefit which presaged her illness. by WonderWmn212
The Salk vaccine first became available in 1955 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio_vaccine
Environmental_Fig942 t1_jaata40 wrote
ernster96 t1_jaat31m 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
Every movie with David Lo Pan is better.
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Reply to comment by RigasTelRuun 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
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