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Cute_Consideration38 t1_jab2tlw wrote

Reply to comment by shalafi71 in TIL Poltergeist, which came out in 1982, was rated PG. This is despite not just the movie fitting perfectly into the horror genre, but also many adult themes including the smoking of marijuana and a deep dive into the occult. by duganaok

The moral agenda is, I admit, an illusion as everyone knows their agenda is profit based. But in an effort to maximize profit they cater to the child's disdain for rules and authority. Kids want to see examples of how it's possible to do bad things but still be liked, loved, and get everything that they want.

I mean if Aladdin got caught doing 90 percent of the things he does, during the era that is suggested, he would have a knife plunged into his abdomen and then he would pathetically bleed out on the cobblestone as wild dogs fight over his fingers. No ambulance, no lenient judges if you survive the stabbing, no investigation into your murder if you don't survive it. But that wouldn't make a good movie for babysitting, soooo....

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StrykrVII t1_jab2qdh wrote

Reply to comment by barnacledoor 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

And they also have to pay for someone to clean and maintain them, as well. So yeah, it's a little overpriced, but it's not like they are just pocketing ALL the money and bailing. There is more to it than just "pay the money and get a star".

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wuy3 t1_jab27sx wrote

Reply to comment by JimmyM0240 in 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

Same here, kind of funny how its supposedly connected to UFO abductions (these bones are missing in cow mutilations from supposed UFO activity).

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SatansMoisture t1_jab21zq 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

Kinda like how Priscilla Presley's parents' groomed her for Elvis and everyone thinks that it was true love?

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Kurtotall t1_jab18k6 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

I spent 21.5 years behind a bar. Bitters and soda. Cures hangovers, headaches, upset stomachs and flatulence. Bitters and Bloody Mary mix are the bartenders two best friends.

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ChickenMom90 t1_jab144a wrote

Reply to Today I Learned that the moon distances itself from the Earth by about 3,78 cm(1.49 inches) every year. by LucasOIntoxicado

I knew about this. I think I was watching a sci fi show where people were sent back to live in prehistoric times, and the moon was quite a bit bigger. The problem becomes what happens when the moon escapes earth's gravitational field. I believe I read somewhere that the pull of the moon on the earth's core is important. Someone clear this up if I'm wrong.

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krba201076 t1_jab0y0e 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

pretty much. he was just waiting for her to get "grown" on paper before he officially started fucking her. IMO it is kind of sinister lurking around in the shadows until someone gets legal on paper or grows tits. Just date someone your own age and stop acting like people your own age aren't good enough for you.

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Djbonononos t1_jab0ipc 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

Not defending this guy, but there actually isn't a lot of evidence for the part about the executioners being dressed as Santas.

Public executions were a real thing under Nguema, and he did have over a hundred executed on Christmas Eve 1969, but the Santa suits is something I need to see actual fact-checked information on.

Of the two sources cited on Wikipedia for this awful event, one mentions the Santa costume thing as likely unfounded. The other makes no mention of Santa costumes.

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Emergency_Document_8 t1_jab0g75 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

Interestingly these bones are derived from bones that form gill arches in fish. They got repurposed to form our ear in one of our earliest ancestors!

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