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Samuel7899 t1_jabf5pl wrote
Reply to comment by iBacontastic 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
Grammatically, I might want a semicolon before "critical" instead of a comma.
DaoFerret t1_jabeir9 wrote
Reply to comment by Re-AnImAt0r 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
He brings honor to us all.
STRCoolerSimp t1_jabea9h 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
Can I put it in a double gulp cup tho?
Deathless-Bearer t1_jabe8pv wrote
Reply to comment by kinda_alone 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
Honestly, that’s amazing! I had no idea.
DaoFerret t1_jabe7wr wrote
Reply to comment by jezmundberserkr 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
Need a road-trip buddy comedy with the two of them
kanys_lupis t1_jabe5jc wrote
Reply to comment by The_Alien_redditor 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
Parbat and Pahar aree both in words in Urdu. In hindi and Bangla too with slight pronounciation differences.
ApocalypsePopcorn t1_jabe20l wrote
Reply to comment by Phalanx808 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
240k years is fucking nothing in geological terms. This is crazy.
gandalf_bread t1_jabdxr2 wrote
Reply to comment by SupaFlyslammajammazz 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
That's was of a recent Netflix documentary. Its thought that there used to be an advanced civilization during the ice age that suffered a catastrophic collapse, probably due to a meteorite. The survivors created monuments/constructions stamping star alignments that could bring the same events.
ApocalypsePopcorn t1_jabdv1u wrote
Reply to comment by kahlzun 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
Enough of your insane babble, Kahlzun!
ApocalypsePopcorn t1_jabdpg6 wrote
Reply to comment by seth928 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
"So what yer gunna wanna do is, follow the path until you see the dead guy with his pecker out, then take your bearing off the direction his ol John Thomas is pointing in..."
DaoFerret t1_jabdg06 wrote
Reply to comment by elephantviagra 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’m gonna tell you about an accident, and I don’t want to hear “act of god”!
AngryQuadricorn t1_jabcskf wrote
Danhuangmao t1_jabc5nx wrote
Reply to comment by UltG 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
Ahhh. I knew his role there but didn’t connect the two. Total brainfart!
Thanks for clarifying.
huunhuurtuu t1_jabbuxu wrote
UltG t1_jabbr7c wrote
Reply to comment by Danhuangmao 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
Kung Fu Panda reference. James Hong voices Po’s father
SteO153 t1_jabbnkz 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
The (supposed) grill used to bbq him is in a church in Rome. You can visit it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Lorenzo_in_Lucina?wprov=sfla1
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urna_settecentesca_con_la_graticola_di_san_lorenzo_02.JPG
BroseppeVerdi t1_jabb77b 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
They're pretty well armored planes, you know. You can bang, bang on the door all day long.
BroseppeVerdi t1_jabb3p4 wrote
Reply to comment by john510runner in 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
Roam around 8,800 miles...
breakaw t1_jabagn3 wrote
Reply to comment by JuzoItami in 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
Well shit...don't Google this...don't know what I was expecting but well....TIL.
propolizer t1_jaba87p wrote
Reply to comment by codyt321 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
He did amazing in EEAAO. Though he was in a wheel chair at times, I can’t believe he is that old.
bi_tacular t1_jab9pda 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
Fine wine and shrimp are stable though!
zook54 t1_jab94ub 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
“So crazy that it just might work!”
COSLEEP t1_jab8vfr wrote
Reply to comment by AnthillOmbudsman in 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
Time's ticking, America
Psycheau t1_jab8iv5 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
I remember him from an episode of Seinfeld where they're waiting at a restaurant for a table and he is the restaurant owner.
After they leave frustrated by not getting a table he calls out. "Seinfeld table for 4!".
andlg t1_jabfdem 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
she said curse word,i hang up phone