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JardinSurLeToit t1_jee0za6 wrote
Reply to TIL in 1990 a printer for the U.S. Naval Academy put the word “navel” on the graduates’ diplomas. by Fleegle1834
Okay wait, not like "a printer" but THE printer, meaning the person who was in charge of producing the printed programs at his print shop. I was picturing an HP DeskJet deciding to prank the Navy.
[deleted] t1_jee0n3n wrote
Reply to comment by LamppostBoy in TIL that after Leon Czolgosz was executed for assassinating US Pres. William McKinley, the prison warden poured sulfuric acid on the corpse, burned his belongings, and refused to turn over the body to Leon's brother. This was to prevent exhibitions of his life by archfapper
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JardinSurLeToit t1_jee0blx wrote
Reply to comment by IAmTiborius in TIL that when former White House press secretary James Brady died in 2014, his death was ruled a homicide because it was ultimately caused by a gunshot wound he sustained in 1981, during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan by IAmTiborius
He's still a piece of shit and I feel sorry for the men who worked that detail and particularly for Jody Foster, as well.
murfi t1_jedzkr1 wrote
Reply to TIL id Software’s first attempt at a first-person shooter game - before Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, or even Catacomb 3-D - was Hovertank 3D, a vehicular combat FPS released for MS-DOS in 1991. by astrodomekid
I'm old. i played it. i have fond memories playing this on windows 95 on my dads fujitsu siemens desktop computer.
SheketBevakaSTFU t1_jedz792 wrote
Reply to TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz
You’re telling me a Nazi is responsible for skin cancer????
Johannes_P t1_jedyviq wrote
Reply to TIL that after Leon Czolgosz was executed for assassinating US Pres. William McKinley, the prison warden poured sulfuric acid on the corpse, burned his belongings, and refused to turn over the body to Leon's brother. This was to prevent exhibitions of his life by archfapper
Seems much better than letting mass shooters publishing their manifestos and receiving fanmail.
OriginalPoster2020 t1_jedyp0b wrote
Reply to TIL the Japanese government launched Sake Viva, a contest to encourage young people to drink more and so boost tax revenues. by penguinopusredux
I heard on a podcast that rather than let tourists in (at the time), this scheme would encourage young people to drink more to fill the void of tourists.
Johannes_P t1_jedyp05 wrote
Reply to TIL the Japanese government launched Sake Viva, a contest to encourage young people to drink more and so boost tax revenues. by penguinopusredux
And the additional cirrhosis cases will surely cost more than the additional tax income.
mobilehobo t1_jedy81f wrote
Reply to comment by Railroader17 in TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01
I saw another comment that said the proposed site is all subdivisions and housing now so that may have just been a convincing argument to win at the time
[deleted] t1_jedy6zz wrote
Reply to TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01
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Stingray191 t1_jedxwt6 wrote
[deleted] t1_jedx81b wrote
Reply to comment by Paczilla2 in TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz
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BrokenEye3 t1_jedx78t wrote
Reply to comment by tplgigo in TIL The oldest person alive is 116 and was born in 1907 by PineappleBetter8444
You're gonna be born in 1902?
[deleted] t1_jedx4g4 wrote
Reply to TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz
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grat_is_not_nice t1_jedx0ba wrote
Reply to TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps
I never figured out how Captain Haddock didn't suffer from thiamine deficiency, cirrhosis, ascites, portal hypertension or seizures while also suffering from his regular bouts of delirium tremens.
Dame_Marjorie t1_jedwveu wrote
Reply to TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz
She also had Nazis as lovers during WWII.
UniqueMcPanda t1_jedw4xf wrote
Reply to TIL Hou Jing, a general during the China's North-South period, seized control of the government of the Liang dynasty by rebelling. After that, in an act of vanity, he gave himself the title of "General of the Universe, Past, Present, and Future, Commander of all Forces in the Six Directions". by zhuquanzhong
so one direction as well.
TheNotoriousAMP t1_jedvpbg wrote
Reply to comment by CornFedIABoy in TIL in order to prevent certain legal instruments from operating in perpetuity, a Royal Lives Clause may be written into a contract which provides a definite but extended period of time usually tied to twenty-one years past the death of last living descendent of the current British monarch. by AudibleNod
You have to use a living person because the whole point of the Rule Against Perpetuities is to ban property from being locked up for too long.
Johannes_P t1_jedvegp wrote
Reply to comment by HeightPrivilege in TIL a special law in the UK was created to ensure that the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital will forever be able to collect royalties from stage performances, audiobooks, book releases, etc. of Peter Pan in the UK. This is the only work with an 'exception' to copyright laws. by [deleted]
> It's not in perpetuity yet though.
Well, it would be against the US Constitution.
rush_me_pls t1_jeduwlg wrote
Reply to TIL the Japanese government launched Sake Viva, a contest to encourage young people to drink more and so boost tax revenues. by penguinopusredux
Anything but reducing work hours. Cool!
fish4096 t1_jeduqqk wrote
Reply to TIL that after Leon Czolgosz was executed for assassinating US Pres. William McKinley, the prison warden poured sulfuric acid on the corpse, burned his belongings, and refused to turn over the body to Leon's brother. This was to prevent exhibitions of his life by archfapper
is is the shit I would expect in North Korea
nulldiver t1_jeduf91 wrote
Reply to comment by No-Performance8372 in TIL in order to prevent certain legal instruments from operating in perpetuity, a Royal Lives Clause may be written into a contract which provides a definite but extended period of time usually tied to twenty-one years past the death of last living descendent of the current British monarch. by AudibleNod
Contracts generally need an end. You can’t have a “this is how it will be forever” (in perpetuity) in there, without someone saying that it isn’t legal. So if you want a long contract, but need it to technically end, people came up with the idea of basically saying “as long as anyone currently alive is living (plus some time)” but that isn’t practical and reasonable to test… so who is a high profile person that will live a long time? Members of the Royal Family! This survives today in American contracts (long after our British colonial days) and recently showed up in a well covered Disney contract.
Little-Variation8268 t1_jedtx0k wrote
Reply to TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz
Back in the day, the rich ate and the poor went hungry, so skinny people were looked down on and fatter people were treated as royalty. My how fads and trends change
GoGaslightYerself t1_jee10mo wrote
Reply to comment by The-Crawling-Chaos in TIL children were most prone to lead poisoning because lead chips and toys with lead dust tasted "sweet". by WhatA_Nerd
Also (I believe) because kids' brains and CNS are developing as they grow ... heavy metals like lead and mercury are especially bad for neuronal tissue, which is why they're so dangerous for kids and pregnant women.