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Knoblord_McCheese OP t1_j6j9e5y wrote
Reply to comment by Shurlz in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
The ladies call him Ten Inch Tony
GoGaslightYerself t1_j6j9cqh wrote
Reply to comment by Clickum245 in TIL In the 60s/60s NASA would use brooms to detect flames from Hydrogen leaks as they were odorless & colorless. by Wandering_Lights
> it will cut you in half.
It'll also cut through steel pipe like a plasma cutter.
Water carries a shitload of energy and erosion never sleeps!
onometre t1_j6j9chw wrote
Reply to comment by Old_Week in TIL: Between 800 and 1349 AD, the Colosseum was converted into a residential apartment building by Serath4
It's telling about how this was longer than the US has been a nation, obviously
Knoblord_McCheese OP t1_j6j9bhl wrote
Reply to comment by bolanrox in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
That's the best goddamn thing I ever heard.
Awordofinterest t1_j6j999v wrote
Reply to comment by Wandering_Lights in TIL In the 60s/60s NASA would use brooms to detect flames from Hydrogen leaks as they were odorless & colorless. by Wandering_Lights
To be fair, this sort of broom finding dangerous pressurised steam technology will likely still be useful in the 2060s.
If it works, it works.
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Knoblord_McCheese OP t1_j6j8our wrote
Reply to comment by Informal_Ad3771 in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
You've never listened to Wu Tang, have you?
Knoblord_McCheese OP t1_j6j8kik wrote
Reply to comment by crackeddagger in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
The responsibility that comes with being famous and having a platform, mostly. Also jokes, random stories... Danza just thought Tupac was a really interesting person with a story to tell so he wanted to meet him. That's pretty much it.
bolanrox t1_j6j8ely wrote
Reply to comment by Knoblord_McCheese in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
Joe Jackson (or was it ben folds) singing backup too.
After that Henry said Bill invited him to his weekly monday night football parties. then a little later finding out he was alone had him over for thanksgiving dinner with his family.
IJacoby t1_j6j8d8j wrote
Reply to comment by marmorset in TIL about Kwihnai Tosabitʉ or "White Eagle," a Medicine Man and messiah of the Comanche Native American tribe. Uniting all of the Comanche people and several other groups, he led them to an immediate defeat and was renamed Isatai'i "Wolf's Vulva." by marmorset
Second Battle of Adobe Walls. Dixon iirc said that it was just a pot shot. Kinda lofted one up there with the sharps rifle and got real lucky. Still a cool story.
AirborneRodent t1_j6j88dd wrote
Reply to comment by Discount_Friendly in TIL In the 60s/60s NASA would use brooms to detect flames from Hydrogen leaks as they were odorless & colorless. by Wandering_Lights
If your brooms are brown and stinky, you probably have a different problem
Knoblord_McCheese OP t1_j6j84e7 wrote
Reply to comment by bolanrox in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
Rollins and Shatner did a song together on Shatner's 2004 album. Lot of surprisingly good stuff and collabs on that record actually. Jarvis Cocker helps him cover Common People. Great track.
DeweyCheatamAndHowe t1_j6j845t wrote
Reply to TIL Margarine was originally named oleomargarine from Latin for oleum (olive oil) and Greek margarite ("pearl", indicating luster). by joshemerson
Was also illegal in the US for a while or had to be dyed pink so it couldn’t be passed off as butter
bolanrox t1_j6j7v18 wrote
Reply to comment by drfulci in TIL 'Lucas' was the first movie to introduced the slow clap by SaiFromSd
those dirty pillows
Gulbahar-00 t1_j6j7t41 wrote
Reply to comment by bolanrox in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
That was Francis not Benedict
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j6j7kzj wrote
Reply to comment by Fuzakenaideyo in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
I don't think I did.
bolanrox t1_j6j7b3u wrote
Reply to comment by wakelessparabol in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
Or Snoop with the cast of Downton Abbey?
bolanrox t1_j6j783k wrote
Reply to comment by Stswivvinsdayalready in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
I mean the guy had been a bouncer before becoming a priest..
bolanrox t1_j6j71zu wrote
Reply to TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
Another weird one. Two of Henry Rollins good friends are RuPaul and William Shatner
Blackraven2007 t1_j6j6aeg wrote
Reply to comment by sumpuran in TIL there are three species of elephants, not two. African elephants are broken up into 2 species, Forest and Bush. by lightsdevil
It can be really useful. I use this chrome extension to do it.
Obadiah-Mafriq t1_j6j642k wrote
Reply to TIL that the popular Springfield (Missouri) style cashew chicken dish was invented by a Chinese born chef who also among other achievements was part of the D-Day invasion. by es_price
I'm pretty sure Leong's was the first place I ever had cashew chicken, back in the 1970s.
Daniel_The_Thinker t1_j6j5xk9 wrote
Reply to comment by cnnrduncan in TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
Not in the dune seas.
Tommo_Robbo t1_j6j5w4k wrote
Reply to comment by tenehemia in TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
I think that’s a fantastic question for r/theydidthemath
cnnrduncan t1_j6j5et4 wrote
Reply to comment by Daniel_The_Thinker in TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
The Garamanteans had irrigated cities and agriculture in the sahara.
onometre t1_j6j9tjk wrote
Reply to comment by PG-DaMan in TIL: Between 800 and 1349 AD, the Colosseum was converted into a residential apartment building by Serath4
People 1000 years ago: wow this building is so old it borders on mythic. Let's live in it and take parts to make new buildings
People now: this gas station opened 6 months ago and is now a historic monument that can never be changed again