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grpagrati t1_j6m4vpi wrote
Reply to TIL Actors Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman became friends while attending Pasadena Playhouse in the 60's. seen as outsiders by their classmates, both were voted "The Least Likely To Succeed". by Moti
>Dustin was thought of as amusing and strange. He was called a “beatnik” because he wore a leather vest and sandals, which was outrageous then
I can just picture him
jcbmths62 t1_j6m4v0x wrote
Reply to TIL That the character who first said the phrase "fortune favours the bold" - Turnus, in the Aeneid, spends the rest of the story suffering military defeats before he's killed and heads to the underworld, miserable, at the end of the last book. by Equal_Caregiver_4909
Technically it wasn't supposed to be the last book as it's unfinished due to the author's death.
Rich4477 t1_j6m4ruf wrote
Reply to comment by Brain_Hawk in TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch by SappyGilmore
I worked in a food plant with the cfu swab tester. the sole of my boot was far cleaner than the shared computer mouse.
Background_Loss5641 t1_j6m4k9h wrote
Reply to TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje
There probably weren't even 13 million in the Congo at the time. There are a number of estimates, and a reasonably high-end estimate puts the number at around 10.7 million. This is just a popilation estimate; not even an estimate of the number that died. Hell, there's even an estimate that says the population grew from 1890 to 1910. Here's a video people won't like.
Devil_May_Kare t1_j6m4bv6 wrote
Reply to TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch by SappyGilmore
The probiotic supplement I deliberately ingested this evening has something like 10,000,000,000 CFU. CFUs are not equivalent to dirt.
Upbeat_Orchid2742 t1_j6m4anp wrote
Reply to TIL That the character who first said the phrase "fortune favours the bold" - Turnus, in the Aeneid, spends the rest of the story suffering military defeats before he's killed and heads to the underworld, miserable, at the end of the last book. by Equal_Caregiver_4909
Have to buy a ticket to win the lottery.
Choppergold t1_j6m42p7 wrote
Reply to TIL of Clement Vallandigham, a lawyer and congressman during the Civil War. The Union deported him for supporting the Confederacy. After the war, he died by accidentally shooting himself during a murder trial while trying to show the murder weapon could have misfired. His client got off as a result by MikiLove
People get off on the weirdest things
CurrentDismal9115 t1_j6m3uww wrote
Reply to comment by Apt_5 in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
"/s" = I'm being sarcastic
Apt_5 t1_j6m3svb wrote
Reply to comment by CurrentDismal9115 in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
This is still pretty basic biology. Not ELI5 basic but the concepts are fundamental and straightforward to understand.
UncleYimbo t1_j6m3rxo wrote
Reply to TIL Actors Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman became friends while attending Pasadena Playhouse in the 60's. seen as outsiders by their classmates, both were voted "The Least Likely To Succeed". by Moti
How fucked is it to even vote on that
Blimeydog t1_j6m3o27 wrote
biskmater t1_j6m3lhl wrote
Reply to TIL That the character who first said the phrase "fortune favours the bold" - Turnus, in the Aeneid, spends the rest of the story suffering military defeats before he's killed and heads to the underworld, miserable, at the end of the last book. by Equal_Caregiver_4909
While there’s a certain element of truth to it, as in you miss every shot you don’t take. In my experience fortune favors the lucky.
ForkOffPlease t1_j6m3918 wrote
Reply to comment by Bokbreath in TIL That the character who first said the phrase "fortune favours the bold" - Turnus, in the Aeneid, spends the rest of the story suffering military defeats before he's killed and heads to the underworld, miserable, at the end of the last book. by Equal_Caregiver_4909
He was surely wearing a red shirt.
kelldricked t1_j6m38qd wrote
Reply to comment by gwaydms in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
I always love watching that show untill he picks the gloves and shoves his entire arm into the hole of a cow, donkey or horse.
Then i suddenly regret watching it, while eating and pretend like the show doesnt exist for 3 months. Then i forget why i never watch it and the cycle repeats.
Ginge00 t1_j6m36mp wrote
Reply to TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch by SappyGilmore
This is why I take my keyboard home at night rather than using the supplied ones. Also mines worth several hundred dollars.
CdnBison t1_j6m2vbv wrote
Reply to TIL Actors Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman became friends while attending Pasadena Playhouse in the 60's. seen as outsiders by their classmates, both were voted "The Least Likely To Succeed". by Moti
Outside of the hit films, memorable roles, and shelves full of awards - have they really done anything of note?
baconseedsower t1_j6m248c wrote
Reply to comment by QAoA in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
No, cows generally have one and many don't survive having twins. I don't remember the exact amount but less than 5% of births are twins, and usually they are undersized due to lack of space. The fact this girl managed to have full size twins unassisted with both babies and momma surviving is shocking.
aintrightinthehead t1_j6m1v5g wrote
Reply to comment by pickupBeer in TIL Actors Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman became friends while attending Pasadena Playhouse in the 60's. seen as outsiders by their classmates, both were voted "The Least Likely To Succeed". by Moti
A fitting picture using Popeye Doyle as an example of how little this man has accomplished
Visual_Reason2608 t1_j6m1tlu wrote
Reply to comment by 5spd4wd in TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch by SappyGilmore
nah yours is filthy too
pickupBeer t1_j6m1stp wrote
Reply to comment by aintrightinthehead in TIL Actors Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman became friends while attending Pasadena Playhouse in the 60's. seen as outsiders by their classmates, both were voted "The Least Likely To Succeed". by Moti
Especially Hackman. What a fitting last name.
Bokbreath t1_j6m1o19 wrote
Reply to TIL That the character who first said the phrase "fortune favours the bold" - Turnus, in the Aeneid, spends the rest of the story suffering military defeats before he's killed and heads to the underworld, miserable, at the end of the last book. by Equal_Caregiver_4909
He should've boldly gone ...
QAoA t1_j6m1kn9 wrote
Reply to comment by baconseedsower in TIL When a cow has opposite sex twins, the female twin is usually born intersex and infertile. This happens because the twins blood supplies are linked, which exposes the female to male sex hormones. by awawe
Do cows not usually have twins? With goats it's quite common to have 2 or 3 kids.
NetAdministrative239 t1_j6m1k2w wrote
DaddeHorseCoc t1_j6m1fjp wrote
Reply to comment by Alexis_J_M in TIL that between 1895 and 1908 the population of the Belgian Congo declined by between 2 and 13 million due to colonial brutality and diseases caused by colonialism. by hetkleinezusje
To late, not what I wanted to see before bed
tmccnt t1_j6m4wwy wrote
Reply to comment by opiate_lifer in TIL: Between 800 and 1349 AD, the Colosseum was converted into a residential apartment building by Serath4
Beer yes, brewery no. :)