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UtahUtopia t1_j8nd2hd wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
I never understood the problem. I have had bright stormy nights and dark stormy nights. It’s not redundant.
jrex703 t1_j8ncxe5 wrote
Reply to comment by Gradiu5- in TIL that in November 1954, a woman in Alabama survived being struck by a meteorite that hit the roof of her house, bounced off a radio and hit her in upper thigh and hand. She was left with a large bruise on her side but was otherwise not seriously injured. by g_man2522
*meatier, dumbass. Did you even go to college?
Landlubber77 t1_j8ncwg3 wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
>...which blew my fancy little nips off the tips of my tits and did there make me spontaneously explode at my loins with an ejaculate so frothy it would cause the ocean's waves to turn green with envy.
cox_ph t1_j8ncn76 wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
Is anyone else bothered by the use of both a semicolon and an em dash in this sentence, or is it just me?
Logondo t1_j8ncjcy wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
It was a dark and stormy night, and the captain said to the first mate: “first mate, tell me a story”, and this is the story he said:
It was a dark and stormy night, and the captain said to the first mate: “first mate, tell me a story”, and this is the story he said:
It was a dark and stormy night…
London-Roma-1980 t1_j8ncg2f wrote
Reply to comment by itty53 in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
Now, wait, "It was a dark and stormy night" is the opening paragraph to A Wrinkle In Time, one of the best children's books ever!
Busy-Marsupial9172 t1_j8nc6zk wrote
Reply to comment by Some0neAwesome in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
Oh internet stranger, you know I'm too lazy to read that article. Thanks!
itty53 t1_j8nbyv8 wrote
Reply to comment by AgentElman in TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
In the same way that "roses are red, violets are blue" is a good sentence to open a poem with, alright.
SliceMcNuts t1_j8nagi4 wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times . . .
AgentElman t1_j8naep4 wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
Okay, that sentence is terrible. I've wondered because "It was a dark and stormy night" by itself is a good sentence to open with.
YramAL t1_j8na3ne wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
Snoopy wrote that. What are you talking about??
AudibleNod t1_j8n9zst wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
A Dark and Stormy is a cocktail with ginger beer, dark rum and lime wedge.
Some0neAwesome t1_j8n9a5g wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
"It's the opening line to Bulwer-Lytton's 1830 novel, 'Paul Clifford', about a highway robber during the French Revolution."
For those who are too lazy to read the article.
i_shoot_guns_321s t1_j8n98dm wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
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ScavBobRatPants t1_j8n8q26 wrote
Reply to comment by g_man2522 in TIL that in November 1954, a woman in Alabama survived being struck by a meteorite that hit the roof of her house, bounced off a radio and hit her in upper thigh and hand. She was left with a large bruise on her side but was otherwise not seriously injured. by g_man2522
Aside from that, she was clearly not wearing appropriate PPE, which is gonna be a fine for the city for not enforcing proper anti-meteorite PPE use in a suspected meteorite zone.
Gradiu5- t1_j8n63bc wrote
Reply to TIL that in November 1954, a woman in Alabama survived being struck by a meteorite that hit the roof of her house, bounced off a radio and hit her in upper thigh and hand. She was left with a large bruise on her side but was otherwise not seriously injured. by g_man2522
The pen is meteor than the sword...
g_man2522 OP t1_j8n592o wrote
Reply to comment by Aelinthali68 in TIL that in November 1954, a woman in Alabama survived being struck by a meteorite that hit the roof of her house, bounced off a radio and hit her in upper thigh and hand. She was left with a large bruise on her side but was otherwise not seriously injured. by g_man2522
'She failed to report her house was in a meteorite zone. Insurance policy will not cover'
Aelinthali68 t1_j8n4a3z wrote
Reply to TIL that in November 1954, a woman in Alabama survived being struck by a meteorite that hit the roof of her house, bounced off a radio and hit her in upper thigh and hand. She was left with a large bruise on her side but was otherwise not seriously injured. by g_man2522
Show this to all the safety officers at work when they say "All accidents are preventable. "
Jd20001 t1_j8n41kq wrote
Reply to TIL that in November 1954, a woman in Alabama survived being struck by a meteorite that hit the roof of her house, bounced off a radio and hit her in upper thigh and hand. She was left with a large bruise on her side but was otherwise not seriously injured. by g_man2522
Good thing she wasn't in the bathroom or it would have been a meteor shower
gfh999 t1_j8n2kw1 wrote
Reply to TIL that in November 1954, a woman in Alabama survived being struck by a meteorite that hit the roof of her house, bounced off a radio and hit her in upper thigh and hand. She was left with a large bruise on her side but was otherwise not seriously injured. by g_man2522
Only known human to be struck by a meteorite in recorded history, IIRC.
CircaSixty8 t1_j8mydly wrote
Reply to comment by ThatOtherFrenchGuy in TIL that physically acting out your dreams (loss of REM sleep paralysis) is >80% accurate at predicting future brain maladies including Parkinson's, Lewy Body Dementia, and ALS by SimilarLee
No, this means moving around more than just a regular tossing and turning. Like kicking, rolling out of bed response to what the person is dreaming.
CircaSixty8 t1_j8my5cr wrote
AM1N0L t1_j8muepw wrote
Reply to TIL The dwarf planet Haumea, which orbits in the Kuiper Belt out beyond Neptune, is already unusual. It has a strange elongated shape, two moons and a day that lasts only 4 hours, making it the fastest-spinning large object in the solar system. by No_Visit8945
I'm calling it, thats a spacecraft.
sdb_drus t1_j8mgjy3 wrote
Reply to comment by vacuum_everyday in TIL The Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah is almost 4000 feet deep (that's 3X as tall as the Empire State Building). It's the largest man-made excavation and the deepest open-pit mine in the world. It's also visible to the naked eye from space. by lqwertyd
Thanks for sharing. Common sense says that Kennecott's a big polluter and not something you want in your backyard, regardless of exactly where those numbers land.
FWIW, DEQ claims that point sources (eg, industrial operations) of PM2.5 (main pollutant during inversion) are about 13% of the total with about 50% coming from mobile sources (vehicles). This is part of the reason why I think the 30% number seems way overblown.
I've experienced health problems and been misdiagnosed with asthma multiple times because of issues triggered by the bad air over the past few years in particular, so I don't underestimate the effects of it at all.
mossgard007 t1_j8ne56j wrote
Reply to TIL that the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night" was the opening line to an actual novel published in 1830, but runs on for another 51 words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which..." by dylancatlow
This was the inspiration for "The Studdley Luckler Chonicles - Tales of the World's Greatest Defective. "It was dark. So dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face."
A hilarious adventure story of a guy who stumbles into becoming a private detective and solving gunrunning, government overthrowing, Chinese opium dealer crimes. Sarcasm and irony abound.
The second novel- The Search for Big Ben involves locating a British spy for MI-6 who has run off to deep, dark Africa to locate a lost diamond mine and discovers a secret German base where "anti-gravitational flying devices" are being developed (diesel powered chunks of flying iron that burn fuel and smoke like trains)