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Hungry_Treacle3376 t1_j9311i4 wrote
sik0fewl t1_j9310jb wrote
Reply to comment by Faux_Real_Guise in TIL that the VitaminWater class-action lawsuit resulted no compensation for the consumers, and Coca Cola/Glacéau could continue marketing VitaminWater as “nutrient enhanced water beverage”. by OMG__Ponies
Well, that and the fact that sugar is also a nutrient. So by adding more sugar you're making it more nutritious... technically.
Ok-Hyena5373 t1_j92xb6g wrote
Reply to TIL that Simo Häyhä AKA the sniper White Death kept a Winter War diary, that was discovered in 2017 from his nephew's drawer, when a local museum was looking for memorabilia for an exhibition on Häyhä by Nopatme
"...during his Civil Guard training, Häyhä once hit a target 16 times from 150 metres away in just one minute. "This was an unbelievable accomplishment with a bolt action rifle, considering that each cartridge had to be manually fed with a fixed magazine that held together five cartridges."[12]"
Bananas
the_hell_you_say t1_j92x9om wrote
Reply to comment by OMG__Ponies in TIL that the VitaminWater class-action lawsuit resulted no compensation for the consumers, and Coca Cola/Glacéau could continue marketing VitaminWater as “nutrient enhanced water beverage”. by OMG__Ponies
Seems like the kind of claim that should get that lawyer disbarred. It's fucking called Vitamin Water, without an ounce of irony in the labeling or advertising.
Vainpaix t1_j92wq31 wrote
Reply to comment by FitchInks in TIL that "Lilo & Stitch" (2002) used exclusively watercolor backgrounds, since Disney, after some failures, was investing in other projects. This was later called a "hand drawn miracle". by starring2
Disney murdered Treasure Planet - the two animators/directors who made the Disney Renaissance of the 90s a thing continually asked Disney's CEO for years for a chance to reimagine Treasure Island, only to be told to do movie after movie they didn't really wanna make, eventually though they got the greenlight. By the time the movie was ready however said CEO was gone and a new board of directors had taken charge, and they didn't care that Treasure Planet was a passion project by their best staff, instead only caring it had went over budget and been delayed, so they gave it a bad release date, a low advertising budget, spoiled the end of the movie in said low budget ads, and also hammered it in in said ads that the movie would be on DVD within a short amount of time, in effect dissuading theaterviewing.
blakerabbit t1_j92wmi5 wrote
Reply to comment by Jean_Crespin in TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
Actually it’s if anything harder to omit e in French
Castod28183 t1_j92w8qp wrote
Reply to TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
>It should be noted that Harris was technically the second woman drafted into the NBA. The first was Denise Long, a phenom in her own right who in 1969 was drafted by the Golden State Warriors straight out of Iowa’s Union-Whitten High School when she was just 19 years old.
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>A 5-foot-11 forward, Long consistently scored over 100 points in individual high school games and specialized at shooting the deep ball in an era where the 3-point line did not even exist yet. However, NBA Commissioner Walter Kennedy vetoed Long’s selection because the NBA did not allow women or players straight from high school to be drafted.
PicardTangoAlpha t1_j92w700 wrote
Reply to comment by Ignitus1 in TIL beavers are a keystone species, which means they play an important role in ecosystems by modifying the area in a way that is beneficial to plants and animals by jewkakasaurus
“It’s not hard to imagine “ hurt durr. So cringe.
Perpetual_Doubt t1_j92vu2z wrote
Reply to comment by OskaMeijer in TIL that "Lilo & Stitch" (2002) used exclusively watercolor backgrounds, since Disney, after some failures, was investing in other projects. This was later called a "hand drawn miracle". by starring2
The Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland or Donkey in Shrek, are a cat and donkey respectively. Never mind their fantastical setting, if you had Donkey walking on two legs and declaring he was an engineer I would raise an eyebrow.
Same deal with the Jungle Book, if Bagheera had a doctorate and a snazzy waistcoat it would be... odd. Not saying you can't do it, but you'd usually want to have a good reason. Who Framed Roger Rabbit has a good reason - the distinction between humans and toons is the entire premise of the movie.
It's like Ebert said... it's not that you can't suspend disbelief, but what's the reason for?
JoplinDaysInn t1_j92vp5k wrote
Reply to comment by greatgildersleeve in TIL that Simo Häyhä AKA the sniper White Death kept a Winter War diary, that was discovered in 2017 from his nephew's drawer, when a local museum was looking for memorabilia for an exhibition on Häyhä by Nopatme
“You mean those two dots, man?” - Mark Borchardt
cuerdo t1_j92vbvi wrote
Reply to TIL beavers are a keystone species, which means they play an important role in ecosystems by modifying the area in a way that is beneficial to plants and animals by jewkakasaurus
Humans will also be credited for being keystone of a ecosystem containing a great diversity of radioactive cockroaches.
Mammoth-Mud-9609 t1_j92v6sd wrote
Reply to comment by icerger1er in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Well in this case the land flooded, but they might not all have died some might have made it to land in boats, but the flood was so sudden many would have died. Nearly a quarter of a million people died in a similar event on Boxing day 2004 and they were even more advanced and that didn't save them.
Ok_Kale_2509 t1_j92uz8i wrote
Reply to comment by OkAttitude4602 in TIL the 'Negro Motorist Green Book' was based on an earlier 'Jewish Vacation Guide' book which outlined places that Jews were not unwelcome to stay in America in 1917. by aripy
I mean, kind of? You are comparing apples to ornges. The Greenbook came in a town where black people could easily die just trying to cross a single state. While yes, I am sure there are places where Jewish people may be in danger, it's not like it's a large amount. And there aren't places where people can easily disappear people anymore.
OskaMeijer t1_j92ub9p wrote
Reply to comment by Perpetual_Doubt in TIL that "Lilo & Stitch" (2002) used exclusively watercolor backgrounds, since Disney, after some failures, was investing in other projects. This was later called a "hand drawn miracle". by starring2
>I can think of no other example.
Alice in Wonderland, Shrek, Beauty and the Beast, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Space Jam, Jungle Book, Snow White, so many more. Movies mixing people with anthropomorphic characters and having them interact is in no way rare.
Desolecontra OP t1_j92tmy9 wrote
Reply to comment by Maverick_Walker in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
I also don’t think she should’ve been put in the hall of fame. But I understand
Desolecontra OP t1_j92t4xu wrote
Reply to comment by Maverick_Walker in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
☝️ that part. I should’ve made that more clear.
Maverick_Walker t1_j92sbbt wrote
Reply to comment by Desolecontra in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
Facts. Just in the men’s though, she probably would have excelled in the women’s
Desolecontra OP t1_j92s47k wrote
Reply to comment by TurkeySandwich007 in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
Lol. But There’s a reason there is a higher population of women in America and nobody watches the wnba. For genetic reasons, men are better at basketball and more fun to watch playing the sport than women. That’s all. She would’ve been terrible
TurkeySandwich007 t1_j92rec3 wrote
OMG__Ponies OP t1_j92qrdy wrote
Reply to comment by AUWarEagle82 in TIL that the VitaminWater class-action lawsuit resulted no compensation for the consumers, and Coca Cola/Glacéau could continue marketing VitaminWater as “nutrient enhanced water beverage”. by OMG__Ponies
Their advertising claims:
>vitaminwater’s claims at the time that it could reduce the risk of eye disease, promote healthy joints, as well as supporting optimal immune function when, in reality, the huge amount of sugar in the product promotes obesity, diabetes, and other health problems.
AND:
>CSPI also objected to the product names such as “defense” and “endurance.”
As for Coca-Cola's response:
>Coca-Cola fought back arguing that no reasonable consumer could be misled into thinking vitaminwater was a healthy beverage but last year a federal judge rejected this defense.
ITeechYoKidsArt t1_j92q3ju wrote
Desolecontra OP t1_j92ptjr wrote
Reply to comment by Darealvvaldeezee in TIL a woman was once drafted by the NBA but had to turn the team down bc she was pregnant. She’s also in the hall of fame. by Desolecontra
Can I be honest with you?
outfoxingthefoxes t1_j92pn4n wrote
Reply to comment by KwaadMens in TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
Or write whatever you want and do a find+replace...
Ignitus1 t1_j92pmi6 wrote
Reply to comment by PicardTangoAlpha in TIL beavers are a keystone species, which means they play an important role in ecosystems by modifying the area in a way that is beneficial to plants and animals by jewkakasaurus
Go ahead and show me where I claimed expertise. I’ll wait.
marbledaedra t1_j933rzy wrote
Reply to comment by Perpetual_Doubt in TIL that "Lilo & Stitch" (2002) used exclusively watercolor backgrounds, since Disney, after some failures, was investing in other projects. This was later called a "hand drawn miracle". by starring2
>I cannot think what artistic contribution it can provide
It's interesting, it's a unique take on the original story, it stirs up the imagination... not everybody would agree, of course, but those are some possible things.
Also, something you're not mentioning is that the characters are literally aliens. Fictional aliens may take visual inspiration from real creatures, even if they're sapient. Halo is another example where this occurs.