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Dawnawaken92 t1_j9d9puo wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL In 1897, the US Government created "The Board of Tea Experts" to taste test every lot of imported tea, to ensure that the tea tasted good. The Board was abolished in 1996. by Ihatethemuffinman
Tbh tasting things before public consumption should be someone's job in every company and more than likely is.
Commentment_Phobe t1_j9d9mkp wrote
Reply to TIL In 1897, the US Government created "The Board of Tea Experts" to taste test every lot of imported tea, to ensure that the tea tasted good. The Board was abolished in 1996. by Ihatethemuffinman
99 years is a long time. No wonder they were bored…
Coffee anyone?
Ill show myself out.
JaxxisR t1_j9d6y96 wrote
Reply to TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
I learned this from Drunk History.
Good times.
skonevt t1_j9d6xn6 wrote
Reply to TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
He was in the printing biz. I suppose that's something to do with making photos, but he even manufactured paper cutters. Look 'em up on Ebay. His familiarity with print production made board games a possible segue.
[deleted] t1_j9d6u1v wrote
Reply to TIL In 1897, the US Government created "The Board of Tea Experts" to taste test every lot of imported tea, to ensure that the tea tasted good. The Board was abolished in 1996. by Ihatethemuffinman
I mean, we are wasting money on a LOT of things. I wouldn’t even be mad about this, by comparison.
odaeyss t1_j9d6p62 wrote
Reply to comment by stromm in TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
Yeah but that was peak 1800s capitalism baybay! Dudes in tophats just gratuitously dunking on normal people because the law ain't shit. Thankfully tophats have gone out of style.
toadhall81 t1_j9d61dl wrote
Reply to comment by KypDurron in TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
Mr Brothers? We are Mr Milton and Mr Bradley, how do you do
Koalas_are_mid t1_j9d5t4g wrote
Reply to comment by RepresentativeDog933 in TIL: The domestic cat is a revered animal in Islam and One of Muhammad's (PBUH) companions was known as Abu Hurairah (literally: "Father of the Kitten" PBUH) for his attachment to cats. by ElectroFlannelGore
Actually, all dogs were slaughtered because he believed in equality.
GrandmaPoses t1_j9d4nn9 wrote
Reply to comment by disasterbot in TIL Terry Bradshaw, former NFL quarterback, suffered from post-game anxiety attacks and “frequent crying” by Mysterious_Diver_606
Terry Bradshaw Injury?
Gorf_the_Magnificent t1_j9d45p0 wrote
Reply to comment by Groundbreaking_War52 in TIL: While in office, President Jimmy Carter had to physically defend himself from a rabbit. by Forever_Overthinking
The claim that the Republicans blamed the killer rabbit for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was made by Carter’s own Press Secretary, Jody Powell. There is no other substantiation for that claim in the Wikipedia article.
I saw Jody Powell speak at a business conference in 1981, and he was so unimpressive that almost the entire audience was shocked that he had been a senior White House official.
GrandmaPoses t1_j9d41o0 wrote
Reply to comment by Djinn42 in TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
“I ordered a photo of Abraham Lincoln, not some beardless goon!”
InterPunct t1_j9d3vbn wrote
Reply to TIL In 1897, the US Government created "The Board of Tea Experts" to taste test every lot of imported tea, to ensure that the tea tasted good. The Board was abolished in 1996. by Ihatethemuffinman
Abolished long after statistical sampling was a well-understood practice.
RepresentativeDog933 t1_j9d3tpq wrote
GaiaAnon t1_j9d2zup wrote
Reply to TIL In 1897, the US Government created "The Board of Tea Experts" to taste test every lot of imported tea, to ensure that the tea tasted good. The Board was abolished in 1996. by Ihatethemuffinman
Damn they didn't make it to their hundred years of service
Diz-e-Bee255 t1_j9d2m3t wrote
Reply to TIL Terry Bradshaw, former NFL quarterback, suffered from post-game anxiety attacks and “frequent crying” by Mysterious_Diver_606
Not uncommon in people with explosive speed to have higher levels of anxiety (including social). Crying when exhausted is very normal
KypDurron t1_j9d2dwl wrote
Reply to comment by Loki-L in TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
No, that was Parker's last name.
Loki-L OP t1_j9d13zf wrote
Reply to comment by ClownfishSoup in TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
At least Parker Brothers were two brothers named Parker.
ClownfishSoup t1_j9d0sni wrote
Reply to comment by stromm in TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
So he was the eBaum's World of the 1800s.
ClownfishSoup t1_j9d0p3l wrote
Reply to comment by Loki-L in TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
You'd think he'd have just taken another picture.
ClownfishSoup t1_j9d0jfj wrote
Reply to TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
It had never occurred to me that "Milton Bradley" was a guys name and not two last names.
claraalberta t1_j9d0f4l wrote
Reply to comment by Gilamath in TIL: The domestic cat is a revered animal in Islam and One of Muhammad's (PBUH) companions was known as Abu Hurairah (literally: "Father of the Kitten" PBUH) for his attachment to cats. by ElectroFlannelGore
TIL. Thanks for the info!
stusthrowaway t1_j9czxrb wrote
Reply to comment by mrb783 in TIL: If you cut 2 different sponges up, disaggregate them (push them through a sieve), and mix the 2 cell-slurries together - the sponge cells reassociate with their own cells, but not cells of the other species. This is being studied to understand tissue repair and transplant rejection. by Geek_Nan
They forgot the pickles!
Bouncing_Hedgehog t1_j9czrib wrote
Reply to TIL about Doggerland, a region of northwest Europe that was home to Mesolithic people before rising sea levels inundated the area and created a Europe better resembling today's Europe. by blonderengel
So that's where Dogger Bank got its name!
cheesefondue t1_j9d9v6n wrote
Reply to comment by JGCIII in TIL: The Graveyard of the Pacific is a place where 2,000 ships have wrecked and more than 700 lives have been lost. This is due to unpredictable weather conditions, including storms and fog, and dangerous coastal characteristics, including shifting sandbars, tidal rips, and rocky reefs. by iboughtarock
your math is wrong