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General_Derangement t1_jd7czbd wrote
Reply to TIL China and India have been the population centers of the world for at least 6,000 years by aaleom
I've always wondered how China has managed to sustain such a large population despite having been subject to and of some of the deadliest wars in history (in terms of sheer casualties).
ImmoralJester54 t1_jd7cdlt wrote
Reply to comment by slower-is-faster in TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
They COULD do that to save the environment. OR say fuck it and ignore it.
flaminate_strutching t1_jd7cc6h wrote
Reply to TIL that mosquitos can be a nuisance for everyone but not for the people in Iceland. Simply because they don't exist there: by bringmeturtles
Those black flies they have are pretty relentless and awful, though.
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lightninhopkins t1_jd7brqu wrote
Reply to TIL The Dick Van Dyke Show was originally written entirely by Carl Reiner, about stories from Reiner's life, and starred Carl Reiner. The pilot was unsuccessful so it was reworked with Dick Van Dyke playing Robert Petrie. by jamescookenotthatone
Given the time I wonder how much it had to do having a network show with a Jewish man as the lead?
KanosKohli t1_jd7bojd wrote
Reply to TIL China and India have been the population centers of the world for at least 6,000 years by aaleom
Which is why I say treat their traditional medical knowledge systems with some respect.
These are two civilizations that know a trick or two about living longer and recovering from illness.
ElDoo74 t1_jd7bdam wrote
Reply to TIL that mosquitos can be a nuisance for everyone but not for the people in Iceland. Simply because they don't exist there: by bringmeturtles
TIL that people don't exist in Iceland.
/s
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jamescookenotthatone OP t1_jd7b7tk wrote
Reply to TIL The Dick Van Dyke Show was originally written entirely by Carl Reiner, about stories from Reiner's life, and starred Carl Reiner. The pilot was unsuccessful so it was reworked with Dick Van Dyke playing Robert Petrie. by jamescookenotthatone
I learned this from Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast,
Also,
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Dyke appearantly never took a dancing lesson, just did what he was told by choreographers.
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Dyke has had terrible arthritis since atleast when he was 40 and was expected to be in a wheelchair by the time he was 50. He just didn't.
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ElfMage83 t1_jd7b5qg wrote
Reply to TIL China and India have been the population centers of the world for at least 6,000 years by aaleom
This is not surprising when you remember that just those two countries together have over two billion people at this point.
ArOnodrim t1_jd7av3n wrote
Reply to TIL China and India have been the population centers of the world for at least 6,000 years by aaleom
They have been centers of rice production. Which is the essential agricultural ingredient to large populations.
RedshirtStormtrooper t1_jd7ar64 wrote
Reply to comment by SpunKDH in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
The irony of your gatekeeping comments are the real gift of this thread. Go on and tell us more about what we should or should not enjoy, yano, in case our childish brains don't comprehend the magnificent world of Cinema.
Edit: gotdamn, they deleted their whole Reddit life
PrecariouslyPeculiar OP t1_jd7aq0l wrote
Reply to comment by Dawnawaken92 in TIL that Deltora Quest, the Children's Fantasy Books by Australian Writer Emily Rodda, Has Its Own Anime, Which Started Airing 2 Years After the Series Ended, from 2007-2008, and has 13 Episodes of Original Content Not Found in the Books. It Even Spawned a Nintendo DS Game, Released Only in Japan. by PrecariouslyPeculiar
I actually never got around to reading the full series myself. I only read the first few books when I was little. But your comment definitely intrigues me! It makes me feel like growing up in Australia really helped inform the author's vision of a wild but fantastic world. And I can see why anime studios were interested in adapting it, too. Sorry about the house fire, though. That royally sucks D:
TomHanksBeachDay t1_jd7901r wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
Or maybe because he’s the main character and not in a supporting role. And should Brando win over him he wants lose properly, nominated in the same category as him (the Godfather has 2 main characters). Instead of moving down to the supporting category, taking a supporting actor who deserved to win’s Oscar, taking a different actor’s nomination, and for the rest of time everyone thinking “Wow, did Pacino really move categories just to not lose to Brando and win one for himself…. what a bitch.”
TomHanksBeachDay t1_jd78yuy wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
Or maybe because he’s the main character and not in a supporting role. And should Brando win over him he wants lose properly, nominated in the same category as him (the Godfather has 2 main characters . Instead of moving down to the supporting category, taking a supporting actor who deserved to win’s Oscar, taking a different actor’s nomination, and for the rest of time everyone thinking “Wow, did Pacino really move categories just to not lose to Brando and win one for himself…. what a bitch.”
LipTrev t1_jd78u3w wrote
Reply to TIL that mosquitos can be a nuisance for everyone but not for the people in Iceland. Simply because they don't exist there: by bringmeturtles
Nuisance is kind of lightweight word for what mosquitoes have done to them human race.
It is claimed that malaria has killed half of all humans who ever lived.
Boogzcorp t1_jd78g4f wrote
Reply to comment by ST616 in TIL the term "death row" comes from an assassination attempt on FDR. The shooter Giuseppe Zangara was sentenced to death, but there was already a convict awaiting execution, and FL law forbade them from sharing cells. A second cell was built, turning the "death cell" into the first "death row." by AdmiralAkbar1
Thankyou TED, that was the joke...
theguineapigssong t1_jd782gq wrote
Reply to comment by InfluenceDear9975 in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
Why doesn't Marlon Brando, the largest Best Actor Nominee, not simply eat the others?
Crepuscular_Animal t1_jd77ry6 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that mosquitos can be a nuisance for everyone but not for the people in Iceland. Simply because they don't exist there: by bringmeturtles
Shut your bot mouth, bot.
[deleted] t1_jd7d257 wrote
Reply to comment by RUNdoneDIDit in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
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