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msudofsky t1_jd96avi 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
he look awfully good, been dating adrena ???😁
grumble11 t1_jd968yt wrote
Reply to comment by General_Derangement in TIL China and India have been the population centers of the world for at least 6,000 years by aaleom
Huge agricultural base - long growing season, large highly fertile areas, pumping out a lot of calories. Also pretty big countries in general.
hommedefeu t1_jd961mw wrote
Reply to comment by Element-710 in TIL that a French Soldier called Albert Severin Roche, had personally captured 1,180 prisoners. He was called the "first soldier of France" by allied supreme commander Marechal Foch by miragen125
Yeah I was including that in the "shitting on you" part I guess
tanfj t1_jd95gcn wrote
Reply to TIL that the USA in 1856 enacted a law that allowed any USA citizen to take over an island if the island was full of bird shit....and unoccupied. by LMonteSlim
Yes, the guano was used to make gunpowder. No shit, no boom.
Not really any different than saying that you're allowed to claim any oil well not already claimed. Strategic resources are strategic resources.
Cleantech2020 t1_jd94qmy wrote
Reply to TIL China and India have been the population centers of the world for at least 6,000 years by aaleom
Once you have a large population, you keep on having a large population
ocmaddog t1_jd94i12 wrote
Reply to comment by patbb333 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
I’m still mad as hell about that
draculamilktoast t1_jd94a0m wrote
Reply to comment by No-Owl9201 in TIL that on April 1st, 1906, American newspapers ran prank articles reporting that Chicago had been "invaded by hordes of prehistoric monsters dealing death and destruction", illustrated with doctored photos showing dinosaurs attacking the Windy City. by TJ_Fox
When every day is fools day.
SgtSharki t1_jd948wv wrote
Reply to 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
Pacino lost Best Supporting Actor to Joel Grey for his performance as the MC in "Cabaret", so I doubt most people even remember this happened.
ipauljr44 t1_jd946fj wrote
ProblemChild270 t1_jd940ie wrote
SplendidPunkinButter t1_jd936dw wrote
Reply to comment by ipauljr44 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
Oh like boycotting the Academy Awards hurts someone. Pacino didn’t like what they did, so he didn’t go to a dumb awards show. That’s not a tantrum.
sabersquirl t1_jd92psm 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
Tell me you haven’t been on reddit for very long without telling me. If you didn’t know, Reddit often pulls the first image from a page for the thumbnail. So if I were a betting man, I would have to guess the article isn’t specifically about Al Pacino.
template009 t1_jd92g85 wrote
Technical_Ear_7040 t1_jd928uu wrote
Reply to comment by Remote-District-9255 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
1 is Michael, 2 is Vito, 3 is Vincent
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AndiLivia t1_jd91jo8 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
They've had it too good for too long. Let's bring mosquitos to iceland.
TarkusLV t1_jd90rwy wrote
RoPr-Crusader t1_jd900yu wrote
Reply to comment by Salmol1na 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
....he was the main character
medievalonyou t1_jd8zxpq wrote
Reply to comment by AbsolutelySloshed 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
What's that got to do with anything?
Element-710 t1_jd8zm1v wrote
Reply to comment by hommedefeu in TIL that a French Soldier called Albert Severin Roche, had personally captured 1,180 prisoners. He was called the "first soldier of France" by allied supreme commander Marechal Foch by miragen125
And almost kill you without a second thought, or any recognution of the error.
Indymizzum t1_jd8zl8s wrote
Reply to comment by template009 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
She was American. She claimed to be of Native American descent, but her sisters refuted that after her death.
No-Transition4060 t1_jd8zkoa wrote
Reply to comment by ST616 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
Didn’t Amadeus have the same thing? F Murray Abraham actually got the Oscar but his Co-Star was going nominated for the same award I think?
DvlsAdvct108 t1_jd8zc76 wrote
Reply to comment by hobbitdude13 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
"I made him an offer he can't refuse..now, who's on first?"
Lost_Arix t1_jd8yuv6 wrote
Reply to TIL China and India have been the population centers of the world for at least 6,000 years by aaleom
They also had the half of the world's wealth before they git invaded
shmooshy t1_jd96izu wrote
Reply to comment by PixelPervert in 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
Just a few days ago I watched a documentary on Amazon about Rose Marie who played Sally—she really wanted the show to have one more season and do it in color. Her husband used to film rehearsals with a color home movie camera, so there is some silent footage of them on set (in casual clothes, hair in curlers, etc). None of the decor is the color you think it is! I highly recommend the Rose Marie documentary—her life is like an encyclopedia of 20th century entertainment.