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material_mailbox t1_jd9h5ye wrote
Chillchinchila1 t1_jd9gr41 wrote
Reply to 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
I wonder if perhaps this article inspired the rampage scene in The Lost World silent movie, which later inspired the rampage scene in King Kong and started the kaiju genre.
AngelSucked t1_jd9fbui 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
Interesting -- I've always considered "The Godfather" to either mean Michael, or maybe Michael and Vito. It is Don Michael's origin story.
ninjas_in_my_pants t1_jd9fa5u wrote
TinySqueakFPV t1_jd9f9e3 wrote
Reply to comment by Whyworkforfree 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
Even managed to work in a long career as a talk show host with everything else!
Serg_is_Legend t1_jd9f7n2 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
Oh man I’d totally move there if my girl didn’t have the most aggressive case of Raynaud’s syndrome I’ve ever seen
ninjas_in_my_pants t1_jd9f3f7 wrote
217flavius t1_jd9d09m wrote
Reply to comment by redditjunky2025 in 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
This is where the expression came from. As in you'd have to be batshit crazy to do something like that.
ricottapie t1_jd9cazl 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
From the 1979 interview, as cited on Wiki: >Before Serpico, you were up for Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather. Do you feel you were in the wrong category?
>Pacino: Oh, sure. Definitely. That was outrageous. It's things like that that get you a little sour. I decided to pass the ceremonies by. There were certain people around me who wanted to write a letter, who wanted me to announce that I would not accept the nomination. I would always say, "Let it go. Let it go. Don't make waves." But then, even though I didn't go, I watched it on TV. I felt bad. I didn't care for that kind of contradiction.
Sounds like he was encouraged to boycott it but didn't follow through on an official level. He just didn't show up. That could be taken as a statement in itself, but he wasn't one for public appearances or doing a lot of press, so it probably didn't even register with those not in the know as a rebuff. And then he felt bad, haha.
Edited to close the quotation marks
MuonMaster t1_jd9bzcn wrote
Reply to 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
i need to get better about sneaking these into my dnd campaigns, the havoc and uncertainty would be delightful.
DirtySingh t1_jd9bl16 wrote
Reply to comment by sabersquirl 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
Wow, you could have said the same without being a condescending tool.
Samiel_Fronsac t1_jd9bg0t wrote
Reply to comment by coredump3d 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
It's TIL. We have to share the knowledge!
coredump3d t1_jd9b8ql wrote
Reply to comment by Samiel_Fronsac 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
Thank you for filling in some more details
Samiel_Fronsac t1_jd9b32t wrote
Reply to comment by coredump3d 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
>of transformation from an unassuming boy college dropout turned us marine war hero to the ruthless head of the Corleone crime family
Just a little correction. Carry on.
redditjunky2025 t1_jd9askx wrote
ConradBHart42 t1_jd9amww 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
And then when NBC was going to do the Larry David Show, Larry told them "No, I've seen how that plays out, get someone young and handsome(?) to star in it" and that's how we got Seinfeld.
This is probably not true because I pulled this out of my ass.
RandomBilly91 t1_jd9alks wrote
Reply to comment by Psycko_90 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, he brought back to his line a captain, and was mistook for a deserter/spy when coming back (to another unit). The captain woke up and explained everything
OorPancake t1_jd97jst wrote
Reply to comment by Ugo777777 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
To be fair, he linked an article from 2017 and they probably didn't know what they'd contracted could be almost as bad as mosquitoes at the time.
MonkeysOnMyBottom t1_jd97b5z wrote
Reply to comment by guruji782j4 in 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
I knew someone was guano make that joke
coredump3d t1_jd96snp wrote
Reply to comment by bobcat7781 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 Godfather referred is Michael Corleone. This is his story - of transformation from an unassuming boy young man to the ruthless head of the Corleone crime family
patbb333 t1_jd96izz wrote
Reply to comment by ocmaddog 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
Yeah I'm not gonna take it anymore
stinking_badgers t1_jd9ip4x wrote
Reply to comment by DirtySingh 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 really want to tease you about how if you’re expecting redditors to not be condescending tools you haven’t been on Reddit very long, but I’m afraid you’ll get mad at me.