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DeValera15 t1_jdt6322 wrote
Reply to comment by hatersaurusrex in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2vftrd
Yup, 1962, Windsor Ontario, Canada. Thank you Sam!
LorenaBobbedIt t1_jdt5zsy wrote
Reply to comment by jeffinRTP in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Aaaaactually, the title contains what is known as “irony”.
oxymoronisanoxymoron t1_jdt5uhr wrote
Reply to TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
I don't judge, I used to put sardines on my pizza 🤷♀️
Sassy-irish-lassy t1_jdt5pzg wrote
Reply to comment by hatersaurusrex in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
They only say it because it's a hilarious epic reddit meme. The people who say that have probably never had it, and are the same ones who say "birds aren't real". You know, because acting like a hivemind with no personality is "funny".
nedasherman283 t1_jdt5p2a wrote
Fenrir101 t1_jdt5oi3 wrote
Reply to comment by nowhereman136 in TIL Australian band, Men At Work were sued over their song "Down Under" for similarities to an Australian nursery rhyme "Kookaburra". by El-Hairy
It's not in the original, it's just become "traditional" to play a single bar at the end instead of the "real" ending when doing a cover. It matches and sound's better in my opinion than the real ending.
OneFingerIn t1_jdt5ntg wrote
Reply to comment by UWCG in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Slightly skinnier
SnowedOutMT t1_jdt5nfz wrote
Reply to comment by sammer003 in TIL: 5 pin bowling was invented in Canada - and is mostly only played in Canada by sammer003
If I won the lottery, I would build a 5 pin in my town.
misterfriend t1_jdt59it wrote
Reply to TIL It takes 20 years for clothing to be considered "vintage" and today’s most sought-after vintage styles are ‘90s and early ‘00s by Ok_Copy5217
They can raid my closet.
TLDReddit73 t1_jdt55vq wrote
Reply to TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
I clicked on an article that was supposed to be about pizza. And instead, I’m shown some disgusting pineapple monstrosity. How about a NSFL tag, people!
Edit: You people are monsters!
KevMenc1998 t1_jdt52j9 wrote
Reply to TIL It takes 20 years for clothing to be considered "vintage" and today’s most sought-after vintage styles are ‘90s and early ‘00s by Ok_Copy5217
Starts looking for my hearing aids
hatersaurusrex t1_jdt50er wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Those people can't seem separate 'I personally don't like that' from 'That doesn't belong there and if you do it you're wrong'
I personally dislike pineapple on pizza (except a few I've tried where the pineapple is cooked down into more of a jam/chutney and seasoned with warm spices - those were phenomenal)
But just because I don't like big hunks of fruit on my pizza doesn't mean other people can't eat whatever the fuck they like on there. Especially on something like pizza where the whole point is to put different toppings on it. Eat a whole barbecued goat on there for all I care.
Vulpes_Irae t1_jdt4smd wrote
Reply to comment by Algae_Sucka in TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
Happy to see pigeons or squirrels? I am not happy to see pigeons, but I do like squirrels
kelldricked t1_jdt4sfu wrote
Reply to comment by Thin-Rip-3686 in TIL that the ratio of male births to female births is 51/49%, and it's thought the ratio of X and Y chromosomes in the man's sperm is most likely the cause. by iKickdaBass
That second thing seems unlikely because it wouldnt explained the “returning soldier” effect. A weird “event” were more males (relative to woman) are born after things like wars.
1990ma71 t1_jdt4ot0 wrote
Reply to TIL Stop signs used to be BLACK ON YELLOW by sexyson91
They also used to have reflective beads over the letters to make them more visible at night.
t-bonestallone t1_jdt4gke wrote
Reply to comment by bullfighterteu in TIL Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history which more than doubled the size of the National Parks System by Guardax
Oh I agree on accuracy, but you don’t tell your wife she’s gained weight.
odaeyss t1_jdt4cdz wrote
Reply to comment by godsenfrik in TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
Ahh squirrel, the chicken of the tree..
FreekFrealy t1_jdt4azc wrote
Reply to comment by sammer003 in TIL: 5 pin bowling was invented in Canada - and is mostly only played in Canada by sammer003
I'm glad you capitalized it so that I looked up that Beaver Tails are pastries. I might have got it in my head to hunt a beaver if I thought that their tails are as good as poutine =p
wayfinder t1_jdt47qu wrote
Reply to TIL Australian band, Men At Work were sued over their song "Down Under" for similarities to an Australian nursery rhyme "Kookaburra". by El-Hairy
the comma in your title is wrong, I think?
gimmeafuckinname t1_jdt43cp wrote
Reply to TIL Australian band, Men At Work were sued over their song "Down Under" for similarities to an Australian nursery rhyme "Kookaburra". by El-Hairy
I learned that rhyme in Florida public school in the 70's.
Kookaburra sits in an old gum tree Merry Merry King of the Bush is he. Laugh Kookaburra Laugh Kookaburra Gay your life must be.
Or something like that -.....it's been a minute.
Ok_Copy5217 OP t1_jdt4314 wrote
Reply to comment by dvdmaven in TIL It takes 20 years for clothing to be considered "vintage" and today’s most sought-after vintage styles are ‘90s and early ‘00s by Ok_Copy5217
how come you haven't bought new clothing?
[deleted] t1_jdt3rfd wrote
Reply to TIL about the Straw Hat Riot of 1922 in NYC due to taunting people who had failed to stop wearing straw hats after autumn began by LocalChamp
I hope there is one one day for people wearing sunglasses when it's dark without a medical reason or people still having christmas lights up on independence day.
sammer003 OP t1_jdt3lqs wrote
Reply to comment by FreekFrealy in TIL: 5 pin bowling was invented in Canada - and is mostly only played in Canada by sammer003
ya, we put cheese curds and gravy on fries and eat Beaver Tails!
jeffinRTP t1_jdt3kxg wrote
Reply to TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Actually the word pizza originated in 997 AD. I'm guessing it became popular in the US in 44.
nowhereman136 t1_jdt6991 wrote
Reply to TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Pizza was already popular in New York, especially within Italian communities.
However, back then if the restaurant wasn't within about 5 blocks of your home, you would never hear about it. WW2 not only got Americans to experience European culture, they got them to experience each other's culture. Imagine being from Kansas, and only knowing other people from Kansas your entire life. Now you are living and working with guys from New York, Miami, San Francisco, and Texas.
"I served with a guy named Gino in the Pacific, he kept raving about this thing called pizza"