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CornWallacedaGeneral t1_jdty7dv wrote
Reply to comment by nowhereman136 in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
My fuckin pizza shop been around since 1923...this til is weird
Page100 t1_jdtxh3p wrote
Reply to 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
I met him!! He was in my area signing a book. He’s soooo cool. President Carter btw is the proper way to refer to him. Not that I’m proper.
sigaven t1_jdtxgxs wrote
Reply to comment by debzmonkey 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
Abercrombie t-shirts, cargo shorts, ripped jeans.
Eviltechnomonkey t1_jdtxdvb wrote
Reply to TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
So, you're saying their even bigger assholes than we originally knew.
magicbeansascoins t1_jdtxanb wrote
Reply to comment by oxymoronisanoxymoron in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Anchovies my friend. Olives and anchovies. We may not make friends, but the taste is divine.
Planarleo127890 t1_jdtw3r9 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
sky rats.
guesswhodat t1_jdtvrs5 wrote
Reply to TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
Seagulls are fucking disgusting birds just like petrels and skuas.
Mikesturant t1_jdtvquy wrote
Reply to comment by drygnfyre 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
Nice.
Carter stopped Joe's road too. https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/biden-withdraws-from-alaskan-road-deal-after-pressure-from-jimmy-carter/S3YDJUMCUBAVTMMRXKYIRCKWI4/
Ahelex t1_jdtvk4i wrote
Reply to comment by oodelay in TIL Early Superman comics taught kids how to achieve super-strength through exercises in lifting armchairs, getting a super-grip, and achieving super-vision by glancing at distant and near objects repeatedly by Ok_Copy5217
- Fill pillow with some coins.
- Teach dog to treat pillow as chew toy.
- Throw dog into pillow.
- Dog bites pillow and coins.
- Bitcoin!
cheezfreek t1_jdtuqr0 wrote
Reply to TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
What do you want? Kids can really get annoying. If you have a better solution, I’d like to hear it.
L_Cranston_Shadow t1_jdtungo wrote
Reply to comment by SandwitchCoveness in 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
People Faces are ugly
UnimpressedWithAll t1_jdtu25k wrote
Reply to comment by solarmelange in TIL: 5 pin bowling was invented in Canada - and is mostly only played in Canada by sammer003
Just wait till I tell you about black light fridays…
Mike81890 t1_jdttzqd wrote
Reply to comment by Cosmic_Gumbo in TIL that method used to rob the banks in the movie The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) was the actual method "Friday Night Robber" Carl Gugasian successfully used for over thirty years. by Saint_Gut-Free
Prob should have been a miniseries; like a masterpiece theater or some such
L_Cranston_Shadow t1_jdttv0f wrote
Reply to TIL: 5 pin bowling was invented in Canada - and is mostly only played in Canada by sammer003
Kind of makes sense. Kind of like how 9 pin is only prevalent in countries that are German, were repeatedly invaded by Germany, or were colonized... Quite probably from people fleeing invasions from Germany.
drygnfyre t1_jdtttol wrote
Reply to comment by Mikesturant 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
No. On an oil reserve. Not a national park.
newworkaccount t1_jdttnkq wrote
Reply to comment by FriendlyAndHelpfulP 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
People would be shocked by the progressive legacy Nixon left behind, and his environmental legacy is part of that. Senator Nixon, for instance, also had the first federal bill for a nationalized healthcare scheme (sponsored with Ted Kennedy, no less). He intentionally had a huge and formal affirmative action policy for women for positions appointed by his administration, in addition to other notable civil rights firsts.
Hell, I bet very few people know that Nixon was instrumental in urging LBJ to sign the Civil Rights Act into law; LBJ was strongly considering vetoing it, and Nixon (among others) talked him out of it.
You know, Nixon. The racist homophobic paranoid misanthropic criminal. That guy. He did those things.
Unironically, he was one of the best, and absolute worst, presidents we have ever had.
Tai-Pan t1_jdttfgd wrote
Reply to TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
A few years ago I used to work for the National Park Service in San Francisco. I was teaching a lesson with a visiting boy scout troop on the coast when a seagull jumped on the back of a pigeon scavenging on the beach, the seagull then proceeded to rip into the living pigeon by pecking into its back. Many scouts started crying asking if there was something we could do to save the pigeon, all I could do was shrug and say "It's the circle of life." Inwardly I was pretty shocked at how savage seagulls can be. They don't fuck around.
DavoTB t1_jdttebr 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
The lawsuit was based on the recurring flute lick, played by Greg Ham. The song’s writer, singer Colin James Hay stated he felt the stress of the lawsuit led to the early death of Ham around the time of the lawsuit.
askmeaboutmysciatica t1_jdtsf4b 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
Written by a pigeon
IBeTrippin t1_jdtsdan 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
I have some jeans that I bought in the 90s or early 2000's, that after some weight loss I can now fit in again. What's interesting about them is the front pocket isn't big enough for my phone. Probably because that simply wasn't an issue back then.
Riptide360 t1_jdts5zg wrote
Reply to comment by pohatu771 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
Are you on Apple Music? Post a link and I'll add it to my creator playlist of music to play.
hypatiatextprotocol t1_jdty9g9 wrote
Reply to comment by Fenrir101 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
Not sure what you're talking about: it's a melody in the original. It's in the first eight bars and repeats throughout the song.