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hyzermofo t1_jduon3w wrote
Reply to comment by BastardFromTheSouth in TIL the musician and songwriter D'Angelo not only recorded a song, "Unshaken", for Red Dead Redemption 2, he also served as a playtester during the videogame's development due to his love of the series by grizzburger
Well, now it's a series. That shit is just misleading.
Edit: TIL you all are a pain in the ass.
AssCumBoi t1_jduogky wrote
Reply to comment by Ok_Yoghurt_3338 in TIL Stop signs used to be BLACK ON YELLOW by sexyson91
Black and yellow. I feel like there's a song in there
JoeFelice t1_jduogfd wrote
Reply to comment by InterPunct in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
And the people who'd never heard of those things, what was their diet like?
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OrgJoho75 t1_jduo39n wrote
Reply to comment by dementorpoop in TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station. by TonahVilla
We called it Rukhsah : "exemption while in difficult situation".
[deleted] t1_jdunyt5 wrote
Reply to comment by paradise-trading-83 in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
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JMEEKER86 t1_jdunrr4 wrote
Reply to comment by dementorpoop in TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station. by TonahVilla
Yeah, from what I understand of their customs it really is the thought that counts. If you thought you had your prayer rug pointed the right direction and discover 30 years later that it should have been 40 degrees in the other direction that's not a big deal. Just fix it and then go about things like normal. No need to say 100 prayers to atone for your poor furniture arrangement skills.
EntshuldigungOK t1_jdunh92 wrote
Reply to TIL india is the biggest exporter of hairs in the world. India's hair exports account for 80% of the global market by pinkcheems
Can confirm we are quite hairy
BastardFromTheSouth t1_jdune4g wrote
Ill-eat-anything t1_jdunc0s 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
Dave and Gareth from the Dollop do the story justice: https://youtu.be/iyTEwknuX14
absolutelyshafted t1_jdun7qs wrote
Reply to comment by ebikr in TIL india is the biggest exporter of hairs in the world. India's hair exports account for 80% of the global market by pinkcheems
Like at least 40 right?
absolutelyshafted t1_jdun6xa wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL india is the biggest exporter of hairs in the world. India's hair exports account for 80% of the global market by pinkcheems
Average rainbow 6 player
pineappleshnapps t1_jdun34o 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
They credited both, even when one wrote the song from what I remember. Maybe he knew more about how it was written.
missiongiraffe t1_jdun1e8 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
I once saw a seagull eat a pigeon whole, while the pigeon was still alive. It just opened its beak and chomped, you could see the pigeon wriggling in its neck. This was in Glasgow, it’s haunted me ever since.
RealBlazeStorm t1_jdun0rx wrote
Reply to comment by DarthGuber in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
That sounds like people who wish they were Greek
BigMeatBobby t1_jdumzhb wrote
Reply to comment by hyzermofo in TIL the musician and songwriter D'Angelo not only recorded a song, "Unshaken", for Red Dead Redemption 2, he also served as a playtester during the videogame's development due to his love of the series by grizzburger
Maybe he loved Red Dead Revolver too
pineappleshnapps t1_jdumxg4 wrote
Reply to comment by Riptide360 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
Artists and writers make next to nothing off subscription fees, I doubt this would help them much, and you can already allow someone to use your material, or license other peoples work.
pineappleshnapps t1_jdumtbg wrote
Reply to comment by thesaga 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
Lmao, that sucks. They probably did it to be more Australian. A ton of songs have little odes to other songs in them.
Admetus t1_jduml4m wrote
Reply to comment by Rekuna in TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
Woodpigeons. They are gorgeous cute things.
kreich1990 t1_jdum6q1 wrote
SpookyLilRaven t1_jdum3vl wrote
Reply to comment by nowhereman136 in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
And yet people still choose to eat jello mayonnaise in the 50s.
Rekuna t1_jdulz92 wrote
Reply to comment by FishAndRiceKeks in TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
All the filthy, nasty looking pigeons are the ones that live in cities, among us. Telling really.
The big fat clean ones that aren't in cities are super cute though.
Plasticcaz t1_jdulw50 wrote
Reply to comment by gimmeafuckinname 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
Kookaburra sits on the electric wire
Jumping up and down with his pants on fire
Burn, kookaburra, burn
Kookaburra, hot your pants must be
granadesnhorseshoes t1_jdullok wrote
Reply to TIL the musician and songwriter D'Angelo not only recorded a song, "Unshaken", for Red Dead Redemption 2, he also served as a playtester during the videogame's development due to his love of the series by grizzburger
I'll chum the waters; Who the hell is D'Angelo? I was mildly disappointed it wasn't about 80s/90s milf titties and didn't read it.
Gr8fulFox t1_jduot1k wrote
Reply to comment by floorya in TIL that seagulls not only eat other birds and animals, but are cannibals and often eat seagull chicks, even their own. by TrolleyMcTrollerson1
> It was the most metal thing I've ever seen.
In person. Behold! A Praying Mantis taking-down a hummingbird!