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DavoTB t1_jdwe1j6 wrote

Reply to comment by AliasNefertiti in TIL on 1924, for the Olympic Games, BRitish athlete Eric Liddell refused to run the 100 metres since it was set on Sunday, instead choosing to run the 400 metres by Johannes_P

The soundtrack album by Vangelis was a significant hit worldwide, with the album on the UK charts for almost two years. In the US, it reached number one for four weeks, and the single, called “Chariots of Fire—Titles,” reached #1 for one week in May, 1982, after more than four months on the charts.

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JPHutchy01 t1_jdwdtvq wrote

Reply to TIL: A family of 12 performers, 7 of whom were dwarves, all survived Auschwitz after being separated by Mengele. Several prisoners who survived claimed they believed they were hallucinating when they saw seven well-dressed dwarves passing by. by 0verlyAnxious

Who learns both the cello and the accordion, that's not the most obvious pairing but then again I suppose every other accordionist I can think of also plays the guitar and being Romanian, a cello was probably more relevant.

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GodOfChickens t1_jdwcabs wrote

Reply to comment by joker_mania in TIL MSG occurs naturally in tomatoes and other vegetables. by pm-me-all-tits

I used to use it quite often, but I bought a bunch of different salts, one of them in particular, sel gris de guérande, has a very high mineral content and adds the same taste I associate with msg, but it's much more versatile and comes through as a noticeable flavour more often. I recommend it to anyone who likes msg.

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Alpha433 t1_jdwc6ro wrote

Reply to comment by Bmystic 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

Oh ya, pitch black really is showing its age, but in a way its simplicity helps to build the atmosphere better. It's a bunch of stranded travelers on a desolate world, going fantastical would have killed the bleak tone of the movie.

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Doxbox49 t1_jdwbws2 wrote

Reply to comment by Charlielx 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

But individuals that practice a religion on the space station while also doing their duties isn’t a fucking issue. The guy was accepted to work on the ISS and we are focusing on the fact he’s a Muslim who prays. Could be any religion though and people would still hate on it. This man probably worked his ass off for the chance but here we are, focusing on trivial shit

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Doxbox49 t1_jdw8fu9 wrote

Reply to 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

Lot of hate here for people doing something that doesn’t effect them in the least bit. Some people are religious, get the fuck over it

Edit: you guys really need to be a bit more open and accepting. The all religion is bad crowd is just as annoying as a religious person shoving it down your throat. I bet most of you are atheist which is funny. You believe lack of evidence is proof. Truth is, no one knows the answers so let people have their faith

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theundulator t1_jdw8dde 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

This was my favorite moment in the game. Better even than the finale. The moment being set up by >!barely making it back from Guarma in the dark, Stealing the lone horse under the streetlight, Exhausted, dreading what you're riding towards, the knowledge of your own terminal illness still fresh in your head!< and then the song fading in made me feel things that no media has in a long while if ever. Utterly masterful.

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Old-Satisfaction-564 t1_jdw6he9 wrote

Reply to TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter

During 16th century the word pizza (from greek πιττα (pitta) meaning 'focaccia') appeared to describe a flat bread sold as street food.Until the 17th century was topped with oil and erbs or garlic, later other toppings were added like olive oil, lard, tomatoes, goats' milk cheese, anchovies. It was well described by Alexandre Dumas after a trip to Napoli in his Le corricolo (Éd.1846) .

Pizza margherita was probably created in 1889 adding mozzarella cheese as a topping, but it was not diffused since mozzarella was expensive and rare.

It was only after the war that pizza become ubiquitous in Italy, Ancel Keys was the researcher who associated the traditional Mediterranean diet with a low risk of CHD, attempted to but pizza in Rome in the '50 but it wasn't available anywhere, he was told that only neapolitans eat pizza.

It was only during the '60 that pizza became ubiquitous in Italy whan Luigi Giordano from Tramonti began mass production of mozzarella cheese in northern Italy.

https://angeloforgione.com/2022/03/16/inesattezze_pizza_pomodoro_mozzarella/

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