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oldar4 t1_jdwrqw5 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
Nothing beats jose Gonzalez far awayfrom rdr1 tho. So fucking iconic. Comibg over the hills into Mexico as this song starts playing subtly... such an amazing moment i still remember it vivdly
morbihann t1_jdwrhtn wrote
LadyBug_0570 t1_jdwrh4w wrote
Reply to comment by OakParkCemetary in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Got ya.
Look,, I grew up in Brooklyn and yes there were great pizzerias everywhere. But Sbarro's was the best of large chains. (Dominoes is the worst... it's like cheese on cardboard with hetchup.)
jaspnlv t1_jdwr4y5 wrote
Reply to TIL that Che Guevara was passioned about rugby, and he played it during his school years. In 1951 he also launched a rugby magazine Tackle, writing the whole thing himself by SteO153
It is only a short distance from rugby to murder so l guess it fits.
slipknot90 t1_jdwr3q4 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 fixed his home A/C a long time ago. He lived in this big house tucked in the back of a nice neighborhood. I had no idea who he was at the time. He had a Grammy on the fireplace mantle, so i figured he was somebody. Had to go in his makeshift studio that was just a tiny bedroom in this big house that was filled with instruments, to get to his A/C equipment. Turned out it was just a severely clogged air filter, he had no idea it was even in there. He was the only person there and he was super nice. That evening I asked my wife if she knew who Michael Archer was, she said "Oh hell yeah, D'Angelo"
bruzie t1_jdwqx6w wrote
WindTreeRock t1_jdwqhet 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 mother, who attended college around 1941, told me that her Italian/American room mate named Roxy, would get pizza's in the mail from her parents and they would re-heat them on the steam radiators in their dorm room. Lol.
382Whistles t1_jdwqgn1 wrote
OakParkCemetary t1_jdwq9yo wrote
Reply to comment by LadyBug_0570 in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
I was never allowed to eat at Sbarro's as a kid (there was one in the local mall but my mom was a single mother and didn't like spending unless we had to) and now there aren't any Sbarro's near me.
My original comment is a bastardized referrence to The Office.
ST616 t1_jdwpy9x wrote
Reply to comment by notliam in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Is that you, Brian Thompson?
ElvisKnucklehead t1_jdwpi6z wrote
MaxillaryOvipositor t1_jdwoxvy wrote
Reply to comment by JMEEKER86 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
I worked with a family of Bosnian Muslim refugees, and a short time after I started working there the mother of the group had learned she had been praying in the wrong direction for 25 years. It became a hilarious joke for the rest of them and they were always teasing her about it.
Careful-Prior9639 t1_jdwovci wrote
Reply to TIL that Che Guevara was passioned about rugby, and he played it during his school years. In 1951 he also launched a rugby magazine Tackle, writing the whole thing himself by SteO153
He was also a murderous scumbag. The left should choose it's heroes more wisely.
Eudaemon1 t1_jdwo9lj wrote
Reply to comment by supercyberlurker 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
>Basically religion
Many Big temples are really business places . They will try to profit from everything , that being said shaving hair at temples and such is a very common way to thank the deity , it's kind of like " I will do this if my wish is fulfilled" or a "mannat" if you will , and a mannat comes in different forms .
Also this buying of hair doesn't exist only in temples . For example back in my uncle's village there are people who will buy hair or barter an amount of hair for an utensil or such .
Who_DaFuc_Asked t1_jdwo0ut wrote
Reply to comment by brokenB42morrow 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
Muslims aren't going to be around in the year 56020 on TRAPPIST-1 HUME COLONY 1-A, humans will have either gotten rid of religion or get wiped out well before then.
LadyBug_0570 t1_jdwn7ks wrote
Reply to comment by OakParkCemetary in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Oh man, they used to have a personal stuffed crust pizza there in the 90s that was to die for!
ZylonBane t1_jdwmv3g wrote
Reply to comment by hatersaurusrex in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
What I've realized now is that Greeks are to blame for both pineapple on pizza and Cincinnati chili. There will be a reckoning.
SeanG909 t1_jdwmkom wrote
Reply to comment by LadyBug_0570 in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Evidently not. I stand corrected
ZylonBane t1_jdwmgvk wrote
Reply to comment by EclecticDreck in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
>A thing to remember about the many questionable recipes from this era is that they were built upon novelty.
Like the Dorito Taco and Crunchwrap of today.
Wasabi_Guacamole t1_jdwm8rq wrote
Reply to comment by Bear-Ferr 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
Well, this is an individual(s) choosing to abide by their beliefs, not a group of extremists. Might not be wise to generalize.
A_Fartful_Dodger t1_jdwm3f9 wrote
Reply to 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
Now why would he do that? Back then it was amateurs so it wasn’t “work.” 🤣
dwn2earth83 t1_jdwllp0 wrote
Reply to comment by The_Scarf_Ace 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
Search for the Jamie Foxx parody lolol
council2022 t1_jdwljfb wrote
Reply to comment by andres92 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
They were up rollin' anyways
Psych_Crisis t1_jdwrvl5 wrote
Reply to comment by Gomphos in TIL the SL-1 was the only reactor accident in U.S. history which resulted in immediate fatalities, killing 3 military operators in 1961, pinning one of them to the ceiling. by rigorousthinker
I mean, was someone going to disturb it? I feel like there are already a number of built-in reasons not to disturb someone's grave. Not that it's not also a good reason.