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Careful-Prior9639 t1_jdx26o6 wrote
Reply to comment by xynix_ie in 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
In Europe left is not a synonym for liberal; that's the world my brain lives in. And it's 'your'.
g3engineeringdesign t1_jdx22ht wrote
Reply to TIL in the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, a local style of accordion folk music known as Famo has sprung a fierce bloody gang war which has contributed to its high homicide rate. Little-known to the outside world, scores of musicians and hundreds of DJs, fans, family members etc. have been slain. by delano1998
What is wrong with us?
TheObliviousYeti t1_jdx1rtk wrote
Reply to comment by firemonkeywoman in TIL in the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, a local style of accordion folk music known as Famo has sprung a fierce bloody gang war which has contributed to its high homicide rate. Little-known to the outside world, scores of musicians and hundreds of DJs, fans, family members etc. have been slain. by delano1998
Tell that to the battle drums.
Pika256 t1_jdx1kz0 wrote
Reply to comment by Vlacas12 in TIL that the red lights on top of tall buildings in cities are called “aviation obstruction lighting,” and are used to help pilots of low-flying aircraft avoid collisions with otherwise hard-to-see structures. by bearjew64
I love being randomly reminded that sub exists.
EntshuldigungOK t1_jdx1277 wrote
Reply to comment by AgniousPrime 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
Stop downvoting him folks - it's actually a fairly cute joke that he cracked.
And if you look at his responses below, he's mellow.
Syllogism19 t1_jdx10ze wrote
Reply to comment by L_Cranston_Shadow in TIL: 5 pin bowling was invented in Canada - and is mostly only played in Canada by sammer003
I'm told that 9 pin was associated with gambling so a tenth was added.
Syllogism19 t1_jdx0v6q wrote
Reply to comment by RandomActOfMindless in TIL: 5 pin bowling was invented in Canada - and is mostly only played in Canada by sammer003
Flintstones episode?
morbihann t1_jdx0rhn wrote
Reply to comment by HistoricalDebates 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
Before RDR2 came out there were only 2 games. So it was a series of two while he was doing the work on RDR2.
Syllogism19 t1_jdx0qe7 wrote
Reply to comment by Stachemaster86 in TIL: 5 pin bowling was invented in Canada - and is mostly only played in Canada by sammer003
TIL: This
It seems like if it a system has this option that a clever alley operator could exploit this to add games to bring in casuals to try other bowling games, and hard-core fans of the other versions. I might actually bowl or bowl longer if we could play more than one version of bowling.
notaedivad t1_jdx0p42 wrote
Reply to comment by Doxbox49 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
> You believe lack of evidence is proof.
Proof of what?
myhihi1 t1_jdx0oke wrote
Reply to comment by Turkeyoak in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
The saltiness of the other ingredients counteracts the sweetness. If your pizza isn't salty enough to counteract the sweetness of pineapples then something is wrong with it.
Chance-Ad-2284 t1_jdx0o9k 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 will always choose pigeons or crows over seagulls. Seagulls are loud, cannibalistic, obnoxious animals. They scream every hour of the day with their shitty screams. It doesnt matter whether it is dark or the middle of the day.
jeetendraprasad t1_jdx00fc 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
And probably 80pc of India's source would be Tirupati Balaji temple where people go to shave their heads for respect of God Balaji and the fulfillment of their wishes.
Indians are highly religious.
Nadaesque t1_jdwzv16 wrote
dholm t1_jdwzgcx wrote
Reply to comment by WintertimeFriends 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
In "Back to the Future" on Black Messiah, he sings:
>So if you're wondering about the shape I'm in
I hope it ain't my abdomen that you're referring to
He's an incredible artist, and like all of us from time to time, he struggled with some mental health issues. However, instead of a serious conversation about depression and addiction (boooring), all of the media attention was on his body and his weight gain during his hiatus after the release of Voodoo.
So, for once I suppose I'm happy my abs haven't made me the object of lust for everyone coming of age in the 1990s.
boney_hoo_hoo t1_jdwze0l wrote
Reply to comment by bl4ckblooc420 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
The entire point of gaming is to enjoy yourself, and I can’t say I have enjoyed myself as much playing any other game. If I’m alive 30 years from now, the nostalgia of this game will be overwhelming
firemonkeywoman t1_jdwzbm0 wrote
Reply to TIL in the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, a local style of accordion folk music known as Famo has sprung a fierce bloody gang war which has contributed to its high homicide rate. Little-known to the outside world, scores of musicians and hundreds of DJs, fans, family members etc. have been slain. by delano1998
This makes me so unbelievably sad today. I love music. Music brings me great joy. Why can't we all get along. Why can't we share? Why can't we enjoy others music without violence? What are they losing? Everyone can make music. Music belongs to none of us it just is.
awesomedan24 t1_jdwz066 wrote
Reply to comment by JimuelShinemakerIII 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
Take it back now y'all
HistoricalDebates t1_jdwyz2j wrote
Reply to comment by morbihann 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
but it's three games? it's a trilogy. Red Dead Revolver, Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2. If you count Undead Nightmare as a separate entity rather than an expansion it's more
semiomni t1_jdwylol wrote
Reply to comment by gettinmoola 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
Ya do believe the moon was split in two though and put back together, and depending on what is convenient it was either fused perfectly, or some valley on the moon is proof it happened.
OakParkCemetary t1_jdwyhf3 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
Yeah, Domino's has always been awful
Tough_Music4296 t1_jdwxu3w 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
Its incredible, to me, to find a religion where your intentions count as much as your actions.
If you set out to do a good thing but for some reason couldnt, you get the rewards as if you had done the good thing.
semiomni t1_jdwxpfw wrote
Fetlocks_Glistening t1_jdwxnnd wrote
Reply to comment by xynix_ie in 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
Maybe he meant the Cuban communist revolutionaries. I mean that's pretty left-ish by any definition
RandomActOfMindless t1_jdx28zc wrote
Reply to comment by Syllogism19 in TIL: 5 pin bowling was invented in Canada - and is mostly only played in Canada by sammer003
Most definitely.