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Sdog1981 t1_jdx6pz2 wrote
Reply to comment by st0wnd 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
It wasn't “leaked” people just had easier ways of accessing information. It was always available.
pegazorn t1_jdx6owd wrote
Reply to comment by Pimpdaddysadness 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
How the fuck has it been 9 years since Black Messiah? It feels so much more recent.
Hopefully it’s not 14 years between albums like last time.
g3engineeringdesign t1_jdx6o9p 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
“I believe that God made me for a purpose. But He also made me fast, and when I run, I feel His pleasure .”
Fat_Bearded_Tax_Man t1_jdx6bok wrote
Reply to comment by SJHillman in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
There is a restaurant near me called citizen pie. As a big fan of pies who doesn't care for pizza, I was infuriated.
Doxbox49 t1_jdx5zzt wrote
Reply to comment by notaedivad 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 pretty much just agreed with what I said lol. You believe lack of evidence is proof there is nothing. And you believe you have the answer just like religious people believe they do. There is or there isn’t. Two sides of the same coin.
Bonneville865 t1_jdx5rph wrote
Reply to comment by DavoTB 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
I’ve never heard anyone refer to Colin Hay using his middle name. Is there another famous Colin Hay?
budius333 t1_jdx5pvq 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
Today I learned that this guy is famous. I know him solely by this song and had never heard of him before the game ¯\(ツ)/¯
st0wnd t1_jdx5hj0 wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod 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
Even Fidel Castro, his best friend realised he's fucking insane.
Vitalic123 t1_jdx57b0 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] 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
I felt like there actually was a ton of music though. I seem to remember nearly every big mission, at least, having a unique song attached to it.
-Copenhagen t1_jdx4wd2 wrote
Reply to comment by CeccoGrullo 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
> For reference, it’s slightly larger than Massachussetts.
That honestly just helped me understand the size of Massachusetts much better.
notaedivad t1_jdx4ub9 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
Atheism is the lack of belief in any gods. No more, no less. Atheism is the absence of a belief, not the assertion of another belief. Your inability to understand the definitions of the words you're using is not a valid argument against them.
Here's a simple aid to help you to understand:
Theist: My god is real
Atheist: Can you demonstrate it?
Theist: No
Atheist: Then I don't believe you
That's atheism. Nothing more.
Thiccaca t1_jdx4o31 wrote
Reply to comment by livefromnewitsparke 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
Space.
I am the guy who maintains the Jewish Space Lasers™.
st0wnd t1_jdx4jlf wrote
Reply to comment by ___FUCKING_PEG_ME___ 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
It was a time when he was portrayed as a "revolutionary" hero. The trend with the tee's died soon afterwards when all his war crimes were leaked to public internet.
Lethargomon t1_jdx4dh3 wrote
Reply to 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
Wasn't this the one where they didn't find the third man immediatly? But only after a longer time when something started to drip from the ceiling?
killacarnitas1209 t1_jdx4d6m 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 just started my second play through a week ago--damn, I missed out on so many small details the first time that the second time makes it better.
livefromnewitsparke t1_jdx46wi wrote
Reply to comment by Thiccaca 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
here? where are you posting from?
32bitFullHD t1_jdx42ax wrote
Reply to comment by AmnesiaInnocent in TIL of BioSteel, high-strength fiber-based material produced by goats, genetically modified to produce spider silk. by Grothorious
I sang this while reading it
Bear-Ferr t1_jdx3qzl wrote
Reply to comment by semiomni 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
Bible, Quran, and Vedas?
Kingsolomanhere t1_jdx3mgt 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 sounds like Chicago Drill Rap where they threaten rival gangs and then carry out the threats. Seems like both are dangerous pastimes
Doxbox49 t1_jdx2yv0 wrote
Reply to comment by notaedivad 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
That there is nothing. No higher power. The same way religious people believe in what they can not prove. Atheist believe since they can’t find evidence, it does not exist. No one has proven there is or isn’t a higher power to the universe. No one knows the answers.
The_Pirate_of_Oz t1_jdx2u1s wrote
Reply to 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
Wild Thing Podcast season 3 has an episode on it. It is really good.
bk15dcx t1_jdx2l2v wrote
Reply to comment by g3engineeringdesign 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
It's not us, it's them.
bk15dcx t1_jdx2ifr 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
We need a peace envoy like Weird Al.
TurboThrobber t1_jdx6rey wrote
Reply to TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
This isn't in force until next year, Coca-Cola are doing it voluntarily and are the only ones I've seen do it.