[deleted] t1_je8rc5f wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:16 AM

I watched Knight Rider in the 80s and grew up with Boy Meets World in the 90s (Me and Ben Savage are same age) and I didn't make that connection until my 20s.

IBeTrippin t1_je8owpp wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:46 AM

Reply to TIL chocolate maker Lindt has sued companies that make gold-foiled chocolate bunnies for trademark infringement by Specialist_Check

Is it me or is the milk chocolate in those bunnies not as good as the chocolate in their regular milk chocolate bars?

Polarprincessa t1_je8o6e7 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:37 AM

Reply to comment by rebillihp in TIL Margaret Knight (1838-1914) invented a machine to mass produce flat-bottomed paper bags and, after winning a lawsuit against a fraudster who copied her design, the patent was issued in 1871. Her first invention was when she was 12 years old (and began working in a factory). She had 87 patents. by WonderWmn212

They did at one time at least…

Areon_Val_Ehn t1_je8o1pm wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:35 AM

Reply to comment by CrackerGuy in TIL that William Daniels, famous for playing Mr. Feeney on "Boy Meets World," has been married to to actress and fellow Emmy Award winner Bonnie Bartlett since June 30, 1951; at more than 71 years, it is the longest active Hollywood marriage as of today. by arrogant_ambassador

Yes.

Neolithique t1_je8nxuz wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:34 AM

Reply to comment by 8i66ie5ma115 in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa

Thanks dude, I’m going to start reading it tonight.

krisalyssa OP t1_je8nuw9 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:33 AM

Reply to comment by booyahachieved3 in TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa

Oh, that makes sense. I always imagined the people coding these things calling over the cubicle walls, “Hey, Janet, you’ll never guess what happened again!”

YourlocalTitanicguy t1_je8nqke wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:32 AM

Reply to comment by Viperbunny in TIL that just a few days after surviving the sinking of the Titanic, actress Dorothy Gibson starred in a silent motion picture short about the disaster called "Saved from the Titanic". Gibson even wore the same clothes she wore the night of the sinking to add to the films authenticity. by PresLyndonBJohnson36

Not quite, although your overall point is correct :) The only real evidence we have of her personal drama is all press, and it’s not really great source material :)

1912 society loved melodrama, and the frenzy and demand for Titanic material started to turn violent. It’s just good press for your film if you can promote an actual survivor, in actual clothes, and on top of that paint her as a tortured yet heroic figure bravely fighting her trauma for you… the viewer. This was a society obsessed with heroics. The reports of her bravery were all carefully constructed in press releases from her studio.

As for ‘ruined’ … I wouldn’t say so. The film was an international hit, with a only a few editorials grumbling about taste. Dorothy’s stepping away from film seemed to be more a choice than a failure. Her very scandalous public affair and case of manslaughter did much more to derail her than a hit movie, but she did switch to theatre and opera between the two.

Whatever happened, we don’t know, but like you said - after that film she went from being a huge movie star to …. not. There are multiple possibilities why, but our sources are all tabloid and come with the purchase of a salt mine :) the film itself though was very popular.

She went on to live, well… quite a wild life :)