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TimeTraveler3056 t1_je9uwsz wrote
Reply to TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01
Interesting! TIL today. Thx
OpeningTurnip8048 t1_je9uufk wrote
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
I got-ta start us-ing the word "mollified" in day to day con-versat-ions. And also ran-domly in-sert hyphens into words un-ness-acerily.
Edit: the fact that this was a joke apparently didnt come thru. Probably cause it wasnt a good one. Hey they all cant be gems right? So no need to tell me to read a book or anything. Unless thats your thing and it makes you happy. Then go for it i say.
leadchipmunk t1_je9uts8 wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01
If that's true, where are their Jiminy Cricket like consciences?
OldeHickory t1_je9utov wrote
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
You think the definition of a bag includes a flat bottom?
ColonelKasteen t1_je9umin wrote
Reply to comment by aw-un in TIL The organizers of the Japan Olympics in 2021 distributed 160,000 condoms to the athletes by Future_Green_7222
And you forget that many acts of sexual congress end up requiring more than one condom
bolanrox t1_je9ujri wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01
do they get good boy points?
MagicBez t1_je9udhe wrote
Reply to comment by processedmeat in TIL a special law in the UK was created to ensure that the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital will forever be able to collect royalties from stage performances, audiobooks, book releases, etc. of Peter Pan in the UK. This is the only work with an 'exception' to copyright laws. by [deleted]
You can just do what people like Dave Barry did with Peter and the Starcatchers and declare your work a "reinterpretation" and then you don't have to pay any royalties to Great Ormond Street
_tonsofsoul_ t1_je9uc1c wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL in order to prevent certain legal instruments from operating in perpetuity, a Royal Lives Clause may be written into a contract which provides a definite but extended period of time usually tied to twenty-one years past the death of last living descendent of the current British monarch. by AudibleNod
Me too, I thought it was a really funny thing to make up. I find it even funnier that it's an actual thing.
ACrossTown13 t1_je9u666 wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01
Nice
TheMadShatterP00P t1_je9tzhm wrote
Reply to TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01
If you walk down main street in magic kingdom, names of those people/organizations are printed in the second story windows of the buildings/shops.
angry_old_dude t1_je9twsl wrote
Reply to comment by Klin24 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
Respectful-LEE, I agree.
AudibleNod OP t1_je9tush wrote
Reply to comment by _tonsofsoul_ in TIL in order to prevent certain legal instruments from operating in perpetuity, a Royal Lives Clause may be written into a contract which provides a definite but extended period of time usually tied to twenty-one years past the death of last living descendent of the current British monarch. by AudibleNod
The first article I read didn't mention the name of the clause. I thought it was a really weird flex to peg the end of the agreement to such a specific yet convoluted event. Turns out it was just an archaic flex.
Slippery-98 t1_je9to19 wrote
Reply to TIL in 1990 a printer for the U.S. Naval Academy put the word “navel” on the graduates’ diplomas. by Fleegle1834
TBH that's on par for Annapolis. Canoe U, second best service academy lol
DeepSpaceNebulae t1_je9tnuu wrote
Reply to comment by SwordfishAlert2602 in TIL The organizers of the Japan Olympics in 2021 distributed 160,000 condoms to the athletes by Future_Green_7222
My joke conspiracy about the olympics is that it’s all just a secret plan to breed super-humans
angry_old_dude t1_je9tkwa wrote
Reply to comment by hatersaurusrex 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
And Bartlett was his wife on the show.
Badmeestert t1_je9tkuw wrote
Yes and they belt away
So many children we will get overthrown
mk09 t1_je9tcov wrote
Reply to comment by doterobcn in TIL that when former White House press secretary James Brady died in 2014, his death was ruled a homicide because it was ultimately caused by a gunshot wound he sustained in 1981, during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan by IAmTiborius
No, because the person who pushed you didn't intend to commit murder and the knee injury wasn't the proximate cause of death. The person who tried to assassinate Reagan did have that intent and injuries from the shooting proximately caused Brady's death, so it was a homicide.
CerealTheLegend t1_je9t9is wrote
Reply to comment by matt9191 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
Looking forward to seeing OP’s cameo in season 2 of the Last of Us.
timtucker_com t1_je9sx6r wrote
Reply to 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
Like many activities, it's hard to go wrong with a P100 respirator if you want to stay safe.
wubbadubba t1_je9srsa wrote
Reply to TIL that when former White House press secretary James Brady died in 2014, his death was ruled a homicide because it was ultimately caused by a gunshot wound he sustained in 1981, during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan by IAmTiborius
I remember the assassination attempt. Tv news played it over and over again, "if you are just tuning in, Buckwheat has been shot"
Erythy t1_je9sq7j wrote
Reply to TIL in 1990 a printer for the U.S. Naval Academy put the word “navel” on the graduates’ diplomas. by Fleegle1834
I remember this being in the news
rebillihp t1_je9spty wrote
Reply to comment by cassieator 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
That's an envelope, not a bag. Not everything something can go into is a bag
_tonsofsoul_ t1_je9sjuj wrote
Reply to TIL in order to prevent certain legal instruments from operating in perpetuity, a Royal Lives Clause may be written into a contract which provides a definite but extended period of time usually tied to twenty-one years past the death of last living descendent of the current British monarch. by AudibleNod
You read the Disney deal too? Hilarious stuff.
RuinedBooch t1_je9uwwu wrote
Reply to comment by elpajaroquemamais in TIL The organizers of the Japan Olympics in 2021 distributed 160,000 condoms to the athletes by Future_Green_7222
Who bones just once, though? You need a fresh condom for rounds 2&3. You have to assume athletes have the stamina for more than one round. And if they’re going for 2-4 rounds on 30 condoms in 17 days, they’re not boning every day. And all that is assuming that the participants are using all the condoms they’re given, which is unlikely. When have you ever used all the free bullshit you got at some event?