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[deleted] t1_jeaa776 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
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Troggy t1_jeaa61n wrote
Reply to comment by sQueezedhe in TIL that the world's largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887 and was reported to be "larger than milk pans." by KodyBerns99
> absolutely every possible opportunity into culture war bs
But like, on reddit, this is you guys. This is a post about literal snowflakes and yall tryin to make it about politics.
BrStFr t1_jea9zax 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
John Cullum is another actor in a long marriage--since 1959.
slagath0r t1_jea9xoi wrote
Reply to comment by AssCumBoi 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
DUDE HOLY SHIT I READ IT AND THOUGHT "WELL THAT JUST READS NAZI NAZGUL" telepathy
LordOfTrubbish t1_jea9oa1 wrote
Reply to comment by RealisticCommentBot 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]
Yeah, we really shouldn't have to resort to abusing copyright laws to fund essential services. That's not really the feel good story they are trying to make it out to be.
Brilliant-Towel4044 t1_jea9mfs wrote
Reply to TIL that Kurt Cobain got the inspiration to make Nirvana's famous song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" when Kathleen Hanna, the singer of the band "Bikini Kill" wrote "Kurt smells like teen spirit" on a board. Teen Spirit was a woman's deodorant and he didn't knew it until he was done with the song. by WonderfulWanderer777
I love Bikini Kill, and I love this story 💘
Gulbahar-00 t1_jea9jf9 wrote
Reply to comment by liniel99 in TIL That There's a Bible Belt In The Netherlands by iamasinglepotassium
Some have a Quran belt or a Vedas belt
DiamondDelver t1_jea9igt wrote
Either-Plant4525 t1_jea9hu4 wrote
ButterscotchMuch5162 t1_jea9ein wrote
Reply to comment by plague042 in TIL The organizers of the Japan Olympics in 2021 distributed 160,000 condoms to the athletes by Future_Green_7222
Yes, the ribbon is actually stapled through the condom to make it extra secure
EasyGh0st t1_jea99k5 wrote
Reply to comment by RealisticCommentBot 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]
Why ?
SkylarAV t1_jea992m wrote
Reply to TIL that 12 million "Shrek Forever After" drinking glasses (sold by McDonalds) were recalled in 2010 for containing the toxic metal Cadmium in their painted decorations by black_rose_
What capricious ass rich person would drink out of these collectibles???
ButterscotchMuch5162 t1_jea932f wrote
Reply to comment by plaincoldtofu in TIL The organizers of the Japan Olympics in 2021 distributed 160,000 condoms to the athletes by Future_Green_7222
We also have to remember that some of the athletes, such as gymnasts, are like 10 years old. Hopefully they’re not having sex.
ebolashuffle t1_jea92mo wrote
Reply to comment by GoGaslightYerself 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
The Hot Zone and The Demon in the Freezer by Preston are also great reads
philthebrewer t1_jea924j wrote
Reply to comment by GimmeTacos2 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
There was a whole west wing episode about it!
argv_minus_one t1_jea91rq wrote
Reply to 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]
If only they did that for Mickey Mouse in the States instead of screwing up copyright for everyone.
xmlemar10 t1_jea90yd wrote
Reply to comment by Cloudsbursting 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
Hot n fresh out the kitchen
areolegrande t1_jea8zve wrote
Reply to TIL the milky way was named as such because of Hera's breaskmilk...An infant Hercules tried to nurse from her, and she threw him off. Allowing some milk to splash and creating the galaxy and all its stars... by Themakia
"Yeah you know Bocephus, we're gonna hold off on publishing that one... I'm still getting a lot of flak for that shit about Oedipus..."
"Hey fuck you Micheal, you know there's only 3 people who can write at all asshole. Use your gifts motherfucker!"
I have a little drunk history rendition of this happening in my head 🙏
MichaelSpeck t1_jea8uv4 wrote
Reply to comment by RuinedBooch in TIL The organizers of the Japan Olympics in 2021 distributed 160,000 condoms to the athletes by Future_Green_7222
I think you can also assume some of them brought their own supply.
TheStickofTruthiness t1_jea8syv wrote
Reply to comment by Illustrious-Scar-526 in TIL the milky way was named as such because of Hera's breaskmilk...An infant Hercules tried to nurse from her, and she threw him off. Allowing some milk to splash and creating the galaxy and all its stars... by Themakia
It’s the reason for the season
ohesaye t1_jea8s8j wrote
Foxhound199 t1_jea8pjx 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
I learned recently their first choice was near New Orleans, but as soon as officials got wind of it it, they started demanding more and more fees. That might explain some of the secrecy.
IWishIHavent t1_jea8p09 wrote
Reply to TIL Pigeons are able to take off vertically and accelerate to 100 kph in two seconds by karelkarelkarels
Animal speeds and strength are insane sometimes.
Any domestic cat can run faster than the fastest human, for longer.
Longhorn_TOG t1_jea8oaz wrote
Reply to comment by Troggy in TIL that the world's largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887 and was reported to be "larger than milk pans." by KodyBerns99
welcome to reddit sir.....
RealisticCommentBot t1_jeaa7lh wrote
Reply to comment by EasyGh0st 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]
because I don't think infinite copyright is a good thing. If there was an infinite copyright on shakespear to fund something that would suck because shakepear couldn't be used and entwined throughout our culture the way that his work currently is.