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OldMork t1_jeacgx8 wrote
Reply to TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps
still today great books, there are even a few inofficial.
Purple-Eggplant-3838 t1_jeacgaa wrote
Reply to TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second. by the_ballmer_peak
Wow thats .083 Kossps
Richard_A_Smasher t1_jeacf7b wrote
Reply to TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps
First hit put him in a vegetative state where he dreamed the rest of the adventures.
ElCactosa t1_jeacewc wrote
Reply to comment by floridawhiteguy 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]
The entitlement of a children's hospital?
Your sentiment on this is unbelievably baffling.
Can you explain how the monarchy (who had nothing to do with the amendment to the act) or the Prime Minister who proposed it had anything to gain by suggesting the changes?
marmorset t1_jeacbn1 wrote
Reply to comment by saliczar in TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps
Do you ever think maybe you're not making the best life choices?
mayormcskeeze t1_jeacav5 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
Howard Huge
ProbablyABore t1_jeac6y8 wrote
Reply to comment by Careful_Yannu 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]
Probably. I don't know. Haven't really kept up with them.
JokersRWildStudios t1_jeabxvg wrote
Reply to comment by ehutch2005 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
Good for him tbh. Hopefully he’s a better musician than assassin.
xopranaut t1_jeabuw2 wrote
Reply to comment by thebluebeagal 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
Yeah. Most myths seem to be either morality plays, explanations of things people had no other way to understand, or garbled renderings of their tribe’s history.
The_Ghost_Dragon t1_jeabp9p wrote
Reply to comment by Girly_Shrieks 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
Actually, you make a good point. We wouldn't need to mow if we had ground cover (like red clover, moss, etc) instead of grass.
Technologenesis t1_jeabp8f wrote
Reply to comment by Visszage 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
Hell yeah, nothing like some milk steak after a nice session of magnets and ghouls
hydralisk_hydrawife t1_jeaboyr 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]
Does the "etc" include Disney?
Porkchopp33 t1_jeabf8g wrote
Reply to comment by Mammoth-Mud-9609 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
Wow larger than a milk pan 🥛🥛🥛
luls4lols t1_jeab7b4 wrote
Reply to comment by SpawnOfGoats in TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps
Still better than boxers or MMA fighters.
BiBoFieTo t1_jeab70g wrote
Reply to TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps
The Adventures of TBI-TBI.
gweran t1_jeab70c wrote
Reply to comment by leadchipmunk 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
In the original story when the cricket tries to warn Pinocchio he smashes it. So you know, corporations just try to stay true to the source material.
Careful_Yannu t1_jeab43h wrote
Reply to comment by HeightPrivilege 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]
They gave up on that, their earliest Mickey Mouse shorts have entered the public domain while the mouse himself is still a trademark.
Careful_Yannu t1_jeaaykg wrote
Reply to comment by ProbablyABore 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]
Don't they have a "Peter Pan & Wendy" movie coming up?
saliczar t1_jeaau94 wrote
Reply to comment by DavoTB in TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps
I've had 27 concussions (various reasons), and my short-term memory is shit, but other than that, no lasting issues (so far).
perfect5-7-with-rice t1_jeaar5l wrote
Reply to comment by mk09 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
Murder charges only require intent to hurt, not intent to kill.
Also, homicide doesn't require any intent at all
huh_phd t1_jeaal8q wrote
floridawhiteguy t1_jeaada2 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] 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]
Which is extraordinarily bad law.
Carving out exceptions for favoritism violates the spirit and intent of the law: specifically, an even playing field.
But IMHO it's no surprise that a Constitutional Monarchy elected (pun intended) to illegally bypass prior constitutional law in order to favor a tiny minority. Par for the course in UK history and politics: Fuck the public good to serve an entitlement which should have died off centuries ago.
respondin2u t1_jeaaaq2 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
They tried to buy up land in Virginia in the 90’s to build another resort but word got out what they were trying to do and it fell apart. Not to mention some of the ideas of what they wanted to do involved white washing American history to the point it was quite offensive.
default82781 t1_jeacmej wrote
Reply to comment by Technologenesis 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
With a side of jelly beans. The perfect meal for a full on rapist!