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Seraph062 t1_jeas7qp wrote
Reply to comment by huebomont in TIL that there is an art installation in Burlington, Vermont that is called the world's tallest filing cabinet. It's name is "File Under So. Co., Waiting for". It was built in 2002 in response to years of delays building the Interstate 189 bypass into downtown Burlington by IAmDavidGurney
Does a 2-lane road with a 25mph speed limit really count as a "highway"?
sugar_addict002 t1_jeas60w wrote
artaig t1_jearwet wrote
Reply to TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz
Nowadays the poor work inside "9 to 5" (if lucky), and the rich are tanned from doing nothing on the beach.
VaudevilleDada t1_jeart1g wrote
Reply to comment by archfapper in TIL that after Leon Czolgosz was executed for assassinating US Pres. William McKinley, the prison warden poured sulfuric acid on the corpse, burned his belongings, and refused to turn over the body to Leon's brother. This was to prevent exhibitions of his life by archfapper
Yup, and all three are covered at length in Sarah Vowell's Assassination Vacation, though Lincoln's understandably gets the lion's share of her attention.
YeahitsaBMW t1_jearrt4 wrote
Reply to comment by sugar_addict002 in TIL the United States is the country with the most Nobel Prize winners by Heliochem
>People who vote for the democrats know who's really gas-lighting
Do you though? Cause it really doesn't seem like it, or it is even worse than I thought.
Saxamaphooone t1_jearpkr wrote
Reply to comment by Frosti-Feet 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
For the vast majority of egg pans, yes indeed.
CandidateDecent1391 t1_jearki6 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]
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Epyr t1_jeardxm wrote
Reply to comment by NoWarmEmbrace in TIL That There's a Bible Belt In The Netherlands by iamasinglepotassium
Though some may have been from the Netherlands as there wasn't historically as much distinction between the Dutch and Germans as their is today.
neryen t1_jearc1l wrote
Reply to comment by SirDickButtFarts 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 can release it in the UK, and have previously, just fine. The hospital sold the rights for movie adaptations to Paramount pictures, who then sold it to Disney in the 1930s. They likely pay royalties to the hospital.
zenspeed t1_jear2t0 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
I’d make a joke about heroin, but according to Pulp Fiction, you’re not supposed to inhale that.
Entropy_1123 t1_jeaqsd8 wrote
Reply to comment by Themanstall 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
No, nothing wrong with it.
Sir_Snowman t1_jeaqrwp wrote
Reply to 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
So how many armadillos across is that?
Entropy_1123 t1_jeaqrek wrote
Reply to comment by Illustrious_Seat2914 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
How is this stealing?
Styx92 t1_jeaqj17 wrote
Reply to comment by CanadianGurlfren 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
Through Judeo-Christain logic, you can make a reasonable assumption as to what Mr. Feeney's penis smells like.
steemboat t1_jeaqd5o 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
Can also be picked up by eating an infected rabbit. Yellow spots on the liver is the dead giveaway for that one.
oswaldluckyrabbiy t1_jeaq9ns 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]
Not quite true. Steamboat Willie isn't set to enter public domain until Jan 2024.
Disney has been using the likeness of Mickey in Steamboat Willie as the logo for Walt Disney Animation since Tangled in 2010 with the goal of establishing trademark for that version of Mickey.
They have been using red-pants Mickey as part of the logo of The Walt Disney Company since (I think) the 50's so their case there is stronger.
They are hoping between the two that any other style of depicting Mickey Mouse will be close enough to create 'brand confusion' with one of the versions and hence be able to be litigated against.
Not guaranteed to work but Disney has one of the best legal teams.
theyipper t1_jeaq6nx 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
So, who was Kurt with that was wearing the deodorant?
steemboat t1_jeaq3ye wrote
Reply to comment by krisalyssa 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
How’d they figure it out? Yellow spots on the liver?
Illustrious_Seat2914 t1_jeaptfz 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
Turns out people get rich by stealing
jenksy t1_jeapm92 wrote
Reply to comment by archfapper in TIL that after Leon Czolgosz was executed for assassinating US Pres. William McKinley, the prison warden poured sulfuric acid on the corpse, burned his belongings, and refused to turn over the body to Leon's brother. This was to prevent exhibitions of his life by archfapper
Oh, how the times are changing….
DavoTB t1_jeaphjp wrote
Reply to comment by HobbitFoot 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
Poor choice of location near the Civil War battlefield, but otherwise, not a bad thought…would’ve been popular otherwise.
benefit_of_mrkite t1_jeapfgj 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’m really surprised he didn’t know what teen spirit was - the commercials for it were played all the time back then. They were played a lot on MTV. It was hard to escape.
TheHomeBird t1_jeas96x wrote
Reply to comment by ananonumyus 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
Classic suicidal behaviour