BoazCorey
BoazCorey t1_jcbhr1h wrote
Reply to TIL that Prince is credited for “discovering” Carmen Electra when she began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where they met and he produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. by puzzledplatypus
Hard to imagine anyone under 25 even knowing who she is at this point
BoazCorey OP t1_jaoxzx0 wrote
Reply to comment by BavarianBaden in Western Washington territory, 1857 by BoazCorey
Glad to share it. What is your focus of research?
BoazCorey OP t1_jaoai5r wrote
Reply to comment by Rhapsodie in Western Washington territory, 1857 by BoazCorey
That totally makes sense. Thanks for the link-- I was aware because I grew in Carnation, and my dad worked for Carnation Farms for 30 years haha.
BoazCorey OP t1_jaoa8qe wrote
Reply to Western Washington territory, 1857 by BoazCorey
Apparently the Surveyor General James Tilton who signed this has an interesting story too.
A couple years after this survey in 1860 his 12 year old slave Charles Mitchell was contacted by free black people in Victoria (still under British control), after which he stowed away on a ship. When discovered, he was arrested but two days later was granted freedom. James Tilton protested and was featured in newspapers as far away as San Francisco.
Tilton later worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. and was supposedly the first to summit Denny Mountain at Snoqualmie Pass. Perhaps the first Euro-American to do so, since people have been in the region since at least the early Holocene epoch.
BoazCorey OP t1_jao7zwe wrote
Reply to comment by Thegreatpotate in Western Washington territory, 1857 by BoazCorey
Were you able to click on it to open a new tab and zoom in? You should be able to see all details and place names that way.
This is just from a photo and eventually I want to make a high res scan.
BoazCorey OP t1_jao5att wrote
Reply to Western Washington territory, 1857 by BoazCorey
I found this map of early WA territory and the place names are really interesting, especially the transliterated ones from Salish languages.
The Tolt River, which today supplies Seattle's water, is "Tolthu", and flows into the "Snoquatmoo" river.
Mount Si was named "Mount Filzhugh"
Mount "Reinier" (though the Oregon town Rainier already had the "a")
Gray's Harbor is wetland.
"Seatl", "Dwamish", "Skywhamish", "Bellevue or San Juan Island", "Juan de Fuga", "Olimpia Range", "Quinaiuth River", "Skookum Chuck"
Western Washington territory, 1857Submitted by BoazCorey t3_11gdlyd in Washington
BoazCorey t1_jae11tq wrote
Reply to TIL Thomas Jefferson regularly attended many different churches and declared "I am of a sect by myself" unlike many of the other devoted founding fathers. by skylightyourlife
The amount of BS pop-history hot takes here is appalling haha
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Reply to TIL Pinky and the Brain was inspired by the peculiar personalities of two WB producers, Eddie Fitzgerald and Tom Minton with interesting mannerisms that were incorporated into the characters by QueenBee299
They didn't do enough research because Brain is absolutely inspired by Orson Welles. His voice is a direct impersonation of him haha. In season 4 they even spoofed a famous outtake of Welles narrating a commercial for frozen peas.
BoazCorey t1_j25304d wrote
Reply to comment by N42Frost in TIL that the human hand has a unique network of blood vessels, nerves and tendons called the "anatomic snuff box". This area is located on the back of the hand, between the thumb and index finger, and is named for its historical use as a place to hold snuff (a type of finely ground tobacco) by jakebig
the bump box
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Reply to Soma from Brave New World by skippyforeplay
There's also a company called Soylent that makes meal-replacement shakes. And an energy drink that's just straight-up called Cocaine haha
BoazCorey t1_iu5ab68 wrote
Reply to "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath by salon_i
Along with the often praised depictions of depression, it's just an amazing reflection of social alienation in the mid-century United States. She was such a highly intelligent and creative young who sort of became her reflection in the mirror of a sick society. I feel similarly about Kurt Cobain.
BoazCorey t1_itfgb8u wrote
I always thought the creation story with those beings who form the physical universe with their songs was beautiful.
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Reply to comment by 1K_Games in TIL that Prince is credited for “discovering” Carmen Electra when she began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where they met and he produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. by puzzledplatypus
Well it's an observation about the celebrity Carmen Electra, who this post is about?...