Brilliant_Jewel1924
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_jdpkaj7 wrote
Reply to comment by GuyWhoHatesReposts in How to Survive College - more adventures with laundry by fainting--goat
Well, now, we know where the missing socks are.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_jd15xwn wrote
Reply to comment by Haikouden in TIL of Trix, a t-rex skeleton that is considered one of the most complete skeletons ever found. It was found only in 2013 on a farmers land in Montana, US. It was bought from the farmer for almost $5mil and is now on permanent display in The Netherlands. by lucamila5
I really don’t care that much. 🤣
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_jd09msh wrote
Reply to comment by erniebalogna in TIL of Trix, a t-rex skeleton that is considered one of the most complete skeletons ever found. It was found only in 2013 on a farmers land in Montana, US. It was bought from the farmer for almost $5mil and is now on permanent display in The Netherlands. by lucamila5
I’ve never met her, but it doesn’t look like it.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_jd06jr0 wrote
Reply to comment by PsychedelicHobbit in TIL of Trix, a t-rex skeleton that is considered one of the most complete skeletons ever found. It was found only in 2013 on a farmers land in Montana, US. It was bought from the farmer for almost $5mil and is now on permanent display in The Netherlands. by lucamila5
She’s still alive.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_jaf4p8n wrote
Reply to comment by Armthedillos5 in 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
I have a copy of it—it’s a reproduction obviously. It’s very fascinating!
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_ja4jivz wrote
Reply to comment by h3ffr0n in Kazimierz Zeglen (left), Polish priest and inventor of the bulletproof vest, testing out his invention (1869) by krFrillaKrilla
“That’s a chance we were willing to take.”
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_ja3d6h2 wrote
Reply to comment by scotty-doesnt_know in TIL in 1975 King Charles III (then a Prince) was the British monarchy's first qualified scuba Diver and first to dive under the Arctic ice. by mitchanium
It costs each taxpayer a whopping 1.29 pounds ($1.48) per person a year to “fund” the monarchy. I think it’s going to be okay. 😒
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Reply to comment by IranticBehaviour in TIL that from 1991 to 2007, tobacco conglomerate Philip Morris Cos. successfully marketed Capri Sun to children, based on their executives' experience selling tobacco to young people. by 99-bottlesofbeer
They were so expensive the so we only got them as a treat. Now, they’re on sale all the time so we keep them around for my daughter when she wants something besides water, which is rare.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_ja2bh82 wrote
Reply to comment by 99-bottlesofbeer in TIL that from 1991 to 2007, tobacco conglomerate Philip Morris Cos. successfully marketed Capri Sun to children, based on their executives' experience selling tobacco to young people. by 99-bottlesofbeer
Gen Xers drank it, too, but we’re used to being left out.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_ja1328f wrote
Reply to Madonna 1980s by steroidamoeba
I miss her.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_ja0g79d wrote
Reply to comment by amora_obscura in Ali MacGraw in a print ad for Johnson's Baby Oil. This was around the time she was hitting it big with "Love Story." 1971 by butterflypoo69
Well, we did.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_ja0g3ko wrote
Reply to comment by DeeSusie200 in Ali MacGraw in a print ad for Johnson's Baby Oil. This was around the time she was hitting it big with "Love Story." 1971 by butterflypoo69
Gen X here: We were doing this in the ‘80s.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_ja0fwco wrote
Reply to comment by Alexis_J_M in Ali MacGraw in a print ad for Johnson's Baby Oil. This was around the time she was hitting it big with "Love Story." 1971 by butterflypoo69
I remember those days. Fortunately, I stopped cooking myself long enough to save my skin.
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Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_j9ctu06 wrote
Reply to comment by cosplayernerdgirl in What do you do with photos that you don’t know who people are? More information in comments. 1940? by cosplayernerdgirl
Try the good folks over at r/genealogy as a starting point.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_j6dwo28 wrote
Reply to comment by SadMap7915 in Family of 'Dust Bowl' refugees reach a promised land (California) in the flight from drought, 1936 by eaglemaxie
Where do you think Faulkner got the idea for the book?
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_j6dqdv3 wrote
We had a full military base there.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_j5w2mnd wrote
Reply to comment by Lovat69 in A Customer on the internet at Burger King 1998 by Djf47021
It’s there now on 42nd Street and has been. Sorry if you don’t remember it.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_j5lu4el wrote
Correction for those who keep saying they look look Zac Enron and Jodie Foster: Zac Efron and Jodie Foster look like THEM.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_j26yhwr wrote
Reply to comment by notbob1959 in Brigitte Bardot in the early 1960s starting the trend of topless sunbathing by afrodite11
I would imagine it’s been around since antiquity.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_j1ouezv wrote
I mean, there’s no bleach in the dressing.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_j1dnxvv wrote
Reply to comment by scorpious in Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Lopez and Woody Harrelson 1995 by Djf47021
It is, though.
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_ixooveq wrote
Beautiful!
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_ixoo579 wrote
Reply to comment by MercyReign in Ozzy Osbourne (1980s) by Seraphenigma
You think? /s
Brilliant_Jewel1924 t1_je2qhfi wrote
Reply to comment by Mobely in TIL that Chick-fil-A started in 1961, after founder S. Truett Cathy found a fryer that cooked chicken as quickly as a fast food burger. Chick-fil-A licensed the sandwich to 50 restaurants, including Waffle House, until 1967, when the first standalone Chick-fil-A was opened. by jdward01
Yeah, but it doesn’t taste as good.