BrokenEye3
BrokenEye3 t1_jedx78t wrote
Reply to comment by tplgigo in TIL The oldest person alive is 116 and was born in 1907 by PineappleBetter8444
You're gonna be born in 1902?
BrokenEye3 t1_jedh07m wrote
Reply to comment by Tato7069 in TIL, that Sierra Blanca Peak in New Mexico is the southernmost mountain in the lower 48 to reach above 11,000 ft. Being just 19ft shy of being the southernmost point above 12000ft by NeutronicTachyon
You leave my parents out of this.
BrokenEye3 t1_jedg74i wrote
BrokenEye3 t1_jecosja wrote
Makes sense. If they were 116 and born in 1934, that'd just be weird.
BrokenEye3 t1_jebedfz wrote
Reply to comment by rockrnger 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
Woke with a thought and away he ran
BrokenEye3 t1_je3l4d8 wrote
Reply to comment by ZanyDelaney in TIL Joanna Lee, one of the actresses in Plan Nine From Outer Space, went on to create the after-school special format and won an Emmy for writing an episode of The Waltons. by DoubleTFan
Yeah, it wasn't in the script or the direction, but Tanna is definitely thinking about betraying Eros. And Eros is definitely delusional.
BrokenEye3 t1_je3iz4v wrote
Reply to comment by Brimstone-n-Treacle in TIL Joanna Lee, one of the actresses in Plan Nine From Outer Space, went on to create the after-school special format and won an Emmy for writing an episode of The Waltons. by DoubleTFan
It's honestly difficult to fathom just how clueless Ed Wood would've had to have been
BrokenEye3 t1_je3gl3y wrote
Reply to comment by ParadiseValleyFiend in TIL recent research shows the demodex mite, which lives on most humans' skin, has an anus. Contradicting earlier findings. by AudibleNod
Different scientists
BrokenEye3 t1_je3gilb wrote
Reply to comment by canalrhymeswithanal in TIL recent research shows the demodex mite, which lives on most humans' skin, has an anus. Contradicting earlier findings. by AudibleNod
Yeah, except you're actually ass deep in elbow
BrokenEye3 t1_je3ger7 wrote
BrokenEye3 t1_jdlspnn wrote
Reply to comment by Samnixmob in TIL: Thanks to poor internal communication at NASA, information about a spacesuit water leak wasn't properly communicated. Later, Astronaut Luca Parmitano almost drowned on a July, 2013 ISS space walk, his helmet filling with several liters of water before they could get him back inside. by OvidPerl
People used to think something like that existed back before they explored enough of the world to realize that it looped back around on itself if you went far enough. In fact, many cultures believed the ocean already existed before the earth and sky were created. It's the closest thing to infinite nothingness they could imagine.
BrokenEye3 t1_jd9psqq wrote
Reply to TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
Generals gathered in their masses
BrokenEye3 t1_jd6n099 wrote
Reply to comment by Garper in TIL Marilyn Monroe's likeness does not have any post-mortem protection as she was domiciled in New York at the time of her death and there are no federal publicity rights. by AudibleNod
Is it getting solipsistic in here, or is it just me?
BrokenEye3 t1_jd6kj5i wrote
Reply to TIL that Laurel & Hardy and the Our Gang kids reshot each film for foreign audiences by phonetically reciting their lines in the foreign language by uncled0d0
This was a pretty common practice in the days before subtitles, though often they'd swap some members of the cast for actors who spoke the language. The Spanish version of Dracula is generally considered a superior film thanks to the alternate cast.
BrokenEye3 t1_jcxdorn wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the United States also gifted France with their own Statue of Liberty by Bigdstars187
BrokenEye3 t1_jcvcbrx wrote
Reply to comment by yParticle in TIL that it is a common misconception that the reflection of the sky is the sole reason bodies of water appear blue. It is primarily because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. by monkey-tennis
They have, but not until it was too late
BrokenEye3 t1_jcvc5gq wrote
Reply to TIL that it is a common misconception that the reflection of the sky is the sole reason bodies of water appear blue. It is primarily because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum. by monkey-tennis
>because water absorbs colours in the red part of the light spectrum.
Or in layman's terms, because it is blue
BrokenEye3 t1_jcuuvpk wrote
Reply to comment by Brimstone-n-Treacle in TIL In the history of the Catholic Church there has been over a decade without a Pope on the throne. The longest continuous time the throne was empty was two years ten months from 1268 to 1271. by jamescookenotthatone
Yeah except now the numbering for Popes John is totally messed up. John XXIII is only the 21st legitimate Pope John, and John XX was skipped outright
BrokenEye3 t1_jcjfacb wrote
Reply to TIL sitting U.S. President Harry Truman went for a 440-foot deep ride on captured German submarine U-2513 in 1946 by ElMontolero
I mean, if you've got a captured German submarine, why not?
BrokenEye3 t1_jb2s4ky wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that the Convair Model 118, a tentative flying car from 1947, was shelved because its prototype crashed when a test pilot mixed up the flight engine's fuel gauge with the road engine's and didn't see the former run out. While he survived, this killed interest in the project. by ShabtaiBenOron
Guy gets drunk and flies his car into a telephone pole, it's gonna leave a crater
BrokenEye3 t1_jassi84 wrote
Reply to TIL that Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Peter Cushing were all a part of London's "Ghost Club," which looked for scientific evidence of paranormal activity. by paleopuzzler
To whom shall you address your call?
BrokenEye3 t1_jaewd6d wrote
Reply to comment by Seal2 in TIL about the NOAA Corps, the eighth federal uniformed service, alongside the six Military services and Public Health Service. It has just 321 enlisted officers, and operates 15 ships and 10 aircraft. by ex-apple
Yeah, but that's just some patches, not the uniform
BrokenEye3 t1_jac15ma wrote
Sure, look what happened to me
BrokenEye3 t1_ja9unj4 wrote
Reply to comment by Landwarrior5150 in TIL about the NOAA Corps, the eighth federal uniformed service, alongside the six Military services and Public Health Service. It has just 321 enlisted officers, and operates 15 ships and 10 aircraft. by ex-apple
Maybe if they let them mix and match...
BrokenEye3 t1_jeh4t86 wrote
Reply to comment by tplgigo in TIL The oldest person alive is 116 and was born in 1907 by PineappleBetter8444
Nice