GenErik t1_jagnte3 wrote on March 1, 2023 at 8:11 AM

Reply to Tallest man ever, Robert Wadlow - circa 1940 by Pianobirdie640

Sadly only lived to 22, which would have been shortly after this picture was taken.

GenErik t1_j0t0i18 wrote on December 19, 2022 at 4:37 AM

Reply to TIL that Drew Barrymore's family heritage (The Barrymores) had been acting since the 1800's. by hypnotoad--

nepo great grandbabies

GenErik t1_ivsgcfa wrote on November 10, 2022 at 7:21 AM

Reply to TIL In 1983, Air Force One (with Reagan aboard) landed six minutes before a microburst slammed into the ground at Andrews Air Force Base, causing wind speeds to hit 149 mph. At the time, that was the fastest wind speed ever measured by an anemometer. by theotherbogart

Unfortunate

GenErik t1_iuggcvx wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:14 AM

Reply to TIL that the despite being the outermost bridge in NYC and the southernmost bridge in the whole state of NY, the Outerbridge Crossing in NYC is actually named after Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge, the first chairman of the Port of New York Authority. by LOERMaster

We have a Story Bridge, which I thought was very poetic until I found out it was named after some dude named Story.

GenErik t1_irqeajj wrote on October 10, 2022 at 6:32 AM

Reply to LPT: When taking a selfie of yourself in a mirror, turn the camera towards yourself and then look at the phone screen THROUGH THE MIRROR to line up the shot and press the button. That way, your camera isn’t in the shot, and the photo is high quality! by optimus314159

OK, this is by far the best LPT I've seen here. I'm a terrible selfie taker, and I just tested this out to great effect. Thank you!

GenErik t1_ir05ggm wrote on October 4, 2022 at 11:39 AM

Reply to comment by elpajaroquemamais in ‘I didn’t cry until I knew I was going to live’: Monty Python’s Eric Idle on surviving pancreatic cancer by povlov0987

I have also met Palin on his speaking / promotional tours and can confirm he is a stand up chap!

GenErik t1_iqzmv48 wrote on October 4, 2022 at 7:28 AM

Reply to comment by Dudelison in ‘I didn’t cry until I knew I was going to live’: Monty Python’s Eric Idle on surviving pancreatic cancer by povlov0987

Eh, just various stages of turning into the things they once made fun of. It's hinted at in this article. Cleese and Gilliam really.

GenErik t1_iqzj52x wrote on October 4, 2022 at 6:36 AM

Reply to ‘I didn’t cry until I knew I was going to live’: Monty Python’s Eric Idle on surviving pancreatic cancer by povlov0987

Forever my favourite Python. Very glad I saw them in 2014 (and the Cleese and Idle tour later) before the downhill slide into disappointment for some of them.