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RetroMetroShow t1_jebdzaw wrote
Reply to TIL about lava crickets, crickets that make their home in cooled lava and drink seafoam to survive by _Ping_-
Sounds like a winter weekend in Atlantic City
RetroMetroShow t1_jeaosnl wrote
Reply to comment by LifeEnjoyerrr in 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
It’s better to burn out than to fade away, rock and roll is here to stay
RetroMetroShow t1_jdzv70g wrote
Reply to 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
When you let the stink wash off and don’t look back
RetroMetroShow t1_jad1xv3 wrote
Reply to TIL that when you say a word many times over, and it stops sounding like a word, that is called 'semantic satiation.' by Bean_Superiority
Very common when people say their last names
RetroMetroShow t1_ja3d12c wrote
Reply to TIL of David Sarnoff, the head of RCA and NBC who suppressed and then stole FM radio and Television from their inventors, driving one to suicide and the other to alcoholism. by Dega704
Sounds like the Zuckerberg of his time
RetroMetroShow t1_j8rmi2j wrote
Reply to TIL: The Chamblee Incident. In 1989, Kenneth Lamar Noid, a mentally ill man who believed that the Domino's Pizza "Avoid the Noid" ads were personally directed towards him, antagonizing him. He took 2 Domino's employees hostage at gunpoint. by SilentWalrus92
Little Caesar doesn’t sound so punitive
RetroMetroShow t1_j6pcpxg wrote
Reply to comment by OneBlueHopeUTFT in TIL Tom Brady was drafted by the Montreal Expos baseball team while still in high school, but instead chose to play football in college. This technically makes him the last player drafted by the Expos still playing professional sports. by _Abe_Froman_SKOC
So you don’t know where needs to improve either lol
RetroMetroShow t1_j6ocx01 wrote
Reply to comment by EddieRando21 in TIL Tom Brady was drafted by the Montreal Expos baseball team while still in high school, but instead chose to play football in college. This technically makes him the last player drafted by the Expos still playing professional sports. by _Abe_Froman_SKOC
Sometime the best aren’t always good teachers - just because they can get it done doesn’t mean others can learn the intangibles. Didn’t seem to help Garrapolo, Brisset, Cassel or any of the many others
RetroMetroShow t1_j6nu8or wrote
Reply to comment by EddieRando21 in TIL Tom Brady was drafted by the Montreal Expos baseball team while still in high school, but instead chose to play football in college. This technically makes him the last player drafted by the Expos still playing professional sports. by _Abe_Froman_SKOC
His reads, decision making and execution have been really good - what areas does he need help with
RetroMetroShow t1_j46q8uz wrote
Reply to comment by CrieDeCoeur in TIL Creedence Clearwater Revival was only active for four years (1968-1972), with seven studio albums. They still hold the record for most singles (nine) to reach the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 without ever scoring a #1. by Torley_
She was coming down on a sunny day
RetroMetroShow t1_j46q5an wrote
Reply to comment by hedgehogsinhats in TIL Creedence Clearwater Revival was only active for four years (1968-1972), with seven studio albums. They still hold the record for most singles (nine) to reach the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 without ever scoring a #1. by Torley_
The Fogertys and Clifford all served
RetroMetroShow t1_j3mzf76 wrote
Reply to comment by jsface2009 in TIL that according to a Children's Sugar Consumption Survey, children eat 22.862 sugar snacks a week on average on Pennsylvania, the most of any state in the United States (Lowest: Utah, 4.830) by B0rtles
Nah Hershey is in a remote part of Pennsyltucky, it’s mostly Philly is the problem
RetroMetroShow t1_j28chyv wrote
Reply to comment by kuku-kukuku in TIL Archduchess Mathilde of Austria accidentally set her dress alight and immolated herself while trying to hide a cigarette from her father by Brotherdodge
She was fire
RetroMetroShow t1_j1czkhh wrote
Reply to TIL judge of the peace Roy Bean chose jurors from his best bar customers and jurors were expected to buy a drink during every court recess. by Warm-Translator6171
Phantly sounds like a great name for a dog
RetroMetroShow t1_iyejvfh wrote
Reply to comment by thesonsofpoop in TIL that due to The Beatles retiring from live performances in 1966, some of their most iconic albums, including Sgt Pepper and the White Album, were never played live by New_Blacksmith_115
Wait which album do you mean?
RetroMetroShow t1_iye59q8 wrote
Reply to TIL in 1954, Ann Hodges was struck by a meteorite that crashed through her ceiling. A piece of it was found by a farmer who sold it & bought *a house & a car*. Ownership was disputed & she was unable to sell it, despite paying $500 to the other claimant & she ended up donating it to a museum. by Ihavepurpleshoes
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Reply to comment by LaoBa in TIL Queensbridge Houses is the largest public housing development in the USA. It contains 29 buildings and 3,142 units for 7,000 people. by mankls3
Maybe they don’t show up in online search since they are less than 2/3 public housing and more than 1/3 privatized
RetroMetroShow t1_iy8gu2v wrote
Reply to comment by JayThaGrappla in TIL Queensbridge Houses is the largest public housing development in the USA. It contains 29 buildings and 3,142 units for 7,000 people. by mankls3
Did they happen to mention how they subsidize their housing?
RetroMetroShow t1_iy8gd4u wrote
Reply to comment by JayThaGrappla in TIL Queensbridge Houses is the largest public housing development in the USA. It contains 29 buildings and 3,142 units for 7,000 people. by mankls3
Does that government share information on public housing developments tho
RetroMetroShow t1_iy87jhk wrote
Reply to TIL Queensbridge Houses is the largest public housing development in the USA. It contains 29 buildings and 3,142 units for 7,000 people. by mankls3
Also the biggest subsidized public housing development in the world too
RetroMetroShow t1_iy7v5wp wrote
Reply to comment by Shitler666 in TIL Joey Ramone suffered from schizophrenia by DudeThatsAGG
Twenty twenty twenty-four hours a day
RetroMetroShow t1_iy6sb9y wrote
He was also born with a parasitic twin growing out of his back which wasn’t fully formed and was surgically removed
RetroMetroShow t1_ix5xxei wrote
Reply to comment by MollyJGrue in TIL singer songwriter Leonard Cohen claimed to have written approximately 150 draft verses of his most famous song "Hallelujah", a claim substantiated by his notebooks containing manifold revisions and additions, and by contemporary interviews. by big_macaroons
Who played it and who did it please tho
RetroMetroShow t1_iwut19k wrote
Reply to comment by Zran in TIL The first house in Cleveland to have electricity got its power from the first automatic electric turbine. The turbine was built in 1888 for the home of Charles F. Brush and provide continuous power for 20 years. by jamescookenotthatone
Also Michael Keaton’s name was Michael Douglas so he had to switch too
RetroMetroShow t1_jebgdup wrote
Reply to comment by _Ping_- in TIL about lava crickets, crickets that make their home in cooled lava and drink seafoam to survive by _Ping_-
Yeah but youse can’t go in da wooder doe