RogerKnights

RogerKnights t1_ja4fhm1 wrote

Reply to TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy

I read that Houston only attacked after he learned that Santa Anna had split his forces, and that he moved rapidly to attack the weaker part once he learned that. Also, that he waited until Santa Anna had advanced so far his supply lines were stretched.

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RogerKnights t1_j6o4bug wrote

Reply to TIL in 1940s and 50s America coin-op machines called the “Voice-O-Graph” were commonly available to instantly record a single vinyl record from an attached microphone for a few quarters by MustacheEmperor

I’m puzzled by the statements that the record was aluminum and used 78 rpm. I have a 16 2/3 rpm plastic record of me at age five in 1948 at the Empire State building. I last played it maybe 35 years ago and I don’t know where it is now. Was there another company making these? IIRC my mom may have said it cost $1.

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RogerKnights t1_iucvmr0 wrote

Reply to LPT - Write your shooping list in the same order as the items are ordered in the supermarket. This way you won't have to go back and forth between the isles. by Nestorthemolestor

Before I switched to getting my groceries delivered, I created a full page master list on my computer organized by aisle. It contained every item on each aisle I’d ever bought or might buy, in three columns. Before shopping I’d print out tt master list and highlight the items I wanted. It reminded me of items I might have forgotten.

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