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Somethingmorbid t1_j6ni0ip wrote
Reply to TIL about cargo cults, where indigenous people of small tropical islands would perform elaborate rituals to mimic air traffic control and marching patterns after witnessing airplanes drop supplies on airforce bases during world war II. by sciencedit
Say what you will about cargo cults, but what's the last thing you got from Abrahamic god?
Somethingmorbid t1_izeuee6 wrote
Reply to [TIL] Early in his career, Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, had a habit of getting into fights. He once had a shootout with a competitor, Matt Stewart. After Stewart shot and killed one of Sanders' employees, Stewart was convicted of murder, eliminating Sanders' competition. by OvidPerl
I said it before and I'll say it again, he got into exactly as many gunfights as you would figure a Kentucky chicken man would.
Somethingmorbid t1_ixuqyxj wrote
Reply to TIL of the Arisan Maru, a Japanese "hell ship" that was torpedoed while carrying Allied prisoners of war. None of the 1,781 passengers were killed by the explosion, but other Japanese ships refused to rescue them, resulting in only 9 survivors. by Jupitair
Maybe Japan just shouldn't be allowed to have a military.
Somethingmorbid t1_j8sk1dq wrote
Reply to comment by jimmytime903 in 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
Gipple?