adamup27
adamup27 t1_jbvz260 wrote
Reply to comment by AdvonKoulthar in TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies. by lightsdevil
Holy hell!
adamup27 t1_j9836zg wrote
Reply to comment by leadchipmunk in TIL Ohio’s state flag is the only non-rectangular flag of all the U.S. states. by valehole
The flag of Missouri is bad!
adamup27 t1_j8xtw8z wrote
Reply to comment by Mammoth-Mud-9609 in TIL that in the 1980s musical "Chess", the American's fortunes change depending on which version is being played; in the West End version, he quits the match and loses his World Championship, while in the Broadway version, he discovers a tactical edge and gains it. by London-Roma-1980
I think it’s more of a Pippin situation. Pippin has two unique endings that changed between the original and touring/revival.
adamup27 t1_j8xtqpn wrote
Reply to comment by BloodBoundCavalier in TIL that in the 1980s musical "Chess", the American's fortunes change depending on which version is being played; in the West End version, he quits the match and loses his World Championship, while in the Broadway version, he discovers a tactical edge and gains it. by London-Roma-1980
Holy hell!
adamup27 t1_j5fsm3f wrote
Reply to comment by Deathbysnusnubooboo in TIL that President Theodore Roosevelt was an accomplished author by the time he was 23, writing "The Naval War of 1812", called a seminal work in the field and highly influential on the development of the modern U.S. navy by lostmyfucksinthewar
Same etymological origin point, seminal means it originated a body of thought - seminal fluid may originate a body though.
adamup27 t1_ixsfe16 wrote
Reply to comment by Objective-Review4523 in TIL that turkeys can sometimes reproduce asexually, forming near-clones of themselves. by WaryLouka
Hi there - getting you started on it. What is the cubone theory?
adamup27 t1_itwzx9x wrote
Reply to TIL 1950s/60s songwriter Doc Pomus had polio as a child, resulting in serious mobility issues. On his wedding day he was unable to dance with his new wife Willi Burke, a dancer. Watching her dance with the other male guests inspired him to write the song "Save the Last Dance For Me". by big_macaroons
Learned this from a rerun of Casey Casem (?spelling) Top 40 that aired on 70s on 7 Saturday morning before NPR had WaitWait on.
adamup27 t1_itwzmvh wrote
Reply to comment by youllneverstopmeayyy in TIL that Belgium is the world's market leader in producing and exporting snooker and billiard balls. by BluewithabitofGreen
Watch White Gold on Netflix exclusively for the snooker content
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Reply to comment by sweetplantveal in TIL that following their execution (by beheading) for treason, the heads of Baron Saye and his son-in-law were unceremoniously impaled on pikes by a mob and pushed together so that they appeared to kiss. by SilasMarner77
Not the commenter but I’ve given up on editing Wikipedia. I found an obscure book written by the son of American-Yiddish composer Lazar Weiner. It filled in a ton of gaps and was a fascinating read. I spent about an hour making Weiner’s page present a full picture. I cited my source, corroborated it with some other sources. I clicked save.
Three minutes later a power user reversed it since it was “their” page. It sucked.
adamup27 t1_jdmz297 wrote
Reply to TIL: A Mambo No. 5 cover by Bob the Builder went to number 1 in the UK on 9th September 2001, but was removed from BBC radio playlists after the 9/11 attacks as it was ‘too frivolous’ by gnomageddon7
I had this on CD and I had Mambo No 5 and Dizzy on repeat in my room! I loved this CD as a kid!