jcd1974
jcd1974 t1_jegmnfh wrote
No but I wish I had.
jcd1974 t1_jef8yjh wrote
jcd1974 t1_je9hm4r wrote
Reply to comment by InflamedLiver in TIL that William Daniels, famous for playing Mr. Feeney on "Boy Meets World," has been married to to actress and fellow Emmy Award winner Bonnie Bartlett since June 30, 1951; at more than 71 years, it is the longest active Hollywood marriage as of today. by arrogant_ambassador
They have an open marriage!
jcd1974 t1_je2dfvd wrote
Reply to TIL about the Forty Elephants or Forty Thieves, an all women crime syndicate in London in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that specialized in shoplifting and pretending to be maids and robbing the wealthy families who hired them. by Professor_Hillbilly
Two of the only three sources cited in the wikipedia article are the same person. So I'm skeptical as to how much is true.
jcd1974 t1_jdvny3r wrote
Reply to TIL on 1924, for the Olympic Games, BRitish athlete Eric Liddell refused to run the 100 metres since it was set on Sunday, instead choosing to run the 400 metres by Johannes_P
They should make a movie about this.
jcd1974 t1_jd85qxm wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL The Dick Van Dyke Show was originally written entirely by Carl Reiner, about stories from Reiner's life, and starred Carl Reiner. The pilot was unsuccessful so it was reworked with Dick Van Dyke playing Robert Petrie. by jamescookenotthatone
Danny Thomas was Lebanese!
jcd1974 t1_jckeyyn wrote
Reply to TIL about Jim Gordon, a drummer that worked with George Harrison, and shared a songwriting credit for "Layla", with Eric Clapton, but suffered from various mental health issues and spent 40 years in jail for the murder of his mother. by jdward01
Afflicted with schizophrenia but the judge who sentenced him still found him responsible for the crime. Tragic all round.
jcd1974 t1_jb2xydk wrote
Reply to Breaking Bad vs Sopranos by Radiant_Potential425
This is like asking what's better, pizza or a cheeseburger.
They're both great.
jcd1974 t1_j9tgpxi wrote
Reply to comment by rexonaddy1 in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
WWI began 49 years after the Civil War. At the time Civil War vets would be like Vietnam vets today.
jcd1974 t1_j9p0s5v wrote
Reply to comment by TheCloudFestival in TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
At least back then people had an excuse (lack of universal public education).
jcd1974 t1_j9mju5p wrote
Reply to comment by TheAmericanQ in TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
Have you ever been to Key West?
jcd1974 t1_j9m662a wrote
jcd1974 t1_j7luqpj wrote
Reply to comment by askmeaboutmysciatica in TIL about Rob McKuen, the bestselling poet in American history who sold 60 million books and 100 million records but is all but forgotten today by SAT0725
She was probably more well known for her memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
jcd1974 t1_j7lfzqm wrote
Reply to TIL about Rob McKuen, the bestselling poet in American history who sold 60 million books and 100 million records but is all but forgotten today by SAT0725
Probably the last poet to become a celebrity and household name.
jcd1974 t1_j64dsel wrote
The Great Pyramid at Giza was the tallest man-made structure for nearly 4,000 years. The Eiffel tower held the record for forty years.
jcd1974 t1_j5u65pp wrote
Reply to comment by Krish39 in TIL there is another copy of the Mona Lisa in existence. It was presumably painted by a student of Leonardo da Vinci by gomi-panda
It was actually surprising to see it at the Prado.
"Isn't that the Mona Lisa?"
jcd1974 t1_j5myxei wrote
jcd1974 t1_j373sfy wrote
Reply to comment by Proper-Emu1558 in TIL of execution by Breaking Wheel that would start with tying the body to a wheel, breaking the bones of the limbs, braiding the broken limbs through the spokes and leaving the body to be eaten by scavenging animals and birds. by muadib1974
At least we invented the wheel!
TIL that Tommy Chong (of Cheech and Chong) served a 9 month prison sentence for his role in financing and promoting a brand of bongs. He was a cellmate of "The Wolf of Wall Street" Jordan Belfort, who credits Chong for encouraging him to write his memoirs. They have remained friends ever since.
en.wikipedia.orgSubmitted by jcd1974 t3_102muz8 in todayilearned
jcd1974 t1_j2evhfe wrote
Reply to Damien Chazelle & Producer Matthew Plouffe On Building ‘Babylon’ & The Need For Original Pics To Survive On The Big Screen by yamkeya
It was great to see a movie of this scale and ambition.
Not all of it worked for me but there are some scenes that are outstanding.
jcd1974 t1_j2eo1xr wrote
Reply to comment by herbw in TIL a "bum gun" is a type of bidet that resembles a garden hose with a hand-spray nozzle. They're so commonly found in Thailand (both Western-style and squat toilets) that politicians were outraged upon learning their parliamentary building didn't have what some refer to as "ass blasters". by Torley_
I was told they were French ladies to clean their privates, because they only bathed once a week.
jcd1974 t1_j2c9ldf wrote
Reply to comment by Midori_Schaaf in TIL in the 1970s, artist Andy Warhol thought that his artwork wouldn’t go up in value after his death. In May of 2022, Warhol’s portrait of Marilyn Monroe sold for $195 Million - making it the most expensive American artwork ever sold at auction. by waitingforthesun92
The Marilyn Monroe portrait was sold by the estate of Paul Allen, to pay estate taxes.
jcd1974 OP t1_jegzuar wrote
Reply to TIL that for six generations, from 1688 to 1840, members of the Sanson family were the executioners in Paris. Charles-Henri Sanson performed 2,918 executions, including that of Louis XVI, and his son Henri executed Marie-Antoinette. by jcd1974
Another "fun fact":
Charles-Henri Sanson's eldest son Gabriel (1767–1792) had been his assistant and heir apparent from 1790, but he died after slipping off a scaffold as he displayed a severed head to the crowd. With his death, the hereditary obligation fell to the youngest son.