jcd1974 t1_j1f2nqt wrote on December 23, 2022 at 9:04 PM

Karen Carpenter had a near perfect voice. Her songs are gorgeous, yet she never found the love or happiness she deserved and starved herself to death at the young age of 32.

Bizarrely her death became comic fodder and in death she became a joke. The same happened to Elvis Presley but at least his behavior in the years preceding his death made himself into a caricature. Karen Carpenter did nothing to warrant the ridicule that followed her death.

jcd1974 t1_iu6vrnh wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:27 AM

Reply to comment by res30stupid in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes

He was a non-violent offender.

jcd1974 t1_iu6pdzh wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:34 PM

Reply to So tired of shows and movies recently by [deleted]

Yes.

House of the Dragon was much better than I had anticipated but now it'll be another 18-24 months until the second season.

jcd1974 t1_irwzdn4 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 5:42 PM

Reply to comment by bolanrox in TIL Bing Crosby, called the first multimedia star, recorded over 1600 songs and 70 feature films by PicardTangoAlpha

I have suspicions about Dolly!

jcd1974 t1_irws611 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 4:56 PM

Reply to comment by MindYerOwnBusiness in TIL Bing Crosby, called the first multimedia star, recorded over 1600 songs and 70 feature films by PicardTangoAlpha

Has any artist lived a pure life?

jcd1974

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jcd1974 t1_iy0ahzt wrote on November 27, 2022 at 7:53 PM

TIL that the average lifespan of zebras in the wild is 25 years.

TIL since 1850, more than 5,000 people have gone over Niagara Falls, either intentionally (as stunts or suicide attempts) or accidentally but only 17 are known to have survived.

jcd1974 t1_iu6vrnh wrote on October 29, 2022 at 12:27 AM

jcd1974 t1_iu6pdzh wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:34 PM

jcd1974 t1_irwzdn4 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 5:42 PM

jcd1974 t1_irws611 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 4:56 PM

TIL that upon ascending to the throne, Mehmed III, the 13th sultan of the Ottoman empire, ordered that all of his nineteen brothers be executed. Fratricidal successions were not unprecedented, as sultans would often have dozens of children with their concubines.