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possiblynotanexpert t1_jeakcom wrote

Reply to comment by amtheredothat in TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01

Yeah I was thinking the same when I wrote my last comment. We will never know! Interesting to think about what could have (potentially) been.

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possiblynotanexpert t1_jeaezpo wrote

Reply to comment by Foxhound199 in TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01

I think it’s safe to say they made the right choice. Not sure if NOLA would have been the right spot with the hindsight we have now.

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possiblynotanexpert t1_j8y8w5x wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] 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

It is compared to a good pizza joint. Most of those are over $20 for a large. Pizza Hut usually has promos where you can get two pizzas and some other crap for the price of one pie at other spots.

So relatively speaking, it is absolutely cheap.

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possiblynotanexpert t1_j8p69bu wrote

Reply to comment by ruiner8850 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

Pizza Hut and Dominoes are crap, but they’re cheap. Like McDonald’s for a burger.

You’re not going there for quality. You’re going because it’s cheap and convenient.

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possiblynotanexpert t1_j33qdpz wrote

Reply to comment by ColonictheHedgehog in TIL about Sarah Josepha Hale. She wrote the poem "Mary had a Little Lamb" and was editor of the most influential women's magazine of the time. Helping to found Vassar College. Over the course of 17 years she wrote five different presidents urging them to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. by marmorset

Nope. That’s your fault. Thanksgiving is soooo much better without them, and I speak from experience.

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