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proxproxy t1_j9odrjr wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL NYC Photographer Jamie Livingston shot a Polaroid photo everyday for 6,000 days between March 1979 and October 1997. The first shot was of his girlfriend at the time and his last photo was on his deathbed, dying of cancer by Ok_Copy5217
OP means he learned of the existence of this exhibition you goddamn dunce
proxproxy t1_j1l34fd wrote
Reply to comment by Splunge- in TIL the song "Buffalo Gals" sung by the future Mr. and Mrs. Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life" is about the prostitutes of Buffalo, New York. by baby_blue_eyes
I’m with you man that movie sucks. Stay strong
proxproxy t1_j02l72a wrote
Reply to TIL baseball legend Ty Cobb's mother killed his father, claiming she thought he was an intruder. Ty said his baseball career was dedicated to his father, who never got to see him play by Elron-Cupboard
Given what a piece of shit Cobb was and how rarely the apple falls far from the tree, one wonders if the father didn’t maybe have it coming
proxproxy t1_ivimxh0 wrote
Reply to TIL, there was a Cocaine-infused tablet called “Forced March” taken on the North Pole Expedition by Shackleton. As label explains: “Allays hunger and prolongs the power of endurance.” by endofthen1ght
The testing would be terribly unethical but boy id love to know how much elite weightlifters could improve their performance by unfettered access to stimulants like meth and coke
proxproxy t1_je41f1x wrote
Reply to comment by DistortoiseLP in TIL the SL-1 was the only reactor accident in U.S. history which resulted in immediate fatalities, killing 3 military operators in 1961, pinning one of them to the ceiling. by rigorousthinker
“Not easily recognizable” is a hell of a euphemism for “blown to pieces” also