wonderbuoy74
wonderbuoy74 t1_ixw35rh wrote
Reply to comment by innergamedude in TIL In 1930, to make way for a new building, the Indiana Bell Building, weighing 11,000 tons, was moved 16 meters and rotated 90°. The work took a month to finish and did not disrupt the building's essential services, nor its gas, water, and electricity supply. No one inside felt the building move. by LPercepts
Why did the son add an extra letter to the last name? Weirdos!
wonderbuoy74 t1_ixs9n8k wrote
Reply to comment by AlexatOSU in TIL that in a cricket match in Bradford, England, all the 22 players involved were surnamed Patel as was the 15-year-old scorer by RJtrip
And I acknowledged that by saying perhaps it's more concentrated in certain local regions. Show some numbers if you want to argue.
wonderbuoy74 t1_ixr0rxx wrote
Reply to comment by AlexatOSU in TIL that in a cricket match in Bradford, England, all the 22 players involved were surnamed Patel as was the 15-year-old scorer by RJtrip
It is actually 19th on the list of common surnames in India, with 4.2 million.
https://forebears.io/india/surnames
Perhaps more common in certain regions, but even still the odds of all 22 having that name is just so low. At least the announcers had a very easy day!
wonderbuoy74 t1_ixr032m wrote
Reply to TIL that in a cricket match in Bradford, England, all the 22 players involved were surnamed Patel as was the 15-year-old scorer by RJtrip
I was reading the article like it was some kind of abbot and costello sketch. This is hilarious!
wonderbuoy74 t1_ixxmf1o wrote
Reply to comment by Ray_Pingeau in TIL In 1930, to make way for a new building, the Indiana Bell Building, weighing 11,000 tons, was moved 16 meters and rotated 90°. The work took a month to finish and did not disrupt the building's essential services, nor its gas, water, and electricity supply. No one inside felt the building move. by LPercepts
It had started and I literally lol'd about it! Then there's that ONE person that just has to come along and shit on the ice cream.