CurseYourSudden
CurseYourSudden t1_j4kniir wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL Aristarchus of Samos in the 3rd Century BCE was the first to present the model of the Sun as the center of our Solar system and also placed the other known planets in correct order of distance from the sun. He also correctly surmised that stars were other far distant suns. by CapnFancyPants
Yes, because the Greeks were famously anti-religion.
CurseYourSudden t1_j2cw0b8 wrote
Reply to comment by firelock_ny in TIL Archduchess Mathilde of Austria accidentally set her dress alight and immolated herself while trying to hide a cigarette from her father by Brotherdodge
It's crazy to think that there was a time when anarchists actually got shit done.
CurseYourSudden t1_j2ctr7a wrote
Reply to comment by winmag1320 in TIL Archduchess Mathilde of Austria accidentally set her dress alight and immolated herself while trying to hide a cigarette from her father by Brotherdodge
You mean "a major drawback of wearing clothes that are literally impossible to dress yourself in because you need to stunt on the working class at every possible opportunity"?
CurseYourSudden t1_j232lq7 wrote
Reply to comment by Lonelyland in TIL the original 1881 "Pinocchio" was a dark story that included the puppet's execution by hanging for his bad behavior (which included murdering Jiminy Cricket) by foodtower
And ran screaming into battle.
CurseYourSudden t1_iy7sj4l wrote
Nothing quashes protests like giving people more free time.
CurseYourSudden t1_ixf3o00 wrote
Reply to comment by Freedomisminewoot in TIL that Evelyn Nesbit, dubbed "the world's first supermodel" became known for her involvement in a feud between her husband Harry Thaw and architect Stanford White who drugged and assaulted her age of 16, this led to Thaw murdering White inside Madison Square Garden in 1906. by TopAbies9056
Nesbit was her maiden name.
CurseYourSudden t1_ixf3jql wrote
Reply to comment by Godtiermasturbator in TIL that Evelyn Nesbit, dubbed "the world's first supermodel" became known for her involvement in a feud between her husband Harry Thaw and architect Stanford White who drugged and assaulted her age of 16, this led to Thaw murdering White inside Madison Square Garden in 1906. by TopAbies9056
Like peanut butt butter! It's how they do it in Hollywood. Showbiz!
CurseYourSudden t1_iuyuadr wrote
Reply to comment by Conan776 in TIL the former members of Timbuk 3 have refused to license the song "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" for commercials, including a $900,000 offer from AT&T and offers from Ford, the U.S. Army, and Bausch & Lomb for their Ray-Ban sunglasses. by big_macaroons
That and Absurd are timeless.
CurseYourSudden t1_itpevag wrote
Reply to comment by Amateur_Validator in TIL that in a series of experiments in the 1950s, Solomon Asch asked a group of actors and a single test subject what the longest line was in a "vision test". The actors would intentionally answer incorrectly, causing the subject to also answer incorrectly, despite it being very obvious. by Amateur_Validator
"There are...FOUR...LIGHTS!"
CurseYourSudden t1_itper8c wrote
Reply to comment by SynthPrax in TIL that in a series of experiments in the 1950s, Solomon Asch asked a group of actors and a single test subject what the longest line was in a "vision test". The actors would intentionally answer incorrectly, causing the subject to also answer incorrectly, despite it being very obvious. by Amateur_Validator
They did. Around 25% of the subjects answered correctly.
CurseYourSudden t1_j4knwja wrote
Reply to comment by Rethious in TIL Aristarchus of Samos in the 3rd Century BCE was the first to present the model of the Sun as the center of our Solar system and also placed the other known planets in correct order of distance from the sun. He also correctly surmised that stars were other far distant suns. by CapnFancyPants
Galileo (not Copernicus) claimed that he had proven something, but the peer review said it wasn't proof, just a strong argument. This peer review was under the auspices of the pope, so he publicly called the Pope an idiot in retaliation. Galileo also kind of started working on his own church to really drive home the "I do what I want" energy, while alienating basically everyone that had previously supported him (including Renaissance Italian politicians).
The Pope put him on house arrest and probably saved his life by doing so. Renaissance Italian politics was real big on assassinations.