DirtyDanTheManlyMan
DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_ixvy498 wrote
Reply to 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
They raised an entire city block in my hometown like 100 feet because it used to flood all the time.
DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_ixu4dbt wrote
Reply to comment by Totally_Not_A_Bot_55 in TIL of the Arisan Maru, a Japanese "hell ship" that was torpedoed while carrying Allied prisoners of war. None of the 1,781 passengers were killed by the explosion, but other Japanese ships refused to rescue them, resulting in only 9 survivors. by Jupitair
Japan has been super chill since ww2, probably because the US has 7 military bases there and we have an agreement to protect them
DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_ixt35vz wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL of the Arisan Maru, a Japanese "hell ship" that was torpedoed while carrying Allied prisoners of war. None of the 1,781 passengers were killed by the explosion, but other Japanese ships refused to rescue them, resulting in only 9 survivors. by Jupitair
I think it has something to do with a ship being hit by a torpedo, and imperial Japan being extremely brutal towards American sailors/soldiers
DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_ixhfakx wrote
Why only specifically ps5?
DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_ixd9ld2 wrote
Reply to comment by So_be in TIL the Passemant astronomical clock in Versailles has shown the correct date, time, moon phase, planetary alignment, etc (accounting for leap years ) from 1750 and can display through 9999. by kitkatbloo
It would be so much better if it actually did though
DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_ix5sdd2 wrote
Reply to TIL that Lorenzo Music, the famous voice of Garfield, was a frequent volunteer for a suicide hotline, and was occasionally recognized by callers as sounding "just like that cat from TV". by A_Real_Standup_Guy
If we had this nowadays the suicide numbers wouldn’t budge. People my age want nothing more than to literally die.
DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_iwo22r4 wrote
Reply to TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831
Skyrim’s release date was an homage to the armistice date of 11/11/11. Lol jk ww1 ended in 1918
DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_iwm7miz wrote
I like how the other comments are all different references to nine tailed foxes in media
DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_itp8dr3 wrote
Reply to comment by im_talking_ace in TIL that the mascot of the city of Hidalgo, TX is a 10-foot high, 24-foot-long killer bee statue. It was erected in 1992 to commemorate Hidalgo as the first American city to be invaded by an aggressive strain of African bees that resulted in public panic. The bees were initially released in Brazil. by KimCureAll
This was a thing up into the 2000’s,
DirtyDanTheManlyMan t1_ixyh1dr wrote
Reply to comment by jacknicholson1974 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
Knoxville Tennessee