Flemtality
Flemtality t1_jcl1kdi wrote
Reply to TIL about Jim Gordon, a drummer that worked with George Harrison, and shared a songwriting credit for "Layla", with Eric Clapton, but suffered from various mental health issues and spent 40 years in jail for the murder of his mother. by jdward01
Never heard of him yet his discography is unreal. I guess that's the life of a studio/session musician.
Flemtality t1_jck3g9r wrote
Reply to TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson
Damn. Now I regret all of that tax money I gave to the NFL to build all of those stadiums.
Flemtality t1_ja8s2s1 wrote
Reply to cruising the galaxy by brendon7800
Someone went through all of this trouble and didn't even include an R2 unit.
Flemtality t1_j9tlt8n wrote
Reply to TIL certain moths have developed sound absorbing wings that make it harder for bats to hunt and eat them with their echolocation. The structure of the moth wings might someday help people soundproof places by RainManToothpicks
What exactly does "places" mean in this context?
Also, the use of "might" in the title is hilarious, a lot of things "might" happen, OP.
Flemtality t1_j9ppl91 wrote
Reply to comment by Unleashtheducks in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
Eliot Ness is a great example.
Chances are you didn't hear about him in a history book prior to hearing his name mentioned in a song.
Flemtality t1_j9et5bo wrote
Reply to comment by Loki-L in TIL that Milton Bradley originally had been in the business of selling pictures of celebrities. After his biggest seller Abraham Lincoln grew his iconic beard and rendered his entire stock of lithographs worthless and had customers demanding their money back, MB switched to selling board games by Loki-L
No, that's his brother Luigi Parker. This is Parker Parker.
Flemtality t1_j6fygmk wrote
Reply to TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
This unethical technology was first pioneered by the morally bankrupt people at Gillette over twenty years ago. At that time people didn't like it and spoke out against it, which of course did absolutely nothing, and here we are.
Just know that somewhere out there is video of you every time you ever walked near a Gillette razor display at a big box store this century, and some creepy fuck working for Gillette probably spanked his frank to that video.
Flemtality t1_itl1tec wrote
Reply to comment by GollyWow in HMS Victory firing a rolling broadside by MindCorrupt
Well, considering she has been in dry dock for almost a century, you would need to be located in a very specific area to get hit by her guns.
Flemtality t1_isb9pze wrote
Reply to TIL the first confirmed victim of Takata airbags was 18y/o Parham. As she drove around a car park, she lightly bumped another vehicle making the airbag inflate, sending metal pieces at such tremendous force that one hit the teen’s neck slicing open her carotid artery. She bled to death in her seat by ahm713
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Flemtality t1_jdhnhy5 wrote
Reply to TIL: A Mambo No. 5 cover by Bob the Builder went to number 1 in the UK on 9th September 2001, but was removed from BBC radio playlists after the 9/11 attacks as it was ‘too frivolous’ by gnomageddon7
Immediately after 9/11 was a fucking weird time.