Hinermad
Hinermad t1_j16xfmn wrote
Reply to TIL During the 1966 World Cup final between England and West Germany, England were ahead in extra time, and striker Geoff Hurst tried to hit the ball as far into the stands as possible to waste time. Instead, he mishit the ball and sent it into the top corner of the German goal. England won 4-2. by haddock420
"Two World Wars and one World Cup, doo dah, doo dah..."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_World_Wars_and_One_World_Cup
Hinermad t1_izs4eap wrote
Reply to comment by 747ER in TIL: The GAU-8/A AVENGER was designed and initially produced by an appliance company, General Electric. by visual_observer
I worked for a manager who had been an electrical engineer at GE Aerospace, designing jet engine controls. One of the best bosses I ever had.
Hinermad t1_ix7zgl1 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL a type of film first produced in 1912 is still in production today. by rgrwilcocanuhearme
Plus-X was the same film but with a coating that allowed the negatives to be retouched. Unfortunately it's no longer available either. It was nice stuff.
Kodak still makes T-Max 100 in 120 size.
Hinermad t1_ivoq919 wrote
Reply to comment by davetowers646 in He jokingly compared covid to a zombie apocalypse. An arrest followed. by maxxspeed
The Pentagon comes to mind. And a large percentage of people who have to testify before Congress.
Hinermad t1_j9kqp0z wrote
Reply to comment by NomDePlume007 in Supreme Court sides with Arizona death row inmate seeking to challenge sentence in federal court by AudibleNod
Three of the five justices who voted for the majority were appointed by Democrat presidents. Sotomayor and Kagan are Obama appointees, and Jackson was appinted by Biden.