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JetPunk t1_iuih0wl wrote
Reply to TIL: In 2012, a group of Mexican scientists intentionally crashed a Boeing 727 to test which seats had the best chance of survival. by markphahn
All scientists aboard were killed, proving that the seat doesn't matter.
JetPunk t1_iu2e36i wrote
Reply to comment by cerpintaxt33 in TIL that Fahrenheit 451, a book about a distopian future where books are banned and burned, was banned and burned by the apartheid regime in South Africa with other tens of thousands. by open_closet
I don't know. Anarchist's Cookbook. Mein kampf probably.
JetPunk t1_iu1rzmm wrote
Reply to TIL that Fahrenheit 451, a book about a distopian future where books are banned and burned, was banned and burned by the apartheid regime in South Africa with other tens of thousands. by open_closet
Here's another fun fact. Each year the American Library Association puts out a list of "banned books". But these are only books that library patrons have requested to be banned.
Books that are actually banned by libraries don't appear on the list. So the banned books contains exclusively books that are NOT banned by libraries.
Now that's Orwellian!
JetPunk t1_iqu51r4 wrote
Reply to TIL that in 1996, Dallas business man John Spano bought controlling ownership of the NHLs New York Islanders for $165 million dollars. After nearly a year it came to light he didn’t have nearly enough funds to complete his purchase of his team. by Mrpink415
Seems like he'd fit right in on Wall Street.
JetPunk t1_iqoi7bl wrote
Reply to TIL Fayetteville AR is named for Fayetteville TN, which is in turn named for Fayetteville NC by Dakar-A
Similar fact: Cartagena, Columbia was founded by settlers from Cartagena, Spain which was founded as a colony of Carthage which was founded as a colony of Tyre.
Cartagena is a colony of a colony of a colony.
JetPunk t1_ivwupkz wrote
Reply to TIL Winona Ryder was born in Winona, Minnesota by JoeyZasaa
Randy Moss was born in Rand, West Virginia.