JimProphet
JimProphet t1_iujwr0w wrote
Reply to comment by The_Inward in TIL that after being initially cancelled, the second season of ‘Jericho’ was only reinstated after fans sent 20 tons of nuts to CBS studios in a nationwide protest. by GezimS
It didn't really work. They renewed it for a second season, but the second season bombed and I believe it's estimated it got far less than 20 million views per episode.
JimProphet t1_iu2rf63 wrote
Reply to TIL that although lambskin condoms protect against pregnancy, they are not effective at preventing the transmission of STDs. by bigbbypddingsnatchr
This is why sheep are always spreading STDs.
JimProphet t1_iu2hd7b 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
I mean, they've been holding book burnings in Tennessee as recent as this year.
JimProphet t1_it57k69 wrote
Reply to comment by Knee_Deep_In_Muff in TIL Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans), famous for the early 60's song and dance craze "The Twist", got his stage name from Dick Clark's wife as play on the name of another popular musician at the time Fats Domino. by big_macaroons
Massive Monopoly, after she married one of the Parker Brothers.
JimProphet t1_isq2w9p wrote
Whoa, that's more than 5000 tons.
JimProphet t1_ir1rwfw wrote
Reply to comment by Fishyinu in TIL Giovanni da Pian del Carpine was the first European to enter the court of the Great Khan. At 63 years old Carpine road 3000 miles in 106 days (including lent when he ate only salt, millet, and water) to appear before Khan Güyük. When Carpine returned he was made the Primate of Serbia. by jamescookenotthatone
Thus the proverb, "Reject Mongol, Return to Monke."
JimProphet t1_iqx8qi8 wrote
Reply to TIL about "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell," which ran in prime time on ABC a few weeks before the late-night show on NBC, originally called "NBC's Saturday Night." The ABC show's cast included Bill Murray, Brian Doyle Murray and Christopher Guest, all of whom eventually joined NBC's show. by PikesPique
That was when Kenan Thompson joined the cast.
JimProphet t1_jarny8l wrote
Reply to TIL Crabs will capture and eat baby Sea Turtles after they hatch. by TheMadhopper
Crabs will eat any living things they can catch, baby or adult.