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NetDork t1_jecl0nk wrote
Reply to TIL that 12 million "Shrek Forever After" drinking glasses (sold by McDonalds) were recalled in 2010 for containing the toxic metal Cadmium in their painted decorations by black_rose_
I think I still have these... Never drank from them, though.
NetDork t1_jdspm48 wrote
Reply to comment by Ok_Copy5217 in TIL It takes 20 years for clothing to be considered "vintage" and today’s most sought-after vintage styles are ‘90s and early ‘00s by Ok_Copy5217
Basic jeans and T-shirts, the same stuff I wear now.
NetDork t1_jd7f4n1 wrote
Reply to TIL that mosquitos can be a nuisance for everyone but not for the people in Iceland. Simply because they don't exist there: by bringmeturtles
The is one mosquito in Iceland. It's in a museum.
https://www.businessinsider.com/iceland-has-no-mosquitoes-2016-11
NetDork t1_jcyvobd wrote
Reply to comment by HaAnotherLlama in San Francisco official who pushed to defund police pleads for more officers in her district by Top-Organization-124
The fuel and maintenance isn't.
NetDork t1_jcljwdg wrote
Am increase in employee productivity led to their downfall? Sure.
NetDork t1_jb0zbz4 wrote
Reply to Norfolk Southern train derails in Springfield, Ohio; no hazardous materials aboard, railway company says by XXmynameisNeganXX
Ah shit, here we go again.
NetDork t1_j7a5kou wrote
Reply to comment by timojenbin in TIL that Taylor Lautner's wife is also named Taylor Lautner by a_hall
This is a dude who really likes to fuck himself.
NetDork t1_j78fos6 wrote
Reply to comment by ux3l in Indiana man dies after falling from Puerto Rico cliff while filming a TikTok video by Qlanger
Charlie got another one.
NetDork t1_j78fn21 wrote
Reply to comment by clarkss12 in Indiana man dies after falling from Puerto Rico cliff while filming a TikTok video by Qlanger
Being a narcissistic douche.
NetDork t1_j6nuk1y wrote
Reply to comment by prettykitty1973 in A rapist and a therapist are prime suspects in a case. Who went to jail? by weakgutteddog27
Failing to invent one has been my greatest regret.
NetDork t1_j5xm652 wrote
Reply to TIL that certain medicines can turn your bones to a different colour like green, blue or even black. by bethebumblebee
Weirdest warning I ever saw on medication was "use of this medicine may permanently discolor soft contact lenses."
I haven't had any of the bone-dye drugs, though.
NetDork t1_j5wuet1 wrote
Reply to comment by DoubleDickel in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB
The really clear indicator was when they went "Silver Plate" and didn't even install the defensive gun turrets anymore.
NetDork t1_j5wu29o wrote
Reply to comment by OneSidedDice in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB
They had to change now that more and more planes have large composite components.
NetDork t1_j5qilt5 wrote
Reply to comment by mvdonkey in People Are Selling 'Splash Mountain Water' on eBay After Permanent Ride Closure at Magic Kingdom by jdb1984
Damn, guess it's good that the last time I went there was 1994 when you could get through the line and still have time to do other stuff that day.
NetDork t1_j5bn6on wrote
Reply to comment by HotPocket_Consumed in TIL people who appreciate taboo jokes and other forms of black humor show higher levels of intelligence by deadliestcurses
What's a Mississippi abortion?
Hungry rat on a string
NetDork t1_j5blz6i wrote
Reply to TIL The writer for "Die Hard with a Vengeance" was investigated by the FBI after they revealed that his story's plan of robbing the Federal Reserve through a breached subway wall would have worked by fortifier22
Writer to FBI: Holy shit, you mean this would really work?!? Damn, wish I'd kept it to myself....
NetDork t1_j576x51 wrote
Reply to comment by MadMunky5B5 in Killeen [TX] teacher fired for assigning students worksheets filled with racial slurs by FenrirIII
I have to admit to cheating a little. When Fort Sam was built it was on the outskirts of SA. A building on base where I used to work was originally a barracks built for the troops heading to the Spanish-American war.
NetDork t1_j575tjx wrote
Reply to comment by MadMunky5B5 in Killeen [TX] teacher fired for assigning students worksheets filled with racial slurs by FenrirIII
Fort Sam Houston, smack in the middle of San Antonio, TX.
NetDork t1_j574kh3 wrote
Reply to comment by MadMunky5B5 in Killeen [TX] teacher fired for assigning students worksheets filled with racial slurs by FenrirIII
Killeen is a small town, but I don't think of it as rural. It's the "gateway town" to a major military base.
NetDork t1_j4rwumm wrote
Reply to comment by choschnebab in TIL in 1967 you could buy a Ford Mustang in 47 different colors by MoreTacoPie
And it's usually blue, red, and like 7 slightly different neutral colors. (Sometimes they make it interesting and add yellow)
NetDork t1_j2yedjo wrote
Reply to comment by Llenette1 in Danish bank workers celebrate first full year without robberies by asteriskspace
Send me the GoFundMe link when it's time to start production.
NetDork t1_j2xfkxj wrote
Reply to comment by fefvrisketa in Danish bank workers celebrate first full year without robberies by asteriskspace
That would honestly have been the perfect time for a robbery.
NetDork t1_j2nx4ov wrote
And the rest is streaming video?
NetDork t1_jecpfim wrote
Reply to TIL that Walt Disney World began as "The Florida Project". Dummy corporations were used, by Walt Disney Productions, to buy up 27,000 acres of land to avoid bursts of land speculation in the Orlando area. Early rumors assumed possible development by NASA, Ford, the Rockefellers, and Howard Hughes. by jdward01
I also heard that since the land they bought was swampy they let construction companies dump excavated dirt there to fill in.