ShiningRayde
ShiningRayde t1_jae98mj wrote
Reply to comment by Skulldetta in TIL the Futurama theme song is considered a variation of a 1967 song called "Psyché Rock" by french composer Pierre Henry, which in turn is based on the well known 1966 song "Wild Things" by the Troggs. by NoxDominus
But how many steps is he from Kevin Bacon?
ShiningRayde t1_jacy7rx wrote
Reply to TIL the last B-52 Bomber produced for the US left the factory 10/26/1962 - the same day as the climax of the Cuban Missile Crisis - they're still used 60 yrs later. by GoGaslightYerself
Meanwhile, my phone battery after 6 months of use...
ShiningRayde t1_j1477fc wrote
Reply to TIL in 1962 a General Electric engineer named Nick Holonyak developed the first LED light bulb capable of emitting visible red light. The same bulb was used in the 1964 stop animation animated TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for Rudolph’s bioluminescent nose. by undergroundgeek
Really kinda weird seeing 'bioluminescent' up there
ShiningRayde t1_ixub04o wrote
Reply to comment by OccasinalMovieGuy in Europe wants to harness the power of the sun... from space/The ESA wants to collect solar energy from the cosmos to help the continent meet climate targets by Sorin61
Funny how that happens, right?
ShiningRayde t1_iui3w16 wrote
Reply to comment by berael in ELI5: What happens to health insurance companies and their employees if healthcare is made free? by thebatmansymbol
Ayn Rand will write a really weird novella about them becoming the secret society running the world?
ShiningRayde t1_iuhgvcn wrote
Reply to comment by tenbatsu in TIL Peter Weller, who played RoboCop, went on to get his Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance Art History and wrote his dissertation about Renaissance artist/philosopher Leon Battista Alberti by kamyizme
FOREMOST RAPIST IDENTIFIED
ShiningRayde t1_itmwtsb wrote
Reply to comment by NoReallyLetsBeFriend in Public bathroom germs by matts41
Enter bathroom (doors propped open since 2020)
Wash hands.
Go to stall.
Check if theres paper, grab some.
Use paper wad to shut and lock door, set atop paper dispenser.
Do the doo.
Get squared away.
Use saved paper to unlock door, flush and toss into water, wait for flush to finish before opening door with foot.
Wash hands.
Get coughed on by an 90 year old man with cholera coming in the extremely narrow doorway.
ShiningRayde t1_irwpdgy wrote
Reply to TIL Bing Crosby, called the first multimedia star, recorded over 1600 songs and 70 feature films by PicardTangoAlpha
So THIS is the mfer who started the war on Christmas with all his 'Happy Holidays!' Nonsense smh my head
ShiningRayde t1_je9f79x wrote
Reply to comment by Mammoth-Mud-9609 in TIL that the world's largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887 and was reported to be "larger than milk pans." by KodyBerns99
sighs, upvotes anyways