WilcoHistBuff t1_jeaimga wrote on March 30, 2023 at 4:36 PM

Reply to comment by getbeaverootnabooteh in TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps

That would explain his move from dark cynic to happy go lucky over the years.

But I prefer to think of him as eternal.

WilcoHistBuff t1_jea65xm wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:14 PM

Reply to TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps

How about Snowy/Milou! Not many fox terriers live 50+ years through multiple attacks, capture, and a serious alcohol and bone habit.

WilcoHistBuff t1_j0x1g4l wrote on December 20, 2022 at 1:23 AM

Reply to comment by KindAwareness3073 in TIL that due to anti-Chinese sentiment in San Francisco in the late 19th century, Levi's jeans briefly held the slogan "The only kind made by white labor" on its logo. by lemming-leader12

It should be pointed out that Chock Full o’ Nuts not only was dedicated to equal opportunity employment, it also hired Jackie Robinson as a VP of HR, had no problem with him being a civil rights activists while in their employ, and donated funds to the NAACP. You can call William Black’s efforts bubbling, but for the time the company’s hiring practices were ahead of the curve.

Also not sure that the main driver on the food never touched by human hand was a race issue. They used tongs to cook and assemble meals and advertised that fact.