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greatgildersleeve t1_je80ew8 wrote
Reply to TIL that just a few days after surviving the sinking of the Titanic, actress Dorothy Gibson starred in a silent motion picture short about the disaster called "Saved from the Titanic". Gibson even wore the same clothes she wore the night of the sinking to add to the films authenticity. by PresLyndonBJohnson36
Sadly a lost film.
greatgildersleeve t1_jdxathi wrote
greatgildersleeve t1_jbn1mpi wrote
Reply to TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
It's Redd you big dummy.
greatgildersleeve t1_j9ptsq2 wrote
Reply to comment by joho999 in Eating turnips could help ease vegetable shortage, suggests Therese Coffey by greatdevonhope
Hopefully not shaped like a thingy.
greatgildersleeve t1_j9l44uh wrote
greatgildersleeve t1_j91e91d wrote
Reply to TIL that Simo Häyhä AKA the sniper White Death kept a Winter War diary, that was discovered in 2017 from his nephew's drawer, when a local museum was looking for memorabilia for an exhibition on Häyhä by Nopatme
A man so badass they had to put two umlauts in his name.
greatgildersleeve t1_j6oohgj wrote
Reply to TIL that the third best selling album of all time, ahead of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, is the soundtrack for 1992 film The Bodyguard by Linguini_gang
Give it a few years, it will overtake it.
greatgildersleeve t1_j6fqh6f wrote
Reply to comment by GatoradeNipples in TIL in the 1980s Monty Python got much of its exposure to the US through PBS, because of CBS censoring parts of "The Holy Grail" in a 1977 broadcast. This upset the comedy troupe, prompting them to withdraw the broadcast rights. by AnthillOmbudsman
I thought that edit made it funnier. I never knew it was mandated.
greatgildersleeve t1_j6cz17e wrote
Reply to comment by arbenowskee in TIL in the 1980s Monty Python got much of its exposure to the US through PBS, because of CBS censoring parts of "The Holy Grail" in a 1977 broadcast. This upset the comedy troupe, prompting them to withdraw the broadcast rights. by AnthillOmbudsman
The killer rabbit and the Black Knight scene i would imagine.
greatgildersleeve t1_j2e4c02 wrote
Reply to TIL Ernest P. Worrell (Ernest Saves Christmas et al.) & Vern were originally created by advertising company Carden & Cherry to promote various local and national brands. Due to the commercials popularity, an Ernest television show and ten movies were made, knowwhatimean? by OptionalPlayer
Too bad he didn't listen to his own PSA on smoking.
greatgildersleeve t1_j0ln140 wrote
This just sounds like nachos.
greatgildersleeve t1_izkt4nt wrote
Reply to comment by boookworm0367 in Today I learned that the largest snowman ever built was in Maine in 2008 and measured 122 feet, 7 inches tall. by BlupHox
Is two feet really a 'smashing'?
greatgildersleeve t1_izffz30 wrote
greatgildersleeve t1_iuio6gn wrote
Some people have short memories.
greatgildersleeve t1_itya1j9 wrote
Reply to TIL: The famous Alaskan sled dog "Balto" was preserved in taxidermy and is on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Ohio. by alex6219
What did Balto do to deserve eternity in Cleveland?
greatgildersleeve t1_it63s4q wrote
Reply to TIL that the Film Score for Star Wars was Heavily Inspired By "Gustav Holst - The Planets" from 1918 by HanSolo71
Even more so by King's Row.
greatgildersleeve t1_jeeynm3 wrote
Reply to TIL that New Orleans chicory coffee mix started during the American Civil War when Union naval blockades cut off the port of New Orleans bringing coffee shipments to a halt. New Orleanians looking for their coffee fix began mixing chicory with coffee to stretch out the supply. by GeoJono
Psst. The war is over. You don't have to do that anymore.