keetojm
keetojm t1_je7qkkl wrote
Reply to TIL that Mattiedna Johnson, born to Mississippi sharecroppers in 1918, used techniques she’d used to make things like butter, jam and soap on her childhood farm to develop techniques to capture and preserve molds for research that eventually helped in the development of drugs to fight scarlet fever. by RedditPrat
I don’t know if I should be praising her for her amazing work, or cursing her as I am allergic to penicillin. Kidding of course. My uncle survived scarlet fever.
keetojm t1_j9ktxxr wrote
Reply to comment by Frexulfe in TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
Sounds like an old Bob Newhart joke
keetojm t1_j9ickxt wrote
Reply to TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
I want to say it was Dostoevsky, who would have to gamble and fritter all his money away before he was motivated enough to write another book.
keetojm t1_ix7lzy5 wrote
Reply to TIL that Lorenzo Music, the famous voice of Garfield, was a frequent volunteer for a suicide hotline, and was occasionally recognized by callers as sounding "just like that cat from TV". by A_Real_Standup_Guy
Always thought his name was made up. A stage name.
keetojm t1_ivi0a4g wrote
Reply to comment by PeachSnappleOhYeah in TIL, there was a Cocaine-infused tablet called “Forced March” taken on the North Pole Expedition by Shackleton. As label explains: “Allays hunger and prolongs the power of endurance.” by endofthen1ght
Yeah this is how they made it to the South Georgia island.
Taking a version of speedball.
keetojm t1_it9n93i wrote
Reply to TIL that in 2005 burglars stole $71.6 million from a bank in Fortaleza, Brazil by setting up a fake landscaping company near the bank and digging a 256ft tunnel beneath two city blocks to the bank over 3 months. Neighbors noticed vanloads of soil removed daily but assumed it was business-related. by Lagavulin16_neat
Did they watch “the ladykillers”? And it worked?
keetojm t1_isd3749 wrote
Reply to Nikita from the top rope by westondeboer
Shit he is going to murder his wife and kid. That’s the Chris Benoit head butt.
keetojm t1_irxtgm9 wrote
Reply to TIL Bing Crosby, called the first multimedia star, recorded over 1600 songs and 70 feature films by PicardTangoAlpha
He loved the ladies. He and Bob Hope would trade mistresses.
keetojm t1_irgx9w3 wrote
Reply to TIL of Joseph Trombino, a security guard who survived the 1981 Brink’s robbery in Nyack, NY. He continued working for the company for the next 20 years, was nearly killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and was ultimately killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. by schmo_hawk
So near every 20 years someone was taking a shot at his life? Jeez
keetojm t1_je86wuc wrote
Reply to TIL that tularemia is an infectious disease that can be contracted by “inhaling particles from an infected rabbit ground up [by] a lawnmower”. by krisalyssa
Damn glad I never ran over a rabbit. Dead or alive.