mcmanaman17
mcmanaman17 t1_iv7r6ho wrote
Reply to TIL that Scotland's favorite soft drink, Irn-Bru originated in New York, USA in 1889 as IRONBREW. by ManiacMango33
They just enjoyed the way it sounded when they said it
mcmanaman17 t1_iuxh69s wrote
Reply to TIL that the Persian King Xerxes was so enraged after a storm destroyed his bridges that he ordered the sea be given 300 whiplashes, and branded it with red-hot irons as the soldiers shouted at the water by LethalPoopstain
Sounds like the type of gossip disgruntled soldiers would come up with while drunk on a miserable campaign.
mcmanaman17 t1_iufa1wc wrote
Reply to comment by MatiloKarode in TIL, if all the DNA in your body was stretched out, it would reach from the Earth to the Sun. And back. 18 times. by substantial-freud
I'll hold your beer
mcmanaman17 t1_iwfl27w wrote
Reply to TIL about Deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo, who overcame childhood paralysis through swimming and saved a record-breaking 900+ lives during his career. His swimming talent and use of sight rather than sound to identify drowning swimmers allowed him to save people other lifeguards would have missed. by lemontreelemur
"Use of sight rather than sound". The sea is noisy as fuck, you'd expect this one to be a given.