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the_hell_you_say t1_jdyjab6 wrote
Hmm, I thought an Octopus had green blood
the_hell_you_say t1_jbpqquw wrote
Reply to comment by tanfj in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
I remember 15-20 years ago, there were CDs you could buy that had all the TV theme music of a particular era. Fun to listen to!
the_hell_you_say t1_jbnbujc wrote
Reply to comment by the_hell_you_say in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
I was a toddler when this show was real time, and family legend has it that I would dance my ass off when they played this song
the_hell_you_say t1_jbnbo89 wrote
Reply to comment by mookie825 in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Yes it was
the_hell_you_say t1_jbn02rz wrote
Reply to comment by sledgehammer_77 in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Ok, fair
the_hell_you_say t1_jbmzq7j 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
Best intro theme song on a TV show
the_hell_you_say t1_j92x9om wrote
Reply to comment by OMG__Ponies in TIL that the VitaminWater class-action lawsuit resulted no compensation for the consumers, and Coca Cola/Glacéau could continue marketing VitaminWater as “nutrient enhanced water beverage”. by OMG__Ponies
Seems like the kind of claim that should get that lawyer disbarred. It's fucking called Vitamin Water, without an ounce of irony in the labeling or advertising.
the_hell_you_say t1_j8zvskv wrote
Reply to TIL beavers are a keystone species, which means they play an important role in ecosystems by modifying the area in a way that is beneficial to plants and animals by jewkakasaurus
Beaver has made my life better
the_hell_you_say t1_j7o1cy1 wrote
Reply to TIL the first Blue LED wasn't commercially available until 1989 and bright blue LEDs weren't available until 1993. by j-merc23
I was working the night shift in an electronics lab around the time when blue LEDs became cheap. I took apart my desk phone and replaced the red "you have voicemail" LED with a blue one. I always left voicemail in my inbox after that.
the_hell_you_say t1_j6ltlr2 wrote
the_hell_you_say t1_j6g26me wrote
Reply to TIL there are three species of elephants, not two. African elephants are broken up into 2 species, Forest and Bush. by lightsdevil
"WE'VE GOT BUSH!!!"
the_hell_you_say t1_j6equh9 wrote
Reply to TIL that modern store mannequins can now record video, sound and automatically analyze demographic data and customers reactions to products from facial expressions analysis by human8264829264
Can they detect my hatred for simply being IN a store?
the_hell_you_say t1_j6e8fvb wrote
Reply to TIL China is bigger than the U.S. in terms of land area. The U.S. is also bigger than Canada in terms of land area. by Mewhenthe4
Wait...does that mean China is bigger than Canada? 🤔🤯
the_hell_you_say t1_j1wlv6g wrote
Reply to comment by CaughtInTheCameraEye in TIL Kellogg's Corn Flakes were invented by accident. A batch of wheat based dough was left out overnight by accident, started to ferment, so Will Kellogg decided to roll it to see if this would squeeze the water out. Instead, they got wheat flakes. Corn Flakes was the real winner. by greed-man
So, are you masturbating more now?
the_hell_you_say t1_j10mhea wrote
Reply to comment by Libertas-Vel-Mors in TIL that the USA uses 10x as much salt on the road than they do in processed foods, and was first introduced on the roads in New Hampshire. by madmansmarker
I think you're on to something here
the_hell_you_say t1_j0vfjmw wrote
Reply to comment by martlet1 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
Probably because they still cost as much as they did in the 80s
the_hell_you_say t1_izkv1gb wrote
Reply to Today I learned that the largest snowman ever built was in Maine in 2008 and measured 122 feet, 7 inches tall. by BlupHox
Wonder what the date was when it finally completely melted
the_hell_you_say t1_iz112rx wrote
Reply to comment by Darmok47 in TIL: Samuel Byck tried to assassinate President Nixon by hijacking a plane and crashing it into the White House. Byck drove to BWI, shot a police officer, stormed a Delta aircraft and shot the two pilots. Police stopped Byck before the plane ever moved, but Nixon was in the White House at the time. by theotherbogart
Bro walks a fine line in real life
the_hell_you_say t1_ixgdxde wrote
Reply to TIL people turning 100 usually receive a letter from the US President congratulating them. by trukilla420
"Happy birthday old balls!"
Signed...White House intern
the_hell_you_say t1_ixandte wrote
Reply to TIL The Red Power Ranger actor was charged in multimillion-dollar PPP Covid relief fraud scheme by stepneo1
SOOOO much PPP fraud.
the_hell_you_say t1_ivhpclk wrote
Reply to TIL that the band The Hondells had a top-ten hit with their 1964 cover of The Beach Boy's song "Little Honda," except "The Hondells" didn't actually exist by wowbobwow
Help me Honda...help help me Honda
the_hell_you_say t1_ivhp5th wrote
the_hell_you_say t1_isbw25r wrote
Reply to comment by tvieno in TIL first two subway stations in the United States were the Boylston and Park Street stations in Boston, which opened in 1897. by garamond89
Oh you.jpg
the_hell_you_say t1_isbv2pq wrote
Reply to TIL first two subway stations in the United States were the Boylston and Park Street stations in Boston, which opened in 1897. by garamond89
Boylston st, Boston
Say that 10 times fast
the_hell_you_say t1_je8m91f wrote
Reply to TIL Margaret Knight (1838-1914) invented a machine to mass produce flat-bottomed paper bags and, after winning a lawsuit against a fraudster who copied her design, the patent was issued in 1871. Her first invention was when she was 12 years old (and began working in a factory). She had 87 patents. by WonderWmn212
Please Please tell me she started the Knight Foundation, and had a grandson named Michael