Augie Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 TIL a suicide bomber planning on detonating in Moscow at New Year's Eve, used her phone as the trigger. When her mobile phone company sent her a spam message, the bomb detonated, killing only herself. CBF The only good thing that ever resulted from spam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 TIL a suicide bomber planning on detonating in Moscow at New Year's Eve, used her phone as the trigger. When her mobile phone company sent her a spam message, the bomb detonated, killing only herself. CBF That's awesome. Right up there with Palestinian suicide bombers blowing up their labs when their bombs went off early because Israel has daylight savings time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 TIL That a man once tried to sue Pepsi because he found a mouse in his can of Mountain Dew, Pepsi defended the case by proving that Mountain Dew can dissolve a mouse in a few months. TIL Winston Churchill was prescribed alcohol to get around American Prohibition CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 LOL In Coke it would have dissolved in a few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 LOL In Coke it would have dissolved in a few days TIL Shady Bills Fan comments on articles he didn't read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Today I learned of a British reality show sending two dozen people to live in the wilderness for a year. The show was quickly cancelled But nobody told the contestants https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/mar/23/eden-reality-show-contestants-year-wilderness-no-one-watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) TIL Shady Bills Fan comments on articles he didn't read.Today I learned someone missed the joke. Sorry FWIW There are a lot of articles out there about the corrosive nature of Coke Clean out rust from a car radiator Loosen rust on bolts Clean stains from your toilet Etc etc Edited March 25, 2017 by ShadyBillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Today I learned of a British reality show sending two dozen people to live in the wilderness for a year. The show was quickly cancelled But nobody told the contestants https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/mar/23/eden-reality-show-contestants-year-wilderness-no-one-watching Probably because they sent them in to the Scottish Highlands, not realizing that whereas they considered it "living in the wilderness," the rest of the world just calls it "being Scottish." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Probably because they sent them in to the Scottish Highlands, not realizing that whereas they considered it "living in the wilderness," the rest of the world just calls it "being Scottish." LMAO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Probably because they sent them in to the Scottish Highlands, not realizing that whereas they considered it "living in the wilderness," the rest of the world just calls it "being Scottish." LOL. A typical day for a Highlander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 TIL that Russia trained dolphins how to kill people with harpoons and then sold them to Iran after running out of dolphin food CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 TIL that Russia trained dolphins how to kill people with harpoons and then sold them to Iran after running out of dolphin food CBF That's the start of a bad-ass children's book series... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 TIL that Russia trained dolphins how to kill people with harpoons and then sold them to Iran after running out of dolphin food CBF That's the start of a bad-ass children's book series... Or a series on the History© Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 My land line ringing at night and there's not even someone at the other end I can yell at to stop calling us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 TIL that a census of the world's tigers in 2016 showed an increase in the estimated number of wild tigers for the first time in a century CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 TIL that a census of the world's tigers in 2016 showed an increase in the estimated number of wild tigers for the first time in a century CBF And that probably has to do with farmers in India walking around with masks on the back of their head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 TIL not to fall asleep near a 23 foot Anaconda. see http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/193004-it-sounds-like-a-horror-movie-from-20-years-ago/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 TIL the Canadian government established one of the most northern settlements in the world by tricking 8 families into living there and then not allowing them to leave. CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 TIL the Canadian government established one of the most northern settlements in the world by tricking 8 families into living there and then not allowing them to leave. CBF Figures. Brought to you by the people that created the First Nation school system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 TIL Sunburn is not caused by your skin cells being damaged by the Sun and dying. Rather it's their DNA being damaged and the cells then killing themselves so they don't turn into cancer Also, I have a desktop calendar where every day is a new "OMG Fact" Todays: "Pluto is only as big as Russia" CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 TIL: The CIA is supposed to release the JFK assassination records to the public no later than 10/26/2017 CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 TIL: The CIA is supposed to release the JFK assassination records to the public no later than 10/26/2017 CBF I'm guessing it'll get delayed... again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 I have the flu. What am I? I'm mad. I have to change in to a robe for an xray. I so called out the xray tech. She wouldn't tell me what she saw. I told her she was just scared. She laughed at me They cannot tell you nothing is wrong... If you had TB you'd know quickly. For broken bones and other positive results I've been given the results and told to go to emerg if the pain was too much before I could get to my GP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 TIL The Church of Satan does not worship or even believe in the existence of Satan CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 TIL The Church of Satan does not worship or even believe in the existence of Satan CBF That's harsh. I mean...he wasn't elite, but he did have six 60+ point seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 TIL The Church of Satan does not worship or even believe in the existence of Satan CBF You're doing the Lord's work here, CBF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 You're doing the Lord's work here, CBF. Oh you... CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 What we talking about? I don't want to read 4 pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 What we talking about? I don't want to read 4 pages. It is different everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 TIL In the USA if you are delayed by an airline by more than 4 hours for actions within their control (overbooking) you are entitled to 4x the face vale of the ticket capped at $1300. CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 TIL In the USA if you are delayed by an airline by more than 4 hours for actions within their control (overbooking) you are entitled to 4x the face vale of the ticket capped at $1300. CBF I am a doctor, I make 8x that if I show up to work the next day. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 TIL In the USA if you are delayed by an airline by more than 4 hours for actions within their control (overbooking) you are entitled to 4x the face vale of the ticket capped at $1300. CBF Good to know. And thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 TIL The previous United Airlines CEO was payed out $37 million after quitting amid a corruption investigation TIL a man with cerebral palsy was forced to crawl off of his flight when United Airlines staff failed to provide him with the proper assistance. TIL United airlines promised to help a blind woman off a plane once everyone had gotten off but they just left her there and the maintenance crew had to help her out. TIL a woman fell asleep on a United flight and once the plane landed, the flight crew left her in the plane and locked her for 4 hours. A maintenance crew discovered her and had her detained and questioned. TIL United Airlines Kicked Girl With Autism Off United Plane CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I am a doctor, I make 8x that if I show up to work the next day. ;-) Have your cuts and bruises healed from getting thrown off of the United flight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 TIL In the USA if you are delayed by an airline by more than 4 hours for actions within their control (overbooking) you are entitled to 4x the face vale of the ticket capped at $1300. CBF This is why no one took the voucher; even if I paid $250-$300 for the trip the cash is better than the voucher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Today I learned that something made of python -- like, say, boots -- can not be shipped to California. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Today I learned that Hawaii issued a warning over outbreak of brain-invading parasites Brain Invading Parasite??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Today I learned that Stephen King's 'It' clown appears every 27 years. The original movie aired in 1990. The new remake airs in 2017. CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Today I learned that Stephen King's 'It' clown appears every 27 years. The original movie aired in 1990. The new remake airs in 2017. CBF 1990: Buddy Ryan loses coaching job. 2017: Rex Ryan loses coaching job. Hypothesis: Pennywise is just a frustrated, unemployed Ryan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 1990: Buddy Ryan loses coaching job. 2017: Rex Ryan loses coaching job. Hypothesis: Pennywise is just a frustrated, unemployed Ryan. CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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