Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 TIL Chevy Chase is one of the most hated people in Hollywood. He once accused Terry Sweeny of having AIDS because he was gay, openly mocked Robert Downey Jr's father, told Kevin Smith that he invented everything funny and told a female SNL writer to give him a handjob during a meeting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 TIL that there’s a “dead spot” in the Black Sea where scientists have found ships as old as 1200 years preserved well enough to see chisel marks from original builder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 TIL Jimi Hendrix’s contract for Woodstock stipulated that no act could play after him. The scheduled performance times went so far off that he didn’t take the stage until 9am Monday morning. Most people had already left, and only about 10,000 people actually saw him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 8/12/2019 at 7:51 AM, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL Chevy Chase is one of the most hated people in Hollywood. He once accused Terry Sweeny of having AIDS because he was gay, openly mocked Robert Downey Jr's father, told Kevin Smith that he invented everything funny and told a female SNL writer to give him a handjob during a meeting He was always a jerk, two roasts for him were totally mean and merciless, not a shred of good natured chiding, but one was done by people that didn’t know him. 1 hour ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL Jimi Hendrix’s contract for Woodstock stipulated that no act could play after him. The scheduled performance times went so far off that he didn’t take the stage until 9am Monday morning. Most people had already left, and only about 10,000 people actually saw him play. Sha Na Na took the stage before him, that made 100,000 people begin the long trek home in five minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Today I Learned that you can’t find broccoli in the wild since it was created by humans by breeding it from wild cabbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Today I Learned that you can’t find broccoli in the wild since it was created by humans by breeding it from wild cabbage. To which many will maintain they didn’t get it right...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 TIL: Marvel owned the rights to the name Hulk Hogan from '84-'04. For each match Hogan wrestled, Marvel was paid $100. Marvel also made royalties on merch and every project involving his name. When he dropped "Hulk" and started going by "Hollywood" Hogan in '96, he was able to avoid paying the fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL: Marvel owned the rights to the name Hulk Hogan from '84-'04. For each match Hogan wrestled, Marvel was paid $100. Marvel also made royalties on merch and every project involving his name. When he dropped "Hulk" and started going by "Hollywood" Hogan in '96, he was able to avoid paying the fees. Justin Hayward lost most of his publishing and royalty $$$$ for the 7 core Moody Blues albums from 1966 to 1976 to Lonnie Donegan David Bowie's contract was also draining, it ended just before he entered the studio for Let's Dance, and he made a commercial success out of it and kept the $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 8:20 AM, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL, although it sounds incredible that people have survived falls from aircraft as high as 20 000 feet, the extreme height makes little difference as anything above 10 or 12 stories and you've reached terminal velocity. So a fall from 20,000 is no different from a 500 foot fall." It's a little different. You're voice is far more hoarse screaming from 20k feet than from 500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 53 minutes ago, DC Tom said: It's a little different. You're voice is far more hoarse screaming from 20k feet than from 500. *Your 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, Gugny said: *Your Not in this usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 TIL The US Military still uses 8 inch floppy disks on outdated IBM computers to run the nuclear missile systems. It's because they are incredibly hard to hack. The computers are essentially air-gapped and the old IBM computers are reliable. They could run for another 40 years with spare parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL The US Military still uses 8 inch floppy disks on outdated IBM computers to run the nuclear missile systems. It's because they are incredibly hard to hack. The computers are essentially air-gapped and the old IBM computers are reliable. They could run for another 40 years with spare parts. It is not only those systems which use them. When I was working DoD I'd find many old machines being used with them with agencies having no interest to in replacing them. One tech showed me a closet of replacement machines and said when one broke they would replace it with another and just have someone fix the old one and put it back in stack. Each of them had a yellow tape ribbon with dates written on them when it was in service and taken out of service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 20 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL The US Military still uses 8 inch floppy disks on outdated IBM computers to run the nuclear missile systems. It's because they are incredibly hard to hack. The computers are essentially air-gapped and the old IBM computers are reliable. They could run for another 40 years with spare parts. If it aint broke, don't fix it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 TIL of a Jewish ballerina, Franceska Mann, who while stripping to go into the gas chambers, shot a German officer and wounded another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 6 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL of a Jewish ballerina, Franceska Mann, who while stripping to go into the gas chambers, shot a German officer and wounded another. Clear case of mishandled auto correct, clearly author meant interned since there was no internet in WWII. intern - confine (someone) as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons. She was among the best dancers of her generation in Poland. She was imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto, and later, like other prominent Jews, internet in Hotel Polski and in Bergen-Belsen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 TIL that Honeycrisp apples have much larger cells than other apples, giving them extra flavor and crunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 (edited) TIL Never tell a woman that her Lipo injections on her lips made her less attractive Edited August 28, 2019 by ShadyBillsFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocemur Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Ronnie James Dio attended the The University of Buffalo to major in Pharmacology. He played trumpet in the university's concert band; however, he only attended the university from 1960 to 1961 and did not graduate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 On 8/28/2019 at 8:40 AM, ShadyBillsFan said: TIL Never tell a woman that her Lipo injections on her lips made her less attractive is the temptation to do this a part of your daily life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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