Canadian Bills Fan Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 TIL that the CIA headquarters has its own Starbucks, but baristas don’t write names on the cups, its receipts say “Store Number 1” instead of “Starbucks,” and its workers need an escort to leave their work posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 16 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that the CIA headquarters has its own Starbucks, but baristas don’t write names on the cups, its receipts say “Store Number 1” instead of “Starbucks,” and its workers need an escort to leave their work posts. Culinary Institute of America is that stringent, are they? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 17 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that the CIA headquarters has its own Starbucks, but baristas don’t write names on the cups, its receipts say “Store Number 1” instead of “Starbucks,” and its workers need an escort to leave their work posts. Understand the need for no names on the cups "Store Number 1" seems silly The workers needing an escort is nothing unusual. There are chain store franchises on military facilities that escort their workers to/from the store, and workers are only allowed inside the store or food court Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 hour ago, /dev/null said: Understand the need for no names on the cups "Store Number 1" seems silly The workers needing an escort is nothing unusual. There are chain store franchises on military facilities that escort their workers to/from the store, and workers are only allowed inside the store or food court I was at one base where the restaurant employee sneaked out the back way to take a smoke since it was illegal to smoke inside and unfortunately he stepped outside allowed area and MP picked him up. He was suspended without pay for a week including not paid day he worked part of day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 TIL that London cab drivers must memorize all 25k of London's streets including every business, restaurant, statue, pub, and landmark on them. Their exam has been called the hardest in the world, and studying for it enlarges cabbies' hippocampuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that London cab drivers must memorize all 25k of London's streets including every business, restaurant, statue, pub, and landmark on them. Their exam has been called the hardest in the world, and studying for it enlarges cabbies' hippocampuses. Whoa, my wife would love it if I could enlarge mine without a little blue pill. Thanks CBF!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that London cab drivers must memorize all 25k of London's streets including every business, restaurant, statue, pub, and landmark on them. Their exam has been called the hardest in the world, and studying for it enlarges cabbies' hippocampuses. sounds good, would laugh if this was just something made up and posted as fact like someone made up a meeting of Dostoevsky and Dickens in London and got a lot of scholarly mileage out of it before it was shut down as a fabrication Edited September 9, 2019 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 TIL: There were 4 dogs used in the film “Cujo” and they all had to have their tails tied down by fishing wire to make them appear menacing because they were all wagging their tails the entire time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 TIL that of the 77 Olympians competing in the golf tournament at the 1904 Summer Olympics, 74 of them represented the USA and 3 of them represented Canada. Canada won the Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 39 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that of the 77 Olympians competing in the golf tournament at the 1904 Summer Olympics, 74 of them represented the USA and 3 of them represented Canada. Canada won the Gold. goes to show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 On 9/9/2019 at 12:37 PM, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that London cab drivers must memorize all 25k of London's streets including every business, restaurant, statue, pub, and landmark on them. Their exam has been called the hardest in the world, and studying for it enlarges cabbies' hippocampuses. Why do they need a bigger zoo? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritBill Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 On 9/9/2019 at 5:37 PM, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that London cab drivers must memorize all 25k of London's streets including every business, restaurant, statue, pub, and landmark on them. Their exam has been called the hardest in the world, and studying for it enlarges cabbies' hippocampuses. It's called The Knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 TIL Town in Iceland Paints 3D Zebra Crosswalk To Slow Down Speeding Cars (last year) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 3 hours ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: TIL Town in Iceland Paints 3D Zebra Crosswalk To Slow Down Speeding Cars (last year) Dam that is cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Article on it: https://www.boredpanda.com/3d-pedestrian-crossing-island/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic And they probably have created a tourist attraction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Iceland 3D 'Zebra' Crossings was inspired by this: Meet the Women Behind India's 3D 'Zebra' Crossings A mother-daughter artist duo has designed a simple but potentially effective solution to a major road safety problem. https://www.citylab.com/solutions/2016/03/meet-the-women-behind-indias-3d-zebra-crossings/475521/ Now the Bills need to implement some 3D Zebras for practice so they can use them to shed backs on WRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 TIL a Japanese bomber pilot dropped four bombs on a small Oregon coastal town. The damp atmosphere meant the thermite bombs failed to explode. Years later the citizens of that town invited the pilot to their town. He accepted, and gave them a samurai sword as apology. It's still on display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 12:54 PM, SlimShady'sGhost said: TIL Town in Iceland Paints 3D Zebra Crosswalk To Slow Down Speeding Cars (last year) How cool is that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 5:52 PM, Greybeard said: Dam that is cool. Well, it IS Iceland. ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 1:54 PM, SlimShady'sGhost said: TIL Town in Iceland Paints 3D Zebra Crosswalk To Slow Down Speeding Cars (last year) I wouldn't like something about 2 feet off the ground as i drive into it, on the drive home morons on occasion leave the forks on their forklifts a foot off the ground trying to catch a sleeping driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 TIL that the CIA's operations in Cuba were so heavily compromised that the Cuban government released a 6-part TV series showing clips of US agents engaging in "undercover" espionage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 TIL Someone lost half a million dollars betting on the Browns against the Rams https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-rams-bet-500k-mayfield-kitchens-041947569.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: TIL Someone lost half a million dollars betting on the Browns against the Rams https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-rams-bet-500k-mayfield-kitchens-041947569.html I thought this was the other article I saw today, and was going to say they did not lose a half mil, only 89 cents. But nope, not the same situation, here's the one I saw earlier... Bettor's 89-cent, 20-team parlay misses $500K payout because of Redskins loss Edited September 24, 2019 by Just Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 12 hours ago, Just Jack said: I thought this was the other article I saw today, and was going to say they did not lose a half mil, only 89 cents. But nope, not the same situation, here's the one I saw earlier... Bettor's 89-cent, 20-team parlay misses $500K payout because of Redskins loss I saw that one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 17 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: I saw that one as well. There is no chit chat allowed in TIL. CBF rubs a tight ship and you are upsetting him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, SlimShady'sGhost said: TIL Someone lost half a million dollars betting on the Browns against the Rams https://sports.yahoo.com/browns-rams-bet-500k-mayfield-kitchens-041947569.html Look for the ‘Available Saperston’ signs, coming soon to a Flying J near you! ? Edited September 25, 2019 by Ridgewaycynic2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 TIL of the terrifying swamp-rodent known as nutria. The 20-lb furry creatures with tusk-like orange fangs are threatening many different aspects of California's ecosystems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 8 hours ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: TIL of the terrifying swamp-rodent known as nutria. The 20-lb furry creatures with tusk-like orange fangs are threatening many different aspects of California's ecosystems. There was an episode of Cops years ago somewhere in Louisiana that included them going around and shooting them. I can’t find that specific clip, but here’s a similar one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 TIL Sex toys are banned in some states, such as Alabama. Flirting is banned in San Antonio, Texas. Oral sex is banned in Indiana. And sleeping naked is illegal in Minnesota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL Sex toys are banned in some states, such as Alabama. Flirting is banned in San Antonio, Texas. Oral sex is banned in Indiana. And sleeping naked is illegal in Minnesota. has a charge of consensual ***** led to imprisonment in the US over the last 30 years? edit: that act named after Sodom was censored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 10 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL Sex toys are banned in some states, such as Alabama. Flirting is banned in San Antonio, Texas. Oral sex is banned in Indiana. And sleeping naked is illegal in Minnesota. I don’t have much knowledge about life in midwestern states, but I get the impression that people from there have some serious hang ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 On 9/25/2019 at 10:26 PM, EmotionallyUnstable said: TIL of the terrifying swamp-rodent known as nutria. The 20-lb furry creatures with tusk-like orange fangs are threatening many different aspects of California's ecosystems. I understand that they actually are delicious. Need to get some recipes for nutria in California restaurants and problem will go away. A quote from a book "A Phule and His Money"f rom my favorite author Robert Aspirin: "Sergeant, once you've gotten used to nutria, you'll be using it in all your recipes.". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 5 hours ago, Gray Beard said: I don’t have much knowledge about life in midwestern states, but I get the impression that people from there have some serious hang ups. Not just the midwest. Many states have "*****" laws banning sexual acts which are not procreative. America is a country of puritans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 On 9/25/2019 at 10:26 PM, EmotionallyUnstable said: TIL of the terrifying swamp-rodent known as nutria. The 20-lb furry creatures with tusk-like orange fangs are threatening many different aspects of California's ecosystems. the big fur hat that Elaine tried to return to audit, on behalf of George, was made of nutria and was recognized immediately by internal audit as nutria, along with definition of what a nutria is, quite impressive 15 hours ago, Gray Beard said: I don’t have much knowledge about life in midwestern states, but I get the impression that people from there have some serious hang ups. yeah, just the midwest...... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 TIL that drinking OJ after brushing your teeth tastes bad because of a foaming ingredient in toothpaste which blocks your ability to taste sweetness, and you're left with the pure acidity and bitterness of the fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 10:10 AM, row_33 said: the big fur hat that Elaine tried to return to audit, on behalf of George, was made of nutria and was recognized immediately by internal audit as nutria, along with definition of what a nutria is, quite impressive That couldn’t have been good for business...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 24 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: That couldn’t have been good for business...? the original was sable? a larger business expense than a nutria. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 1 hour ago, row_33 said: the original was sable? a larger business expense than a nutria. Despite the Kramerized Jerry’s insistence the “the difference is negligible”, they weren’t fooling Ipswich with the ‘rat hat’. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 9/25/2019 at 10:26 PM, EmotionallyUnstable said: TIL of the terrifying swamp-rodent known as nutria. The 20-lb furry creatures with tusk-like orange fangs are threatening many different aspects of California's ecosystems. I think last summer or the year before a few of them broke out of the Toronto Zoo and were running around the City for a while. I think they caught them all On 9/26/2019 at 8:35 AM, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL Sex toys are banned in some states, such as Alabama. Flirting is banned in San Antonio, Texas. Oral sex is banned in Indiana. And sleeping naked is illegal in Minnesota. I can understand the one in Minnesota, I don't know why you would want to and risk it, gets pretty damn cold there in the winter...... This weekend Sex toys were banned in certain part of Orchard Park....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 10:10 AM, row_33 said: the big fur hat that Elaine tried to return to audit, on behalf of George, was made of nutria and was recognized immediately by internal audit as nutria, along with definition of what a nutria is, quite impressive yeah, just the midwest..... ? And today I have now learned that this is what they were refering to on Seinfeld in that episode. I assumed at the time it was regular rat and just another name for it........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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