PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_jeepan3 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:58 PM

Reply to TIL: “EGOT” is an acronym that was coined by actor Philip Michael Thomas. It gained wider recognition after being introduced on the comedy series “30 Rock” by lily_noodlez

It's funny that Philip Michael Thomas was never nominated for any of them.

PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_jcclccn wrote on March 15, 2023 at 9:29 PM

Reply to comment by Enthusiastic-shitter in TIL that Prince is credited for “discovering” Carmen Electra when she began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where they met and he produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. by puzzledplatypus

I would argue that he's not doing it for HER benefit.

PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_jblavbk wrote on March 9, 2023 at 9:20 PM

Reply to comment by Jollyjacktar in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree

Horton Plaza was open to the outdoors, which made it pretty easy to not get lost (in my opinion).

PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_jblagnl wrote on March 9, 2023 at 9:17 PM

Reply to comment by p4y in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree

They also have shortcuts if you want to skip things.

PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_jblacza wrote on March 9, 2023 at 9:16 PM

Reply to comment by Carbon_Rod in TIL Like casinos, shopping malls are intentionally designed to disorient visitors. The feeling of losing track of time and geography inside a mall is called the Gruen Transfer. by Rifletree

It doesn't work with me, either (with casinos). Even drunk as a skunk, I'm like a homing pigeon.

PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_ja616vh wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:34 AM

Reply to comment by Cannabisseur78 in TIL about Vesna Vulović, the Guinness world record holder for surviving the highest fall without a parachute: 10,160 m (33,330 ft; 6.31 mi) by Cannabisseur78

There were several from WWII, also. With the large number of aircraft involved in the war, it was no surprise to have at least a few.

PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_j9pp58e wrote on February 23, 2023 at 6:10 PM

Reply to TIL that in Ancient Greece, when Cimon was given a sentence of 'starvation till death', his daughter, Pero, kept him alive by breastfeeding her own father by Fan387

Welp, that's a form of punishment and death that I never would have contemplated.

PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_j9gu9l1 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 9:51 PM

Reply to comment by nomoregroundhogs in TIL that at its peak, AOL / America Online was responsible for 50% of CDs manufactured worldwide by eskihomer

Even if they only made one new subscription out of 100, they probably made a lot of money, especially when you factor in how hard it was to cancel an AOL subscription once you had one.

It was harder to cancel than Columbia House Records and Tapes.

PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_j9gtbd5 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 9:45 PM

Reply to TIL that at its peak, AOL / America Online was responsible for 50% of CDs manufactured worldwide by eskihomer

I think around 10% of those showed up in my mailbox.

Kidding aside, there were people who actually collected those CDs like baseball cards or coins.

PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_iul4i3z wrote on November 1, 2022 at 3:52 AM

Reply to comment by qpwoeor1235 in TIL that Koreans have had heated floor technology since at least 1,000 B.C.E. by Nice-Violinist-6395

This heating system will - with carbon monoxide.

PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_iscr3z4 wrote on October 14, 2022 at 11:32 PM

Reply to comment by darthabraham in TIL that before Lincoln Center could reward David Geffen's $100 Million donation by renaming "Avery Fisher Hall" to "David Geffen Hall", they had to pay the heirs of Fisher - the original donor - $15 million. Geffen's donation has a provision that requires his name to be on the hall "in perpetuity". by AspireAgain

Fuck that awful person for giving $100 million!

PM_ur_boobies_pleez t1_iscr13s wrote on October 14, 2022 at 11:31 PM

Reply to comment by DrMcJedi in TIL that before Lincoln Center could reward David Geffen's $100 Million donation by renaming "Avery Fisher Hall" to "David Geffen Hall", they had to pay the heirs of Fisher - the original donor - $15 million. Geffen's donation has a provision that requires his name to be on the hall "in perpetuity". by AspireAgain

I don't know how petty it is. There have been cases where someone donates millions of dollars to a hospital on the condition that the hospital be renamed for that person, followed by someone else donating more money and renaming the hospital after the new donor, and in a short period of time.