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Tangent_ t1_j53tx8r wrote
Reply to comment by SilasMarner77 in TIL Pinky and the Brain was inspired by the peculiar personalities of two WB producers, Eddie Fitzgerald and Tom Minton with interesting mannerisms that were incorporated into the characters by QueenBee299
Full of country goodness and green peaness.
Tangent_ t1_j0xumqs wrote
Reply to comment by himmmmmmmmmmmmmm in TIL Frank Sinatra was convinced that Johnny Fontane, a singer with mob associations, in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather was based on his life leading Sinatra to shout abuse and threaten physical violence when he met Puzo at a restaurant. by trifletruffles
I've never had much interest in The Godfather but that series was amazing!
Tangent_ t1_iyc2faj wrote
Reply to comment by Libertas-Vel-Mors in TIL that in 1979, a charity special episode of the academic student quiz show "It's Academic" was held between a team of three Democratic U.S. Senators, three Republican U.S. Senators, and three members of the press. The special was handily won by the press team. by FranklinDRoosevelt32
It would probably be something like the Celebrity Jeopardy bits on SNL.
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Reply to comment by AnthillOmbudsman in TIL Boeing B17 pilots often accidentally raised the undercarriage after landing, destroying the propellors and damaging the underbelly, due to the undercarriage lever and the flap lever looking the same. by Lkwzriqwea
Based on the other article linked to here that wouldn't have helped. What was happening according to that one was the pilots were flipping the wrong switch on approach, not post touchdown.
Tangent_ t1_j91o76o wrote
Reply to TIL about lipograms: written work in which a particular letter is intentionally omitted. Ernest Wright wrote his 1939 novel Gadsby without the letter "e," and his book was 50,000 words long. by class-in-a-glass
I think you're referring to the book by Rnst Wright.