GG-Allins-Balls
GG-Allins-Balls t1_jaaxpf4 wrote
Reply to TIL Last year 93yo actor James Hong became the oldest person ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He has over 600 acting credits spanning 70 years. by n3xus-7
Mogwai requires much responsibility… as does a varied acting career
GG-Allins-Balls t1_ja8to6b wrote
Reply to comment by TheSlamster in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
AKA Castor’s sister
GG-Allins-Balls t1_ja8tm3l wrote
Reply to comment by Beliadin in TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead. by A_Bruised_Reed
And it’s a damn good game at that
GG-Allins-Balls t1_ja8th0b wrote
Reply to TIL On Christmas Eve 1969, Francisco Macias Nguema had 186 suspected dissidents executed in the national football stadium in Malabo with the executioners dressed as Santa Claus, with the amplifiers played Mary Hopkin's song "Those Were the Days". by Osrever101
This sounds like an Alan Moore comic. Goddamn.
GG-Allins-Balls t1_ja8rlve wrote
Reply to comment by detox02 in TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee. by jdward01
I mean, he did work for Dairy Queen after all…
GG-Allins-Balls t1_jadk84c wrote
Reply to TIL the Futurama theme song is considered a variation of a 1967 song called "Psyché Rock" by french composer Pierre Henry, which in turn is based on the well known 1966 song "Wild Things" by the Troggs. by NoxDominus
Which in turn was used by Sam Kinison