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p38-lightning t1_ja8ytyr wrote
Reply to TIL John Scopes, a high school teacher in Tennessee, was arrested and tried for merely teaching the theory of evolution in 1925. by JesusLikesHisCheezIt
100 years later and it could happen again if Republican Bible thumpers have their way.
p38-lightning t1_j805zc4 wrote
Reply to TIL that CBS offered actress Candice Bergen to work as a journalist after "Murphy Brown". She declined, not wanting to blur between actor and journalist. by DragonTonguePunch
... and then we elected a game show host as president.
p38-lightning t1_j6f54rc wrote
Sadly, Americans focus on Challenger rather than the fact that the shuttle program spanned thirty years and sent over 800 people into space in over 130 missions.
p38-lightning OP t1_j1fvdb9 wrote
Reply to comment by EvilioMTE in TIL that Vidal Sassoon (his real name) started styling women's hair in wartime London as a teenager, but he took a hiatus at age twenty to join the elite Israeli commando force known as the Palmach. by p38-lightning
Lots of celebrities don't use their birth names and his was a bit exotic - just wanted to throw that out there.
p38-lightning OP t1_j1fqpa2 wrote
Reply to comment by BeautyQueenKate in TIL that Vidal Sassoon (his real name) started styling women's hair in wartime London as a teenager, but he took a hiatus at age twenty to join the elite Israeli commando force known as the Palmach. by p38-lightning
I bought the book just to flip on Ebay, but it turned out to be a fun read. It was inscribed to a local salon that doesn't exist anymore. I did some digging and found that Vidal was in my area signing books at a stylist trade show back in 1968. Didn't know there was a documentary - will look for it - thanks!
p38-lightning OP t1_j1f8q1w wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that Vidal Sassoon (his real name) started styling women's hair in wartime London as a teenager, but he took a hiatus at age twenty to join the elite Israeli commando force known as the Palmach. by p38-lightning
You are correct - I just started reading his 1968 autobiography entitled, "Sorry I Kept You Waiting, Madam." Found it in a thrift store for 50 cents - signed by Vidal!
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p38-lightning OP t1_j00h027 wrote
Reply to comment by Quenya3 in One more clock radio! My grandmother gave me this when I went to college in 1976. Still chugging away on my side of the bed - to my wife's chagrin. by p38-lightning
And I'm not really sure how old it is because granny gave me one of her spares - it wasn't new in 1976.
p38-lightning OP t1_izzp6d3 wrote
Reply to comment by TDixPix in One more clock radio! My grandmother gave me this when I went to college in 1976. Still chugging away on my side of the bed - to my wife's chagrin. by p38-lightning
No, it's electric. Keeps good time, but the radio volume has gotten faint. Buzzer alarm still works, though. Fortunately, I'm retired - so I don't need to be jolted awake too often.
p38-lightning t1_iwpbxwj wrote
Reply to What is your favourite space movie? (Hope this isn’t to shallow for this sub) by Oztravels
Apollo 13. A true story as good as any fiction.
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Reply to comment by Thenidhogg in TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. by p38-lightning
Also "The Mathews Men" by William Geroux. He focuses on the small seafaring community of Mathews, VA and its men who braved the U-boats.
p38-lightning OP t1_iwfbs9i wrote
Reply to comment by LipTrev in TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. by p38-lightning
They were a lot like the women WASP pilots - deployments, risks, and restrictions but no military benefits.
p38-lightning OP t1_iwfb9k2 wrote
Reply to comment by ratt_man in TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. by p38-lightning
Good point - and I read that the German U-boats lost about 70% of their crews.
p38-lightning t1_ivnsm1h wrote
Reply to My Rival crock pot 3150. 50-ish years old and still cooking family dinners without a hitch by RooshunVodka
Our is only 40 years old - got it with Green Stamps.
p38-lightning t1_itvya28 wrote
Reply to Royal Astronomical Society rebukes Nasa over alleged homophobic roots of Webb Telescope name by EdwardHeisler
You can't project today's values back to the people of the past. We should just look at them warts and all. Acknowledge whatever contributions they made to civilization without putting them on a pedestal.
p38-lightning t1_jdvj32o wrote
Reply to comment by henryclay1844 in TIL the New York Times, in 1944, Introduced Readers to an Exciting New Food: Pizza by FatherWinter
Yes - I grew up in the rural South in the 1960s. Beef, pork, chicken, and garden produce was the standard fare. I never had pizza or any other ethnic food until I went off to college.