Josgre987
Josgre987 t1_jdyfk5o wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that Chinese Food was introduced into America during the California Gold Rush, starting in 1848. As 30,000 immigrants had arrived from the Canton region of China, the restaurants gave the predominantly male population a connection to home and provided gathering places for the Chinese community. by jdward01
That or raped and killed by the Japanese
Josgre987 t1_j1c5692 wrote
Reply to comment by DiabloSerpentino in TIL Stan Lee made the X-Men mutants because he didn't want to come up with a reason for their super powers, instead they were just born with them. Additionally the 1963 comic was initially a flop until the 1975 reboot by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. by jamescookenotthatone
I swear if I do ever offload these things and they shoot up in price i'm just gonna shoot myself.
Josgre987 t1_j1aritk wrote
Reply to comment by TheHalf in TIL Stan Lee made the X-Men mutants because he didn't want to come up with a reason for their super powers, instead they were just born with them. Additionally the 1963 comic was initially a flop until the 1975 reboot by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. by jamescookenotthatone
in the 90's when the comic boom happened, my dad bought 20+ first issue copies of different lesser known comics in the hopes they would one day blow up in price.
They did not. I've got stacks of the fucking things. Turok was not the money maker he hoped for, but the bone collection might go for an ok price.
Josgre987 t1_j1ap5j1 wrote
Reply to comment by FrankDrakman in TIL Stan Lee made the X-Men mutants because he didn't want to come up with a reason for their super powers, instead they were just born with them. Additionally the 1963 comic was initially a flop until the 1975 reboot by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. by jamescookenotthatone
My dad had the first issue as spiderman as a kid, threw it out after a few years because at the time it had little value
Josgre987 t1_je3kpy1 wrote
Reply to comment by langis_on in TIL that after a flood killed thousands and devastated the economy, California legislators and State employees worked unpaid for a year and a half. by WhatsAMisanthrope
"everybody seems to be dying in a blizzard... off to Cancun!"