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NeoPossum t1_jdgg191 wrote
Reply to comment by mubydram in Who's your favourite lyricist? by loveneverfails318
I dyed my hair in a motel void
met the coroner at the Dreamgate Frontier
He took may hand said I'll help you boy
iff you really want to disappear
NeoPossum t1_janu9z4 wrote
Reply to TIL the "Nokia Tune" was originally composed in 1902 by Spanish guitarist and composer Francisco Tárrega, part of a piece called "Gran Vals" and was the first identifiable mobile phone ring tone by mantolwen
It's been used as a jazz standard as well.
NeoPossum t1_j4wik08 wrote
Reply to TIL that only about 4% of the Earth's surface has two points on opposite sides of the world that are both on land by A_1337_Canadian
This is a totally pointless fact. I'm gonna tell everyone.
NeoPossum t1_iyeyeq6 wrote
Reply to comment by thesonsofpoop in TIL that due to The Beatles retiring from live performances in 1966, some of their most iconic albums, including Sgt Pepper and the White Album, were never played live by New_Blacksmith_115
Nah, it's the White Album.
Nobody I know who's a Beatles obsessive calls it "The Beatles".
Including myself, and I'm very much in the above.
NeoPossum t1_iy6117p wrote
Reply to comment by redkat85 in What larger countries always get left out of world tours? by [deleted]
Yeah it does that. If you're along the border you need to drop checkpoints or the service is basically useless
I did that drive in six days, but it was no Cannonball run lol
NeoPossum t1_iy5h8f6 wrote
Reply to comment by redkat85 in What larger countries always get left out of world tours? by [deleted]
If you're from the GTA, it's actually the entire known universe
NeoPossum t1_iy5f5pq wrote
Reply to comment by TravelinDan88 in What larger countries always get left out of world tours? by [deleted]
I live in Calgary and can mostly confirm that, but even a Beatles reunion and residence wouldn't make it worth living in Tbay lol
NeoPossum t1_iy5ehm8 wrote
US/CANADA TOUR:
-Thirty-seven US dates
-Toronto and maybe Vancouver
NeoPossum t1_jdy8lk0 wrote
Reply to comment by MongFondler in TIL intercontinental ballistic missiles use celestial navigation to check and correct their course (initially set using internal gyroscopes) while flying outside the Earth's atmosphere. by Captainmanic
It's worth noting that with this system, side-fumbling has been effectively eliminating