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brkh47 t1_ja97uzs wrote
Reply to comment by nicky7 in TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan
There was also this link if you clicked on steganography in the article that digital cat is pretty cool.
brkh47 t1_ja96fts wrote
Reply to comment by PaperPritt in TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan
I remember that. it really is communicating without communicating.
brkh47 t1_ja95924 wrote
Reply to comment by No-Owl9201 in TIL In Approximately 241,000 years, Nanga Parbat #9 tallest mountain in the world located in Pakistan will overtake Everest and will become the tallest mountain in the world. by AdClemson
So Jamie Oliver is Nanga Bawarchi?
brkh47 t1_j9kphoh wrote
Reply to TIL about the birthday effect. A statistical phenomenon where an individual's likelihood of death appears to increase on or close to their birthday, variously attributed to alcohol consumption, psychological stress, increased suicide risk, and other factors. by Deechon
Sir James Milne Wilson, who served as Premier of Tasmania from 1869 to 1872, was born on 29 February 1812 and died on 29 February 1880.
brkh47 t1_j5kpkhp wrote
Reply to comment by Pfeffer_Prinz in TIL the first known résumé was written by Leonardo da Vinci, when applying to be a military engineer for the Duke of Milan. It's mainly just a list of his designs for siege weapons (including trebuchets). He briefly mentions his art: "In painting, I can do everything possible." He got the job. by Pfeffer_Prinz
>5. Also, I have means of arriving at a designated spot through mines and secret winding passages constructed completely without noise, even if it should be necessary to pass underneath moats or any river
What does he mean by this? He builds tunnels without noise?
>And if any of the above-mentioned things seem impossible or impracticable to anyone, I am most readily disposed to demonstrate them in your park or in whatsoever place shall please Your Excellency, to whom I commend myself with all possible humility
Such a nice little paragraph. Highly confident in demonstrating his abilities but commending himself with all possible humility.
Well balanced, Leo.
brkh47 t1_j3mwjbq wrote
Reply to TIL that according to a Children's Sugar Consumption Survey, children eat 22.862 sugar snacks a week on average on Pennsylvania, the most of any state in the United States (Lowest: Utah, 4.830) by B0rtles
>MethodologyThis original survey of 1,135 parents around the United States was conducted by Main Street Children's Dentistry & Orthodontics using a Google Forms survey.
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>Parents of children aged 1-17 were asked how often their children have various sugary snacks per week including cookies, candy, donuts, pastries,ice cream, ice pops, cake, pie, and beverages such as fruit juice, chocolate milk, soft drinks, sports drinks, and energy drinks.
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>The averages for each state are based on the responses of at least 20 people who have identified as parents.
Twenty people per state. Is that a big enough sample?
brkh47 t1_j2tck2p wrote
Reply to TIL Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has composed the score to numerous films, including There Will Be Blood, The Master, Phantom Thread, and The Power of the Dog. by -ColonelKurtz-
Except for The Power of the Dog, directed by Jane Champion, the other three were all Paul Thomas Andersen directed films. It seems the two are old friends, have been working together for over a decade and are “one of the most beloved composer-director pairings working today.”
brkh47 t1_j2abk30 wrote
Reply to comment by GolfballDM in TIL Archduchess Mathilde of Austria accidentally set her dress alight and immolated herself while trying to hide a cigarette from her father by Brotherdodge
Some years back, when my sister and her friend were chilling in our back yard, my dad caught them with a pack of cigarette. I think my sister and her friend were around 14 yrs old at the time. When my dad questioned them, the friend said the cigarettes didn’t belong to them, it belonged to her brother, Iz. When he asked, well then why wasn’t the cigarettes with Iz, she responded, “Because Iz doesn’t have pockets in his pants.”
brkh47 t1_j23iw6m wrote
Reply to TIL of Dick Roth, a swimmer who was diagnosed with appendicitis shortly before the men’s 400m individual medley in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. He refused an immediate operation and instead swam in the finals, winning a gold medal. by alexjpg
If you’ve put 4 years or more into training for an event, with blood sweat, tears, and lots of pain, I think it takes a lot for that person to deny himself the opportunity.
I’ve seen it with regular runners, who’ve trained for a race, and then only about 4 months or so, who go on and then get the flu or a cold try and to dose themselves with all kinds of medication, just so that they can still participate. Dangerous but they do it.
brkh47 t1_j1zqa9k wrote
Reply to TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235
And that’s the reason insurance companies often promote specula retirement policies for women due to their longevity. The money has to last much longer b
brkh47 t1_j1uehmr wrote
Reply to comment by The_Thunder_Child in TIL the New Zealand Prime Minister, Rob Muldoon, once called a snap election while extremely drunk. His party lost 10 seats. by EucalyptusBrain
Bob Hawke looked like a guy, who loved a drink. Ruddy skin, with a shade of braggadocio.
brkh47 t1_ixzg1to wrote
Reply to comment by i010011010 in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto
My first reaction. He looks more like Al Capone.
That said, recently heard an interview with James Cameron and he said he almost didn’t cast Kate Winslet as Rose in The Titanic. The reason being she’d been making a name for herself in period pieces and was being called Corset Kate. He thought if he cast her, it would be “lazy casting“ and was going to go for someone like Gwyneth Paltrow. Had no idea there was such a thing as lazy casting.
brkh47 t1_ixzex2s wrote
Reply to comment by nowhereman136 in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto
He actually looks more like Al Capone than De Niro.
brkh47 t1_iuhfrty wrote
Reply to comment by cesarmac in TIL Peter Weller, who played RoboCop, went on to get his Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance Art History and wrote his dissertation about Renaissance artist/philosopher Leon Battista Alberti by kamyizme
Also looked it up a bit. He was awarded his PhD in 2014; that means he was 67 years old, when he received it. Pretty cool.
brkh47 t1_iu50zvd wrote
Reply to comment by capsaicinintheeyes in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes
Reading through both their short biographies here, Ness seems to have had the sadder life., simply because he had the greater potential. He was married thrice, his law enforcement career seemed to have gradually withered, he was involved in trying to cover up his own drink and drive accident and ‘In later years, Ness struggled financially; he was nearly penniless at the time of his death, with his role in bringing down Al Capone having been largely forgotten.’
brkh47 t1_irbfq6t wrote
Reply to comment by tplgigo in TIL that among the thousands of fans who were in attendance for the Beatles iconic Shea Stadium Concert were Linda Eastman and Barbara Bach. Linda would later marry Paul McCartney in 1969, and Barbara would go on to marry Ringo Starr in 1981. by FranklinDRoosevelt32
I always thought she was much younger than him but I see there’s only a seven year difference. Hope Ringo recovers well. She was eighteen years old when she attended the Shea stadium concert.
Talking about musicians being affected by Covid, was sad to read that Chris Cross had it really bad, was temporarily paralysed.
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Cross said doctors diagnosed him with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder in which the immune system attacks the nerves, that they believed was caused by his having Covid-19.
“It was the worst 10 days of my life,” Cross said. “And I couldn’t walk, could barely move. And so it was certainly the darkest of times for me, you know? It really was touch-and-go, and tough.”
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>.. Cross said he continues to struggle to recover and said both his speech and memory have been affected and he has transitioned from having to use a wheelchair to now walking with a cane.
I know it’s often said about people, but to me he’s really such an underrated talent.
brkh47 t1_jcup13r wrote
Reply to comment by Ok_Copy5217 in TIL that in 2020, to educate the public about misinformation, researchers used AI to have Richard Nixon deliver the never-used "In Event of Moon Disaster" Apollo 11 speech. by [deleted]
Here is nice one with Jay Pharoah. Original