row_33 Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys was drugged and controlled for years by his live-in therapist, who kept him under constant supervision and profited from the rights to Wilson's work. this has been front page news for music fans since 1971....
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 12, 2018 Author Posted October 12, 2018 TIL That in 99’, actor Martin Laurence almost died running in the Big Momma fat suit costume in 100F (38C) heat, went into a coma for 3 days and had a body temp of 107F (41.7C)
row_33 Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) the poor shrink, he got the horrible fate of Paul Giamatti playing his typecast hamasaurus role based on him... 10 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL That in 99’, actor Martin Laurence almost died running in the Big Momma fat suit costume in 100F (38C) heat, went into a coma for 3 days and had a body temp of 107F (41.7C) so it's okay to laugh about this? Edited October 12, 2018 by row_33
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 12, 2018 Author Posted October 12, 2018 35 minutes ago, row_33 said: so it's okay to laugh about this? Who is laughing?
row_33 Posted October 12, 2018 Posted October 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Who is laughing? i never laughed over anything Martin Lawrence did before.
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 16, 2018 Author Posted October 16, 2018 TIL that Michael Jordan took home economics in high school to learn to cook because he was worried his big ears would make it hard to find a woman who would want to marry him.
row_33 Posted October 16, 2018 Posted October 16, 2018 43 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL that Michael Jordan took home economics in high school to learn to cook because he was worried his big ears would make it hard to find a woman who would want to marry him. during one of his first 3 celebrations with the Bulls, during his post game interview Bob Costas asked if that was MJ's mother with him, and MJ then told him, no it was his wife
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 16, 2018 Author Posted October 16, 2018 Just now, row_33 said: during one of his first 3 celebrations with the Bulls, during his post game interview Bob Costas asked if that was MJ's mother with him, and MJ then told him, no it was his wife Ouch lol
row_33 Posted October 16, 2018 Posted October 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: Ouch lol Bill Simmons wrote about it in his huge book, I haven't seen video of the event....
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 TIL: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead & John Mayer were both born on October 16... Exactly 30 years apart. 1947/1977.
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 17, 2018 Author Posted October 17, 2018 TIL Richard Norris Williams survived Titanic sinking, but spent too much time in freezing water and rescue doctor recommended amputation of both his legs. He refused and proceeded to win his first tennis tournament a few months later and became Wimbledon doubles champion in 1920. 1
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 18, 2018 Author Posted October 18, 2018 TIL that Scotland has an official contingency plan in case they ever catch the Loch Ness Monster. 1
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 18, 2018 Author Posted October 18, 2018 TIL Julie Andrews initially refused the role of Mary Poppins because she was pregnant. Walt Disney however insisted that she played the nanny, saying, "We'll wait for you."
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 18, 2018 Author Posted October 18, 2018 TIL Two German brothers Adi and Rudolf Dassler, worked together during WWII making sports shoes. After a huge fall out between the two, they split up and started their own rivalry firms - Adidas and Puma.
row_33 Posted October 18, 2018 Posted October 18, 2018 12 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL Two German brothers Adi and Rudolf Dassler, worked together during WWII making sports shoes. After a huge fall out between the two, they split up and started their own rivalry firms - Adidas and Puma. did they sustain the hate? The Mars candy empire brothers despised each other and for many years each lived in a trailer on the HQ parking lot, determined not to let the other side get an edge, or their heirs.
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 18, 2018 Posted October 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL Two German brothers Adi and Rudolf Dassler, worked together during WWII making sports shoes. After a huge fall out between the two, they split up and started their own rivalry firms - Adidas and Puma. Fanta is "Nazi Coca-Cola." "The Fanta drink originated as a cola substitute in Nazi Germany under a World War II trade embargo for Coca-Cola ingredients in 1940." So in other words I drink Nazi Pop and wear Third Reich shoes... While watching My Mitsubishi 80" strafe and dive-bomb Pearl Harbor? 2 minutes ago, row_33 said: did they sustain the hate? The Mars candy empire brothers despised each other and for many years each lived in a trailer on the HQ parking lot, determined not to let the other side get an edge, or their heirs. Kinda like the two old Greek Guys in My Town. Both owned restaurants. Harry & George. Harry had better soup!
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 18, 2018 Author Posted October 18, 2018 TIL in Texas Hold 'em, an Ace-King of any suit combination is occasionally referred to as an Anna Kournikova, derived from the initials AK and because it "looks really good but rarely wins." 1
snafu Posted October 21, 2018 Posted October 21, 2018 On October 16, 2018 at 10:41 PM, ExiledInIllinois said: TIL: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead & John Mayer were both born on October 16... Exactly 30 years apart. 1947/1977. And my kid 10/16/2007. 1
Canadian Bills Fan Posted October 23, 2018 Author Posted October 23, 2018 TIL Wrigley’s was originally a soap company that gifted baking powder with their soap. The baking powder became more popular than the soap so they switched to selling baking powder with chewing gum as a gift. The gum became more popular than the baking powder so the company switched to selling gum.
row_33 Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Canadian Bills Fan said: TIL Wrigley’s was originally a soap company that gifted baking powder with their soap. The baking powder became more popular than the soap so they switched to selling baking powder with chewing gum as a gift. The gum became more popular than the baking powder so the company switched to selling gum. they moved the baking powder and soap chewing gum formula into Topps baseball card wax packs
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