1 Comment TIL that Todd Field, director of the Oscar-nominated movies “In the Bedroom” and “Little Children”, also helped develop the recipe for the bubble gum known as Big League Chew as a teenager batboy for the Portland Mavericks in the late ‘70s. by whatilearned August 27, 2022, 12:02 pm 7 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL: That Portland OR gets less rain than Portland ME. And Seattle gets less rain than New York City. by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 6:07 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
6 Comments TIL the city of Portland, Oregon was decided by a coin toss, with the name Boston loosing out. by whatilearned May 20, 2022, 8:07 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
5 Comments TIL After playing the role of Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali in the well-loved sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” for 12 years, actor Kunal Nayyar has received an honorary doctorate degree in humane letters at the University of Portland. by whatilearned May 6, 2022, 10:36 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
4 Comments TIL The smallest park in the world called Mill Ends Creek is a circle in a street 2 feet across located in Portland, Oregon. by whatilearned April 6, 2022, 2:09 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
7 Comments TIL in 2009 Miley Cyrus used her celebrity status to ask the band Radiohead if she could meet them backstage. Lead singer Thom Yorke replied that the band “doesn’t really do that.” Later on a Portland radio show, Cyrus vowed to “ruin” Radiohead. by whatilearned April 3, 2022, 4:23 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
7 Comments TIL that the Simpsons character Ned Flanders is named after Flanders Street in Portland Oregon, where the show’s creator, Matt Groening grew up. by whatilearned November 20, 2021, 6:40 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL that in 1859 a 2 hour telegraph conversation between Portland and Boston was able to be had without the use of any battery power. This was due to an aurora borealis generating enough electric current in the telegraph wires. by whatilearned October 31, 2021, 5:29 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
9 Comments TIL that the Canadian cities of Toronto and Montreal are further south than American cities of Seattle and Portland (OR) by whatilearned July 30, 2021, 6:29 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL The names of many characters on the Simpsons— Flanders, Kearney, Lovejoy — correspond to street names in Portland, Ore. by whatilearned July 21, 2021, 1:47 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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