1 Comment TIL the Irish tenor Ronan Tynan, known in the U.S. for “God Bless America,” is a double amputee who competed in track and field and equestrian at the 1984 and 1988 Paralympics, winning four gold medals. He’s also a medical doctor specializing in orthopedics. by whatilearned September 14, 2022, 2:34 am 10 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment Living in LA, I thought I had seen it all. Then the other day, I saw a location for a Superman-themed restaurant chain, specializing in diet stromboli and other Italian food, run by an area Muslim deer hunter. by cringeyjokesman August 27, 2022, 4:21 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL: Until 2013, foreign chefs in Japan were legally barred from working in restaurants specializing in traditional Japanese food and could only serve foreign cuisine. Japan changed its regulations for foreign chefs after traditional Japanese cuisine won UNESCO designation. by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 1:00 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment Did you know the inventor of Reese’s Pieces has a master’s in biology specializing in monkeys? by cringeyjokesman July 22, 2022, 3:51 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL Local brush fires decreased by up to 90% after prolific arsonist John Orr was arrested. Orr was a firefighter specializing in arson investigation and many of his fires coincided with arson prevention conferences. His novel about an arsonist firefighter contained incriminating details. by whatilearned March 24, 2022, 7:05 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
10 Comments TIL Abercrombie & Fitch was an outdoors and sporting goods supplier for the first 96 years of its existence (even outfitting Teddy Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway). The name and brand were sold twice before it began specializing in young adult fashion in the early 1990s. by whatilearned September 1, 2021, 6:44 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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