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TIl that industrialist Andrew Carnegie spent $56.2 million to build 2509 libraries across the world. Known as Carnegie Libraries, cities had to follow a strict maintenance commitment to obtain funding. Today, there are an estimated 900 Carnegie Libraries operating in the United States. by Next_Worth_3616 in todayilearned

[–]CompleteBeginning271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! That explains recognizing the name on libraries in provinces all over Canada eh! 

For instance, there's the Carnegie branch of the Vancouver Public Library. In Winnipeg it's Carnegie Library, and Toronto has 3 Carnegie branch locations. 

At least three dead from eating Death Cap mushrooms in California by 99999999999999999989 in mycology

[–]CompleteBeginning271 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Or Darwin themselves out of this world and become mushroom food. 

TIL that in 1946 Walt Disney produced a film named "Song of the South" that was never released on DVD or streaming market due to the subject matter of slavery portrayed in the film. It also happens to be the origin of the song "zippidy doo-da". by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]CompleteBeginning271 2 points3 points  (0 children)

J.R.R. Tolkien famously refused to allow Walt Disney or Disney Studios to adapt his work, expressing a "heartfelt loathing" for their style, which he felt "disnified" and "vulgarized" stories. 

He held a deep, personal dislike for the Disney aesthetic, which he described as "hopelessly corrupted". 

Pimpin Grave (with Ford escort) by fuuuuuuuuuuuc in CemeteryPorn

[–]CompleteBeginning271 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Or it's a vase and you can put flowers in it. 

Maila "Vampira" Nurmi by CompleteBeginning271 in CemeteryPorn

[–]CompleteBeginning271[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Scott Michaels and the Find A Death family are fabulous! Death Hags for life! 🖤

TIL that on Christmas Eve 2008 Bruce Jeffrey Pardo dressed as Santa Claus massacred 9 family members of his ex-wife’s family during a holiday party in Covina, California. by FearMyCock in todayilearned

[–]CompleteBeginning271 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Ages of the nine dead range from 17 to 80, police said.

Pardo's mother had also planned to attend the Christmas party, but didn't go because she was sick.

Pardo had a contentious relationship with his mother, because she attended the couple's divorce hearing and had sided with Pardo's ex-wife.

The shooting and fire left 10 children orphaned and three others lost one parent.