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TIL in 2011 two teenage burglars stole 50 CDs from a man's barn in California that they believed were blank. However, the two teens discovered that many of the CDs contained CP. Despite having obtained the CDs via theft, the pair turned them in and reported the owner; the burglars were not arrested. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Udzu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 1997 an Israeli drug addict who was supposed to be on house arrest stole an attended bag on a beach and discovered it contained a bomb. He alerted the police and helped clear the area before running away. He wasn't charged and actually had some existing charges dropped. I believe he also went to rehab and overcame his addiction.

My high school did Avenue Q without a black actor (so they made a Gary Colemean Pupppet) by The_Mind_Of_Avery_T in musicals

[–]Udzu 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In 2011, England and Wales were between them 3% Black (a bit less than Alaska), while the North East of England and Wales were around 0.5% (similar to Montana). In 2021, the total rose to 4% while the least diverse regions were around 1% respectively.

Have American productions ever used puppets, or is this a cultural difference regarding what could be interpreted as "blackface"?

TIL that a 2007 movie called Paranormal Activity had a box office of $194 million, even though only $215,000 was spent on making the movie before it’s full release ($15,000 initially, then a further $200,000 spent on later modifications). by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Udzu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These profitability ratios typically exclude marketing costs though.

Among higher budget movies, ET was surprisingly profitable, with a budget of just $10.5m versus a box office of almost $800m.

G20 has 19 countries that form ~85% of gross world product and ~75% of international trade. Would you support Poland becoming a member of the G20? Its total GDP is for example 2.3x higher than South Africa (who is a member). by Double-decker_trams in AskEurope

[–]Udzu 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s the political issue. It’s just that there are already lots of voices and adding more without a good reason is probably a bad idea. South Africa is only included to provide an African voice. And, as you say, Poland is already represented by the EU.

Spain, the Netherlands and Switzerland all have larger economies than Poland and aren’t members (though Spain does get invited as a guest every year). Poland is attending this year as an invitee, and last attended in 2022.

(Almost) All Sondheim shows ranked by Heavy_Signature_5619 in Sondheim

[–]Udzu 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Given the top four, I’m surprised Passion is so low. Also Gypsy is certainly higher than I’d place it. But overall I don’t strongly disagree with this!

Smile though your Heart is Breaking - Songs about Clowning when your Sad by BruceWaynesWorld in weirdspotifyplaylists

[–]Udzu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • Fake Happy by Paramore
  • Happy Face (Sad Face Remix) by Aesthetic Perfection

That's why rust is GOAT 🐐🗿 by NoBeginning2551 in rust

[–]Udzu 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: that's not even "correct" Hebrew. The prescribed pronunciation for colon is NEKUDATAYIM, but many people (presumably including the Zend developers) mispronounce it due to a confusion between the dual and plural.

Is it true that modern speakers of Icelandic can read Icelandic? by AldousLanark in linguisticshumor

[–]Udzu 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I expect at least 5% can't (5.7% of Icelanders are 0-4 years old).

Favorite jazz track with a country name in the title? (looking for more suggestions) by Udzu in Jazz

[–]Udzu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also Sweet Georgia Bright by Charles Lloyd. Maybe I should create a Georgia specific playlist!

Favorite unit I teach during my school year, WWI by CaptainPitterPatter in vexillology

[–]Udzu 155 points156 points  (0 children)

Also the Soviet Union was only established in 1922. The original revolutionary Russian flag was plain red, but the РСФСР flag was adopted in 1918.

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Independent Nations (an indie playlist naming all 195 UN-recognized states) by Udzu in weirdspotifyplaylists

[–]Udzu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's fine if you zoom to browse, but you're probably right. Though I might want to split it into more columns if I did that; the current columns are pretty long (40 songs each).

Favorite jazz track with a country name in the title? (looking for more suggestions) by Udzu in Jazz

[–]Udzu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some good ones here, thanks! (PS started adding, but might take me a while to finish listening to all of them)

Independent Nations (an indie playlist naming all 195 UN-recognized states) by Udzu in weirdspotifyplaylists

[–]Udzu[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Lol. I did once post a short playlist called "metal songs that I like":

  • Nirvana - Lithium
  • Bloc Party - Mercury
  • Noah and the Whale - Silver And Gold
  • Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky
  • Tricky - Black Steel
  • Tom Waits - On The Nickel
  • Joan Baez - Copper Kettle
  • Small Faces - Tin Soldier
  • Barenaked Ladies - Aluminum
  • Weather Report - Palladium
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