In 1944, 18-year-old Norma Jeane Baker was a recently-married factory worker aiding the war effort at an aviation facility. When an Air Force photographer happened to spot her on the job, he took her picture and helped put her on the path to pin-up modeling and then movie stardom under a new name: Marilyn Monroe.
This is Jim Thorpe. Look closely at the photo, you can see that he's wearing different socks and shoes. This wasn't a fashion statement.
It was the 1912 Olympics, and Jim represented the U.S. in track and field. On the morning of his competition, his shoes were stolen. Luckily, Jim ended up finding two shoes in a garbage can.
That's the pair that he's wearing in the photo. But one of the shoes was too big, so he had to wear an extra sock. Wearing these shoes, Jim won two gold medals that day.
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Recent study proves humanity is travelling at much faster pace then ever before. Brain implants are moving closer to becoming a reality!
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Old joke about agnostic technologists building artificial super intelligence to find out if there’s a God.
They finally finish & ask the question.
AI replies: “There is now, mfs!!”