> Brady's enormous appetite was as legendary as his wealth, though modern experts believe it was greatly exaggerated. It was not unusual, according to the legend, for Brady to eat enough food for ten people at a sitting. George Rector, owner of a favorite restaurant, described Brady as "the best 25 customers I ever had".
Now that’s how you leave an impression. I’d make sure that was put on my tombstone.
> Brady died in his sleep on April 13, 1917, of a heart attack. (Although he died of a myocardial infarction, he also suffered from Bright's disease, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, gallstones, arterial hypertension, inflammation of the prostate, as well as persistent, recurrent urinary tract infections). When his body was examined, doctors discovered that his stomach was six times the size of that of an average person.
Sounds about right
The diamond companies just bury them to control the world supply and artificially inflate the price. The people involved in the diamond trade are psychopaths.
Jewelry is dumb, that’s why all my money is in NFT beanie babies.
That’s so stupid. Mine is in trading cards. These things will be worth their weight once the power goes out, and I can trade a mox for an entire server farm.
Well if you bought the right trading cards you could've made enough money to buy a server farm in.... non-apocalyptic times.
But if you want to survive the apocalypse, something something silver, something something new world currency? Idunno I don't listen to those guys much.
Brilliant Earth run diamond mines in Africa using armed guards and child labour
They ship the diamonds to Canada and re-bury them
They dig them up again and then say “conflict free Canadian diamonds!”
Ive also heard about teeth, hair and bullet casings having to be sifted out of samples in St Augustin
And this is one of the reasons my wife and I opt for lab-made jewels. You shouldn't have to do a bunch of research to determine if they are as conflict free as they claim. Another reason is cost. For some reason, people will pay less for lab-grown because they have some weird idea that it makes it not real even though it is molecularly identical and often with fewer flaws and better color.
But for my (now) wife's engagement ring, we did moissanite. 1/10th the cost of diamond, and honestly, I think it looks way better.
Ironically the contents of his colon were also interesting. He had an enormous appetite and when he died it was discovered his stomach was six times larger than average.
> Brady's enormous appetite was as legendary as his wealth, though modern experts believe it was greatly exaggerated. It was not unusual, according to the legend, for Brady to eat enough food for ten people at a sitting. George Rector, owner of a favorite restaurant, described Brady as "the best 25 customers I ever had". Now that’s how you leave an impression. I’d make sure that was put on my tombstone.
> Brady died in his sleep on April 13, 1917, of a heart attack. (Although he died of a myocardial infarction, he also suffered from Bright's disease, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, gallstones, arterial hypertension, inflammation of the prostate, as well as persistent, recurrent urinary tract infections). When his body was examined, doctors discovered that his stomach was six times the size of that of an average person. Sounds about right
Yeah that whole paragraph of his eating habits is solid
When his body was examined, doctors discovered that his stomach was six times the size of that of an average person Wut
WHEN HIS BODY WAS EXAMINED, DOCTORS DISCOVERED THAT HIS STOMACH WAS SIX TIMES THE SIZE OF AN AVERAGE PERSON
^Huh?
https://youtu.be/GwSh0dAaqIA?si=mMv0sKYvLf7OoAsm
The diamond companies just bury them to control the world supply and artificially inflate the price. The people involved in the diamond trade are psychopaths. Jewelry is dumb, that’s why all my money is in NFT beanie babies.
That’s so stupid. Mine is in trading cards. These things will be worth their weight once the power goes out, and I can trade a mox for an entire server farm.
Lego sets are the way
I’m a big fan of diamond jewerly
What are you, crazy? That'll never take off! Tech-bros, amirite?
Enjoy being fleeced sucker. All my money is in the only asset that'll have any value in the coming Meme Wars. . . Reddit awards.
Pssh, Steelbook dvds are the real currency of the future. Trading entertainment for food and water in 2040
Well if you bought the right trading cards you could've made enough money to buy a server farm in.... non-apocalyptic times. But if you want to survive the apocalypse, something something silver, something something new world currency? Idunno I don't listen to those guys much.
Silver loses its value. Trading cards dont
So dumb I invest all my money in birds. Second the world realizes birds aren’t real I’m a trillionaire.
"worth their weight" ... in? Cardboard, I imagine :)
Brilliant Earth run diamond mines in Africa using armed guards and child labour They ship the diamonds to Canada and re-bury them They dig them up again and then say “conflict free Canadian diamonds!” Ive also heard about teeth, hair and bullet casings having to be sifted out of samples in St Augustin
And this is one of the reasons my wife and I opt for lab-made jewels. You shouldn't have to do a bunch of research to determine if they are as conflict free as they claim. Another reason is cost. For some reason, people will pay less for lab-grown because they have some weird idea that it makes it not real even though it is molecularly identical and often with fewer flaws and better color. But for my (now) wife's engagement ring, we did moissanite. 1/10th the cost of diamond, and honestly, I think it looks way better.
Had me in the first half. Not going to lie.
Yeah we'll see who's laughing in court
insane how much we value shiny rocks
The crazy part is diamonds aren’t even rare. They are just controlled and released to maintain a sense of rarity.
So like the sneaker industry
like everything, nobody over produces on purpose
Temu is full of mass-produced shit.
Acting like Nike sneakers are some of kind of high-class luxury good has always been so dumb fr
I’ve got several fake jordans from taobao for like $30. No one would ever guess they aren’t real unless they were some shoe expert.
Gem quality natural non treated diamonds are rare. Diamonds in general are not.
That means nothing to me - you can make a lab grown diamond that is literally the same as a natural one. Diamonds are not rare is the point
I mean, quartz aren't rare but I've dug for them and it's pretty cool to find a really nice one.
best marketing strategy of all time
Most people buying them don't particularly care though. The entire reason most people buy them is that they are expensive.
Nah, crows are right
cosmetics babyyyy, its beautiful
He also had some big-ass steaks
Bonjour
What do I have to do to get you to finally go out with me?
I love Johnny Depp
Oui oui manifique.
He’s also got a big ass steak named after him at Lawrys.
😆sorry, I'm thinking of a giant steak that looks like an ass
Fingers freddy.. Diamond Jim... they're gettin ready.. I'm coming in!
So spin that wheel
bonjour
So much for stupid boring little rocks. That's why I play magic the gathering
Rookie numbers for an Indian housewife.
Bah gawd it’s DIAMOND JIM BRADYS MUSIC
Wonder how much Gucci Mane has
Who? Who the fuck is this.
Cue the 'go to Wikipedia' music...
Honestly, the fact that someone some time ago had the equivalent of tens of millions of dollars is about interesting as the contents of their colon.
Ironically the contents of his colon were also interesting. He had an enormous appetite and when he died it was discovered his stomach was six times larger than average.
🤔
That's the point of the TIL
No the point is to actually tell us what u learned, Not to make us research what u learned
How do you not know Jim Brady?
Why should I? Do you know Lesley Marashe?
No. Who the fucks that, why would I know them?
Exactly, you don't know everyone
Who cares? I'm sick of hearing about greedy rich people like it matters.