Deceptichum@quokk.auM to Sigh-Fi@quokk.auEnglish · 14 days agobevel blockquokk.auimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down10
arrow-up190arrow-down1imagebevel blockquokk.auDeceptichum@quokk.auM to Sigh-Fi@quokk.auEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-214 days agoFun fact: Beverly Hills was so named because the transition from brutalist architecture to futuristic aesthetics impressed hollywood socialites so much that they renamed it from “Rodeo Land and Water” to simply “Beverly”. Most of this is not true.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.auOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·14 days agoIt’s also where John Rodentberry came up with the concept for Bevely Crusher.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 days agoand where Google came up with their initial motto: “Don’t B evel”
Fun fact: Beverly Hills was so named because the transition from brutalist architecture to futuristic aesthetics impressed hollywood socialites so much that they renamed it from “Rodeo Land and Water” to simply “Beverly”.
Most of this is not true.
It’s also where John Rodentberry came up with the concept for Bevely Crusher.
and where Google came up with their initial motto: “Don’t B evel”