Judith Love Cohen, who helped create the Abort-Guidance System, which rescued Apollo 13, went to work on the day she was in labor. She took a printout of a problem she was working on to the hospital. She called her boss and said she finished the problem, then gave birth to actor Jack Black. : r/InterestingToRead Skip to main content

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Judith Love Cohen, who helped create the Abort-Guidance System, which rescued Apollo 13, went to work on the day she was in labor. She took a printout of a problem she was working on to the hospital. She called her boss and said she finished the problem, then gave birth to actor Jack Black.

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u/MikeTheNight94 avatar

This is one of those women you read about that were absolutely badass. Jack continues the legacy by being cool af. I have never heard a negative fan experience with him.

Jack Black isn’t an actor, he just shows up on set and acts his usual normal.

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u/Brocephus_ avatar

I caught wind of Jack Black in the late 90s tenacious D episodes on HBO when he was a nobody. Just listening to him it was clear he was a smart mother fucker who pretended to be dumb. He's made a career playing idiots like on Orange County 20 years ago, or on Tropic Thunder 15 years ago, but if you gave him an IQ test he would probably hit 140-160 range like his mom.

u/Lizmo82 avatar

The first thing I saw him in was a movie, I THINK was called Bong Water.. in the 90s.. He was leading a march into the woods while ppl were on shrooms, if I remember correctly.. The way he was in that scene made my 90s pothead laugh so hard.. he was so different.. you just don't see many ppl like that anymore that is just unique.... But I thought he was hilarious.. I think his music is brilliant & he's way more talented than what he wants ppl to think. Just an all around super funny guy that's super brilliant under it all..

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Ok, no lie first off very cool fact and interesting. But I, I can't help but wonder if the above comment about the name was just a masterful joke or if someone legitimately sucks at reading comprehension. I really don't know anymore and that's fucking sad.

Ha! They clarified that they did not, in fact, read it properly. So no, they weren't joking. I assumed they were till I read their clarification...

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u/MShamrock8 avatar

Impressive, what did she name the baby?

Thomas

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Ok

This deserves more up votes.

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This actually made me lol, bravo

u/MShamrock8 avatar

It should I did not originally see the Joe Black

Oh dear.

That's okay. Life is 65% talent, 25% hard work and 15% attention to detail.

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That's cool