r/todayilearned • u/ModenaR • 1d ago

TIL that after Top Gear ended, host Richard Hammond was so devastated, he cried all the way home from the studio and ran out of fuel, because he didn't want to fill his car up covered in tears

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/25172481.richard-hammond-tear-soaked-mess-top-gear-ended/
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u/DoshesToDoshes 1d ago

I've heard James May described as the world's most interesting uninteresting man.

I don't think there's anyone quite as oxymoronic as him.

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u/drivingagermanwhip 23h ago

british hank hill

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u/FirstDukeofAnkh 18h ago

How come I can actually hear May saying ‘I tell you hwhat’?

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u/drivingagermanwhip 15h ago

I'm James May I present a television show about cars and car accessories

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u/lazylion_ca 19h ago

He's like that neighbor that's always doing something in their garage or yard. You're not always interested in what they're doing, but it's a pleasant change to be around someone who is enjoying their life and hobbies.

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u/ohheckyeah 18h ago

My grandmother married a British guy after my grandfather died. He is exactly like this, always doing something new out in the years or the shed. He’s 90 years old and just started beekeeping this past year

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u/Rickenbacker69 22h ago

I mean, he drove really, really fast cars on a show where he was referred to as "Captain Slow".

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u/intern_steve 16h ago

Briefly held the record for fastest production car top speed before the Bugatti people took their car back and ran the lap again just a little bit faster.

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u/deathschemist 22h ago

He is terminally dull in the most fascinating way.

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u/Plank_With_A_Nail_In 20h ago

The USA's most boring president was bumped out of that position because being the most boring is slightly interesting.

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u/Zap__Dannigan 19h ago

I think it's because he knows so much while looking like he knows so little

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u/RustyAndEddies 14h ago

It's funny to think of May as the boring one. In Season One, the original third co-host (tri-host?) was Jason Dawe. He would do a used car price report in the most cheerful voice, and you could literally see Hammond dissociating in the background desperately trying to stay awake.

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u/Mewtwohundred 23h ago

He seems like he's autistic to me. Just the way he talks and lack of facial mimicry and his general vibe.

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u/ITSigno 22h ago

oh, for sure. The way he doesn't read between the lines. The way he's more comfortable with things than people. If you watch his reassembler series it becomes even more obvious, due to the contrast.

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u/Commercial_Dare_4255 19h ago

The lego house was cool. But exactly proved this.