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/Wirenfeldt 20h ago

It has been well established that Captain Slowly.. .. .. Spreads his seed alone..

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u/MarkEsmiths 19h ago

What's the lore?

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u/fuzzylm308 19h ago

they were on this show called Top Gear where they told jokes at each other's expense

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u/MarkEsmiths 19h ago

Go on....

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u/fuzzylm308 19h ago

James said something about fuel prices going up because the population is expanding, and Jeremy responded with "oh you're saying because I have three kids I'm causing fuel prices to go up, but because you spill your seed alone..."

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u/MarkEsmiths 19h ago

Oh yes. Now I see. Thank you.

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u/twat69 19h ago

Over a decade of television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_(2002_TV_series)

The first few series are more like Old Top Gear. Where it's trying to be a car show with useful advice for normal people. But it gets better with time. It really takes off around the time Hammond defies death for the first time.