Mildly interesting
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Panama red is four syllables
Acapulco gold is five
Never stopped the stoners….
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More at: https://anglotopia.net/british-identity/dub-thee-get-knighthood-modern-era/
"During Medieval times, becoming a knight was a method of social mobility. Beginning as a page, then moving up to squire, and finally becoming a knight. The position was one that was granted for service to a monarch, almost always for military service. Knights became their own social class, though still divided between noble and non-noble knights, and developed their own code of honour known as chivalry. Knights as a military order began to die out around the 15th Century when nations started to form professional armies. Since this time, what it means to be a knight and how one achieves this honour has changed." -
I thought about starting a meaningless factoids thread, but decided this belonged here.
"You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell
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Wiki: "In the 19th century and up to World War I, the Ottoman Empire cleared the land of Israel of its natural reserves of pine and oak trees, in order to build railways across the empire. Since it was founded the JNF (Jewish National Fund) has planted in Israel more than 185 million trees creating 280 forests, and still operates today."
Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka
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@Mik said in Mildly interesting:
I thought about starting a meaningless factoids thread, but decided this belonged here.
Every time you post that sort of link I get a blank page.
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