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  • MikM Offline
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    Since 1630, land reclamation has made Boston over 10 times larger

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    "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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      I hope when Indians stand in that reclaimed land they do a land acknowledgment honoring the European population that first settled it.

      If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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          Link to video

          Education is extremely important.

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            “Bill of mortality” from the Great Plague of London's deadliest week, which ended on this day in 1665, leaving a count of 7165 dead.

            In addition to the high count attributed to "Plague" and other expected maladies of the time, we see deaths assigned to more enigmatic causes — “Frighted”, “Suddenly”, “Winde”, “Teeth”, and “Planet”. In addition to those that paint a very specific and vivid picture, e.g. “Burnt in his Bed by a Candle at St. Giles Cripplegate”.

            More info, and the whole year of "bills" to view, here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/londons-dreadful-visitation-bills-of-mortality

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            "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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              #2712

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              Can't recall seeing a relief map of this area; look at all those mountainous areas in Yemen etc!

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                    Super photo(shop) of what it may have looked like when new; nonetheless true
                    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/spain-uncovered-megalithic-monument/

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                      Screenshot_20250930-065132_TikTok.jpg

                      Can't recall seeing a relief map of this area; look at all those mountainous areas in Yemen etc!

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                      @AndyD said in Mildly interesting:

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                      Can't recall seeing a relief map of this area; look at all those mountainous areas in Yemen etc!

                      yemen is not on the map, thats over to the east across the red sea, maybe you are referring to the Sinai peninsula, which in the south is quite mountainous (eg...Mount Sinai)

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                        If you don't take it, it can only good happen.

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                          @jon-nyc Interesting. I would not have guessed that. I would have thought it was younger 100+ years ago.

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                            WW II

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                              @kluurs said in Mildly interesting:

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                              What, no companion articles on sighting of UFOs landing there?

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                                This is interesting, if true. Complete opposite of what we learned from monopoly, which was to amass wealth and mercilessly crush your opponents. Of course we were like that with everything. All competition was blood sport.

                                The original Monopoly was invented by a woman in 1904 to highlight the dangers of unchecked capitalism, she was told her concept was too complex, then the idea was stolen.
                                Long before Monopoly became a family game-night staple, it was a pointed critique of economic inequality. The game was originally created in 1904 by Elizabeth Magie, an American writer, inventor, and staunch supporter of economist Henry George’s ideas about land reform. She called it The Landlord’s Game and designed it to demonstrate how wealth accumulation and rent-seeking concentrated power in the hands of a few while impoverishing everyone else.
                                Magie patented the game in 1904, including two rule sets: one where players competed to monopolize property and another where everyone benefited equally from shared wealth — a direct moral lesson about the difference between greed and fairness. She hoped it would teach players that monopolies harm society.
                                Years later, Charles Darrow encountered a version of Magie’s game, modified and circulating informally among friends and communities. He sold it to Parker Brothers in the 1930s, claiming it as his own invention. The company bought Magie’s patent for just $500 and erased her name from history. Monopoly went on to become one of the best-selling board games of all time — ironically celebrating the very capitalist spirit it was meant to criticize.
                                Added Fact: Elizabeth Magie’s original 1904 patent for The Landlord’s Game remains one of the earliest known board game patents filed by a woman in the United States.

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                                "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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