Mildly interesting
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wrote on 25 Aug 2023, 04:02 last edited by
Interesting
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The last execution by guillotine was Sept 10, 1977. The Atari 2600 video game was introduced on Sept 11, 1977. The age of the guillotine and the age of video games is only separated by 24 hours.
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wrote on 25 Aug 2023, 16:01 last edited by
A Frenchman's first reaction to trying Coca-Cola in 1950.
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wrote on 25 Aug 2023, 18:39 last edited by
Coca-cola? Merde alors.
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wrote on 25 Aug 2023, 18:49 last edited by
They should use that photo in their advertising. They could be the next Anheuser Busch.
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wrote on 25 Aug 2023, 23:06 last edited by Horace
Yeah but the timeless themes can be fit into any number of symbolic narratives. It’s not like Hemingway can forbid that or call it wrong.
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@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:
This is a language I don't understand. I'll take your word that it's "mildly interesting."
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wrote on 29 Aug 2023, 01:09 last edited by
I find this fascinating. My favourite one is Euler's identity -
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I know a woman with Euler’s equation tattooed on her arm.
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They installed the fountains in Horace Pond. A short 11 months after we moved in.
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Oh, I thought you said "fluffer."
Never mind...
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Only 4 people have served in the House of Representatives, the Senate, Vice President, and President:
- John Tyler
- Andrew Johnson
- Lyndon Baines Johnson
- Richard Nixon
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I forgot Nixon was a senator for a short time.
