TIL Mark Twain is often wrongly credited with the quote: "I would have written a shorter letter, but did not have the time." Earliest credit goes to French mathematician and philospher Blaise Pascal in “Lettres Provinciales,” 1657. npr.org Submitted by jeremyjava t3_1196bgx on February 22, 2023 at 5:55 PM in todayilearned 22 comments 391
jxj24 t1_j9l4sgr wrote on February 22, 2023 at 7:42 PM And I can find no evidence that movie mogul Louis B. Mayer originated the telegram meme "Fuck you. Strong letter to follow." Permalink 2
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