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LeanMeanDrMachine t1_j71ztte wrote

Reply to TIL American writer Jack Kerouac served on SS Dorchester which was torpedoed by a German U-boat on 3 February 1943. Kerouac would have also been on the ship during the attack, but for a telegram he received from coach Lou Little, asking him to return to Columbia University to play football. by History-Guy111111

It's so odd the idea of Jack Kerouac doing stuff like being in the army and a college football team considering how so much of his work is spent rejecting the American middle class ideals and throwing himself into counter culture. It's kind of like Trotsky going to work as a bank manager.

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LeanMeanDrMachine t1_j65d51g wrote

Reply to comment by Burninator05 in TIL workers dismantling the wrecked MV Primrose off of North Sentinel Island were confronted by the isolated Sentinelese, but defused the situation by giving them bananas and letting them on board to acquire scrap metal. Workers were visited by the Sentinelese 2-3 times a month for 18 months. by CaptainJZH

There's also a tribe in Vanuatu who have a creation myth that involves their first queen leaving across the ocean to marry a god. So when the British turned up and told them about queen Elizabeth the 2nd they decided that prince Phillip must be god.

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LeanMeanDrMachine t1_j60cm8r wrote

Reply to comment by Consistent_Ad_4828 in TIL about Wenceslao Moguel (nicknamed "The executed one"), a Mexican soldier under Pancho Villa who was sentenced to death after being captured but survived the execution by firing squad after being shot 8 times, and then once in the head as a coup de grâce. by TheMadhopper

To be fair, they went from hardcore punk to anarchist rave to protest folk. So there's no real Chumbawamba sound

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LeanMeanDrMachine t1_j60cdjc wrote

Reply to TIL about Wenceslao Moguel (nicknamed "The executed one"), a Mexican soldier under Pancho Villa who was sentenced to death after being captured but survived the execution by firing squad after being shot 8 times, and then once in the head as a coup de grâce. by TheMadhopper

Stand me straight against the nearest wall,

Line up your bravest soldiers all,

Ten good shots I'll take them all

They call me El Fusilado

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LeanMeanDrMachine t1_j5r9ce6 wrote

Reply to comment by absolutelyshafted in TIL The Indian dish Vindaloo originates from the Portuguese dish "Carne de Vinha D’alhos" which was brought to India by Vasco da Gama who also introduced chilli peppers to India. by memboww

A large portion of the chefs on British passenger boats to and from India were Goan, as they tended to be Catholic and thus could cook with pork beef and alcohol (the original vindaloo was cooked with pork and wine). Hence why the dish became popular. When a broader range of Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis started serving Indian food in Britain, vindaloo already had an association with upper class Indian food, though they couldn't cook with pork and wine, so it got changed to an almost entirely new dish.

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