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getbeaverootnabooteh t1_ja3hjvc wrote
Reply to comment by Happypappy007 in TIL of the less well known and earlier War in Vietnam (1945-1946), which was a military success. by VengefulMight
DeGaulle wouldn't have turned France into a full-blown Communist one-party Soviet client state. But he could've definitely thrown a hissy fit and refused to fully cooperate with US military and economic plans in Europe for a while.
getbeaverootnabooteh t1_j9zty9o wrote
Reply to comment by Happypappy007 in TIL of the less well known and earlier War in Vietnam (1945-1946), which was a military success. by VengefulMight
It wasn't for no good reason. Right after WW2 the US government cared a lot about Europe, but didn't care much about the East/SE parts of Asia.
The Americans wanted French support in stopping the advance of Soviet Communist power in Europe. The French wanted to reestablish their empire.
So the Americans supported the French desire to reestablish their empire in Southeast Asia because that helped them to secure French support for stopping the Commies in Europe.
getbeaverootnabooteh t1_j2qo9co wrote
Reply to comment by Greene_Mr in TIL about the "Book of Negroes", an official record of 3,000 Black Loyalists, mostly former slaves, evacuated to Nova Scotia (and freedom) after the American Revolutionary War by Greene_Mr
Wikipedia says 69.4%.
getbeaverootnabooteh t1_j2q6whw wrote
Reply to TIL about the "Book of Negroes", an official record of 3,000 Black Loyalists, mostly former slaves, evacuated to Nova Scotia (and freedom) after the American Revolutionary War by Greene_Mr
North Preston, Nova Scotia is the municipality with the highest percentage of black people in Canada.
getbeaverootnabooteh t1_j2bxk50 wrote
Reply to comment by thewalkindude in TIL that in the early 80s, Dr. Dre was a successful electro DJ with his group World Class Wreckin' Cru. Daft Punk mentions Dre in their song “Teachers,” about artists that influenced them by avec_serif
She got to sample the prototype of Beats by Dre.
getbeaverootnabooteh t1_j2bwycy wrote
Reply to TIL Frankenstein did not have a hunchback assistant called Igor in either Mary Shelley's novel or the original Universal and Hammer films. The character is a pastiche of multiple characters across several movies. by BringsHomeBones
If you know the pop culture Frankenstein and then read the original novel, you'll be a little caught off guard by how little the popular image resembles the original story.
For one thing, Frankenstein was the name of the guy who made the monster, not the name of the monster itself.
getbeaverootnabooteh t1_j1ztyfh wrote
Reply to comment by how-puhqueliar in TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235
Okay then let me rephrase that. Totally straight 100% heterosexual not-gay-at-all men who have sex with other men have high rates of STDs.
getbeaverootnabooteh t1_j1zsp3j wrote
Reply to comment by how-puhqueliar in TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235
Gay dudes have even more STDs than women do. Jacking off to porn or boinking blow-up dolls is the way to go if you want to 100% avoid STDs.
getbeaverootnabooteh t1_j1zsa37 wrote
Reply to comment by chrisphoenix08 in TIL that on average women live five years longer than men, and that by age 85 around 67% of the population is female in the US. by Successful-Depth-235
Seeking emotional comfort sounds very gay, though. I'd rather die young.
getbeaverootnabooteh t1_j1patxv wrote
Reply to TIL that incarcerated prisoners make a contraband drink in prison called "pruno" which entails fermenting fruit, sugar cubes, bread, and water in a ziplock bag a several days. by FlashyBehind
Eses next door got the pruno straight cooking (mira, homes).
getbeaverootnabooteh t1_ir0ygk4 wrote
Reply to TIL that the 1983 film 'Scarface' is actually a remake of a 1932 feature of the same name. Both are based on a 1929 novel. by GremlinBandit
I told you a long time ago you fucking little m***** not to fuck me.
HEY! HEY! WHO THE FUCK YOU THINK I AM? YOUR FUCKING DOUGHBOY? YOU WANNA GO TO WAR? Wanna go to war?
getbeaverootnabooteh t1_jeagvml wrote
Reply to comment by WilcoHistBuff in TIL over the course of his 23 published adventures, Herge's Tintin was knocked unconscious 43 times. Between 1929 and 1973, he was hit with a rake, a brick, a whisky bottle, an oar, a giant apple, a camel femur, a block of ice, and countless punches and clubs. by morerubberstamps
Maybe Tintin just kept buying new identical-looking fox terriers and naming them Snowy/Milou, just like the Simpson family's Snowball cats numbers I to V.