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havohej_ t1_j9s6ukg wrote
Reply to TIL that in 1554 Elizabeth Crofts hid in a wall on Aldersgate Street, where she pretended to be a heavenly voice. Reputedly 17,000 people came to listen to her give out anti-Catholic propaganda. by Kurma-the-Turtle
Insane how gullibility in humans has not waned. People were listening to a wall talk then, and today, they receive inspired information from some fucking loser on 4chan.
havohej_ t1_j05ymrh wrote
Reply to comment by Procrasturbating in TIL that until 2012, when they switched to a bacterial source, Roche Pharmaceuticals used up to 90% of the world's annual star anise crop to produce shikimic acid, a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) by Kintpuash-of-Kush
Pho enough
havohej_ t1_iu6wlt9 wrote
Reply to TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake." by marmorset
Does this guy know how to party or what??!
havohej_ t1_ja40id5 wrote
Reply to comment by DoomGoober in TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy
I only know the Alamo for two things: 1) Ozzy pissing on it 2) PeeWee Herman traveling to Texas to recover his missing bike from the Alamo’s basement