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Ok_Cut1802 t1_j9nukn8 wrote

Reply to comment by FrontierPsycho in TIL - English physician William Harvey was a prominent skeptic regarding allegations of witchcraft. He was one of the examiners of four women from Lancashire accused of witchcraft in 1634, and as a consequence of his report, all of them were acquitted. by wendalltwolf

Nah. That slightly watered down version of FDS gets pissed at anything that contradicts "all men bad always". I honestly think 99% of that sub couldn't give the correct definition of "patriarchy" if their left eye depended on it.

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Little-Variation8268 t1_j9nujre wrote

Reply to comment by buckphifty150150 in TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake

Face it, the movie kinda sucked. Audience participation is where it's at. About 20 years ago, my gf at the time, we went to Blockbuster (remember those?) and rented a copy. We watched it, i practiced the lines, I learned when to throw what items at the screen, all that good stuff. After a few days of practice we went to the theater. If you didn't know the moves, it was very obvious. People referred to 1st timers as 'losing their virginity.' Being inside the theater and being part of the audience was a silly yet exhilarating experience. I've only done that once. It's nothing I look to do again, it was kinda her thing. But I am glad I did it once.

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BrokenEye3 t1_j9nspij wrote

Reply to comment by You_Bore_Me_ in TIL about Saint Josaphat (aka Būdhasaf), a legendary Christian saint whose life is based on Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. His life story tells of how Josaphat, a son of an Indian kind that persecuted the Christian Church in his kingdom, converted to Christianity. by kweenllama

Um... the Gautama Buddha was a historical person. Whether the (likely highly idealized) accounts of his life are representative of the man as he really was, I can't say, and whether he was truly enlightened I suppose depends on your beliefs, but he did live.

That said, all myths are based at least in part on other myths. It's unavoidable.

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FizzlePopBerryTwist OP t1_j9nrav1 wrote

Reply to TIL Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, who started the persecution of Catholics, died in 1616 and for many centuries it was believed to be from over-eating tempura, a dish invented by Catholics during Lent while they were visiting Japan in 1543, which was the same year the Shogun had been born. (Maybe Cancer) by FizzlePopBerryTwist

It is now commonly believed that he really died from cancer due to the timing of his last "recorded" Tempura meal. Also, Tempura was banned from the royal kitchen for a while, adding to the mystique, but actually there was just this one maid who started a fire and they didn't want her burning the place down.

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HeySayNahAgainBrah t1_j9nqcpx wrote

Reply to TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake

Dated a girl who was into this. I stumbled across and got my network into live showings of “The Room” for a hot minute and met a girl on tinder during this excursion. I took her to the room, we had a good time- threw some cutlery, made fun of the breast cancer mom, whole nine.

Then she revealed this wasn’t her first time and invited me to a rocky horror picture show showing the next weekend. I was like- sure, hell yeah.

Went to pick her up that night and she was wearing a corset and leather pants with goth Harley Quinn-ish make up and she had the figure and features to make it all fucking work.

Please realize i was pushing 30 like a freight train and this stuff doesn’t happen to often in your adult life. I was soooo happy.

We went to the showing and she was full on- everyone knew her and she got up and did all the live theater parts- yelling weird shit and getting call backs from the aisle.

I was so into it. We went back to her place and had really intense passionate sex like 5 times and collapsed in each others arms as dawn crept into her basement apartment window.

I’d like to say she’s my wife now- but nah. We both ghosted each other after that. Because this is an actual real life story about a chick who’s into the rocky horror picture show and a guy who is into the room- and not a “and we’ve been married for 17 years” comment.

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The_Duc_Lord t1_j9npjzk wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL: Since 1199, two counties in England will annually hold a competition event called "Atherstone Ball Game", in which participants from each towns fighting over a giant football for 2hrs. The only two rules are 1. It has to be held at the certain street and 2. No killing. by poclee

Sorry mate, I realise now that it read like I was, but I wasn't complaining and I have nothing but the utmost respect for rugby refs (Sorry Sir!). Many a boot has contacted raw flesh in rucks and mauls and I probably gave a few good tag marks too. It's just part of the game.

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northeaster17 t1_j9npb56 wrote

Reply to TIL of Macadam roads. These roads were convex, raised a few inches, and made of layered crushed rock; they were state-of-the-art for the 19th century. The rise of automobiles led to the dust issues that were solved by binding the roads with tar, leading to the invention of tarmac. by jamescookenotthatone

Simon Winchester's book, " The Men Who United the State" gets into the early American roads. No one knew of those ancient roads. The had to learn from scratch.

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