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rasticus t1_jcqhjuu wrote

Reply to TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

I’m no expert on Corvids, but I’d have to imagine a raven eating a “pound or two” of just about anything wouldn’t be doing it any favors

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jableshables OP t1_jcqh50h wrote

Reply to comment by rodeopete3281 in TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

Take it up with the historians, or the Wikipedia contributors, whichever's easier. Either way, I feel like that's the least interesting fact about Grip, but I had to include it

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Nyther53 t1_jcqglav wrote

Reply to comment by Impressive_Pin_7767 in TIL that a famine in Persia (Iran) between 1917–1919 lead to the deaths of an estimated 2 million people. It's an event that hasn't been studied by many historians. by icantthinkofaname940

Amusing, how the tables turn isn't it? After this, there was a period where the United States was sought out as an arbitrator in the region, because "Who would trust the word of the British or French?".

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rodeopete3281 t1_jcqgjzr wrote

Reply to TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

The last part would be fascinating if it weren't for the fact the "the Raven" was originally about a parrot, and Poe changed it.

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Aporkalypse_Sow t1_jcqfwhx wrote

Reply to comment by Impressive_Pin_7767 in TIL that a famine in Persia (Iran) between 1917–1919 lead to the deaths of an estimated 2 million people. It's an event that hasn't been studied by many historians. by icantthinkofaname940

Honestly, the person you are replying to sounds like a member of the British royalty. Cause they are straight up full of garbage.

Even if someone was as generous as possible, you can not explain anything the empire did that wasn't just straight up awful. Attempting to conquer the globe usually suggests that the people are indeed assholes.

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baphometromance t1_jcqddf8 wrote

Reply to comment by ladan2189 in TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

I don't have a great understanding of exactly how much lead was in paint back then, but considering its density as an element, a pound or two is well within reason, if there was enough of it in the paint

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baphometromance t1_jcqd2w3 wrote

Reply to TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

Her final thoughts were probably only regrets about how she could have caused more chaos and mischief

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School_House_Rock t1_jcqcyun wrote

Reply to TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

My grandfather had a monkey who loved to eat toothpaste. He died from eating the tubes of paint my grandfather used for paintings that contained lead.

The monkey was not stuffed and mounted, afaIk

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GreasyPeter t1_jcq8usc wrote

Reply to comment by jableshables in TIL Charles Dickens had a talking pet raven named Grip, who terrorized his dog, buried valuables in the yard, and died eating "a pound or two" of lead paint. As a character in one of his novels, Grip is believed to have inspired Poe's famous poem, and is on display in a Philadelphia public library by jableshables

Imagine how hard it is to become famous as a human. Now imagine if you were a bird.

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