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Joy1312 t1_jd9tkyq wrote
Reply to comment by draconianRegiment in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
metaldinner t1_jd9t7av wrote
Reply to TIL that on April 1st, 1906, American newspapers ran prank articles reporting that Chicago had been "invaded by hordes of prehistoric monsters dealing death and destruction", illustrated with doctored photos showing dinosaurs attacking the Windy City. by TJ_Fox
some people will take old newspaper articles about 'giant skeletons' as facts
things like this should be an indication that old newspapers werent paragons of truth, but printed whatever outlandish things would get people to buy them
draconianRegiment t1_jd9rvgf wrote
Reply to TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
There's an oversimplified video or two about this on YouTube.
blitherblather425 t1_jd9rqqk wrote
Reply to TIL The Dick Van Dyke Show was originally written entirely by Carl Reiner, about stories from Reiner's life, and starred Carl Reiner. The pilot was unsuccessful so it was reworked with Dick Van Dyke playing Robert Petrie. by jamescookenotthatone
I have just started watching this show in the last month or so and I love it. And Mary Tyler Moore was a fox!
the_honest_liar t1_jd9reuf wrote
Reply to comment by bitemark01 in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
And they were delicious
improveyourfuture t1_jd9qvih wrote
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Sapatilhas t1_jd9qar6 wrote
Reply to comment by General_Derangement in TIL China and India have been the population centers of the world for at least 6,000 years by aaleom
all you have to do to understand that is to look at China in Google Earth.
space-is-big t1_jd9q8rr wrote
Reply to comment by ST616 in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
Who would the main character in superbad be? Seth or Evan?
scorpyo72 t1_jd9psvi wrote
Reply to TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
The island of San Juan was the epicenter. They preserve the American and British military camps.
BrokenEye3 t1_jd9psqq wrote
Reply to TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
Generals gathered in their masses
pichael289 t1_jd9pmc1 wrote
Reply to comment by Xszit in TIL that on April 1st, 1906, American newspapers ran prank articles reporting that Chicago had been "invaded by hordes of prehistoric monsters dealing death and destruction", illustrated with doctored photos showing dinosaurs attacking the Windy City. by TJ_Fox
The effects of that broadcast are largely exaggerated. Some people were fooled but it didn't cause mass panic like many people think
bitemark01 t1_jd9ox0b wrote
Reply to comment by confidence_basket in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
That pig had a family!
gortexcondom t1_jd9oblb wrote
Reply to comment by template009 in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
You do realize people from Mexico can be indigenous too? It’s Native American, not native United States. America is more than one continent and it’s not like the indigenous people even used our same borders anyways…
Sassy-irish-lassy t1_jd9nmcs wrote
Reply to TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
War is hell
confidence_basket t1_jd9nj9p wrote
Reply to comment by Jolly_Ball_4360 in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
I mean you've definitely got me there
Jolly_Ball_4360 t1_jd9nggg wrote
Reply to comment by confidence_basket in TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
Well, unless you're the Irish pig farmer who lost his beloved spud-eating companion.
Shishakli t1_jd9n2vk wrote
Reply to comment by stinking_badgers in TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor. by VengefulMight
Expecting people to do the wrong thing does not excuse people from doing the wrong thing
BattdPlayer t1_jd9mopt wrote
Reply to comment by Cleantech2020 in TIL China and India have been the population centers of the world for at least 6,000 years by aaleom
Famine and war say otherwise.
[deleted] t1_jd9m6jg wrote
Reply to comment by jointheredditarmy in TIL China and India have been the population centers of the world for at least 6,000 years by aaleom
India has been the second most populous country in the world and has been a democracy since independence.
Autocracy can happen anywhere and to any society regardless of population.
confidence_basket t1_jd9l4xa wrote
Reply to TIL of the Pig War, a border dispute between the US and the UK, around Vancouver Island (present-day Canada) and Washington State. The only casualty was a pig, owned by an Irish farmer, which was shot by an American farmer for eating his potatoes. Both countries deployed military troops. by drak0bsidian
Sounds like a pretty successful war!
Ceramicrabbit t1_jd9kmjg wrote
Reply to comment by pucklermuskau in TIL that on April 1st, 1906, American newspapers ran prank articles reporting that Chicago had been "invaded by hordes of prehistoric monsters dealing death and destruction", illustrated with doctored photos showing dinosaurs attacking the Windy City. by TJ_Fox
This isn't Bielefeld
TJ_Fox OP t1_jd9j0a3 wrote
Reply to comment by Chillchinchila1 in TIL that on April 1st, 1906, American newspapers ran prank articles reporting that Chicago had been "invaded by hordes of prehistoric monsters dealing death and destruction", illustrated with doctored photos showing dinosaurs attacking the Windy City. by TJ_Fox
I was wondering the same thing. I mean, I guess the idea of dinosaurs attacking a city is inherently dramatic so it makes sense as a story trope, but as far as I know this article was the first major visual representation of that idea. When Doyle came out with The Lost World (novel) in 1912, the only creature that gets transported to London is a pterodactyl. Then by the time the movie's produced in the '20s, it's a brontosaur, and the rest is history.
TJ_Fox OP t1_jd9tsyx wrote
Reply to comment by metaldinner in TIL that on April 1st, 1906, American newspapers ran prank articles reporting that Chicago had been "invaded by hordes of prehistoric monsters dealing death and destruction", illustrated with doctored photos showing dinosaurs attacking the Windy City. by TJ_Fox
It's also true that people sometimes casually imagine that people of the past didn't have senses of mischief, or just senses of humor, as in this case.