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SofaKing-Loud t1_je2wtb4 wrote

I learned this is high school from a good girl failing for opiates. Her face when they said that was wild. They came in to the group of us who took them and looked at her and say she failed for it and that was the reason. Her parents did an investigation as to why she would of failed for it and that’s what the came to find out. Poppy seed salad dressing.

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adankgoon t1_je2vm92 wrote

There’s no church (thus no clergy) centralized in China. The only thing close enough was maybe Buddhism in some eras but historically I don’t believe those were interested in turning heroes into ‘Gods’. The concept of a ‘God’ in Chinese folklore is also more similar to Greek/Roman mythology where they’re in charge of some aspect of daily life. There are also unkind divinities/gods worshipped in different local cultures.

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ShurlurkHolmes t1_je2utjv wrote

Jenny was a Bluget, a girl pickpocket and a turtledove. A turtledove picks out a fine house, disguises herself as a housemaid and robs you blind. It takes a lot of sand to be a turtledove.

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mully_and_sculder t1_je2t22p wrote

So the Roman Catholic priest taught you all about the Chinese gods? Cool.

Your explanation sounds almost perfectly Roman Catholic and you're even arguing with the Chinese people who are telling you otherwise.

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nowhereman136 t1_je2scg8 wrote

As soon as the Wright brothers proved that motor powered flight was possible they got funding out the wazoo from the military to further develop the technology.

Canned foods were developed by Nicolas Appert in France after the French government offered a cash reward for who can develop a method to store food for the army

The microwave was discovered by accident but the technology was further developed, as you yourself said, by the military.

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mully_and_sculder t1_je2s7le wrote

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beetrootsandwiches t1_je2rpxh wrote

I remember people started Facebook groups and pages in support of him at the time as the copyright thing seemed so petty and the publishers wanted so much. They all faced ruin. The whole story is really fucked to be honest all cos greed.

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