Ahelex

Ahelex t1_j2atdvy wrote

Reply to comment by CrestedBonedog in TIL: Zhu Youcheng is the only emperor in Chinese history, to be married to one wife and remain faithful to her, having no concubines. He was a hardworking emperor, lowering taxes, reducing spending, and demonstrating tolerance for Muslims. His son, however, had a haram so large, some starved. by Flares117

Maybe the rule "You know you're competent at your job when no one notices you or what you're doing" does exist in some capacity in high positions too.

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Ahelex t1_j1sjlmn wrote

Reply to comment by MoJoSportsPodcast in Biblically accurate croissant by Reggis13

Apparently they had this ingredient called manna, which, in the time when Moses led the Israelites around, were collected by them to produce some form of cake.

I think it was said to be sweet, so I guess the Bible does know something about good pastries made from a likely imaginary ingredient.

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Ahelex t1_izgtaiy wrote

Reply to [TIL] Early in his career, Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, had a habit of getting into fights. He once had a shootout with a competitor, Matt Stewart. After Stewart shot and killed one of Sanders' employees, Stewart was convicted of murder, eliminating Sanders' competition. by OvidPerl

That's definitely one way of removing your competitor.

  1. Challenge them to a potentially fatal duel.

  2. Have somebody nearby.

  3. Stage it up so your competitor kills that somebody.

  4. Convict him of murder, thus costing him his business.

  5. Profit.

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Ahelex t1_itd6x3y wrote

Reply to comment by PolyPanFemme in TIL about the famous American novelist Winston Churchill who was the reason why the British prime minister referred to himself as Winston Spencer Churchill. They met on occasion, but gradually Spencer Churchill’s rise to power steamrolled the American into obscurity. by OneLastConquest

Flip a coin every time you read "Winston Churchill" to read that part as being the person of choice.

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Ahelex t1_iroam7h wrote

Reply to comment by rheller2000 in TIL French used 10h day instead of 24h between 1793 - 1805 during era called "decimalisation" by NightKnight_CZ

But 20 can be divided by 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, and 20.

Two fewer divisors than 24, but it's not too significant a change. You still get half and quarter days, nicer tenth and fifth days (i.e.: Integer divisors), and almost as nice eighth days (2.5, which is easier to do arithmetic with), but you get bad third and sixth days (repeating decimals).

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