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Brotherdodge OP t1_j281i7w wrote

Mathilde was only 18 when she died and was going to marry the King of Italy, Umberto I. Instead, Umberto found himself a less-immolated bride, and their son grew up to be King Victor Emmanuel III, the spineless and ineffectual monarch who installed Mussolini as dictator.

TLDR: If vaping was around in the 1860s, it might have prevented the rise of fascism.

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TronOld_Dumps t1_j28283t wrote

A less immolated bride....lolololololololololololol

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Vladius28 t1_j284fkh wrote

I dont know, man. Mathilde was hot

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TronOld_Dumps t1_j284p32 wrote

Lit, some might say.

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Fetlocks_Glistening t1_j289f68 wrote

She had a certain spark to her

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President_Calhoun t1_j2amxi2 wrote

"I like my mead cold, my operas loud, and my archduchesses fa-LAMING!" - Archduke Homer Simpson

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Remorseful_User t1_j28tvqa wrote

Tasteless jokes like these just burn me up.

Edit: They burn me up

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Khelthuzaad t1_j299nh6 wrote

>If vaping was around in the 1860s, it might have prevented the rise of fascism.

You jest but Hitler was a huge anti-smoking supporter.One of the less known campaign of his was probably the most effective anti-tobacco campaign in Europe in the 1930'' in a time where everyone was addicted to it.

Also noted Germans invented Heroin as a coughing syrup :))

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Kriegmannn t1_j29qrji wrote

Meth chocolate too. Imagine being a Nazi and you’re like “damn a cig would kill with this chocolate”

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Marine__0311 t1_j2a429y wrote

It wasn't effective at all, in fact the numbers of smokers went up while the Nazis were in power. Germany did lead the world in anti-tobacco use campaigns as well as research of the negative effects tobacco had on health, but that began well before the Nazis took power.

While the anti-smoking campaign in Nazi Germany was highly touted, anti-smoking laws were routinely ignored, poorly enforced, and pretty much useless. Their effectiveness was marginal at best, and after 1940, was heavily restricted by the government.

The Nazi Party actually made a huge amount of money from tobacco sales, and controlled the market. You might find this interesting. Sturm Cigarette Company

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MPCNPC t1_j2c3lqy wrote

“Smoke Jews, not tobacco” 😐

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crazyjkass t1_j2agbrx wrote

It's said that when Hitler shot himself, tons of people in the bunker lit up cigarettes.

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Valexar t1_j28x18a wrote

Fun fact: king Victor Emmanuel III was 153 cm (5'0)

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musical_fanatic t1_j2cguzd wrote

The same Umberto who had a twin who was opened his restaurant on the same day as his coronation and was killed the same day as him?

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