Lotharofthepotatoppl

Lotharofthepotatoppl t1_j6l8lms wrote

Reply to comment by WantToBeACyborg in TIL that the first use of the phrase "son-of-a-bitch" in American literature was in the 1823 book "Seventy-Six" by John Neal about the American Revolutionary War. Seventy-Six was criticized at the time for its use of profanity and was noted for its use of colloquialisms. by vrphotosguy55

IIRC there was a fight on the floor of congress (used to be very common) that started when one guy called the other a rascal. Naughty, rascal, etc used to be fighting words but now they’re completely inoffensive lol

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Lotharofthepotatoppl t1_j0hlfjr wrote

Reply to comment by SaintUlvemann in TIL that RED bananas exist. They have a sweeter taste, and contain more nutrients like vitamin C, compared to regular yellow ones. by i_hate_you_and_you

I’ve seen blueberries advertised as a superfood. They’ll call anything a superfood if only because it has a greater proportion of some specific nutrient compared to most other foods, but that’s just because it’s a different goddamned fruit or whatever! It’s a bullshit, meaningless buzzword cooked up by some jackoff somewhere who wanted to get in on America’s obsession with eating ourselves to better health while making no other changes.

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Lotharofthepotatoppl t1_j0f2aj4 wrote

Reply to comment by ACpony12 in TIL that RED bananas exist. They have a sweeter taste, and contain more nutrients like vitamin C, compared to regular yellow ones. by i_hate_you_and_you

Yep. Açai, maybe quinoa, no doubt others as well. Any time some AnCiEnT eXoTiC sUpErFoOd gets big due to fad diet culture or whatever other bullshit, the people who depend on it suddenly can’t afford the food they need to survive. “Superfood” itself is such a bullshit title, unless you’re quoting Tremors 2: “They got into your damn superfood, Burt!”

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Lotharofthepotatoppl t1_iu79t30 wrote

Reply to comment by HereTakeThisBooger in TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake." by marmorset

If you ask the Navajo it doesn’t mean enemy, but I’m in no way an expert

The Navajo also call themselves Dine, because of course they were “named” by another tribe just like all the others lol

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Lotharofthepotatoppl t1_iu797im wrote

Reply to comment by rforall in TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake." by marmorset

Something similar happened regarding the Ho-Chunk. The term Winnebago was used by another tribe and as I recall implies they live in a smelly swamp.

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