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Mizral t1_jbfz9cs wrote
Reply to comment by tta2013 in German’s diary offers rare look of life in Tokyo in mid-19th century by tta2013
Yeah Schliemann was the last of the incredibly old school archaeologist that believed in just blasting away with TNT until he found cool stuff. Knowing what we know now, most people think he was a total crazy nut but at the time it didn't seem so weird I guess. Amazing character of history.
Mizral t1_j9upmrv wrote
Reply to comment by DisciplineFancy4290 in Homo sapiens may have brought archery to Europe about 54,000 years ago by Yazan_Research
Don't forget the simple sling. You can kill nearly any small to medium sized animal with a bit of woven cloth and a rock.
Mizral t1_j2wsozj wrote
Reply to comment by lastethere in Rwanda report: France ‘complicit’ in 1994 genocide | Human Rights News by Character-Rabbit-127
This is due to colonial powers picking sides. Tutsi's were picked as a 'ruling class' and given all the government jobs. After a bunch of decades of that it engendered hatred between the peoples and genocide was the result.
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Reply to comment by southpalito in A Myanmar military court has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to a further seven years in prison by icedpickles
Her entire family was held hostage by the military. I'm not saying shes perfect but I wonder how any of us would act in such a situation?
Mizral t1_j1icbe6 wrote
Reply to The $52 billion plan to save New York’s low-lying areas from sea level rise and storm surges by ChiggaOG
Just one more huge dike in NYC
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Reply to comment by BlueShire_Ace in Black Friday online sales to hit new record by wander9077
Yeah I'll be buying a switch and some games tomorrow, lowest prices I've ever seen on the console.
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Reply to comment by TXTCLA55 in Canada House of Commons unanimously agrees to describe residential schools as genocide by shpydar
Even among his contemporaries MacDonald was considered to be particularly vicious towards First Nations.
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Reply to Russia Says Ukraine Using Long-Range US Artillery by TallAd3975
Those munitions are on holiday.