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critfist t1_j9jsb66 wrote
Reply to comment by Show-Me-Your-Moves in TIL to finish writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame within an impossible deadline of 6 months, Victor Hugo locked his clothes away, making him unable to go outside and procrastinate which forced him to do anything but finish writing his book. by Old_Sport7920
If he hadn't died from syphilis by then he must have been immune.
critfist t1_j8744lp wrote
Reply to comment by Your_Ebb_And_Flow in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
> You go to the first safe country
Doesn't always work. Isn't always safe. If you want an example the refugee camps in Turkey are infamous for the lack of funding and terrible conditions. You wouldn't want to stay there for any long period of time. You're a human being and actually want a life that's more than waiting for help while living in squalor. For many families the solution was to have the adult men go for work where it's available so the family could have a better life.
> Most refugees are in fact not refuges
Utterly untrue. I think your views have been seriously warped if you believe this. There are 89.3 million refugees globally. Of which 72% are hosted in neighbouring countries. Only 17% of refugees are hosted in high income countries. Far from your narrative of "window shopping."
It's also insane to think that detaining them in a distant pacific island is fine even if your warped vision was true. If someone breaks a law just deport them why are you putting them on a prison island? It's psychotic.
critfist t1_j82p7nc wrote
Reply to comment by panzer22222 in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
> You mean the ones that dont come via international recognised channels, the ones that pay thousands to people
A refugee is someone who is fleeing. There's no requirement to follow "recognized channels." If things go to shit in your country they're not expecting you to go to the border guards with your immigration papers. That's not how refugee works.
And even if it was, that doesn't really excuse detaining someone in a random pacific island.
critfist t1_j7ykap0 wrote
Reply to comment by venom259 in TIL an abstract painting called "New York City I" has been accidentally displayed upside down since 1980 by Specialist_Check
Someone's mad others think differently.
critfist t1_j7yk9lp wrote
Reply to comment by V6Ga in TIL an abstract painting called "New York City I" has been accidentally displayed upside down since 1980 by Specialist_Check
Musicians get public money all the time though.
critfist t1_j683do8 wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL that Haiti and Lichtenstein showed up to the 1936 Olympics with the exact same flag, which they had both been using for decades without knowledge of the similarity by Rickerpool
Man that's a really ugly dress addition.
critfist t1_j67cbms wrote
Reply to TIL cholera was reintroduced to Haiti after a century by UN peacekeepers responding to the 2010 earthquake. The resulting outbreak was the worst on record, killing 10,000 and infecting 820,000. by theworkinglad
Hopefully there's more in the way of hygiene for members in the future.
critfist t1_j28fpzy wrote
Reply to comment by Tomek_Hermsgavorden in TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual
> Oh Protestants were the ones going around fucking murdering everyone and when told to stop it, went to America to be able to keep killing witches.
Bruh. There's ripping apart history and there's doing so because of reddit same think.
Importantly the protestants are an intensely varied group with dozens of creeds. Ranging from pacifists to millenarian militants. If you want an example of the pot calling the kettle black with said militants though, the catholic church is as well famous for persecuting people who were labelled witches, apostates, heretics, or any other seditious group.
critfist t1_j129i50 wrote
Reply to comment by SeiCalros in TIL that the USA uses 10x as much salt on the road than they do in processed foods, and was first introduced on the roads in New Hampshire. by madmansmarker
My worry is that it could lea h into lake and ocean water and cause algae blooms. It sounds fine though in most cases.
critfist t1_j0nmbe2 wrote
Reply to comment by herbw in TIL about the sinking of the S.S. Eastland, a small steamer who, in the aftermath of the Titanic disaster, was filled with so many lifeboats that it became unstable and eventually sank, leading to the deaths of 844 people. by Sebastianlim
I think you're reaching too high towards the branch of English we call "being an asshole."
critfist t1_iz3dnes wrote
Reply to comment by BrokenEye3 in TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie
Probably a welcome break when most of your life in the past was brutality and back breaking labour.
critfist t1_is34428 wrote
Reply to comment by dudewiththebling in TIL according to the Census of India of 2001, India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages by Sistermateriial
Which only really held dejure influence over the region. It was more of a nebulous concept with a figurehead than a unified state.
critfist t1_irtqod3 wrote
Reply to comment by Smart_Ass_Dave in TIL according to the Census of India of 2001, India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages by Sistermateriial
> India was not a country when the British arrived
I dunno if that's totally applicable though. Since it was more like a geographical region. Germany was a geographical region for a very long time until it coalesced.
critfist t1_iqph2b0 wrote
Reply to comment by iwannagohome49 in TIL the BBC released a 'Green Book' in 1949 to define comedy guidelines. Among some of the banned topics were jokes about fig leaves and vulgar use of the word 'basket'. by morecharts
Alright motherfucker that's too far, I'm revoking your comedy license!
critfist t1_j9wz4un wrote
Reply to comment by RockItGuyDC in TIL That Toronto, the largest city in Canada, is not only south of London, Paris, and Berlin, but also south of Milan, Italy. by scorr204
It's a meme spelling. From places like /r/polandball