I mean, it's pretty well documented how awful Christopher Columbus was. Even in the context of the time period: he was arrested in the new world and shipped back to Spain for a trial because he was so ruthless in his treatment of the native peoples. The myths about him being a 'great man' are all only like 100 years old.
Oh my God, I read that as "Kissinger" and thought for a terrible moment that he was still alive.
The original draft probably said "nearly a 300% increase" and then the editor didn't know the difference between percent increase and basic multiplication.
Three games
The original Star Wars would never have specifically created a character just to sell merchandise...
They're usually more walkable, so that's a plus.
Ugh, Cincinnati just voted to sell the last municipality owned rail line to Norfolk Southern. I agree with you completely.
"A sneeze is your soul trying to leave your body. Saying God Bless You shoves it back in."
I always say this as a joke. I'm pretty sure it's from the Simpsons, and not an actual historical belief. If you have any source that shows this an old wives tale or folkloric legend, I'd love to see it. That'd make it even funnier to me haha.
Take a look here, and then at the link commented there. This is probably related.
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frosty99c
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Have you thought of trying to pick up another language? Started learning Spanish 4 years ago and now I can go on vacation and have conversations with locals. Also, I'm more interested in their local history because I can read it/listen to it in Spanish and practice the language at the same time.