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TIL the Reagans would consult with a psychic/astrologist from 1981 to the end of Reagan's time in office. Donald Regan wrote in his memoir: "Virtually every major move and decision the Reagans made during my time as White House Chief of Staff was cleared in advance with a woman in San Francisco." [source, comments]
TIL that when planning the landmark event "Crisis on Infinite Earths", DC hired a researcher to read every comic DC ever published. It took them two years to complete this task. [source, comments]
TIL: There is a study in the UK at the University of Nottingham that tested the pop culture theory the "hot-crazy matrix" made popular by HIMYM with bipolar women. Men were overwhelmingly willing to date BPD women in the short term as long as they were attractive, while women won't for men. [source, comments]
TIL in the 52 BCE Battle of Alesia, Julius Caesar’s troops built 25 miles of earthen walls in a few weeks, including spiked trenches, hidden pits, water-filled moats, wooden walls, stakes with iron hooks, and hundreds of lookout towers. The Gauls lost 290,000 troops, to Caesar’s 12,800 casualties. [source, comments]
TIL that prior to the 20th century, scholars in Korea, China, and Vietnam could all easily communicate with each other in writing because everyone used Literary Chinese. However, they wouldn't have been able to talk to each other in person because each country pronounced the characters differently. [source, comments]
TIL The Earth’s magnetic felid can reverse itself, and has done so 183 times in the last 83 million years. [source, comments]
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"The deserter" - American anti - war illustration, 1916
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»Man suchte den Gemeinsinn unter den Deutschen zu wecken, und sogar die allerhöchsten Personen sprachen jetzt (…) vom deutschen Vaterlande (…) Man befahl uns den Patriotismus, und wir wurden Patrioten; denn wir tun alles, was uns unsere Fürsten befehlen. Man muss sich aber unter diesem Patriotismus nicht dasselbe Gefühl denken, das hier in Frankreich diesen Namen führt (…) Der Patriotismus des Deutschen besteht darin, dass sein Herz enger wird, dass es sich zusammenzieht wie Leder in der Kälte, dass er das Fremdländische hasst, dass er nicht mehr Weltbürger, nicht mehr Europäer, sondern nur ein enger Deutscher sein will.« Dieser Patriotismus, fügt Heine an dieser Stelle handschriftlich hinzu, sei »nur eine tierische Anhänglichkeit an Deutschland, wie sie etwa auch der Esel empfindet für seinen Stall«, wobei insbesondere der Deutsche Wert darauf lege, »mit einem deutschen Stock geschlagen zu werden« und nicht etwa mit einem anderen.

(Zitiert aus: Heinrich Heine: Die Romantische Schule / Geschichte der Religion und Philosophie in Deutschland)
2025/02/24 00:15:52
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