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EndIsNighLetsGetHi t1_ja0wdux wrote
Reply to comment by GoGaslightYerself in TIL residents of Tangier Island, 12 miles off the coast of Virginia, have remained so isolated they still speak a dialect similar to the original colonists from the 1700s by emily_9511
It is almost impenetrable, but damn is it rewarding to finish. All of his books are great. Anathem is by far the best.
EndIsNighLetsGetHi t1_j9x69re wrote
Reply to comment by UrbanPrimative in TIL residents of Tangier Island, 12 miles off the coast of Virginia, have remained so isolated they still speak a dialect similar to the original colonists from the 1700s by emily_9511
God I fucking love this book.
EndIsNighLetsGetHi t1_ja2vi7d wrote
Reply to comment by MixedPhaseFlow in TIL of the Battle of San Jacinto. Just six weeks after the Texans terrible loss at The Alamo in 1836. The Texans regrouped under Sam Houston, and surprised the Mexican forces and overwhelming defeated the Mexicans. The Texans had 11 soldiers killed and the Mexicans lost 650. by triviafrenzy
Used to take field trips there as a little kid