HiddenStoat

HiddenStoat t1_j62pgqq wrote

Reply to comment by Beta_Ray_Bill in The implementation of a soft drinks industry levy in the UK in 2018 was associated with an 8% reduction in obesity among 10-11 year old girls with the greatest reductions seen in those living in the most deprived areas. No such association was found in 10-11 year old boys or younger children. by shiruken

Why would people drive miles out of their way to save a few cents? Surely the cost in gas and time would make that uneconomical?

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HiddenStoat t1_iy80gmm wrote

Reply to comment by gunboatdiplomacy in TIL that after the battle between the USS Constitution and HMS Guerriere, the captain of the Constitution, Isaac Hull, refused the sword of surrender from the captain of the Guerriere, James Richard Dacre, saying he could not accept it from a man who fought so gallantly by alcapwnage0007

> after an admiral wussed out of a fight [the Admiralty] went and shot him

Inspiring Voltaire's famous quote

>Mais dans ce pays-ci il est bon de tuer de tems en tems un Amiral pour encourager les autres. > > but in this country it is found good, from time to time, to kill one Admiral to encourage the others.

And it did indeed have a galvanising effect on the Royal Navy - officers were incredibly gung-ho and would prosecute an attack in the face of insurmountable odds. Thanks to the high training and discipline of the Royal Navy they would typically win as well.

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