MaxCWebster
MaxCWebster t1_j2b90se wrote
Reply to comment by zachzsg in TIL the first story to include space travel, aliens, and interplanetary warfare ("A True Story") was written in Ancient Greek in the second century AD, and was written as a satire of outlandish ancient stories. by foodtower
Lot's daughters: Hey, you know how the Moabites and Ammonites are kind of jerks? Let's come up with a story about why they're so awful.
MaxCWebster t1_iuz0esk wrote
Weird. Hadn't thought about this band, like, in forever. Spotify coughs up "Gangsters" today, and then I see this.
MaxCWebster t1_iu2ntep wrote
Reply to comment by Oodalay in My grandpa, showing off his gold in the Yukon. 1980s by NorthernJoey
:: counts fingers ::
Stanley!
MaxCWebster t1_itefpdv wrote
Reply to TIL that a prison riot in 1985 on Spike Island near Cork, Ireland, ended after a mother of a prisoner heard what was happening, came to the island,& roared at her son through a megaphone after he had been on a roof for hours; it took only a few minutes of shouting & the remaining prisoners came down by newshoeshudis
Dude got a real-life howler!
MaxCWebster t1_j2fwzia wrote
Reply to TIL When you open your eyes in a prefectly dark room you don't see black, but " eigengrau ", a shafe of grey by mic3ttaa
Mr. Eigengrau will see you now.
No, he won't.