PopeHonkersVII
PopeHonkersVII t1_j26gsq8 wrote
Reply to Did Italy made a mistake by joining the Entente in 1915 during World War One? by Top_Moment4144
They would have been worse off if they joined the Central Powers. The French would have been a much tougher opponent than Austria Hungary and they would have been very vulnerable to the British Royal Navy. With that said, joining the Allies was also a bad idea. The Italians had half a million casualties in WW1 for very little gain after the war. Their best option would have been to sit the war out.
PopeHonkersVII t1_j251kni wrote
Putin needs to hang for his crimes
PopeHonkersVII t1_j1wz8fr wrote
Reply to TIL that one of the few positive health effects of smoking is a drastic reduction of a person's risk of thyroid cancer. According to a Korean study of the health records of over 10M people, smokers have a 36% lower risk of thyroid cancer. Smoking and heavy drinking reduces one's risk even more. by EncyclopediaJake
Smoking also prevents certain types of colon cancer that stem from ulcerative colitis (although it significantly increases the risk of colon cancer overall) and may prevent Parkinson's disease. There are a few tiny corners of the body that benefit from smoking but it will tear apart virtually everything else.
PopeHonkersVII t1_j0wc16q wrote
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Reply to TIL the guy who played Nick the bartender in "It's a Wonderful Life," Sheldon Leonard, became one of the most successful TV producers in history, having created the Andy Griffith Show, Dick Van Dyke, among many others. As a tribute, the two main characters on "Big Bang Theory" were named after him. by latchkey_adult
Two characters on a terrible TV show were named after him? What an honor....
PopeHonkersVII t1_iy97oex wrote
Reply to comment by KoastPhire in TIL about the TwitterPeek, a Twitter-only mobile device introduced in 2009 that allowed users to send and receive tweets...and nothing else by wilymon
I think it was expensive and had an expensive data plan that went along with it. No one in 2009 was that obsessed with Twitter
PopeHonkersVII t1_iy8xmk6 wrote
After seeing myth vs reality with Russian military equipment and technology, I suspect that China's boasting is nothing more than empty propaganda.
PopeHonkersVII t1_ixdfdhp wrote
Reply to TIL In Confucianism, there are five grades of mourning obligation, depending on one's relation to the person that died. The death of one's mother or father requires 27 months of mourning while second cousins or first cousins once removed only require 3 months of mourning. by haddock420
Or just react however you want
PopeHonkersVII t1_ixd7dwf wrote
I think we know what happened. We were warned this was going to happen before it did happen. There were estimates that thousands would die preping for the World Cup before a single project even started. Not to criticize the families for wanting information or those who went to Qatar for work. It's absolutely horrifying that no one with any power did anything to prevent what was obviously going to happen.
PopeHonkersVII t1_iv3mc8k wrote
Because Bismarck had a plan. Bismark always had a plan
PopeHonkersVII t1_iudhk4r wrote
Reply to A very cute calf getting some scratches by Modern-Moo
He's cute but probably dumb as shit. I doubt he even understands multiplication tables.
PopeHonkersVII t1_iudfwsa wrote
Reply to [OC] Meet Silver by Popcocos
You aren't allowed to have a wolf as a pet
PopeHonkersVII t1_iudf2qm wrote
Reply to Aily turned 1 today! by spidysk
Enjoy your post-cake diarrhea, Aily!
PopeHonkersVII t1_iuddvjl wrote
Reply to Family pic of my mom, her 5 brothers, and their kids. Uncle Steve chose to wear only short shorts that day. by burntgreens
Life must have been hell before Supercuts was a thing
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Reply to Zelensky invites Meloni to Ukraine by Saltedline
To bang?
PopeHonkersVII t1_iudbbmb wrote
I wonder if there is a gift that someone could give me that would make me abandon all of my morals. What would that object be that would make me say "Oh my god, I finally got a _______! Human rights? What are those? Time to turn a blind eye to mass suffering"?
PopeHonkersVII t1_iud9j0c wrote
But today they are offering to sit down and negotiate a peace deal. Do you think the Russian government ever wonders why it has a credibility problem?
PopeHonkersVII t1_it9fdwz wrote
We are living in very stupid times. I wait for the day when things become less dumb.
PopeHonkersVII t1_j2b5ckh wrote
Reply to TIL about the Schienenzeppelin, a train powered by a rear-mounted propeller similar to a helicopter, capable of reaching 140 km/h (87 mph). Designed in 1930s Germany, it was intended to be a futuristic mode of transportation but never entered service due to technical issues and WWII by pooterpon
It combines all of the dangers of a normal train with all of the dangers of a spinning death blade. Perfect!