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ZelnormWow t1_iu94ut5 wrote
Reply to comment by Lotharofthepotatoppl in TIL that when the French first arrived in North America they met the Ojibwe Indians who introduced them to other tribes but used nasty names. The Lakota/Dakota people were called "Nadowessiwag," which became Nadouessioux in French, then Sioux in English. It means "little snake." by marmorset
Can confirm. Source: Parents owned a Winnebago, lived in it for a year.
ZelnormWow t1_iuj8i9w wrote
Reply to comment by xuaereved in TIL Peter Weller, who played RoboCop, went on to get his Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance Art History and wrote his dissertation about Renaissance artist/philosopher Leon Battista Alberti by kamyizme
He was amazing as Batman.