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fuckthewholeroster t1_it1nqwn wrote
Reply to comment by goug in TIL In 1945, a mere 5 percent of France’s homes had a private, indoor bathroom by Chris_Hackett
The European landscape was dominated by farms, horse carriages and cobblestone roads for a very long time. The America of the 50s looked like a space age civilization compared to my own country back then lol.
fuckthewholeroster t1_iszxmr0 wrote
Reply to comment by _Silver_Engineer_ in TIL In 1945, a mere 5 percent of France’s homes had a private, indoor bathroom by Chris_Hackett
My dad remembers 1-3 communal toilets for an entire street and he’s 63. Europe didn’t evolve much beyond the late medieval periods for a very long time.
fuckthewholeroster t1_j0w5p6u wrote
Reply to comment by CletusDSpuckler in TIL Frank Sinatra was convinced that Johnny Fontane, a singer with mob associations, in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather was based on his life leading Sinatra to shout abuse and threaten physical violence when he met Puzo at a restaurant. by trifletruffles
“And if ya ever drag my name through the doit again I’ll have someone break ya fuckin’ kneecaps!”