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lisiate t1_itx4gfn wrote
Reply to TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_
You can go see the window at the Prague Castle.
lisiate t1_ito98fo wrote
Reply to comment by RestlessAmbivert in [OC] Distribution of page counts by genre, my personal bookshelves! by N3XT191
The last five novels in Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen series are all over 1,200 pages in paperback.
lisiate t1_itijq4v wrote
Reply to TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit
I really like the way the thumbnail for this post cuts off half his face to preserve his anonymity.
lisiate t1_iqtw1g4 wrote
Reply to comment by Johannes8 in Hours of daylight vs latitude vs day of year by Johannes8
It also clearly shows how quickly days shorten/lengthen near the the equinoxes and how slowly things change near the solstices.
lisiate t1_j5wvfrc wrote
Reply to comment by PatmygroinB in TIL American WW2 airplanes were sent to war unpainted starting in 1943. The polished surface made the planes faster and lighter, giving more range to all planes and more cargo hold for the bombers by PatmygroinB
I imagine seeing the Americans air-dropping pianos to keep their troops entertained would have been quite the morale killer as well.