thelancemann

thelancemann t1_j6fdgwa wrote on January 29, 2023 at 11:09 PM

Reply to comment by Gobblewicket in TIL that the popular Springfield (Missouri) style cashew chicken dish was invented by a Chinese born chef who also among other achievements was part of the D-Day invasion. by es_price

Sounds like a lot of money laundering for all the meth

thelancemann t1_j45zybm wrote on January 13, 2023 at 12:11 PM

Reply to [OC] The U.S. House of Representatives elected the Speaker of the House after 15 ballots. 1859 was the last year to require more than 15 ballots. by JPAnalyst

I'm sure everything in government will go just as great as it did from 1859 to 1865

thelancemann t1_ixg4of3 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 4:35 AM

Reply to TIL that the movie „Gaslight“ (1944), which inspired the term „gaslighting“ (and has been around till the 60s), is based on the play „Gas Light“ (1938) by British novelist Patrick Hamilton and is set in 1880 London. by The_Sceptic_Lemur

No it wasn't