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What historical fact have you found yourself triggering awe in people with the most?
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Jedikkeneus sh.itjust.works Jedikkeneus@sh.itjust.works
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rockSlayer lemmy.blahaj.zone rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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My favorite is a strike that occurred in Minnesota in the 1910s, because of the name. It's called The Revolt of the Timberbeasts

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Infynis midwest.social Infynis@midwest.social
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Oxford University's curriculum didn't include calculus when the school first opened, because it hadn't been invented yet

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Jedikkeneus sh.itjust.works Jedikkeneus@sh.itjust.works
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Oxford University's curriculum didn't include calculus when the school first opened, because it hadn't been invented yet

Still?

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Infynis midwest.social Infynis@midwest.social
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Still?

Damn, I can't even blame autocorrect for that one, my fingers are just fat lol

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shartgargle lemmy.zip shartgargle@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-08-09
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I always like the ones that compare time. Like Cleopatra lived closer to now, than she did the pyramids being built. Or mammoths extinction happened after the pyramids were built. Or Trex lived closer to seeing 8k TV than to seeing a stegosaurus.

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