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Louis_Farizee t1_j9tfqd8 wrote
Reply to comment by PaoliBulldog in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
You’re forgetting about the transformative effect the railroad and the telegraph had on logistics, and the transformative effect the telegraph, photography, and mass media had on propaganda.
The_Linguist_LL t1_j9tfpe2 wrote
Reply to comment by ALR3000 in TIL that there are more than 160 endangered languages in the United States alone. In addition to many Native American languages, Cajun French, Eastern Yiddish, and Martha's Vineyard, Hawaii, and Plains Sign Language are all endangered. by afeeney
I guess the entire field of linguistics is wrong about linguistic change, because this reddcel says so.
Azzizzi t1_j9tfmnm wrote
Reply to comment by TheNotoriousWD in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
It's a terrible story:
ALR3000 t1_j9tfi0h wrote
Reply to comment by The_Linguist_LL in TIL that there are more than 160 endangered languages in the United States alone. In addition to many Native American languages, Cajun French, Eastern Yiddish, and Martha's Vineyard, Hawaii, and Plains Sign Language are all endangered. by afeeney
Lol! The factors you cited tend to isolate populations, thus promoting language separation. Using the phrase "literally and objectively" indicates...you are pulling this out of your butt. Have a good day, little buddy-ette!
The_Linguist_LL t1_j9tf39v wrote
Reply to comment by ALR3000 in TIL that there are more than 160 endangered languages in the United States alone. In addition to many Native American languages, Cajun French, Eastern Yiddish, and Martha's Vineyard, Hawaii, and Plains Sign Language are all endangered. by afeeney
I'm literally and objectively correct little buddy.
ALR3000 t1_j9tf07i wrote
Reply to comment by The_Linguist_LL in TIL that there are more than 160 endangered languages in the United States alone. In addition to many Native American languages, Cajun French, Eastern Yiddish, and Martha's Vineyard, Hawaii, and Plains Sign Language are all endangered. by afeeney
Actually, your wrong.
kenerg t1_j9teitr wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
Town in Mass called Billerica does a Yankee Doodle weekend https://www.billericayankeedoodlehomecoming.org/
wendalpendal t1_j9teejq wrote
Reply to comment by wendalpendal in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Ok. Any old school bogans want to chime in?
Elvis_Pissley t1_j9te9js wrote
Reply to comment by 5leeveen in TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
What if we add, I dunno, cheese?
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5leeveen t1_j9te2go wrote
Reply to comment by Elvis_Pissley in TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
Stop trying to make fetch macaroni happen (again). It's not going to happen.
ArOnodrim t1_j9tdv51 wrote
Reply to comment by windyDuke11 in TIL of Finnish man Lauri Allan Törni (born 1919) who fought in WW2 as both a Finnish and German soldier, and in the Vietnam War as a US Special Forces soldier. He was killed in a helicopter crash in 1965. by bermuda__
A man who hated Communism and the Soviets so much he tried to fight them everywhere for his entire adult life.
patient_brilliance t1_j9tds55 wrote
GolemancerVekk t1_j9tdhhf wrote
idiomaddict OP t1_j9tcrix wrote
Reply to comment by locri in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
The ubiquity of them and their cultural importance to Australia is/was similar to how bodegas in New York are. It’s a paraphrase from the article.
idiomaddict OP t1_j9tcpo2 wrote
Reply to comment by locri in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
They’ve evolved quite a bit since their decline in the 70s began.
Maenethal t1_j9tcpa4 wrote
Reply to comment by samfreez in TIL that scientists created contact lenses that zoom when you blink twice through the use of electric impulses by jamjam1090
Just change the design so it activates when you do the hand binocular thing.
idiomaddict OP t1_j9tck0p wrote
Reply to comment by locri in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
The ubiquity of them and their cultural importance to Australia is/was similar to how bodegas in New York are. It’s a paraphrase from the article.
idiomaddict OP t1_j9tcbsr wrote
Reply to comment by SARS2KilledEpstein in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, they’ve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
The ubiquity of them and their cultural importance to Australia is/was similar to how bodegas in New York are. It’s a paraphrase from the article.
tony_thegreat t1_j9tc8ba wrote
Reply to comment by JumpyButterscotch in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
i just went to a concentration camp last week, im 15 and it’s deffo opened my eyes
leonfei t1_j9tc4vx wrote
Reply to comment by Pop_Tart_Eater in TIL of Finnish man Lauri Allan Törni (born 1919) who fought in WW2 as both a Finnish and German soldier, and in the Vietnam War as a US Special Forces soldier. He was killed in a helicopter crash in 1965. by bermuda__
May he rest in peace at last
cpsbstmf t1_j9tbo1a wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
i remember being very confused about this as a kid. I just figured he had mental illness
torsun_bryan t1_j9tg17q wrote
Reply to comment by Gabagool1987 in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
I don’t know about veterans of Gettysburg, but the last remaining Civil War veteran, Albert Woolson, died in 1956. He was a drummer boy in a Union regiment that never saw action.
The last surviving civil war combat veteran was James Hard, who died in 1953.
He fought for the Union from First Bull Run to Chancellorsville, but was mustered out before Gettysburg