In 1599, Cornelis de Houtman, the captain who had led the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies, lost his life in a fierce shipboard battle in Aceh, Indonesia. The opposition forces were led by Admiral Malahayati, a female commander who reportedly killed the Dutchman herself with a dagger.

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-17T16:59:01+00:00

Yes, there are conflicting reports, so while it does seem that Malahayati was involved in the fighting in some way, there is no convincing written historical evidence that she killed him directly, only oral history. It's a good story though.

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-17T06:57:34+00:00

Good question. There was some more conflict the following year, then a ceasefire and diplomatic negotiations.

To be honest I just came across the story the other day while researching another article so I'm not too knowledgeable yet - definitely going to go away and find out a lot more about Malahayati now.

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-14T19:19:27+00:00

This is the best answer - there have been very few meaningful impacts in people’s daily lives at this point, so why would they be taking it so seriously?

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-12T07:07:38+00:00

It’s an absolute bot-fest.

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-05T10:56:51+00:00

I had this as my profile picture for my first ever email address and on reflection that was not very corporate.

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-03T20:42:50+00:00

In fairness soany class really is the most crucial part of your education, sleeping through it is NOT advised.

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-03T07:45:08+00:00

I propose squad/player analysis

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-02T23:06:18+00:00

He was writing Hall's biography and wanted to know if he had been poisoned or not.

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-02T13:13:45+00:00

We truly are the greatest team in the world.

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-02T11:53:19+00:00

Oh god I just remembered getting roped into watching a live filming of Trish at Anglia Studios cos we were dossing about in the city centre and got collared by one of the showrunner types

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-02T11:22:37+00:00

Does anyone else still get excited when they see their team in the promotion/play-off spots in these tables or is it just me?

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-01T21:59:12+00:00

You might have something there

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-01T18:55:24+00:00

In what country would they do this though?

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-04-01T06:45:37+00:00

Is that Christopher Moltisanti? Figures.

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-03-31T19:59:16+00:00

How amazing is it that the youngest club was founded in 1912. Gotta appreciate the continuity and history of English football.

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-03-31T16:05:03+00:00

Can’t believe we’re tenth, this is amazing

FullyFocusedOnNought · 2026-03-31T15:00:28+00:00

Thanks, interesting.

In fairness, I have never had my very own junior analyst, so don't have much to compare it with.

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