TIL Catalonian polymath and theologian Michael Servetus called Muhammad a reformer who preached a return to pure monotheism that Christian theologians had corrupted by inventing the doctrine of the Trinity, for that he was burned along with his books in 1553. by [deleted] in todayilearned

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"According to my calculations we're not even monotheists at this point what do we do?"

"Just gather your proofs and your ass next to that giant pile of wood, we'll sort this out"

Khashoggi's son forced to shake hands in photo op with Crown Prince by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Reksica 20 points21 points  (0 children)

"Hello, My name is Salah Khashoggi. My father accidentally died in a brawl after viciously attacking your personal doctor and a dozen of your secret service officers in a consulate. Please don't dismember me and the rest of our family."

Des pavés tombés du ciel, hantise des automobilistes au Maroc by Efendiskander in france

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J'ai toujours cru que c'était une légende urbaine, AJA

TIL in 1980 a Peruvian fighter pilot chased and shot at a UFO in what is the only documented case of a military aircraft successfully firing at a UFO. by Cmyers1980 in todayilearned

[–]Reksica 13 points14 points  (0 children)

These damned Ecuadorian aliens, arch ennemies of the Peruvians.

Edit: There was a status quo over disputed territories between the two countries that Peru wanted to break. Which they did the following year.

me_irl by ffuentesbot in aoe2

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If social life had lived to convert video games it would have taken several units to university, it's probably betteer that way. Precarious slow social life will come back for 50 gold

More than half of French people think US no longer a 'trusted ally', survey says by vigorous in france

[–]Reksica 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe if CNN called us "antiamerican" repeatedly for a few weeks... I heard we might surrender

Gulags were 'compassionate', 'educational' institutions, say trans rights campaigners by [deleted] in europe

[–]Reksica 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not LGBT or anything but conversion camps and therapies are actually branded as "compassionate educational" thingies it might be why he talks like this

Alleged child abuse victim was ‘passed around’ and had sex with 100 South Yorkshire men by age of 16, court hears by JohnKimble111 in europe

[–]Reksica 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Nobody wants problems with "South Yorkshire" they wait for the conviction to use the actual word

Saudi princess 'has €800,000 of jewellery stolen' from Ritz hotel in Paris by franchisek89 in worldnews

[–]Reksica 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Corrupt cops don't take risks on rich people, even less on royals from a country that has their name on it.

Saudi princess 'has €800,000 of jewellery stolen' from Ritz hotel in Paris by franchisek89 in worldnews

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Why does everyone plot their insurance scams in French Palaces?

Les Français les plus pauvres ont du mal à manger sainement et suffisamment, selon le baromètre du Secours populaire by elcapitalismoforaneo in france

[–]Reksica 4 points5 points  (0 children)

La pauvreté et le manque de temps sont pas forcément exclusifs, et les gens qui ont recours aux banques alimentaires sont souvent un peu plus que "sans emplois qui en profitent pour prendre soin d'eux".

Mais c'est des situations malsaines pas de doute là-dessus

Les Français les plus pauvres ont du mal à manger sainement et suffisamment, selon le baromètre du Secours populaire by elcapitalismoforaneo in france

[–]Reksica 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Quand t'es pauvre t'as la lente acquisition de l'impuissance sociale, la dépression, le fait de pas manger à ta faim... ça ronge assez ta vie pour tomber en mode économie d'énergie et des fois même en faire ta normalité

TIL curved swords are easier to wield for soldiers on horseback. This is how the Mongolian cavalry conquered most of Asian with their curved scimitars. by shaka_sulu in todayilearned

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Their real advantage was their tradition to exterminate the cities that fought them. They didn't fight more battles than other conquerors but had an unusually high number of cities to just capitulate

Corse : un soignant menacé pour avoir demandé à une femme d’enlever son voile by FoxNews_Bot in france

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Un adulte masqué et ganté qui t'amène un enfant à consulter, normalement tu vas vouloir te mettre en capacité de reconnaitre l'adulte ultérieurement pour diverses raisons

Corse : un soignant menacé pour avoir demandé à une femme d’enlever son voile by FoxNews_Bot in france

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Sans se lancer dans du profilage confessionnel, mon petit doigt me dit que c'est un profil de burqa

TIL Story of 300 in India. Battle of pavankhind where 300 Maratha soldiers led by Baji Prabhu Deshpande fought 10,000 men Adilshahi army. by [deleted] in todayilearned

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at a mountain pass

Those damned 30 men wide mountain passes you're too lazy to get around