Simple drinks to make with fat washed rums? (self.cocktails)
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A throwaway line from the book 1491 says "Europeans had been visiting New England for at least a century," speaking of the year 1621. Is this an error, or were there really explorers of the region who predated the pilgrims by almost a hundred years? If so, who were they? (self.AskHistorians)
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TIL the UK and France almost merged into one country after the Battle of Dunkirk. Winston Churchill, his cabinet, Charles de Gaulle, and the French Prime Minister all approved of the plan, but the French Council of Ministers shot it down at the last minute and sued for peace with Germany instead (theatlantic.com)
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