One Man Army vs One Man Police
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 1 day ago
They debated for 14 days and 14 nights
https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2003/2003.08.16/
These two debated about the declension of ego for 14 days and 14 nights before drawing weapons
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 3 days ago
"Take me back" bros when they're a ditch digger instead of a knight
https://quizlet.com/gb/1188741346/ewp-labour-freedom-and-primary-source-flash-cards/
Nacteurs were young children responsible for pulling wool with their teeth, not as fun as being a nobleman who goes to galas but a far more likely fate for someone in history
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 10 days ago
Oliver Cromwell is not a hero or a good guy
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 11 days ago
More dangerous to be a woman in London than a spy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krystyna_Skarbek#Death_and_legacy
She was stabbed to death by a stalker after serving as a spy for almost all of WW2 in Europe
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 20 days ago
Switzerland, always perfectly balanced
The University of Zurich was the first European university to grant modern MD degrees to women.
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 21 days ago
The first female doctor didn't actually exist
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 21 days ago
▲ 5 r/ChineseHistory
Li Zi Cheng, The Hongwu Emperor, and Wu Sangui
Hoping for some help parsing this passage from "China in Revolution: The First Phase 1900-1913." The book is available online, but not sure about the rules for posting the entire book, so I will type the relevant passage (pg. 58-59)
> Even today, there is confusion between the view that [the PRC] is the product of Chinese history and cannot be understood outside that history, and the view that [the PRC] is another dynasty. As I read the evidence, the former is demostrably true, the latter palpably absurd.
> The last imperial state transformed itself through reforms into something new, and the other new forces in every sphere of life were so different from the dissident movements that characterized the end of other dynasties as to make comparison meaningless...
> In fact, are we sure that the dynastic cycle continued to operate after the consolidation of the imperial power at the height of the Ming dynasty? One wonders whether Li Tzu-Ch'eng in 1644 could have played the role of Chu Yuan-chang in 1368, even without the defection of Wu San-kuei. Perhaps the Manchus as outsiders could seize the throne of the Son of Heaven for the last time because they had already formed a state outside the wall and could move in laterally at the top.
Really having trouble understanding the argument here, hoping one of the learned scholars in here can help shed some light!
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 1 month ago
▲ 1 r/taiwan
What's the point of suspending free milk for kids during summer vacation?
Is it really that much of a strain on the budget for students to get (1) small carton of milk a week? Seems like kids would benefit more from subsidized milk during summer vacation, not less.
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 1 month ago
▲ 10 r/VintageNBA
Backwards/Vertical Alley Oops
I've always loved these two Bonzi Wells plays, where he throws the ball straight up, almost backwards for an alley oop.
When I've looked for others, like Bill Walton or David Thompson the ball is almost always thrown forward. Even watching Magic Johnson in college they're all forward lob passes.
The same is true for modern lob passes; I'm a Hornets fan so I've seen a lot of Lamelo Ball lob passes, but even he never did a vertical/backwards alley oop like the two I posted. Are there other passers who did this on video? I figured this would be the best place to ask.
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 2 months ago
The FNL would be broken up by the police shortly after
The Jeansen Network of the FLN were a French group who supported the Algerian anti colonial freedom fighters of the FLN. They were heavily repressed by the police and right wing paramilitary groups.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Curiel#Anti-colonial_activism_in_Paris
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 2 months ago
One of the most unique, isolated islands in the world
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Kilda,_Scotland#Architecture
The cleits of St. Kilda island are thousands of years old, and only found on that island.
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 2 months ago
Potlach and Potluck are false friends
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potlatch_ban
Potlach was banned by Canada from 1885-1951
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 2 months ago
The smallest property in the UK National Trust is a former opium den
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 2 months ago
One man vs a dozen bird species
In 1885, 15-year-old Guy Bradley and his older brother Louis served as scouts for noted French plume hunter Jean Chevalier on his trip to the Everglades.^([13]) At the time, plume feathers—selling for more than $20 an ounce ($501 in 2011)—were reportedly more valuable by weight than gold.^([14]) On their expedition, which lasted several weeks, the young men and Chevalier's party killed 1,397 birds of 36 species.^([15])
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 2 months ago
One of the unsung heroes of WW2
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-14390524
Hugh Grimes was called "Austria's Schindler" for saving thousands of Austrian Jews. He never told anyone publicly about it, and it was only discovered decades after his death.
u/ZhenXiaoMing — 2 months ago