TIL after peace was signed at the end of World War I, fighting continued until the exact time the armistice went into force, resulting in an extra 10,944 casualties (including 2,738 deaths)

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u/adiplotti — 4 months ago

TIL the word 'silhouette' comes from Étienne de Silhouette, who was for a short time in charge of finances during the reign of Louis XV. Unpopular because of his penny-pinching manners, his name was attached to the outline portraits in style at the time, which were seen as cheap

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u/adiplotti — 4 months ago

In 'Obsession' (2026) an immature young person recklessly uses magic in order to get together with a crush, with horrible consequences

u/adiplotti — 4 months ago

In 'Blade Runner' (1982) Zhora the replicant has an artificial python. This correctly predicted that python programmers would be a thing one day.

u/adiplotti — 5 months ago